Apr 1What is MoneyMoney and wealth can be thought of as economic energy. In order to gain money, you expend effort. In the laws of thermodynamics, energy is never destroyed, it is simply transferred. Energy as work effort results in monetary gain, or a transfer of economic energy. If you work hard enough and…Bitcoin4 min read
Dec 1, 2021Brilliant News. The global super App is about to launch.Brilliant News. The global super App is about to launch. Incredible innovation thanks to MindKey With it you can travel freely and not undergo quarantine or PCR tests. All travellers with the app can go via the green route. The app will have your updated vac history available for all…2 min read
Nov 29, 2021A world of CBDCs (just a scenario)A world of CBDCs (just a scenario) Inspired by:https://twitter.com/mike_onthelam?s=21 A scenario: the dollar won’t hyperinflate. However! When financial entities have enough assets, a cyberhack will hit the banks. You will not be able to access your $. …3 min read
Nov 11, 2021A Carbon Dollar?A Carbon Dollar? Replacing electrical PoW with sequestered carbon PROS: Creating the token off the blockchain is the easy part. A carbon dollar will be internationally acceptable. Value is in tons of sequestered carbon, the more tons sequestered, the more money there is. Sequestered Carbon is a natural resource akin…1 min read
Oct 12, 2021Notes from a Southern African CountryNotes from a Southern African Country Readers may well ask why would experiences in Africa be relevant to the rest of the world? The short answer is that we have been through almost all possible scenarios and found ways to adapt and improvise. Herewith some observations worth considering: Never say…2 min read
Oct 8, 2021Tether and the nature of money.Tether and the nature of money. To question Tether is legitimate, but warning here, it leads to questioning all other forms of money and it becomes a rabbit hole to which there seems no bottom. First a poin of clarity: Tether is actually a minted token, not a cryptographically backed…Money4 min read
Oct 3, 2021NFT’s WILL EAT THE WORLD AND CHALLENGE YOUR REALITYNFT’s WILL EAT THE WORLD AND CHALLENGE YOUR REALITY (Full disclosure, not all me.) However bullish you are on NFTs, you are wrong. You are insufficiently bullish. First, the usual anti-FOMO advice. The rest of this thread is giga-bull NFTs in general as a technology. This does not mean that…Decentralize7 min read
Sep 3, 2021Internet and Crypto SecurityWe are moving into the age of the Internet of Value (Web 3.0) To travel these waters unprotected is a madness. Let alone the bad actors, the fact of the matter is that Big Tech has the ability to track your every move. …Security4 min read
Jul 31, 2021WHAT DOES DECENTRALIZED MEAN ANYWAY?Formally: “Decentralization or decentralisation is the process by which the activities of an organization, particularly those regarding planning and decision making, are distributed or delegated away from a central, authoritative location or group.[Wikipedia]” It’s historically observable that power shifts between controlling oligarchies and a more distributed manner of decision making…Decentralized3 min read
Jul 30, 2021ALL BUSINESS IS A PYRAMID SCHEME.ALL BUSINESS IS A PYRAMID SCHEME. Tis true… We have come to accept as the norm, that business is run on a hierarchical system based on the corporate ladder and internal promotion. The higher up the ladder (ahem…pyramid) we get, the greater the reward and the more the accolades. Power…2 min read
