Exploring COST in Fiction: A Cyberpunk Gridlock

This talk describes the fictional gridlock that runs under COST in an upcoming novel: “Hope Runners of Gridlock”. It details its history, evolution, and focuses on the value of fiction on carrying across some of the ideas of Radical Markets.

SPEAKER Simon de la Rouviere has been a part of the blockchain community since 2014, having experimented at the cross-section of music, art, intellectual property, & novel economics. He co-designed the ERC20 token standard, invented the token bonding curve, and created the first COST blockchain collectible: ‘This Artwork Is Always On Sale’. He is now writing a novel that contains elements from Radical Markets, and is advising several companies in the blockchain space.