The State of Cryptocurrency, Mid-2017 Edition

Main takeaways: It’s not that hard to get up to speed. Overall, the cryptocurrency ecosystem feels younger than I thought. Blockchain is the technology that will let lifestyle businesses cross the chasm from fringe to mainstream. Micropayments still aren’t going to work. Money leads to Power which leads to Centralization. Cryptocurrencies and their technologies can … Continue reading The State of Cryptocurrency, Mid-2017 Edition

You’ll Never Be as Radical as This 18th-Century Quaker Dwarf

"Disparaged and abandoned by his fellow Quakers, Lay eventually helped win the debate over slavery. He wanted to provoke, to unsettle, even to confound — to make people think and act. His greatest power, indeed his genius, lay in his gift as an agitator. In every meeting he attended, public or private, he drew a … Continue reading You’ll Never Be as Radical as This 18th-Century Quaker Dwarf