Law & Regulation
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
Cot Death in the Nanny State
When the Covid-19 outbreak first began, Sweden decided to take a more laissez-faire approach to handle the spread of the
About Coinbase
Coinbase is currently facing several lawsuits. One of the lawsuits involves XRP and Ripple. Coinbase will likely argue that they
Bitcoin and Tax
There is a common myth that Bitcoin will allow individuals to avoid paying tax. It could not be further from
Refuting “Conflict can only be resolved when both parties are prepared to compromise”
Humans are naturally inclined to seek compromise (Baume & Novak, 2020, pp. 70–71), which is a well-studied psychological condition (Radosavljevic,
Bitcoin Was Never Designed To Be Censorship-Resistant
You will never find a statement from me in my persona of Satoshi saying that Bitcoin was designed for ‘censorship
The Casualties of Attacking the Market
Aristotle characterized envy as anguish at the prospect of another’s good fortune which is provoked by “those who have what
The Myth of Complete Knowledge
The journal articles written by Jones (2003) and Cairney (2012) seem very different at face value, but we can see
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
Scarcity and Incentives
When people query why elite athletes such as NBA basketball players are getting paid so much more than teachers, the
Nation and State: Old Wine in New Bottles
If you opt to believe Anderson (2016; originally 1991), it becomes necessary to concur with the notion that ancient great
The Myth of Bitcoin as a Voting System
There lies an error in many people’s fundamental understanding of Bitcoin, and any blockchain system, that has been propagated by