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Longterm economic sustainability & MOAT for blockchains - After DeFi, its Data
IntroductionA thesis on why the ‘Data Economy’ and attracting data projects to a blockchain should be second in priority after Decentralized Finance.Today, energy is the backbone of the global economy, intertwining everything we use and produce in our daily lives, from industrially produced commodities and mobility to cooking our food. However, with advancements in solar and battery, the marginal cost of energy production is literally a near-zero cost phenomenon. Consequently, I believe Data(...
Longterm economic sustainability & MOAT for blockchains - After DeFi, its Data
IntroductionA thesis on why the ‘Data Economy’ and attracting data projects to a blockchain should be second in priority after Decentralized Finance.Today, energy is the backbone of the global economy, intertwining everything we use and produce in our daily lives, from industrially produced commodities and mobility to cooking our food. However, with advancements in solar and battery, the marginal cost of energy production is literally a near-zero cost phenomenon. Consequently, I believe Data(...
De-Fi & DataFi- The digital economy, NFTs & Data as oil.
We already know tech giants like Microsoft, Facebook(Meta) & Google, etc. Aggregate and monetize their user’s personal data (mostly for advertising). When we start considering beyond personal data like climate, economics, supply chain, agriculture, healthcare, education, etc. We realize only <1% of the world's data is analyzed. Access to data is a powerful tool to solve and scale solutions to complex world problems. It's not personal (against internet companies) and here is why it s...
De-Fi & DataFi- The digital economy, NFTs & Data as oil.
We already know tech giants like Microsoft, Facebook(Meta) & Google, etc. Aggregate and monetize their user’s personal data (mostly for advertising). When we start considering beyond personal data like climate, economics, supply chain, agriculture, healthcare, education, etc. We realize only <1% of the world's data is analyzed. Access to data is a powerful tool to solve and scale solutions to complex world problems. It's not personal (against internet companies) and here is why it s...
Ranting about Data Availability
My first introduction to the Data Availability(DA) problem was a little over a year ago, I was new to the world of cryptocurrency and just learning the basics of Bitcoin and Ethereum. My experience in researching this topic at the time was quite unpleasant. It seemed like there were too many perspectives and most explanations were half-baked. After multiple attempts at understanding what it was, I still couldn’t visualize the problem. And hence, I resorted to writing this article (as recommen...
Ranting about Data Availability
My first introduction to the Data Availability(DA) problem was a little over a year ago, I was new to the world of cryptocurrency and just learning the basics of Bitcoin and Ethereum. My experience in researching this topic at the time was quite unpleasant. It seemed like there were too many perspectives and most explanations were half-baked. After multiple attempts at understanding what it was, I still couldn’t visualize the problem. And hence, I resorted to writing this article (as recommen...
A self-curated curriculum to learn blockchain
Before we get into this. Let me give you some context… (If you are short on time or an attention span feel free to jump straight to the curriculum.) At the beginning of my sabbatical. I met quite a few interesting individuals who unknowingly had a significant contribution to my blockchain learning journey. Let me take a moment to acknowledge themHarsh, Founder of Gaia Grid — After leaving his high-paying financial consultancy job in New York. He returned to India with a vision to create a sel...
A self-curated curriculum to learn blockchain
Before we get into this. Let me give you some context… (If you are short on time or an attention span feel free to jump straight to the curriculum.) At the beginning of my sabbatical. I met quite a few interesting individuals who unknowingly had a significant contribution to my blockchain learning journey. Let me take a moment to acknowledge themHarsh, Founder of Gaia Grid — After leaving his high-paying financial consultancy job in New York. He returned to India with a vision to create a sel...
