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I’m writing a series of posts about blockchain infrastructure, and in particular how it impacts on blockchain and crypto startups. In Part 1, I discussed blockchain size and the key differences between Bitcoin’s blockchain and Ethereum’s. I concluded that blockchain size doesn’t have a significant impact on startups; it’s only relevant to miners and others who…
Read More Blockchain speeds & the scalability debate
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My goal with Blocksplain is to track blockchain and cryptocurrency startups, which some are calling “Web 3” companies, and explain how they fit into the emerging blockchain ecosystem. But in order to understand the potential value of these startups, we first need to understand how the ecosystem itself is progressing. That’s my aim in this series…
Read More Does blockchain size matter?
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Bitcoin is just nine years old and the identity of its creator, Satoshi Nakamoto, is still unknown. This week I came across a story of Bitcoin’s origins by someone named “Scronty.” It’s a long but compelling narrative, basically claiming there were three main founders of Bitcoin: Phil Wilson (a.k.a. Scronty, from New Zealand), Craig Wright…
Read More I’m one third of Satoshi Nakamoto, claims kiwi developer
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Jarrod Dicker just left his executive job at The Washington Post to become CEO of a blockchain company. Dicker described his new employer, Po.et, as “a shared, open-source universal ledger designed to track ownership, attribution and the marketplace flow” of content. When I checked out the Po.et homepage, I was immediately reminded of Ted Nelson’s…
Read More Po.et picks up where Xanadu left off