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Bitcoin vs. Marx: Two Competing Geopolitical Domino Theories

[Dec 5, 2023 11:31 AM] Marx tells us the revolution will be decentralized. The Have-nots will tire of the great inequity of capitalism, and the few thousand Haves will suffer from the worldwide rebellion they encouraged through their greed.Building central banks and…

A Bitcoin Fictional Anthology Review

[Dec 5, 2023 8:30 AM] “It’s hard,” Harry Turtledove declared in 2001, in his Introduction to The Best Alternate History Stories of the 20th Century, “to write about the effects of technology before there’s much in the way of technology to write about.” Two decades

Vote With Your Money, And Your Feet

[Dec 4, 2023 8:02 AM] Individual voting, often considered a civic duty, has a statistically negligible impact on election outcomes. Studies show minimal difference between Republican and Democratic state governments on various policy outcomes.Politicians often declare…

Everyone Needs An Uncle Jim

[Nov 29, 2023 11:54 AM] The recent decision by Wallet of Satoshi to stop serving customers in the United States brings us to a crossroads in the evolution of Lightning’s use as a consumer tool. While it is trusted and custodial, Wallet of Satoshi has been invaluable in…

Everyone Needs a Manifesto

[Nov 28, 2023 2:13 PM] Vitalik Buterin's thoughtful musings on techno-optimism contrast with VC Marc Andreessen’s recent writings.

Bitcoin: The Future Of Money Or The Esperanto Of Money?

[Nov 24, 2023 9:02 AM] Some fifty-odd years ago, I purchased a small pamphlet that promised to teach me the rudiments of “the international language” – Esperanto. The shirt-pocket sized booklet contained a half-dozen pages of grammar and a vocabulary of a few hundred…

Bitcoin: The World's First Decentralized Organization

[Nov 23, 2023 10:03 AM] Comparisons between the market capitalization of Bitcoin and publicly traded companies used to make me wince in frustration. Trying to contrast the world’s first successful digitally native currency to a single industry is narrow minded, let alone…

What Is A Bitcoiner?

[Nov 22, 2023 11:30 AM] When bitcoin adoption reaches a global scale, it is likely there will no longer be bitcoin podcasts, bitcoin conferences or even, sorry to say this, a need for a Bitcoin Magazine. However, until this point, people interested in bitcoin will be…

1 Way to Revive Dead NFT Wallets

[Nov 22, 2023 10:02 AM] Conceptual artist and legal scholar Brian Frye says inaccessible crypto tokens cannot be sold, but can be donated — with potentially significant tax benefits.

Why You Should Read 1984 (Again)

[Nov 20, 2023 8:30 AM] Despite being published in 1949 at the tail end of World War II, I think George Orwell's fictional novel, 1984, is still as relevant today as it was back then. The book is set in the fictional state of Oceania, where a dystopian future has taken…

Trump, Tucker, and Bitcoin: A Winning Ticket for America

[Nov 16, 2023 8:30 AM] If you want to trigger the establishment right and left in American politics, mention these two names together and see what happens: Donald Trump & Tucker Carlson. Now run the mental model of a Trump-Tucker ticket for a 2024 presidential bid and…

Documentary Shows How Bitcoin Helped Verify Guatemala's Elections

[Nov 15, 2023 8:21 AM] A new documentary is showcasing how Bitcoin, beyond its role as a digital money, played a crucial role in verifying Guatemala's most recent presidential elections.The documentary, entitled "Immutable Democracy," delves into the innovative use of…

Bitcoin: Redefining Ownership

[Nov 12, 2023 2:30 PM] This article is featured in Bitcoin Magazine’s “The Withdrawal Issue”. Click here to subscribe now.A PDF pamphlet of this article is available for download. The traditional way in which our society constructs ownership is inefficient. The…

Jimmy Song: Fiat Withdrawal Symptoms

[Nov 11, 2023 5:00 AM] This article is featured in Bitcoin Magazine’s “The Withdrawal Issue”. Click here to subscribe now.A PDF pamphlet of this article is available for download.You’ve been hopped up on debt for so long, you can’t even remember how it feels to be fre

Ur-Media and Reality, Inc

[Nov 10, 2023 6:00 AM] This article is featured in Bitcoin Magazine’s “The Withdrawal Issue”. Click here to subscribe now.A PDF pamphlet of this article is available for download.The world you live in was never disenchanted. The curse of disenchantment, otherwise known…

The Union Of Bitcoin And The Climate Change Agenda

[Nov 9, 2023 10:00 AM] Don’t worry, this isn’t an article to either espouse or attack the current global climate change agenda. Debating whether the earth will perish in a few years or not isn’t my plan. While not only being a believer and investor in the Bitcoin…

And It’s Gone

[Nov 8, 2023 3:00 PM] This article is featured in Bitcoin Magazine’s “The Withdrawal Issue”. Click here to subscribe now.A PDF pamphlet of this article is available for download.Stan Marsh, age 10, is standing in line at the bank. He’s just received $100 from his…

Bitcoin And The Pedagogy Of The Oppressed

[Nov 7, 2023 1:30 PM] This article is featured in Bitcoin Magazine’s “The Withdrawal Issue”. Click here to subscribe now.A PDF pamphlet of this article is available for download.I have taught teenagers mathematics for my entire career. More recently, I also found great

Letting Go of Fiat Means Letting Go of Bitcoin

[Nov 4, 2023 6:00 AM] This article is featured in Bitcoin Magazine’s “The Withdrawal Issue”. Click here to subscribe now.A PDF pamphlet of this article is available for download.Letting go of the fiat world also means being able to let go of Bitcoin. Let me explain by…

A Bitcoin Awakening: Understanding Finally Clicks

[Nov 2, 2023 8:30 AM] The first time I heard about bitcoin was from my husband. He came home from work one day very excited to tell me all about this magic internet money. I was not impressed. I told him he sounded crazy and that was that, or so I thought. He brought up…