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The Blockchain Wars

A few blockchain networks will eventually find a smart user acquisition strategy or game-changing technology (worldwide scalability) or a killer…

The ICO Bat-Signal

In Gotham City, Commissioner Gordon uses the bat-signal to summon Batman. The ICO, for all its mainstream criticism, was the…

When Elvis Met Satoshi

Like a music fan naively asking “why can’t we all just love all forms of rock and roll,” those in…

Centralization First

Though it may seem counterintuitive, these blockchain protocols should be centralized at first — and only decentralized over time. This avoids the diminished development…

The Tyranny of Values

We generally think of values as overwhelmingly positive. Instead, values are designed to encourage an outcome in a certain context.…

Why Crypto Contracts Matter

Cryptocurrencies offer us a powerful trifecta: they allow us to remove costly middlemen, reduce certain forms of regulations, and crucially,…

The Marketing Behind MongoDB

Countless NoSQL databases competed to be the database of choice. MongoDB’s marketing strategy helped it become the winner.

Engineers and Ethics in Software

Every software engineer I’ve worked with has had a strong sense of personal values and ethics, but the organizations we…