Athenian taxes, a Tesla battleship, and game theory for rich peoplEvery historical society acts as a natural experiment for the ways they decided to organize themselves. Sometimes these methods are tried…Dec 24, 20221Dec 24, 20221
Twits, Midwits, and Intellectual HipstersSignaling is everywhere in the animal kingdom. The instinct that drives a peacock to show off his feathers is the same compulsion that…Nov 23, 2022Nov 23, 2022
Valuing NFTsI am back now to try and make sense of the messy world of valuing NFT collections.Nov 16, 20221Nov 16, 20221
Published inCoinmonksI Was Wrong About NFTsNFTs first crossed my radar in 2017 with the launch of CryptoKitties. I felt it was an interesting concept for gaming, like “Neopets for…Oct 28, 2022Oct 28, 2022
Book Review: A People’s Tragedy“Sometimes, history needs a push” — Vladimir LeninAug 25, 2022Aug 25, 2022
Don’t worry about deepfakesUnless you have been living under a rock, you have surely heard about deepfakes. You also may think that they are a “threat to democracy”…Jun 29, 20221Jun 29, 20221
Tenet, Bitcoin, and Time Travel ExchangeWarning: For those that have not seen Tenet, there are *potential* spoilers ahead about a specific concept in the movie. I personally…Sep 11, 2020Sep 11, 2020
Published inblockchangeCryptocurrency as a New Asset Class Part 4In Part I of this series we went into the value propositions for some of the popular crypto assets. In Parts II & III we looked into the…Mar 25, 2020Mar 25, 2020
Published inCoinmonksBitcoin drops in COVID madness, what gives?The markets have gone into turmoil in the last few weeks, with the S&P dropping >25%. The obvious catalyst for this drop being the black…Mar 17, 2020Mar 17, 2020
Published inblockchangeCryptocurrency as a New Asset Class Part 3In Part II of this series, we looked at the returns and volatility of bitcoin versus traditional assets. In this article, we will look at…Feb 26, 2020Feb 26, 2020