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Longread: blockchain, revolution & Stockholm syndrome

Mainstream fuss around the blockchain is quite understandable; after all, the technology may bring tons of joy to various financial institutions, and it would be silly of them to deny that. However, at least partial enthusiasm within the cryptocommunity in this regard is hardly justified. Certainly, some reservations that major companies usually use are evident […]

Longread: Blockchain revolution & Proof of Jenny

The first time I ever heard about bitcoin was, just like for many others, in 2010 or 2011. I read about it from a post, whose author’s rejoice could fit an alchemist that had finally extracted the philosopher’s stone. This kind of elation may seed some doubt in a mind of any reasonable person, as […]

Longread: Clash of generations and Cryptotechnologies

Almost everything we usually deem progressive is based on something one might call ?a battle of generations’. It takes roots in ancient, if not mythological, times, when a nice young lad killed his dad and married his mom so impressively they even had to dub a complex in his honor; and several millennia before him, […]

Halloween Longread. The Myths and Legends in Cryptotechnologies

Any activity having something romantic around it, will inevitably grow a mythological network. Most of those myths can be classified as urban legends, even though there might be no city involved. American urban legends are known to everyone – even those who never saw America with their own eyes.

Longread. Somewhere in Parallel universe

Blockchain infrastructure in former Africa is underdeveloped. This was announced by our lord emperor at the world government regular meeting.

Longread: Catch 22 for Cryptocurrency

Widespread and massive adoption of cryptocurrency faces several obstacles most of which are well known to dedicated communities. There are ambiguous legal stance of digital money along with evident difficulties of their using. However, all those problems get eclipsed by a bigger problem, which is conceptual. In fact, the greatest obstacle for cryptocurrency’s propagation is […]

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