BlogHide Resteemsqholloi (41)in skycoin • 5 years agoDisrupting the disruptor. A look at how Skycoin alters the crypto trajectory."Disruptive technologies are like natural disasters. They come out of nowhere, are unstoppable, and leave a radically altered landscape in their wake. This is invariably bad news for the status quo…qholloi (41)in skycoin • 6 years agoWhy it matters that Skycoin is the sole remaining anti-establishment coin.Take a moment to consider the crypto-landscape as we know it today. From a certain perspective, it is viewed as a security. From another, it is a speculative commodity that’s value lies in its very…qholloi (41)in skycoin • 6 years agoDriving home a final nail in the Skycoin kidnapping FUD coffin — The court papers.One of the most often repeated FUD stories pertaining to Skycoin is the so-called fake kidnapping that took place in 2018. Fudders spread a rumour that the event was fabricated by the Skycoin team…qholloi (41)in skycoin • 6 years agoPicking a winner in the post-shitcoin shakedown cryptoverse.It was a wild ride. A rollercoaster alternately fuelled by hype, FOMO, and extreme panic selling. Fortunes were made. ICO’s were launched for everything from in-game tokens to shares in woodlots and…qholloi (41)in skycoin • 6 years agoDeadly consequences of centralised Internet in the hands of despots. The reality of a world without Skywire.Zimbabwe, Southern Africa. This landlocked country has known it’s fair share of troubles over the last few decades. Hyperinflation, caused by poor economic policies and a land reform program which…qholloi (41)in skycoin • 6 years agoThe curious case of the Skycoin Wikipedia page.It was a grand idea which came about at a time when the open source movement was gaining traction at an unprecedented rate. A massive online collaborative knowledge repository created and edited by…qholloi (41)in skycoin • 6 years agoiPhone users arrive in the future with the release of Skycoin's iOS wallet.Long suffering users of Apple's iPhone whom have hitherto been restricted to using Skycoin from their desktops only, can now let out a collective sigh of relief as the Skycoin iOS wallet is now…qholloi (41)in skycoin • 6 years agoThe critical role of CX in the commodification of smart contractsIt would require some remarkable skills to successfully argue against the statement that ease of use drives adoption. Whether it is a flaw in human nature, some form of deep intelligence evolving to…qholloi (41)in skycoin • 6 years agoA look in the Skytopia crystal ball reveals an Internet utopiaMany many moons ago, when VAX was still fresh in the memory of early netizens, HTML spawned itself all over TCP/IP, produced an @ sign, populated a DNS system and for the first time in recorded…qholloi (41)in skycoin • 6 years agoKittycash, walking the parallel peer-chain catwalkMany inhabitants of the cryptoverse are in agreement that we are now officially in the post-bubble phase of the crypto revolution. That seemingly boundless limbo space where the hype has run out of…qholloi (41)in skycoin • 6 years agoHow blockchain was supposed to be done - Skyfiber, the infinitely scalable, parallel peer-chain.At the height of ICO mania last year, how many stopped for a moment amid the FOMO chaos to ponder the implications of the Ethereum network grinding to a standstill every time an ICO is launched…qholloi (41)in skywire • 6 years agoThe brewing junkyard revolution poised to break third world data monopolies#Datamustfall. This is an actual hashtag from South Africa where the crippling data charges on the monopolised GSM network spurned so much outrage that it went all the way to a parliamentary…qholloi (41)in skycoin • 6 years agoEvolving to survive - a Biomimetic analyses of the Skycoin ecosystemThe only constant in life is change. This seemingly contradictory statement is easily substantiated by anyone who bothers to observe and study natural systems, through casual observation of human…qholloi (41)in skycoin • 6 years agoPost-crypto profits, the deeper case for investing in SkycoinIf information is the commodity of the Internet age then privacy of information will be the commodity of the crypto age. It requires a special kind of ignorance to, in this day and age, be…qholloi (41)in skycoin • 6 years agoPeer to peer Sky trading is here!As we all wallow together in this very long, very deep accumulation cycle without the faintest sign of a bull in sight, perhaps a bit of welcome good news could help stave off the bear market…qholloi (41)in skycoin • 6 years agoFrom assembly to first batch payout - the first Skyminer in AfricaSome months ago, after blogging about my Skycoin due diligence process, I declared that I was going to build a Skyminer. Well that didn't quite go as planned. Apart from the difficulty of…qholloi (41)in skycoin • 6 years agoSynth Speaks.... Blockchance Conference 2018I would love to see the statistics, if they exist, showing how many Skycoin hodlers were swayed to invest in the project after hearing Synth speak. I count myself among that demographic and strongly…qholloi (41)in skycoin • 6 years agoSkycoin demystified. Part 4 - ObeliskIf you are a follower of this series in which I have been describing Skycoin one element at a time, it should by now be apparent that this project is fundamentally disruptive to a disruptive…qholloi (41)in skycoin • 6 years agoSkycoin demystified. Part 3 - Coin hoursWelcome to the third instalment of my attempt to convey the complexity of Skycoin by breaking it down to component level and explaining the modules individually in lay terms. Today's subject... Coin…qholloi (41)in cryptocurrency • 6 years agoSkycoin demystified. Part 2 - SkywireIn part 1 of this series we examined the altruistic origins of Skycoin and how the developers set out to build a crypto ecosystem which holds true to Satoshi's original vision of a planetary…
