2020
Bitcoin and Tax
There is a common myth that Bitcoin will allow individuals to avoid paying tax. It could not be further from [...]
Refuting “Conflict can only be resolved when both parties are prepared to compromise”
Humans are naturally inclined to seek compromise (Baume & Novak, 2020, pp. 70–71), which is a well-studied psychological condition (Radosavljevic, [...]
Bitcoin Was Never Designed To Be Censorship-Resistant
You will never find a statement from me in my persona of Satoshi saying that Bitcoin was designed for ‘censorship [...]
The Casualties of Attacking the Market
Aristotle characterized envy as anguish at the prospect of another’s good fortune which is provoked by “those who have what [...]
The Myth of Complete Knowledge
The journal articles written by Jones (2003) and Cairney (2012) seem very different at face value, but we can see [...]
The Problem with Anthropomorphism and Personification
I used the word vote in the Bitcoin white paper three times. I used the notion of anthropomorphism in explaining [...]
Relationship Marketing
In the field of service marketing, relationship marketing is gradually experiencing more common deployment. To some, it would appear as [...]
Scarcity and Incentives
When people query why elite athletes such as NBA basketball players are getting paid so much more than teachers, the [...]
Nation and State: Old Wine in New Bottles
If you opt to believe Anderson (2016; originally 1991), it becomes necessary to concur with the notion that ancient great [...]
The Myth of Bitcoin as a Voting System
There lies an error in many people’s fundamental understanding of Bitcoin, and any blockchain system, that has been propagated by [...]
Undermining Truth: The Rise of Fake News
Truth in advertising is something that many people would call an oxymoron, but with the advent of social media, we [...]
Bitcoin’s Model of Capitalism
Some people think that Bitcoin is a system designed to act outside of state and society. Others believe that it [...]