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Dan McArdle

Dan McArdle is a co-founder of Messari, an open data library around crypto-assets for researchers, investors, and regulators.

Reviews by Dan McArdle

All coin and product reviews by expert Dan McArdle.

  • Dan McArdle on Litecoin Co-founder of Messari

    I think Bitcoin will scale to meet the demand for the types of uses that BTC is good for. And since LTC is a straight-up clone, there'll be no appropriate demand left over. There will certainly be demand for *other* uses, but unless LTC meaningfully differentiates, it won't benefit.

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    2018-06-14

  • Dan McArdle on Dash Co-founder of Messari

    Dash is not a "privacy-centric cryptocurrency"!!

    It is a marketing-centric coin.

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    2018-05-19

  • Dan McArdle on Tether Co-founder of Messari

    Everyone seems to think that Tether's main problem was whether it's 100% backed...but it's main problem is that it's centralized. And GUSD and USDC are just Tether 2.0.

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    2018-09-26

  • Dan McArdle on USD Coin Co-founder of Messari

    Everyone seems to think that Tether's main problem is whether it's 100% backed...but it's main problem is that it's centralized. And GUSD and USDC are just Tether 2.0.

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    2018-09-26

  • Dan McArdle on Gemini Dollar Co-founder of Messari

    Governments that mismanage their currencies are often fond of censorship and confiscation . . . which just takes a phone call to Coinbase or Gemini re their citizens' USDC and GUSD holdings. Whereas DAI holders would be unaffected.

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    2018-12-30

  • Dan McArdle on Digix Co-founder of Messari

    *Why* do people think on-chain assets can sensibly be "backed" by anything off-chain?! . . . I thought we were done debunking the "backing" nonsense 2 years ago. Sigh.

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    2016-05-07

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