How we know that Bitcoin is a force for good
If you thought the Fed was suffering from mission creep now that they’re taking on climate change and social justice, just wait until they can directly program the money in your wallet. Bitcoin and cryptos are the antidote to the coming repressive Central Bank Digital Currencies.
Why the West can’t ban Bitcoin the way China did
If liberal democracies wanted to institute a full ban on Bitcoin and crypto-currencies, they would need to go “Full China”.
Network States: A Primer
A phrase which has been coming up more often lately on the podcast circuit is the ‘Network State’ and the idea that our current default governance structure, the nation state, is in the process of being obsoleted by them. In many ways network states will be more oppressive than nation states. But what is also occurring are variations of the network state, enclaves built on decentralized crypto-currencies and principles of individual autonomy. I think of this phenomenon as an emerging league of crypto-sovereignties or “crypto-claves”.
In this piece I talk about how these three governance structures emerge, how they contrast with one another and how they will all compete for the future of governance.
Tether being a fraud teaches us more about fiat than it does about cryptos
Tether tells us more about the flaws inherent in fiat currencies than it does about cryptos. Tether could be viewed as a microcosmic example of the USD being played out in fast-forward.
The Bitcoin Energy Debate is One of Freedom vs Servitude
The era of private, cryptographically secured money is here. If you’re arguing against Bitcoin, then you’re in favour of serfdom.
Debunking the Dumbest Crypto FUD of Them All
Crypto-denialists think they’re being original when they come up with the “anybody can launch a new crypto currency” argument.
Banks don’t see the asteroid coming.
Bitcoin is the value, Ethereum is execution and DeFi is an asteroid headed straight at an institutionally lethargic financial sector. Bitcoin / Ethereum will be the 60/40 of the future.
Blame crappy software and bad security for ransomware, not Bitcoin
If Bitcoin didn’t exist, but crappy software and lousy security still did, we might not like the alternatives…
Could Facebook’s Diem become Fedcoin by default?
Why did US lawmakers kill Libra in the crib but have so far been silent on Diem? If the US is behind the curve in the race to a Central Bank Digital Currency, one way to jumpstart Fedcoin would be to use Facebook’s DiemUSD stablecoin.
Did Elon Musk just make himself a forced seller of Bitcoin? (Updated)
Is it possible that Elon Musk saw what he thought was a cost-free virtue signal, without realizing it would turn him into a forced seller of Bitcoin?