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The Great Inscription Renumbering Debate: The Code & The Culture

[Sep 27, 2023 9:30 AM] These days we often wax eloquent about the “early days of Bitcoin” and the great visionaries who participated in the discussions on protocol development. However we often forget that the cypherpunks of olde were human too — that early oversights &

The Future Of Energy: Bitcoin Mining

[Sep 27, 2023 8:12 AM] “Time-series analysis (Stern, 1993, 2000) shows that energy is needed in addition to capital and labor to explain the growth of GDP. But mainstream economics research has tended to downplay the importance of energy in economic growth. The principal…

The Government Shutting Down Isn't Great for Crypto

[Sep 26, 2023 9:30 PM] An impending government shutdown is probably Not Good News for crypto's D.C. hopes. On a trial-related note, you received preview copies of The SBF Trial, a newsletter we launched last week to keep readers up to speed on Sam Bankman-Fried’s time in…

Energy And GDP: You Have To Consume To Grow

[Sep 26, 2023 9:00 AM] This piece continues from A Most Ridiculous World: The Politicization of Energy from yesterday. Feeding the Grown and the GrowingStern, Burke and Bruns (2016)7 concluded in their analysis that access to electricity is not sufficient for…

We Need to Reclaim the Narrative on Staking

[Sep 25, 2023 8:32 AM] Alison Mangiero, executive director the Proof of Stake Alliance (POSA), says confusion around the term “staking” has led to greater regulatory scrutiny.

A Most Ridiculous World : The Politicization Of Energy

[Sep 25, 2023 8:00 AM] “That Would Be The Road To Hell For America.”I will never not enjoy that clip. “Clown world” has become so much more than just a meme. Here in the US, but relevant for Europe as well, we have had two tribes within the energy generation industry…

AI Should Be Decentralized, But How?

[Sep 22, 2023 9:01 AM] The case for greater transparency and verifiability in AI. But is decentralization the best way to achieve that and is feasible in practice? Jesus Rodriquez says the technical challenges are tremendous.

The Subtle Art of Orange Pilling

[Sep 22, 2023 8:43 AM] Throughout the years, I have presented the case for Bitcoin to a lot of people from a wide range of backgrounds. The list includes curious cab drivers, financial advisors, young software developers, skeptical policymakers, voiceless activists, and…

Nostr.com: Not Selling It To Shitcoiners

[Sep 21, 2023 11:01 AM] Shitcoiners have fat bags, really fat bags, really, really fat bags. Two weeks ago I put nostr.com up for sale to see what responses I would get back. I imagined Roger Ver offering to sell bitcoin dot com in 2013, and what would have happened if…

Bitcoin vs Ethereum: A Culture War Rooted in First Principles

[Sep 20, 2023 12:00 PM] Bitcoin and Ethereum, despite acting as twin forces for accelerating and adopting cryptocurrencies and blockchain technologies, have historically been at odds with each other due to the “L1 wars” and their vocal online proponents. To some, the…

Introducing RFK Jr. to Bitcoin’s Nashian Orientation

[Sep 20, 2023 9:30 AM] The Bitcoin-Backed Dollar in Dialogue In July a bitcoin-related topic was broached by Robert Kennedy Jr., which to my knowledge has not been addressed by anyone holding the top office of the executive branch or a notable candidate for the…