Ryan Yosua's Blog

I am a full-time software engineer and part-time entrepreneur. I am currently working as a contractor at Nutrien. In my free time, I am working on Fragmented, a decentralized social network for Ethereum enthusiasts.

How to Create a Blog With Gatsby for Front-End Developers

Moving from Ghost to Gatsby When I first created this blog I used a platform called Ghost and chose to host it on the official Ghost hosting…

Fragmented Development Update 7/30/18

I have not shared any updates on Fragmented in a while, so wanted to create a post to share my progress since the last update , and to…

Top 10 Ethereum DApps That You Can Use on the Mainnet Today

With this post, I want to highlight 10 of the best decentralized applications that you can use today on the main Ethereum network. I have…

Seasteading and Ethereum

When most people hear about seasteading the first time they dismiss it as a crazy idea. Seasteading is building floating cities on the ocean…

Is EOS a Threat to Ethereum?

Disclosure - I own Ether, Bitcoin Cash, Bitcoin, and some tokens on Ethereum, but no EOS tokens. Please keep this bias in mind while reading…

Problems with Regulating Ethereum in the US

There has been a lot of news recently around crypto regulation. I think there are a number of problems with regulating Ethereum in the US…

Understanding Casper

The Ethereum development team is working hard on Casper, which is the codename for proof of stake consensus on Ethereum. In this blog post…

Some Thoughts on Censorship

Yesterday Fragmented got a lot of attention from a Reddit comment I made to share the project. In the comments, a discussion was started…

Beginners Guide to Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Bitcoin Cash

Over the last two days, I have had a few friends ask me about how to buy Bitcoin or ask for more information on how it works. I decided to…

Devcon 3 Talks

I have put together a list of links to the all of the Devcon 3 talks. Day One Day One Full Stream Ethereum Team Introduction Youtube…

Vision for a Decentralized Social Network Built on Ethereum

I want to build a decentralized social network for Ethereum enthusiasts. Ethereum users spend a lot of their time posting, commenting…

Toshi - The Best Mobile Ethereum Wallet

Toshi the mobile Ethereum wallet developed by Coinbase is finally available on the main Ethereum network. Toshi is open source, user…

Thoughts on the Bitcoin Hard Fork

I typically don’t write too much about Bitcoin because I believe that Ethereum is the better cryptocurrency. Ethereum can do everything that…

How to Start a Lean Startup

This post is a response to a reader’s question. The question was along the lines of “I have an idea, how do I start it?“. When I was in…

GPU Mining for Fun and Profit

What is GPU Mining? One of the key value propositions of any cryptocurrency is decentralization. Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other…

Understanding the Aragon Token Sale

What is Aragon? Aragon is a platform that allows anyone to create and participate in a DAO . In the founder’s words , “Aragon was born to…

Decentralized Autonomous Organizations as the Killer App of Blockchains

Now that Ethereum is starting to gain momentum, it is time to start talking about what types of applications that blockchains enable that…

Akasha First Impressions

I reject the myth of the creative genius - the idea that it takes a special kind of person to generate ideas for businesses, products, and…

How I Come Up With Tech Business Ideas

I reject the myth of the creative genius - the idea that it takes a special kind of person to generate ideas for businesses, products, and…

The Most Important Thing I Learned from Publishing 5 Mobile Apps

After starting a mobile app company, I met tons of people who wanted to make their own apps just like I did. Some of these people shared…

Why I am Starting a Blog

I’ve been wanting to start a blog for awhile now, and what better time of the year to start something new than January? I have a few primary…