Different Crypto Camps
I think this tweet sums up the current state of Crypto very well. We are still in the “touching the…
Bitcoin Sent Across Borders Using Radio
This is pretty amazing – a Bitcoin transaction that didn’t need the internet or satellite. https://twitter.com/NickSzabo4/status/1095471796982149120?s=19 To translate, the sender…
The Quadriga Stramash
I was on BBC Radio Scotland today talking about the Quadriga Exchange hack. https://twitter.com/DugCampbell/status/1092815572809670657?s=19 These radio pieces are often challenging…
Venezuela and Bitcoin
It’s getting pretty crazy in Venezuela right now. Mind you, the weird attempt by the government to launch the Petro,…
New Frontiers
This blog’s great for giving me a place to explore various thoughts and ideas about the world we live in…
The Challenges of Decentralisation
I read a great series of articles by an ex-BitTorrent Inc guy Simon Morris on decentralisation today. You can check…
The Bitcoin Standard
One of my favourite books of 2018 without doubt was Saifedean Ammous’ ‘The Bitcoin Standard’. Probably my favourite release about…
Patreon Censorship: The Story Continues
I’d originally planned to start the year with a review of the top books I’d read in 2018. But after…
Bitcoin in Venezuela
It’s been an interesting year for Bitcoin. I’ve lost count of the number of people who’ve come up to me…
Tim May, Cypherpunk & Visionary
There are two kinds of crypto. There’s ‘cool crypto’ (i.e. the whole cryptocurrency movement that’s been with for the last…