Talkin bout some regulation

When free markets behave in ways that are perceived as wrong or broken, it’s inevitable that calls for regulation grow louder.

El Salvador and Bitcoin

El Salvador became the first country to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender (June 9, 2021) and many Bitcoin supporters cheered.

Crypto investing is similar to venture capital

Setting aside Bitcoin and (maybe) Ethereum, investing in the crypto market should be seen more like venture capital (VC) investing rather than investing in stocks.

Blockchain helps overcome some of open source's biggest challenges

The sustainability of open source software has been murky ever since cloud computing and mobile operating systems showed serious traction.

Whiskey on the blockchain

One of the most common questions I’m asked about blockchain is what it’s good for outside of digital currency.

One blockchain to rule them all?

Much like sports, tech has fans who cheer for their “team” and root against all others.

Podcasts and payments

Today Apple announced paid podcast subscriptions. Most people following the podcast ecosystem thought Apple would have done this 5+ years ago.

The Beginning of the end

The disappearance of traditional banking won’t happen over night, but it is starting to happen whether most of us recognize it or not.

The SEC & cryptocurrencies - A match made in mayhem

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in the US is cool with crypto except when it’s not.

The Death of Bitcoin

I must confess that up until about sometime in 2015 I was a Bitcoin skeptic.