Bitcoin & Blockchain Tech
The Vision for Bitcoin
Over the last decade, I have been dragged into innumerable arguments and debates, going back to those with James Donald
Defining Scaling
Numerous arguments abound in regard to scaling blockchain-based systems such as Bitcoin or the BTC system (Khan, Jung, & Hashmani,
A Rational Argument around Nodes
There is a strange belief that non-mining systems can be nodes in Bitcoin (and, by extension, on the BTC [1]
The Wizard of Blockchain
There are always arguments over scaling blockchain networks. Most of them end in ad hominem attacks, and very few address
Equality of the Law
One of the most fundamental aspects of modern liberal democracy stems from the concept of equality under the law. Such
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
Shares 2.0
I want you to imagine for a minute a new form of shares that security companies can issue. The security
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
The Library Analogy
Some people think that storing data on Bitcoin is analogous to a public service. There is an error with this
Security, the Blockchain, and Hashed Headers…
The false mythology has been created and propagated that you need to run a ‘full node’ to secure blockchain networks.