This is the most helpful grounds-up tutorial on how blockchain technology works that I’ve ever seen. I recommend watching the video, then playing with the tools yourself. |learn more
Abigail Johnson, CEO of the gigantic investment firm, spoke at length about the firms work in blockchain at a conference in New York. They’re making venture investments, partnering with Coinbase, and even have a bitcoin and ether mining operation that […]
There’s an idea called liquid democracy where votes can either be used or delegated to someone of your choice. It’s a cool theory (described in more detail in link), but has its flaws. A startup called Sovereign believes that they can solve […]
This excellent memo from NYC’s Notation Capital provides some worthy thoughts about how to capture value from blockchain. The memo was originally written for internal use of their limited partners. | learn more
Okay fine, this is about the blockchain. But seriously, it’s a big deal. | learn more
Fred Wilson is one of the all-time greats of venture investing. His firm Union Square Ventures has been on-time for a lot of major trends by pioneering “thesis” investing. Lately, they have been deep into blockchain and this article outlines […]
One of my favorite ways to describe the potential benefit of this technology is to point out that in order for transactions to happen in our economy, the parties need to trust each other (rare) or have a trusted intermediary. […]
In Brooklyn, startup LO3 Energy is rolling out an interesting model that connects neighbors in a microgrid that’s segregated from (but connected to) the main power grid, where multiple members can buy/sell renewable energy, all supported by blockchain technlogy for capturing the […]
One of the better cases I’ve seen for the importance of blockchain / bitcoin. I’m still a skeptic, but maybe a slightly better informed one now. | learn more