BlogHide Resteemsdavevandewalle (50)in steemit • 5 years agoIs This Thing Still On?Just checking. It's only been TWO YEARS since I logged in to Steemit. Let me know if you're out there -- and what I missed.davevandewalle (50)in marketing • 6 years agoWhat Happens When You Miss Steemit For Ages???Hey strangers! I'm back - and part of the reason I'm back is that I am making a concerted effort to make the content engine hum in the last three quarters of the year. Do You Care? Well, I'll…davevandewalle (50)in crypto • 7 years agoWill Empowr Beat Steemit? Maybe. Maybe Not.Disclosure: I'm on the Empowr Advisory Board. I feel as if my own crypto-related social media time has been dominated by Empowr over the past few months. It's been interesting: it, like…davevandewalle (50)in eos • 7 years agoEOS - Huge Launch, Hot Mess, or Both?Well, this appears to be getting really interesting. EOS Mainnet Live? Long story short, the year-long ICO that was EOS has drawn to a close. They raised $4B, the network value is $11B -…davevandewalle (50)in crypto • 7 years agoEmpowr - Now That It's Trading, Can It Compete with Steemit?I'm torn... As a member of Empowr's Advisory Board - link here and you can see me and the rest of the Advisory Board - I'm invested in the success of the launch. But, as a long-time(ish)…davevandewalle (50)in bitcoin • 7 years agoIt's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Blockchain WorldReally, though, would we have it any other way? Here's a photo of a hipster who underscores what I'm talking about. Top Crypto Picks Riffing on some of the top picks right now: BTC -…davevandewalle (50)in cryptocurrency • 7 years agoCrypto and Delicious Coffee - Periscope Chat HighlightsI was LIVE on PERISCOPE! Okay, that's really not that big a deal, is it? Periscope is fun, but there's rarely a ton of traffic for me over there. Here's the chat link: Crypto and Delicious…davevandewalle (50)in cryptocurrency • 7 years agoInvestment-Grade CryptosThis is a concept that Jeff Thomas, blogging in International Man, is proposing. It might make some sense. Writing in the group's "Communique" today, Thomas breaks down the problem with fiat…davevandewalle (50)in cryptocurrency • 7 years agoEmpowr - Will This Facebook-Steemit Hybrid Take Off?At the beginning of 2018, I was contacted by a couple of the executives behind Empowr , which is a social network that looks like Facebook, but acts like Steemit. We had a few discussions - about…davevandewalle (50)in bitcoin • 7 years agoSurviving Hyperinflation Through CryptocurrencyMy wife spent a year in Brazil in the late 1980s. One of the stories she shared was of her trip to the post office to send letters or postcards back home. It seems that the country was in the middle…davevandewalle (50)in crypto • 7 years agoBlockchain Art: An Abstract Representation of a Metamask WalletBehold, the mad art skills! Actually, I thought this was sorta cool. Nothing says "I get the intersection of art (or graphic design) and the blockchain by taking my ethereum wallet and turning…davevandewalle (50)in money • 7 years agoMoney That's Pretty But Not Worth Too MuchWriting Ritual Time... What I mean by that...I need to write more often, and I have a couple places I can go - my own blog, Twitter, Medium maybe, and here on Steemit. So I'm going to commit…davevandewalle (50)in cryptocurrency • 7 years agoBuy Some Art on the Blockchain with DadaThat's a screenshot from a digital print that I own. It's pretty cool, and it comes from a site called Dada. It's part of a growing category in crypto: digital art, ownership secured by the…davevandewalle (50)in bitcoin • 7 years agoBREAKING: Bitcoin Has Been Replaced With Zimbabwe DollarThis has just crossed the wire services: Bitcoin Has Been Replaced With Zimbabwe Dollardavevandewalle (50)in cryptocurrency • 7 years agoWhy I'm Still Pulling For POW (And Giving You A Bonus)Let's have a little fun on this fine weekend... In the past couple months, my firm, Metacoin , has launched a PR/Marketing service line. It's going quite well - we help crypto-related…davevandewalle (50)in baseball • 7 years agoOpening Day 2018 - An EssayOne of my memories - I won’t say “fondest,” because it was certainly weird - was of an Opening Day in the late 90s. I worked downtown (Chicago) for a financial services concern and our offices…davevandewalle (50)in crypto • 7 years agoLow Market Cap Crypto OpportunitiesWith the bloodbath of late - BTC is down a ton, right? - it might be time to look for some low market cap crypto opportunities. I'll share three with you here. One is a client of Metacoin …davevandewalle (50)in rap • 7 years agoRIP Craig MackWow. Only 46. Here are two versions of the song that put him on the map. The original: The remix was off the hook, too:davevandewalle (50)in crypto • 7 years agoWhy I'm Still Bullish on POWPOW , the digital currency that decided to ignore the ICO and go straight to the airdrop, is a client of my firm, Metacoin. But I'd Recommend Them Even if They Weren't Why? Well, for…davevandewalle (50)in crypto • 7 years agoWhy Would I Go To Steemit To Talk About Empowr?So here's an interesting conundrum - I'm visiting Steemit (since I do need to get back to the daily habit of writing here) in order to talk about another cryptocurrency that looks more than a little…