Monday, June 27, 2022

Is there a way for the crypto sector to avoid Bitcoin’s halving-related bear markets?

BTC’s high volatility and halving-related bear markets tend to drag down investment and interest in the entire crypto market. Can this be avoided?

There is good reason to be afraid. Previous down markets have seen declines in excess of 80%. While tightfisted hodling might hold wisdom among many Bitcoin (BTC) maximalists, speculators in altcoins know that diamond handing can mean near (or total) annihilation.

Regardless of one’s investment philosophy, in risk-off environments, participation flees the space with haste. The purest among us might see a silver lining as the devastation clears the forest floor of weeds, leaving room for the strongest projects to flourish. Though, doubtlessly, there are many saplings lost who would grow to great heights themselves if they had a chance.

Investment and interest in the digital asset space are water and sunlight to the fertile ground of ideas and entrepreneurship. Less severe declines better serve the market; better a garden than a desert.

A brief history of crypto bear markets

In order to solve a problem, we must first understand its catalyst. Bitcoin and the wider digital asset space have survived a number of bear markets since its inception. By some accounts, depending on one’s definition, we are currently in number five.

The first half of 2012 was fraught with regulatory uncertainty culminating in the closure of TradeHill, the second-largest Bitcoin exchange. This was followed by the hacks of both Bitcoinica and Linode, resulting in tens of thousands of Bitcoin lost and dropping the market by some 40%.¹ But, the price rebounded, albeit briefly, finding new heights above $16 until further hacks, regulatory fears and defaults from the Bitcoin Savings and Trust Ponzi Scheme collapsed the price yet again, down 37%.¹

The enthusiasm for the new digital currency did not stay long suppressed, as BTC rose again to find equilibrium at around $120 for the better part of the next year before rocketing to over $1,100 in the last quarter of 2013. And, just as dramatically, the seizure of the Silk Road by the DEA, China’s Central Bank ban and the scandal around the Mt. Gox closure sank the market into a viciously protracted retracement of 415 days. This phase lasted until early 2015, and the price withered to a mere 17% of the previous market highs.

From there, growth was steady until the middle of 2017, when enthusiasm and market mania launched Bitcoin price into the stratos, peaking in December at nearly $20,000. Eager profit-taking, further hacks and rumors of countries banning the asset, again, crashed the market and BTC languished in the doldrums for over a year. 2019 brought a promising escalation to nearly $14,000 and ranged largely above $10,000 until pandemic fears dropped BTC below $4,000 in March 2020. It was a staggering 1,089 days — nearly three full years — before the crypto market regained its 2017 high.²

But, then, as many in the space have memed, the money printer went “brrrrrr.” Global expansionist monetary policy and fears of fiat inflation fed an unprecedented rise in asset values.

Bitcoin and the greater crypto market found new heights, topping out at nearly $69,000 per BTC and over $3 trillion in the total asset class market capitalization in late 2021.

As of June 20, the pandemic liquidity has dried up. Central banks are hiking rates in response to worrying inflation numbers, and the greater crypto market carries a total investment of a relatively meager $845 billion.² More worrying still, the trend indicates deeper and longer crypto winters, not shorter, befitting a more mature market. Doubtless, this is primarily caused by the inclusion of and speculative mania around the high-risk start-ups that comprise some 50% to 60% of the total digital market cap.²

However, altcoins are not entirely to blame. The 2018 crash saw the Bitcoin price drop 65%.⁴ Growth and adoption of crypto’s apex asset have raised regulatory alarms in many countries and questions about the very sovereignty of national currencies have followed.

How to mitigate risk in the market?

So, it is risk, of course, that drives this undue downward volatility. And, we are in a risk-off environment. Thus, our young and fragile garden wilts first among the deeper-rooted asset classes of convention.

Portfolio managers are acutely aware of this and are required to balance a sliver of crypto investment with a larger slice of safe-haven assets. Retail investors and professionals alike often drop their bags entirely at the first sign of a bear, returning to conventional markets or to cash. This reactionary strategy is seen as a necessary evil, often at the expense of incurring short-term capital gains tax, and at risk of missing significant unpredictable reversals, which is preferred to the devastating and protracted declines of crypto winter.

