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
By Craig Wright | 29 May 2019 | Bitcoin & Blockchain Tech, Economics, Law & Regulation

The following is why you do not pay VAT or GST on Bitcoin. In January 2014, the Australian government argued [...]

Shades of Black…
By Craig Wright | 24 May 2019 | Bitcoin & Blockchain Tech, Law & Regulation, Philosophy

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
By Craig Wright | 23 May 2019 | Bitcoin & Blockchain Tech, Economics, Philosophy

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Louise Brandeis wrote: “Publicity is justly commended as a remedy for social and industrial diseases. Sunlight [...]

Economic Security
By Craig Wright | 22 May 2019 | Bitcoin & Blockchain Tech, Economics

Reorgs and orphan blocks are not an issue with Bitcoin. To say that they are is to compound two separate [...]

Funding and rights
By Craig Wright | 20 May 2019 | Bitcoin & Blockchain Tech, Law & Regulation

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
By Craig Wright | 18 May 2019 | Bitcoin & Blockchain Tech, Law & Regulation

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
By Craig Wright | 14 May 2019 | Bitcoin & Blockchain Tech, Economics

Something that people don’t seem to understand well is that money is not in itself a valuable. Money is simply [...]

Crypto flim-flam
By Craig Wright | 13 May 2019 | Bitcoin & Blockchain Tech

Unfortunately, every new technology opens up opportunities for the flim-flam man and night singer. It is no different with my [...]

Custodial standards
By Craig Wright | 10 May 2019 | Alternative Coins & Systems, Bitcoin & Blockchain Tech

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
By Craig Wright | 08 May 2019 | Bitcoin & Blockchain Tech

In order to clear up some areas around my history as the creator of Bitcoin for people, I need to [...]

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