So, I’ve been doing a lot of talks about it, and I’ll say, “Look, it’s not the magic wand or the terminator. It’s not a harbinger of utopia or dystopia. It’s a tool.” Crypto is a tool. And of course it could benefit some bad guys with maligned intentions. But it’s about the balance, it’s about trade-offs. And I think the balance is so much in favor of progress. Source link … [Read more...] about Garry Kasparov: Crypto Means Freedom
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Polkadot Chief Promises Freedom From Ethereum’s ‘Economic Enslavement’
The completion of the first Polkadot parachain auction was occasion for its creator, Gavin Wood, to herald a newfound freedom from the economic constraints of Ethereum smart contracts.Wood, a co-founder of Ethereum who helped develop the smart contract programming language Solidity, said Polkadot’s economic lease-holding model for parachains (literally, parallelized chains) is … [Read more...] about Polkadot Chief Promises Freedom From Ethereum’s ‘Economic Enslavement’
Developers Chart the Bridge to Professional Freedom
They also have the freedom to choose what networks and what tools to use. At NEAR, we believe the future is multi-chain, not “one blockchain to rule them all,” which is why we’ve spent the past 12 months building bridges between networks. A developer on Ethereum, for example, can take advantage of NEAR’s speed, security and scalability without having to write any more … [Read more...] about Developers Chart the Bridge to Professional Freedom
Crypto social governance will lead to online freedom
The saying, “Everything in moderation, including moderation,” has taken on new meaning since Facebook outsourced responsibility for content moderation to its Oversight Board following the violent events that occurred at the United States Capitol back on Jan. 6, 2021. First conceived in November 2018 as Facebook’s “Supreme Court” for public appeals, the social media giant’s … [Read more...] about Crypto social governance will lead to online freedom
Crypto offers more freedom, Coinbase CEO responds to DOGE creator
Brian Armstrong, co-founder and CEO of Nasdaq-listed cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase, took to Twitter to respond to a recent attack on crypto by Dogecoin (DOGE) co-creator Jackson Palmer.In a Twitter thread on Thursday, Armstrong pointed out some of the biggest benefits of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC), stressing that crypto is “simply providing an alternative for people … [Read more...] about Crypto offers more freedom, Coinbase CEO responds to DOGE creator