One of the lesser-told stories of the internet is the shift in content distribution and access brought to the mainstream by Facebook. This isn’t a hot take — most would agree that’s what happened — but the shift is fundamental in a way most aren’t aware of. Facebook spoon-feeding content…

Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, founders of the Gemini crypto exchange, aren’t concerned about the cryptocurrency slump: in a recent Bloomberg interview, Tyler Winklevoss claimed, “We’re totally at home in winter.” It’s a good quote and signal for the Winklevii-owned exchange and its users, though it’s easy to ride out the…

“Robots are coming for our jobs” has become a popular refrain, and with good reason: Fortune estimates robots may steal as many as 800 million jobs in the next 13 years. But it’s not just robots — blockchain may be coming for our jobs, too. …

One sure-fire way to grab the attention of every tech entrepreneur: Start running headlines like Startup Raises $35 Million in 30 Seconds With Cryptocurrency Offering. And it wasn’t just clickbait. In 2016 and 2017, such headlines became hard to avoid. The Initial Coin Offering craze was in full swing and…

Digitally decentralized labor, in simple terms, is when large tasks are broken into independent tasks — it’s the assembly line for the thought economy. With advances in smart contract technology, it may just be the future of work. …

When the benjaCoin sale was announced, we spoke about the benefit of bringing our existing business and its partners to the ICO market. We talked about how this would offer a shorter path to a usable, stable, and meaningful token. People nodded along but in the year since, something became…

An introduction to non-fungible tokens While cryptocurrencies and altcoins hold the attention of most in the blockchain space, there is a quiet (and enormous) opportunity building right in front of our eyes: non-fungible tokens that enable the tokenization of unique digital goods. Sounds boring, right? Tell that to owners of…

Whether running a website generating millions of unique hits each month or only a few dozen, everyone has the same question: how do I monetize my traffic? The problem is online display advertising doesn’t do the trick. Consider: Nearly one-third of all U.S. web browsers have an ad blocker activated…

If you’ve been on the internet the last decade, you’ve been doing volunteer work for Google. You clock in every time you run into those magic words: “I’m not a robot.” The widget often won’t take your word for it, of course — it presents an image grid and ask…