A brief history of Stablecoins

Abstract: In this piece we look over the history of distributed stablecoins, focusing on two case studies, BitShares (BitUSD) and MakerDAO (Dai). We examine the efficacy of various design choices, such as the inclusion of price oracles and pooled collateral. We conclude that while a successful stablecoin is likely to represent the holy grail of financial technology, none of the systems we have examined so far appear robust enough to scale in a meaningful way. The coins we have looked at seem to rely on “why would it trade at any other price?” type logic, to enforce price stability to some extent, although dependence on this reasoning is decreasing as technology improves.

https://blog.bitmex.com/a-brief-history-of-stablecoins-part-1/

Understanding Vyper: The slick New Ethereum language

Vyper is a general-purpose, experimental programming language that compiles down to EVM (Ethereum Virtual Machine) bytecode, as does Solidity. However, Vyper is designed to massively simplify the process in order to create easier-to-understand Smart Contracts that are more transparent for all parties involved, and have fewer points of entry for an attack.

https://blockgeeks.com/guides/understanding-vyper/

7 Pro Tips for Keeping Your Crypto Safe
How to protect your digital assets from fire, flood, phishing, forgetfulness,

https://media.consensys.net/7-pro-tips-for-keeping-your-crypto-safe-6dfb6fef7ab9

How to Store Digital Assets

...wallets, seed phrases, exchanges, and security ...

https://media.consensys.net/how-to-store-digital-assets-on-ethereum-a2bfdcf66bd0

Ethereum’s Casper and Sharding is coming.

https://medium.com/@Michael_Spencer/ethereums-casper-and-sharding-new-design-14014e83d55f

Ledger desktop app is now LIVE

https://www.ledgerwallet.com/live

This morning (CEST) Bancor experienced a security breach. No user wallets were compromised. To complete the investigation, we have moved to maintenance and will be releasing a more detailed report shortly. We look forward to being back online as soon as possible.

Summary of Wolf Crypto AMA with MXC (Machine Xchange Coin). We talked to COO Aaron Wagener.

- MXC allows for a decentralized data exchange combining LPWAN technology and blockchain. The protocol facilitates exchange between devices in range or over internet where the sensors collect data from devices and send to a gateway.
- Fenbushi and Draper already invested and partnerships with Polkadot, Quarkchain and Vechain are rumored to have been established.

🔥ICO Hardcap: 24M
💵 Investors: Two Top 3 exchanges, Vechain, Fenbushi, Draper,..

https://medium.com/@wolfcrypto/machine-xchange-coin-mxc-ama-with-wolf-crypto-2bf850b2fee7

A presentation of Ledger Live.
Ledger for desktop.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPrykMF8gQQ

https://news.coinsquare.com/government/judge-makes-plexcoin-ceo-transfer-bitcoin-in-courtroom/

In the ongoing case against the PlexCoin ICO and its parent company PlexCorps, CEO Dominic Lacroix was ordered Friday to transfer $3.7 million CAD in Bitcoin immediately in the middle of the courtroom.

Atonomi Token unlock info:

Hello Atonomi Universe, the ATMI token will unlock on Thursday July 12th at 2pm UTC. We have completed the final security and audit tasks to clear the tokens for release. Once released, IoT solution developers and users of the Atonomi Network will be able to use the ATMI token to register and activate IoT devices through the Atonomi Identity Registry Network. As Atonomi enabled IoT devices interact, their reputations will evolve and enable a new level of trust and security for the Internet of Things. I would like to take this opportunity to personally thank the extended team of people that worked diligently on the project; without their commitment, this would not be possible.

Vaughan

bluzelle partnerships with ICON, Qtum & Wanchain.

https://blog.bluzelle.com/icon-wanchain-qtum-partnerships-and-phase-one-recap-9c7ae610c3d2

Bancor, a decentralized exchange, stated that a vulnerability was exploited to steal 24,984 ETH (approx $12 million), $1 million worth of NPXS and $10 million worth of BNT.

https://www.ccn.com/decentralized-crypto-exchange-bancor-hacked-12m-in-ether-stolen/

As of July 10, 2018, Binance has completed the token swap from ERC-20 ICX to mainnet ICX! They have opened withdrawals/deposits of ICX on their exchange as well. The mainnet ICX address begins with hx instead of 0x! I'm sure there will be a tweet from the official binance twitter confirming this soon.
https://www.reddit.com/r/helloicon/comments/8xmjld/megathread_exchange_icx_mainnet_token_swap_updates/

As for those who need to manually swap on the ICONex update and have questions, please refer to this thread here where you will find most of your answers:
https://www.reddit.com/r/helloicon/comments/8son4w/please_read_the_token_swap_faq_before_posting_on/

Join Wolf Crypto at http://bitcoinrodeo.com/.

Western Canada's Biggest Bitcoin and Blockchain Conference held in Calgary at the Palace Theatre.

Sponsored by Wolf Crypto.

DREP UPDATE

Xiaolong Xu, co-founder at DREP Foundation on KUCOIN investement, said, "Investment is always significant for founders. It not only reinforces belief in the capability of the team, it also represents a shared vision of the future."

https://medium.com/@DREP_Foundation/kucoin-completes-strategic-investment-in-drep-foundation-89b883eac055

Bittrex goes Malta

Today we’re excited to announce a new partnership between Palladium, Unikrn and Bittrex to launch a new trading platform in Malta powered by Bittrex technology.

https://twitter.com/BittrexExchange/status/1016691065137586179

Joys of using Augur.

https://twitter.com/BMBernstein/status/1016691503501111296