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Big Tech, the Facebooks, Amazons, Googles, Apples of the world have made trillions of dollars in revenue over the years of the use of customers’ data. Web 2, and all its centralized tenants have stripped away individuals’ proprietary data ownership rights for convenience, efficiency, and automation. The world is now changing with blockchain technology and Web Three, or Internet 3.0. Data ownership has been slow, and steadily returning to the rightful owners: the individuals. This book explores how this is occurring, from data pools and unions to global tools that make it simpler for the...

The best place to reintroduce the concept of ethics and Bitcoin together, a topic I wrote about in my first book Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance in March 2018, is the discovery of the Truth, with a capital T. I'll be the first to admit, I have struggled with the Truth, and discovering the Truth recently in the crypto and blockchain space. What appears to be true isn't necessarily so. And what I've considered being "common knowledge" over the years is not so common. It appears the truth, with a little t, is it looks like a confusing narrative thrown out there by U.S. regulators. The...

Crypto Hipster's Mysticals compilations that cover Season 4 and Season 5 are far more than just a catchy-named compilation. While there is a deep focus on technology, they also include common themes faced by entrepreneurs and founders across all industry spectra. This theme is based on "human" issues, which include societal, mindset, social opportunities, and personal growth and development. Of course, they also focus on solving industry and technological problems that we all face in our everyday lives or will face soon. Most of the Crypto Hipster Podcasts are focused on thought leadership ...

I have titled the thirteenth compilation for Crypto Hipster's Chronicles, Episode 13, "Traveling Through Space and Time", and that episode I have now converted into this book. Traveling into space is not a new desire or dream. It has existed ever since man first crushed grapes. With new technologies, the evolution of SpaceX, and investments by Elon Musk and others, galactic missions are now more possible than ever. So is the use of electric vehicles to help improve humanity's carbon footprint. The four interviews in this book explore what is possible with solving Earth's issues by solving ...

According to an August 3, 2022 CNBC report, Ilya Lichtenstein told a U.S. court he was the individual behind an exploit of cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex in 2016 which resulted in the theft of roughly 119,754 Bitcoin. Prosecutors had previously charged Lichtenstein and his wife, Heather Morgan, with money laundering and conspiracy to defraud the United States. Shortly after the couple’s arrest in February 2022, I interviewed one guest in this book on my Crypto Hipster Podcast, Justin Choo of Cabital. We discussed the arrest and security measures that exchanges can put into place to help...

Contrary to the wishes of existing Big Tech incumbents, the future of NFTs and the metaverse are based on decentralization and on correcting the global mistakes we made during the evolution of the Web 2.0 internet. Musicians and artists are now able to take control of their creations and build intimate fan engagement. Concerts are being held in the Metaverse with greater attendance than physical venues. Artists now have unprecedented global reach and can collaborate easily with scientists and other experts. And content creators from all spectrums of the art world can build a loyal following...

Blockchain and crypto, more recently referred to as Web Three, are truly global phenomena. Every country across the world views blockchain differently. Some countries, like the United States, prefer to allow rogue government agencies like the Securities and Exchange Commission to stymie financial innovations. Other countries, like El Salvador, recognize Bitcoin is the future and take proactive steps to ensure a wealthy future for its citizens. China focuses on innovation of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), while some nations across the planet see XRP, Litecoin, and Ethereum as the ...

The year 2022 witnessed a remarkable crypto implosion, with numerous insolvencies and bankruptcies filed by some of the largest centralized crypto exchanges in the world. From Celsius and Voyager in June 2022, to FTX and BlockFi in November 2022, it appeared that almost no one was immune from a crypto catastrophe. The interviews contained within this book happened before the remarkable festivities but serve not as harbingers of the massive failures, but predictive lessons of what to be on the lookout for in the industry. Rugs, hacks, frauds and cybercrime have been prevalent throughout the ...

With the untimely collapse of FTX and other centralized crypto exchanges in 2022, some American politicians have taken it upon themselves to use the excuse of fraud and other unfortunate acts by a few terrible actors to hurt the industry even further and to gain political clout with their constituents. Some of these politicians' constituents are Wall Street incumbents who have been running scared of Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies for years. Evidence of their fear can be discovered through public comments. In fact, Bitcoin has been pronounced dead in the media over four hundred fifty times. ...

The interviews contained within this book span three Crypto Hipster Podcast seasons. From the beginning of Season One today, the role of the media covering the crypto industry has shifted. In its early days, crypto was largely associated with illegal activities like drug trafficking and money laundering. To an extent, some politicians and banking executives want you to continue to think that because of their own self-interest. The media highlighted these activities and painted a negative picture of the crypto space. Over the years, the media's understanding of the crypto industry has grown ...

