2nd Weekly crypto newsletter January.2019
Tons to read this week. No summary for weekly and monthly newsletters, just browse this long post.
BITCOIN
king of digital assets
- Great article from @coinmetrics on history of #bitcoin mining pools. Who remembers giants like #GHash, who even had almost 51% hash power at a time. As time goes by, 51% attack on bitcoin seems more and more impossible. Source - twitter (link).
- First version of #bitcoin software v0.1 celebrating 10 years today. Source – reddit (link).
- Huge Twitter thread from @coindesk. Celebrating 10 years of #bitcoin software, they made an excellent interactive feature with memes, history, stories, developers, businesses, almost everything $BTC related. Source – twitter (link).
- @AbraGlobal and @unbankd_co with an original #bitcoin project called “Code meets money”. A cartoonish web page with history of bitcoin, beautiful presenting the past, rise and future of $BTC. Share with anyone new to #crypto. Source – abra (link).
- No #cryptocurrencies prices on @CoinsChronicle, but guys from @Delphi_Digital always do excellent and professional analysis of #bitcoin. This time they correlate #UTXO and $BTCprice to find a bottom. Source – twitter (link).
- @real_vijay did a great 3 part series about #bitcoin 10 years anniversary. Really informative. Source – twitter (link).
ETHEREUM
all things ETHe- Joey Krug from @PanteraCapital with this epic 30 minutes read article on medium about decentralization, finance and Ethereum $ETH #DeFi. Source – twitter (link).
- @aantonop answers some $ETH questions on his YouTube channel. What are #Ethereum smart contracts and others. Source – twitter (link).
OTHER TOP 30 CRYPTOCURRENCIES
events, news, resources about other top ~30 coins- A LOT about 51% attack on $ETC - Ethereum Classic:
Even @coinbase acknowledged all the reorgs and double spending and stopped trading of $ETC. Source – twitter (link).
Any #PoW coin that is not dominant in their #mining algorithm is/will be 51% attacked. No exception! Source – twitter(link).
Even if some don’t like @IvanOnTech he does a good job explaining this 51% attack on $ETC. Skip at 3:30 if you’re on mobile. Source – youtube(link).
@DoveyWan did a Twitter thread about, yet again, 51% attacks. Source – twitter (link). @SatoshiLite trying to teach @laurashin what’s an 51% atack and taking (again) about what happened to $ETC. Good podcast to listen. Source – twitter (link). Totally unexpected, but the 51% attacker on #EthereumClassic returned $ETC back to http://gate.io . Source – twitter (link).
- $USDT slowly loosing #stablecoins dominance from this infographic by @DataLightMe. Source – twitter (link).
- As @ercwl says, this is the only article you need to read about $TRX (#Tron). Bittorent worked for decades without a token, it certainly doesn’t need one now. Plus some minor technical problems (not so minor). Source – twitter (link).
- Seems like big blocks scaling is not winning. $BCH far away from its promise. Source – twitter (link).
OTHER CRYPTOCURRENCIES / SHITCOINS / ICOs
events, news, resources about other coins- $PAY without being able to deliver a product after a year+ and with so many scandals finally ditched their CEO @julianhosp. #TenX heading to graveyard. Source – reddit (link).
- @CryptoCoinsNews citing a Twitter thread from @alexsunnarborg (https://twitter.com/alexsunnarborg/status/1083360662045237248?s=19 …) run some numbers on $REP (#Augur) adoption, and they are very low. Source – twitter (link).
BLOCKCHAIN / CRYPTO / EXCHANGES / OTHER THIRD PARTY
relevant content about crypto that didn't fit other categories- @TheBlock__ explaining #MimbleWimble for begginers, plus some history, projects and mining. Next hype in #cryto Highly recommended. Source – the block (link).
- Very good article on #decentralized exchange or #DEX from @LindsayxLin in @_JBLP. If you don’t understand what these exchanges do, how they work and what’s the differences between them, read this. Source – twitter (link).
BEGINNER'S CORNER
beginner friendly resources- @notsofast with a great #mining guide on bitcointalk. Give it a read if you’re interested into mining and how to start it. Source - whale reports (link).
ADOPTION / GOVERNMENT / REGULATIONS / LEGAL
if something major happens in this domains- Great professional article on #blockchain adoption (or the struggle to adoption). Source - mckinsey (link).
SCAMS / HACKS
be careful out there, on the internet, with your internet money- @Cointelegraph did a list of biggest 2018 #crypto scams. Learn and avoid. From $BCC(#Bitconnect) to permanent Twitter giveaway bots and so on. Don’t trust no one in crypto. Source – cointelegraph (link).
- About fake accounts, bots, marketing and other #crypto hype creators. Leading the way are $XRP $TRX $XVG and others. Source – medium (link).
DISCUSSIONS
- @SatoshiLite with his tweet started a huge discussion on Twitter about bitcoin maximalism. Almost all #bitcoiners are talking about it. Check tweet for replies. Source - twitter (link).
- @nvk asking #CryptoTwitter what they think about renaming #BitcoinCore software client to Bitcoin sparked a lot of replies, even from core developers. Read full discussion. Source – twitter (link).
- @mdudas started a great discussion on this tweet about largest #bitcoin problems after 10 years. Read comments. Source – twitter (link).
- @crainbf tweet about security of #PoS chains lead to hundreds of smart replies and answers in threads (like https://twitter.com/StopAndDecrypt/status/1083743469686964227?s=19 … or https://twitter.com/AnselLindner/status/1084120050074873857?s=19 …). Twitter discussions at its best – you can learn from here more than any course. Source – twitter (link).
- In the same topic as above, @BobMcElrath asks on Twitter what’s the biggest #PoS problem. A lot of replies and good discussions overall. Source – twitter (link).
MEDIA
- Usually podcasts with @PeterMcCormack are pretty good. This time in one of the official @crypto podcasts about, yet again, how he won and lost a fortune. Source - twitter (link).
- @ToneVays and @jimmysong video discussing today news – New CEO at #bitmain, $ETC 51% attack, lightning network and other. Source – twitter (link).
FUNNY
best section EVER- $CVC the real #bitcoin. Now with 100% premine. Source - twitter (link).
- $TRX rich founder, @justinsuntron, plans to aquire Earth on sale and to charge The Solar System if they still want to spin Earth. New revolutionary #token announcement coming. Source - twitter (link).
- I choose you #bitfinex. Go fuck up #crypto. Source (open for video) – twitter (link).
- I once looked into buying $BCH. It was the worse day ever. Source – twitter (link).
- Hard to swallow pills. At the ophthalmologist… Source – twitter (link).
- $BTC technical analysis done correctly. Source – twitter (link).
- #Ethereum lucky no one is using #dapps. Source – twitter (link).
- #Decentralization at its finest. 21M $XRP can buy happiness. Source – twitter (link).
- Is it #Ripple or $XRP? Is it the same? Or are they really different? Mysterious… Source – twitter (link).
- Confirmed by reputable business man Roger, elite marketer Justin and above godlike blonde Tiffany. Sell your kids, sell your $BTC, switch to Zimbabwean dollar. Source – twitter (link).
Curated by Ștefănescu Liviu:
Posted from my blog: https://coinschronicle.com/weekly-crypto-newsletter-2nd-january-2019/