Josh Shaked#1 — Trusting BlockchainA lot of people preach blockchain as a trust machine…a decentralized protocol that satisfies the role of an intermediary that sanctifies…Oct 4, 2019Oct 4, 2019
Josh ShakedWoodford AnalysisNeil Woodford, a top British stockpicker, has seen his Equity Income fund drop in value 45% YTD. The catastrophic fall has left investors…Jun 4, 2019Jun 4, 2019
Josh ShakedAlgorandThere’s an inherent problem with prototypical proof-of-work blockchains. Consensus and validation authority is not distributed evenly…Apr 9, 2019Apr 9, 2019
Josh ShakedEther Short ThesisEthereum’s success is predicated on its ability to perform as a decentralized application platform and a capital raising platform. For…Apr 4, 20192Apr 4, 20192
Josh ShakedA Bit of ContextI started reading Primavera De Filippi and Aaron Wright’s Blockchain and the Law this past weekend for a different perspective on the…Mar 5, 20191Mar 5, 20191
Josh ShakedHBS Blockchain and Crypto Conference 2019Serving as a Tufts representative at the HBS Blokchain and Crypto Conference provided invaluable insight into the directionality of the…Feb 26, 20191Feb 26, 20191
Josh ShakedMakerDao’s DaiMakerDao’s Dai stablecoin is one the oldest, most ambitious projects on the Ethereum blockchain. We all remember Bitcoin’s remarkable…Feb 22, 20191Feb 22, 20191
Josh ShakedEthereumOver Winter break I read Introducing Solidity and Ethereum by Chris Dannen. Here are some salient topics discussed in the book.Feb 21, 2019Feb 21, 2019
Josh ShakedBitcoinOur global financial system is deeply rooted in isolated technologies and centralized networks. Why should we rely on “trusted” third…Feb 12, 20192Feb 12, 20192