Must it be so?

How does an asset class so driven by speculative promise de-risk enough to keep interest and investment alive in the worst of times? Bitcoin-heavy crypto portfolios do better, comprising a higher percentage of the least volatile of the major assets. Even so, with a 0.90+ correlation of Bitcoin to the altcoin market, the wake of crypto’s most dominant currency often serves as a churn to smaller assets caught in the same storm.

Many flee to stablecoins in dire times, but, as evidenced by the recent Terra disaster, they fundamentally hold more risk than their fiat peg. And, commodity-paired tokens are burdened with the same concerns inherent to any other digital asset: trust — be it in a marketplace or its organizational entity — regulatory uncertainty and technological vulnerabilities.

No, merely tokenizing safe-haven assets will not provide the stable yang to the volatile yin of the crypto market. When fear is at a maximum, an inverse price relationship, not merely neutrality, must be achieved to retain investment in crypto and at a return that justifies the adoption of this inherent risk.

For those willing and able, inclusion of the inverse Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) offered by BetaPro and Proshares does provide a hedge. Much like engaging short positions, however, accessibility hurdles and fees make these solutions all the more unlikely to sustain the average investor through the bear market.

Further, increasingly regulated and compliant centralized exchanges are making leveraged accounts and crypto derivatives unreachable to many in the larger retail markets.⁵

Decentralized exchanges (DEXs) suffer from the limitations of anonymity and solutions offered for shorting mechanisms on such have largely required a centralized exchange to work in collaboration. And, more to the point, both solutions functionally do not support value retention in the crypto market directly.

Are crypto safe-haven assets enough?

The solution to the mass exodus of investment in the crypto bear market must be found in the assets themselves, not in their derivatives. Escaping the inherent risks mentioned above might be, in the medium-term, impossible. But, regulatory clarification is promised and debated around the globe. Centralization and technical risks are finding new mitigations through decentralized autonomous strategies and the engagement of an ever-more discerning crypto-savvy investor.

Through many experiments and trials, crypto entrepreneurs will continue to bring real solutions to the forefront. Applications of blockchain technology that find substantial adoption in down-market “defensive” industries such as healthcare, utilities and the purchase or production of consumer staples would provide an alternative to flight. Such development should be encouraged in these uncertain times. Rather, by the wisdom of the market, such uncertain times should encourage this development.

However, ingenuity should not be limited to merely tokenizing the feeble solutions of the conventional markets. This is a new world with new rules and possibilities. Programmatically incentivized inverse mechanisms are feasible, after all.

Synthetix’s Inverse Synths aspire to do just that, but the protocol sets both a floor and ceiling price, and in such an event, the exchange rate is frozen and only exchangeable on their platform.³ An interesting tool for sure but unlikely to be utilized by the greater crypto market. True solutions will be broadly accessible both geographically and conceptually. Rather than providing merely a dry place to wait out the down-market storm, crypto solutions must provide a return to justify the risk still inherent to our developing asset class.

Is there a silver lining to the bear market? Will the survivors of crypto-winter emerge in a market more rewarding for application and adoption than speculation? Healthy pruning may be just what our young garden needs; a protracted drought surely is unnecessary. Down markets are simply a problem and, with the clever application of blockchain technology, hopefully, a soluble one.


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Is there a way for the crypto sector to avoid Bitcoin’s halving-related bear markets?

BTC’s high volatility and halving-related bear markets tend to drag down investment and interest in the entire crypto market. Can this be avoided?

There is good reason to be afraid. Previous down markets have seen declines in excess of 80%. While tightfisted hodling might hold wisdom among many Bitcoin (BTC) maximalists, speculators in altcoins know that diamond handing can mean near (or total) annihilation.

