CryptoVlad
CryptoVlad

CryptoVlad

Welcome to my blog about crypto in relation to global governance, democracy, climate transformation, media and social progress. For more details, please contact me via [email protected]


Some ReFi examples

11 Apr 2023 1 minute read 0 comments Vladan Lausevic

People, are you familiar with ReFi? It means regenerative (decentralized) finance?  Here are some examples.  dClimate is a decentralized platform for climate data, forecasts, and models. It aims to create a transparent, open, and accessible marketpla...

"Crypto Fixes This?"

10 Apr 2023 1 minute read 2 comments Vladan Lausevic

The following text is based on a recent post by Packy McCormick via "Not Boring" Substack.  The author highlights the situation on Twitter, where a single person or a small group can make decisions that negatively impact users, developers, or partner...

Cryptocurrencies and monetary policy spillovers

10 Apr 2023 1 minute read 4 comments Vladan Lausevic

Researchers from Durham University Business School and the University of Minho have found that cryptocurrency returns are unaffected by spillovers caused by changing international monetary policies. The study aimed to understand the effects of major...

Decentralised citizenships - current systems and their applications 

10 Apr 2023 6 minute read 4 comments Vladan Lausevic

The following text is based on my work with decentralized citizenships.    At the moment, there are several decentralized citizenships and their number is growing. Here are five following examples.  Afropolitan     Afropolitan.io is a decentralized c...

US CBDC as unconstitutional?

10 Apr 2023 2 minute read 7 comments Vladan Lausevic

The following text is based on arguments made by Robert E. Wright at American Institute for Economic Research.   The growing trend in global monetary policy circles is the adoption of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs), government-created crypto...

Some recent crypto-news via CoinTelegraph

10 Apr 2023 2 minute read 0 comments Vladan Lausevic

Good morning, fellow Publish0xers :)  Here are some recent crypto-news via CoinTelegraph.  Bitcoin's Whitepaper has been found hidden in Apple's modern macOS operating system. Twitter user "0xSato" stumbled upon the Whitepaper in macOS Monterey while...

The need for green blockchains - comparing Bitcoin, Ethereum and Hedera

9 Apr 2023 2 minute read 2 comments Vladan Lausevic

  Blockchain technology has been widely praised for potentially revolutionizing industries by providing a decentralized, secure, and transparent infrastructure. However, the energy consumption and environmental impact of popular blockchain networks l...

Review of "Monetary Policy in a World of Cryptocurrencies" by Pierpaolo Benigno

8 Apr 2023 2 minute read 0 comments Vladan Lausevic

The following text is based on my work with cryptocurrencies and monetary policies.  The paper "Monetary Policy in a World of Cryptocurrencies" by Pierpaolo Benigno highlights the importance of considering the effects of new financial instruments, li...

Grundfestian views on crypto - what are your thoughts?

8 Apr 2023 2 minute read 2 comments Vladan Lausevic

Joseph A. Grundfest is an American academic, attorney, and former U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Commissioner. He is currently the W. A. Franke Professor of Law and Business at Stanford Law School and a senior faculty member at the Roc...

"Early" decentralised citizenships - examples of Liberland, Aragon, DAOstack and Ulex 

8 Apr 2023 4 minute read 0 comments Vladan Lausevic

The following text is based on my current work with decentralized citizenships.  As the world becomes increasingly interconnected and digital, traditional nation-state-based citizenship and governance models face new challenges and alternatives. Proj...