Building community in an industry currently battling the very forces it originally meant to upend is beyond challenging. It's a labor of love and a perpetual source of trauma. In order to build a resilient community, one must embrace the core tenants of resiliency themselves and bake them into the architecture of the community from its inception. Kindness. Equity. Compassion. Strength. Collaboration. Empathy. All necessary ingredients for building a safe container for people to gather and bui...

Why Building Blocks? The fundamental reason is that we are a little crazy, or maybe it's just me and Collider has to put up with it. But on a more serious note, we had two main goals in mind.

Unleashing the potential of No-Code Tech for the next generation of builders

With the recent Falsenine token impersonation episode, we think it's a good idea to write about the real Falsenine token, and its tokenomics.

Trump's sweeping tariffs, including 54% on China, aim to boost US manufacturing but risk higher consumer prices, job losses, and global trade conflicts

The climate consensus is rapidly unravelling. With the developing world consistently failing to make the level of commitment required to prevent global warming from exceeding 1.5 degrees above pre-industrial levels, we need to think differently about achieving sustainable development. Could we apply DPI Thinking to this problem?

EMC Episode 18 delivers a sharp and spicy critique of crypto-native experiments—examining how far we've come (and where we’re still missing the mark) when it comes to onchain participation, content monetization, and creator ownership.

The Missing Middle Initiative, which is a research group housed at the University of Ottawa's Institute for the Environment, just published this detailed report on Southern Ontario's housing affordability crisis. As we know, things are not good: In 2005, 21 of 26 single-family house markets in Southern Ontario could have been classified as either affordable or deeply affordable for middle-class families, and none were unattainable. Today, none of these markets can be considered affordable or ...

Welcome to today's edition of Slide Rule Pass, a daily digest delivering concise recaps of the latest football news. Here's what's making headlines today:Saka ReturnsArsenal beat Fulham 2-1 to keep whatever slim title hopes they have alive in the English Premier League. The win was marked by Bukayo Saka's return after a lengthy spell on the sidelines due to injury. Arsenal's starboy did not waste any time in coming up to speed as he scored Arsenal's second goal of the night just seven minutes...

Over two and a half years ago, I published my very first podcast episodes on Tezos. At the time, there was only way to monetize my podcast, and that was by shilling some cheap pair of socks for $10 which made absolutely 0 sense for my audience. Due to .rss technology being very limited and every platform tracking metrics differently, the only actual stats that truly means anything to advertisers are “downloads” which is INSANELY limited and you have no idea who is listening

Gaming's ownership problem isn't about technology—it's about choice. It doesn't need to be complicated, expensive, or forced on you. At KOMPETE, we stripped away the friction and built something different. We're not 'Web3 enough' for the bull-market maxis or 'conventional enough' for the trad skeptics—and that's exactly the point.

When I think of America—the first things that come to mind are Coca-Cola, towering skyscrapers, New York City, and, of course, hamburgers. More specifically, McDonald's. As a kid, I used to watch Adam Sandler movies and other American comedies where the characters devoured burgers with such delight that I couldn't help but crave one myself. I don’t remember exactly when I had my first McDonald’s burger, but I believe it was during a trip abroad in my teenage years. At the time, just tasting a...

We're back with the 36th edition of Paragraph Picks, highlighting a few hand-selected pieces from the past couple of weeks.

ghiblification of everything, decentralizing vc, rethinking token economics, zero knowledge ep2

Introduction A new “Layer 2” of the Internet is emerging, comprised of powerful encryption techniques and predictive algorithms.

Alright, mates—blockchain is sneaking into healthcare, and it’s not about crypto drama! This tech is quietly fixing big problems, from dodgy data to fake drugs, and it’s proper class.

Some ideas of how to harness the power of AI to bring people together more naturally across the generations

I started thinking about this the other night. For the first 18 years of my life, in other words, up until I moved away to university, I lived for the most part in a detached single-family house in the suburbs of Toronto. But since then, I have almost exclusively lived in apartments/condominiums ranging from converted houses to high-rise buildings.

As AI automates routine tasks, early-career roles are not disappearing. They are being reshaped. This piece explores how the middle of the job ladder is compressing, pushing junior workers into more complex responsibilities without traditional support structures. Drawing on historical parallels, it argues that AI raises the floor rather than eliminates it, and calls for new systems of training and mentorship to meet the moment.

To Governor Jerry Brown, This is our most desperate hour. I regret that I am unable to present this message in person, but I am writing from the edge of a strange precipice in time. The future of our species is teetering on the brink. We are losing the plot. The American experiment in self-governance needs deep renewal. The threats to the future of the republic have returned. The winds grow hotter, with hurricane force firestorms devastating communities close to my home in Southern California...