The Control - Issue #24
The total market value of digital assets is now over $130B.
In this emerging asset class, there are a number of different tokens that have different reasons for existing. There are also many tokens that have no reason for existing. I addressed that this week: On Token Value
Required reading this week
Quantifying Decentralization — news.21.co
The vast majority of token-based projects that have launched in the last 6 months are not very decentralized. This piece by Balaji is a reminder about the importance of highly decentralized systems and suggests a way to start quantifying that importance.
Traditional Asset Tokenization — medium.com
The tokenization of traditional assets is coming. Stephen McKeon of University of Oregon does a good job breaking it down.
Coinbase raises $100M Series D led by IVP
The most successful digital asset company to date closed a new round as it grows with the growth of the digital assets broadly.
There's lots of greed in the crypto world these days!
HBO email suggesting $250,000 bitcoin payout for hackers who stole 'Game of Thrones' script a 'delay tactic’ — www.cnbc.com
Ransomware continues to be a primary use case for bitcoin - this case popping up in the case of one of the most popular TV shows in the world today.