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The Value Trap Dilemma
The Value Trap Dilemma
Over the years, economists and philosophers have defined a range of choices that humans may experience in their day to day existence…
Vinny Lingham
Mar 19, 2018
A Tale of Two Bitcoins
A Tale of Two Bitcoins
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief…
Vinny Lingham
Jan 5, 2018
Democratizing Crypto Investing
Democratizing Crypto Investing
2017 was, without a doubt, the year that crypto trading and investing came out of the shadows and into the mainstream consciousness of…
Vinny Lingham
Dec 5, 2017
The New Financial Revolution
The New Financial Revolution
Cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin & Ethereum have ushered in a new era for the world, with Bitcoin hitting highs of nearly $6,000 yesterday…
Vinny Lingham
Oct 13, 2017
A Brief Introduction to Token Sales
A Brief Introduction to Token Sales
Since the Civic Token Sale in June, I’ve been inundated with questions from friends, VC’s, fellow entrepreneurs and just about anyone else…
Vinny Lingham
Sep 6, 2017
Why Tokens are Eating the World
Why Tokens are Eating the World
The title of this post pays homage to Marc Andreessen’s epic post in 2012, “Why Software is Eating the World.” Marc made some very…
Vinny Lingham
Jul 17, 2017
Optimizing for Network Success
Optimizing for Network Success
My previous post about Vanity Headlines not being the goal for Civic’s upcoming Token Sale at 6am PDT on Wednesday 21 June was well…
Vinny Lingham
Jun 19, 2017
The vanity headline is not the goal: Introducing the Civic Token Sale
The vanity headline is not the goal: Introducing the Civic Token Sale
Today, at Civic, we’re releasing our much anticipated whitepaper, on our Token Sale page. We’ve done things a bit differently, but for very…
Vinny Lingham
Jun 6, 2017
Civic: Enabling the future of privacy & digital security with ChainAuth™
Civic: Enabling the future of privacy & digital security with ChainAuth™
When we introduced Civic last year, we were very careful to not overplay our hand. We wanted to start by building trust and creating an…
Vinny Lingham
May 24, 2017
Satoshi’s Choice
Satoshi’s Choice
My prior posts have tended to be largely focused on the economics of Bitcoin. Lately, I’ve been paying more attention to the psychology and…
Vinny Lingham
Apr 23, 2017
For the Love of Bitcoin
For the Love of Bitcoin
I’m pretty dismayed that I actually have to write this post, but I feel that it’s necessary. The vast majority of the readers of my blog…
Vinny Lingham
Mar 21, 2017
The Power of the Invisible Hand
The Power of the Invisible Hand
As an armchair economist, my hero is the father of economics, Adam Smith. I have gleaned much from his teachings over the years, but the…
Vinny Lingham
Mar 18, 2017
A Fork in the Road
A Fork in the Road
I’ve been very surprised with the amount of vocal support for a Bitcoin Hard Fork —especially from many Bitcoin supporters who believe it…
Vinny Lingham
Mar 15, 2017
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