Top 20 Coins: Uncommon Core Podcast Episode 15
Throwing this up for discoverability: I enjoy the Uncommon Core podcast and this is a helpful episode for those looking to get a quick summary of the top coins by market cap as at...
Category: ethereum
It ain’t just about programmability
This commentary is a respectful response to JP Koning’s post “Programmable money isn’t new, we’ve had it for ages”.
Eth 2.0 Staking with Alchemy’s Mike Garland
Notes from a 1.5 hour webinar by Mike Garland from node operator Alchemy on Eth 2.0 staking, hosted by Jehan Chu of Kenetic Capital.
Audiobook Launch – The Basics of Bitcoins and Blockchains
Happy news! (and some insights into the mechanics of authoring and publishing a little further down the page) I’ve just been told that the audiobook version of my book “The Basics of Bitcoins and...
KYC in Stablecoins
Summary: Issuers of today’s fiat-backed stablecoins (such as PAX, USDC and TUSD) need to identify (or KYC) only those users who convert between bank account money and stablecoin, not all holders. Some people might...
Tokens – Lowering the Barriers to Innovation
I was getting my daily hit of Matt Levine’s excellent Money Stuff this morning (subscribe here!). In my favourite blockchain blockchain blockchain section he noted: But a popular pattern in the crypto/token/blockchain world is...
Bitcoin Price, Gold, and Nonsense – How Not to Value Bitcoins
Important note: If you own more than $1,000 worth of cryptocurrency then you should definitely be using a hardware wallet instead of keeping coins on exchanges. I recommend a Ledger Nano (S or Z)...
A gentle introduction to Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs)
Some technology startup companies are raising money in a new way, by issuing digital tokens in return for funds. This is often colloquially called “doing an ICO”, and this article aims to explain how...
Three common misconceptions about smart contracts
There is a lot of misleading commentary about smart contracts, leading to confusion about what they are and what they can do. Here are three of the most common myths that I have noticed. This...
In a nutshell: Ian Grigg’s Ricardian contracts and digital assets prehistory
Notes on Epicenter 151 – Ian Grigg’s Ricardian contracts and digital assets prehistory. Notes on Chaumian e-cash, DigiCash, digital tokens, 7 layers of financial cryptography, Ricardian contracts, smart contracts, bitcoin, consensus etc!
