Digital payments and cashless society

We, the social beings of the modern society have a tendency of taking things for granted. Like most things, we have taken technological advancements in the society for granted. Without spending enough time on understanding the long term consequences of these advancements or the philosophies underpinning the evolution. Fernando Montoro, a friend, philosopher and guide,Continue reading “Digital payments and cashless society”

Online dating – flame of lust or love

If you were born before the 90’s, chances are that you met your partner in high school, a coffee shop, through a friend or on a trip. But gone are those days when you had to gain enough courage to present yourself in front of your crush, when you had to meet them in aContinue reading “Online dating – flame of lust or love”

Trust – a social fabric

Preface – Smart contracts and decentralization One of the fundamental ideologies of a blockchain ecosystem is “trust”, rather “trustless”(ness). With smart contracts, a block of code would have the ability to run automatically setting the terms of a “contract” as per protocol, and would immutably persisted in the blockchain. In this post, I am goingContinue reading “Trust – a social fabric”

Get paid for paying attention

How many times have you been irritated by spam emails and random ad campaign in your inbox when you open your email? Almost often, right? Or think of a time when you are consumed in a piece of content on a website and you get interrupted by an ad banner selling you things that youContinue reading “Get paid for paying attention”

Barter to Bitcoin – an evolution story

What is money? At hind sight, it’s a piece of paper that can buy you anything from a cup of coffee to a house. But why is money “money”? In other words, why money has to be a unit of transaction? Why does it have a value? Seriously, what’s stopping us from printing shit tonContinue reading “Barter to Bitcoin – an evolution story”