Building Fast, Free, and Invisible Blockchain Experiences
Do you know what your most-used websites and apps are built on? As you log in to your favorite social media site, buy products on an ecommerce site, or send money through an app, do you ever ask: wow, what cloud service is this hosted on? For most of…
Mar 13 23March 13, 2023
Article at SKALE Network
How Traditional Businesses Can NFT the Right Way
The Premier League and Formula One. Bud Light and Adidas. Amazon and Amazon Web Services. These are just a few of the world’s most recognizable enterprises making waves with their use of web3 technologies (and, in particular, NFTs) in early 2023. An…
Feb 28 23February 28, 2023
Article at SKALE Network
We think your identity belongs to you, whether you do your finances in Web2, Web3, or somewhere in between.
We think your identity belongs to you, whether you do your finances in Web2, Web3, or somewhere in between. We launched in Beta today, with coverage here:…
Sep 19 22September 19, 2022
Article at Portabl
Will the Metaverse Be Open or Closed?
The answer carries major ramifications for what metaverse creators and explorers will be able to build and do in tomorrow’s virtual worlds. Key Takeaways: Open worlds provide the capacity to freely create, sell, and exchange in-system assets for…
Aug 31 22August 31, 2022
Article at Lighthouse
The Negative Rake: How Marketplaces Can Solve An Age-Old Dilemma
For anyone who's spent their career building and investing in two-sided marketplaces that were doomed to fail, odds are that these marketplaces faced a fatal, potential-limiting flaw. It’s a problem familiar to anyone who has built or invested in…
Jan 11 22January 11, 2022
Article at Forbes
Who’s Hot in Washington?
When I first became a correspondent in Washington, D.C., it took me weeks just to find the Capitol Hill bathrooms. The learning curve hasn’t been so steep for a set of fresh-faced Washington politicos. Among them are a former nurse-turned-pastor…
Sep 01 21September 01, 2021
Article at OZY
Braintrust Launches BTRST Token to Decentralize Ownership, Control, and Governance on the Braintrust Network.
We’re ushering extractive economics out the door by replacing them with a true ownership economy, one in which workers control the network they make their living on — with the help of crypto. The way the world works, simply put, doesn’t. But after…
Sep 01 21September 01, 2021
Article at Braintrust
Why Braintrust Was Founded.
We’ve been building and investing in two-sided, web-enabled marketplaces our entire careers. We love the business model: create a trusted place to transact, ensure quality and reputation, build liquidity on both sides so buyers and sellers can meet,…
Aug 18 21August 18, 2021
Article at Braintrust
Buckle Up: Where Interest Rates Are Taking the Economy
Hear the rattling of coins? See your piggy bank shaking on the fireplace mantle? If you’re worried about the future of your savings and investments, know that you’re not alone. The Federal Reserve sent tremors through global markets last month by…
Jul 06 21July 06, 2021
Article at OZY
The Ground Shifts Under College Sports
College athletes have completed the ultimate Hail Mary. Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously affirmed that the NCAA was violating antitrust laws by limiting the benefits schools could provide to their athletes. Then on Monday the NCAA…
Jun 30 21June 30, 2021
Article at OZY
QAnon? Far From Gone
It’s the conspiracy theory that roiled the 2020 U.S. presidential election, inspiring claims of stolen ballots, anti-mask rallies and the infamous Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Yesterday, QAnon exploded back on the scene: Minutes after…
Jun 25 21June 25, 2021
Article at OZY
TikTok's Strange (and Wonderful) Subcultures
When I think of TikTok, the scream factory in Monsters, Inc. comes to mind. The app is a conveyor belt of doors, opening and closing, on some strange reality. You can quickly find yourself reeling from information overload — from real estate gurus…
Jun 23 21June 23, 2021
Article at OZY
Discover the Science of Fatherhood
Dads play only a bit part in raising children, right? WRONG! As you’ll find in today’s Daily Dose, a growing cache of research shows that fathers are getting ever more involved in their children’s lives. Not only is the idea of the attentive, present…
Jun 18 21June 18, 2021
Article at OZY
How America's Original Sin Lives On
America’s original sin — slavery — may have been outlawed more than 150 years ago, but it’s far from an arcane issue that was put to rest centuries ago. It still plagues the soul of that nation, and beyond, with its many modern-day iterations —…
Jun 17 21June 17, 2021
Article at OZY
20 Careers for the Roaring '20s
Time to dust off your jazz albums and flapper dresses: The roaring ’20s are back. A century after an unprecedented time of economic prosperity — albeit mostly felt by privileged Westerners — many are predicting similar fortunes for the 2020s as the…
Jun 05 21June 05, 2021
Article at OZY
Naomi Osaka: The Athletes Aren’t OK
Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka rocked the sports world by announcing she was pulling out of the French Open this week, and perhaps all tennis competition for the time being, while suffering from “huge waves of anxiety” and “long bouts of…
Jun 02 21June 02, 2021
Article at OZY
Harnessing the Power of Gold
Caption The lust over its glimmer, durability and scarcity has long enchanted a humanity that’s begged, borrowed and stolen to get its hands on this malleable metal. From ancient myths extolling its sacred nature and promises of immortality and power…
Jun 01 21June 01, 2021
Article at OZY
How to Find Tomorrow's Silicon Valleys
I had only recently moved back to my home state of Georgia this year when I met them: the Silicon Valley transplants. The three of them were an unlikely trio of former tech workers who had moved from Berkeley, California, to Atlanta after their…
May 26 21May 26, 2021
Article at OZY
How George Floyd's Murder Sparked Change
This is a moment for solemn reflection across America. One year after the murder of George Floyd, we can see progress in the fight for racial justice, as well as the long road ahead to achieving true equality. To mark this tragic anniversary, today’s…
May 26 21May 26, 2021
Article at OZY