Bitcoin & Blockchain Tech
Feign Madness but Keep Your Balance
(假痴不癲/假痴不癫, Jiǎ chī bù diān) Hide behind the mask of a fool, a drunk, or a madman to create confusion about
The Right to Privacy
Bitcoin is a system that works within the majority of legal frameworks — all of the ones in the free world. An
Fully Peer-to-Peer
In 2011, I sent my last email as Satoshi to Gavin… Gavin,I wish you wouldn’t keep talking about me as
MSBs and Account-Based Systems
Monero and mixed coins (such as those using Schnorr) are engaged in the activity of money transfers and money handling.
From the Bygone Days of Yore — Part 1
In today’s post, I will go back to 2012: Panopticrypt had been running since 2011, and I was ready to
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