Marlene Ronstedt

It all started back in 2011 with a burger restaurant in Kreuzberg, Berlin. Instead of accepting only cash like any other place in Germany, the restaurant was trading Burgers for Bitcoin. Since then a lot has happened in Berlin’s blockchain scene. The city is no longer only attractive to young artists and musicians to kick off their careers, Read more

As the Internet drifts dangerously towards centralisation, peer-to-peer is an alternative worth exploring… Dangerous Tech Read more

Nun soll mit Hilfe der Blockchain auch der Klimawandel aktiv bekämpft werden. Ein spanisches Team hat dazu die Climatecoin entwickelt, welche nach Angaben ihrer Erfinder, den Emissionshandel demokratisieren soll. Dadurch soll es für Investoren, aber auch Verbraucher einfacher werden, Emissionszertifikate zu erwerben. Aber ist die Blockchain für so ein Vorhaben geeignet? … Reset Read more

Smart contract cryptocurrencies open up a whole new world of possibility… DangerousTech Read more

Let’s be grateful for a moment that smart vacuum cleaners have started populating households. Swapping over from US military research groups, the little caterpillar driven robots are now sucking dust instead of exploring minefields. Plus, many of them come with built in Wi-Fi so you can steer them remotely via your smartphone. Handy, right? DanergrousTech Read more

In this episode of Awkward Questions (with newsPeeks), titled Fake News, Marlene Ronstedt looks at fake news and whether we should be concerned about it … Wizard Radio   Read more