Regardless of one’s investment philosophy, in risk-off environments, participation flees the space with haste. The purest among us might see a silver lining as the devastation clears the forest floor of weeds, leaving room for the strongest projects to flourish. Though, doubtlessly, there are many saplings lost who would grow to great heights themselves if they had a chance.

Investment and interest in the digital asset space are water and sunlight to the fertile ground of ideas and entrepreneurship. Less severe declines better serve the market; better a garden than a desert.

A brief history of crypto bear markets

In order to solve a problem, we must first understand its catalyst. Bitcoin and the wider digital asset space have survived a number of bear markets since its inception. By some accounts, depending on one’s definition, we are currently in number five.

The first half of 2012 was fraught with regulatory uncertainty culminating in the closure of TradeHill, the second-largest Bitcoin exchange. This was followed by the hacks of both Bitcoinica and Linode, resulting in tens of thousands of Bitcoin lost and dropping the market by some 40%.¹ But, the price rebounded, albeit briefly, finding new heights above $16 until further hacks, regulatory fears and defaults from the Bitcoin Savings and Trust Ponzi Scheme collapsed the price yet again, down 37%.¹

The enthusiasm for the new digital currency did not stay long suppressed, as BTC rose again to find equilibrium at around $120 for the better part of the next year before rocketing to over $1,100 in the last quarter of 2013. And, just as dramatically, the seizure of the Silk Road by the DEA, China’s Central Bank ban and the scandal around the Mt. Gox closure sank the market into a viciously protracted retracement of 415 days. This phase lasted until early 2015, and the price withered to a mere 17% of the previous market highs.

From there, growth was steady until the middle of 2017, when enthusiasm and market mania launched Bitcoin price into the stratos, peaking in December at nearly $20,000. Eager profit-taking, further hacks and rumors of countries banning the asset, again, crashed the market and BTC languished in the doldrums for over a year. 2019 brought a promising escalation to nearly $14,000 and ranged largely above $10,000 until pandemic fears dropped BTC below $4,000 in March 2020. It was a staggering 1,089 days — nearly three full years — before the crypto market regained its 2017 high.²

But, then, as many in the space have memed, the money printer went “brrrrrr.” Global expansionist monetary policy and fears of fiat inflation fed an unprecedented rise in asset values.

Bitcoin and the greater crypto market found new heights, topping out at nearly $69,000 per BTC and over $3 trillion in the total asset class market capitalization in late 2021.

As of June 20, the pandemic liquidity has dried up. Central banks are hiking rates in response to worrying inflation numbers, and the greater crypto market carries a total investment of a relatively meager $845 billion.² More worrying still, the trend indicates deeper and longer crypto winters, not shorter, befitting a more mature market. Doubtless, this is primarily caused by the inclusion of and speculative mania around the high-risk start-ups that comprise some 50% to 60% of the total digital market cap.²

However, altcoins are not entirely to blame. The 2018 crash saw the Bitcoin price drop 65%.⁴ Growth and adoption of crypto’s apex asset have raised regulatory alarms in many countries and questions about the very sovereignty of national currencies have followed.

How to mitigate risk in the market?

So, it is risk, of course, that drives this undue downward volatility. And, we are in a risk-off environment. Thus, our young and fragile garden wilts first among the deeper-rooted asset classes of convention.

Portfolio managers are acutely aware of this and are required to balance a sliver of crypto investment with a larger slice of safe-haven assets. Retail investors and professionals alike often drop their bags entirely at the first sign of a bear, returning to conventional markets or to cash. This reactionary strategy is seen as a necessary evil, often at the expense of incurring short-term capital gains tax, and at risk of missing significant unpredictable reversals, which is preferred to the devastating and protracted declines of crypto winter.

Must it be so?

How does an asset class so driven by speculative promise de-risk enough to keep interest and investment alive in the worst of times? Bitcoin-heavy crypto portfolios do better, comprising a higher percentage of the least volatile of the major assets. Even so, with a 0.90+ correlation of Bitcoin to the altcoin market, the wake of crypto’s most dominant currency often serves as a churn to smaller assets caught in the same storm.

