Here’s the CSS Code for My Website

If you like the minimalist look of my website, you can use the Sheen wordpress theme along with the following CSS code. Enjoy! body .pt-cv-content-item {border-radius: 15px !important;overflow: hidden !important;padding: 13px; /* Adjust this value for desired padding / background-color: #DBFCFF; / Darker shade of green, adjust as needed / margin: 5px; / Space between … Read more

Investing in Israeli Desalination Tech

Israel has five major desalination plants which contribute significantly to the country’s freshwater supply. These plants include: Of these, three are owned and operated by IDE Technologies of Israel, which is a world leader in global solutions for water treatment. IDE Technologies influences desalination projects across the whole world, as countries like the USA, China, … Read more

Smart Contract Audits

Freelance/Marketplace Name Website Description Code Arena code4rena.com Auditors compete to keep high severity bugs out of production.  Sherlock sherlock.xyz Combining standard & competition based audits. Finaudit findaudit.xyz Smart contract audit telegram linking projects with auditors. Traditional Name Website Description Consensys Diligence consensys.io One of the longest running and most reputable smart contract audit shops connected … Read more

Smart Contracts Arrive On Stellar Ecosystem

Stellar Starts Smart Contract Rollout for ‘Soroban’ in Phases. Implementation of the “Protocol 20” upgrade on the Stellar blockchain has begun, signaling the start of a phased release aimed at bringing Ethereum-like smart contracts into the platform’s payment-focused framework as part of an ongoing initiative called Soroban. “The Stellar smart contracts tech stack is in … Read more

Updated 913SIG Indicator

I previously posted an alternative to TD sequential here. However, it was an imperfect first attempt at resembling TD. In the interest of avoiding trademark issues, I will call it The 913 signal or “913SIG”, and implement the code a bit differently. Here is the new and improved v2.0 with the following fixes: It’s okay … Read more

New VC Law To Accelerate web3 Growth in Japan

Cabinet Approval for New Crypto Investment Structures On Friday, Japan’s Cabinet approved legislation called the Industrial Competitiveness Enhancement Act. This is to be enacted through an inclusion in the bill of a provision that would permit limited liability partnerships (LLPs), a structure commonly used by venture capital (VC) firms, to invest in crypto assets. Evolving … Read more

Smart Contract use of Require Statements; A Cautionary Tale

In March 2023, Euler Finance was hacked for $200 million, thereby drawing attention to one of the critical DeFi protocol elements: the importance of adherence to the core protocol invariants. Such an incident highlighted that developers must not focus only on the functional safety of a program but also should focus on ensuring that the … Read more

What Are Intent Engines in Smart Contracts?

The Evolution and New Challenges Blockchain APIs are open by default, providing users with far too many choices in Web3 environments—a complexity that presents itself regarding optionality. Such a sea of decision trees and possible actions would best be explored by an automated system, requiring the user to be simply capable and not overwhelmed. Evolution … Read more

DTCC Reluctant to Take on Tokenization as their T1 Settlement Solution

Opening Comments Jennifer Peve, the Global Head of Strategy and Innovation at the DTCC, came out to admit that she doesn’t believe blockchain is the solution for one to help with the U.S. transition to one day (T1) settlement happening in May of this year. She was talking at a symposium on the tokenization of … Read more

Are COGNEX Insider Transactions: BULLISH or BEARISH?

As ai names like META and PLTR soar, Traders might be curious about less performant ai related stocks such as COGNEX, which is sitting much lower at a major support level. Here we will look at their recent insider SEC filings for the past year to see if we can attain a bullish or bearish … Read more

How AI and Smart Contracts can Work in Harmony

Introduction to AI and Blockchain Integration So, we’re talking about mixing AI with blockchain, and it’s pretty much like adding a turbocharger to your car. It’s a game changer. OpenAI is leading the charge in shaking up a bunch of industries, and now it’s blockchain’s turn to get a makeover. Transforming Smart Contracts with AI … Read more

How to do Smart Contract Testing

Introduction to Smart Contract Testing When we talk about smart contract testing, it’s like double-checking everything in your smart contract (which is just a fancy term for a self-running agreement that lives on the blockchain) to make sure it does what it’s supposed to do without any hiccups. Think of it as proofreading your essay … Read more

Citi Goes Live On Two Smart Contract Platforms for Equities, Loan Syndication.

