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Cryptomarxism: Bridging Theory with Practical Economics for the Digital Age

The left is angry about cryptocurrency. Folks with thousands of dollars worth of plastic figurines, hidden behind anime profile pictures…

7 min readFeb 18, 2022

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Identity, Biometrics, and Blockchain: the Future of Logging In

Blockchain offers real utility to the problem of identity management in the digital world.

12 min readJan 5, 2022

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Identity, Biometrics, and Blockchain: the Future of Logging In

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8 Common Misconceptions About Cryptocurrency

A lot of people tend to have the same baseline set of false assumptions when it comes to crypto. What’s the truth? Let’s tackle it.

18 min readNov 14, 2021

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8 Common Misconceptions About Cryptocurrency

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Creating a Post-Surveillance Capitalism Digital Economy

A few years ago, news headlines exploded with sarcastic jabs at a new app bringing younger generations outside again: Pokemon Go. Briefly…

9 min readOct 5, 2021

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Creating a Post-Surveillance Capitalism Digital Economy

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How Criminal is Cryptocurrency? An Analysis of the Traditional System’s Fear of Change

$3.9 billion here, $2 billion there for Goldman Sachs. Wells Fargo not far behind at $3 billion. Capital One with $290 million, after $100…

7 min readAug 30, 2021

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How Criminal is Cryptocurrency? An Analysis of the Traditional System’s Fear of Change

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Does Size Matter? Discussing Crypto’s Carbon Footprint

More and more, the question of crypto’s energy inefficiency seems to be coming up — first within the space, leading to such green-minded…

9 min readMay 15, 2021

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Does Size Matter? Discussing Crypto’s Carbon Footprint

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Human-Centered Decentralization: Designing Blockchain Products That Matter

Peruse the hallways of invite-only Clubhouse right now or fall into the wrong hole of CT (Crypto Twitter) and you’ll enter a new yet…

15 min readMay 7, 2021

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A Progressive Case for Decentralization: Thinking Beyond the Past

The left/right, one-dimensional political spectrum isn’t some modern joke that fell off of the US’s unique two-party problem. In fact, this…

16 min readMay 4, 2021

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Dear Recruiters, From the Recruited

Recruiters, can we have a frank discussion? 60+% of messages I receive from you miss the mark, and this means you’re probably missing the…

3 min readApr 7, 2021

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Dear Recruiters, From the Recruited

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Alex Jewell

Substance is Key: What DJ Khaled’s Snapchat Says About Inspiration in Today’s Culture

By Alex Jewell

4 min readFeb 23, 2016

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Substance is Key: What DJ Khaled’s Snapchat Says About Inspiration in Today’s Culture

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Alex Jewell

Alex Jewell

Socially-driven lead software engineer in the blockchain custody space @ PolySign and artisan foodporn director @bestfoodalex

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