Many flee to stablecoins in dire times, but, as evidenced by the recent Terra disaster, they fundamentally hold more risk than their fiat peg. And, commodity-paired tokens are burdened with the same concerns inherent to any other digital asset: trust — be it in a marketplace or its organizational entity — regulatory uncertainty and technological vulnerabilities.

No, merely tokenizing safe-haven assets will not provide the stable yang to the volatile yin of the crypto market. When fear is at a maximum, an inverse price relationship, not merely neutrality, must be achieved to retain investment in crypto and at a return that justifies the adoption of this inherent risk.

For those willing and able, inclusion of the inverse Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) offered by BetaPro and Proshares does provide a hedge. Much like engaging short positions, however, accessibility hurdles and fees make these solutions all the more unlikely to sustain the average investor through the bear market.

Further, increasingly regulated and compliant centralized exchanges are making leveraged accounts and crypto derivatives unreachable to many in the larger retail markets.⁵

Decentralized exchanges (DEXs) suffer from the limitations of anonymity and solutions offered for shorting mechanisms on such have largely required a centralized exchange to work in collaboration. And, more to the point, both solutions functionally do not support value retention in the crypto market directly.

Are crypto safe-haven assets enough?

The solution to the mass exodus of investment in the crypto bear market must be found in the assets themselves, not in their derivatives. Escaping the inherent risks mentioned above might be, in the medium-term, impossible. But, regulatory clarification is promised and debated around the globe. Centralization and technical risks are finding new mitigations through decentralized autonomous strategies and the engagement of an ever-more discerning crypto-savvy investor.

Through many experiments and trials, crypto entrepreneurs will continue to bring real solutions to the forefront. Applications of blockchain technology that find substantial adoption in down-market “defensive” industries such as healthcare, utilities and the purchase or production of consumer staples would provide an alternative to flight. Such development should be encouraged in these uncertain times. Rather, by the wisdom of the market, such uncertain times should encourage this development.

However, ingenuity should not be limited to merely tokenizing the feeble solutions of the conventional markets. This is a new world with new rules and possibilities. Programmatically incentivized inverse mechanisms are feasible, after all.

Synthetix’s Inverse Synths aspire to do just that, but the protocol sets both a floor and ceiling price, and in such an event, the exchange rate is frozen and only exchangeable on their platform.³ An interesting tool for sure but unlikely to be utilized by the greater crypto market. True solutions will be broadly accessible both geographically and conceptually. Rather than providing merely a dry place to wait out the down-market storm, crypto solutions must provide a return to justify the risk still inherent to our developing asset class.

Is there a silver lining to the bear market? Will the survivors of crypto-winter emerge in a market more rewarding for application and adoption than speculation? Healthy pruning may be just what our young garden needs; a protracted drought surely is unnecessary. Down markets are simply a problem and, with the clever application of blockchain technology, hopefully, a soluble one.


Is this the first bankrupt whale? CoinFLEX, an exchange that has halted withdrawals and whose users are suffering immensely, sent thier CEO Mark Lamb to appear live on Bloomberg TV. He discussed an "ultra high net worth" whale who can't meet a measly $47M margin call

there's many weird things about this... I've been researching this stuff for days now and I have to say i will kind of blown away that Mr. Lamb went on TV and confirmed some conclusions i had gotten to at best a 50/50 level of certainy based on data i could fine.

read this summary of a lot of extremely hard evidence dug up by r/btc sleuths to give you an idea of why the situation between Mark Lamb and the customers whose $90M his exchange CoinFLEX seems to have lost (or possibly even stolen, though that seems less likely). the story keeps getting weirder and now FatManTerra just started posting about it as well on Twitter, so hold on tight.