To further enhance the effectiveness and protection of financial transactions in different areas, Citi Securities Services recently started to operate on two major smart contract platforms which could have a positive impact on the industry in terms of efficiency. HKEX Synapse: One of the platforms where Citi has linked its services with is HKEX Synapse … Read more

ARK Predicts Smart Contract Economy to Grow Massively

Ark Invest, a beacon in the investment world, has thrown its weight behind an audacious claim: the realm of smart contracts is on the brink of exploding into the trillions. Diving deep in their “Big Ideas 2024,” they serve up an eye-popping picture: smart contracts, those digital magicians; conjuring up $450 billion in yearly fees … Read more

Progmat & MUFG Seeking Stablecoin Settlement in Trade With Emerging Markets

MUFG, Japan’s biggest bank, is diving deep into blockchain, eyeing those permissionless stablecoins to smooth out trade deals with the up-and-coming markets, aiming to make exporting from Japan a breeze. They wanna give the same sureness that payment’s gonna happen just like a letter of credit does but without needing a bank to back it … Read more

Chainlink Blog CCIP Summary and Keyword Diagram

Chainlink’s recent blog post discusses their Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP), a significant advancement in blockchain technology. CCIP allows DeFi applications to connect with users and other DeFi applications across multiple blockchains through a single interface. It also simplifies the integration of traditional financial systems onto the blockchain. The article highlights CCIP’s potential to revolutionize DeFi … Read more

Sumitomo & Vodafone work with Chainlink for trade ledger interoperability

Vodafone’s Digital Asset Broker (DAB) announced the completion of a proof of concept (PoC) in collaboration with Sumitomo Corporation, Chainlink Labs, and InnoWave. This PoC focused on enabling blockchain interoperability for digital bills of lading. The PoC utilized Chainlink’s Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) and other technologies to connect messages across both permissionless and permissioned blockchains … Read more

Cross-Chain Bridges, what CCIP Aims To Solve

There is a vital role of cross-chain bridges in the web3 ecosystem, their importance in asset transfers between blockchains is only increasing as more chains come online. Despite being pivotal for Web3 innovation, these bridges face major security challenges, having been compromised for over $2.8 billion, nearly 40% of all Web3-related thefts. The post advocates … Read more

Chainlink Themed NFTs: Link Toads

The Link Toads NFT, a Chainlink themed project, was launched in May 2023 on Ethereum. Associated with the influential Chainlink community, is known for its commitment to decentralized technology and blockchain innovation. Launch and NFT Stats: Link Toads NFTs were introduced with a distinct mission, part of a broader strategy that includes a variety of … Read more

SPX 6900

Investment Thesis: To flip the S&P 500 market cap. Also, Marie Rose from DOA is the mascot. The contract is fully revoked, meaning it’s kosher, hallal, & decentralized. The SPX 6900 companies are a loosely associated group of brands and startups. Be sure to check out the telegram to join! SOL Contract: J3NKxxXZcnNiMjKw9hYb2K4LUxgwB6t1FtPtQVsv3KFrETH Contract: 0xe0f63a424a4439cbe457d80e4f4b51ad25b2c56c … Read more

9, 13 Free Pinescript Indicator for Tradingview

*Please note, this code has been upgraded to version 2.0 fixing a critical bug.Please use this version now. You may have noticed that Tradingview recently started removing all the free community TD sequential indicators. This is due to an ongoing lawsuit from Tom Demark, the creator of TD Sequential. It is my understanding that you … Read more

A Bizdev Study: RM2 & Chainlink

It’s been a year since Chainlink Labs began laying off much of its sales team amid the market downturn. During this time, Chainlink wisely continued hiring for technical roles. Since then the team has made considerable progress in staking, CCIP, and in collaborations with large institutions. Considering that this refocusing effort can be considered a … Read more

Swift Publishes Interoperability Experiment Results Appraising Chainlink

The document, titled “Connecting blockchains: Overcoming fragmentation in tokenised assets” discusses Swift’s interoperability experiments connecting to public and private blockchain networks. The document highlights the challenges of fragmentation in tokenized assets and the need for secure interoperability between different blockchain networks. The report outlines Swift’s experiments conducted in 2022 to test how the Swift network … Read more

