on the blockchain

The state of cryptocurrency mining. 

Some blockchain developers decided to build an ASIC miner. They wrote this long post explaining what they learned about building hardware, secret ASICs, ASIC-resistance in cryptocurrencies, and the future of mining. | learn more

on the blockchain

The principles of insurance. 

Etherisc is developing a platform for decentralized insurance applications. They recently published this post to introduce readers to risk pooling and its benefits. | learn more

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Charter currencies. 

“Today, your citizenship determines the currency you hold, earn, and spend. … But now, there’s a glimmer of a new paradigm. A paradigm of competitive monetary policies, where individuals can exercise autonomy and choose their currency — or currencies.” | learn more

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Is buying crypto assets “investing”? 

The dynamic duo Warren Buffet & Charlie Munger recently bashed crypto with all sorts of colorful language. Rockstar VC Fred Wilson helps put their criticisms in context, since he must reconcile his respect for them as investors, and his own […]

on the blockchain

Messari deck about token-curated registries. 

CEO Ryan Selkis (aka TwoBitIdiot) presented from these slides this week to explain what Messari is up to. “The token-curated registry is a new application for incentivizing the creation and maintenance of high quality decentralized lists.” | learn more