“This technology goes around blockades and government restrictions, it allows you to move value without trusting anyone, it connects you to the world, and it allows you to empower...

“By all extant metrics in security system review, this system should have failed instantaneously, at every possible layer.  And, to be fair, it has failed at other layers – BitCoin thefts...

“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 countries. That’s true, but...

“Bitcoin is a network, a money, a language, a system of rules, & a clock. Bitcoin is backed by Truth” – Guy Swann Links to other works mentioned in...

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 observe people falsely call...

“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 everyone in crypto, including non-custodial...

“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 adopted bitcoin five or...

“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 Gladstein series from Bitcoin...

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