From Punk Rock to the Genesis Block June 16, 2020 Some of my earliest memories are of the social unrest of the 1970’s. Richard Nixon had cut the dollar’s final ties to gold a few months after I was born in 1971 and by the time I was toddling around in front of the TV screen, it was filled with pictures of angry young men [...]
Why Decentralized Finance (DeFi) is Revolutionary June 16, 2020 Decentralized finance (DeFi) is one of the areas in crypto that has received notable traction. At a high level, DeFi aims to re-create the financial system that we use today but in a way that removes the need for intermediaries like banks. Bitcoin, which most readers will probably be familiar with, laid the foundation for [...]
Crypto Seen From Space: Creating The Right Mindset For Growth June 11, 2020 The other night, while on my terrace, sheltered under a flimsy tarp, I had one of those ‘moments of insight’ (it seemed meaningful at the time). Rain poured from the sky in volumes exchanges can only dream of with the local weather observatory classifying the storm as ‘black rain’. Waiting it out, I stumbled upon [...]
EXCLUSIVE: Dan Simerman talks Covid-19, Digital Assets and IOTA June 9, 2020 Dan Simerman is an investor and technical product manager well versed in consumer psychology, digital assets and open source software development. Dan has a history of building software for Fortune 50 financial institutions, multinational media companies and strategic consulting firms. As Head of Financial Relations at the IOTA Foundation, Dan’s goal is to support technology [...]
Stop the world I wanna get off! June 9, 2020 The amazing accomplishments I described in my last edition seem a distant memory with what has been a horrific week around the globe. According to the W.H.O. Sunday, 7th June saw the highest number of deaths recorded with the epicentre of the COVID-19 pandemic shifting to Latin America, Brazil being ravaged the most it seems. [...]