Economics
Bitcoin’s Model of Capitalism
Some people think that Bitcoin is a system designed to act outside of state and society. Others believe that it [...]
On Talking
I have been giving oral presentations for a long time. The methodology I used in learning the necessary skill has [...]
What Proof-of-Work Is Used for (in Bitcoin)
Proof-of-work has become fetishised and overly worshipped by some in the ‘cryptocurrency communities’ and when it comes to Bitcoin. Their [...]
Techno-Communism and the Desire for Socialism through Code
One of the primary arguments made over and over throughout ‘blockchain communities’ comes with the concept of being owed a [...]
The Right to Run a Node
The problem that exists in the Bitcoin environment today is reminiscent of society at large. For many years now, we [...]
A Discourse on Nodes
The definition that has propagated around the description of a Bitcoin node has led to a rather cultish ‘quasi-religion’. I [...]
Nodes, Hash Rate, and Signalling
Some people falsely think that the amount of hash rate is a security feature in itself. The error here stems [...]
How the World Works; or, A Discourse on Fake News
In the Bitcoin and “cryptocurrency” space, and I use the term cryptocurrency loosely as practically none of the other systems [...]
Money Is Time and Energy
Many falsely believe that by simply producing more money or redistributing it, we would all suddenly have more wealth. It [...]
The History of Freezing in Bitcoin
The solution to problems with crime and money laundering always existed within Bitcoin. In the white paper itself, it is [...]
Satoshi and the Byzantine Generals
Before I launched Bitcoin, I had been discussing how the proposed system would work. [1] Many people have failed to [...]
Open Source
The real need for open-source software has been hijacked by a political agenda. I did not create Bitcoin as open-source [...]