This is part of a series that retraces the growth narrative in the cryptocurrecy asset class in 2016-2018.
Initial Coin Offerings Horrify a Former S.E.C. Regulator
Link: Nathaniel Popper, Nytimes
'Bitcoin has gone parabolic,' and that usually doesn't end well, Art Cashin warns
Link: Berkeley Lovelace Jr., Cnbc
“ICOs Are Absolutely Securities” Says Former SEC Boss Amid Crypto Boom
Link: Jon Buck, Cointelegraph
Hypothetical: US gov makes XMR illegal. Now what?
Link: Cryptoeric, Reddit
Here’s all the money in the world, in one chart
Link: Sue Chang, Market Watch
TechCrunch Founder Arrington Raising $100 Million XRP Fund
Link: Pete Rizzo, Coindesk
On-chain governance is incredibly risky because it robs node operators of their role in blockchain governance.
Link: Vlad Zamfir, Twitter
90% of Crypto Mobile Apps 'In Trouble,' Security Report Claims
Link: Alyssa Hertig, Coindesk
Write your next Ethereum Contract in Pyramid Scheme
Link: Michael Burge, Writer's Website
The Bitcoin ‘Consensus’: Yes It’s a Bubble, Buy It Anyway
Link: Crystal Kim, Barron's
Nasdaq Plans to Launch Bitcoin Futures in First Half 2018
Link: Stephanie Yang, Wsj
Goldman Says the Bitcoin Haters Just Don’t Get It
Link: Susanne Barton, Bloomberg
Fed Vice Chair: Cryptocurrencies Threaten Financial Stability
Link: Nikhilesh De, Coindesk
It Looks Like Nobel Economics Laureates Don't Like Bitcoin
Link: Aaron Eglitis, Bloomberg
Against on-chain governance
Link: Vlad Zamfir, Medium
At some point in the next 3-10 years, Bitcoin exchanges may become so big that they'll be considered "systemically important"
Link: Tuur Demeester, Twitter
YAKINDU Solidity Tools beta released
Link: Andreas Mülder, Medium
US Senate Bill S.1241 to Criminalize Concealed Ownership of Bitcoin
Link: Landon Mutch, Btcmanager
The Anatomy of a Pump & Dump Group
Link: Bruno, Bitfalls
Odd Lots: An MIT Professor Explains His Original Theory for How Markets Really Work
Link: Tracy Alloway, Bloomberg
#consensusinvest talk
Link: Willy Woo, Twitter