BlogHide Resteemsethan.erkiletian (27)in eos • 7 years agoHodl Craefully Mr OliverIt can often be difficult to explain cryptocurrencies to people. Heck, it's even pretty difficult to explain traditional fiat monies to people, so it's kind of entertaining when we see a traditional…ethan.erkiletian (27)in cryptocurrency • 7 years agoIs Gold a Ponzi Scheme?If we torture the definition of "Ponzi Scheme" enough, can we call Bitcoin a Ponzi Scheme? The best way to answer this might be to wonder if gold is a Ponzi Scheme also. Charles Ponzi I'm…ethan.erkiletian (27)in introduceyourself • 7 years agoHi I'm new here. Do you also like...things?My favourite picture that I think serves as a good ice breaker. :) Hi there Steemit folks. I'm new here and to be completely honest, it's because I saw very little value in this platform and…ethan.erkiletian (27)in bitcoin • 7 years agoA Bank of Canada Researcher Imagines The Bitcoin Standard. A Detailed Commentary.With Assistance from Mr. Joel Morrison, a thoughtful response to this BoC paper pondering the notion of a Bitcoin backed currency. } It wasn’t too long ago that I stumbled across this…ethan.erkiletian (27)in economics • 7 years agoAn interesting lack of a relationship between two metrics. A thought spurred by the immigration debate.So I did something a little silly and nerdy. I was pondering the notion that there might be any relationship between a country's size and its levels of individual access to economic opportunity.…