Climate and Crypto

Katie: Sometimes the middleman can be important. Let's address the environmental disaster: there re blockchains that are carbon negative. Many have adapted proof of stake. The problem of electricity usage is in proof of work consensus mechanisms. Right now 76% of Bitcoin miners are incorporating renewables into their mix. I have confidence in the B... See more

Without a long-term vision of the world we desire… how can we distinguish scaffolding from foundation? How do we know which paths lead toward liberation, and which perpetuate the status quo? This is my frustration with the majority of the “post-monetary” discourse. In general, I’m not interested in cryptocurrencies: I’m not interested in replacing ... See more

For underserved and unbanked populations – 1 billion of whom have mobile phones – crypto offers a shot at financial inclusion. Flowcarbon is revamping carbon credits by making these increasingly important units of account transparent and traceable on blockchains. DAOs, or decentralized autonomous organizations, show how strangers can coor... See more

A heated debate is raging… well, a debate is happening… about what will actually end up “onchain.” What assets, items, and ideas will we manage with blockchains instead of private databases?  This is a tributary to the all-important question–How important are Blockchains, what will they impact, and what are they worth? Specifically, will offli... See more

We must confront a pervasive threat: the ethos of pure speculation and financialization. This approach represents a shallow interpretation of what decentralization can offer. It overlooks the deeper, more meaningful aspects of a technology that enables us to connect, collaborate, and build shared experiences across geographies and ideologies – some... See more

there’s very specific things that crypto technology does well. But actually most other things, it doesn’t do so well and it introduces more trouble than it’s worth. And so we need to be really intentional about where we put the crypto as opposed to all the other stuff.