Bitcoin: An Experiment in Digital Currency
This is a paper that I wrote for my Writing 340 class at USC in December 2012. Posting here for reflection and to offer insight into why I got into crypto.
In 2008,
Cryptoassets
DAOs are Internet Communities with Shared Bank Accounts
Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs) are a novel form of internet-based
organization. If you are a member of any internet communities, it's worth taking
some time to learn about them.
DAOs differentiate
Trends in Crypto that I'm Watching
As Bitcoin hits fresh all time highs
[https://www.vice.com/en/article/bvxjbw/bitcoin-price-just-hit-its-ath?utm_content=1606751282&utm_medium=social&utm_source=MOTHERBOARD_facebook]
and we are starting to see
How early ICOs are Delivering
One popular narrative about 2017's ICO mania
[https://www.forbes.com/sites/laurashin/2017/07/10/the-emperors-new-coins-how-initial-coin-offerings-fueled-a-100-billion-crypto-bubble/#246dc7db6ece]
says it was fueled by naive investors duped into throwing money at projects