Meet blockchain, the hot new buzzword. Has the term blockchain lost its meaning? Every once in a while it makes sense to stop and take some bearings and make sure that your heading still looks right. I think that’s where we are with the word blockchain. It’s getting

Cryptoasset, digital gold, peer-to-peer cash, virtual currency, etc., etc. What’s in a name? It turns out that what things are called is important, especially when people are coming to a new technology or a new way of doing something. I think the naming of new technologies is way more

A (nontechnical) guide to understanding cryptocurrency and the creation of value in the emerging crypto economy. The first thing to understand about cryptocurrencies is that they have an unfortunate name. It might be better for everyone if the currency was dropped from cryptocurrency. The main reason: Cryptocurrencies don’t function