Alternative Coins & Systems
Taproot: Building a Mixer
BTC (Core) developers have recently instigated another major change, moving the BTC network further away from Bitcoin. Some reported of
Banking Old Wine in New Bottles
There is this Bitcoin thing that doesn’t need trusted intermediaries. So, what do people do? Well, you build a series
Infinite and Unbounded
Unfortunately, a major problem stems from a lack of understanding of many common terms today. Turing completeness does not require
Bitcoin as a Security
In today’s post, I shall endeavour to explain some of the reasoning behind how I created Bitcoin and why I
Offline Addressing
When I initially launched Bitcoin in 2009, I noted two ways of sending bitcoin [1]: There are two ways to
Bitcoin White Paper Statement of Jan 29, 2021
Last week, I instructed my lawyers to send a series of formal legal letters to a very specific list of
Open Source and Liability
Several individuals in what is termed the “cryptocurrency space” have started to promote a misleading and false premise: that open-source
A Comment on Social Media, Software Developers, and Silicon Valley Corporations
The other day, I responded in a manner that seemed irrationally angry. I did so purposely, to kick the hornet’s
Strategic Advantage and Finding Opportunities
Size creates its own form of advantage. Walmart leveraged the long-tail effect in the same way that Amazon has done
About Coinbase
Coinbase is currently facing several lawsuits. One of the lawsuits involves XRP and Ripple. Coinbase will likely argue that they
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
Cryptocurrency and the Law of the Horse
In 1996, Judge Easterbrook presented and spoke to the University of Chicago Law School. In his speech, he reflected the