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What Chuck E. Cheese Can Teach Us about Tokenomics

24 Jan 2023 5 minute read 2 comments Todd Mei PhD

(Chuck E. Cheese is an American chain pizza restaurant and family entertainment center that has its own tokens for games and amusements.) The short answer is that a tokenomics can only work as long as it takes the provision of user utility seriously...

What Is Metcalfe's Law? An Easy Primer

5 Jan 2023 5 minute read 1 comment Todd Mei PhD

Ever heard of the phrases “network value” and “network effect”? They convey the idea that as a network grows so does its utility and value. Think about social media sites, for example. The more users who are active members, the more utility there is...

Bitcoin Users Are In Complete Control

22 Sep 2022 4 minute read 3 comments hifi.bitcoin

Read now to learn how the ability to choose is a key part of Bitcoin's decentralization. This issue of The HiFi Bitcoin Letters is free for everyone. To receive Bitcoin insights and analysis more frequently, and for access to my new book, The Ultima...

Beam Me Up, Scotty!

22 Jul 2021 1 minute read 0 comments SatoshiConomy

Bitcoin has Network Effect.  Any technology residing on the internet has the potential to utilize the speed of light to gain "network effect." The largest companies on Earth such as Facebook, Amazon, Netflix and Google have capitalized on this power...