Bitcoin Energy Usage Less Than Fiat
Bitcoin and similar algorithms that rely on PoW or mining are notorious for being power hungry, wasteful and unsustainable. Many argue that in reality the fiat system as a whole still uses more energy...
Monthly Archive: May 2018
Vitalik Buterin Courted to work for Google
Buterin has apparently been courted by Google according to his Twitter feed. He initially shared the Tweet but then deleted it. This makes sense that Google would want to recruit him for their own...
Amazon’s Alexa AI Assistant Spies On You!
Alexa has been accused of mass surveillance and this is not surprise. All of these tools and platforms from large tech giants all end up collecting and sharing your private data. Part of this...
Dogecoin Is Underrated
First of all a lot of people I know call it “doge” instead of “dog-e” not knowing or believing it is a reference to the creators love for Shiba Inu dogs. It is true...
Observations on AI and Google’s Implementation
Google (the do no evil company) is a good example of social implications of AI. A recent live demonstration showed Google’s AI assistant being told to book a haircut appointment for a certain time. ...
Ethereum: The Story of Casper the Unfriendly Ghost!
A lot of the industry is treating this as new but it has been on the Ethereum team’s roadmap, including this post from Vlad back in 2015. In plain English, Casper the Friendly Ghost...
Warren Buffett Wrong About Bitcoin
A lot of seasoned and generally respected investors including Warren Buffett and even Jim Rogers have blasted Bitcoin as everything from a scam to a poor store of value. Ironically, we view Bitcoin’s number...
Kin plans to fork Stellar Lumens instead of using ERC20 Ethereum Coins
The first thing I remember about Kin is that they are Canadian and they raised a lot of money in their ICO. The last thing I remember is that I tried to buy it...
India’s Bitcoin Ban Challenged
It will be very interesting to see where all of this goes. India is the only major country I am aware of that outright banned and outlawed Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. I think this...
Facebook Expands To Spy On The Workforce
Apparently Facebook is trying to be a better spy. They’re integrating common workplace apps such as Microsoft Sharepoint and many other commonly used digital tools in the workplace. This is a strategic move so...