Pinescript v5 Strategy with dynamic trailing stop losses

When setting trailing stops, it’s important to make sure they are set with market conditions in mind. This Pine Script strategy is a long-only strategy with dynamic trailing stop losses. Let’s break down what each part of the code does: In summary, this strategy generates long entry signals when the close price crosses above the … Read more

Enhancing Normal Trading Strategies with the Martingale System in Pinescript

RSI Code Pine Script version 5 strategy for TradingView with relative strength index (RSI) trading strategy is given in the first code. It is a chart overlay to help traders interpret market data and make better trade judgments by giving signals for entering a long position using RSI. RSI + Martingale Code Now this code … Read more

How Smart Contracts Can Prevent Bank Failures

There has been much talk about how proof of reserves(PoR) should be required for crypto exchanges. Less talked about is a how proof of reserve systems may also bring benefits to traditional banks. Here you’ll uncover and explore the proof of reserve use case in the context of open banking smart contracts. Open banking, facilitated … Read more

Required Sales to Make a Decent Salary Selling Your Book Full Time

Say you have finally finished the last chapter of your book you’ve worked so hard over the years to complete. Now it’s time to put on the marketer or salesman hat to consider how many books need to be sold par year to make a decent living For our purposes let’s consider $80,000 per year … Read more

The Digital Dollar is the New Petrodollar, Because Data is The New Oil

Stablecoin leaders are singing a more pragmatic tune as of late. Paxos’ former head of portfolio management Austin Campbell spoke at the U.S. Financial Services subcommittee on digital assets. Himself, among other industry leaders, gathered in part to defend the industry and highlight good actors in the space. Austin started by noting that jobs will … Read more

Sometimes it Really is “different this time”.

High flying stocks like NVIDIA have caused much debate over whether we are due for a crash. I had a discussion with a software engineer about the current A.I. boom in a tech savvy slack group. He believes that while NVIDA and other stocks are probably not immune to moderate corrections, the secular trend will … Read more

Make anything with Make.com

Formerly Integromat, make.com allows you to leverage low & no code to automate processes and streamline workflows. For tasks as simple as scheduled posting on social media, or as complex as building an entire app from the ground up, make.com stands out among low/no-code tools. You can think of make.com as a Zapier, or an … Read more

Bits for Digits Lists Web3, Fintech Companies up for Acquisition

Bits for Digits marketplace is a new alternative space for small companies(bits) to raise funding or to be acquired by investor and family offices(digits). It offers a niche venue for founders to make much earlier exits from their digital business privately at stages where traditional funding is less appropriate. It is poised to take advantage … Read more

Oracle Pioneers: An Interview with an early Chainlink Node Operator

Behind the Nodes  The Chainlink ecosystem is not only populated by numbers and code. Behind the integers, trends, and graphs lie an ever-expanding number of teams that operate Chainlink nodes. These teams comprise experienced individuals, geographically dispersed yet united by the common narrative that is Chainlink. But who are the teams operating the Chainlink nodes? Who are the people providing valuable data … Read more

Smart Contract Basics

A smart contract is a computer protocol that facilitates, executes and enforces negotiation or performance of an agreement (i.e., contract). Smart contracts allow the performance of credible transactions without third parties. These transactions are trackable and irreversible. Smart contracts often emulate the logic of contractual clauses. They are usually executed on a blockchain to be … Read more

Secure Enclave Redundancy

The Chainlink 2.0 whitepaper explores ways to “employ TEEs in ways that recognize their potential for compromise” and also recommends a non-Intel technology in open source alternative—Keystone. Keystone is based on RISC-V architecture, which has already made headway in the smart contract space. Working together, ETH Zurich and the University of Bologna have designed the … Read more

BTC S/F Multiple in Adam and Eve Bottom?

