Diving into Decentralized Exchanges

Welcome to Ledger Cast, hosted by me, Brian Krogsgard (@ledgerstatus on twitter), and Josh Olszewicz (@carpenoctom). Ledger Cast is a cryptocurrency trading and blockchain ecosystem podcast. You can subscribe to new episodes of Ledger Cast on iTunes, on Google Play, on Stitcher, on YouTube and via RSS. The information in this podcast should not be construed as investment advice, it is purely educational material and you should always do your own research before buying. In this episode of Ledger Cast, Josh and I discuss the news of the week, challenging our own indicators, and a dive into decentralized exchanges. You can also watch via screencast, and see the charts and other information as we look at them.   News of the week Poloniex acquired by Circle, and the Goldman Sachs angle Craig Wright getting sued (find on Reddit) TA Talk: Challenging your indicators When indicators disagree Challenging your settings Primary Topic: DEXs (Decentralized Exchanges) Why do we need them How will it work Who are the big players What are the drawbacks Exchanges discussed 0x Project (ZRX) Airswap Ethfinex by Bitfinex Republic protocol Blocknet Bancor and liquidity Waves Counterparty Bitshares Stellar Altcoin.io Radar Relay Other links The crypto risk to Goldman Circle's acquisition announcement and their OTC trading landing page Nathaniel Popper's find on Poloniex's get out of jail free card Szabo's shade WizSec's takedown of Craig Wright Josh's 0x article Find Josh and Brian elsewhere Josh's articles on Brave New Coin (must read material) Josh's YouTube channel (His Ichimoku series and Indicator series are especially great) Josh on Twitter @carpenoctom Brian on Twitter @ledgerstatus Interested in sponsoring? We'd love to talk to interested parties about sponsorship opportunities. We are open to suggestions, but are not seeking deals that include promos for ICOs, etc. But if you do something interesting in the space and want to chat, contact us. Music: "Oh, the chains" by Joel Madison Blount