Welcome to The Blockchain Barbie. Your (actually helpful!) resource to all things blockchain technology.
If you’re new, start with the Blockchain Guide for (not so) Dumb Blondes. Time to hop on the blockchain train, sweetie!
Let’s (fireside) Chat with Edward Snowden
“Bitcoin is free money.” – Edward Snowden
Free. Money. Two words you hardly ever hear in the same sentence, yet Edward Snowden, perhaps the most well-known America whistleblower, uses them to describe Bitcoin.
8 Things I’ve Learned in My First Year as The Blockchain Barbie
Can you believe it?! I’m a whole year old! One year ago, I undertook a brand new, wildly pink and sparkly adventure. I, Dana, became The Blockchain Barbie… and it’s become nothing like I thought it would be.
MIT is for Smart People: Blockchain Program Review
“You got into an MIT blockchain program?” What, like it’s hard?
Okay, so not exactly how the Legally Blonde quote goes, but still.
One Blonde’s Opinion: Coding is Artistic
Let’s talk about coding. Coding is another one of those hot buzzwords that seems to make people respect you 10,000 times more. It’s an automatic bonus skill on any job application and your friends definitely think you’re that much more of a genius if you can code, am I right?
All Eyes on Me in the Center of the Ring — Why I Want Attention for Being a Girl
Let’s face it – the workforce, especially in the tech industry, is still dominated by men. With some of the most recent workplace conversations making major headlines, it is no surprise that there is some slight hesitation and angst for younger women about to take those first steps into the workforce. As an upperclassmen college student, I can confidently say that from time to time, those thoughts have crossed my mind.
Change Her Hair or Change Her Clothes, but Barbie is Teaching Girls to Code
“Be who you wanna be, B-A-R-B-I-E, Barbie girl.” – the iconic quote that has been admired by young girls for ages. Over the years, we have seen Barbie take on over 150 careers and has been breaking glass ceilings since she first went to the moon in the 1960s. Mattel has helped young girls imagine their lives as doctors, teachers, pro athletes and even President of the United States. Now, Barbie is pioneering her way through the tech industry.