When I joined Steemit over a year ago, it was very different than it is now. The interface was rough and simplistic and most of the features we love didn't exist. Heck, we couldn't even collect any money

This week, people are celebrating bitcoin worldwide. Here in Chile, I'm hosting one of the events and others are doing the same in other cities all over the world. The goal is community outreach. We're

@Mrs.Steemit and I have mentioned this side project a couple of times before and yesterday, we finally pulled the curtain off. It's a show for entrepreneurs called Wide Open World. Check out the first

In today's video update with @Mrs.Steemit, I try to explain the Bitcoin block-size standoff in layman's terms and we eagerly await the big news about Steemit's new marketing strategy. Be sure to follow

My friends are all of a fairly libertarian persuasion so the subject of marijuana legalization comes up a lot. Chilean culture is known to be relatively conservative and Pinochet's regime was notorious

With Dan's departure and the jump in Steem's price, there is a renewal of enthusiasm around here. Is it going to last? Has the tide really turned or is the big rally still to come? We have our opinions

Do you remember the first time you logged onto a real estate listing website? How about when you booked a hotel or flight online? It was pretty obvious, by then, that technology was changing the game,

Because I know that a good number of Steemians are interested in following the progress of our project's development, I'm gonna share a copy of our latest newsletter here. Since it's of a purely promotional

We just finished clearing the build site for our community center. Now we just have to let an inspector come and have a look before we get the last stamp we need for the permit and we'll be clear to proceed

It's quiet... too quiet. Is the apparent price stability natural or the result of a concerted effort for the sake of attracting investors? What's on the horizon for 2017? We've been slacking off a bit

Bootstrapping a new town from scratch takes time. After spending two years scouring Chile for the perfect property, gathering members, fundraising, buying the land, hiring all the right people, designing

Kumar from Cashaa explains how his business uses cryptocurrency traders to facilitate global cash transmission. Think Western Union without the fees.

@Mrs.Steemit checks in with us to tell us all about her experience in Amsterdam. There were some fantastic-sounding apps announced and there are some really exciting developments in the works. Also, a

There are some big changes coming down the pipes. In this video, @mrs.steemit and I discuss them and their implications for the platform as well as for the underlying currency. We'll be keeping an eye

image credit: CoinTelegraph Angus Leung wrote a nice piece about Steemit for CoinTelegraph the other day and it covered some interesting topics that got me thinking a bit. BETA He ended the article by

I often like to think of life as being like one of those great, expansive role-playing video games. You know, the kind where you start out as a nameless nobody and have to wander obliviously through the

Steemfest is fast approaching and @mrs.steemit will be speaking there! We're looking forward to some good news about the platform's development, the strategy for coming out of beta, and of course anything

I've recently been using the Ricoh Theta S to create interactive photo spheres for Fort Galt. Once those were finished, the next logical step seemed to be to affix it to my drone and take it up for a better

Once automated technology has perfected the production and distribution of our basic needs, what's left for humans to do but dream and share our dreams with others? Image: Angel Wing Nebula Most of us

Here's a relic from my days as a drummer in Vancouver. Many a night I'd be up late with bandmates, surrounded by beer cans, contemplating songs in a haze of bong smoke. On one one such night, I was flipping