Perspective, opinion, and commentary on bitcoin, altcoins, and cryptocurrency for people who want to focus on the big picture. Don't sweat the day-to-day. It's cryptocurrency - relax and enjoy the ride!
31 Oct 2020 9 minute read 6 comments MarkHelfman
I had conceived of this article as a Ted talk. Maybe one day, if I’m lucky. For now, I’m publishing it here. You can also listen to it on my podcast: It’s an article about why bitcoin means so much to the Millennial generation. Please share it wi...
27 Oct 2020 1 minute read 2 comments MarkHelfman
Passing along an interview with Jason Knight, hosted by Hacker Noon. I hope you enjoy it! Please leave some feedback below, it will help me do better work and give you better content :-) BTW my forehead is not that big in real life, I was trying out...
24 Oct 2020 3 minute read 11 comments MarkHelfman
Ponzi, fraud, and rat poison squared. Those are three terms you may have heard people use when talking about bitcoin. If you’re in that camp, you have good company. Pretty much everybody hates bitcoin. Guess what? Bitcoin will succeed anyway. Yes, yo...
8 Oct 2020 2 minute read 6 comments MarkHelfman
Now that bitcoin’s price has gone up a bit, people have started asking me about it. After about two years of apathy, my friends are interested again! Of course, they’re not interested in the social, cultural, and economic impact of a global, public,...
5 Oct 2020 3 minute read 7 comments MarkHelfman
Imagine I told you about a technology that could revolutionize finance and governance. As the #1 disruptor of a $100 trillion market, it has a massive first-mover advantage over its peers. Thousands of developers already use it, several big companies...
2 Oct 2020 1 minute read 0 comments MarkHelfman
Hi all. While I really enjoy publishing perspective pieces and commentary that look at the social, cultural, and commercial aspects of cryptocurrency, most of the questions I get come in some form of "should I buy [bitcoin or this altcoin]?" and gene...
26 Sep 2020 3 minute read 3 comments MarkHelfman
Recently, I talked to Artur Meyster at Career Karma about jobs in the blockchain and cryptocurrency industry. He put together a post you might enjoy, which I’m publishing his behalf. Read below for some “food for thought” and useful links. Looking t...
26 Sep 2020 13 minute read 4 comments MarkHelfman
Recently I had a chance to chat with Adel de Meyer, entrepreneur and leader of DAPS coin, a fully anonymous staking coin and payment system. Her project recently published a new DAPS whitepaper and announced its web wallet. In our conversation, we ta...
24 Sep 2020 4 minute read 11 comments MarkHelfman
“The global bastard,” COVID-19, continues to wreck everything, but this will change sooner than you think. Since the outbreak began, the world has ramped up its production of medical supplies, tests, and personal protective equipment. Scientists no...
13 Sep 2020 2 minute read 14 comments MarkHelfman
Imagine you had a choice: pay your taxes with money that always loses value or money that always gains value. Which would you choose? You’d pay with the money that loses value. Why give up money that will be worth more in the future when you can...
