Tuesday, January 21, 2020

Last night I tweeted that I was looking to start a regular column here on read.cash. I offered up .25 BCH for a logo I could use (.3 if I really liked it). A few people have already reached out, but I'm afraid my request was too vague, so I thought I'd try and clarify what I'm looking for.

First of all, logo was probably not the right word. What I'm envisioning is more like a masthead fused with a background image that is both colorful and recognizable. What comes to mind is something with the feel of the opening credits to HBO's Silicon Valley, or Japanese animation. Basically, less generic and more eye catching. I know that might be a bit ambitious for .25 BCH, so if it means offering up more, I'm willing to do that if I don't get any suitable submissions. FYI, I plan on using the date as my only title, so it would look something like what you see above except with a background image and "THE BITCOIN CASH CHRONICLES" written in whatever manner you choose across the top. I suggest layering in the words since it might have to be moved around depending on how the image shows up on read.cash.

With that out of the way, the next question is what is this column going to be about? To be honest, I don't exactly know. Bitcoin Cash, obviously, but since I don't have a technical background, that won't really be my focus. I'm thinking it'll be whatever I feel like writing about, so long as it's at least tangentially related to BCH. The goal is to get more non-technical folks like myself interested in learning more about the project.

Now some of you may be asking, who do I think I am to be writing a regular column about Bitcoin Cash? The answer is I don't think I'm anyone, I just like to write, and Bitcoin Cash is permissionless, so I can do whatever I want.

But in case anyone cares, here are some links to demonstrate my potentially unhealthy obsession with peer-to-peer electronic cash:

You can read about my Bitcoin Cash journey here if you haven't already.

I recently won first place and 1 BCH in the Mythbusting article writing contest so I do have some basic knowledge.

And just to pat myself on the back, a couple of weeks ago I also took first place in the 1 BCH guaranteed r/poker tournament sponsored by Sideshift.ai and hosted on blockchain.poker.

Let me finish by saying that in one of my earlier articles I wrote how I want to prove you can make money writing for read.cash. Last night I thought about how best to continue with this effort. I considered asking people what I should write about. They provide the demand, I'll produce the supply, a sort of freelance BCH writer for hire. But I didn't like that idea so this is what I came up with instead. Now let's see if there's a market for it. If not, I'll just try something else. That's what's beautiful about combining the internet with Bitcoin Cash. It makes it virtually frictionless to try something like this.

Thanks to everyone for reading, and please leave me a comment with your thoughts on any topics I should write about, any constructive criticism you want to share, or whatever else you feel like. If you want to submit a masthead, or have an idea but need a bigger incentive, feel free to get in touch.

Looking forward to seeing where this goes.