balaji rebloggedntomaino (63)in #protocols • 8 years agoMeet Sia, A User-Owned Amazon S3 Challenger That Lets You Rent Out Your Extra Disk SpaceYou’ve likely heard of Bitcoin . You’ve probably also heard of Ethereum , which took inspiration from Bitcoin and made significant protocol changes such as a more flexible…balaji rebloggedntomaino (63)in #bitcoin • 8 years agoEarn Anywhere with the 21 AppI’ve been waiting for a Bitcoin app to show my non-techie friends for 4+ years. It’s finally here: 21 . The vast majority of people in the world would like to more…balaji rebloggedntomaino (63)in #bitcoin • 8 years agoWhat are the Future Business Models of the Consumer Web?This week, Medium announced it is giving up on its ads driven biz model. What does the path forward look like for consumer web business models? The Internet’s original sin is…balaji rebloggedntomaino (63)in #protocols • 8 years agoIntroducing the Blockchain Asset IndexAn index that tracks the price of leading blockchain assets What is a blockchain asset? A blockchain asset is a digital asset, represented cryptographically on a distributed…balaji rebloggedntomaino (63)in #blockchain • 8 years agoIntroducing The ControlA media brand that provides the most important information on blockchains Today, we’re officially launching a new media brand called The Control to fill a gap in the…balaji rebloggedntomaino (63)in #steem • 8 years agoOpting outThe days of one being born into the circumstances of a specific location are numbered. In medieval times, one’s location of birth dictated social class, education, occupation…balaji rebloggedntomaino (63)in #zcash • 8 years agoThe latest experiment in tech, economics, and psychology: ZcashCryptoeconomics is so fascinating to study because it’s a combination of technology, economics and psychology. Satoshi got all three of these right when he created Bitcoin, and…balaji rebloggedntomaino (63)in #protocols • 8 years agoDiscussing cryptotoken best practicesWhile the irrational ICO activity that we’ve seen lately could do some short-term damage, in the long-run the cryptotoken model can be a massive positive for the world by…balaji rebloggedntomaino (63)in #steem • 8 years agoKen Bone and the power of incentivesKen Bone became a worldwide phenomenon last night during the Presidential debate when he asked the candidates a question about energy policy. 10 years ago, Ken would have asked…balaji rebloggedntomaino (63)in #protocols • 8 years agoIrrational Appcoin ExuberanceSomething unusual is going on in the crypto world: irrational exuberance around ICO investing. What is an ICO? For the uninitiated, an ICO is an “initial coin offering.” The…balaji rebloggedntomaino (63)in #protocols • 8 years agoThe ICONOMI Crowdsale 🤔Without spending much time on ICONOMI or the founding team, my high-level take is that their approach to launching an ICO is concerning. There are two major red flags…balaji rebloggedntomaino (63)in #steem • 8 years agoThe most interesting Steem projects right nowThe most exciting thing to me about Steem is the developer ecosystem that's emerging around the protocol. The network ownership effect associated with crypto token-based…balaji rebloggedntomaino (63)in #protocols • 8 years agoThe 10 most important people for the future of cryptoGiven the technical and decentralized nature of crypto token-based protocols, it's sometimes thought that individuals don't matter in this space. I believe the opposite:…