Imposing a levy on mining in the U.S. will send the industry overseas, increasing emissions while depriving the grid of a useful form of “demand response,” says Nic Carter.
There’s No Such Thing as High Fees on Bitcoin
Bitcoin’s BRC-20 debate is a re-run of the 2015-17 blocksize wars, except this time some of the combatants have changed sides, says Nic Carter.
Let’s Actually Commit to Proofs of Reserve This Time, Okay?
Requiring exchanges to show they have assets to match their liabilities would improve transparency and help to win back public trust in crypto, says Nic Carter.
If Ethereum Starts Slashing, It Burns
A move to penalize “bad actors” would make ether as politicized as fiat currency, says Nic Carter.
The Credit Crunch Is Not the End of Crypto Lending
It is a mistake to view Bitcoin’s success as a trade-off against the creation of credit. Its future depends on it, says our columnist, a partner at Castle Island Ventures.
Crypto Mining, the Energy Crisis and the End of ‘ESG’
How a European war made an argument about mining moot. This op-ed is part of Mining Week.
America’s Quiet Default
Seizing Russian holdings of American debt risks the U.S.’s role in the international system and opens the door to gold and bitcoin.
What Bloomberg Gets Wrong About Bitcoin’s Climate Footprint
The outlet compared Bitcoin and Visa’s energy use, reaching several highly misleading conclusions, our columnist says.
Twitter, Trump and the ‘Private Company’ Fallacy
Defending deplatforming as the right of private companies assumes that truly private companies are possible. They may not be.
The Case for Bitcoin Banking (Despite Cred’s Bankruptcy)
The failure of a Bitcoin bank reinforces the merit of a Bitcoin-based financial system, says our columnist.
The Hard Forks That Didn’t Dilute Bitcoin
Why Bitcoin continues to trounce BCH, BSV and other wannabe challenger projects.
The Crypto-Dollar Surge and the American Opportunity
The U.S. has much to gain from being the steward of a politically neutral payments technology, even if it means giving up power over the financial system.
Ethereum’s Fees Mean Choosing Between a World Computer and a Financial Network
Large public blockchains are destined to privilege the largest, most fee-tolerant transactions at the expense of non-financial uses.
Bitcoin’s Patronage System Is an Unheralded Strength
Bitcoin development is better funded than ever, cementing a patronage model that protects against insider maneuvering.
After the Twitter Hack, We Need a User-Owned Internet More Than Ever
Decentralized social media systems are still immature, but “as of yesterday, we can no longer claim they are a solution searching for a problem.”
Version Control Can Help the Media Win Back Reader Trust
By committing content to a blockchain, news outlets can reassure readers that what they are reading is what the outlet originally published, says our columnist.
Where the NY Fed ‘Bitcoin Is Not New’ Blog Goes Wrong
A recent post categorizing Bitcoin as just another fiat currency uses some strange definitions of money, our columnist writes.
Your Property Rights Should Extend to Social Media
It’s time for internet users to assert their rights as content owners, rather than giving up free material to platforms like Google and Facebook, says our columnist.
The Neil Ferguson Affair Shows the Limits of Science During COVID-19
The depth of the outrage reveals how scandalized the public can become when trusted institutions are shown to be less reliable than expected.
The Last Word on Bitcoin’s Energy Consumption
What people fail to consider when they criticize Bitcoin’s electricity footprint, according to our columnist.