Weiss Crypto

This is the first of a two-part series about what could be one of the most disruptive — and promising — transformations of modern finance in the 21st century. The story starts with Decentralized Finance (DeFi). As we wrote one month ago, it has the potential to … Re-engineer or...

by Juan M. Villaverde If Aesop's classic tale of the Tortoise and the Hare were applied to crypto, Cardano (ADA) would be the former; Bitcoin and Ethereum would be latter.  What still remains to be seen is, who will win the race in the end? Cardano has dozens of top computer scientists,...

by Bruce Ng Just last week, a new Libra competitor burst onto the scene: Binance announced that it will launch Venus, “an initiative to develop localized stablecoins and digital assets pegged to fiat currencies across the globe.”  The English language announcement does not mention...

Fact is stranger than fiction. But before we talk about the latest facts, imagine this fictional scenario ... The Dow Jones Industrial Average plunges 10,448 points … in a single session. The U.S. dollar loses one-third of its value against the euro, the yen, gold and virtually every other...

By Juan Villaverde Even among the best, key strengths are relative with room for improvement in the future. And all come with at least some weaknesses. So, today, I will give you a synopsis of four cryptos that have the best COMBINATION of long-term strengths. Four Ratings Models At Weiss Ratings,...

Crypto networks are built to be resistant to attack by any outsider. Including governments. Which is why most of them aren't even trying anymore.    By Juan Villaverde     If you’re a member of Congress, Parliament or even the erudite club called “G5 heads of...

By Juan M. Villaverde EOS (EOS, Rated "B-") is one of the most remarkable public open blockchains ever built. But it has a problem:  Too few people own too many tokens. They have an oversized influence on voting. And there are few formal incentives to encourage other token-holders to...

By Juan M. Villaverde On Jan. 24, 2018, when we first launched our Weiss Crypto Ratings, we gave Bitcoin a "C+." The crypto community responded with outrage. Charles Hoskinson, the creator of Cardano and a founder of Ethereum, wrote that “any rating that doesn’t give Bitcoin...