April 2019
Evidence and law
It’s funny, the cypherpunks want to demonstrate that code is law. In part, they think they can back me into
Trolls and bullies
The irony of those seeking anarchy and calling out for BitCoin to act outside the law is that they are
Bitcoin and Contract Jurisdiction
Jurisdiction (or the location where a case may be heard) can be a big issue on the Internet. In a
Forget anonymity
The Fifth Anti-Money Laundering Directive (“MLD5”) was published in the Official Journal of the EU on 19th June, 2018, and
From simplicity comes …
The Silicon Valley culture of change at any cost, with pivot at every moment is detrimental to most of what
The Reason for Law
There are very clear reasons for having law cover what is allowable as admissible evidence and what is rejected as
Bit Gold Is Not BitCoin
And BTC Is Not Bitcoin Bit gold has never had anything to do with Bitcoin in any way or form, and
Panopticrypt
I started the company Panopticrypt in June 2011. At this stage, I was still deep in disputes with the Australian
My Mentor
Calvin Ayre is my friend. It becomes very hard to have friends when you have money. I have a few,
Two steps forward, one step back
All progress comes through a path of resistance. To understand this, we need to understand that a status quo will
Satoshi Nakamoto
Satoshi Nakamoto is an amalgamation of 富永 仲基 (Tominaga Nakamoto) and Ash Ketchum (サトシ; Satoshi). The name wasn’t something that
Decentralised planning
Governments cannot take into account wide-scale effects. You may ask why central planning always fails. No person, department, or other