The Impact of the iPhone
Ten years ago today, Steve Jobs introduced a technology that would actually exceed his own grandiose hype. Every new product Jobs introduced he described as “life-changing” or “revolutionary,” and the iPhone was no...
Incentives Drive Innovation
Last week I felt as if a time machine had taken me back to the late 90’s. That’s when I was involved with an internet start-up and got to watch endless dotcoms pop up like critters in an out-of-control game of whack-a-mole. With each IPO the hype...
Out of the Cryptocurrency Sandbox
Our kids used to have a sandbox in the backyard. One day two of my young daughters were in the sandbox, and they started to fight over a toy pail. Although there were plenty of other toys both in the sandbox and strewed throughout the yard, all...
Apple vs Dash: The Importance of Privacy
Cryptocurrencies have been called the “Internet of Money,” but they are also the Internet’s money. Cryptocurrencies live and breath on the Internet; they cannot function without it. Now, being on the Internet means being on mobile devices and, in...
Fulfilling Satoshi’s Vision
The legend of Satoshi Nakamoto, the creator of Bitcoin, has reached nearly mythical proportions. At a time when the world was reeling from financial crisis after financial crisis, this unknown, unassuming man introduced a radical idea: what if...
Announcing coinvalue.io!
I’m excited to announce that I have created an online tool for keeping track of the value of multiple cryptocurrencies in one place: coinvalue.io The concept is simple: enter a list of addresses for any one of five cryptocurrencies –...
Bitcoin Academic Journal Announced!
For my undergraduate studies, I majored in Systems Analysis with a concentration in Economics. I almost decided to switch my major to Economics my junior year because I enjoyed those classes so much, but I was far enough along I didn’t want...