Now, what do we have here?

Let’s not create $200 trillion in credit on top of bitcoin. Bitcoin was created to definancialize the system, not refinancialize it.

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Let’s Not Create $200 Trillion In Credit On Top Of Bitcoin

I disagree with Bitcoin and crypto industry leaders like Michael Saylor and Brian Armstrong, who are proposing building a new debt system on top of...

Bitcoin is punk rock without the nihilism.

When MySpace and Facebook came out, they were a way to connect with people from your past. When you write online, it’s a way to connect with people from your future. -David Perrell (paraphrased)

Looking to have someone familiar with what happened in Nepal this week on my show (via Bitcoin Mag’s YouTube channel). Please share leads and/or ideas in the comments.

For all New York’s faults, I love that you can still stumble upon something like this while walking down the street.

“The sound money/digital gold narrative emerged later. Even Satoshi thought of Bitcoin as a software project first.” @Drew Armstrong on the filtering debate

Nepalese protestors showed the world the power of Bitchat, a censorship-resistant communications app, earlier this week. And they should continue using freedom tech tools like Bitchat as they rebuild to help maintain the freedom they just fought for.

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Nepalese Protestors Should Permanently Embrace Bitchat As Well As Bitcoin And Other Freedom Tech

Protestors in Nepal recently showed the world the power of censorship-resistant digital communications technology — the type of technology they s...

The latest crypto market structure framework from the Democrats aims to "deny" bad actors from using public blockchains while still enabling financial privacy for users. But the language in the bill on the issue is concerningly vague.

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Why The Democrats’ Latest Framework For Crypto Market Structure Could Hurt Financial Privacy

In a recent framework for digital asset market structure legislation, Senate Democrats state that they aim to protect financial privacy while “de...

The U.S. Senate Banking Committee’s new draft of the CLARITY Act protects developers and providers of noncustodial Bitcoin and crypto tech - even retroactively. If such a draft of CLARITY were enacted into law, this would be good news for Roman Storm and his defense team.

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This Powerful New Bill Could Erase Criminal Charges Against Developers

In the U.S. Senate Banking Committee’s most recent version of the CLARITY Act, Bitcoin and crypto developers would be protected from being charge...

The team at Tokyo Bitcoin Base is on a mission to have Japan embrace Bitcoin again. They’re bringing together Bitcoin educators, FOSS devs, and the Bitcoin curious to demystify Bitcoin and to encourage more Japanese people to understand and use it. My latest for Forbes Digital Assets:

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Bitcoin Finds A Home In The Heart Of Tokyo

Tokyo Bitcoin Base is a co-working and event space based in Tokyo where Bitcoin enthusiasts and the Bitcoin curious can go to collaborate and learn...