Decred: The One Coin? … Or Just Another Scam Coin?
Ever since I first got involved in Bitcoin, people smarter than me have been saying that Bitcoin is still experimental. At any time a weakness may be discovered or external pressure applied that could drive the price to zero and…
Gun Rights, Free Speech, and Bitcoin
For years I’ve been watching the slow and steady acceleration of mass shootings happening across the country. From Columbine, to San Ysidro, to Killeen, to Virginia Tech, to Newtown, to … the list is nearly endless. After each one of…
Tamir Rice and Ethan Couch: A Study in Injustice and the Case for Bitcoin
There is no society in the history of the world that has gotten social and economic justice right. Really, how could there be? Invariably some people are going to get better treatment and a more than their share of the…
On the Real Identity of Satoshi Nakamoto
With the recent articles coming out of Gizmodo and Wired targeting yet another individual as the ‘real’ Satoshi Nakamoto, which were rapidly also debunked, a few things are becoming apparent: Satoshi Nakamoto does not want to be found. If he…
From Decentralized Trustless Money to Decentralized Trustless Government
A lot of Bitcoin new sites try to cover only what they see as the core business of cryptocurrencies. There’s a lot to be said for that kind of reporting as there is real movement in the space the deserves…
Here we go again – Bitcoin is not a prime funding source for terrorists
On Friday, Jeff Barnd of the Sinclair Broadcast Group wrote what amounts to nothing more than a click-bait hit-piece on Bitcoin entitled “Experts: Bitcoin is prime cash for terrorists.” So, who are the experts that Barnd goes to get the…
What I’ve Learned from Bitcoin Technical Analyses
Here’s the summary of technical articles out there at the moment purporting to tell us what is going to happen in the next hour, day or week: The price is going to go up, … or maybe down, … or…
Bitcoin for Terrorists – Another Red Herring
On September 11, 2011 I returned late from work. I threw together a quick dinner, opened a beer, and turned on the TV. I lived in Japan, as I still do, so nighttime for me was morning for New York….
Weighing the Block Size Debate
Over the last month, there has been a lot of debate kicked up by proposals of Bitcoin luminaries Gavin Andresen and Mike Hearn to raise the block size limit in an effort to expand Bitcoin’s ability to scale. There are…
A Talk with Nathan and Will of CryptoMate: Making Bitcoin Easier for Britains
When one visits the CryptoMate homepage, the first that greets you is a little blurb written across the top of the site: Good Morning. Our service is Currently Online and Operating as Normal. This blurb fits in perfectly with what…