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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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Libra Shrugged: we have the artwork!

28th October 202028th October 2020 - by David Gerard - 1 Comment

I was particularly impressed that the dumpster fire worked as a silhouette.

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News: Kik vs SEC, Kraken still offline, Brazil, Portugal, why you can’t cash out, porn ICO, musical blockchain

13th January 201813th January 2018 - by David Gerard - Leave a Comment

Things other than KodakCoin happened. I was going to have a “no cryptos” day today, but …

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News: Bitcoin as Ponzi, Australian bank blocks, schadenfreude, Hypebot, books

30th December 201728th April 2018 - by David Gerard - Leave a Comment

A quiet day, but with some good bits. Get yourself a good free ebook too.

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Self-published paperbacks: make your line art PNGs non-transparent!

29th December 201729th December 2017 - by David Gerard - Leave a Comment

Adventures in self-publishing — the little details that go into a professional-quality final product. Following the rule of “just write,” let’s start deep in the details …

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    ISBN-13: 9781974000067
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  • The conspiracy theory economics of Bitcoin
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