I have no technical expertise whatsoever, but I know a shit show when I see one. As such, I wrote an article this past Saturday articulating why I think Mt. Gox is essentially finished as an exchange. However, Gavin Andresen is one of the protocol’s core developers, and he had something to say about Mt. Gox … Read more
Bitcoin and bud are a match made in liberty heaven. They are perfect examples of things people want, but that the state thinks is their job to “protect” you from. Two inevitable forces, two civil rights issues. Bitcoin can help the nascent legal marijuana business, and the marijuana business can help Bitcoin. I wrote a … Read more
Apple unleashed a well deserved firestorm in the Bitcoin community with its decision to suddenly ban the extremely popular Blockchain app. This app was the last remaining user friendly way to facilitate Bitcoin transactions on iPhones and it had been downloaded 120,000 times. Apple has remained completely silent on its reasons for removing the app, … Read more
I have brought the guys at Perpetual Assets to your attention once before, following my meeting them at the Liberty Masterminds conference in Dallas (check out my speech here)( this past summer. While these guys sell bullion, they do a lot more than just that. In fact, what separates them from others relates to the … Read more
Last Friday, I had the opportunity to sit down with Eric Dubin, editor of The News Doctors, an alternative news site, and host of Liberty Rising Radio. This was a lengthy interview and we cover a lot of very important bases. Eric asked many key questions on the minds of Bitcoin skeptics, so I think this particular … Read more
Cheapair.com has been leading the way as far as providing consumers with the ability to book travel services with Bitcoin. I first highlighted the company back in November of last year when they announced airfare purchases for BTC. Well it turns out they had such success with that rollout that they are going to offer … Read more
There’s no telling exactly how accurate this survey is, and whether or not the participants are thinking in terms of part of their paychecks or the entire thing, but if the figures are anywhere near the reported 51%, it is a very positive signal. People being paid in bitcoin represents a huge step in the … Read more
Back in the late 90’s, when Paul Krugman was busy predicting the ultimate irrelevance of the internet, another Nobel Prize winning economist was forecasting the advent of peer-to-peer electronic currencies. I have to say it is remarkable that Milton Friedman was able to provide greater insight into Bitcoin ten years before it was invented, than … Read more
This past week I sat down with Andy Duncan of the Hard Assets Alliance for an inaugural podcast and we discussed a variety of timely topics. From India’s “war on gold,” the emergence of new political parties around the world and, of course, Bitcoin. This is the first interview in which I discuss my view … Read more
Yesterday, Forbes reported that a judge had signed off on a forfeiture order for 30,000 bitcoins seized from the Silk Road by the feds. This means that the coins are likely to be sold in the near future. So the question on everyone’s mind is how and where will they be sold. Forbes explains that: There … Read more