Szabos Confidential Auditing

Szabos Confidential Auditing

“Auditing controls might fairly be called the security protocols of capitalism… [but] auditing is in deep conflict with efforts towards greater privacy.” -Nick Szabo Don’t miss a great read and conversation on auditing, confidentiality, privacy, and...
Estimating and Minimizing Consumer Worry

Estimating and Minimizing Consumer Worry

What are the mental barriers that cause prospective consumers to drop off from interacting with an e-commerce business? How can we measure or estimate the worry caused by excessive forms, ads, and barriers to the content being sought. Another piece by @NickSzabo4 to...
Estimating and Minimizing Consumer Worry

Shelling Out – The Origins of Money

Shelling Out: The origins of money by Nick Szabo | Read by Guy Swann https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/anchor-audio-bank/staging/2018-11-7/6772117-44100-2-c1e078fbc5e34.m4a “Bitcoin is a living system constantly changing based on environmental stimuli. True...
Shelling Out, The Origins of Money – Part 4

Shelling Out, The Origins of Money – Part 4

Part 4! Today we finally conclude Nick Szabo’s essential work, Shelling Out: The Origins of Money! A critical piece to understanding money, its rich history, and key properties through the eyes of the cypherpunks who revolutionized it. Before you do anything...