What are the human motivators to get companies to invest in blockchain? This question lies at the beating heart of blockchain. How do we get centralized institutions excited about a decentralized technology? In other words, why blockchain? There are five good reasons for your company to adopt blockchain technology (with […]
In my book BLOCKCHAIN FOR EVERYONE, I talk about an “aha moment” that came to me as I was listening to a lecture by Chris Burniske. If you don’t know that name, you will. Burniske is one of the leading thinkers in the field of “Crypto Asset Valuation,” which simply […]
Even in a blockchain bear market, you can make money. In the traditional economy, there are “recession-proof businesses” that still make money regardless of how the stock market is doing. Service businesses do well, as people still need accountants to do their taxes and barbers to cut their hair. The […]
There’s a new way to make money with your crypto assets, and that is to do nothing at all. Everyone knows the magic of compounding interest, where you’re earning interest (say, for letting a bank use your money), then earning interest on that interest. As the interest accumulates, it gets […]
The great irony of the blockchain space is that we’re the decentralized community, yet the industry has been paralyzed by a centralized authority. I’m talking, of course, about the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, which has been quiet on how it will regulate blockchain assets. This uncertainty has frozen innovation […]
A few months ago, the board members of the Boston Blockchain Association were talking about how to make blockchain more user-friendly. “What we need,” I said, “is a mascot!” As a joke, I ran up to the whiteboard and sketched out a block, with a chain for a tail. “We’ll […]
Where is the bitcoin brand campaign? Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, co-founders of the crypto exchange Gemini, recently launched an ad campaign in New York City. With slogans like “Crypto Without Chaos” and “Crypto Needs Rules,” the idea is to educate the public on the need for regulated exchanges in the […]
At a recent meeting of the Blockchain Investors Supergroup, we had a very special guest: Richard Kastelein—or as I call him, “The Man Who Launched 100 ICOs.” As the publisher of Blockchain News, Richard was one of the first to learn about Initial Coin Offerings, and he quickly became a […]
In September 2019, Bitcoin Market Journal hosted a delegation of blockchain leaders from South Korea at our monthly Blockchain Investor Meetup (join our events here). When I visited South Korea earlier this year, I was struck by how far blockchain has evolved in this tech-forward country. Whenever I see success, […]
In his final column, New York Timestech columnist Farhad Manjoo stated, “The Internet ad business lies at the heart of just about every terrible thing online.” Ads interrupt your experience, slow down your computer, and crash your browser. Ads install spyware, in the form of tracking code called “cookies” (itself […]