In a previous article, we correctly identified a fractal in bonds and Bitcoin that played out with surprising accuracy. Now we’ll cover another pattern that might reveal another large move to the upside. Looking at the various stock to flow multiple charts, you can find many classic chart patterns emerge. Yes, I argue you can … Read more

How to Make High-Caliber Decisions

Sometimes we are like dogs wanting to jump at any interesting movement that comes along. It’s often difficult to decide when we have many “good” opportunities to choose from. But you don’t want merely good ones, you’ll probably want just the great ones. Embrace the sober reality: we only have so much time in this … Read more

Erasure Expansion Packs: Introduction

This is the 1st post in a 3 part series on Erasure Bay and two new Erasure use cases. If you’re already familiar with the protocol please skip to the second section or 2:35. Erasure Bay Erasure Bay, built on the Erasure protocol, allows for trustless information trade. It enables two unfamiliar parties, one fulfiller … Read more

BTC/TIPS Revisited

In a previous post, we covered the relationship between Bitcoin, Gold, and TIPS. There is some speculation about another large capitulation in Bitcoin, breaking down to the mid 20ks. Looking back at the previous Bitcoin cycle, we can see that, at least from an inflationary, macro perspective, the wind should be at our back. Diving … Read more

Fractal Update & Market Symmetry Study on TLT/BTC

Last Friday, I posted a TLT and BTC fractal indicating a rally through Q3. Today, we had some fake-out action, with slightly lower lows. The general structure is still in tact, and extra volatility should be expected in contrast to TLT along similar paths. TLT/BTC Fractal Update Below is the updated chart, with an estimated … Read more

Repo Spikes, Bond Fractals and Bitcoin

Today’s spike in reverse repo agreements & treasury yields probably has the market wondering how it could effect bitcoin price action. Here we can get some clues by analyzing previous movements in both markets. Case Study of Major Reverse Repo Spikes To filter out noise and make a simplified comparison, we will only compare major … Read more

Epictetus’ Teachings and Difficult Markets

Crashes, bear markets, and other blunders are a good time for learning and reflection, and what better teacher during this time is a crippled-slave turned stoic-teacher, Epictetus? We will not be troubled at any loss, but will say to ourselves on such an occasion: “I have lost nothing that belongs to me; it was not … Read more

Incentive Alignment Will Change the World

Is it about the reward system and org structure? How about behavioral economics? Or maybe incentive alignment. Within the defi space, it’s known as tokenomics. There are a number of new startups and thought leaders focusing on how organizations and employees within them are rewarded and relate to each other. Though it seems a concise … Read more

The Energy Cost of an Arctic City-Oasis

In a 1996 movie The Arrival, a scene of greenery and warmth is found within the frozen arctic. An artificial oasis allowing for temperate life. In this movie, it was presumably created by some alien technology. Although with our own engineering, we can show it’s possible to do today with the right amount of power. … Read more

Bootstrapping ETC Mining with Token Airdrops

The ETC Cooperative and IOHK have released an ECIP Comparison for 51% Attack Resistance, comparing solutions in a bid to improve ETC network security. If anything, the report shows solutions already in the pipeline are better options. The downside of the IOHK-evaluated candidates such as “Veriblock” are numerous, compared to the elegant & clear-cut proposals … Read more

Is LINK Blockchain Agnostic?

Interoperability and dependence on the Ethereum blockchain is a concern that crops up now and then in chainlink circles. Even commenters with technical backgrounds have trouble grappling with the idea that a token could be independent from the blockchain it’s built on. At a high level, if you think a team expressly focused and specialized … Read more

A Marketplace of Advice

Today, Stackoverflow and Quora provide deep wells of advice and troubleshooting tips. Despite well-tuned moderation systems and large user bases, there remains a shortage of the right people willing to answer. These forums have taken the traditional approach–earn revenue by placing ads, partnering with recruiters and by offering “talent solutions”. However, the ad-based approach seems … Read more

Comments on The Chainlink White Paper, Part 2: Szabo’s Vision

In principle, any contract which can be negotiated through a trusted third party (such as an auction or exchange) can be negotiated directly. So, in some abstract sense, the only remaining “hard” problems in smart contract negotiations are (a) problems considered hard even with a trusted intermediary (for the standard economic reasons), and (b) the … Read more

The Most Valuable Crypto Ranking Sites

Numerous Cryptocurrency ranking sites have sprung up after the 2017 run up in BTC price. Though Coinmarketcap.com still reigns supreme, some contenders have fared better than others. Below is a ranking of the most valuable crypto ranking domains according to worthofweb.com. Coinmarketcap.com Value: $682 Million Coinmarketcap pulls in $3,293,940 / month in ad revenue. The … Read more

