Boundary 2: Creationism on the Blockchain — review of George Gilder, Life After Google
The review is nine thousand words. But it’s considerably more coherent than the book, because I had an editor.
Tag: blockchain
If you want a scalable Ethereum blockchain, then P=NP
Ethereum makes more sense if you first assume it never mattered if the fancy promises ever worked out.
News: no crypto in 401(k) retirement plans, more Bitcoin ETF rejections, NFTs on Instagram, Jamaican CBDC
“EBSA expects to conduct an investigative program aimed at plans that offer participant investments in cryptocurrencies and related products.”
News: FCA versus UK crypto, Infura sanctions on Ethereum, BitMEX Reed headed for trial, India
This is the cyberpunk future we deserved — the first NFT rugpull by a nation-state.
News: OpenSea phishing attack, BitMEX execs plead guilty, 2016 DAO hacker maybe found, Cryptsy indictment
“Please, God, I don’t ask for much from You. But give me this. A video of a sad cryptobro, trying to get a beat cop to make a police report about his stolen ape jpeg.”
Cryptocurrency, blockchains and markets — Queen’s University Belfast, Tuesday 22 February 2022
I did a talk for William Quinn’s final year fintech class at Queen’s University Belfast. 1 hour talk, 1 hour questions.
News: BBC pulls crypto documentary, sports NFT failures, mining in Siberia
“Does Anyone else working in a crypto company feel this is all a scam?”
News: World Wildlife NFT, Diem sale details, ECCB DCash offline
Admittedly, NFTs are not as bad as that time the WWF ended up funding mercenaries to rape, torture and kill suspected poachers. Whoops!
News: crypto exchange ransomwared, Neom quantum blockchain city, visions of 2022
Eschew manlet economics.
News: Dead Man’s Switch broadcast, Australian regulation, NSW housing, gaming NFTs, Jean-Louis van der Velde of Tether
Bitcoin fans are gullible. Talk to them about the future of money, throw in a few buzz words and they believe any garbage.