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Why did I bet on bitcoin at the peak of the mania? (4) — Without leaders

18. 10. 2019.

I was well aware that we were in the final phase of a mania and the crash was near. Still, in December 2017 I made the bet that bitcoin would outperform gold on a five-year horizon. In this article series, I describe what I based my opinion on. In Part 1, I presented the background of my bet. In Part 2, I argued that there is a need for digital gold. The previous part explored why bitcoin stands the best chance to fulfill this purpose. I will now give further arguments in support of that.

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BLOOD OATHS ON THE INTERNET - FROM STONE MONEY TO THE SMART CONTRACT

27. 06. 2017.

Somewhere in the middle of the Pacific Ocean is a tiny tropical group of islands called The Yap Islands. They’ve been inhabited by a native tribe since ancient times, and this remote community provides us with an interesting episode in the history of money: they used money made from limestone, i.e. they paid each other in stone money for centuries.

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THE FALL OF A VIRTUAL COMPANY – THE DAO, PART 2

23. 11. 2016.

The DAO’s owners were massively shocked on 17 June. An unknown hacker found a loophole in the smart contract regulating the decentralized company and exploited it to steal 3.6 million ether.

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THE RISE OF A VIRTUAL COMPANY – THE DAO, PART 1

22. 11. 2016.

One of the most interesting innovations of the past years has been the creation of the “world computer”, the Ethereum, which enables the signing of smart contracts. By further developing bitcoin’s technology, it creates a virtual interface on which participants who want to do business with each other can enter into contracts. The contracts are then implemented automatically; there are no options for subsequent tricks or manipulation.

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Virtual Oil – Ethereum Part 3

06. 05. 2016.

One and a half years ago, Superblog readers were presented with an investment opportunity that is worth 25 times more today in dollar terms. What is ether? What is the source of its value? How is it better and different than bitcoin? How did we get here and what can we expect for the future? These are the questions I am attempting to answer below.

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