“And it’s easier to sensa­tion­alize things for pageviews or polit­ical gain. For example, it’s commonly said that the Bitcoin network uses more energy than some

The word “fiat” is growing more aggrandized in the modern lexicon, however, despite its increasing popularity it is often ill defined or misused. I regularly

“Here’s the deal with the US infrastructure bill: A new provision has been added that expands the Tax Code’s definition of “broker” to capture nearly

“Many tellings of El Salvador’s story have largely overlooked and understated the role of the Lightning Network. But make no mistake: any country could have

“Independence is financial,” Abukhdeir told me. “If we don’t have financial freedom, nothing is going to change.” – Alex Gladstein

Another brilliant addition to the

A great piece today detailing out the different kinds, the nuances & the long history of inflation. What misconceptions do we still have about inflation?

“Owning bitcoin is often put in contrast to owning stock in a company that produces a good or service. In virtue of the company producing

“For decades, economists have pointed to 17th-century tulipmania as a warning about the perils of the free market. Writers and historians have reveled in the

“Bitcoin (BTC, the currency) in its current form can scale – enough to process every txn in the world! It just needs the right combination

“Of course, “developing your own cryptosystem” is the purview of only cranks and researchers, so it was reasonably assumed that none of these “altcoins”, as

“Perhaps Bitcoin can help Americans reflect on our history and remember that our true glory, in Adams’s words, is “not dominion, but liberty,” and that