Decade in review and preview — “Cryptos String theory”

2016 was a black swan year, with key unexpected events including Brexit, Trump and Demonetization in India.

2017 clearly belonged to Bitcoin. Who could have thought in January that $1,000 virtual coin would become worth $20,000 before the end of the…

Everyone is excited about Bitcoin futures being listed on US exchanges, and Bitcoin price keeps soaring.

Here is some analysis of this news.

1. Bitcoin value is likely to go up (in the near term), volatility should go down, and majority of Bitcoin investment flow would be in the futures —…

The history of the financial investing world is full of innovations that created new avenues for opportunity but also encouraged fraud and ‘irrational exuberance’, forcing authorities and regulators to step in and protect citizens from the dangers of unregulated financial activities. Bitcoin, cryptocurrencies and ICOs are simply the latest in…

It wasn’t very long ago that Bitcoin and other similar crypto-currencies disrupted the financial ecosystem. It surpassed the US Dollar, other fiat currencies and even gold. Pretty soon it earned the title of “digital gold” and broad the fame, and infamy, that would inevitably come with such a moniker. Similarly…

Blockchain has been a major topic of discussion and media coverage in the last few years. It has been over-estimated as the magical wand that can solve all technical problems and build trust by default. …

BITCOIN — Acceptance around the world

As humans evolve the future where automation and robots replace and / or compliment all professionals, including cab drivers, doctors, engineers, and even sex workers; some version of crypto-currency for the micro-payments shall enable several new age business models.

The first version of crypto-currency…

Key points covered

What is bitcoin?
How did it start?
How does blockchain work?
How is hashcove using blockchain to build apps?

Originally published at www.youtube.com on January 26, 2017.

The B words — Bitcoin, Blockchain and the BANKS

Background — Bitcoin Overview

Bitcoin concept was introduced in 2008, for one major reason — To get away from a centralized system where financial institutions, state and regulators were not trusted. …