Some housekeeping of events and interviews
It has been a little while since I posted the events, panels and presentations I have been involved with. Below […]
Bitcoin, Economics, Education, Market research, Science & Technology
Market research
The great pivot? Or just this years froth?
About a year ago I briefly explored the PR and branding challenges of Bitcoin, a topic that has been independently
Economics, Market research, Science & Technology
Designing a Global Fabric for Finance (G3F)
Over the past two weeks there have been a number of news stories related to R3 — a fintech startup
Bitcoin, Economics, Market research
Cryptocurrency KYSF: Know Your Source of Funds part 2
A few days ago I was asked a number of questions from a reporter at CoinDesk regarding on-chain trade volume;
Bitcoin, Economics, Science & Technology
What is permissioned-on-permissionless?
As of this writing, more than half of all VC funding to date has gone into building permissioned systems on
Bitcoin, Economics, Ethereum, Market research, Science & Technology
Defining Smart Contracts and Potential Uses
A couple hours ago I gave the following presentation to Infosys / Finacle in Mysore, India with the Blockchain University
Bitcoin, Economics, Market research, Science & Technology
Five Year Vision of Distributed Ledgers
Earlier today I gave the following presentation to Infosys / Finacle in Mysore, India with the Blockchain University team. All
Bitcoin, Economics, Market research, Science & Technology
Buckets of Permissioned, Permissionless, and Permissioned Permissionlessness Ledgers
A few hours ago I gave the following presentation to Infosys / Finacle in Mysore, India with the Blockchain University
Bitcoin, Economics
Brief overview of cryptoeconomics
Earlier this morning I gave the following presentation to Infosys / Finacle in Mysore, India with the Blockchain University team.
Bitcoin, Economics, Science & Technology
Learning from the past to build an improved future of fintech
[Note: below is a slightly edited speech I gave yesterday at a banking event in Palo Alto. This includes all
Bitcoin, Economics, Science & Technology
A blockchain with emphasis on the “a”
Over the past month a number of VCs including Chris Dixon and Fred Wilson use the term “the blockchain” in
Bitcoin, Economics
Panel with financial service professionals involved with baking shared, replicated ledgers into organizations
The last part of the PwC discussion 10 days ago involved a panel with myself moderating, Peter Shiau (COO of
Bitcoin, Economics, Science & Technology
Q&A regarding the Distributed Ledger Landscape
About 10 days ago I had the pleasure of speaking at Blockchain University (hosted over at PwC) regarding distributed ledgers
Bitcoin, Economics, Science & Technology
Bram Cohen: “Removing the Waste from Cryptocurrencies: Challenges and More Challenges”
Bram Cohen, the creator of BitTorrent, has opined on Bitcoin over the years on social media (such as Twitter). Over
Bitcoin, Economics
The Distributed Ledger Landscape: Who is developing shared, replicated ledgers and why
Earlier today I gave a presentation for Blockchain University hosted at PricewaterhouseCoopers in San Francisco. It covers the different startups
Bitcoin, Economics, Science & Technology
A new interview with Epicenter Bitcoin on Distributed Ledgers
A couple weeks ago I was interviewed on Epicenter Bitcoin. Below is the video from that episode. We covered a
Bitcoin, Economics
Unable to dynamically match supply with demand
This post will look at an amalgam of ideas touched on by Eli Dourado in a post several days ago
Bitcoin, Economics
A pre-post-mortem on BitPay
Yesterday at the MoneyConf in Belfast, BitPay’s CEO Stephen Pair announced that they were pivoting away from payments and towards
Bitcoin, Economics
Needing a token to operate a distributed ledger is a red herring
Over the last few weeks a number of posts and interviews on social media have promoted the position that “you
Bitcoin
The final version of the BitLicense was released
A reporter from CoinDesk reached out yesterday to ask if there were any questions I had in relation to the
Bitcoin
Housing all financial controls under one roof, managed by one person
A new story up on Fusion — Former Mt. Gox CEO: Current Bitcoin exchanges are a ‘disaster waiting to happen’
Bitcoin, Infrastructure
A few results from the first intentional stress test on a communal blockchain
I have covered the issue of increasing the Bitcoin block size a few times in the past: What is the
Bitcoin
What impact have various investment pools had on Bitcoinland?
According to public announcements, approximately $790 million has been raised by Bitcoin-related companies over the past three years (and really
Bitcoin, Economics
Distributed ledgers, blockchains and Bitcoin in the news
Below are several stories and articles from the past few weeks that either cited one of my papers or where
Bitcoin, Book review, History
Book review: Digital Gold
Two days ago I had a chance to read through a new book called Digital Gold written by Nathaniel Popper,