Modern day crowdfunding can be traced back to 1997, when a British rock band first used the internet to finance a music tour across North America. This model was popularized in the 2000s with platforms like Kickstarter and Indiegogo, which took crowdfunding mainstream. …

We’ve been marching towards a digital society for several decades, and the 2020s will be remembered in history as the time when money went digital. …

What is sound money, and how is it related to Bitcoin? Why do our currencies lose value over time? Can we automate politics out of monetary policy making, but retain a structure for coordination and governance? Abstract: This research paper outlines how Bitcoin is a rethinking of traditional currencies. Readers…

Abstract: This paper covers two major themes: The first half covers the potential use of blockchain timestamping to battle disinformation in public policy making, and how Decred’s Politeia solution can help improve public governance by empowering the public to vote directly for policy proposals, rather than voting for politicians. The…

Table of Contents: The characteristics of money. Tokenomics — The blending of blockchain technology and monetary economics. A look at the differing tokenomics of Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Decred. ‪Decred retains Bitcoin’s economic scarcity, and ‬expands the applications for cryptocurrencies. Decred redefines an asset class with unique features as a store of value, medium…

This past Remembrance Day weekend, as we marked the 101st anniversary of the end of World War I, many in Canada observed a drop in the number of people wearing commemorative poppies. …

Table of Contents: Cryptocurrencies — Digital free market money in its early stages Bitcoin has some unanswered questions. Decred offers interesting alternatives. Decred is bootstrapping a war chest without external investors. Exit, Voice and differing paths to sound money A financial premium for security and peace of mind Conclusion Cryptocurrencies — Digital free market money in its early stages

By Ammar in Toronto on ALTCOIN MAGAZINE — News about crypto and blockchain is everywhere these days. A question I’m commonly asked by my friends is “why do we really need cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin?” I’m sure many people probably have similar questions, so I hope this write up can help understand how cryptocurrencies are structurally much superior to…