News: 14,000 CryptoKitties to kill Ethereum, history of Earn.com’s PiTato, ransomware, cryptographers on cryptocurrency
Also: I need titles for the sequel to Attack of the 50 Foot Blockchain!
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News: Bitfinex warrant canary disappears, Hyperledger loses members, Kik vs CryptoKitties
“Bitcoin is finance, distilled … There are no fundamentals, no cash flows or price-earnings ratios, to evaluate. It is pure speculation about speculation, a Keynesian beauty contest where all the pictures are blank.”
News: NiceHash hack, Bitfinex makes the news, Steam drops Bitcoin, SEC vs ICO, Venezuela, book news, I have to mention CryptoKitties
All the stuff I didn’t have time to post in the past few days, plus the fallout from the stuff I did have time to post.
Early history of NFTs, part 2: Monegraph, Spells of Genesis, Rare Pepes
Part two of the early history of NFTs, from the book I’m writing with Amy Castor, is up now, over on Amy’s blog.
The prehistory of NFTs
This is a draft of part one of the history chapter for our planned NFT book. Corrections and nitpicking are most welcomed!
NBA Top Shot: a short history of the largest mainstream NFT project
Top Shot claimed to be about the cards — but it was all about the trading market. And it wasn’t so great at letting traders take out their money.
News: FCA versus UK crypto, Infura sanctions on Ethereum, BitMEX Reed headed for trial, India
This is the cyberpunk future we deserved — the first NFT rugpull by a nation-state.
NFTs: crypto grifters try to scam artists, again
Banksying the unbanksied.
News: McAfee and BitMEX busted, don’t pay your ransomware, Morgan Beller leaves Libra, SEC beats Kik
Crypto asked for regulatory clarity, and they’re getting it! Good and hard.
News: DeFi in full mania, Australian Senate fintech report, Bank of England on Libra, Care Bears on the blockchain
HOW TO DESTROY ETHEREUM: use it for something. This cripples it every time.