Retired, finally. I enjoy learning about crypto and sharing my discoveries. Also, I follow the News closely and enjoy discussing current events. I have no political agenda, but advance views based in reality with a slant toward real world consequences.
11 Nov 2022 3 minute read 8 comments kev_nag
Amid all the turmoil in the crypto markets caused by the ongoing FTX debacle, in recent days, both Tron’s USDD and iFinex Inc’s USDT lost their respective US Dollar pegs. First it was Tron’s USDD that lost it’s peg starting on November 8, 2022. A rev...
10 Nov 2022 2 minute read 1 comment kev_nag
ConsenSys, a major blockchain software technology concern, continues advancing it’s work for the expansion of interoperability within the blockchain. On November 9, 2022, ConsenSys announced the introduction of new tools for it’s widely used Metamask...
9 Nov 2022 2 minute read 0 comments kev_nag
Well gang, the ‘Merge’ has been successfully completed, but the job of this Ethereum upgrade is far from over. Next up, the Shanghai stage - a much anticipated event that will usher in the implementation for chain withdrawal of the pre-merge Ethereum...
8 Nov 2022 3 minute read 2 comments kev_nag
On November 5, 2022, Vitalik Buterin, one of the original co-founders of Ethereum, took to Twitter to announce an updated version of the ongoing Ethereum upgrade. In his announcement, he explains that the updated roadmap adds more tangible mileston...
6 Nov 2022 4 minute read 1 comment kev_nag
Introduction As of late (well since ‘The Merge’) there is a mounting hoopla surrounding whether or not Ethereum’s transformation to a PoS consensus protocol makes it susceptible to being a 100% censored blockchain. As I sit here this morning sipping...
5 Nov 2022 3 minute read 0 comments kev_nag
CIRCLE INTERNET FINANCE PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY (hereinafter 'Circle) is better known as being the issuing entity of the USDC stablecoin. According to Circle: Circle is a global financial technology company helping money move at internet speed. Our m...
4 Nov 2022 4 minute read 4 comments kev_nag
Photo Source On November 1, 2022, THORChain nodes began the ceremonial vote for the addition of ‘THORChain Savings Vaults’ to the protocol’s list of offerings. To approve the addition, 2/3rds of the THORChain nodes must signal their support for said...
4 Nov 2022 2 minute read 1 comment kev_nag
Oracle extractable value (hereinafter OEV) references those oracles which utilize their position to extract the value that in their absence would run to the benefit of third parties. The oracles in question are capable of either extracting the value...
3 Nov 2022 2 minute read 0 comments kev_nag
Having been approved by the the European Parliament’s Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs on October 10, 2022, the Markets in Crypto Assets regulation [MiCA] is one step closer to adoption [See, e.g. Givan, K. MiCA bill contains clear warning...
2 Nov 2022 2 minute read 3 comments kev_nag
Bitcoin Lightning Network is a Layer-2 solution to the Bitcoin blockchain. The addition of this Network allows transactions between parties to be processed off-chain. The basic effect of this is to remove multiple micro-transactions from Bitcoin’s ma...
