technology ethics

Ethereum's Promise: Will Institutions Help or Hinder Social Impact?

Ethereum's Promise: Will Institutions Help or Hinder Social Impact?

Ethereum’s hit the big time. All kinds of institutions are sniffing around, tempted by its promise and possibilities. The new players on the blockchain, the cool kids straight off of Wall Street, are now at the same party as the cypherpunks that created this thing. EthCC in Cannes? Held at...

Blockchain's True North: Why Sovereignty Trumps Decentralization

Blockchain's True North: Why Sovereignty Trumps Decentralization

The blockchain space is often abuzz with the term "decentralization," touted as the ultimate goal. But what if the real prize isn't decentralization itself, but something more fundamental: sovereignty? Amahle Nkosi, writing from Johannesburg, argues that sovereignty – the ability to control one's own data, infrastructure, and assets – is...

BAY Miner's AI Cloud Mining: Empowering Africa or Exploiting Vulnerable Users?

BAY Miner's AI Cloud Mining: Empowering Africa or Exploiting Vulnerable Users?

Is BAY Miner's "AI-powered" cloud mining platform a beacon of financial empowerment for Africa, or a wolf in sheep's clothing preying on vulnerable users? The answer, like everything else, is probably nuanced — and frighteningly so.AI Mining: Digital Colonialism 2.0?Let’s be blunt: the rhetoric surrounding cryptocurrency often sounds like a...

Is Ethereum Losing Its Soul? The Human Cost of the Data Availability Race.

Is Ethereum Losing Its Soul? The Human Cost of the Data Availability Race.

What’s the value of pursuing ‘Wen Moon’ if we destroy every other gain? We’re all caught up on price, last I looked Ethereum was at $1600, waiting for that moonshot! While all of this is exciting, let’s not lose sight of the magic that originally captured our hearts and imaginations...