Rev Barney’s links:

How Is Cryptocurrency Similar To Fiat Money And How Is It Different?

There’s No Good Reason to Trust Blockchain Technology | WIRED

Blockchain is not only crappy technology but a bad vision for the future | by Kai Stinchcombe | Medium

What’s the Environmental Impact of Cryptocurrency?

NFTs Were Supposed to Protect Artists. They Don’t. – The Atlantic

NFT art sales are booming. Just without some artists’ permission.

September’s links:

Opportunity for transparency in energy, and getting money to needy without banks,

https://news.un.org/en/story/2021/06/1094362

https://www.businessinsider.com/proof-of-stake?amp

https://www.investopedia.com/tech/how-blockchain-can-protect-global-economy/

https://www.investopedia.com/tech/how-blockchain-can-help-failing-economies/

Crypto is designed to be inflation resistant and so a bunch of countries are now adopting it to avoid post pandemic crashes. https://links.coinbase.com/e/evib?_t=3aca56371967418192255878e9689713&_m=aaee2805887547e5aaaf77045dc86425&_e=rAv1QB9unEFjfJ7VUNZKxkixeSdrcy5NiaYUCXtvw9FS1lkm_BlIU8GIQFFY0xwud9z5i_LkNabzrtv31uR2WlJxvdQp7DosSM0ZWeeVmHbuxWd_QqIZ7i9UYu8tL-qotu2QPHpwiMChXhl_IrDnEw%3D%3D

Proof of work vs proof of stake

https://www.investopedia.com/terms/p/proof-stake-pos.asp

Carrot: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/21/business/activision-union.html

Stick:

https://apnews.com/article/business-florida-lawsuits-ron-desantis-racial-injustice-3ec10492b7421543315acf4491813c1b

The History Of Juneteenth:  https://www.history.com/news/what-is-juneteenth