Author: Joseph Morton

Joseph Morton is a Vancouver-based author and journalist, with an interest in issues surrounding privacy, blockchain and cryptocurrency, and cannabis.

The cryptocurrency guide for the perplexed: Uniswap (UNI)

Most of decentralized finance (DeFi) uses something called governance tokens, which give voting rights and other privileges to insiders. These function like Class A voting shares, but with the added difference that they don’t actually confer ownership and are thus technically not securities (although the SEC may disagree). Today we’re going to talk about UNI,… Read More »The cryptocurrency guide for the perplexed: Uniswap (UNI)

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This week in tech: pleasant surprise edition

It’s been an interesting week in the tech world. While there’s a high volume of blockchain and cryptocurrency related companies on this list, there are a few surprise entries from disparate places you wouldn’t normally think of as investment opportunities. That’s where the surprise comes in. Check it out. Intellabridge Kash 2.0 launch will include… Read More »This week in tech: pleasant surprise edition

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A view to a death spiral: the LUNA and TerraUSD story

By now you’re probably well aware that Terra (LUNA) and its attendant algorithmic stablecoin TerraUSD are dead in the water. LUNA’s blockchain has been halted directly with its price propped up a little above zero by people who haven’t gotten the memo, and TerraUSD is now trading at $0.12, having depegged from the US dollar… Read More »A view to a death spiral: the LUNA and TerraUSD story

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This week in tech: profit and ESG edition

I was just starting to serious pay attention to politics following the neoliberal heyday of both pre-and-post-9/11. This as the era where Fox News famously touted themselves as fair and honest journalism while they punted for George W. Bush and the rest of the United States right-wing Republicans squad. The prospects for environmental, social and… Read More »This week in tech: profit and ESG edition

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The cryptocurrency guide for the perplexed: DAI

DAI is a stablecoin running on top of the ethereum blockchain pegged to the United States dollar. It keeps its peg through a system of smart contracts and the participants who are incentivized to perform maintenance and governance functions. It’s maintainers are a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) called MakerDAO, and they’re probably even more interesting… Read More »The cryptocurrency guide for the perplexed: DAI

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How to explain blockchain to your curious uncle

Explaining blockchain related topics can hard. It’s the whole dissemination of complex technology into easily digested bite-sized bits. It takes a bit out of you. On the plus side, when most of your older relatives (like say, an uncle) take you aside during the intermission of a hockey game to ask you to explain blockchain… Read More »How to explain blockchain to your curious uncle

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How to explain blockchain to your curious uncle

Explaining blockchain related topics can hard. It’s the whole dissemination of complex technology into easily digested bite-sized bits. It takes a bit out of you. On the plus side, when most of your older relatives (like say, an uncle) take you aside during the intermission of a hockey game to ask you to explain blockchain… Read More »How to explain blockchain to your curious uncle

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