In this blog, we will evaluate cryptocurrencies through the lens of the disruptive power of the underlying technologies. Not all technologies are equal. The smart investor of cryptocurrency must distinguish between things that are truly revolutionary, things that are evolutionary, and things that are merely exploiting the hype to make a quick buck through copycatting and buzzwords.
23 Jul 2021 2 minute read 0 comments CryptoTekkie
The Cryptocurrency Industry has an image problem. Scams. Rug-pulls. Bait and Switch. Pump and dump. Manipulation. DogeCoin, SafeMoon, PornRocket ... shall I go on? Fortunately, there is one person that pushes strongly against that image and whos...
17 Jul 2021 1 minute read 3 comments CryptoTekkie
Satoshi Nakamoto (probable pseudonym) used cryptographic techniques to create a secure, decentralized ledger that you can trust (called Bitcoin). You can trust the ledger because once written the entries cannot be modified and all nodes have the sam...
5 Jul 2021 1 minute read 2 comments CryptoTekkie
The master science fiction writer Robert Heinlein elegantly described the three phases of technology in his short story entitled "The Rolling Stones" in this way:Every technology goes through three stages: first a crudely simple and quite unsatisfact...
26 Jun 2021 1 minute read 0 comments CryptoTekkie
I was reading a recent AARP magazine article (yes, I am that old) entitled "Digital Valuables: They're hot, so handle them with care" which was talking about Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) and said, "More recently, digital collectibles such as trading c...
23 May 2021 1 minute read 0 comments CryptoTekkie
"Crypto is crashing" screams the click-bait headlines! All the talking heads are chattering ... the air is filled with a cacophony of voices. All screaming at you ... all telling you what you should do. Tik Tok dazzles with flashy videos and siren...
19 May 2021 3 minute read 0 comments CryptoTekkie
As of today, CoinMarketCap states there are 9,924 cryptocurrencies. Does that make sense? How many do we actually need? To answer that we have to go back to our categorization diagram in my second blog post (Crypto-Technology 101) to reason about...
18 May 2021 3 minute read 2 comments CryptoTekkie
Ethereum's initial and central innovation over Bitcoin was the "programmable blockchain" facilitated by the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) and the Solidity programming language. Programs in Ethereum are called "smart contracts" which, in my opinion,...
17 May 2021 2 minute read 0 comments CryptoTekkie
Many people are blaming Elon Musk's tweets for the latest crypto crash! While he surely was a catalyst there are deeper signs to look for that are more about the underlying technology than one person's influence. In fact, the notion that one person...
16 May 2021 2 minute read 0 comments CryptoTekkie
The first thing all people will quickly notice when entering the "crypto-verse" is that there are sooooooo many currencies! It is both overwhelming and scary! How do you distinguish those that are good crypto versus bad crypto versus mediocre crypt...
16 May 2021 1 minute read 2 comments CryptoTekkie
Welcome to a blog about evaluating cryptocurrencies through the lens of an experienced software engineer. While I am fairly new to the crypto party, I am a seasoned software developer that has written 12 technical books on a wide range of subjects. ...