Projects Utilizing Uniswap Oracle

Update September 2021 Since publishing this original article, defi has made great strides towards decentralization. Now, virtually all uniswap data consumers use The Graph to interface to function in a better indexed and distributed manner. 1. BZX “bZx is currently using uniswap as a price oracle.”: 2. DefiRate An interest rate comparison tool, seems to … Read more

Stopping out the Stop-Hunters

Stop hunting is a trading technique by which a dominant market player aims to clear out small players’ positions. They use other traders as liquidity in select price ranges, usually at key technical levels. An example of this can be seen below with the long wick to the bottom of the chart. The stop hunter … Read more

Comments on The Chainlink White Paper, Parallels to Early Web: Part 1

Components: 1. A simple on-chain data aggregation system 2. A more efficient off-chain consensus mechanism What differentiates ChainLink from other oracle solutions is its ability to operate as a network. Chainlink White Paper For any protocol or network to become widely adopted, it needs to have flexibility. As you’ll see, it’s where Chainlink places thoughtful … Read more

Is the U.S. debt burden really that bad?

How long the U.S. can sustain it’s ballooning Federal Debt? Considering fiscally-minded people have been calling for a debt-fueled economic collapse since the 80’s, it’s worth pondering the exact opposite scenario: That governments can hold out for many more decades with central banks ready to back-stop the system. Here we question common assumptions associated with … Read more

Most and Least Liquid Crypto According to Coinmarketbook.cc

Coinmarketbook.cc is a crypto ranking site that uses a liquidity measure instead of market cap. As astute investors and traders will note, financial ratios should have a numerator and a denominator to evaluate. Just like P/E and P/B ratios, coinmarketbook tracks a ratio of their own—buy support/market cap. This effectively compares the liquidity of each … Read more

An Interview With Alex Figini, AAA Game Concept Artist

Alex Figini is a game artist veteran who’s worked on Mass Effect 3, Motorstorm, and Anthem. We chat about career experiences, influences and what’s next in store. Is art something you’ve always had your sights set on? How did you decide on becoming an artist? I was interested in art even as a kid, primarily … Read more

How Captcha’s Will Work Once AGI Hits

Like waiting in a lengthy and invasive TSA line to board a flight, the actions of a few malicious people can mean an eternal burden on everyone else. Similarly ever since the rise of spam bots, your favorite apps and forums have been increasingly irritating to use. They’re already today. Sometimes the CAPTCHA is impossible … Read more

PewDiePie Eyes India Tour to Rout T Series

The top two YouTube channels—Pewdiepie(Felix Kjellberg) and T Series(a media corporation) have been neck and neck in a battle for top subscriber count. It has spurred on antics like fans handing out flyers, hacking printers, and payment for Times Square billboards. All to help Pewdiepie stay ahead of the Indian media giant, and all done … Read more

Squeeze & Freeze: Vasper Systems Brings Performance, Longevity Benefits

Vasper Systems is bringing a new method of performance enhancement to athletes and longevity seekers. Instead of using hormone injections or Autologous blood therapy—a process of removing a patients blood, stimulating it to release hormones and stem cells, then replacing it. The Vasper System uses 3 simple, well known principles used by performance athletes: exercise, … Read more

Cleaning Up Crypto: An Interview With Denis Gorbachev

I had the pleasure of chatting with Denis Gorbachev, co-founder of coinmarketbook.cc, an effort to bring honest and accurate market data to crypto enthusiasts. His site ranks alt-coins based on “buy support” rather than the easily manipulated “market cap” measure, and also features in-house indicators. The site rivals the popular coinmarketcap.com, which has come under … Read more

Architecture of the Zinc Gang

A tale of syndicate members named “gag knuckles”, “taz-two”, “hairpin”, “ribbons”, and “treble clef” is quite intriguing. Although they sound more like nicknames of a 1920’s bootlegging gang (at least to me) they are the formal nomenclature of a biochemical classification system, known commonly as zinc fingers (ZnF). The taxonomy of zinc fingers describes the … Read more

Human Brain vs World’s Most Powerful Computer Specs

A.I. and computing power continues to increase. Determining the future of human work lies in identifying and quantifying the greatest differences between the two. An earnest attempt at comparing the best hardware in a supercomputer with our wetware. There are numerous caveats in each metric, but this serves as a valuable starting point. Critiques welcome. … Read more

