Explorations of the emerging crypto-economic models and their potential implications
14 Oct 2020 4 minute read 0 comments jer979!!
tl;dr: Now that Bitcoin can be used in DeFi through multiple channels, will the floodgates open? As the world of Decentralised Finance (DeFi) has exploded over the past few months, the so-called “Bitcoin Maximalists” have been faced with a stark choi...
13 Oct 2020 2 minute read 0 comments jer979!!
tl;dr: open-source, economically incentivized networks are better suited for evolution than closed sourced, economically captured networks. As part of my deep dives into memes (for more, see yesterday’s post), I watched Susan Blackmore’s TED talk on...
12 Oct 2020 2 minute read 0 comments jer979!!
tl;dr: Memes are idea apps for our brains. Some go viral. Some die. Understanding memes. One of the most fascinating sites I’ve come across recently is https://wearehostsformemes.com/ As soon as you click over to it, you’re infected with a meme. In t...
9 Oct 2020 2 minute read 0 comments jer979!!
tl;dr: contemplating a meta-language of communication. My latest binge watch is the show Madam Secretary. It starts Téa Leoni as the US Secretary of State Elizabeth McCord and involves a mix of her personal life as well as geopolitical intrigue....
8 Oct 2020 3 minute read 0 comments jer979!!
tl;dr: As alternatives emerge, gas prices stay high, and the roadmap stretches into the distant horizon, crypto projects look for alternative homes. A few weeks ago, I wrote a post called Only 2 Chains Matter where I had the arrogant audacity to writ...
7 Oct 2020 3 minute read 3 comments jer979!!
tl;dr: MMTers argue that deficits don’t matter unless there’s inflation. But what if there’s inflation? I’m writing this post on the morning after the first Presidential debate between Trump and Biden. To say that I am saddened and depressed by what...
6 Oct 2020 3 minute read 0 comments jer979!!
tl;dr: It may not seem like SushiSwap has lessons for the larger world of marketing, but it just might. Back in late 2018, I had a short post called Will Crypto Protocols Go to War with each other? Ian Lee’s blog post, Fork Defense Strategies in DeFi...
5 Oct 2020 1 minute read 0 comments jer979!!
tl;dr: In hindsight, the harvesting and mining of personal data might be one of today’s great moral failings. Going to head the obvious attack off at the pass and say straight out that I’m not equating slavery and the buying/selling of personal data....
2 Oct 2020 1 minute read 0 comments jer979!!
Saw this video of Jack Dorsey talking about Bitcoin. I still think he’s playing the long game on a plan that involves Twitter, Square, and Bitcoin. Maybe Africa as well. More on that here.
1 Oct 2020 1 minute read 0 comments jer979!!
There’s plenty of reasons to be depressed about what is going on in the world right now. Maybe this TED talk will give you some reason to feel optimistic. I know it helped me.
