Don’t Fear the Reaper

Don’t Fear the Reaper

“Bitcoin’s supply schedule cannot change, because Bitcoin is the supply schedule. Any alteration produces something that is decidedly non-Bitcoin.” – Nic Carter Nic does it again with a great piece on the potential future where inflation is needed to...
Twitter Hack & The Need for a User-Owned Internet

Twitter Hack & The Need for a User-Owned Internet

“Trusted third parties are security holes” isn’t just a slogan; it’s a concept that millions of people will have intuitively grasped for the first time yesterday.” – Nic Carter I’m sure you’ve heard about the insane social media takeover by a...
The Cat is Out of the Bag

The Cat is Out of the Bag

“Unlike Paypal, Venmo, or traditional payment processors, it cannot deplatform you for wrongthink, holding subversive political views, being a sex worker, or legally selling cannabis. Ours is the biggest possible tent. Don’t be distracted by the online...
Unpacking Bitcoin’s Assurances

Unpacking Bitcoin’s Assurances

We make claims about Bitcoin’s assurances all the time.  It is censorship resistant, it’s open and permissionless, it’s counterfeit proof, etc.  But are these things entirely true? When someone wants to acquire, use, or validate Bitcoin, how well do...