Nicholas Scalf - This Morning On Chain

DeFi

Where in the World is Ethereum?

We broke down where the bulk of Ethereum nodes are run, and the amount of centralization is pretty surprising.

DeFi

Genesis Files for Bankruptcy, Winklevoss Wants Criminal Investigations

Genesis files for bankruptcy, but the Winklevoss twins wants a full fraud investigation.

DeFi

Ethereum Full Steam Ahead to Shanghai Update

The Ethereum all developer call confirmed that Shanghai is on track for release, but that's only because of what they cut.

Bitcoin (BTC)

Coinbase is Cutting 20% of its Staff… Again

Coinbase is once again laying off about 1/5 of their total workforce due to poor macroeconomic situations, and declining trading volumes.

DeFi

FTX Is Trying to Un-Steal Money by Un-Donating It

FTX is trying to reclaim stolen user funds by taking back donations to non-profits, many used for vaccine research and disease prevention.

Bitcoin (BTC)

Shifting Inflation Rates to Watch in 2023

Bitcoin's inflation rate will be below the inflation rate of gold next year, and other cryptocurrencies have shifting inflation rates to watch.

NFT

How to Write Off your NFTs as Tax Losses

There are now tools popping up which allow you to sell your NFTs for $0.01, allowing you to write off the entire purchase price on your taxes.

DeFi

Did Caroline Ellison Already Flip on SBF?

There is an increasing amount of evidence that Caroline Ellison is cooperating with the prosecution against Sam Bankman-Fried.

DeFi

Did Terra LUNA Depegged UST Themselves?

An internal audit showed that Terra LUNA aggressively withdrew liquidity days before the attack depegged UST.

DeFi

New EU Regulations Limit Transactions Over €1k

The European Union has passed a bill severely limiting all crypto transactions.

Hut8 Slashes BTC Mining Due to Energy Provider

Canadian Bitcoin Miner Hut8 was forced to halt operations on roughly 20% of it's miners due to an ongoing dispute with their energy provider.

NFT

Uniswap Launches an NFT Marketplace Aggregator

Uniswap launched and NFT Marketplace Aggregator this week pulling in listings from all of the major NFT Marketplaces.

DeFi

Proof of Reserves Are a Stupid Half Measure

Proof of reserves is a naive approach to trying to ensure exchanges are solvent. What people really want is regulation.

DeFi

Binance v Coinbase FUD

Binance has been spreading FUD around the crypto ecosystem, but they've found Coinbase is untouchable.

DeFi

Bankruptcy Expert: FTX Is Worse than Enron

The Bankruptcy expert who let Enron through bankruptcy says FTX is worse than anything he's seen in his career...

Bitcoin (BTC)

The Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) is Nearing a 50% Discount

The Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) is currently trading at a 50% discount compared to spot Bitcoin prices, the largest we've seen so far.

DeFi

FTX was Solana’s Biggest Backer. What now?

Solana's entire ecosystem was built, propped up, and in part reliant on FTX and Alameda Research. What now?

DeFi

Where In the World is Sam Bankman-Fried?

There are rumors that Sam Bankman-Fried has been trying to flee his home in the Bahamas, and is under local authority supervision.

DeFi

MakerDAO Co-Founder Dead at 29

The Co-Founder of MakerDAO was found dead at the age of 29 after some concerning tweets.

DeFi

Coinbase Q3 Report: Subscriptions Up, Users and Revenue Down

Coinbase's Q3 report came in, and it was largely bad. The positive side is that their subscription revenue is up.

Bitcoin (BTC)

BTC Miner Core Scientific at Risk of Bankruptcy

BTC miner Core Scientific is down 98% over the past year and is now missing debt payments, at risk of bankruptcy.

Bitcoin (BTC)

UK Seems to Be Taking Crypto Seriously

The new UK Prime Minister is pro-crypto, and the government is making moves to legitimize it.

Bitcoin (BTC)

Craig Wright Loses Defamation Case, and BSV Blockchain?

BSV's blockchain has suffered a 51% attack at the same time as Craig Wright loses a defamation case.

DeFi

The Aptos Launch Went Poorly

The Aptos main net launch resulted in a massive token dump, low network usage, and horrible tokenomics.

DeFi

The ETH Third-Party Risk Currently Censoring 50% of All Blocks

Third party Ethereum staking tool MEV-Boost from Flashbots is currently censoring nearly half of all transaction blocks.