Explorations of the emerging crypto-economic models and their potential implications
25 Dec 2020 1 minute read 0 comments jer979!!
tl;dr: the last gasps of the Trump administration stand in violent opposition to Bitcoin. Eventually, their position will fade to dust. One of my favorite entries from Blockchains in the Mainstream is Primavera de Fillipi’s. She quoted the German phi...
23 Dec 2020 1 minute read 0 comments jer979!!
tl;dr: Applying for a credit card and a reminder of where we are + where we are going. Every so often, I like to cancel my credit cards and cycle through them to new ones. Not only does it give me a chance to review spending and shut down any unneces...
22 Dec 2020 1 minute read 0 comments jer979!!
tl;dr: Creatives aren’t appreciated and true creativity takes place in the shadows. The day before Thanksgiving I was feeling somewhat philosophical so I picked up a copy of Nietzche’s Thus Spoke Zarathustra: A Book for Everyone and No One. Truth be...
21 Dec 2020 1 minute read 0 comments jer979!!
tl;dr: Creatives are different. Learning to embrace the lightness and the darkness. Becoming aware that one is a “creative” is a journey of its own. Recognizing that, as Jung said, “The brighter the light, the darker the shadow,” Carl Jung Jess...
18 Dec 2020 2 minute read 0 comments jer979!!
tl;dr: Contrary to most opinions that the gold standard impoverishes, one economist argues that it enriches. Bitcoin as the new gold I watched this presentation “Politicians and Bankers Have Broken the USD – Will We Return To The Gold Standard?” with...
18 Dec 2020 1 minute read 1 comment jer979!!
tl;dr: After 9 months of Covid and huge amounts of stimulus, the rich are getting even richer. Typically, this doesn’t end well. I feel like we see headlines like this on a daily basis now:Tech IPO Bonanza Yields Riches for Venture-Capital Firms:Sequ...
16 Dec 2020 1 minute read 0 comments jer979!!
tl;dr: a convenient way to think about who you are and where you are going. After some of my recent posts, blog reader Mark suggested that I was probably look for better “self-cohesion.” He was right about that and so I was particularly glad that he...
15 Dec 2020 1 minute read 0 comments jer979!!
tl;dr: In the future, we’ll see countries start online and then become physical entities afterwards. Why couldn’t a Decentralized Autonomous Organization (a DAO) organize online and collectively decide to buy property somewhere? The PragueDAO came to...
14 Dec 2020 3 minute read 0 comments jer979!!
tl;dr: The ability to both stake your assets and use them as collateral offers an entirely new angle to the Great Liquidity Unlocking. In Why Crypto Networks Will Win, I described the “Great Liquidity Unlocking” as one of the most powerful elements o...
11 Dec 2020 1 minute read 0 comments jer979!!
tl;dr: Cryptoeconomic networks as co-operatives version 2, just digital and at scale. The legal benefits of doing so. Despite five years studying the crypto space, I sometimes struggle with effectively explaining the concepts. One of the issues I fac...
