IOU price vs trust - a look at Tether joni April 30, 2017 Add Comment Bitfinex, BitUSD, Fiat, IOU, Proof of Solvency, Ripple, Tether Edit Fiat-denominated IOUs have a long history in the crypto space. Ripple launched in 2012 with its host of fiat gateways . BitUSD and TetherU... Read More
Secondary and debt markets for exchanges joni Agustus 15, 2016 Add Comment Bitfinex, debt, hack, IOU, MtGox, Ripple Edit As discussed last week , Bitfinex has followed through with their bail-in and gave all of their users a 36% "haircut" . While not ... Read More
Avoiding Bitfinex scenarios with Voting Pools joni Agustus 08, 2016 Add Comment Attacks, Bitcoin, Bitfinex, hack, Ripple, theft, Voting Pools Edit This week, a high-profile Bitcoin theft took place at the Bitfinex exchange. The attacker reportedly stole 119'756BTC, worth about 70.5... Read More