2404, 2019
Game of Coins – why fighting strengthens the crypto ecosystem
If institutional investors are delaying entering crypto until the industry ‘settles down’ they will be in for a long wait - as in-fighting and controversy are part of crypto’s DNA. And as with any Darwinian struggle, crypto’s dramas are actually fundamental to the sector’s overall health and prosperity.
1603, 2019
The fall of Bitmain: Canary in the crypto mine?
As the crypto winter continues there is no higher-profile casualty than Chinese mining company Bitmain. Despite generating record profits in 2017 and early 2018, the company has been forced to downsize, closing offices and letting 50% of its workforce go. What went wrong? And is this situation unique to Bitmain, or emblematic of something more widespread across the sector?
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