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Been thinking a lot recently about the incredible capture of Blockchain and Bitcoin by a certain community.
Not in terms of who actually has Bitcoin in their digital wallets, although I think we'd find there's some correlation there too. https://twitter.com/jack/status/1349510779033174016
Not in terms of who actually has Bitcoin in their digital wallets, although I think we'd find there's some correlation there too. https://twitter.com/jack/status/1349510779033174016
The original concept of distributed ledgers is incredibly exciting, a " foundational internet technology" that has true and deep potential for active social good - transparent supply chains! better voting systems! collective data storage!
But that didn't happen.
A bunch of bros focused first on crypto and getting rich quick. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/02/technology/cryptocurrency-puerto-rico.html
A bunch of bros focused first on crypto and getting rich quick. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/02/technology/cryptocurrency-puerto-rico.html
Besides the deep environmental implications of Bitcoin are the social ones.
It matters who's in charge. It matters who decides. We can't help but decide with those like us in mind first, and that's why so few women + POC working in blockchain concerns me.
It matters who's in charge. It matters who decides. We can't help but decide with those like us in mind first, and that's why so few women + POC working in blockchain concerns me.
You only get scarily misguided things like Coinbase's Mission Protocol from a CEO and leadership team with the incredible luxury not to think that financial systems are political.
Naive take, @jack. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/29/technology/coinbase-pay-employees.html
Naive take, @jack. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/29/technology/coinbase-pay-employees.html
