May 31, 2020Hard Spoons with Balancer ProtocolThe idea of a “hard spoon” has been teased by various Ethereum projects for a couple years. Comos first introduced the term in 2017, and OmiseGO resurfaced the idea again as a maybe April Fool’s joke in 2018. …Ethereum7 min readEthereum7 min read
Published in meTokens·May 5, 2020meTokens are Integrated with ENSA simple interface to connect your meToken with your ENS domain has been added to StakeOnMe.com. Now your community members can invest in you simply by sending ETH to your StakeOnMe.<YourDomain>.eth address. Instructions below. Accessible dApps with ENS The Ethereum Name Service (ENS) is the most user friendly ways to interact with Ethereum smart…4 min read4 min read
Published in meTokens·Apr 30, 2020Issue Your Own Credit to Survive Economic DownturnBorn out of the Great Depression, the notion of self-issued credit was pioneered by alternative monetary theorist, E.C. Riegel, as a means to insulate one’s self from collective economic downturn. …Self Issued Credit5 min readSelf Issued Credit5 min read
Published in meTokens·Apr 28, 2020Upgrade Disclosure: 001 Fixed Inability to UpgradeWhile attempting to fix a minor bug, we discovered our contract upgradability failed to confirm for meToken Instances due to the tx hitting the block gas limit. Individual meTokens have been redeployed and re-collateralized with the operating funds of the meToken project team members. Users can now use StakeOnMe once…Upgrade7 min readUpgrade7 min read
Published in meTokens·Apr 15, 2020Synthetic Labor is now available for Aragon DAOs with meTokensmeToken is a new primitive that allows Aragon DAOs to create thier own currency, which we call “Synthetic Labor.” An Aragon DAO’s meToken can be used to pay for DAO services by external community members, and it can be used as a speculative financial vehicle for investors. …Metokens4 min readMetokens4 min read
May 26, 2019You’re Under a ‘SIM Port Attack.’ Here’s How to Fight Back. NOW.These are immediate steps you can take to prevent further damage. Please note: this post is Gmail specific. However, many element may be applicable for similar SIM Port Attacks. Table of Contents Symptoms What to Expect from the Hacker Steps to Reduce Current Damage <GO HERE IF EMERGENCY Steps to Prevent Further Damage …9 min read9 min read
Published in Hoard·May 10, 2019Blockchain Erodes the Competitive Attention Economy for Video GamesBy injecting True Ownership into blockchain-enabled video games, game studios no longer have to compete for the attention of players in traditional ways. Studios can generate revenue even when players aren’t playing their games. Make no mistake, developers build games to make money. And there is currently only one way…Gaming5 min readGaming5 min read
Published in Hoard·Apr 3, 2019From True Ownership to Mass ExodusIntroducing concepts of Decentralized Intellectual Property, or #DeIP There’s an exceptionally pervasive theme within the blockchain gaming and NFT community that if (A) we begin to tokenize digital assets in our virtual worlds, like video games, then (B) somehow it will lead to a future that looks something like Ready…Blockchain15 min readBlockchain15 min read
Published in Hoard·Feb 15, 2019More Viable PlasmaDog Premiers at ETHDenver on RinkebyAnd this time he brought a friend: Bufficorn! More Viable Plasma on Rinkeby The newest version of Plasma Dog is now running live on the first ever public dapp deployment of More Viable Plasma. 🎮 Play the Game 🏆 Watch the Leaderboard ⚙️ Monitor the Transaction Viewer Who Did This? Plasma Dog was created by Hoard as a…Ethereum4 min readEthereum4 min read
Nov 20, 2018Not Fade Away: A Short Life Well LivedBrief Summary of the Book Half biography-autobiography, successful husband, father, friend, and businessman, Peter Barton, implores the help of writer, Laurence Shames, in documenting the last months of his life after he is diagnosed with a terminal stomach cancer. Coauthored by the two young men, Not Fade Away: A Short Life Well Lived is an…Empathy3 min readEmpathy3 min read
