On a long bet – A Whole Lotta Nothing
Matt’s thoughts on that bet. Not long now…
Link archive: January 6th, 2022
Crypto: the good, the bad and the ugly | Seldo.com
A very even-handed and level-headed assessment by Laurie, who has far more patience than me when it comes to this shit.
Washed Up - Infrequently Noted
The term “web3” is a transparent attempt to associate technologies diametrically opposed to the web with its success; an effort to launder the reputation of systems that have most effectively served as vehicles for money laundering, fraud, and the acceleration of ransomware using the good name of a system that I help maintain.
Perhaps this play to appropriate the value of the web is what it smells like: a desperate move by bag-holders to lure in a new tranche of suckers, allowing them to clear speculative positions. Or perhaps it’s honest confusion. Technically speaking, whatever it is, it isn’t the web or any iteration of it.