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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...

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Jun 27
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...
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May 9
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, ...
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Apr 11
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...
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Jan 18
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 ...
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Jul 6
The Other Side of Moderating the Metaverse
Moderators at Big Tech are the unsung heroes of our social media and internet experience today. The cleaners of the interwebz if you will. Evidence of their work stays obscured from us. It is only when unintended slip ups occur that the consequences spill over onto the internet and chaos ensues. During the tragic terrorist attacks on Christchurch mosques back in 2019, the attacker was live streaming as he went about his killing spree. While the massacre was ongoing and many hours afterwards, ...
To Sir, With Regards
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Dec 16
A Letter to my ProfessorSir, congratulations again on the work anniversary! Privileged to have taken your course, Prof. Thank you. You taught us to read more and explore with an open mind. Over the last few years, I have tried to do just that. And it has led me to the wonderful world of Web3. Hence, after reading your opinion piece about cryptocurrencies, I felt slightly troubled. Unfortunately, I cannot agree with some of the views stated there. Full Disclosure: I am an advisor for several c...
Ready Player One on Ethereum? Welcome to Decentraland!
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Dec 15
Ever watched Ready Player One and wondered what it would be like to have the same thing in real life (well you know what we mean)? Play around a virtual casino, explore online megastructures, party at a metaverse club, race digital collectible cars with friends from around the world – all from the comfort of your couch. Well there’s always Minecraft, Roblox and Second Life. So, what’s missing? The names mentioned are run on permissioned systems and can be turned off at the flick of a switch. ...