Aristotle, the notable Greek philosopher, once wrote in 'The History of Animals' that "Males have more teeth than females in the case of men, sheep, goats, and swine." This is not true; men and women have the same number of teeth, generally between 28 and 32.
is it a bribe
In the first issue of what is going to end up needing to be a new series here: Is it a bribe? we take a look at one of my favorite cryptocurrency entrepreneurs, Justin Sun. Sun is a plagiarist running multiple likely insolvent cryptocurrency projects who is also the target
Matt Gaetz withdrawal makes me believe the GOP may be weak.
Donald Trump nominated Matt Gaetz because he is bad.
While covering the cryptocurrency industry, I am often accused of spreading FUD (Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt) and that is what originally led to the branding for this newsletter. I believed that more folks in the cryptocurrency industry should be experiencing fear, uncertainty, and doubt, especially with the many egregious facts
The FUD Letter: Facts Under Dispute
Nouriel Roubini makes a coin Crypto Critic Nouriel Roubini Is Working on a Tokenized Dollar ReplacementNouriel Roubini, a blockchain basher who famously called Bitcoin “the mother of all bubbles,” is working to develop a suite of financial products including a tokenized asset intended to act as a “more resilient dollar”
There is never a dull moment in cryptocurrency, but unfortunately I feel compelled to open this newsletter a different way. A draft opinion leaked from the Supreme Court of the United States this week and if the opinion goes into affects it will deeply reduce reproductive rights. While you still
As Crypto Critics' Corner [https://cryptocriticscorner.com] has continued to grow and as I have experimented with this newsletter for the last several months, I no longer feel that a monthly paid report is the best way for me to follow, document, and describe the things I am most
What is MakerDAO? MakerDAO is the protocol that distributes the Dai stablecoin. It is a ‘debt’ based stablecoin, where users are essentially extended a loan denominated in Dai that is collateralized with another asset.I have written about it previously if you want a more technical discussion of how it
What is Rai? Reflexer Labs (the folks who are behind Rai) describe Rai as a “decentralized and non-pegged stablecoin that defies fiat currencies”. This seems counter-intuitive for most definitions of stablecoins, as they are nearly always pegged to a fiat currency. This is true for “money market” style coins like
One of the most common claims you will hear on Twitter about Olympus DAO or any of its innumerable forks is that it is a Ponzi. As someone with strong opinions on Ponzis [https://cryptocriticscorner.com/2021/12/17/episode-38-the-world-is-a-ponzi-scheme-you-just-live-in-it/] , I wanted to take a deep look to try to
TerraUSD (called Terra for the remainder of this post) is a stablecoin pegged to the US Dollar. Since the only thing that matters for a stablecoin is how well it can maintain its peg regardless of the conditions, I will attempt to assess whether or not the design of Terra
People want there to be a hero who can light a path out of the darkness, and Craig Steven Wright has repeatedly claimed to be that hero and the only one who can carry that light. However, when his claims are met with even a modicum of skepticism or probing,