The Lifeboat
読了時間: 3 分 Amaury was recently on Tobias Ruck’s new podcast and early on in the interview he mentions this idea of the lifeboat. Usually we think of a lifeboat as a vessel used to rescue people who are in danger, and that’s exactly how he sees crypto. As a way to save ourselves from what he describes as “a banking system that is turning more and more into a panopticon.” “At the end of the day, we are looking at a state of totalitarianism that has never existed before, because there was no technological means to enforce such a level of totalitarianism.” – Amaury Séchet, founder of eCash It’s no secret that […]
On Gratitude, and the future of ProofofWriting.com
読了時間: 2 分 Earlier tonight, we had to give our oldest son a little talk. The whole family had gone out for a bike ride around our new
Crypto for regular people like me
読了時間: 4 分 After I posted my last article on reddit, I got a lot of flack, so I thought I’d try it again. One thing people really didn’t seem to like was that I’d titled it Crypto for normies. Only after the fact did I realize how that title could come across the wrong way, but I hadn’t meant to disparage anyone, the whole point was that I saw myself as a normie. When I bought my first Bitcoin five years ago, I had no idea what I was getting into. I was just a dad with a regular nine-to-five who spent most weekends playing with his kids with the occasional round […]
Crypto for Normies
読了時間: 5 分 So you’ve heard about crypto, but you don’t understand why it’s important, why you should care, or why it matters. Is it tulip mania all over again? Is it just one big ponzi scheme? Or is there something more to this so called magic internet money? You’ve probably spent hours watching Youtube videos and reading articles about crypto, you’ve even read the Bitcoin whitepaper, but no matter how hard you try you can’t seem to wrap your head around why crypto is valuable. Staring at charts doesn’t do any good, either, other than to fill you with a sense of fear or greed depending on the hour. Well guess what, […]
Dear BCH supporters 2
読了時間: 7 分 After publishing my last article and reading some of the Reddit comments on r/BTC, I decided to write a follow-up to address some of the points raised. First of all, I agree the article didn’t really explain why anyone should change their mind about supporting BCH, so I will do so here. Secondly, anyone who thinks I’m Amaury’s “henchman” is free to think so, but I can assure you I am not. I have a great deal of respect for Amaury. I think he’s one of the smartest people I’ve had the pleasure of interacting with. But I also know he isn’t perfect. He’s not the second coming of Christ. […]
Dear BCH supporters
読了時間: 4 分 One of the things I find beautiful about being human is our ability to change our minds. It’s rare, but it happens, and it can lead to the most amazing and unexpected outcomes. It can mean the difference between a couple staying together or breaking up; it can end wars, change laws, and even the course of history. I’ve actually changed my own mind several times about whether or not I should even write this article. After all, the split was nearly two years ago. Everyone’s moved on, they’ve already made up their minds, and I know as well as anyone that one of the hardest things to do is […]
On the subject of staking rewards for eCash
読了時間: 5 分 There’s been a lot of recent talk in the eCash community on the subject of staking. Or to be more precise, staking rewards. For those who may not know, the eCash project is a Bitcoin fork that is working on adding a new consensus mechanism called Avalanche. This will enhance Bitcoin’s existing security model based on Nakamoto consensus as well as enable other benefits such as instant confirmations and fork free upgrades. By adding Avalanche, the eCash network will still maintain all the benefits of Nakamoto proof of work while also making 51% attacks and double-spends a thing of the past. Once completed, no longer will XEC users have to […]
The eCash Story
読了時間: 2 分 I recently moved my family into a new home. It’s not mine, I didn’t buy it, but I still can’t help but feel a sense of pride since it’s definitely the nicest place I’ve ever lived in, which also means it’s the nicest place my sons have ever lived in. The other day I was sitting outside watching the sunset and counting all the different places I’ve called home over the years. I counted fourteen in all, each of which reminded me of a different phase of my journey so far. I remembered all the obstacles I’ve had to face, the setbacks I had to overcome, and the many mistakes […]
The eCash community fund
読了時間: 2 分 In case you haven’t heard, the eCash Global Network Council (GNC) recently approved a new community fund to reward up to 100M XEC each quarter for those who contribute in a meaningful way to the eCash ecosystem. Contributions can be anything from memes and tweet threads (worth 500K XEC) to eCash related websites, code repositories, and more (up to 25M XEC). This gives everyone the opportunity to earn XEC by making a positive contribution to the project. Just as anyone can earn XEC by mining the chain, now the community fund offers people another way to prove their work and be rewarded with XEC in return. This was made possible […]
Movie Night: “Top Gun: Maverick”
読了時間: 3 分 I did something I haven’t done in awhile. I watched a movie in a theater. First of all, I’ll just say Top Gun: Maverick is the best movie I’ve seen in a while. If you like fun movies, movies that make you smile, this is one worth checking out. It’s not perfect. But even when it’s imperfect you can’t help but like it. (This is where I tell you I’m going to talk about the movie so if you want to watch it fresh, don’t read any further.) Tom Cruise is a national treasure. The guy is incredible. Also I can’t believe this movie was supposed to originally open on […]