The B.C.U. Times

The B.C.U. Times

The B.C.U. Times - blog about promoting the blockchain and cryptoasset user experience and ecosystem.


Token Health Starts at the Community Level

23 Feb 2020 4 minute read 0 comments Daniel Goldman

I'm interested and hold several tokens issued by various projects. Some of these tokens are doing well, while others are doing fairly poorly, in terms of purchasing power. Many have argued that a lack of exchange listings is the problem. And admitted...

Introducing Token Forging (World Builder)

19 Feb 2020 1 minute read 2 comments Daniel Goldman

As previously mentioned, World Builder isn't a single project. It's an ecosystem. It's a think tank and incubator that will launch several projects, and help other people launch their own projects as well. To create a more unified system, and to crea...

Is publish0x Really Crypto Agnostic?

15 Jan 2020 1 minute read 6 comments Daniel Goldman

A common point that Igor makes in discussions about the platform is that it is crypto agnostic. And it's true that it currently supports a number of different tokens. More importantly, it does not have its own token and so there is less conflict of i...

Tron: A Useful Technology Which Suffers From a Poor Image

6 Jan 2020 4 minute read 18 comments Daniel Goldman

The Tron blockchain has been a successful fork of the Ethereum network. It offers numerous advantages, including cheaper gas fees. But it is unfortunately seen as inferior, and even a scam. Part of the problem rests with the Tron Foundation itself, a...

Getting Rich by Playing Games

24 Nov 2019 4 minute read 1 comment Daniel Goldman

There’s a lot of potential for blockchain based gaming, but there’s also some misconceptions about turning a profit from them. Ever since Crypto Kitties created their blockchain based tokens on the Ethereum blockchain, people have been trying to co...

Gods Unchained Understands TCG Tokenomics

24 Oct 2019 2 minute read 2 comments Daniel Goldman

I’ve written a few articles on tokenomics in the past. One thing that’s bothered me with many systems is that they create numerous tokens that just sit around. They create a lot of junk material. It’s a problem that MTG has always had. There are so m...

A Deeper Look into Gods Unchained

14 Oct 2019 5 minute read 13 comments Daniel Goldman

Gods Unchained is a collectible trading card game built on the Ethereum blockchain. It's a fairly large product and could be a major competitor to Blizzard's Hearthstone, especially as Blizzard comes under fire for its recent ban of a player who spok...

Alternatives to Blizzard and Hearthstone

10 Oct 2019 2 minute read 8 comments Daniel Goldman

Regardless of how you feel about Blizzard's decision to ban a player and two interviewers, it's good to have alternatives to keep you busy. I'm a huge fan of crypto based trading card games, in part because collectibles and item trading games are whe...

The Blockchain Cutie Toolkit Mechanic is Looking Like a Mistake

10 Oct 2019 4 minute read 0 comments Daniel Goldman

The developers of the Blockchain Cuties game like to limit the drop rate of items by using a hard cap. While hard caps and drop rates can both increase rarity of items. While there is still a lot of information that is unavailable, the toolkits neede...

Pawedcast in Print Episode #54: Pre-spoops and Democracy

26 Sep 2019 2 minute read 0 comments Daniel Goldman

Bullet Points Maybe this week's title was not the best choice. Hmm... Tavern beta started today, so the update should be "soon" (week or two). The recycler beta should have a larger pool of beta testing. Still no exact date for when that starts. New...