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Analyzing Token Sale Models

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Time Stamp: February 20, 2024 1:29 PM - Modified On: February 20, 2024 - Published By:
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Note: I mention the names of various projects below only to compare and contrast their token sale mechanisms; this should NOT be taken as an endorsement or criticism of any specific project as a whole. It's entirely possible for any given project to be total trash as a whole and yet still have an awesome token sale model. The last few months have seen an increasing amount of innovation in token sale models. Two years ago, the space was simple: there were capped sales, which sold a fixed number of

Paribus : Conflicting Narratives

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Time Stamp: January 17, 2023 1:58 PM - Modified On: January 17, 2023 - Published By:
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If the past year has taught us anything it’s that no one has a crystal ball when it comes to predicting future moves in the crypto market. Macroeconomic factors and black swan events have time and again overpowered technical analysis. This week China will celebrate the Lunar New Year and move from the year of the Tiger into the year of the Rabbit. Already there are several confusing and sometimes conflicting narratives as to what the coming year will bring. Many commentators are expecting 2023 to be beset by continued

Interesting Times

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Time Stamp: September 22, 2022 1:50 PM - Modified On: September 22, 2022 - Published By:
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A few months ago the markets were confident we were approaching the end of big interest rate hikes and that after the summer central banks such as the US Federal Reserve would begin to ease their monetary policy. However, due to persistently high inflation, especially core inflation, the markets have adjusted their view which goes some way to explaining the recent crypto market volatility. As cryptocurrency is touted as an inflation hedge and an alternative form of money, users are often confused or surprised to discover that over the short

Don’t Fight the Fed

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Time Stamp: August 26, 2022 3:33 PM - Modified On: August 26, 2022 - Published By:
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By the time most people read this Jerome Powell, chair of the Board of Governors of the US Federal Reserve System will have given his yearly speech at Jackson Hole, Wyoming. The speech details his financial outlook for the US and dictates whether crypto, along with most other markets, will pump or dump. Each year the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City holds a symposium at Jackson Hole in Grand Teton National Park that attracts central bankers, economists, and policymakers from around the world. The 2022 symposium will open on