Culture

Bitcoin Equals Freedom

Following the anniversary of Ross Ulbricht‘s arrest, and the fall of the Silk Road experiment, we read a short but extraordinary piece, hand written in a cell by Ross, on Bitcoin’s promise of freedom. What did those first adopters, when Bitcoin had no price and no market, what did they see in those digital bits? How did Bitcoin achieve its first value, and what did it mean for our world?

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How Many Wrongs Make A Wright – Part 2

Today we finish the amazing journey through Jameson Lopp‘s thorough compilation of Craig Wright’s extensive efforts and complications in trying to convince the world he is Satoshi Nakamoto, the creator of Bitcoin.

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How Many Wrongs Make a Wright – Part 1

Did you hear about the guy who tried for years to convince the world he was Satoshi?

If you ever wanted to explore the evidence against Craig Wright’s dubious claims but simply didn’t have the time to sit down and read it, this is the QuikRead for you.

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Drama, Drama, Toxic Drama

Curious about all the #BitcoinTwitter buzz recently?  I went digging to find the associated twitter threads & comments to read, and then discuss my own take on all the drama.  

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My Favorite Bitcoin Holidays? A Walk with Guy Through Bitcoin History

Today we go on an extended walk through some of the most epic days of Bitcoin’s and the Cryptoconomy’s history! Telling some of my personal experiences and the crazy times that were had. Do you know about the origins of some of Bitcoin’s biggest memes? Do you know what started the Blocksize Wars? Do you know when the first shitcoin was born? All this and much more in our discussion of my Cryptoconomy Holiday Calendar.

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Bitcoin is a Decentralized Organism – Part 1

“Bitcoin is a living system constantly changing based on environmental stimuli. True understanding is a moving target unlikely to ever be hit.
Attempting to answer the question “what is bitcoin,” I found exploring parallels to the natural world to be particularly illuminating.” – Brandon Quittem

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Reimagining Trusted Intermediaries

We are in the midst of a global collapse in trusted institutions. #Bitcoin and blockchain tech enable networks & economies that mitigate dependence on these intermediaries in the world’s largest market for trust: Money.

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Mr Fantastic, A Response to Nouriel Roubini’s Senate Testimony

“It’s a shame, then, given all the things he was saying that indeed needed saying, that the useful shade Roubini throws is sullied by a number of misrepresentations, exaggerations, and outright falsehoods” -Daniel Goldman

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