The Use of Digital Knowledge in Society
In 1945, Austrian economist Friedrich Hayek wrote a seminal essay titled The Use of Knowledge in Society. In this essay, Hayek invites us to consider a »
A Deep Look Into Cosmos — the Internet of Blockchains
You may have heard the words Cosmos, Cosmos Hub, Tendermint, and Interchain being used interchangeably in some context or the other. Tendermint is a consensus algorithm »
Privacy-Preserving Smart Contracts
The advent of smart contracts have opened up an entirely new avenue of applications. Ethereum, the leading smart contract platform, has facilitated the creation of compelling »
The Tortoise and the Hare of Crypto
Since Cryptokitties, people have realized how dire Ethereum's need for scale is. Ethereum in its current state is a functioning World Computer but it is very, »
Buying Stocks on the Blockchain
Cryptocurrencies have enabled value to be transferred across borders instantly and very cheaply. The inefficiencies of commercial banks and capital controls by governments have historically made »
Crypto Projects and Entrepreneur Incentives
Abstract This blog post explores the inherent tensions between investors, entrepreneurs and consumers. Investors are incentivized to invest in many projects, and hence entrepreneurs see this »
Stablecoins and the Story of Money
Stablecoins are a class of cryptocurrencies which are price-stable — this means that it is pegged to another unit of value. Being the largest global reserve »
The Secret Business Model That Fuels Competition
There exist a certain class of industries which are inherently extremely competitive at their core. For a variety of reasons, this class of businesses have very »
The Least Understood But Most Important Field
Money is absolutely integral in our lives — it has become the default metric to evaluate a human's life (for better or for worse). Money is »
Game Theory Is The New Business Model
Business models are aplenty — direct sales, subscriptions, advertisements, etc. Although these business models are easily understood today, they were significant innovations in how business could »