CORE MAGAZINE September 2017 | Page 31

BlockChain News ing before the birth of the angry mob. Either way, it appears as if that vessel is ...going down. According to data pulled from Coinmar- ketcap.com and the Poloniex.com API, there has been a sharp change of heart for Poloniex users who have been steadily flocking to Bittrex and several other exchanges. The steep incline from Spring 2017 at Poloniex is paled in the wake of the even sharper de- cline in total vol- ume of Ethereum And Bitcoin ex- changes as shown in the chart below. As of August 2017, Poloniex has dipped below its Bittrex, by land- slides coming in Still ahead of Krak- en and Gdax. The recent numbers for Poloniex speak loudly on the power of the voice of indi- viduals in the crypto-community. Speak up if you want to see changes because clearly it works! Don’t forget to praise the services and sites you frequent too; because positive reinforcement means everyone gets to enjoy more of the good stuff. This, now, is certainly one reason many developers and users are pushing ever further into decentralized exchange terri- tory. The majority of problems that cryp- to-currency has had to overcome have been mainly due to human intervention. In many respects, I think that at this point the community almost expects Poloniex to fall. It’s not that anyone wishes it’s pro- prietors any ill will, it just seems that this is a story we’ve heard too many times al- ready. We all want to be the optimist and see things turn out the best for all parties involved. But one fact remains. Humans are unpredictable, and a trustless environ- ment may be the only environment that we can trust in. 28