Who We Are, What We Do, and Why — The Howard University Blockchain Lab, a premier university level blockchain community, has turned one. To help celebrate, we wanted to provide a clear explanation of who we are. Founded in late 2017 at Howard University, our mission is to serve as a central resource for education about blockchain technology, entrepreneurship…

Rethinking the Security Token Model — *Please Note: Bitlit LLC is not creating an ICO at the time of this writing, and the content in this article does not consist of financial advice.* With the increasing prevalence of companies choosing to raise funds via Initial Coin Offerings, many often ask what value investors in said ICOs…

As we celebrate more than 9 years of Bitcoin’s operation, I’d recently found myself pensive about the origins of the world’s longest standing decentralized cryptocurrency. To satisfy my curiosity, I decided to perform some analysis of Bitcoin’s first month of operation: specifically, the first 3000 blocks. I was inspired to…

A Warm Introduction — I’m proud to announce that after several months of preparation, I’ve launched Bitlit, an apparel company for people in technology. I founded Bitlit in response to my experiences growing up in technology. I’ve always found tech culture to be very unique: from putting everything on the blockchain to JavaScript-ifying everything…

Understanding Non-Fungible Ethereum Tokens — Many have heard of the new game on the Ethereum blockchain called CryptoKitties. The new game recently made several headlines within the cryptocurrency community because of its extremely unique idea and the dent it’s made on the Ethereum network. CryptoKitties is a game in which players can buy, sell, trade…

A Tutorial for Beginners — If you’ve seen technology news lately, you’ve likely noticed that Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have skyrocketed in price. In just 2017 alone, Bitcoin has seen a 2035.3% increase in price at the time of this writing. And, because many coins in the cryptocurrency market are highly correlated with Bitcoin, currencies…

Nov 1, 2017 — Hello readers! It’s been quite some time since I last posted. I’m currently in university, so I’m still getting acclimated to the process here. In this post, I’ll simply give some brief announcments and do a quick review of what’s happened in the world of cryptocurrencies since my last post. …

In an over $40 billion global industry, football (soccer in some areas) serves as the world’s largest and most lucrative sport. The continuously increasing frequency of cross-currency transactions and lack of transparency in financial fair play makes the football industry highly susceptive to the revolutionary blockchain technology. The solution is…

A Culture Shift — Startups are fast-paced companies that need to grow quickly. To do this, they need money from accredited investors in order to fund their ambitions. …