Proof-of-Stake and Stablecoins: A Blockchain Centralization Dilemma

December 23, 2021Posted inArticle
LYN ALDEN - Originally published: November 2021 I've been asked a number of times for an update for my views on Ethereum since my January 2021 article on the topic, which received over a quarter million reads. In that prior article, I described Ethereum, explained areas where I was bullish, but also expressed my fundamental concerns with it. The overall …

Bitcoin and the American Idea

October 23, 2021Posted inArticle
ALEX GLADSTEIN , JUL 4, 2021 - Has America strayed from its founding ideals? An activist and a refugee think Bitcoin can help it get back on track.

The Quest for Digital Cash

October 14, 2021Posted inArticle
ALEX GLADSTEIN, OCT 13, 2021 - How Satoshi Nakamoto’s Bitcoin project married the concepts of digital cash and digital gold and how pioneering cryptographer Adam Back continues the work of making it a better tool for freedom.
WTF happened in 1971?

WTF happened in 1971?

October 10, 2021Posted inLearn, Video
“I don’t believe we shall ever have a good money again before we take the thing out of the hands of government, that is, we can’t take it violently out of the hands of government, all we can do is by some sly, roundabout way introduce something that they can’t stop.” – F.A. Hayek 1984

Getting started need to know

September 19, 2021Posted inLearn
If you're getting started with Bitcoin, there are a few things you should know. Bitcoin lets you exchange money and…

Why Progressives Should Love Bitcoin: An Open Letter to Senator Elizabeth Warren

August 13, 2021Posted inArticle
SAMANTHA MESSING, AUG 13, 2021 - Dear Senator Warren, I am a fan. I think you are very smart, and you genuinely care about building a more equitable society. But respectfully, when you talk about Bitcoin, you sound silly. Bitcoin is not powered by a “shadowy faceless group of super coders.” It is not a “scam,” it is not “bogus private digital money,” it is not “highly opaque,” and it is not built to “assist criminals.”