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The Nocoiner’s Guide To Crypto Culture Pt. IV
Continued from Part I – Bitcoin v/s Ethereum (and Other Crypto) Culture Part II – Key Opinion Makers and Cultural Influencers Part III – Lexicon and MemesPart IV – Satoshi and the one true BitcoinOne of the most enduring mysteries of crypto is the identity of Satoshi Nakamoto. A subject of intense debate, there are many theories around the creator of Bitcoin. Some of which inch towards gossip, conspiracy and tin foil hat territory. Whether Satoshi is a single person or a group. Whether they a...
The Nocoiner’s Guide To Crypto Culture Pt. IV
Continued from Part I – Bitcoin v/s Ethereum (and Other Crypto) Culture Part II – Key Opinion Makers and Cultural Influencers Part III – Lexicon and MemesPart IV – Satoshi and the one true BitcoinOne of the most enduring mysteries of crypto is the identity of Satoshi Nakamoto. A subject of intense debate, there are many theories around the creator of Bitcoin. Some of which inch towards gossip, conspiracy and tin foil hat territory. Whether Satoshi is a single person or a group. Whether they a...
The Nocoiner’s Guide To Crypto Culture Pt. III
Continued from Part I – Bitcoin v/s Ethereum (and Other Crypto) Culture Part II – Key Opinion Makers and Cultural InfluencersPart III – Lexicon and MemesIn Part I we asked if terms like GM, GN, WAGMI, HODL, DYOR, probably nothing, ser etc. sounded familiar. In this part we will discuss crypto-speak and memes. Their roots, meanings and contexts. Crypto-native lingo and memes have all kinds of origins. 4chan fitness boards. Trading subreddits. Gaming forums. Developer communities. Artist collec...
The Nocoiner’s Guide To Crypto Culture Pt. III
Continued from Part I – Bitcoin v/s Ethereum (and Other Crypto) Culture Part II – Key Opinion Makers and Cultural InfluencersPart III – Lexicon and MemesIn Part I we asked if terms like GM, GN, WAGMI, HODL, DYOR, probably nothing, ser etc. sounded familiar. In this part we will discuss crypto-speak and memes. Their roots, meanings and contexts. Crypto-native lingo and memes have all kinds of origins. 4chan fitness boards. Trading subreddits. Gaming forums. Developer communities. Artist collec...
The Nocoiner’s Guide To Crypto Culture Pt. II
Continued from Part I – Bitcoin v/s Ethereum (and Other Crypto) CulturePart II – Key Opinion Makers and Cultural InfluencersThe people who impact crypto culture come from multivariate backgrounds. They span geographies. Genders. Generations. Political ideologies. And social hierarchies. They are developers, entrepreneurs, investors, artists, legal eagles, writers, traders, heads of state, art collectors, aristocrats, analysts, journalists, social activists, economists, armed force personnel, ...
The Nocoiner’s Guide To Crypto Culture Pt. II
Continued from Part I – Bitcoin v/s Ethereum (and Other Crypto) CulturePart II – Key Opinion Makers and Cultural InfluencersThe people who impact crypto culture come from multivariate backgrounds. They span geographies. Genders. Generations. Political ideologies. And social hierarchies. They are developers, entrepreneurs, investors, artists, legal eagles, writers, traders, heads of state, art collectors, aristocrats, analysts, journalists, social activists, economists, armed force personnel, ...
The Nocoiner’s Guide To Crypto Culture Pt. I
GM, GN, WAGMI, HODL, DYOR, probably nothing, ser – do these terms sound familiar? They are part of an ever-growing thesaurus of crypto-speak. A lexicon that the skeptic’s guide to crypto says is reflective of a cult. And not in a good way. Like Jonestown. If you think about it though, all cultures and subcultures develop their own lingo. They create their own customs and rituals. Social behaviours. In-groups and out-groups. Sub-communities. Idiosyncrasies And so on. These subcultures are born...
The Nocoiner’s Guide To Crypto Culture Pt. I
GM, GN, WAGMI, HODL, DYOR, probably nothing, ser – do these terms sound familiar? They are part of an ever-growing thesaurus of crypto-speak. A lexicon that the skeptic’s guide to crypto says is reflective of a cult. And not in a good way. Like Jonestown. If you think about it though, all cultures and subcultures develop their own lingo. They create their own customs and rituals. Social behaviours. In-groups and out-groups. Sub-communities. Idiosyncrasies And so on. These subcultures are born...
The Fall of FTX: A Bollywood Retelling
If you haven’t been living under a rock, you will have read the disastrous saga of Sam Bankman Fried (SBF) by now. His exchange, FTX, and trading firm Alameda Research collapsed in spectacular fashion. Within days. Very few know what happened exactly. Even among crypto natives there is scattered consensus about who or what caused this. These behemoths were considered too big to fail at one point of time. What is clear right now is that Alameda had siphoned customer funds from FTX to make big ...
The Fall of FTX: A Bollywood Retelling
If you haven’t been living under a rock, you will have read the disastrous saga of Sam Bankman Fried (SBF) by now. His exchange, FTX, and trading firm Alameda Research collapsed in spectacular fashion. Within days. Very few know what happened exactly. Even among crypto natives there is scattered consensus about who or what caused this. These behemoths were considered too big to fail at one point of time. What is clear right now is that Alameda had siphoned customer funds from FTX to make big ...
