CryptoIzzy

I thought I'd share an email exchange I just had, as it offers the opportunity to discuss some of my more updated views. Copy/Pasted as is, with the exception of protecting the individual's name. ------------------------- Hey  @CryptoIzzy Was going through some old research and re-stumbled across your blog post regarding the XRP use case. To date I believe that's the single most reasonable and comprehensive guide I've read on XRP. Thanks for putting that out there. I'm curious, do you have any additional thoughts or amendments to your previous thoughts regarding Ripple and XRP? Thanks so much. And no worries if you're far too busy to engage in such a conversation. Really appreciate your comprehensive and thoughtful analysis.  ------------------------- hi *******- thanks for the kind and supportive words. it means a lot to me to receive constructive feedback. i do have additional thoughts, but they get complicated fairly quickly, as a lo...

Follow @cryptoizzy TenX/PAY: Upcoming Coin Auction Analysis Although I had intended to dive right into preparing my next coin valuation report (which is NOT about TenX or PAY), I find myself taking a slight detour here. A couple of days ago I received an email from a reader who asked that I take a look at the TenX coin and its upcoming ICO (initial coin offering). After skimming the white-paper I was intrigued and spent some time thinking about it - which leads me to this report. Considering the fact that the coin auction is so near (and that I have reached some tentative conclusions) I figured I would bump TenX to the front of my queue and share my analysis now. DISCLAIMER: The following is my personal take on TenX and the PAY coin which they will be offering in a few weeks. I hope you find it interesting and/or useful. If I get anything materially wrong, I trust that people will let me know to correct me (and which I’d be happy to acknowledge). As it stands, these are ...

Follow @cryptoizzy Stratis Update & Clarifications In retrospect, considering the nature of my Stratis report (and the prospect that it might ruffle some feathers), I should have more carefully edited the earlier piece. I allowed my tight weekend schedule, ‘wanting to get it out’, and not appreciating the level of scrutiny it would receive affect both my structural crafting and attention to detail. I will endeavor to not make that same mistake again. While I stand by the report, for those interested there are a few points which I would like to clarify and address before I (for real!) move on from the topic of this coin. 1)       I was guilty of 3 misspellings of Stratis For those who don’t know, stratus with a u is the name of a cloud type (which is in my MS-word dictionary [1] ). It didn’t get picked up on the spell-check nor did I notice it when I proofread. My bad. Dumb mistake which certainly doesn’t help build credibility. That ...

Follow @cryptoizzy Stratis Coin – Red Flags Abound Note - June 18th: If you're reading this for the first time, please note that while I have left this entire piece largely intact (with the exception of a few typo corrections) I've also issued an update elsewhere on the blog with a few additional thoughts and clarifications. You may want to check that out as well if you have yet to do so. Cheers - Izzy In short, it is my opinion that Stratis is a scam, likely perpetrated by the founders and members of the organization. I wouldn’t be surprised if they own most of the coins and have been engaged in a true ‘pump and dump’ of trying to get the price up so they can sell their coins to unwitting investors. In this report I go through a discussion of their white-paper, but if you want to skip that section, feel free to jump to the section called ‘Additional’. I only ask that before you do so, you read the short Introduction below. Introduction I’d like to be very c...