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Checking in on 23 of Messari’s Crypto Theses for 2021

I look forward to reading Ryan Selkis‘s, founder of Messari, Crypto Theses report every year. Now that we are a few months into 2021. I thought I’d take a look back at his predictions to see how they are playing out using the Red, Amber, Green framework. Green – On […]

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How to Invest in Debt, Equity, and Commodities in One Investment

23 Takeaways ETH 2.0: The Next Evolution of the Cryptoeconomy Wilson Withiam and Ryan Watkins assembled a comprehensive overview of the path from ETH 1.x to ETH 2.0 in their research report ETH 2.0: The Next Evolution of the Cryptoeconomy. Outlining in detail the phases and development milestones required to make […]

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Notes – Bitcoin A Novel Economic Institution and Bitcoin as An Investment

Bitcoin: A Novel Economic Institution By Yassine Elmandjra P. 5 financial systems founded on a trust-based model fail to provide predictable economic assurances. If one transaction can be censored and controlled, can’t all transactions be censored and controlled? Can’t the powers-that-be deprive participants of the ability to exchange value globally […]

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Factom: Building an Immutable Audit Trail

Question Is, Does Anyone Actually Need This? Summary Interesting project with challenges identifying protocol market fit and opaqueness on were company ends and project begins. Resulting in a token score of 28 out of 50. Check out the Audit Full Report in PDF Overview of the Crypto Jungle methodology used to conduct […]

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Aragon: Building Tools for the Organizations of the Future

Summary Investable, worthwhile project with the foundation needed to scale.  Traction absent to date. Leading to low scores on various dimensions driven by the fact the network hasn’t been stress tested with a large volume of usage yet. Resulting in a token score of 36 out of 50. Check out […]

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Store or Be Stored on Sia

Crypto’s HULU Well thought out project with a sound cryptoeconomic foundation. Appears scalable, secure, and has an engaged community backing it. Concerns include background of the Nebulous team and potential over reliance on Bitcoin. Resulting in a token score of 36.5 out of 50. Get the Audit Full Report in […]

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