Decentralized finance (“DeFi”) raises the bar on traditional financial services by starting from different core concepts. It changes what is important and what is irrelevant in the delivery of the services. By disrupting existing concepts and structures, DeFi seeks to become the new paradigm not only for financial instruments but for all manner of financial […]
As we approach virtual New York Blockchain Week (NYBW) taking place May 7-15, 2020, the industry continues to exemplify innovation and leadership in donating to relief efforts for COVID-19. CoinDesk, which runs the Consensus conference, Ethereal Summit, an event held by Consensys, Gitcoin, a mission driven project to grow the open source community, and nonprofit crypto donation […]
Wash your hands, social distance, isolate! Humans are doing their part to fight COVID-19, but the technology side of the story that is currently underreported. There was a boost last week to Google’s Verily when President Trump mentioned that they were going to be using technology to screen. As we saw, they were nowhere close to […]
Last week, Sequoia Capital, one of the oldest and most respected venture funds, issued its “Black Swan” memo to its portfolio companies warning them to have enough cash on hand and make decisive decisions to weather the storm that has been the financial, economic and social crisis triggered by Coronavirus. Since then, there has been a debate […]
Can a Superhero Inspired Game Solve the Climate Crisis? I sit down with “ecopreneur” Alfie Rustom to learn about his plans to motivate superhero fans to restore climate through gaming. Bioman’s Forest Garden is a farming simulation game that empowers players to take constructive action against climate change; in both digital and real realities. […]
It’s a great time for hard tech female founders! There have been many women-led businesses who became “unicorns” in the past few months, namely Glossier, Rent the Runway and now Away. Great news for female founders! But did you know that the newer, lesser-known female founders in areas outside of beauty, fashion, e-commerce, etc. are also on the rise? […]
Mining is a vital part of the cryptocurrency industry today. While some industry followers believe that crypto mining will go away sometime in the future, it remains an active pursuit for individuals and companies to mint digital money using racks of computers. In the current regulatory environment, the status of cryptocurrency miners is unclear. For […]
The offerings of digitized securities are expanding rapidly. In January, I attended Atomic Capital’s Digital Asset event, at which they announced a partnership with Agenus a Biotech company, offering a digital security around a drug in clinical trials. The initial asset to be tokenized is the future US asset sales of AGEN2034, a PD-1 inhibitor. […]
Is private and secure healthcare a crisis of modernity? The cost of seeing a doctor experiences significant increases yearly, baring many from realizing the benefits of modern medicine. In 1970, the expense per person for health care was $355, and in 2016 $10,348. A community burdened by rising cost, debt, and complicated methods of access […]
Is private and secure healthcare a crisis of modernity? The cost of seeing a doctor experiences significant increases yearly, baring many from realizing the benefits of modern medicine. In 1970, the expense per person for health care was $355, and in 2016 $10,348. A community burdened by rising cost, debt, and complicated methods of access […]
