Jun 14Navigating Commodities in Crypto with Siddarth “Sid” Patil of ComdexSid Patel is the co-founder and COO of Comdex, a platform that focuses on enabling traders and investors to connect and trade assets. Joining Monika Proffitt in this conversation, he shares how this system works and why, especially as the bear market looms. Listen to the episode here. I am…24 min read
Jun 9Interview: Trading Derivatives with Sam Bankman-Fried, CEO of FTX(This interview was first published on September 10th, 2019. It has been edited for brevity.) It was 2016 to 2017 when things were starting to go crazy in crypto land. Market cap was skyrocketing and volumes were running up. It was also around that time Sam Bankman-Fried decided to leave…Blockchain18 min read
Jun 6Interview: Crypto, Tokenization & Loans With Aaron Tilton, CEO of SmartFiSummary: SmartFi is a company that specializes in powering business loans using tokens. In this interview, host of the podcast The New Trust Economy (listen here), Monika Proffitt sits down for a discussion with SmartFi’s CEO and former Utah State Representative, Aaron Tilton. Aaron shares how SmartFi got its start…Tokenization23 min read
Published in DataDrivenInvestor·May 16, 2021Regenerative Economics for the Win“I’ll look at everything around me and I will vow to bear in mind, that alla this was just someone’s idea. It could just as well be mine.” — Ani Difranco I recently published an article on The Future of Capitalism, covering a new, economic model that I began working…Cryptocurrency5 min read
Published in DataDrivenInvestor·May 11, 2020The Future of Capitalism“The profit system follows the path of least resistance, and the path of least resistance is what makes a river crooked.” — Utah Phillips It is no secret that late stage capitalism has its issues, and they are not going away. From the often invisible yet the ravaging effects of…Capitalism5 min read
Nov 12, 2018Blockchain and the Uses of Democracy on SteroidsYes, the original blockchain concept was only created to solve the accounting issue of “the double- spend conundrum” of digital currencies, which, along with sounding boring, also comes across as very, let’s say, niche. How is such a specific “conundrum” supposed to apply to anyone without an accounting degree? …Democracy3 min read
Nov 5, 2018How Cryptocurrencies Will Reshape Our WorldWhen creating the technology behind Bitcoin, Satoshi Nakamoto envisioned an efficient, peer-to-peer payment system that required no institutional involvement. …Blockchain5 min read
Published in DataDrivenInvestor·Oct 17, 2018Does Blockchain Have Any Real World Value?Though the original blockchain was only created to solve the double-spend conundrum of digital currencies, the ingenious structure of a blockchain can be applied anywhere, offering advantages of accountability, efficiency and transparency. Let’s take a look at some industries that could benefit from the new technology. Identity Management A static…Blockchain4 min read
Oct 11, 2018If Blockchains Are So Secure, Why Is Everyone Getting Hacked?If you keep up with cryptocurrency news, you have certainly heard about the cyber theft running rampant in the industry. According to CNBC, the total amount of stolen cryptocurrencies in just the first half of 2018 was $1.1 billion. …Bitcoin5 min read
Oct 3, 2018All Tokens Are Not Created EqualCryptocurrencies are not all the same. There are several different types of coin and tokens, and by that I mean there is a variety of different behaviors that different cryptocurrencies resemble. This is because the people making these currencies are literally writing the rules for how they work. Sound confusing…Blockchain4 min read