  • Mark Lamb's plan to fix the withdrawals issue for his users is... to sell his users an ultra Ponzified bullshit token paying 20% interest¹. what can i say, the man has large cojones... and BloombergTV reporters didn't challenge him. disgraceful.
  • Mark Lamb alluded to the existence of a secret market for large derivatives positions. He talked about the need for more transparency around extremely large derivative positions often held by mega-whales and market makers that have never been made public. This blew me away because this is exactly what i suggested might be the case in this very long thread containing a lot of formal data analysis... As mentioned in that thread I was thinking the odds were ~50% i might be right.
  • Mark Lamb blamed an "ultra high net worth individual" who wouldn't meet a margin call as the reason for the closure. This begs a couple of questions.
  1. what kind of mega whale can't meet a margin call for < $40M?
  2. if CoinFlex is such a backwater handling mostly Bitcoin Cash then why is a mega-whale making trades so big on it that he can't meet the margin call?
  • Mark Lamb's ultra ponzi coin is called rvUSD. Some on twitter have noted the initials of Roger Ver appearing in the name of the coin. Here's the specifics on the bullshit. Is Roger Ver broke? (or at least having a "liquidity issue"?

(bear in mind it's always possible that this story about the whale could be a lie or a psyop or whatever)

¹ this fundraising plan is the same exact same strategy announced by AEX, a pretty big exchange serving the Chinese market that also halted withdrawals. can't help but think they might be related, and even that perhaps AEX is run by the same team w/different branding. AEX is prolly bigger than you think - their PR materials cited a "$1 billion bank run" which is... a big bank run.

UPDATE: oh look Bloomberg put the actual video up. to see this arrogant prick's bullshit attempt to fool people who don't understand that offering a 20% APY is just... absurd fills me with rage. if you only know one thing about interest rates, know this: Madoff paid 12%. tell your friends, preach the APY truth.


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Blockchain for Small Business – Unlocking a World of Opportunity

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With all the buzzwords floating around, it can be difficult to separate reality from the hype. In case you’re wondering what all the fuss is about, we are here talking about Blockchain for Small Business.

In the modern era, there are plenty of tools that can benefit small businesses, whether you’re just starting out or you’ve been around for decades. However, there are few technologies as promising as a blockchain—a digital ledger capable of being transparent and decentralized at the same time.

Developed as the underlying technology behind Bitcoin, blockchain has taken the tech world by storm with its potential to streamline our data-driven lives and revolutionize business across the globe. However, blockchain technology can also be used to simplify some of the most important aspects of small business management, making it easier to manage finances, track inventory, and even verify transactions.

The blockchain has long been heralded as the future of small business transactions, but many remain hesitant to try it out. However, it’s time to get over your fears and start exploring this new way of doing business with what you have on hand—as well as take advantage of some of the many benefits that blockchain technology offers entrepreneurs and small businesses alike! Let’s take a look at how blockchain for small business can be beneficial in today’s global marketplace.

Are you ready for the change?

Many industries are still getting their heads around blockchain, but small businesses can benefit from its reliability. Blockchain provides a means of accounting and recording transactions across multiple systems without introducing a third-party trust, which is ideal for keeping track of small-business finances. And there’s no risk of losing money—no one has access to it in any form—and it makes payments as simple as pressing a button, so there’s no waiting for cash to hit your account after receiving an invoice.

The most exciting potential of blockchain technology for small business is that it allows companies to create a community currency, providing ways for employees and customers to spend virtual currency at various partner locations and receive perks like discounts on products or exclusive events.

Know What is Blockchain Technology?

Before you can grasp how blockchain might benefit your small business, it's important to understand how blockchain works. According to Accenture, blockchain is a digitized and decentralized public ledger of transactions that is both more transparent and secure than current financial transaction methods. The system creates blocks of records for each transaction (i.e., one block per transaction) that are added to a chain every time a new block is created. Each block must be verified by multiple participants in order for it to be accepted by everyone in the chain; once validated, each new block references previous blocks on its way back up to the beginning (or genesis) of all time. This process makes it virtually impossible to change or alter any data within any given block without affecting all subsequent blocks.

In other words, blockchain provides an immutable record of transactions that cannot be altered retroactively without leaving evidence of tampering. This transparency means blockchain for small business will have better insight into where their money comes from and where it goes—as well as greater control over their finances—than they would otherwise have with traditional banking systems.

