on the blockchain

Having a safe CEX: proof of solvency and beyond.

Vitalik explains how it might be possible to one day trust a centralized exchange: “Rather than relying solely on “fiat” methods like government licenses, auditors and examining the corporate governance and the backgrounds of the individuals running the exchange, exchanges […]

on the blockchain

Why Nassim Taleb does not like Bitcoin.

He thinks its worthless for various reasons. “If any non-dividend yielding asset has the tiniest constant probability of hitting an absorbing barrier (causing its value to become 0), then its present value must be 0.” | learn more

big ideas

How the inside of a black hole is secretly on the outside.

If the following excerpt doesn’t scare you away, you might enjoy this link. “Eventually my colleagues and I realized that both the information paradox and the newer firewall paradox arose because our attempts to meld quantum mechanics and black hole […]

retail therapy

When brands got horny.

“For a time, acting sassy or edgy was enough for brands seeking to break through the social-media noise. These days, however, the golden ticket is acting horny.” | learn more

to your health

Good cholesterol not always so good.

“Looking at so-called “good” HDL cholesterol, the research found low levels only correlated with increased heart disease in White adults. And perhaps most striking, high HDL levels were not associated with less heart attacks in either White or Black study […]