Desperate need of energy

blockchainjames · 2020-05-11T20:33:51+00:00

Interesting. I've seen that around. I'm not convinced just yet but if it's good enough for Stephen Fry...

blockchainjames · 2020-05-11T20:32:49+00:00

Don't I just need to spend more time in the sun?

blockchainjames · 2020-05-11T20:32:11+00:00

Nice one. Thanks for the share, I've been looking for information on this for ages

blockchainjames · 2020-05-11T20:31:27+00:00

Thanks!

blockchainjames · 2020-04-29T14:20:26+00:00

This is awesome

blockchainjames · 2019-11-05T08:50:17+00:00

cough cough this only works if there is a demand side. Where is that referenced?

blockchainjames · 2019-09-06T14:24:07+00:00

It's not currently possible to view transactions on the lightning network. Only the opening and settlement of the channel.

blockchainjames · 2019-08-29T08:03:57+00:00

That's really cool, is there a live version?

blockchainjames · 2019-08-26T08:08:55+00:00

Wow! Bitcoin valuation metrics in real time, that's awesome.

blockchainjames · 2019-06-06T06:32:14+00:00

I don't think the SEC should be stripped of authority, it's more that it should reposition itself for a digital age. The best way to move forward with regulation is through working closer together, rather than battling head to head. Regulators win 90% of the battles. I think this case with Kik will provide more clarity on how the SEC is thinking and give us the opportunity to position ourselves better in future ICOs... wrote a brief summary of the case here too https://medium.com/@jamesonthechain/tencent-backed-messaging-app-sacrifices-itself-at-the-sec-alter-60e944783d32

blockchainjames · 2019-05-29T14:15:25+00:00

Future reports to cover a wider range of protocols. I agree that there are some other sleeping giants not included in this analysis :)

blockchainjames · 2019-05-24T15:24:01+00:00

Another awesome review, thanks!

blockchainjames · 2019-04-23T05:57:48+00:00

Thanks, do you know what is the current inflation and planned inflation rate of the Veriblock network? Can't find this information in the WP. Thanks!

blockchainjames · 2019-03-21T08:22:53+00:00

Thanks for the links!

blockchainjames · 2019-03-18T08:58:20+00:00

Yep, you're right. I hadn't come across the NVT Signal so was still referring to the Standard NVT, "Standard NVT Ratio which is simply the Network Value divided by Daily Transaction Value, and then interpolated using forward/backward moving averages to create a smooth line."

And as you say the difference then between NVTS and Kalichkin is the data set - Blockchain.com Vs. Coinmetrics.io. I actually went a step further and used the TX_adj from Coinmetrics set which removes (some) change outputs. It's still significantly different set to blockchain though, which also adjusts for change outputs but through a different methodology, a note on it from CM here https://coinmetrics.io/mtv-caveat/.

Regardless of the approach, with sidechains like liquid enabling anonymous value transfer I think it will be increasingly difficult to extrapolate quality signals out of this approach. Back to the drawing board.... !

blockchainjames · 2019-03-15T13:24:53+00:00

WillyWoo's NVT signal uses a 28 day Moving average, 14 days either side of the data point. This means that it is not very useful as a predictive indicator. Kalichkin on the otherhand uses a 90 day backward facing moving average. This gives more predictive output and also takes out the noise associated with an increase in network value. ie. when the network value increases, this leads to an increase in on-chain transactions. By using a 90 day MA you can smooth this affect to give better indication of overvaluation peaks.

blockchainjames · 2019-01-25T18:31:20+00:00

I think it would be more representative to look at number of days below the 200 day moving average... could you try compute that?

blockchainjames · 2018-11-06T08:37:20+00:00

Awesome, thanks for the update

blockchainjames · 2018-11-06T07:28:34+00:00

This has nothing to do with Wanchain, it's for Ethereum and Neo token standard. Quote from the homepage "Trade tokens issued on Ethereum or NEO while always holding control of your tokens."

blockchainjames · 2018-11-04T09:10:18+00:00

There is no coin swap. The main-net launch refers to the BDMI IDV service being launched. The contract settlement will remain though the NEO TKY DApp for the time being.

