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Jul 9, 2018

An open letter to the Montreal Cryptocurrency & Blockchain Community RePreSent…

Summer is a fun time in Montreal. It’s Festival season, Just for Laughs, JazzFest, MUTEK, Montreal Pride and one of my own personal favourites Startupfest. The team at Startupfest have continued the tradition of bringing together great speakers and thought leaders to infuse and embrue Montreal’s already eclectic mixing pot…

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An open letter to the Montreal Cryptocurrency & Blockchain Community RePreSent…
An open letter to the Montreal Cryptocurrency & Blockchain Community RePreSent…
Bitcoin

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Jan 9, 2015

Internal Self Learning Corporate Knowledge Management

How we learn to play @BlockStream a future casting game we use to plan long term thinking vs. short term scenarios My grandfather who’s name I inherited was a crazy old man. …

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Internal Self Learning Corporate Knowledge Management
Internal Self Learning Corporate Knowledge Management

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Jan 7, 2015

A Fun UI Easter Egg Magic Trick

Take a moment. Stop reading this post. Close your Windows and perform an <alt> <ctrl> Delete. Think about your inspirations. Your aspirations. Some of the Jedi mind tricks that Steve Jobs, George Lucas and friends left for us might be discovered. (credit: To Martin Algire. 2nd hire @ Zero Knowledge and one of the poet’s who didn’t even know it ☺)

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Aug 11, 2014

US Agencies Warn “Please don’t stop believing in the US Dollar”

Today I was amused and disappointed to see on my news feed to see an AP report that, Federal regulators are warning consumers about the risks of using virtual currencies such as Bitcoin. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said Monday that it will begin fielding complaints from people who rely…

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US Agencies Warn Consumers “Please still believe in our Currency”
US Agencies Warn Consumers “Please still believe in our Currency”

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Mar 17, 2014

On your permanent record

Anonymity, pseudonymity, ephemerality & bears omfg! — Zero-Knowledge Systems Privacy Ad Campaign circa 2000 Anonymity seems to be all the rage in Silicon Valley and startups lately. Recently Whisper raised another $30 million (supposedly at a $200 million valuation) bringing its total fundraising to $54 million. Secret announced that it had raised $8.6 million. …

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On your permanent record
On your permanent record

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Mar 4, 2014

Scarcity is Rare until it Finds You

Post Scarcity economics hurt the brain and are difficult to communicate. They are counterintuitive by nature — “let me share with you & give myself as part of this transaction. Yet they exist and will continue to exist — Gift Economy theorists talk about reputation economics and debate the sharing…

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Scarcity is Rare until  it Finds You
Scarcity is Rare until  it Finds You

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Feb 25, 2014

Of all things believe in Bitcoin

Investing in Bitcoin is not for the faint of heart but the blockchain will prevail — So it now appears that Mt. Gox the largest trading site for Magic the Gathering cards, or some would say more importantly the once-largest bitcoin exchange site is now closed. My friend Gabe at Techmeme had the best quote of the night.. To many reporters, bitcoin haters, and bitcoin…

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Of all things believe in Bitcoin
Of all things believe in Bitcoin

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Austin Hill

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Entrepreneur, Investor, co-founder Blockstream, Zero-Knowledge

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