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ntomaino (63)in #crypto • 7 years ago
Some thoughts after 10 months away from Steem
Been away from Steem for a while. What are some of the most interesting new projects built on Steem? D.tube looks interesting. I've always been a fan of Steem but it does…
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ntomaino (63)in #protocols • 8 years ago
The Token Economy
Network effects are one of the most powerful phenomenons in business. A network effect occurs when a new user of a service increases the utility of the service for existing…
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tlogs (52)in #bitcoin • 8 years ago
Why the COIN ETF will receive SEC Approval - A Detailed Analysis
ABSTRACT An obscure BATS rule change approved by the SEC at 3am on 3.7.17 paved the way for the COIN ETF's approval, and the investing public took little notice. A copy of…
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ntomaino (63)in #blockchain • 8 years ago
The Governance of Blockchains
A glimpse into governance structures the world has never seen before Blockchains are generally hard to relate to for non-engineers. But governance is something that a larger…
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ntomaino (63)in #ethereum • 8 years ago
The Investment Case for ETH
In 2015, well-known value investor Bill Miller made an investment case for BTC in his essay “The Value Investor’s Case for …Bitcoin?” Value investors are generally known…
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ntomaino (63)in #protocols • 8 years ago
Meet Sia, A User-Owned Amazon S3 Challenger That Lets You Rent Out Your Extra Disk Space
You’ve likely heard of Bitcoin . You’ve probably also heard of Ethereum , which took inspiration from Bitcoin and made significant protocol changes such as a more flexible…
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ntomaino (63)in #bitcoin • 8 years ago
Earn Anywhere with the 21 App
I’ve been waiting for a Bitcoin app to show my non-techie friends for 4+ years. It’s finally here: 21 . The vast majority of people in the world would like to more…
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ntomaino (63)in #blockchain • 8 years ago
A Tactical Guide to Investing in Blockchain Assets
Prior to Bitcoin, every tech innovation in history has put money in the pockets of an exclusive few. During the Internet boom of the late ‘90s, VCs, founders and early…
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ntomaino (63)in #bitcoin • 8 years ago
Understanding Blockstream
San Francisco-based Blockstream is arguably the most important and misunderstood company in the Bitcoin world. As an engineer-driven organization, Blockstream has not…
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ntomaino (63)in #bitcoin • 8 years ago
What are the Future Business Models of the Consumer Web?
This week, Medium announced it is giving up on its ads driven biz model. What does the path forward look like for consumer web business models? The Internet’s original sin is…
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ntomaino (63)in #protocols • 8 years ago
Introducing the Blockchain Asset Index
An index that tracks the price of leading blockchain assets What is a blockchain asset? A blockchain asset is a digital asset, represented cryptographically on a distributed…
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ntomaino (63)in #monero • 8 years ago
Meet the Best Performing Digital Currency of 2016: Monero
The privacy-focused digital currency Monero was up 2760% in 2016. Is it for real or a flash in the pan? 2016 was a good year for Bitcoin and Ethereum , the two digital…
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ntomaino (63)in #protocols • 8 years ago
2016 Blockchain Year in Review for Casual Observers
2016 is over and there are still no mainstream use cases for Bitcoin or any other blockchain. Given how much media hype there has been since the fall of 2013 when the U.S.…
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ntomaino (63)in #blockchain • 8 years ago
Introducing The Control
A media brand that provides the most important information on blockchains Today, we’re officially launching a new media brand called The Control to fill a gap in the…
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ntomaino (63)in #protocols • 9 years ago
Meme markets
The proliferation of memes is one of the best consequences of the Internet. Broadly speaking a meme is an idea, typically represented as an image or video, that a group of…
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ntomaino (63)in #blockchain • 9 years ago
A discussion on the innovation of governance with the father of futarchy Robin Hanson
Democracy has been the gold standard in modern politics since the Founding Fathers signed the Declaration of Independence, and it’s not likely to go away anytime soon. But recent…
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ntomaino (63)in #steem • 9 years ago
Opting out
The days of one being born into the circumstances of a specific location are numbered. In medieval times, one’s location of birth dictated social class, education, occupation…
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ntomaino (63)in #steem • 9 years ago
We need fact-based, unbiased commentary in the cryptotoken space
If we want to bring cryptotokens to more people in the world, there needs to be reliable, unbiased sources of information. We're currently lacking that right now and it's…
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ntomaino (63)in #zcash • 9 years ago
The latest experiment in tech, economics, and psychology: Zcash
Cryptoeconomics is so fascinating to study because it’s a combination of technology, economics and psychology. Satoshi got all three of these right when he created Bitcoin, and…
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ntomaino (63)in #steemit-hunt • 9 years ago
Call a Trump voter, chat about issues, gain empathy
Digital currencies and politics don't go together, but we all have someone in our lives that's extreme about their politics (for me it's my father). Background Call A…
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