by Guy | Jun 16, 2021 | Technology
“A network effect is an attribute of a company or other system such that as more people use the network, the network becomes exponentially more valuable for each user. It’s one of the strongest economic moats that a system can have against competitors.”...
by Guy | May 14, 2021 | Philosophy, Technology
“In my lifetime I have seen many technologies emerge. The Internet. Pocket super computers. Digital music. And the old guard fought it, tried to capture it, and eventually learned to live in harmony with it in each case. The smart ones have even started to make...
by Guy | Apr 2, 2021 | Lightning, Technology
The Gaming Universe is about to be Struck by Lightning. We have Simon Cowell on the podcast, CEO and Founder of ZeBeDee and their tools for easily integrating Lightning payments directly into the gaming and esports industry. Where the virtual economy meets the virtual...
by Guy | Mar 4, 2021 | Development, Technology
“As a consensus system without central authority, Bitcoin protocol upgrades can be challenging. If one segment of the network upgrades to a new version of the protocol before another segment does, different nodes might enforce different rules, introducing the...
by Guy | Jan 6, 2021 | Culture, Technology
“We don’t need to reinvent the wheel. People play games because they are fun, not because they are on a blockchain.” – Simon Cowell As Bitcoin established a universal value transfer protocol for the internet, we are going to begin to see unique...
by Guy | Dec 2, 2020 | Energy, Technology
“But there is something even more interesting that happens with mining and electricity. Not only does Bitcoin mining add revenue to existing locations of energy production, but it also makes other previously unprofitable energy sources profitable.” –...