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Attack of the 50 Foot Blockchain

Attack of the 50 Foot Blockchain

Blockchain and cryptocurrency news and analysis by David Gerard

  • About the author
  • Attack of the 50 Foot Blockchain: The Book
  • Book extras
  • Business bafflegab, but on the Blockchain
  • Buterin’s quantum quest
  • Dogecoin
  • Ethereum smart contracts in practice
  • ICOs: magic beans and bubble machines
  • Imogen Heap: “Tiny Human”. Total sales: $133.20
  • Index
  • Libra Shrugged: How Facebook Tried to Take Over the Money
  • My cryptocurrency and blockchain commentary and writing for others
  • Press coverage: Attack of the 50 Foot Blockchain
  • Press coverage: Libra Shrugged
  • Table of Contents
  • The conspiracy theory economics of Bitcoin
  • The DAO: the steadfast iron will of unstoppable code
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News: Bitcoin trading near-dead, MooCowMoo does a Dash, Lightning Network, CBDCs are a bluff, Keybase alienates users

8th December 201930th September 2020 - by David Gerard - Leave a Comment

I must say, I was sorely disappointed to hear such disconcerting news about esteemed senior financial adviser … (checks notes) … ah, “Moo Cow Moo.”

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VeriPart: 3-D printed aircraft parts, but on the blockchain — for no good reason

3rd December 20193rd December 2019 - by David Gerard - Leave a Comment

It’s nearly the end of 2019, and the Wall Street Journal is still running puff-pieces on stupid blockchain tricks.

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News: IDAX and Upbit hacks, Binance threatens The Block, Tether sued again, Libra Association, Craig Wright attorney fees, EOS centralises

1st December 201913th August 2022 - by David Gerard - 1 Comment

Come see me on the Intelligence Squared panel in London on Thursday afternoon — free!

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Virgil Griffith arrested over North Korea visit — engineer arrogance, but on the blockchain

1st December 201924th November 2021 - by David Gerard - 4 Comments.

There’s engineer arrogance, and then there’s whatever heady brew Griffith was huffing.

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A year of “good” news for Bitcoin — HODLers try to talk up a fresh crypto bubble

28th November 20193rd December 2019 - by David Gerard - Leave a Comment

When a narrative fails, the bitcoiners just … never mention that one again!

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Economist podcast — Futurewatch: The crypto craze — featuring me

25th November 201925th November 2019 - by David Gerard - Leave a Comment

The Economist’s latest episode of Futurewatch — concerning our favourite topic. It’s about 24 minutes.

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News: Libra and stablecoins and FinCEN, China still hates crypto trading, Tether

22nd November 2019 - by David Gerard - Leave a Comment

And I’m doing another Intelligence Squared on Thursday 5 December — and this one’s free!

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Canada’s Einstein Exchange shuts down — and all the money’s gone

19th November 201928th February 2020 - by David Gerard - 2 Comments.

HOW DOES THIS KEEP HAPPENING? Oh yeah, I forgot — it’s crypto.

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Meme of the day

15th November 201915th November 2019 - by David Gerard - Leave a Comment

This could have saved me so much time over the past couple of years.

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Facebook Pay does 100% of the useful bit of Libra. Why do a cryptocurrency as well? I still don’t know the answer

14th November 201917th November 2019 - by David Gerard - Leave a Comment

Yes, Facebook Pay does international remittances precisely as effectively as Libra will.

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Table of Contents

  • The conspiracy theory economics of Bitcoin
  • Dogecoin
  • Buterin’s quantum quest
  • ICOs: magic beans and bubble machines
  • Ethereum smart contracts in practice
  • The DAO: the steadfast iron will of unstoppable code
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  • Imogen Heap: “Tiny Human”. Total sales: $133.20

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