This world is hard to keep up with, thb. I probably spend 2 – 2.5 hours a day on Twitter keeping up with as much as I can, at least within tech, politics, and finance – that’s what my feed is comprised of.
In an effort to distill the big tech stories that came out this past week, here are the top things I think you need to know now: Keep Reading
Thanks, Cision. Find me just after Anthony Di Iorio and Don Tapscott.
The description is partially outdated, but that’s cool. Life is changing pretty fast these days. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I’ve had a number of people ask me since publishing my recent blog post (2018 predictions for crypto and blockchain), what my reading recommendations are. I’d say that because blockchain and crypto are still relatively nascent spaces, there is a small number of reliable books and publications that I would recommend.
Also because it’s a space still very much being formed, much of what I understand about the technology and its applications comes from interesting ideas and comments on Twitter. Twitter is by far my biggest source of information on crypto/blockchain. Further, if there is a concept or company I want deeper insight on, I’ll search on Reddit where the comments can be really useful.
Blockchain Revolution, Cryptoassets, The Truth Machine, and The Business Blockchain. Certainly there are many books available on the topics, but these four are credible, and the best place to start, IMHO.
Here, I put together a lengthy list of all the media and people you should check out or follow on Twitter.
Enjoy!
PS – Feature pic snapped from my preferred reading spot; the couch. I’m currently reading the Elon Musk bio, and damn, it is so so good.
2018 is off to a wild start in the land of crypto. We’ve seen ICOs halted, scams boldly emerge, utility tokens be declared securities. Facebook and Twitter have banned ICO ads, and Mailchimp just announced: no more ICO or blockchain email blasts. I’ve forced myself not to check my crypto portfolio as Bitcoin and Ethereum continue to drop, and the media has all but declared Bitcoin dead.
We’re going through a shakeout, and I think it’s much needed. Keep Reading
Investing isn’t: throwing money at something and hoping it’ll go up because people say it will.
Investing is: looking at the fundamentals of the asset or opportunity and understanding exactly why, or why not, you think the value may increase.
We’ve been hearing about bitcoin for a number of years now in the mainstream media and the common understanding is that it is a digital currency. Of course, this currency has not hit the mainstream in use, and so there is still a cloud of mystery around how it works and why it is of great significance.
I’d like to start by clarifying that it is not Bitcoin itself that is so significant, but the potential for mass adoption of a cryptocurrency (also referred to as digital currency), and the underlying blockchain technology that allows for the incredibly safe and trustworthy transfer of the currency, and any other kind of data or information. To best put it into context, blockchain is the new internet, and Bitcoin is the app that leverages the internet technology. Blockchain is completely game changing and the opportunities for application are endless.