The Slow Hunch.
Conversations about technology, culture, and the future.
Crypto & Decentralization
Blockchain, decentralization, tokens, digital assets, and crypto policy
- From Crypto-Native to Crypto-EnabledDec 31, 2023
After a decade of crypto-native exploration — DeFi, DAOs, NFTs — we're entering the era of crypto-enabled apps that look like normal web apps but have superpowers under the hood.
- AI + Crypto: Best and Worst CasesJun 28, 2023
I think of AI and crypto as two very different, but very much related, elements of society moving from the industrial age to the digital age. At USV, we (along with lots of others over the years) have used the Carlota Perez framework, which studies how techno-economic paradigms unfold over eras. Ben...