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Can Bridge Protocol Help Fix Facebook?

The media has been discussing Facebook for the last month incessantly and with good reason. In the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal, Facebook has come under fire by privacy advocates and users…

Bitcoin is Enlightened Money

The Ongoing Narrative that Bitcoin is "Slow and Expensive" is Invalid

I see a persistent narrative that Bitcoin is both slow and expensive for transactions. This criticism is only possible because other coins came along and copied Bitcoin's original innovation with a h…

The Dawn of Digital Power

In discussing recent events in Cryptocurrency this morning, I came to a realization. Cryptocurrency is not only a natural extension of the flow of human history but actually represents the birth of t…

Should Bitcoin Care About this Weekends Events? ( Bitcoin vs Bitcoin Cash)

If you have been paying attention over the weekend you may have seen a suddenly takeover of Social Media by posts about Bitcoin Cash. There are a lot of theories being passed around about what exactl…

LIFE BEYOND PREFERENCES

The secret lies in nothing more complicated than being a willing participant of ones own life, free of the attempt to make it go one way or another. A complete willingness to be present to the unfold…

NOTHING MAKES US HAPPY EXCEPT SENSATIONS IN THE BODY

We fall into a subtle trap with our pleasures and desires. Nothing actually makes us happy except sensations in our bodies and brains. We don't enjoy cookies, we enjoy the dopamine which is released.…

Suffering as the road to Enlightenment

Sometimes the most important gift we can be given is a wound. Our wounding can be our greatest asset, our only savior. It's the only compass we have that can direct us to a greater freedom. If it was…

To be Food for Alchemy

The Divine is a magnificent yeast Us humans the flour Much as dough decomposes We are dismantled And then we Rise This recipe has been practiced for a long time Turning people into poetry Fermenting…

The End of Desire

Every personal wish is at it's heart a way to distance oneself from really encountering the moment. Whatever we are looking for in the future, no matter how noble or spiritual, even the desire to be…