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Dr. Paul J. Dylan-Ennis

Dr. Paul J. Dylan-Ennis

Dr. Paul Dylan-Ennis is a lecturer/assistant professor in the College of Business, University College Dublin.

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The Pepe the Frog meme has been appropriated by memecoin traders. (Pepecoin's Twitter account)
Consensus Magazine
Opinion
The Memecoin Grift and How It Threatens Ethereum Culture
If Ethereum is to grow it’ll have to mature beyond the antics of those shilling the token-of-the-moment, says CoinDesk columnist Paul Dylan-Ennis.
The Pepe the Frog meme has been appropriated by memecoin traders. (Pepecoin's Twitter account)
By Dr. Paul J. Dylan-Ennis
Jun 9, 2023 at 6:35 p.m. UTC
Jun 9, 2023
OpinionMemecoinEthereumCultureScams
(Melody Wang/Getty Images)
Consensus Magazine
Opinion
Ethereum’s Regens Tend to Ethereum’s Public Goods
How to build a community that won't "overgraze" open source tools available for all.
(Melody Wang/Getty Images)
By Dr. Paul J. Dylan-EnnisScott Moore
Feb 23, 2023 at 3:24 p.m. UTC
Feb 23, 2023
OpinionEthereumBuidl Week 2023DAOsRegenerative Finance (ReFi)
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Layer 2
Bitcoin
The Rise and Fall of Bitcoin Culture
Crypto's first token created a culture and then a monster.
lone man, sunset
By Dr. Paul J. Dylan-Ennis
Oct 11, 2022 at 11:46 a.m. UTC
Oct 11, 2022
BitcoinWeb3PhilosophyCulture
(DALL-E/CoinDesk)
Consensus Magazine
Opinion
What Are Solarpunk and Lunarpunk Anyway?
Two environmentally focused fictional microgenres have become cornerstones of the Web3 aesthetic. Here’s how that happened.
(DALL-E/CoinDesk)
By Dr. Paul J. Dylan-Ennis
Sep 20, 2022 at 8:59 p.m. UTC
Sep 20, 2022
OpinionEthereumPhilosophyCypherpunkArtWeb3
(Nathan Dumlao/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)
Consensus Magazine
Opinion
Who Is Building Ethereum's Public Goods?
The aim of Web3 isn’t exploitation, but "regeneration" of nonstate and noncorporate infrastructure.
(Nathan Dumlao/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)
By Dr. Paul J. Dylan-Ennis
Jul 20, 2022 at 3:02 p.m. UTC
Jul 20, 2022
OpinionEthereumPhilosophyEconomics
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Consensus Magazine
The node
The One Word That Defines Ethereum’s Goals
Bitcoiners aim for "hyperbitcoinization;" the world computer is built for "hyperregenization."
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By Dr. Paul J. Dylan-Ennis
Jun 27, 2022 at 4:12 p.m. UTC
Jun 27, 2022
The NodeNewslettersOpinionEthereumPoliticsPhilosophy
A man reading a magazine sitting on a stack of coins.
Consensus Magazine (layer2)
Bitcoin
How the Economics of Bitcoin and Ethereum Shape Their Cultures
Different cryptocurrency networks will form distinct societies.
A man reading a magazine sitting on a stack of coins.
By Dr. Paul J. Dylan-Ennis
Dec 13, 2021 at 9:45 p.m. UTC
Dec 13, 2021
BitcoinEthereumCrypto 2022OpinionCulture Week
TV thrown in a dumpster
Finance
Opinion
The Trash Moat: When the Media Lies About Crypto
The preponderance of YouTube scams and tabloid reporting on crypto is bad for adoption.
TV thrown in a dumpster
By Dr. Paul J. Dylan-Ennis
Nov 10, 2021 at 3:01 p.m. UTC
Nov 10, 2021
OpinionScams
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Technology
Xrp
The Tragedy of the Third Coin
As crypto moves increasingly mainstream, many retail investors seek an alternative to bitcoin and ethereum.
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By Dr. Paul J. Dylan-Ennis
Nov 1, 2021 at 4:34 p.m. UTC
Nov 1, 2021
XRPOpinionCardanoBNBRetail Investors
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Markets
Politics
Ethereum's Political Philosophy Explained
Conceptions of Bitcoin's political philosophy are well known. Paul Ennis examines what ideology animates Ethereum.
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By Dr. Paul J. Ennis
Jul 9, 2021 at 5:07 p.m. UTC
Jul 9, 2021
PoliticsOpinionPhilosophyCrypto Questioned