May 2019
Satoshi and Science
The scientific principle applies in all aspects of life, including jurisprudence and law. It has done so for a long [...]
The GST Story
The following is why you do not pay VAT or GST on Bitcoin. In January 2014, the Australian government argued [...]
Shades of Black…
If you believe the government cannot stop any cryptocurrency, you’re deluded. Bitcoin will work because it stays within law in [...]
Satoshi and the Sophists
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Louise Brandeis wrote: “Publicity is justly commended as a remedy for social and industrial diseases. Sunlight [...]
Economic Security
Reorgs and orphan blocks are not an issue with Bitcoin. To say that they are is to compound two separate [...]
Funding and rights
My personal bitcoin and the ones owned by the company were two different things. The ones that were being used [...]
Why code must not be law
In early 2014, I had a company called Hotwire in Australia that had just under 50 staff members. In December 2013, with [...]
Institutional madness
There is a simple reason why Tether (USDT) has avoided being audited. At least 31% of the reported funds have [...]
Money is a measuring stick
Something that people don’t seem to understand well is that money is not in itself a valuable. Money is simply [...]
Crypto flim-flam
Unfortunately, every new technology opens up opportunities for the flim-flam man and night singer. It is no different with my [...]
Custodial standards
In the credit card industry, there is a security framework known as PCI-DSS. It represents really a minimal security level for [...]
Don’t be fooled — Bitcoin is not BTC
In order to clear up some areas around my history as the creator of Bitcoin for people, I need to [...]