👨‍💻 About Me

🧑‍🔬 My Work

Hi, I’m Michael Pichura, a research associate at Fraunhofer IML in Dortmund, Germany. I studied computer science and work on blockchain technologies, Bitcoin, and Web3 applications.

🧠 My Motivation

I explore technology, economics, and society not because I have to, but because I want to. I' driven by curiosity: I want to understand how things really work, from the technical foundations to their impact on the world.

Before asking "What does this mean for us?",
I ask: "What is it made of? How does it work?"

📉 My Perspective

Too often, new technologies are reduced to headlines, buzzwords, or clichés:

Bitcoin? Only used by criminals.
Blockchain? Just a slow database.
Artificial Intelligence? Just a fancy name for algorithms that guess.
Quantum Computing? Sounds cool, but will never be practical.
The Metaverse? A billion-dollar joke no one asked for.

But these dismissals usually reflect a lack of understanding and not a lack of importance. Many just repeat what they hear from loud voices, even if those voices lack real expertise in those fields. That's how good ideas get buried before they're even understood.

But these technologies aren’t empty hype. They're tools, powerful ones, that can help shape future - our future - for the better.

But only if we take the time to understand them.

✍️ My Reason

We scroll. We click. We react.
But how often do we stop and think?

This blog is my way of slowing down. I enjoy learning, connecting ideas, and thinking things through, in a clearly and carefully way.

And I believe I'm not the only one.

🔎 My Interests

Here are my favorite topics:

Bitcoin & the nature of money
Blockchain & Web3
Computer science & software development
Technology & society
Big-picture economics

I don’t have all the answers. But I ask questions and try to give clear, grounded answers. Sometimes I get it wrong. But that's part of the process.
We learn by thinking, questioning and improving.

If this speaks to you, I’m glad you’re here.

Thanks for reading.