What Has Trickle-down Economics Done to Us
It’s getting harder by the day to listen to what passes for intelligent public discourse. Driving home from work yesterday, I grabbed a few minutes of not-so-fresh air on Wisconsin Public Radio’s “Central Time” news program, one of whose guests was…
Passing Bitcoin Around the World: Next Event – February 8, 2014
This is a repost of the article we ran about the Passing Bitcoin Around the World last October. The next event is Saturday, February 8, 2014. Hope to see you there! _________________________________________________ The velocity of Bitcoin made the news a few…
Bitcoin and Regulation – Founders Grid Asks the Experts
I recently had the good fortune to be contacted by Chris Osborne of Founders Grid, a social networking site for entrepreneurs, who asked me to weigh in on a number of questions about bitcoin as an expert. The first question…
Bitcoin Diplomacy and a New China Communiqué: Cooperation, Not Competition
The popularity of Bitcoins is a sign of many things and confirmation of still others: That economic theory, grounded in mathematical truth and inspired by the principles of at least one Nobel Laureate (Milton Friedman), is now an actuality,…
Junior Achievement of New York Accepts Bitcoin Donations
[NEW YORK: NY] – Today, the NYC economic education charity, Junior Achievement of New York, announced it is now accepting Bitcoin donations. JA New York believes expanding its giving options to include Bitcoin acknowledges the changes and innovations shaping…
Bitcoin’s Adoption Will Be Aided by Gambling
Online gambling opened with a thud in the first big state to permit it, in part because some major banks won’t let their customers use their credit cards to play. (Wall Street Journal) At the moment, only three states allow…
Vaizard Institute – Making a Difference on Bitcoin Donations
The Vaizard Institute is a non-governmental, non-profit organization founded to provide backing to people who want to make the world a better place. When I was a boy growing up in Pennsylvania, I lived near a town called New Hope…
Bitcoin, Pulp Fiction and Digital Publishing Find a Common Home
Since the days of Edgar Rice Burroughs in the early 1900’s, “Pulp” has been a special place in the world of literature. It captures the imagination of readers who want to experience passion and adventure in a more vivid…
Bitcoin and Security: An Interview with Bitcomsec
2013 was a very successful year for Bitcoin in terms of price and adoption. As has been said, though, as far as we have come, the road ahead is still tremendously long and there is still lots to do….
A Talk with Michael Tolk of Core Bulldog Supplies
What kinds of people are interested in Bitcoin? There isn’t a simple answer to that, but at this stage, one thing all of those people have is a desire for adventure. Bitcoin is no Sunday stroll and even the…