Dogecoin is the Pet Rock
Dogecoin was created as a literal joke. Now, the people who are investing in DOGE on the word and whim of Billionaires and social media, are indeed the joke. To reiterate, you are a joke if you are investing in DOGE. Beyond barbaric day-trading and small percentage bumps, no one is retiring off Dogecoin.
Let’s talk realistically. When it comes to the valuation of BTC versus DOGE, What is pushing the growth of Bitcoin? What is pushing the growth of Dogecoin? In the case of Bitcoin, institutional adoption is the driving force behind Bitcoin’s growth. Businesses, organizations, and governments are recognizing the legitimacy and applicability of Bitcoin and are accepting it as transactional currency amongst their communities. In contrast, what’s pushing the growth of Dogecoin, is social media hype. That’s it. There is no institutional adoption of DOGE. There is no utility or efficacy that ha...more
"Blanket Bans on Blockchain are Bound to Backfire... Bigly"
I can see that as a headline of an article i'll have to write in the near future. Or maybe right now. Over these Christmas holidays, governments and their agencies have been moving decisively against crypto. Uzbekistan just banned all crypto sales. Youtube is removing crypto-related videos from several accounts. The North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) just released an official warning against investing in crypto for 2020.. and then there's China.
I'm blessed to be in the company of some very dope people doing some very dope stuff; so i not only see the potential of blockchain, i get a front row seat to the birth of several applications that will change the way humanity interacts. So if i can see it... i know those brilliant world leaders can see it too. And because i make sure to study what is happening with the world financial market, these brash blanket bans hav...more
Breaking Barriers - A Thought Leadership Document
Presenting - a Thought leadership document - "Breaking Barriers" based on the amazing conversations I had on the special series - “Women in Blockchain” - on Hard Fork - India's 1st TV Talk Show on Cryptocurrencies and Blockchain.
The document covers the following:
- Highlights of each conversation we had with the women thought leaders in the 4 episodes
- Transcribed excerpts of the conversations with the guests of each episode
- Articles written by the guests.
We discussed Blockchain as a tech, opportunity for the country, careers, problems, solutions, attracting talent from all across and many other things tech and non-tech. Simply grateful to Aanchal Thakur, Debajani Mohanty, Smriti Tomar and Tarusha Mittal for being part of this journey.
Hard Fork is not just a talk show - it is a thought leadership platform that will aim to bring out the best in the crypto and blockchain industry, ...more
Cryptocurrency Wallets & Exchanges Workshop
Posted at 8/1/2019
I'll be teaching a Cryptocurrency Wallets & Exchanges Workshop at Atlanta Tech Park on Sat, Aug 24 at 1:00 PM ET.
This is geared toward those who want to secure digital assets in their own wallets (software or hardware) and use exchanges based in or friendly to the United States.
Register here:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cryptocurrency-wallets-exchanges-workshop-tickets-65814816889
Limited seating and early bird pricing available through Aug. 15.
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