Your reputation follows you. — Who are you? Where did you come from? What do you do? What school did you attend? Who are your friends? Identities take on many different forms and are things that make you, you. In the world we live in, our gender, ID cards, college transcripts, LinkedIn profile, and occasional…

Part-time, full-time, undergrad, postgrad, bootcamp, immersion programme — you name it! — Alright, you’ve set your mind to it — you’re going to set aside time, and in many cases, good money to pursue studying some form of computer science training. You’re all pumped and you’ve got all these pent up excitement and anticipation. You’re thinking about all the cool new tech…

Cue nervous laughter, anxiety and an unhealthy dose of imposter syndrome. — I applied to the University of Pennsylvania’s Master of Computer and Information Technology (MCIT) online programme earlier in May and I must say that the past 1.5 months was when I experienced the full effects of Einstein’s relativistic time dilation theory. The 45 days felt like 90, and time slowed…

The famous moments that shaped crypto-verse as we know it. — Bitcoin and the whole crypto industry is still relatively young as compared to many of the traditional systems that we know. Bitcoin, having only been conceptualised in 2008, is younger than most of the people currently piling into it. Nonetheless, it’s been an eventful 13 years with a fair share…

This is a zero to hero guide for those that want to know more about the blockchain industry. — Note: part 1 of this guide is for non-technical folks who want to know more than the above-average about blockchain. Part 2 will focus on coding, cryptography, and the technical bits. According to LinkedIn’s study, blockchain technology is one of the hottest, in-demand skills you can pick up in 2021…

Yeah, that’s right. I didn’t know there was a difference, too. — It is a solid 2 years before I realised that there was a difference between the terms ‘coin’ and ‘token’ because they get tossed around so much that they’re pretty much used interchangeably. …

Here are some tips to help you navigate through the crypto job space. — If you clicked on this story, you’re probably contemplating making a switch to work in the blockchain industry. And if you’re already in it, opportunities are aplenty if you know where to look. Gone should be the days where you type “crypto” or “blockchain” into a search bar of a…

The magic word is interoperability — Polkadot is designed to serve as a multi-chain network. It aims to unite and connects multiple blockchains (para chains), whilst allowing transparent and cross-chain communication between them. With the expected launch of relay chains on the Polkadot network in 2021 and blockchain development seeing significant strides, many are also eagerly…

A short, non-technical introduction to Substrate — What is Substrate and how did it come to be? Parity (the company behind Substrate, founded by Gavin Wood) has had a lot of experience building blockchains. As an example, Parity worked on implementing the Polkadot blockchain. As with most things, the moment you do one thing many times, you will find similarities between the different iterations of the thing…