Something New
Reading Time: < 1 minutes Believe it or not, I didn’t start this blog so I could only write about eCash. I started it because I wanted to write about everything. Partly because I love writing, the act of doing it, the output when done well, and partly because I feel I have something worth sharing. I don’t know, maybe […]
How will eCash succeed?
Reading Time: 3 minutes “Think big to set your goal. Think small to find the next step you can make toward your goal. Everything else is a distraction.” – @deadalnix The goal for eCash is to become money for the world, but the fact is it will take many steps in order to get there. This past week eCash […]
How to run an eCash Avalanche node using a Virtual Private Server (VPS)
Reading Time: 3 minutes I previously wrote a guide on how to run your own node eCash node on a local machine. What I didn’t realize was that this can be rather inconvenient since it would mean keeping your computer on 24 hours a day while also eating up bandwidth. So here’s a guide on how to run a […]
Comparing the eCash + Avalanche integration with the Ethereum merge
Reading Time: 3 minutes With the Ethereum merge expected to happen on September 15, it’s understandable the entire crypto industry is talking about it. ETH is the second largest cryptocurrency by market cap, and the transition from being a proof of work (POW) blockchain to one that solely uses proof of stake (POS) has been a long time coming […]
The most important thing I’ve learned from crypto
Reading Time: 4 minutes When I first got into crypto, I was like most people. I wanted to buy low, sell high, then live happily ever after. Basically, I just wanted free money, because after all, who wants to work when you can get something for nothing? But when the number stopped going up, I realized I better find […]
What Avalanche finally coming to eCash means to me
Reading Time: 2 minutes Imagine you meet someone new, get to know them, and quickly fall in love. Everything’s exciting at first. You feel your whole perspective on life is beginning to change, your eyes open to new possibilities. Even after the initial excitement wears off you still see a future with this person. You think they have everything […]
Why we need a better form of money
Reading Time: 5 minutes While people around the world are busy arguing about student loan forgiveness, climate change, nuclear power, abortion rights, trans rights, the war in Ukraine, vaccine mandates, farmer protests, and about a million other things, I believe there’s one thing that’s just as important as anything else going on in the world today, but nobody is […]
An Open Letter to Jesse Powell
Reading Time: 9 minutes Dear Jesse, I recently watched your interview with Jason Calacanis on This Week in Startups where you said: “If you want to change the policy, you now have to submit a paper to me. Minimum of five pages. I’ll read it. You have one shot.” Well, I’m not a Kraken employee, and the reason I’m […]
#JustBuild
Reading Time: 2 minutes What does it mean to #JustBuild? One reason why I invested in XEC is because I wanted to support people who epitomize the #JustBuild mindset, which is how I view Bitcoin ABC, the team leading the eCash project. That same mindset is also what inspired me to start this website a little over a year […]
The Lifeboat: Part 2
Reading Time: 4 minutes (This article is continued from part 1. Both articles are my interpretation of the ideas discussed by Amaury Séchet and Tobias Ruck on their recent podcast. To watch the interview itself, you can find it here.) The Roman empire is probably the best example because it’s so unique in its time. It’s much bigger than […]