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6 May 2019 4 minute read 53 comments Alexander Niski
Some would claim that Ethereum was single-handedly responsible for sparking the 2017 cryptocurrency bull run. By providing a means to easily introduce a token via the ERC-20 standard, Ethereum paved the way for millions of dollars to flow into new id...
18 Apr 2019 5 minute read 13 comments Alexander Niski
In a recent essay titled “The Case for a Small Allocation to Bitcoin” Wences Casares makes a convincing argument for responsible investestment in the Bitcoin “experiment”. Mr. Casares has not only served on Paypal’s board of directors from January 20...
30 Mar 2019 9 minute read 3 comments Alexander Niski
Humans have been borrowing things from each other for a long time. We’ve spent the majority of our evolution--some 70,000 years--in tribes of 100-200 members, so borrowing most likely took place using the IOU method that we still use today between fa...
10 Feb 2019 6 minute read 3 comments Alexander Niski
In true American fashion, the chair I’m sitting on was made in China, my table is from Thailand, and the whiskey on my shelf was imported from Ireland. Most of the stuff around me originated from somewhere else, and if you’re indoors it’s a safe bet...
