On MemecoinsThe VC token industry is not what it was in 2017 or even 2021. Back then the newbies to the “crypto” space trusted them to give…May 8, 2024154May 8, 2024154
Halving Fee ChaosThe Bitcoin halving is an anticipated event, one of those Bitcoin holidays that happen every once in a while. Along with Soft Fork…Apr 20, 2024492Apr 20, 2024492
Privacy is a Social GoodWhen we think about privacy, it’s usually in the context of an individual being able to hide something, usually from the government, but…Apr 11, 202457Apr 11, 202457
BTC Investing vs. BTC StandardThere’s a difference between investing in Bitcoin and being on a Bitcoin standard. It may seem like semantic hair-splitting, but it’s not…Apr 6, 2024311Apr 6, 2024311
“Free” is SlaveryThae Young Ho is the highest ranking defector to ever have come out of North Korea. He was an ambassador to Sweden and then to England. At…Mar 29, 2024191Mar 29, 2024191
Ordinals are a Fiat ScamThe past two years have seen a flurry of productive activity in the Bitcoin space. Taproot has brought in lots of new interesting…Mar 22, 202451Mar 22, 202451
What is money, really?One of my favorite stories in the Bible is in Acts 1. Jesus has been with the apostles for over 3 years. He’s also spent about 40 days with…Dec 30, 20212195Dec 30, 20212195
On Christians Investing in BitcoinThe article by Greg Phelan published in The Gospel Coalition titled Ask the Economist: Should Christians Invest in Bitcoin? was one I…Oct 28, 20215939Oct 28, 20215939
The Triumph of Post-Modern Investing“The market can stay irrational longer than you can stay solvent.” — John Maynard KeynesJul 15, 202129411Jul 15, 202129411
Debunking the Empty Block AttackIt’s amazing how much effort critics expend on ways in which Bitcoin could not work. Few people ask about the vulnerabilities of USD for…Mar 29, 20219849Mar 29, 20219849
Bitcoin: A Declaration of Monetary IndependenceThe system is rigged. We all can see it in the opulent residences of the rich in San Francisco which lie blocks away from the squalid…Jul 3, 202011Jul 3, 202011
Why Satoshi (probably) didn’t move some coins from 2009On block 631058 was mined a transaction which spent an output from February of 2009, that is a month after the Bitcoin network went live…May 20, 20209May 20, 20209
Debunking a Deceitful BCH ClaimJiang Zuouer of BTC.top posted a rather… interesting analysis of their plan to fund BCH development with 12.5% of the BCH coinbase award…Jan 24, 20204Jan 24, 20204
Learning EconomicsOver the past couple of weeks, I’ve gone through the Economics 11: Principles of Economics course on saifedean.com. In this article, I’m…Jan 6, 20203Jan 6, 20203
Why Exchanges Delist CoinsIf you haven’t heard yet, CoinFloor announced that the exchange will be Bitcoin-only come January 3, 2020. That is, they’ll delist BCH and…Dec 20, 20194Dec 20, 20194
Latin American Bitcoin PerspectivesThis is a short musing based on some conversations from yesterday that’s too long for a Tweet.Dec 12, 2019Dec 12, 2019
On Altcoin ValuationBitcoin has value because it’s decentralized digital money. It has a stock/flow ratio that continues to increase and a scarcity enforced…Nov 14, 20196Nov 14, 20196
How to Write a Book in 4 DaysAbout a year ago, I was talking to someone about how difficult it was to get myself to write. I had been working on a book for O’Reilly…Nov 12, 20191Nov 12, 20191