Read_396 - Crypto is Modern Alchemy [Meltem Demirors]

May 21, 2020 00:36:25
Read_396 - Crypto is Modern Alchemy [Meltem Demirors]
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Read_396 - Crypto is Modern Alchemy [Meltem Demirors]

May 21 2020 | 00:36:25

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Show Notes

"Early alchemy was concerned with purifying and perfecting certain materials, such as transmuting base metals like lead into noble metals like gold, creating an elixir of immortality, or creating panaceas to cure any disease." - Meltem Demirors

How should we observe the "crypto" industry as a whole, and what, if anything, can we learn from the enormous ocean of altcoins that could find a useful application in the future of cryptography and networking systems? Meltem gives a very interesting analogy on how to look at the results of the "crypto" industry and a useful perspective in considering what we to bring with us, and what to leave behind.

Check the original plus a ton of other great writing from Meltem at her blog "Meltem's Musings":
https://meltdem.substack.com/p/crypto-is-modern-alchemy

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