HYPE Token Officially Begins Its Social Tokenomics Experiment

AUGUST 28, 2019 – The HYPE Project (https://hypetoken.io) has announced the end of its initial distribution phase and has officially began its social tokenomics experiment built on the Ethereum blockchain. This free-for-all experiment, created to test the crowd’s ability to collectively control and manage a token’s supply, allows users to vote for the token’s inflation … Read more

HYPE Token Launches a Consensus-driven Social Tokenomics Experiment

AUGUST 22, 2019 – The HYPE Project (https://hypetoken.io) has launched a social tokenomics experiment to test the crowd’s ability to collectively manage and control the inflation and deflation of a tokenomy. This free-for-all experiment is currently in its initial distribution (airdrops) phase and users are encouraged to participate in the experiment by voting for the … Read more

The Death of Hype, Amara’s Law and the Crypto-Anarchist Dream

The hype surrounding blockchain and cryptocurrency has simmered to a dull roar. Last December, the markets spiked as traders drooled over the thought of lining their pockets. They believed they would be billionaires. They had erotic dreams of lambos, mansions, hookers and blow. Many of them embraced a get-rich-quick, shit-brained mentality. They put speculation over … Read more

Bad Cryptocurrency Projects Have Squandered Millions of Dollars

Cryptocurrency scams take many forms. But one thing they all share is the goal of enriching their founders at the expense of investors. If a crypto project is “investing” a large portion of its capital into lavish parties, PR stunts and marketing, there’s a strong chance that it’s a scam. Also read: Debit Card Issuer Bitnovo … Read more

Fomo Then Failure: A Post-Mortem of 2018’s Worst ICOs

It has been a testing year for ICOs. Market conditions have made launching a tokensale more challenging than a year ago, when even the most ludicrous project was virtually guaranteed a $10 million raise. Several of 2018’s most successful ICOs, based on millions raised, have degenerated into its most disastrous, after plotting a journey from … Read more

Blockchain Enters “Trough of Disillusionment” According to Gartner

Gartner, Inc., a research and advisory firm specializing in the financial and IT industries, recently published a report that asserts blockchain has entered the “trough of disillusionment” with regards to the technology’s lifecycle of hype and adoption. Also Read: Bitmain Unveils New 18 Terahash Water-Cooled Bitcoin Miner Blockchain Enters “Trough of Disillusionment” According to Gartner “Hype … Read more

44% of American Executives Think “Blockchain Is Overhyped”, Deloitte Survey Finds

New indicators point to corporate executives starting to wisen up to the notion that so-called blockchain technology is some kind of cure-all drug for their industries that they can just extract from Bitcoin and drop the cryptocurrency behind. The latest example of this is a recent survey by Deloitte, showing that 44% of American executives … Read more