John CookA random walk down blockchain hellDo we really need a Blockchain powered by Oracle or a PayPal stablecoin?Aug 15, 2023Aug 15, 2023
John CookCrypto’s summer of scams 2023: fake yield aggregatorsHow to steal $2,000,000 in 90 days — The zkSync Era Kannagi Finance case studyAug 5, 2023Aug 5, 2023
John CookThe economic triangle of deathWhen stuff costs more, consumers spend less, and companies stop growing: a prediction of the future.May 14, 2023May 14, 2023
John CookCrypto becomes a landlordWe review real-world assets in the crypto ecosystem by exploring MakerDAO’s foray into commercial real estate.Feb 10, 2023Feb 10, 2023
John CookNo winners in 2022Crypto VCs fail to deliver | Binance Mega FUD | Ethereum bannedDec 31, 2022Dec 31, 2022
John CookS&P500 2023 Forecast: Wall Street says “not sure”We review 2023 Wall Street forecasts for the S&P500 and conclude there is no conclusion.Dec 17, 2022Dec 17, 2022
John Cook70% of all digital art is centralized, including the world’s most expensive NFT.Part 1 — A hands-on guide to NFT metadata centralization risk vectors which permeate across the entire crypto ecosystemDec 12, 2022Dec 12, 2022
John CookDid FTX engineer a fake bailout of BlockFi?Part 2 — How FTX engineered a fake bailout of BlockFi after they lost $1 billion of depositor funds because of FTX!Dec 5, 2022Dec 5, 2022
John CookWas Grayscale’s bitcoin premium a leveraged ponzi?We explore how Grayscale’s BTC premium was a result of centralized exchanges and hedge funds pumping demand using leveraged depositor fundsDec 3, 20221Dec 3, 20221
John CookThe hardest game: predicting a recessionMacro, finance and crypto charts of the week for 11/24/22. This week we predict the next recession.Nov 26, 20221Nov 26, 20221