Bitcoin is not a currency, Bitcoin is a people's movement
I first wrote about the idea of strong privacy in an article published in 1996, almost twenty years ago, and have returned to the subject several times since. The basic idea, inspired by the work of members of the Cyperpunk mailing list, in particular Tim May, was that public key encryption made possible a world […]
Read More#Bitcoin is much too complicated. We need to make it easier for the avg person to understand before it'll take off. http://t.co/Opgnnn0oqR— Michael Goldstein (@Bitstein) September 23, 2014
Read MoreHello Mr. Michael Casey, I read your WSJ article today. I feel deceived by you. You requested to speak with me, so I took time out of my day to do so. We talked for 20 minutes, during which time I conveyed to you my sentiments about the Bitcoin ecosystem and the matter of MtGox’s […]
Read MoreI say… the Internet makes everything better right? Email is better than sending letters, Google is better than card catalogs at a library. But we didn’t have real Internet money until recently. It turns out there was a really good reason: How do I know you didn’t copy your Internet money and send it to […]
Read MoreThe future of Bitcoin is not limited to finance. The technological innovations that make Bitcoin possible as a currency can also be applied to other fundamental aspects of modern society. The future of Bitcoin is less about its utility as a currency and much more about its infrastructure. With Bitcoin, the world now has as […]
Read MoreBy Ty Danco Let me begin with a confession: I’ve been a Bitcoin hater for the better part of two years. I was turned off by the questionable profiles of its early advocates. To say that Bitcoin began at the fringe would be an understatement—with its anarchist, tax-evading backers and a notorious rise through Silk […]
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