Jun 17, 20226 Truths About Starting A Business 6 Months InThere’s a theme here. My company is less than a week away from its half-year anniversary, and because this is a rare afternoon when I’m actually free to write for about two hours, I thought I’d use that time to list some observations I’ve picked up along the way. If…Entrepreneurship5 min readEntrepreneurship5 min read
May 16, 2022Update NFT JSON Metadata with PythonIf you have ever tried to deploy a huge NFT project, you’ve come to realize the importance of having a reliable script to update the metadata, especially since your metadata will not be complete until you have committed the image folder to IPFS and retrieved the hash for the base…Python2 min readPython2 min read
May 11, 2022Build a Whitelisted Mint in React using MerkleTreeJSIn cryptography and computer science, a hash tree or Merkle tree is a tree in which every “leaf” (node) is labelled with the cryptographic hash of a data block. Merkle Trees are desirable for very long arrays of whitelist addresses because no matter how long the list is, by adding…Cryptography4 min readCryptography4 min read
May 9, 2022So What Is That .DS_Store File Anyway?I’ve got the answer to your burning question. It was actually an issue for me because it kept throwing the count off in my metadata folder for an NFT project. So I did some research on it and wanted to share what I found. The .DS_Store file, which stands for…Mac1 min readMac1 min read
Apr 13, 2022So You Want to Hire Someone to Deploy Your Smart Contract Without Getting Scammed…Well… I don’t fault you for wanting to dive head-first into the world of Web3 and NFTs without fully knowing what you’re getting yourself into. But usually, when I consult a new client for the first time, there are a couple common things I hear clients say that are dead…Cybersecurity6 min readCybersecurity6 min read
Mar 28, 2022The Fastest Way to Get Your BEP20 token onto PancakeSwapSometimes, you just want to go fast. I can help you get your token onto PancakeSwap today using Remix. Go to remix.ethereum.org. Select Solidity. In the file explorer on the left-hand side, select the “New file” icon and create file <FILENAME>.sol At the top of the file, include a comment…Pancakeswap3 min readPancakeswap3 min read
Mar 25, 2022Generate 500+ NFTs using Python PILI’m a visual learner, so it’s beneficial for me to see things in action and not just in lines of code. That’s why I came up with a quick little exercise to knock the dust off my python skills as well as help me generate test NFTs quickly. I used…Python2 min readPython2 min read
Mar 21, 2022LLC Crowdsale — Full Walkthrough with Truffle ConsoleThis is part 2 of my series in which I show you how to tokenize an LLC in order to raise capital for your business. The first part walks you through the frontend. Part 2 is for those interested in learning how to execute your contract functions on the backend…Blockchain4 min readBlockchain4 min read
Mar 8, 2022The Blockchain & The BazaarIP Law exists to incentivize creation and accomplishes this by artificially restricting the distribution of a creation so that the creator can charge for that creation.¹ Like any tangible product of labor, IP Law insists that the creator of a work should be considered its owner, so that the creator…Blockchain34 min readBlockchain34 min read
Mar 1, 2022How I Was Able To Tokenize My LLCThis is Part 1 of my series on how to take advantage of tokenizing LLCs. Today, I’m going to show you how to set up MetaMask and get some fake ETH in order to interact with the demo application at: https://proud-field-0860.on.fleek.co/. For this first part, I’m writing for total newbies…Blockchain4 min readBlockchain4 min read
