Our Wizards are industry disrupters who lead Cryptonite discussions and debates and direct members to the innovation trends, investment opportunities, and emerging companies that matter. — Cryptonite: The Reddit for global innovators Born out of the heart of Silicon Valley, global entrepreneurs and risk investors come to Cryptonite to teach and learn. To be relevant and prosperous in today’s fast-changing, 24/7 world, professionals must stay on top of technology disruption and the new opportunities it inspires.

Can the man who builds cars and rockets make amends for Jack Dorsey’s betrayal of the Silicon Valley spirit and keep Twitter alive? Here’s how Elon can do it. — The Big Tech trust crisis Silicon Valley’s lore is inventing stuff that gives individuals more power. From engraving a CPU on a chip to putting a computer on your desk, then in your backpack, to connecting everyone and everything over the Internet, and then putting the Internet in your pocket — Power to the people…

A peer-to-peer world where people create and share the wealth, lend a hand, but otherwise leave each other be. Cryptonite Weekly Rap V2 — Ever the optimist, I admit 2020 shook me up. I no longer felt I was standing on the edge of creation, looking out over the deep blue Pacific waters feeling like anything was possible. I was questioning the resilience of the U.S. for the first time in my life. Covid…

A look back: Silicon Graphics founder Jim Clark and 22 year old Mark Andreessen bet on the Internet while Bill Gates and Larry Ellison tried to pioneer two-way cable— From June 1994 issue of Red Herring magazine — By Anthony B. Perkins From June 1994 issue of Red Herring magazine Silicon Graphics founder Jim Clark began his remarks at a recent gathering of the Stanford Business School Alumni Association by chiding a certain politician for creating the fantasy of the “information superhypeway” as a means of trying to…

One of the music industry’s greatest luminaries and the CEO of his record and multimedia label articulate a raison d’etre for interactive music and multimedia entertainment circa 1993. — Introduction By Anthony Perkins, founder & editor, Red Herring From December 1993 issue Ever since his days with Genesis, Peter Gabriel recognized the inherent interactivity of the rock medium. During his distinguished career, he has sought to combine his musical talent with technological inspiration to create a universal language. Mr. Gabriel’s…

A trusted social network for entrepreneurs on a journey to make a mark in time. — The lore of our Personal Legend In the world’s best-selling novel by a living author, The Alchemist, Paulo Coelho tells the story of an Andalusian shepherd boy named Santiago on the road to find the meaning of life. …

Tony grew up in Silicon Valley along with the introduction of the PC, the Internet, the smartphone, and now decentralized computing (and power). — Cryptonite — Take Back the Power Tony Perkins is a Silicon Valley Original Gangster and pioneering media entrepreneur. As founder and editor of Cryptonite, Tony is pursuing his life-long dream of connecting entrepreneurs and investors operating in the ‘global Silicon Valley’ onto a trusted social network. Once launched, Cryptonite will be the first Web3 social network…

We created and destroyed $5 trillion in market value from 1992 to 2002. NASDAQ’s market cap then soared back to almost $20 trillion by 2021. One indicator says the future from here is still up, up, up. — If you are looking for new opportunity, I suggest meditating on what will drive the 98.75 percent of the world’s population that does not have a crypto wallet to get one. Eventually, it will happen. Coinbase claims to have more than 35 million accounts, while Blockchain.com claims to have 53…

‘Ask, and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you,’ promises our Lord Jesus Christ, the Prince of Peace. — Dear Brother — Did you ever read the Chronicles of Narnia — which was, of course, written as a Christian story intentionally with Aslan representing the Christ figure. The author C.S. Lewis has offered many spiritual insights and is on my top 10 list of modern thinkers who have influenced…