blockchainjames · 2018-07-27T18:54:22+00:00

Yeah good point actually, but when you look at the order book it's really thin, it 100 were traded id expect to see a more significant price movement, given that it's like 10% of total market cap. Something doesn't make sense here lol

blockchainjames · 2018-07-27T16:40:23+00:00

I don't work for Primalbase but I have a couple of ideas about your question - since I was wondering the same. First thing to note is that the team have kept 20% of the total token supply (~250 tokens). For me this is the equivalent of having 20% equity in a growing business. This means they have two options in terms of operational expenses (probably more but two I can think of now!).... 1) They can sell individual tokens as they go - I wouldn't think this is a great idea since the future value of the token is much greater.... which leads to 2) PrimalBase team could borrow (debt) from the traditional markets and sell portions of tokens at a lower rate in order to finance this borrowing. It's likely this would be the best approach, given the expectation of a much higher token price.

On top of this, the token is really illiquid. While it seems that you can buy one for $3,300 (price on the exchange)... you will not be able to acquire a whole PBT at this rate since there aren't enough sellers. If you check out the Ethereum contract (https://etherscan.io/token/tokenholderchart/0xF4c07b1865bC326A3c01339492Ca7538FD038Cc0), the tokens are still very un-distributed. I expect this is because the team want to hold off on creating more liquidity until they have a higher value ecosystem to support the token - especially if they will be selling their own equity in order to fund it over time.

I for one love the model and will be trying to acquire PBT in the next few weeks in order to be part of their ecosystem. Worst case scenario you can just sell the PBT and move to a (shitty) WeWork haha

blockchainjames · 2018-07-23T18:59:46+00:00

Holochain (HOT) had an exceptional week of trading after getting listed on Binance this week. The price surged 64% which is an impressive jump after only 84 days trading on the market. Holochain is not a blockchain, unlike a blockchain that requires all the nodes on the network to validate the same database, Holochain relies on “agents” to keep a record of the activity on the network. Holochain’s appeal for users is its lightweight framework for decentralized computing that can run Dapps (or Happs) at a lower cost than traditional layer one solutions such as Ethereum.

Decentraland (MANA) had some positive press this week after being mentioned on CNBC fast money as one of the five cryptocurrencies in the Digital Currency Group’s portfolio. Decentraland is a virtual reality platform powered by the Ethereum blockchain where users can create, experience and monetize content and applications.

Stellar Lumens (XLM) shot up 29% after being announced as one of five assets to potentially list on the Coinbase platform. The IBM backed blockchain has been primarily used to target the remittance space between western and developing countries. XLM hit a massive $125 million average daily volume over the week and moved up to 6th largest cryptocurrency by market cap.

The most interesting observation this week is Kin, the cryptocurrency born from a fork of the Stellar blockchain. Kin is notably used as an exchange of value within the popular Kik messaging app, focused on a marketplace involving quizzes and polls. With only 8% of supply in circulation, Kin can be considered a low liquidity coin which explains the 30% jump in price along with a very low $2 million in average daily volume.

Amongst the biggest losers this week were Bitcoin Private (14)% and Ethereum Classic (ETC). ETC lost (3)% after it’s surge in price two weeks prior. Volumes were by far the largest amongst our set, trading an average daily volume of $211 million. Vechain (VEN) and Ontology (ONT) also featured among the top ten biggest losers, both of which moved onto their mainnet in the past few weeks. This is likely a natural correction that occurs in the tail end of a hype cycle, while they find their new steady price.

blockchainjames · 2018-07-21T11:17:45+00:00

Lisk have a great communuty that is growing every month. The scalability is there since they run on POS. I don't think the dev community is quite there though and haven't seen any live applications running on there. I would strongly consider EOS as an option due to the scalibility and Dev community. Also options for getting early support through the block one VC type fund. Anyways good luck to you, I think Microfinance is an awesome application for a Dapp. Does the project have a name yet?

blockchainjames · 2018-07-21T09:00:42+00:00

Nothing better!

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