BlogHide Resteemsawaldstein (30)in cryptophilanthropy • 6 years agoA new paradigm for crypto-philanthropyLittle Honu, the adorable, aquatic CryptoKitty was released to the wilds of the Ethereum blockchain this past week. Ending the first-of-its-kind charity event to benefit oceans and wildlife, but…awaldstein (30)in philanthropy • 6 years agoThoughts on hacking philanthropyJust about everything in our culture is in a state of forward flux today. From how work is being redefined and how goods are produced, to how we organize ourselves as communities to drive and…awaldstein (30)in blockchains • 6 years agoPrivate blockchains and the food supply chainI listened to this WSJ podcast on the possibilities of the blockchain fixing our food supply. They were discussing in broad terms a project where IBM and some large partners were building a…awaldstein (30)in cryptoobjects • 6 years agoHatching Honu the CryptoKittyHonu the CryptoKitty was hatched this Monday morning when the CryptoKitty Charity Auction went live. This adorable and unique art object that will live forever on the Ethereum blockchain is up for…awaldstein (30)in decentralization • 6 years agoInherent expectations of a decentralized worldThe web promised us a new world. Twenty-five years in, it has delivered on a vast amount, created unfettered wealth and streamlined our world. Net net for the better certainly. As someone who…awaldstein (30)in transportation • 7 years agoRiding dockless scooters on LA's West sideI’m a long-term bikeshare and urban transportation geek. I first discovered Velib in Paris a decade ago, and as soon as CitiBike showed in NYC, I was in. Way before stuff worked well. Way before…awaldstein (30)in cannabis • 7 years agoShopping for CBD in a California Cannabis DispensaryThe most significant changes in our culture, driving the largest economic impact, are entering the market in the most messy, rule bending and ambiguous ways. True of transportation (see my post on…awaldstein (30)in crypto • 7 years agoTokenizing causes for social goodMy gut tells me that there is a connection between how we capitalize projects and the creativity we can exhibit in impacting results. I’ve been mulling over how this works, or could work, with…awaldstein (30)in storytelling • 7 years agoThe changing paradigm of storytelling in Hollywood and beyondOnce upon a time, Hollywood movies were where innovative storytelling lived and TV, the domain of romcoms, sitcoms, classic reruns, zany shit and channel changing crap. One of the underlying…awaldstein (30)in blockchain • 7 years agoThoughts going into NYC Blockchain WeekNYC Blockchain Week starts today for me. Bookended by events hosted by friends–Bill Tai at the Fluidity Summit and William Mougayar and Nick Tomaino at the Token Summit. The week looks…awaldstein (30)in cryptoeconomics • 7 years agoWhen scale is the quotient of value, what is the economics of things that don't?I can’t shake this quandary, nor make any headway into even defining an answer. There is an overarching optimism that our current tech world has layered into our culture. That at scale, through…awaldstein (30)in crypto • 7 years agoCrypto’s inherent optimism is a social good in its own rightBelief is the most powerful agent for change there is. It is front and center in the market’s embrace of a reconfigured world on the blockchain, where work, money and our social order have been…awaldstein (30)in advising • 7 years agoTaking on new advisory projects in new waysI’m reimagining how I want to spend the next phase of my working life. Rethinking and restructuring my advisory business to suit the changes in how communities are becoming more and more markets…awaldstein (30)in self-help • 7 years agoHow we get to who we areI spent the weekend doing an inventory on myself. Not the standard business influencers list of heroes, what they taught me about work and perspicacity. Not the normal stuff that is important to…awaldstein (30)in crypto • 7 years agoCrypto, Cannabidiol and CannabisThis is a case study on the disruption that is coming with the collision of our legal system, the stranglehold of the payment gateways, the demands of the health, wellness, CBD and Cannabis markets…awaldstein (30)in crypto • 7 years agoCommunity, communications, and cryptoWhat is it about crypto and the possibilities of rewiring seminal pieces of our world on the blockchain that has refocused so much of our attention on something that is still in its infancy? For…awaldstein (30)in meditation • 7 years agoMeditation and mindfulnessI’m smiling at myself as I write this. Blogging creates a record of the randomness of your thoughts and how pieces of your life evolve over time as you feel compelled to write about them.…awaldstein (30)in marketing • 7 years agoHow do we market crypto and the blockchain to consumers? Or do we?I’ve been mulling over whether as we start to rollout blockchain-based and crypto-economic solutions to the broader market whether the platform itself will matter to the end user. Whether the…awaldstein (30)in welcome2018 • 7 years agoThoughts I'm taking into 2018The best habits often become traditions and create value through the act of doing them year after year. This is certainly true for the yearly wrap up post that I’ve been writing since 2009. This…awaldstein (30)in crypto • 7 years agoCan we tokenize behavior?Crypto as an onramp for reimagining our world and reinvigorating our excitement for change is my single most important takeaway from this past year. It takes you down deep rabbit holes of…