In addition to being transparent, blockchain also offers security benefits that make it easier for businesses to protect themselves against fraud and theft than if they were using traditional banking systems alone.

Read : How can blockchain technology change business operations?

What are the benefits of Blockchain For Small Business?

The biggest benefit of blockchain technology for small business is that it can allow you to set up a network in which all parties trust each other because everyone has access to an up-to-date version of every transaction. This kind of transparency and accountability can be a major plus if you’re running an organization where many people or departments are working together across multiple levels; with blockchain’s decentralized structure, anyone can see what’s going on at any time. Let’s cover the other five ways how blockchain for small business can benefit and help them grow.

1) Security

In an age of data breaches and cyberattacks, every business needs security. Blockchain uses one-way encryption technology to keep businesses safe from hackers and protect sensitive customer information. Blockchain has gained notoriety as a digital ledger for cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, but there’s a lot more it can do. Since blockchain is an open-source technology with clear rules and structure, data stored in the blockchain can be considered highly secure by today’s standards. This makes blockchain for small business a big yes!

No one person or company has ownership over any given information on blockchain because each user owns their own copy of that data; when updates are made to it, all users have access to those changes simultaneously.

2) Transparency

One of blockchain’s main selling points is its security and transparency. Once data goes onto a blockchain, it cannot be tampered with (without changing all subsequent blocks). The blockchain’s history is immutable. It also doesn’t have a centralized point of failure; if one node on a network goes down, there’s no risk that the entire system will collapse. Blockchain transactions are fast: Because each node on a decentralized network verifies new transactions, they can be completed quickly. When trading across borders, delays caused by banks and third parties can slow things down—but that won’t happen when using blockchain.

3) Traceability

The most salient benefit of blockchain for small business is it enables traceability. It makes it easier to track your inventory and shipments. Imagine having a tag on each product that would automatically indicate its origin, current location, and destination. Companies could also easily check if their product had been recalled or not.

Blockchain technology would also be an excellent choice for tracking how businesses treat their employees: Many companies are already using employee ID cards to record when they clock in and out, but with blockchain technology, these ID cards can record any work-related data: exactly what was done, time spent doing it, compensation given, etc. This provides transparency about working conditions and improves performance reviews because evaluations can be based on hard facts rather than assumptions about attendance or attitude.

4) Cloud storage

Blockchain is a game-changer when it comes to cloud storage. The decentralized nature of blockchain eliminates risks from storing information outside your direct control, ensuring that your data won’t be lost due to security breaches or catastrophic hardware failures. Additionally, blockchain removes third parties from storing your data, which means you have full control over your information and how it’s shared. By eliminating these concerns, Blockchain saves business owners time and money on cloud storage providers like Google Drive and Microsoft OneDrive.

5) Identity management

Blockchain for small business helps with identity management. Since your information is stored on a decentralized network, it’s significantly harder to be hacked or stolen from compared to centralized databases like those held by financial institutions and other third parties. Centralized systems are also vulnerable to tampering from hackers who might intentionally set out to corrupt data. In blockchain systems, each user has a digital ID that gives them complete control over their own data—there’s no way for others to tamper with that information unless you give them permission first.

Also Read : Top 5 Advantages of Blockchain Technology for Your Business

What are Implementation Applications of Blockchain For Small Business?

Of course, beyond just implementing blockchain into a particular area of your business, you'll also need to educate yourself and others in order to implement it effectively.

Where you can use blockchain depends on your business. However, because of its decentralized nature, it is often most appropriate for applications where there are several stakeholders or data storage points involved. The ability to keep transaction records secure and easy to access makes blockchain an effective choice for areas such as supply chain management and trade finance. It's even becoming a popular way to handle real estate transactions! As always, though, make sure that blockchain is a good fit for your business before implementing it.

