Björkcoin: what’s behind Björk’s cryptocurrency album project
Plus Audiocoin and Blockpool. Also, the Björk webshop appears to store your password in plain text.
News: BTC price versus Tethers, Tapscotts, Joi Ito, Ello, Wikipedia, Sirer, Osborne on Golumbia
Expect more Bitcoin price rises soon, because SO MANY Tethers are being pumped into the system.
Wikipedia, right, but on the blockchain: a second look at Lunyr
Lunyr launched in April. Long-time Wikipedia editor Geni looks at how they’re doing in November.
News: Bitfinex crypto withdrawal problems, SEC vs celebrity ICOs, Tapscott VC fund, scammers, magic, bubbles
Plus some favourite tweets for the weekend.
New Zealand Financial Markets Authority: cryptocurrencies are securities
If you want to do a crypto business, the FMA strongly advises you talk to them early.
Book news: Stock up on 50 foot blockchains for Christmas! With affiliate links!
THEY’RE TELLING YOU TO BUY EVERYONE COPIES FOR CHRISTMAS. YOU REALLY SHOULD, YOU KNOW.
Ujo’s second attempt at music on the blockchain: EGO by RAC
Anyone can posit an easier version of something if they don’t bother with the hard bits.
News: Securing plutonium, unsecuring Trezor, Twitter, NHS WannaCry, LSE review of the book
I’ve also sold a surprising and pleasing number of books.
The Dilbert ICO: analysing Scott Adams’ crypto offering, WhenHub SAFT
Scott Adams, author of Dilbert, has started something very like an ICO. What’s he offering, and how is it claimed to work?
News: Bitcoin Gold craters, CoinHive DNS hijack, crypto vs credit, regulatory sandboxing, Australia.
Interesting to see the “free money fork” model fail on literally the second attempt.