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As usual this week was another week of killer content for our subscribers.
We shared our thoughts on Bitfinex’s LEO token…
took a deep dive on launch styles and monetary policies for top tokens…
and analyzed the crypto lending markets through the lens of our Crypto Interest Rate Index (CIRI), and it’s first month of data.
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Down to brass tacks, here are…
📚 Messari’s weekend reads:
Announcing our investment in Helium - Multicoin Capital
Ethereum is game-changing technology, literally - Virgil Griffith
Everybody is getting tragically sim swapped and you will too - Tony Sheng
Sidechains vs Plasma vs Sharding - Vitalik Buterin
Potential design for a simple, and evolvable, on-chain treasury - Arthur Breitman
Blockchain Proof-of-Work is a decentralized clock - Gregory Trubetskoy
Stop the low-yield Trident nuclear warhead - Steven Pifer
Yesterday we hosted an AMA with Don Mosites and Rob “Crypto Bobby” Paone of AirSwap to talk about DEXs and where AirSwap fits into the overall ecosystem. Anyone can join our community Telegram to catch our weekly AMAs or just chat with the Messari team.
Finally, some…
✅ Updates from the Messari Registry Members:
AirSwap and Keyrock are joining forces with the vision of democratizing liquidity and token accessibility.
The Melon council released its first update for Q2 2019, three months after it took over the ongoing maintenance and governance of the protocol with the launch of Melon v1.0 to the mainnet.
Storecoin announced the launch of its upcoming Milestone Token Sale on June 20th.
Synthetix’ Founder, Kain Warwick, responded in detail to the The Block's analysis of SNX published by Matteo Leibowitz.
Waves shared its most recent tech developments, news from the community, and info on the upcoming trading competition in its latest Monthly Digest Video.
Have a good weekend y’all.
- The Messari Team
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Content and thoughts from around the web as summarized by the Messari team.
[Analysis] Statechains: non-custodial off-chain Bitcoin transfer - Ruben Somsen (June 2019)
Statechains provide a unique Layer 2 approach to scaling Bitcoin ($BTC) transactions, according to Ruben Somsen. As part of a multi-sig transaction, a statechain governor signs off on transactions in coordination with the holder of the real private key, not dissimilar to Blockstream's Liquid federated sidechains. The statechain governor's nature decreases fault risk while allowing off-chain transactions. Statechains are also highly agreeable with Lighting, permitting users to interact with channels in a more dynamic fashion than ever before. (share or read more)
[Analysis] What Facebook's cryptocurrency means: 6 predictions - Caitlin Long (June 2019)
Wyoming Blockchain Task Force member and Wall Street Veteran Caitlin Long believes Facebook's Libra cryptocurrency will have six direct effects on the current financial system:
Libra will be used as a store of value, particularly in underdeveloped countries with notoriously bad central banks.
Facebook will issue interest on holders of the crypto which will also add pressure to current agreements between central banks, banks, and corporations.
The foundation appointed by Facebook will yield real power internationally, becoming a key player in global capital markets.
The regulatory hurdles Facebook is about to set out on will shed light on the current state of defunct and troublesome models used today.
The number of actual Facebook users will be called into question as Libra users are forced to go through KYC practices.
Libra is a Trojan Horse for Bitcoin ($BTC), the only ledger with real scarcity.
Quick Bits (Don't read that, I read it for you)
Choke Points (Exchange News)
💸 "Ideal money" Ampleforth finished its recent sale on Bitifinex's token launchpad exchange Tokinex, raising $5 million in 11 seconds. Commenting on the sale, Ampleforth CEO Evan Kuo said “The success of this raise is a strong indicator of the market needing more diversified assets other than what currently exists." (share or read more)
🌍 Circle and Coinbase are opening their "membership-based framework" stablecoin network CENTRE for participation, according to CoinDesk. CENTRE facilitates the use of the USD Coin ($USDC) on both public and private blockchains. Members can gain returns on reserve asset holdings in return for protocol compliance and other membership duties. (share or read more)
Startup Signals (ICOs, Cryptos, and Startups)
💳 Visa, MasterCard, and PayPal have all backed Facebook's stablecoin Libra, according to the Wall Street Journal. Each participant will invest around $10 million into a foundation to run the network as well. Uber, among other companies, has also backed the project. (share or read more)
🗣 According to a recent note in EOS' ($EOS) Telegram channel, CEO Brendan Blumer says an inflation tax may be a method to fund the development and maintenance of Block.one's new social media site Voice. “Without committing to the model," Blumer wrote, "[Block.one] will take a small cut of ongoing inflation or another aligned way that allows us to preserve the utility status of the token.”
The Powers That Be (Legal/Reg/Policy)
🛑 Binance, the world's largest crypto exchange by Real 10 volume has announced that it will review customer accounts on its site to ensure they adhere to the exchange's KYC and terms of service policies. As part of its updated terms of service Binance will not provide services to "any U.S. person." Previously Binance only restricted access to six U.S. states, including New York. (share or read more)
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