Trapped by stability: The Tether stablecoin dilemma The issue of Tethers and their effect on Bitcoin and the cryptocurrency market has been a recurring theme, or perhaps more accurately, a recurring nightmare over the past couple years. It is, admittedly, a problematic situation that is […]
Handing over the keys: Bitcoin and side-chain networks, Liquid and Lightning Bitcoin, when first created, was envisioned as a response to an age-old problem: the corruption of centrally-controlled money that could be fabricated and manipulated to the advantage of the few and to the detriment […]
Focus Fire: Komodo (part 3) In the Focus Fire series, we take time to really get to know a project and focus on different elements of what makes the project great. We hope it provides a better understanding of the technology and its vision to […]
Dawn of the ICO exit scam I’m sure almost all of us have been roped into the hype of an ICO at some point. You’re surfing the internet and out of nowhere, you see the most disruptive and ingenious idea of all time. “This is […]
A week does not go by in the world of cryptocurrency without some kind of drama. Examining the events of the past week and observing the trends of the crypto market, our weekly Market Wrap-up aims to keep you informed of the latest happenings […]
Why use privacy coins? When it comes to privacy coins people will often assume that they are used solely by criminals and tax dodgers. Whilst these illicit use cases are sometimes a reality there are many other legitimate reasons for using privacy coins. Some of […]
Binance, listing fees, charity and corruption: DigiByte founder clears the air In a recent article, CryptoMurmur took time to examine corruption and complacency in trading practices on cryptocurrency exchanges around the world. The article focused on issues surrounding wash trading, spoofing, and insider trading — […]
The House Always Wins Why cryptocurrency exchanges are complacent when it comes to fighting manipulation. Imagine, for a moment, going out for a night of gambling at the new casino in town. You sit down at a poker table with your humble chip […]
A week does not go by in the world of cryptocurrency without some kind of drama. Examining the events of the past week and observing the trends of the crypto market, our weekly Market Wrap-up aims to keep you informed of the latest happenings […]
It’s all about custody You may have heard it said — if you don’t hold your private keys, you don’t hold your crypto. It’s true. Just ask anyone who left their Bitcoin sitting on the Mt. Gox exchange when it collapsed. It’s […]
Top 10 Things To Note About Security Tokens For those of you that don’t know what a security or security token is: Securities are tradable financial instruments including (but not limited to) bonds, stocks and options. Securities provide the promise of monetary value in the […]
What is centralization and is it really so bad? There’s this episode from one of my old favorite TV series, The IT Crowd (if you haven’t seen it, seriously, add it to your list on Netflix asap), where the main characters, working in the dark […]