Economics of Scale in The Forgotten “WoW Killer”

No game has made Blizzard Entertainment the juggernaut that it is today more than World of Warcraft. At its peak in 2010, the game had 12 million subscribers and to date has brought in over 10 billion dollars for the company. Although, those subscriber numbers have dropped off over the years. According to a recent … Read more

Kai-Fu Lee’s A.I. Superpowers Foreshadows the Next Arms Race

Kai-Fu Lee has mapped out the challenging artificial intelligence race between America and China in his book AI Superpowers. He has a diversified background working in the field for 35 years. He has interesting viewpoints from holding prominent positions in the US at Google and Apple. Lee is currently CEO/Chairman at Sinovation Ventures in China … Read more

Niche Tech Trends You Should be Invested in

1. ARM Processors Originally developed at an educational computer company in Cambridge, Sophie Wilson designed the first instruction set for an Acorn RISC Machine. She later received a lifetime award for her work. The architecture went on to be a part of most smart phones and small devices. More recently it has taken over the laptop … Read more

Harvard Releases Updated Numbers on Glycemic Index

The extreme diabetes and weight related problems in the U.S. as opposed to other developed countries has been laid at the feet of widespread sugar and corn subsidies. Harvard has released the latest numbers on the Glycemic Index on dozens of different foods. The data may surprise you as some foods marketed as “healthy” are … Read more

What Countries Are Most At-risk in a Coronal Mass Ejection

There’s been a lot of talk about the occurrence of another Carrington Event, and how it might be much worse if it happened today. The event was caused by a “Coronal Mass Ejection” that took out communications in 1859 America. However, today, not only are we more electricity dependent than ever, in the case of … Read more

The Trillion Dollar DApp

Another day, another DEX is born. Uniswap has launched, a token trading protocol with the help of an Ethereum Foundation grant. This time, it differentiates from other “decentralized exchanges” by eliminating the use of native tokens or platform fees. Instead, it uses liquidity pool rewards and arbitrage opportunities for market participants. While these countless decentralized … Read more

3 Bear Market Small Cap Value Plays

Investors have some great opportunities for finding alpha in today’s market. The easy days of the market may be over and actively managed funds will prove their worth in the coming years in my view. Here are some stocks that have certainly fallen out of vogue and could outperform peers going forward. 1. Cloud Peak … Read more

Trade-offs, Startups, and Bootstrapping

In some cases, rapid prototyping under the now popular “lean startup” philosophy comes at the cost of sound product architecture. In order to test new features in a fast, low-cost fashion, it prioritizes short-term growth bursts over long-term scalability. Tech debt piles up…and as the product keeps building on rapid user feedback, the foundations crack. … Read more

The Secular, Titanic Shift From Public to Private Assets

Markets can be deceiving, especially during pivots in long term trends. Corrections are mistaken for bear markets, and break-outs in long standing financial ratios are by default perceived as fragile bubbles. This can be a symptom of always looking in the rear view mirror, not fully grasping the much longer term trends and cycles at … Read more

Fundraiser Petition for Rick Falkvinge, Andreas Antonopoulos Debate

Enclave Research is proud to announce we are organizing a petition fundraiser for a Rick Falkvinge and Andreas Antonopoulos debate/talk on Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash. All funds raised go directly to the Electronic Frontier Foundation, but are only charged if the debate is agreed upon by February 28th 2019. The higher the amount raised, the … Read more

Ginni Rometty Turning Privacy Into Competative Advantage at IBM

IBM’s CEO Ginni Rometty has taken a careful approach to handling user data, in line with its focus on enterprise customers. In contrast, Google, Microsoft and Amazon have been hoovers of customer information, causing plenty of controversy over the past year. This has left many analysts to wait for the other foot to drop—first the … Read more

Ebay, Amazon Cut Corners Amid Increased Competition

When competition gets tough, it seems e-commerce giants are not above unscrupulous business practices. Ebay has had a tough business model, having slow growth and struggling to post a profit each year. Amazon in contrast has done well, posting consecutive earnings beats just in the last 4 quarters. Both however have taken on recent policy … Read more

