PostsCommentsPayoutslcbisu (25)in #crypto • 7 years agoMaking Sense of the Crypto Wars7-January-2018 The rise of cryptocurrencies has sparked a debate about centralized vs decentralized financial systems. But this is only the surface manifestation of a much…lcbisu (25)in #fbi • 7 years agoHow the American Government Surveils the BlockchainThe United States federal government has paid approximately half a million dollars to a private corporation to help various agencies conduct surveillance on the Bitcoin…lcbisu (25)in #hawala • 7 years agoIn Praise Of HawalaWhen I was teaching at Wharton, I remember one student who was amazed that he could "wire" his Treasury bill from a bank in Chicago to a bank in Manhattan. Of course there was no…lcbisu (25)in #blockchain • 7 years agoBlockchain graveyardCoindashlcbisu (25)in #news • 7 years agoIn Their Own Words: Real Companies Talk Ripple XRP PilotsJust one – before this month, that's how many financial firms had publicly expressed interest in using Ripple's cryptocurrency, XRP. Indeed, the blockchain startup has no lack…lcbisu (25)in #news • 7 years agoCoincheck to Repay Users Who Lost Money in $400 Million HackJapanese cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck Inc. said it will use its own capital to reimburse customers who lost money in Friday’s $400 million theft. The Tokyo-based company…lcbisu (25)in #life • 7 years agoContemplation, Concentration and MeditationOsho - ‘Contemplation’ means directed thinking. We all think; that is not contemplation. That thinking is undirected, vague, leading nowhere. Really, our thinking is not…