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Feb 18, 2022

In a Sense, Blockchains are Crappy Databases

The original post appeared here. The fundamental purpose of cryptocurrencies is to exchange value with one another in a decentralized manner using state-free money, which is by definition censorship-resistant. For a distributed network to be censorship-resistant, privacy is a necessity. The earliest documentation of history has shown that the concept…

Crypto

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In a Sense, Blockchains are Crappy Databases
In a Sense, Blockchains are Crappy Databases
Crypto

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Published in ILLUMINATION

·Jan 6, 2022

Venture Capital: A Messed Up Keynesian Beauty Contest

[Disclaimer: The content below is not an original thought. Rather, an extension of Glenn C. Loury’s work in the Anatomy of Racial Inequality.] Over the past 30–40 years, Venture Capital (VC) has played an important role in the growth and success of multiple early-stage startups. …

Game Theory

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Venture Capital: A Messed Up Keynesian Beauty Contest
Venture Capital: A Messed Up Keynesian Beauty Contest
Game Theory

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Published in Crypto Universe

·Dec 29, 2021

The Efficient Market Hypothesis and What It Means For Crypto

As yet another annual market cycle comes to a close, I think it's important to evaluate the conditions under which we thrived or got rekt. Perhaps you’ve had an outstanding year. Generating absolute face-melting alpha from the meme coins, shitcoins, dog coins, farming vegetable coins, airdrops, flipping NFTs, IGOs, and…

Crypto

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The Efficient Market Hypothesis and What It Means For Crypto
The Efficient Market Hypothesis and What It Means For Crypto
Crypto

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Published in Coinmonks

·Dec 16, 2021

An Attempt at DefiningWeb3 and Why it Matters

The different eras of the web and why Web3 is important. — Web1 was the infant stage of the World Wide Web built on the internet (early 90s to 2001/02). Characterized by skeuomorphism, the web back then looked primarily like digital replicas of magazines and newspapers. With limited to no scope for user-media interaction. This era is defined to be mostly a…

Web 3

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An Attempt at DefiningWeb3 and Why it Matters
An Attempt at DefiningWeb3 and Why it Matters
Web 3

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Apr 9, 2021

The Butterfly Brain

A few of my most frustrating moments are when I stumble upon an interesting thought worth pursuing, or a thought-provoking idea, and fail to hold that thought in my brain long enough for me to polish it and give it structure. Every now and then an idea flies around and…

Thinking

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The Butterfly Brain
The Butterfly Brain
Thinking

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Apr 5, 2021

Keep Things Simple and Very Very Calm

TLDR Simplify. Relax. Keep your tribe small Sleep Turn off social media To put a crying baby to sleep is one of the first reactions of a parent upon hearing her child cry. Her initial thought is that the baby just needs a nap. To rest. And yet, when the…

Calm

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Keep Things Simple and Very Very Calm
Keep Things Simple and Very Very Calm
Calm

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Published in ILLUMINATION’S MIRROR

·Feb 21, 2021

The Meaning of Your Life

And it’s not 42. — The meaning of life is that life has meaning. And this makes it entirely subjective. Hence the meaning of your life. That’s it. That’s all I really have to say in this one. But in case you’re still here, let me assure you that there is so universally common meaning…

Meaning Of Life

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The Meaning of Your Life
The Meaning of Your Life
Meaning Of Life

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Feb 6, 2021

The Day You Became a Better Reader

And a better learner. If you’re somewhat like me, you probably read books cover to cover. Until a few days ago, I couldn’t even arrive at the first chapter of a book without finishing the introduction. For me, this approach to reading was ingrained from my school days when each…

Reading

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The Day You Became a Better Reader
The Day You Became a Better Reader
Reading

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Published in Climate Conscious

·Jan 4, 2021

What Fundamental Economic & Political Change Is Needed for an Effective Response to Climate Change?

Before I talk about the economic and political measures required to control climate change, I personally think that there is a desperate need to act from an individualistic level first and foremost. Where do priorities go when it comes to protecting our environment? Have we degenerated so far that creating…

Climate Change

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What Fundamental Economic & Political Change Is Needed for an Effective Response to Climate Change?
What Fundamental Economic & Political Change Is Needed for an Effective Response to Climate Change?
Climate Change

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Dec 27, 2020

Agents of Uncertainty

Out of all the novel experiences that 2020 has given me a chance to encounter, the one that fairly stands out for me is how this year has taught me to hug the large fluffy pillow of ‘uncertainty’ , squeeze the life out of it and possibly some of it…

Uncertainty

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Agents of Uncertainty
Agents of Uncertainty
Uncertainty

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