Published inThe Capital Platform·Dec 21, 2019Member-onlyThe Need for Open-Source Blockchain-Based Police BodycamsTransparency must be treated as a fundamental pillar of our justice system. — Police bodycams are an essential piece of equipment for modern law enforcement. The evidence contained on these cameras can be the difference between someone spending the rest of their life in jail or walking out of the courtroom a free man. …Blockchain3 min readBlockchain3 min read
Published inThe Startup·Dec 19, 2019Member-onlyThe Need for Open-Source Blockchain-Based Police BodycamsTransparency must be treated as a fundamental pillar of our justice system. — Police bodycams are an essential piece of equipment for modern law enforcement. The evidence contained on these cameras can be the difference between someone spending the rest of their life in jail or walking out of the courtroom a free man. …Blockchain3 min readBlockchain3 min read
Published inHackerNoon.com·Jun 18, 2019Examining Bitcoin SV’s Developer Ecosystem ClaimsSupporters of Bitcoin SV claim there is a thriving developer ecosystem being built. After seeing a recent Twitter thread on the topic, I decided to take a closer look to find out how true this actually is. BSV/DEVS The definitive directory of Bitcoin SV projects is maintained on BSV/DEVS. It’s a…Bitcoin4 min readBitcoin4 min read
Published inHackerNoon.com·Jun 14, 2019What will Bitcoin on-chain TX fees be in 2140 when mining rewards end?When Bitcoin mining first started, the mining reward was 50 BTC per block. It then dropped to 25 BTC, and then 12.5 BTC where it is today. The reward halving will continue until approximately the year 2140 when rewards will stop completely and all 21,000,000 Bitcoins are in circulation. Once…Bitcoin3 min readBitcoin3 min read
May 22, 2019Bitcoin is About to Become Unusable… AgainBitcoin is directly on course for crippling network bottlenecks and insane transaction fees. SegWit did not fix the problem. LightningNetwork is not ready for prime time. If we look at the number of transactions per day, Bitcoin has been steadily growing for the past year with a recent peak of…Bitcoin3 min readBitcoin3 min read
Published inDataDrivenInvestor·May 20, 2019Bitcoin is About to Become Unusable… AgainBitcoin is directly on course for crippling network bottlenecks and insane transaction fees. SegWit did not fix the problem. LightningNetwork is not ready for prime time.Bitcoin3 min readBitcoin3 min read
Mar 29, 2019Investigating Funding and Incentivization Models for BrightIDBrightID is one of several projects trying to tackle the daunting task of creating a fully decentralized and globally unique identity system. This document continues the line of thought started by Adam Stallard in his post about crowdfunding models being investigated. …Blockchain6 min readBlockchain6 min read
Published inDataDrivenInvestor·May 2, 2018Three Reasons You Need to Start Using Peepeth Right Now.What is Peepeth? Peepeth is a decentralized “microblogging” platform similar to Twitter. It is built as a dApp (decentralized app) that utilizes the Ethereum blockchain and IPFS rather than relying solely on a single centralized authority. There are plenty of Twitter clones out there, but this one is different. …Blockchain3 min readBlockchain3 min read
Published inDataDrivenInvestor·Mar 8, 2018An Expertly Crafted Crypto Phishing Attempt (and How to Detect it)Most phishing attempts you see are obvious to most people. Usually they advertise some kind of a free money giveaway, and all you have to send them money first.Phishing6 min readPhishing6 min read
Jun 5, 2017How to Save Money with Genesis MiningBlockchain and cryptocurrency are booming. Multi-millionaires are being made every day. You may have also heard of mining, and how you can make money simply by running a computer as a mining rig. Over $4.6M USD is paid in Bitcoin mining rewards every single day (as of June 4, 2017)…Bitcoin3 min readBitcoin3 min read