Stories by Najib Aminy
9 podcasts to get you started in crypto
Let’s face it, blockchain is not the easiest thing in the world to understand, no matter how many times you use words like “decentralized” or “distributed ledger” to explain it. If it weren’t...
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Najib Aminy
Trust Me: I’m On Blockchain
Paris-based Arianee is hoping to do what the French typically do best—add a bit of class, culture and sophistication—in this case, to buying high-end luxury goods a la blockchain. Let’s say yo...
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Technology
Najib Aminy
The SEC's new "ICO office"
In response to growing concern regarding the lack of regulatory clarity surrounding ICOs, the SEC has launched a new division it says will help answer the public’s crypto-related questions. On...
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Cryptocurrencies
Najib Aminy
Breaking Out of the Maze
Two identical mazes are displayed, side by side, on a computer monitor. The puzzle is complex, just like the last few stages of Pac-Man. It would take even the smartest algorithm some time to ...
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Technology
Najib Aminy
Infrastructure or Apps?
Presentation after presentation, pitch after pitch, cofounder after cofounder, Dani Grant, an analyst at Union Square Ventures in Manhattan kept hearing the same concern from clients working o...
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Najib Aminy
The Blockchain State
Two blockchain-related bills that were signed into law in California this week capture the complicated relationship among crypto advocates and the federal and state governments. The bills’ pas...
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Technology
Najib Aminy
Goldman Sachs buys (even more) into blockchain
Goldman Sachs has a few million more reasons to believe in the future of blockchain. Earlier this week, the New York-based financial institution led a $25 million funding round for Veem, a San...
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Najib Aminy
The United Nations doubles down on crypto
The big news that came out of the United Nations early this week was when the general assembly laughed at the president of the United States. But in fact there was a much more important story ...
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Najib Aminy
Voatz Or Die
America, let’s face it, you suck at voting. The 2016 election may have brought out 56 percent of you to the polls pulling levers, pushing buttons and filling out ballots, but for a country who...
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Technology
Najib Aminy
Tokenize it and they will come
There is no love like the love a sports fan has for his or her team. Back in 2011, the Green Bay Packers American football team had the bright idea to sell “shares” in the franchise for $250 a...
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Najib Aminy