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Decred, Mining Market Mechanics

Decred, Mining Market Mechanics

Proof-of-Work works. It is the most robust and battle tested machine consensus protocol in the cryptocurrency market, nearing 11yrs of uninterrupted operation for Bitcoin and 4.5yrs for Decred. It is also one of the least understood components of network design. This article aims to provide an fundamental overview and

Decred On-chain: Realised Cap, MVRV Ratio and Gradient Oscillators

Decred On-chain: Realised Cap, MVRV Ratio and Gradient Oscillators

Realised Cap Primer The Realised Cap is a metric originally developed for Bitcoin by the coinmetrics team in response to perceived shortcomings in the traditional Market Cap for valuing the network. The Market Cap, being the total coin supply multiplied by current spot price, has a tendency to over-estimate the

Observing Ethereum Governance during the ProgPoW debate

Observing Ethereum Governance during the ProgPoW debate

The trends, patterns and arguments the author has observed during the ProgPoW debate, appear to have thinkers converging on many solutions Decred has elegantly solved in its own bubble.

Decred, The Resilient Stronghold

Decred, The Resilient Stronghold

In this paper, I explore the aggregate resilience, adoption and governance behaviour of key participants in the Decred network. The research is essentially an audit of the on-chain performance of the Decred chain

Decred, Hyper-secure, Unforgeably Scarce

Decred, Hyper-secure, Unforgeably Scarce

This study concludes that Decred boasts a settlement finality under the most adverse conditions that rank it, at a minimum, in the top 10 most secure blockchains.

Decred, following in Bitcoin’s Footsteps

Decred, following in Bitcoin’s Footsteps

As Bitcoin continues to assert it’s market dominance, it is the correct benchmark against which competitors must be compared. The following article is the first of a three part study into Decred from a data driven and first principles perspective.

The Bitcoin RVT Ratio, A High Conviction Macro Indicator

The Bitcoin RVT Ratio, A High Conviction Macro Indicator

If you are new to on-chain analysis and looking for somewhere to start or prefer video format, I cover everything regarding the NVT and the RVT ratios as part the Ready Set Crypto Bitcoin Masterclass Ep-3.