During my over six years in the cryptocurrency, digital asset, and blockchain industry, I have accomplished a variety of things in the blockchain space, including authoring this book and hosting over 230 podcasts. My Crypto Hipster podcasts (anchor.fm/crypto-hipster-podcast) differ from post other cryptocurrency podcasts. While the top venture capital studios focused on price and market action of Bitcoin, alternative coins, NFTs and metaverses, I focused on something else: The long-term societal and personal benefits of blockchain technology use cases, globally. I then compiled three to ...

DAOs, Decentralized Autonomous Organizations, offer quite a unique structure than traditional corporations. The organization, built on code, and governed by code, enables a democratic approach to governance, that differs from the Corporate Board and C-suite model prevalent across the Fortune stock companies you find on the New York Stock Exchange, NASDAQ, and just about any other global listing platform. DAOs' major tenants include decentralization, truth, trust, and justice. This is in stark contrast to the corporate board of directors' proxy voting process. While the world suffered from ...

This first book in the Crypto Hipster series, entitled From “Stuck” to Unstoppable focuses on how blockchain technology can help us overcome adversity, depression, and suicidal thoughts. I demonstrate the overcoming adversity component by the personal story of Sir John Hargrave and his book Blockchain for Everyone, by Brett King’s intriguing work entitled The Rise of Technosocialism, and by Brett Scott’s Cloudmoney. The fourth chapter focuses on my interview with Jay H. Tepley, her book The Unbreakable Entrepreneur, and her lifetime focus on helping others recover from depression. ...

Unlike many other recent Blockchain books focused on describing and defining Blockchain technology from a technical or cryptocurrency perspective, this unique book takes a very different tack: its focus is on how mainstream and marginalized Americans can use blockchain technology and digital assets ethically to create an abundant life. This book explores what Blockchain technology is doing today and how it can be used to create a better tomorrow. The book daringly explores how blockchain technology can make a difference in improving America’s education system, cracking the Glass Ceiling, ...

The DeFi Summer of 2020 seems like a long time ago, nearly three years from this book's publication. Some prices of tokens then, such as ChainLink, Synthetix, and Aave, catapulted dramatically. While prices have come down substantially over the last few years, the growing landscape of decentralized finance platforms, applications, yield mechanisms, and staking services has grown significantly. These ways are the most common channels of conducting DeFi, but there are quite a few others, including venture capital funding, alternative investment banks, unique funding structures, and many less ...

I was always a loyal corporate employee for the longest time. For nearly two decades, I built massive data intelligence engines, managed multi-billion-dollar technology projects, led major corporate initiatives, and managed multiple billion-dollar books of business. Most of these strengths relied on leveraging my analytical skills and abilities. It was not until I joined the Crypto Revolution in 2017 and became an author that my mind had to shift to being a creative thinker and content creator. I had to develop the right side, creative side, of my brain, while simultaneously keeping the ...

In my landmark book, Re-Generation X: How Generation X Can Leverage Blockchain Technology to Save Themselves and Rebuild America, one discussion presented is the impact of the Paycheck Protection Program, a Small Business Administration loan that helped keep business workforces employed during the early days of COVID-19. One of the popular investment areas for program funds was precision medicine, which is most beneficial at the intersection of artificial intelligence and blockchain technology. From the AI side of things, we are now witnessing advancements in individualized healthcare ...

Over the last two years, as the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission has engaged in the process of what appears to be regulatory capture, a shift has occurred. That shift, at least in terms of social sentiment, has seen greater interest by institutions than retail in the future benefits of decentralized finance. My February 13, 2023, blog post at CryptoHipster.tech, lays out the reasons retail investors should remain especially interested in DeFi. These reasons include: Increased security Accessibility Transparency Lower fees Better user experience Decentralized control Better investment ...

In the preamble to my 2020 book Re-Generation X, I write the following about Brutality: In its most malevolent form, brutality involves the blatant disregard, neglect, and disrespect of others around us. In action, it is torture for the unappreciated, ridicule for the uninformed, poverty for the uneducated, and suffering for the misguided. Such malevolent brutality could occur anywhere, including but not limited to politics, government, and corporate unemployment. From my experience, it surely occurs on both Wall Street and Silicon Valley, especially with corporate bailouts and the ...

Crypto Hipster's Mysticals compilations that cover Season 4 and Season 5 are far more than just a catchy-named compilation. While there is a deep focus on technology, they also include common themes faced by entrepreneurs and founders across all industry spectra. This theme is based on "human" issues, which include societal, mindset, social opportunities, and personal growth and development. Of course, they also focus on solving industry and technological problems that we all face in our everyday lives or will face soon. What do swan songs, faith, and motorbikes have in common? They are all...