Trader Commentator

Trader Commentator

Offering a less formal but no less thoughtful take on the day's crypto news!


DeSo BitClout Primer

30 Nov 2021 20 minute read 0 comments Rekt

  Hey guys. So I saw a good amount of discussion on Twitter, about how Ethereum or various blockchains would be particularly good for a social network. And I think there was a lack of understanding about how scalability issues particularly affect a...

BitClout Due Diligence on Profile Research: Canva

15 Nov 2021 1 minute read 2 comments Rekt

  As a primer for those that are familiar with BitClout, or one of he platforms on the DeSo network, it's a decentralized social platform that allows you to buy community tokens in a particular profile. While previously cloaked, the "DiamondHands" fo...

Reach Blockchain Development Platform & Algorand Interview with Dr. Jay McCarthy

6 Nov 2021 1 minute read 0 comments Rekt

In this interview, we discuss the Reach blockchain development platform with its founder, Professor Jay McCarthy, and Algorand. Professor McCarthy is an Algorand power user and describes beautifully the power of the Algorand blockchain and how Algo...

1000 Strong: The Road Ahead and the Thanks Due

3 Nov 2021 6 minute read 0 comments Rekt

We hit 1000 subscribers today on the heels of my latest interview with the exceptionally well-versed in #DeFi Rex Hygate of DeFiSafety. Altcoin Author YouTube Channel A few things I've found to be helpful in this journey: - Regularity - Life som...

BitClout Due Diligence on Profile Research: Dr Seuss

13 Aug 2021 3 minute read 1 comment Rekt

I'm doing a series of due diligence reports for promising BitClout profiles that may suit your eye in terms of a befitting your investing strategy. BitClout is an open source cryptocurrency project and social media platform where users can buy and se...

BitClout: Backed by Every Major Blockchain VC

25 Mar 2021 1 minute read 4 comments Rekt

The addition of the bluest of blue chip VC firms changes the conversation from a rug-pull or scam to a serious entrant into the crypto space with an innovative use case. The friction and difficulty under the law could be a part of their marketing pl...

Beeple Ignites a Revolution

18 Mar 2021 5 minute read 0 comments Rekt

The media spotlight firmly affixed on the NFT space of late has been unrelenting and incredibly exciting. It's fascinating to see television technology reporters, who know a bit about Bitcoin and less about Ethereum, attempt to explain the difference...

The Launch of the NFT Fine Art Movement: Beeple's "Everydays: The First 5000 Days"​ nets $69 million. "I'm going to Disneyland"​

18 Mar 2021 4 minute read 1 comment Rekt

The explosion of non-fungible token art has hit the stratosphere more swiftly and aggressively than even the most optimistic trumpeters of digital art were bold enough to predict. The year has already been very good for NFTs with volume in the month...

NFTsDAO

8 Dec 2020 1 minute read 4 comments Rekt

Artists are largely "starving artists" for a reason: they don't get their fair share, relative to the art patrons, many of whom enjoy the type of 10,000x returns only seen in the crypto world.  As crypto enters mainstream adoption, it's imperative th...

Wrote a Free Crypto eBook on dApps/Smart Contracts

18 Aug 2019 1 minute read 2 comments Rekt

So I wrote my first crypto book after being in the space for 5 years and for the last year full-time into decentralized applications using moderately complex smart contracts. When I spoke with people,who were not crypto enthusiasts, at dinner parties...