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Sep 5, 2019 11 tweets 5 min read
[THREAD] Some questions for the Ethereum Foundation. [1] Does the EF have any other significant cryptocurrency holdings outside of 0xde0B295669a9FD93d5F28D9Ec85E40f4cb697Bae?

(etherscan.io/address/0xde0b…)
May 16, 2019 8 tweets 4 min read
THREAD:

Some stats on the distribution of BTC & ETH by addresses

Sparked by this @chainalysis post & subsequent coverage:

blog.chainalysis.com/reports/the-ec…

(1/8) The top 107 BTC addresses own 15.65% of all today’s BTC

The top 107 ETH addresses own 33.38% of all today’s ETH

(2/8)
Mar 19, 2019 9 tweets 3 min read
1/ Some data on Vitalik’s ETH ... 2/ Vitalik’s main ETH address is currently Ethereum’s 24th largest at ~ 350,000 ETH.

Today, this is worth ~ $50,000,000.



etherscan.io/address/0xab58…
Mar 15, 2019 25 tweets 4 min read
1/ On Cryptocurrency *Security* Maximalism 2/ Blockchains are security systems.

Systems securing new forms of money and apps.

When comparing blockchains, we should focus on relative security.
Jan 15, 2019 12 tweets 5 min read
1/ More metrics on the growth & current state of @AugurProject

*Crystalball.be/stats* @crystalballbe

Re: 2/ There is currently ~ $2m (~ 13k ETH) of ‘total money at stake’ on Augur
Nov 21, 2018 9 tweets 4 min read
1/ A look at the current distribution of Bitcoin wealth

Data: bitinfocharts.com/top-100-riches… 2/ Currently there are ~ 22 million BTC addresses

~ 50% have less than .001 BTC (currently worth ~ $4.50)

~ 10% have more than .1 BTC (~ $450)
Oct 30, 2018 17 tweets 5 min read
1/ [POLL & THREAD]:
What will be the next crypto asset added to Coinbase / GDAX? 2/ I actually asked nearly this exact same question about a year ago:
Oct 11, 2018 25 tweets 7 min read
1/ Spent some time looking at crypto exchange trading volumes last night.
Here are some gems highlighting the actual liquidity in the $12b of reported 24h volume.
coinmarketcap.com/currencies/vol… 2/ BTC leads the crypto market in both total valuation & liquidity. 31% of the daily volume was BTC trading.
Oct 1, 2018 26 tweets 5 min read
1/ Many dapp tokens are unnecessary, add friction, & were created just to sell in ICOs. 2/ Many dapp ICOs were likely unregistered illegal securities offerings & their tokens are likely securities. We also learned from the SEC that ICO classification != current security classification (see ETH). ICO tokens that look OK may not be in the clear from U.S. regulators.
Aug 21, 2018 13 tweets 3 min read
1/ BTC SHORTS at ATH with Aug 23 SEC decision deadline on the ProShares BTC ETF around the corner. 2/ Unlike last month when the SEC delayed their decision on multiple Direxion ETFs until Sept, the SEC can not delay the ProShares ETF proposals further and must make a final decision by Thurs.