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Before Bitcoin: Pt.4-00s "New Millenium"
The internet was small, slow, and limited. Even at the height of the dot-com frenzy, it’s important to realize that only 7% of the world had internet access. And those who did had to endure dialup connections with dreadful connection speeds.
Chris Rempel • PART 1: THE INTERNET IS HAVING A KODAK MOMENT
The first decade of crypto was about finding our footing. We saw the highs and lows of an emerging asset class and a (still developing) smart contract ecosystem.
Kinjal Shah • Crypto's Consumer Era
- The MP3—destroyer of the music industry—arrived in 1993. Blogs appeared in 1997, and Blogger, the first
Martin Gurri • Revolt of the Public and the Crisis of Authority in the New Millennium
In crypto, an entire generation of alienated tech workers saw potential to have their cake (create a better, decentralized internet) and eat it too (get very wealthy).