John CookA random walk down blockchain hellDo we really need a Blockchain powered by Oracle or a PayPal stablecoin?·5 min read·Aug 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 study·5 min read·Aug 5, 2023----
John CookThe economic triangle of deathWhen stuff costs more, consumers spend less, and companies stop growing: a prediction of the future.·8 min read·May 14, 2023----
John CookCrypto becomes a landlordWe review real-world assets in the crypto ecosystem by exploring MakerDAO’s foray into commercial real estate.·6 min read·Feb 10, 2023----
John CookNo winners in 2022Crypto VCs fail to deliver | Binance Mega FUD | Ethereum banned·11 min read·Dec 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.·7 min read·Dec 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 ecosystem·15 min read·Dec 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!·7 min read·Dec 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 funds·10 min read·Dec 3, 2022--1--1
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.·9 min read·Nov 26, 2022--1--1