Blockchain and Intellectual Property: Can Sony Achieve This Feat?
To be able to tell whether or not Sony’s blockchain-based DRM system will work, those interested should take into account whether or not the two technologies are compatible by nature, as blockchain more often than not proves to be incompatible with the orthodox way that things are carried out in certain sectors.
Women Used as Bait in Bizarre Dobi Romance Scam
Recently, we’ve received reports of a new scam, which involves exploiting women’s bodies in order to trick victims into buying a worthless cryptocurrency. This is a disgusting new low for crypto scammers.
Session 2 Transcript
This is a transcript of our second academy session.
Security Token Offerings: A means to a whole new way of doing business
Security token offerings (STOs) were hailed as the solution for the wave of initial coin offering scams we witnessed during the years of 2017 and 2018 which was actually one of the main reasons, if not the main one, the cryptocurrency markets went into a stalemate if you ask me.
Impact of media on cryptocurrencies
The role of information in asset pricing has always been one of the most debated topics in financial literature. In today’s world of mainstream media and social media, investors need to understand the impact of media on a financial asset.
Session 1 Transcript
This is a transcript of our first academy session.
I WAS DISINVITED FROM CC FORUM
A few days ago I started talking to community members about the fact that CC Forum is enabling scammers by inviting them to be speakers at their event. I was planning to call out the scammers as part of my speech there, and I was also debating whether I should call out the organizers for not conducting any vetting of participants and therefore potentially legitimizing scammers and unscrupulous operators.
Decentralised appeal: Balancing the crypto market with stablecoins
Despite the market’s reluctance to external forces, there are some long term strategies that could help to achieve eventual stability. These proposed strategies centre around improving the crypto market’s current position in the financial world, and learning from the structure of the traditional financial market.
OneCoin: The scam that refuses to die
How can this scam continue? The short answer is brute force. In all my years of exposing scams, I have never seen the cult belief so strong. The top “leaders” that haven’t left the sinking ship, have been gulping on the Ponzi/pyramid Kool-Aid for so long that it is all that runs in their veins.
True Decentralization is Still Hard to Accomplish
Reviewing the contracts in-depth, our analysis shows the current contract implementation allows the contract’s operator to halt all withdrawals from the mixer. The full technical details are available below.
