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30 questions for the “Trump-Russia” crowd

Is there any evidence at all that the Russian government tried to influence the US election in a significant...

apolloslater
Jul 17, 2018 4 min read

What now Bitcoin?

Bitcoin & other cryptos have taken a sharp nosedive of ~33% from peak. Although it may rally short-term, let’s...

apolloslater
Dec 22, 2017 1 min read

Economics of merge mining

A common argument for the unique value of bitcoin is its hash power, meaning the amount of computational power...

apolloslater
Dec 17, 2017 1 min read

Bitcoin’s dubious utility value

Bitcoin fanbois point to bitcoin’s utility as a payment network. But, unlike Visa, holders of bitcoin don’t get any...

apolloslater
Dec 11, 2017 1 min read

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30 questions for the “Trump-Russia” crowd

Is there any evidence at all that the Russian government tried to influence the US election in a significant way, besides the self-interested claims...

apolloslater
Jul 17, 2018 4 min read

What now Bitcoin?

Bitcoin & other cryptos have taken a sharp nosedive of ~33% from peak. Although it may rally short-term, let’s take a look at the...

apolloslater
Dec 22, 2017 1 min read

Economics of merge mining

A common argument for the unique value of bitcoin is its hash power, meaning the amount of computational power (miners) dedicated to mining bitcoin....

apolloslater
Dec 17, 2017 1 min read

Bitcoin’s dubious utility value

Bitcoin fanbois point to bitcoin’s utility as a payment network. But, unlike Visa, holders of bitcoin don’t get any of the mining revenues, so...

apolloslater
Dec 11, 2017 1 min read

Tether collapse scenario

Current situation with dumb money buying BTC: Tether prints tethers to buy bitcoin BTC-USDT price skyrockets Arbitrage bots buy BTC-USD, because everyone assumes 1...

apolloslater
Nov 29, 2017 1 min read

End the founding myth

What made this nation great was not the constitution imposed on it or the fake revolution against British rule. It was the relative lack...

apolloslater
Oct 28, 2017 36 sec read

Secession misses the point

Secession, as a means to anarchy, misses the point. Peaceful secession is simply a rearrangement of the political structure to one that is...

apolloslater
Oct 21, 2017 49 sec read

Bitcoin’s paper price bump

What’s behind Bitcoin’s recent price increase? I’ll tell you — and it’s not Bitcoin’s utility as a currency, or wonderful investment opportunity. Bitfinex...

apolloslater
Oct 20, 2017 34 sec read

Alt-coins are vulnerable to attack

The strength of a cryptocurrency is the share of global processing power it can muster in service of its ledger. An attack by a...

apolloslater
Oct 19, 2017 1 min read

Liberty pioneers: showing the world how to live without…

Libertarians living off tax money is unethical, but it’s an even bigger practical problem. It shows that living without the government teat is impossible, that...

apolloslater
Oct 2, 2017 51 sec read

30 questions for the “Trump-Russia” crowd Is there any evidence at all that the Russian government tried to influence the US election in a significant way, besides the self-interested claims of the habitual liars in the US spy agencies? Can... Read More

What now Bitcoin? Bitcoin & other cryptos have taken a sharp nosedive of ~33% from peak. Although it may rally short-term, let’s take a look at the internals of what’s going on and where this is all... Read More

Economics of merge mining A common argument for the unique value of bitcoin is its hash power, meaning the amount of computational power (miners) dedicated to mining bitcoin. But, with merge mining, another blockchain can potentially capture the... Read More

Bitcoin’s dubious utility value Bitcoin fanbois point to bitcoin’s utility as a payment network. But, unlike Visa, holders of bitcoin don’t get any of the mining revenues, so there is no revenue stream on which to value a... Read More

Tether collapse scenario Current situation with dumb money buying BTC: Tether prints tethers to buy bitcoin BTC-USDT price skyrockets Arbitrage bots buy BTC-USD, because everyone assumes 1 USDT = 1 USD BTC-USD price matches BTC-USDT price Price... Read More

End the founding myth What made this nation great was not the constitution imposed on it or the fake revolution against British rule. It was the relative lack of rule from 150 years before the revolution, as compared... Read More

Secession misses the point Secession, as a means to anarchy, misses the point. Peaceful secession is simply a rearrangement of the political structure to one that is more convenient for the ruling regime, either because it is... Read More

Bitcoin’s paper price bump What’s behind Bitcoin’s recent price increase? I’ll tell you — and it’s not Bitcoin’s utility as a currency, or wonderful investment opportunity. Bitfinex accounts for the largest share of BTC trading volume. Yet they... Read More

Alt-coins are vulnerable to attack The strength of a cryptocurrency is the share of global processing power it can muster in service of its ledger. An attack by a significant computational resource (botnet, mining pool, government supercomputer, etc.) could... Read More

Liberty pioneers: showing the world how to live without… Libertarians living off tax money is unethical, but it’s an even bigger practical problem. It shows that living without the government teat is impossible, that living on theft is the only way. It is philosophically damaging... Read More

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30 questions for the “Trump-Russia” crowd

What now Bitcoin?

Economics of merge mining

Bitcoin’s dubious utility value

All Stories

30 questions for the “Trump-Russia” crowd

What now Bitcoin?

Economics of merge mining

Bitcoin’s dubious utility value

Tether collapse scenario

End the founding myth

Secession misses the point

Bitcoin’s paper price bump

Alt-coins are vulnerable to attack

Liberty pioneers: showing the world how to live without…

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