Small Investors are Being Squeezed. Fin-tech, Blockchain Will Help

With a lot of talk about the wealth gap recently, I thought I’d point out the financial side that is contributing to the problem. If you’re a small investor there are quite a few factors at play that are likely putting you at a disadvantage in everyday investing and trading. Despite the surging stock market, … Read more

Filtering Out Wash-Traded Crypto

Critics of the Coinmarketcap.com(CMC) system have long decried the market manipulation used to game the rankings. In an effort to filter out this problem, Coinmarketbook.cc(CMB)has been created in an effort to measure real buying support for various cryptocurrencies. Rather than using “market cap” based on misleading circulation numbers and a latest fill-price often arrived at … Read more

Valuing Tesla as an early, major tech company

The most entertaining and dramatic stock to follow these days of course is Tesla. Its sky high market cap has drawn fanatic proponents as well as adamant critics into the public discourse. One of the main arguments made by bulls is the idea that Tesla should not be valued as a car manufacturer, but rather … Read more

Part II Life Principles, Ray Dalio

Part II Life Principles is Ray Dalio’s take on attaining the pure and enlightened business mind. Ray explains two undercurrents of evolution: 1) processing the pain that will lead one to solutions to a problem and 2) one should make the best of struggles which if handled correctly can produce creativity and character. By developing … Read more

Storj Town Hall Concludes

With the most recent Storj town hall event complete, it looks like the Storj team is making good progress on many fronts. At the start of the session, there was a lengthy disclaimer, it’s clear Storj is fully staffed complete with serious legal counsel. They also hired on a full fledged managment team. Rare to … Read more

#Cryptotwitter Fake Followers Quantified

Using an online twitter audit tool, I took a look at how many fake twitter followers these prominent crypto enthusiasts have. Of course, only followers of the official Enclave Research twitter account are included. Or, handles that we follow. Though I must disclaim this a fairly unscientific test. The sample sizes are small and the … Read more

Testing Free Will: A Theoretical Framework

Dating back all the way to ancient greek stoic Epictetus, the free will vs determinism debate still rages on. The strict determinist view in philosophy is that we are only acting out complex but predictable chemical reactions in our brain, even though it feels like we are making choices. On the opposite side, people who … Read more

Theoretical Demons

Descarte’s malicious demon, then Laplace’s demon, now Roko’s basilisk. Humans have a history of giving monstrous names to theoretical technology. The first monster here was dreamt up by Rene Descartes, famous French enlightenment philosopher, came up with the theory of an illusion that takes over all senses. This demon-created mirage, would be indistinguishable from reality … Read more

Part III Ray Dalio’s Principles Book Summary

Part III There are times when reading Work Principles sounds like a diary and other times sounds like a Bible. Ray Dalio’s ultimate tenant is that ‘an idea meritocracy is the best’ because it allows the highest level of success and sustenance in business. His culture of meritocracy is built on radical truth and radical … Read more

Chinese Shandong Private Refineries attract top majors and trading houses

In the modern business world, how hard can a business trip be? To take a flight across half the globe to a capital city in one country, and then take EMU train(Electric Multiple Unit) for roughly 2.5 hours, and then by car—or if there’s no such fine arrangement, by bus it takes you about almost … Read more

What Bitcoiners Get Wrong About Enterprise Blockchain

Enterprise Blockchain is back in the news with the recent completion of the first world blockchain bond from the World Bank and the Commonwealth Bank of Australia. If you’re feeling a bit of Déjà vu now, it’s probably because numerous blockchain bonds have already been introduced. A commercial bond from Russia’s Sberbank and from a … Read more

This Gentleman Invented Three Board Games and is Now “uberizing” Enterprise Software.

It’s Appian CEO Matt Calkins, his games ordered from oldest to newest: Magnet, a game that cleverly harnesses electromagnetism in a race to the middle of the board. Sekigahara: The Unification of Japan, a conquest style game, which seems like the analog equivalent to Shogun: Total War for those familiar with digital games. Tin Goose, … Read more

Ethereum EIP 858 vote

Check the Ethereum network lately and you can find a vote titled  “What should be done regarding proof-of-work issuance until Casper is ready”. Link The votes deal with whether or not the  difficulty bomb should be delayed again, and whether there should be a static reduction in block reward. The hodlrs clearly showed up, as … Read more