The Control - Issue #13
Ethereum continues to show strong developer momentum. With ICO's continuing the torrid pace they saw in 2016 and early versions of Akasha, Uport, and Status going live in the last month, there's a lot to be optimistic about in ETH land.
Here's our latest piece on Ethereum: "The Investment Case for ETH."
Required reading this week
Dole Food Had Too Many Shares — www.bloomberg.com
The Dole story highlights how convoluted the current share issuance system is. It seems that shares being issued and tracked on a public blockchain is an inevitability - it's just a question of implementation and timing.
Mick Mulvaney, Trump’s Pick for Budget Director, Is Confirmed — www.nytimes.com
Mick Mulvaney is just the latest Trump appointed Bitcoin supporter to get a leadership position in the new presidential administration in the US. We may see more in the coming months.
A Summary of My Work On Blockchain-Based Economic Coordination — medium.com
If you're interested in how blockchain-based tokens can impact the future of online communities, you should pay attention to Simon de la Rouviere's work.
VR is a Killer App for Blockchains — medium.com
Interesting thoughts on how a blockchain-based identity system could be the backbone of our virtual reality experiences.
StabL Bringing Stable Tokens and Derivative Products to the Ethereum Blockchain — medium.com
Decentralized stable coins, which offer consumers a stable store of value while getting the security, privacy and cost benefits of a public blockchain, are coming!