Bitcoin & Blockchain Tech
BTC and Censorship
There are those out there who try to explain how Bitcoin is about censorship resistance. Primarily, the same people are
Bitcoin is not against banks
Forget the lies you have been told about Bitcoin. Bitcoin doesn’t stop banking, it doesn’t even stop central banks. In
Patent wars…
Blockstream raised USD60 million on the promise of 2 patents. The patents are: Cryptographically concealing amounts transacted on a ledger
Evidence and law
It’s funny, the cypherpunks want to demonstrate that code is law. In part, they think they can back me into
The Genesis of Genesis
Some time ago in a blog post far far away, I wrote about the genesis block and the start of
Bitcoin and Contract Jurisdiction
Jurisdiction (or the location where a case may be heard) can be a big issue on the Internet. In a
Trolls and bullies
The irony of those seeking anarchy and calling out for BitCoin to act outside the law is that they are
From simplicity comes …
The Silicon Valley culture of change at any cost, with pivot at every moment is detrimental to most of what
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
The Reason for Law
There are very clear reasons for having law cover what is allowable as admissible evidence and what is rejected as
My Mentor
Calvin Ayre is my friend. It becomes very hard to have friends when you have money. I have a few,
Panopticrypt
I started the company Panopticrypt in June 2011. At this stage, I was still deep in disputes with the Australian