While blockchain was originally designed to facilitate digital currency transactions, its potential has far surpassed that original scope. The distributed ledger technology enables users to share databases across a vast network of independent computers, allowing for data transparency and anonymity in a system free from centralized control. The versatile nature makes blockchain for small business must have.

Instead of having one intermediary entity like a bank verifying transactions and storing customer information, blockchain allows multiple companies and individuals to transact with each other directly via their own private ledgers. This prevents duplication and manipulation of information, which is particularly beneficial for small businesses—who don’t have an army of accounting experts at their disposal—and could lead to increased profits. A good example: With consumers buying more products online than ever before, one vendor managing inventory across all their sales channels is easier said than done.

What else do you need to know about Blockchain For Small Business?

Blockchain is a digital ledger recording economic transactions that are accessible to anyone with an internet connection. In its most basic form, it's a continuously growing list of records called blocks, which are linked and secured using cryptography. Each block typically contains a hash pointer as a link to a previous block, timestamp, and transaction data.

By design, blockchains are inherently resistant to modification of data; once recorded, information can't be altered retroactively without changing all subsequent blocks. In short: blockchain tech makes all your transactions transparent for anyone who wants to verify them—and it does so in real-time. This means banks, accountants and other financial institutions can process everything from international payments to stock trades faster and more securely.

For businesses operating on smaller scales, blockchain offers opportunities for greater transparency and increased trust between parties (customers included). For example, food retailers could use blockchain technology to trace contaminated products back to their source in mere seconds—potentially saving millions of dollars by preventing further contamination from spreading. Similarly, hotel chains could use blockchain technology to ensure their properties aren't housing human traffickers or terrorists by verifying IDs against watch lists before allowing guests entry into their facilities.

Of course, there are many ways Blockchain for small business could benefit from a system like this – but what if you're not quite ready to commit?

Ending words on Blockchain for Small Business

With all that said, let’s quickly discuss blockchain for small businesses. If you’re a small business owner and have decided to implement blockchain into your company, it can actually be done relatively easily. For example, there are many APIs (application programming interfaces) available on Blockchain technology that allows you to get started with setting up an application in minutes. Besides APIs, there are various programs to help small businesses utilize Blockchains such as Sjain Ventures’s Blockchain-as-Service offering.


Cash App Can Close Accounts If You Violate Its TOS

Overnight and into today, you may have seen #Cash App Steals Money briefly trending on Twitter with several thousand tweets chiming in., which learned the hard way that Cash App can close your account and keep the cash if you happen to violate the platform's terms of service. Thankfully, Cash App rectified the situation but not before Gandy took to Twitter for multiple hours to get the matter resolved.

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Yesterday, Gandy had close to $1000 for veterinarian bills and approximately $140 worth of Bitcoin in her Cash App account. Much to her surprise and ire, the mobile payment service sent Gandy an email stating that her account had been frozen and the company used Sections 4 and 5 of the Cash App TOS to block or reverse the transfer of funds. Effectively, this held Gandy’s cash hostage while Cash App investigated her ban.

According to the Cash App terms of service, they claim that they can “terminate or refuse your access to the service at any time, for any reason.” Furthermore, when an account is closed, they may “need to hold your funds if there is an investigation at the time your Account is closed.” Otherwise, Cash App will return the remaining funds in the account to the user.

The alarming part of this dust-up is that Cash App’s customer service appeared to be unwilling to respond or provide any insight when an account is frozen, banned or being investigated. The initial email that Gandy received did not explain what happened from what we can tell and attempts to contact Cash App support for help and clarification did not seem to yield results either. After all the Twitter ruckus happened, though, Cash App released Gandy’s funds and also provided a $1000 bonus for her “inconvenience.”

Also, apparently this is not an uncommon occurrence, as many other people shared their mobile payment horror stories on the Twitter thread as well. Sadly, there are not many other competing options for apps like Cash App, so users beware. It's best not to just leave money sitting in accounts somewhere, in the event the account is frozen and held potentially hostage in some way. In the age of digital transaction platforms, it always pays to read the Tos and keep an eye on your level of exposure.

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