Decentralization is a Cost-Benefit-Risk Tradeoff
April 8, 2020Blockchains guarantee correctnes but not validity of computations.
- October 19, 2019
Contrary to what blockchain enthousiasts think, governance cannot be automated.
Strategic Moves to Get Support for the Libra
September 13, 2019The strategies to sell the Libra idea have been misleading and arrogant.
The Business Model of the Libra
September 10, 2019The business model of the Libra reveals a massive a transfer of money from poor to rich.
The Libra Ecosystem: Facebook and Calibra
September 6, 2019The balance of power in the Libra ecosystem is weighed in favor of Facebook.
- September 3, 2019
The Libra Association is a centralized power in the Libra ecosystem.
What Users Should Know About the Libra
August 27, 2019Users will be charged by the Libra Association for renting storage and for performing transactions.
Do You Need a Blockchain? A very simple decision tree
February 4, 2019Four simple questions help you decide whether you need a blockchain.
Lessons Learned from the Rise and Fall of Bitcoin
December 18, 2018Without a good governance structure, a peer-to-peer network will be governed by greed, power and misunderstanding.
- November 7, 2018
The Bitcoin network is based on five core ideas.
Why the Bitcoin is not such a good idea after all
September 22, 2018A business model of the Bitcoin ecosystem reveals that the Bitcoin system is not sustainable in the long run.
- August 17, 2018
Blockchains are used to coordinate peer-to-peer networks.
Blockchains need networked business models
July 27, 2018Like any other technology, blockchains have no value if their is no business model for their use.