Book Review: “Out of the Ether”
I recently finished reading the hardback version of “Out of the Ether” by Matt Leising. This marks the 12th blockchain […]
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Book Review: “Number Go Up”
I recently finished reading the Kindle version of Number Go Up by Zeke Faux. This marks my 11th book review
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Book Review: “Easy Money”
I recently finished reading the Kindle version of Easy Money by Ben McKenzie and Jacob Silverman. Simultaneously, I also read
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Book Review: “Popping the Crypto Bubble”
Last year a friend sent me a copy of “Popping the Crypto Bubble.” I read the first few chapters before
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Presentation: 8 areas for PMF and IMF with blockchains*
This past week I gave a new presentation at the 2nd annual Soranomics event (last year I presented on a
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Mini book review: “The Billionaire’s Folly”
I’ve previously reviewed at least seven blockchain-specific books in the past number of years. No one has paid me to
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MEV and OFAC
[Note: this is a non-exhaustive post on a trending topic. For a more in-depth view, be sure to read OFAC
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Book review: The Cryptopians
I have found a blockchain-related book that did not have me completely shaking my fist in the air. For background,
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Web3 needs critics and criticism
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Not all algorithmic stabilization mechanisms are the same
We (the ‘royal we’) have previously discussed various flavors of pegged coins, “stablecoins,” as well as CBDC proposals. This short,
40 cointroversies to look into over the summer
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Book review: The Truth Machine
A friend of mine sent me a copy of The Truth Machine which was published in February 2018. Its co-authors
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Events and activities through November
The past 6 months have seen an evolution of insanity to sanity. Just kidding! One observation I have seen is
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How much electricity is consumed by Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Ethereum, Litecoin, and Monero?
I recently created a thread that on Twitter regarding the lower-bound estimates for how much electricity the Bitcoin blockchain consumed
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Book Review: Cryptoassets
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Clouds and Chains
This past week I gave a presentation at the Deconomy event in Seoul. Some of the slides are based on
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What were some of the cash flows into the coin market last year?
A few independent reports have trickled in regarding the amount of real money that came into the cryptocurrency market last
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Predictions for 2018
As mentioned in my previous post, below are five thoughts for what could take place in 2018, categorized by degree
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Six bedtime stories from 2017
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External facing appearances for the final months of the year
The past several months have been pretty productive especially in terms of education. For instance, my “Eight Things” article had
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How the CME (un)intentionally weighed in on chain splits
For background, this post assumes you have read some (or ideally all) of the previous posts: Comments on the COIN
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Bitcoin Is Now Just A Ticker Symbol and Stopped Being Permissionless Years Ago
What is FMI? More on that later. But first, let’s talk about Bitcoin. If you aren’t familiar with the Bitcoin
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Who are the administrators of blockchains?
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Eight Things Cryptocurrency Enthusiasts Probably Won’t Tell You
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Which regulators have publicly commented on Initial Coin Offerings?
Below are some of the stated positions of several different regulators around the world regarding ICOs. In chronological order: Brazil’s