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The Irony of Fate
Satoshi Nakamoto The irony was thick. In Japanese, the words mean “central intelligence,” but the goal of the project would decentralize and confound some of the most “intelligent” minds in the world. It was a fast agreement when somebody suggested the name. We were working in tech, and racial profiling was alive and well. Nobody will question the validity of tech developed by an Asian. To be fair, we had an asian in the group, although he wasn’t Japanese. Malaysian, more precisely, but again, for those of you who think we’ve got this race thing figured out these days, you’d be wrong. The rest of the team was as random as they come. White guy from back east, and Indian from Great Britain, a valley girl from up the road and some dude that crawled out his mom’s basement in Indiana to write world-changing code. Our names aren’t important. We know what we’ve done.
By Liv Stecker5 years ago in The Chain
The Ironkey
“It has to be one of these.” Mom and I huddled over a small black book. The pages were filled with scribbles and words. Some were underlined, others circled, others completely crossed out. The longer I stared at them the more jumbled they became, but the anagrammed ones stood out the most. I hesitated, my eyes bouncing between two possible choices before settling on one.
By Loryne Andawey5 years ago in The Chain
The Mystery Of Bitcoin
The Mystery of Bitcoin By Roberto Alago Cryptocurrency is here to stay. Of the many available Today, Bitcoin is globally accepted as the first. Over the years, I have heard and read a lot of mistaken information about its origins. Usually, they go something like this: Bitcoin was invented in 2008 by someone known as Satoshi Nakamoto, blah, blah, blah...
By Roberto Alago5 years ago in The Chain
The discovery of BITCOIN!
It's a sunny day in the ghetto, grandma is cooking dinner, mom is feeding my little sister, and I'm just looking outside the window daydreaming of a better life. But it's just a dream. It's impossible to make it out of the ghetto when you have no money; can't even afford an education. It almost seems like someone wants the people in the ghetto to stay naive. The only way to make some decent money around here is by selling narcotics or trafficking guns. And I don't know if I want to be part of that. I know for a fact, mom and grandma would never forgive me for something like that. So, I rather keep out of trouble, I've got enough problems in my life to be looking for more. I'm a simple kid.
By The Home Vlog5 years ago in The Chain
Chip Off The 'Ole Blockchain
Prodigy programmer Satoshi Nakamoto came from a low-class demanding, foreign, problematic family with the weight of the world on his shoulders. Even as a child he continues impressing the closest people around him as he grows to be a determined genius with the right motive and intelligence level to solve any technical issue he has ever come across. Through the roof IQ. As early adulthood approached his quiet and polite mumble-prone personality, shut him out of any relationships, or even friendships for that matter. When most people his age, were partying, he bottled himself in a cave-like room in the bottom of his parents' house he called it the dungeon, and slave studied multiple levels of programming and mastered each category until he could write code in every known possible computer language. The possibilities for him were endless, his success seemed inevitable. Like an underground ghost genius from a family where it was up to the oldest son to break the chain of failure, and his parents took that wholeheartedly. With the pressure of multiple generations of failure, can he turn a piece of coal into a diamond?
By Michael Joyner5 years ago in The Chain
Humble Beginnings
Sitting at his desk. That is the life that He led. Mundane tasks, day after day, and He yearned for something more. He hated the life that He led. All of the pomp and circumstance bored Him and even enraged Him to just be another rusted part in the commercial machine. The lights of the skyline shone through haze of the drizzling rain ongoing through the window. He knew that He wanted more from this life mundane existence, a provocation to make Him question the reality that swirled around and left Him in a constant fog. A puzzle that He wanted the world to solve. He wanted to make a difference, Something that could challenge not only the way that he saw Himself but also change the way that others could live their everyday lives. A bubbling feeling was rising in His chest and He began to ponder. What was it? What was this idea that was itching just beneath the very surface of His skin? Sitting there as if bile would start spilling from His mouth at any moment, He started to do what He knew best. Staring at the blank screen before Him, He began to code. Line after line, variable after variable. He continued that night until His fingers were going numb. He wanted to make something huge. Something important. Something that would make a difference for those longing for a new way of life. Everyone at the bitterly cold, dark office had already left and as the hypnotic rhythm of the rain descended further into the depths of His consciousness, it took His last bit of will power to pry His eyes away from the monumental task that called out to Him behind the pixels of a screen. Restless sleep came to Him that night, scattered with dreams of continuing His grand design.
By Tia Flowers5 years ago in The Chain
9 Crypto Predictions for 2021 | Global Cryptocurrency Market
The usage of Cryptocurrencies soared to new heights in 2020, and the trend will continue in 2021 also. This year began with Bitcoin touching a record of $41,000 due to increased demand from institutional investors.
By Linda John5 years ago in The Chain
UK Treasury release consultation paper on cryptocurrency
Looking at the growing adoption of cryptocurrencies and stablecoins, the UK government has released consultation paper to gather feedback from stakeholders concerning the government’s regulatory approach to cryptocurrencies and stablecoins.
By Tokenizer.cc5 years ago in The Chain
