Thoughts on Blockchain and AI
In preparation for our interview with Ben Groetzel, some thoughts about blockchain and AI come to mind.
Blockchain
Zcash reveals a major counterfeiting vulnerability
Yesterday, it was revealed by the Zerocoin Electric Coin Company (the company behind Zcash) that a major counterfeiting vulnerability in Zcash had been detected and successfully remediated.
Gaining sovereignty over one's personal data
In recent months, I've taken steps to get off all Facebook products entirely and reduce my dependency on Google services. The goal is to protect and gain sovereignty over my personal and private
What's wrong with the decentralized technology space: reflections on Laura Kalbag's AraCon talk
In her talk “People Might Actually Use This” Laura Kalbag addresses product design and user experience at a high level. It provided a sobering view of everything which is wrong with the decentralized technology space
Notes from the Evolving Web3 Infrastructure panel at AraCon
TL;DR – Web3 is in building more and needs better hammers. Oh, and we need to agree on how to decide on how to improve the hammers.