The Other Side

The Other Side

Contrary to the popular perception, things are not always the way people see. Our journey in the crypto-world has revealed quite a few dark sides, that need to be uncovered.


Fraudster is making millions on IndieGoGo selling fake branded watches

12 Dec 2020 2 minute read 1 comment ScreenTag

You might have noticed a crowdfunding IndiegoGo campaign running lately, for CIGA Design X Series watches. Only the campaign is not run by CIGA Design, but by some unknown fraudsters. This is not the first, not the second, but the fourth IndieGoGo ca...

Tokenomics

9 Dec 2020 2 minute read 4 comments ScreenTag

Tokenomics are the economic values each token represents, in order for the holder to determine some kind of a fair value for it. What happens though when tokenomics do not exist, or they have no impact to the value of a token? Utility tokens, tokeniz...

Our first ever sharedrop goes live

2 Dec 2020 3 minute read 12 comments ScreenTag

We are delighted to share with the community the news and details on our first ever sharedrop, that went live today. Before anything, what is a sharedrop? Sharedrops are distributions of shares of stock in a company to individuals or businesses willi...

Do crypto markets need more regulations?

30 Nov 2020 3 minute read 11 comments ScreenTag

KYC, AML, SEC, FED, and above all IRS. The initials everyone loves to hate. Crypto assets are supposed to offer freedom to do whatever you like with your money, regardless of how much or how little you own. Isn't that right? Unfortunately, things are...

Who is really happy with Black Friday?

27 Nov 2020 1 minute read 1 comment ScreenTag

You have already seen hundreds of Black Friday ads everywhere. Black Friday this, Black Friday that, Cyber Monday offer, Cyber week offer... you name it! It's true that on this day, you will find some great offers... if you are one of the few lucky o...

When stupidity hits the fan, take the money and run!

26 Nov 2020 1 minute read 1 comment ScreenTag

We tried to warn everyone on this price correction. First, with 'Can you become rich with crypto?' (here: https://www.publish0x.com/the-other-side/can-you-become-rich-with-crypto-xxomdlr), then with 'Why we are holding over 40% in USDC' (https://www....

Greed is good, only not for you

25 Nov 2020 1 minute read 1 comment ScreenTag

As Bitcoin is steadily approaching its all-time-high, it's a good idea to have a look at the bigger picture, so we can guess this is not 2017 all over again. Have a look at the price charts and the order books. What do we see? Charts As happened in 2...

Portfolio update: Why we are holding over 40% in USDC

24 Nov 2020 1 minute read 2 comments ScreenTag

At this point we are changing our portfolio threshold to 5% up (sell) and 15% down (buy), as a price correction is imminent. Market has been surging sharply for the past few days, leading ETH price from $460 to over $600 (+30%). All earnings accumula...

Can you become rich with crypto?

17 Nov 2020 2 minute read 6 comments ScreenTag

Why do people buy Bitcoin, Ethereum, or any one of the rest 25,000 tokens available today? Apparently, most of them are not doing it because they wish to help establishing an alternative financial system. Very few are buying those tokens to purchase...

Why BAT is losing steam

7 Nov 2020 3 minute read 28 comments ScreenTag

During today's surge in the Etherworld, BAT managed to touch barely $0.20, or roughly 50% of its September all-year high. Ethereum in the other hand, is at roughly $440, only 10% of its September all-year high. There is a reason for that, and it's no...