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Explain Bitcoin Like I’m Five

If you still can’t figure out what the heck a bitcoin is… — We’re sitting on a park bench. It’s a great day. I have one apple with me. I give it to you. You now have one apple and I have zero. That was simple, right? Let’s look closely at what happened: My apple was physically put into your hand. You know…

Bitcoin

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Explain Bitcoin Like I’m Five
Explain Bitcoin Like I’m Five
Bitcoin

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Dec 19, 2017

The Other Side of the Coin

A different perspective on cryptocurrencies — Most people think about cryptocurrencies this way: So, that’s the normal way of looking at things: the point of all that stuff on the left is to make that shiny coin on the right. People in Venezuela, for example, are finding crypto currencies quite useful this way. But there’s also…

Blockchain

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The Other Side of the Coin
The Other Side of the Coin
Blockchain

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Dec 12, 2017

On Speculation

Meditations on a dirty word — “There is intelligent speculation as there is intelligent investing.” — The Intelligent Investor (Chapter I), Benjamin Graham Gambling vs. Speculating There are two kinds of games in the world. Games where the odds are known and games where they are hidden. The odds at the casino table are known. They tell you all…

Philosophy

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On Speculation
On Speculation
Philosophy

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·May 26, 2017

Smart Contracts for Dummies

If you still don’t get what the heck a Smart Contract is… — Ok, you know a bit about Bitcoin (see: Explain Bitcoin Like I’m Five). You’ve been seeing the blockchain on the news. But what’s this new Ethereum thing? Apparently it’s this crypto-currency you can use to build “smart contracts”. Sounds impressive. So, uh… what are they again? (Spoiler: They’re not that…

Blockchain

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Smart Contracts for Dummies
Smart Contracts for Dummies
Blockchain

7 min read

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