“The rally began in late November, after the IOTA Foundation, the German nonprofit behind the novel cryptocurrency, announced that it was teaming up with several major technology firms to develop a ‘decentralized data marketplace.’” The article goes on to say: “And the high-profile names participating in its data market pilot—including Microsoft, Deutsche Telekom, and Fujitsu—suggest IOTA is onto something.”

Response One:

IOTA’s relationships with top-tier companies continue to be nebulous.

the protocol was designed specifically for use on connected devices, but nearly all of that information is wasted, sitting in siloed databases and not making money for its owners.

Response Two:

Whether or not IOTA’s ledger is “tamper-proof,” the entire IOTA network w...