Blockchain vs Crypto: Debunking the Hype and Exposing the Disconnect

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Posted at Jun 13

Summary: This article is a detailed summary of John Reed Stark’s “Blockchain’s Inconvenient Truth (Apples and Bowling Balls),” which critically examines the myth that enterprise blockchain adoption validates the broader crypto ecosystem. The original article can be found here.

Summary of "Blockchain's Inconvenient Truth (Apples and Bowling Balls)" by John Reed Stark

In his sharply critical piece, John Reed Stark dismantles the prevailing hype surrounding blockchain technology, especially its enterprise use cases, calling much of it “innovation theater.” While surveys and headlines claim widespread blockchain adoption among Fortune 500 companies, Stark argues that these are typically private, permissioned systems that offer no real innovation over traditional databases—and have little to do with crypto. He likens the conflation of blockchain and crypto to comparing "apples and bowling balls."

Stark details how numerous blockchain initiatives by major firms, from insurance consortia to f...more

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Navigating a Fair Future: Crypto, Crowdfunding, and Regulatory Clarity?

Brian Christie Brian Christie
Posted at Feb 6

In a statement published February 4th titled “The Journey Begins,” SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce, as the newly appointed SEC Crypto Task Force leader, compares the SEC’s past crypto regulation to a chaotic road trip and expresses her desire to create a clearer, more practical regulatory framework.   

She also asserts that the Commission will uphold its authority and enforce regulations without being pressured or overridden. From the statement:

“Third, the Task Force wants to travel to a destination where people have great freedom to experiment and build interesting things, and which will not be a haven for fraudsters. One of the reasons the U.S. capital markets are so robust, efficient, and effective is that we have rules designed to protect investors and the integrity of the marketplace, and we enforce those rules. We do not tolerate liars, cheaters, and scammers.”

“Where Congress has directed the Commission to impose requirements on ...more

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Would you like to learn more about safely online investing?

KoreConX
Posted at 1/12/2023

The year of trust and compliance is here and we, at KoreConX, are more than happy to share with you what innovations we bring to the market. We will walk you through topics such as cybersecurity, investing online, and how to be sure you are doing it safely and compliantly inside a regulated environment.

Our CRO, Peter Daneyko, has a lot to share about KoreID - with some surprises coming up, with our communications coordinator, Rafael Gonçalves.

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Do you understand blockchain?

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Posted at 12/23/2022

There is a general understanding that crowdfunding, tokenization, and some other concepts are tightly connected. But do you understand what blockchain is? It is important to understand how it works to help us all understand Online Capital Formation.

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2021 CfPA Chairman's year-end address

Scott McIntyre Scott McIntyre
Posted at 9/9/2022

Friday, December 31, 2021

Dear friends,

Thank you for another year far surpassing my hopes both personally and professionally.

The CfPA continues to be highly-regarded here and abroad as a generous and vital organization expanding access to capital and opportunity for entrepreneurs, small businesses and investors. Our work in 2021 helped Crowdfunding reach new highs, extended our global voice, and expanded our capacity domestically. We saw over $500M raised using RegCF offerings where even non-accredited investors finally got a piece of the pie. We saw RegA+ offerings land over $2B. For these, and so many other reasons, it continues to be an honor to be a part of a leadership team on the cutting edge of Alternative Finance. CfPA’s reputation continues to be enhanced by the many professionals who freely contribute their time and expertise to advancing the association and the industry. There have been so many noteworthy moments and I look forward to seeing even more debut in ’22.

In 2021...more

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2019 CfPA Chairman's public address

Scott McIntyre Scott McIntyre
Posted at 9/9/2022

Sunday, January 13, 2019

Dear friends,

A vast majority of you reading this letter are part of the Crowdfunding community—whether you know this yet or not, your knowledge, initiative, collaboration...and pocketbook have made our industry touch more lives than you might imagine. We at the Crowdfunding Professional Association thank you for all your imagination, hard work and follow-through, and celebrate with you the continued growth enjoyed by communities everywhere. I want to preface this letter by making certain my fellow volunteers at the CfPA are aware just how fortunate we are to have their gift of time, knowledge and leadership—thank you, again.

At its simplest, Crowdfunding lives at the intersection of crowdsourcing and alternative finance, and even until recently was seen more as a funding method for ventures too risky for conventional capital or for entrepreneurs lacking loan-worthy collateral or relevant experience. But in just six+ years since passage of the JOBS Act, Crowdfu...more

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2018 CfPA Chairman's year-end address

Scott McIntyre Scott McIntyre
Posted at 9/9/2022

Wednesday, January 9, 2019

Dear members, friends and colleagues,

Unlike students “getting back to school” each fall, the best work of our association’s many volunteers tends to commence at the start of each new calendar following a frenetic year-end rush both professionally and personally. So, welcome back—I hope your 2018 was prosperous, and your holiday break inspirational and renewing.

Before outlining our goals for 2019, I need to first thank and congratulate all for a pivotal year that commenced with the necessary and successful recruitment of what many have confessed to me is an enviable assembly of alternative finance pioneers and thought leaders—over 34 remarkably generous board members, advisors and committee members, tripling all previous leadership. I am humbled to have gained your mindshare and commitment toward pursuing the CfPA’s noble mission. However, I emphasize “toward” because, as an organization, our ultimate fulfillment remains just over the horizon—we have much to...more

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NFTs: What constitutes a bubble bursting?

Brian Christie Brian Christie
Posted at 8/30/2022

On March 14, 2022 I wrote about putting a 4k Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT up for sale (all proceeds to charity) on OpenSea to point out structural deficiencies in "NFTs 1.0" and concluded that it was "exhibit #1 that these 'digital art' NFTs represent a bubble about to burst." (Note: It didn't sell) https://crowdfundingecosystem.com/kb/article/psychedelic-safari-bored-ape-nft-for-sale-proceeds-to-charity 

On that day, the floor trading price of a BAYC NFT was $233,301. The bubble continued to inflate for another six weeks until April 30 when it reached $420,430. But as of this writing, August 30, it's down to $114,335 which is a 50.99% DROP from my March 14th posting and a 72.80% drop from the peak

Now for Exhibit B: NFT trading on OpenSea is crashing. See: "Trading volume on top NFT marketplace OpenSea down 99% since May" https://fortune.com/2022/08/29/nfts-opensea-crypto-winter-bubble-blockchain-web3

It appears all those OpenSea wash traders are spending the summer months w...more

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