The activist’s new book “Governable Spaces” explores ways blockchains can help people experiment with self-governance online.
Crypto Is (and Isn’t) Money
In Search of Financial Freedom: The Answer Lies With Bitcoin, Not Stablecoins
What crypto traders can learn from Charlie Munger — even if he hated BTC
Legendary investor Charlie Munger may have once called Bitcoin “rat poison squared” — but that doesn’t mean crypto traders should ignore his years of investing wisdom.
Everyone Needs a Manifesto
Vitalik Buterin thoughtful musings on techno-optimism contrast with VC Marc Andreessen’s recent writings.
Is Sam Bankman-Fried a Sociopath?
How to become a ‘Blockchain Radical,’ according to podcaster Joshua Dávila
Despite its libertarian reputation, author and podcaster Joshua Dávila, aka The Blockchain Socialist, believes crypto is for everyone — including the Left.
What is simulation theory? The savage illusion of living in a computer simulation
Simulation theory proposes that our reality is a sophisticated computer simulation, raising profound questions about the nature of consciousness and existence.
Mining Bitcoin Is an Act of Freedom
3 Giga-Brained Ideas From Consensus Day 2
Crypto shows that ideas can be valuable, even if they’re not useful … yet.
How Effective Altruism Power Brokers Helped Make Sam Bankman-Fried
Bitcoin Is Batman
Another way of looking at the philosopher Craig Warmke’s conception of Bitcoin as a fictional substance.
Crypto Is the Libertarian Cheat Code in the Final Battle Over State Coercion
A normie Mario fights Bowser to save Princess Peach; a libertarian Mario builds her an escape hatch.
Bitcoin Doesn’t Care About Your Politics: Why Bitcoin Has More Ideological Flexibility Than We Think
NLW is joined by three philosophy professors for a discussion of bitcoin, ethics and politics.
Cypherpunk, Crypto Anarchy and How Bitcoin Lost the Narrative
The crypto industry tends to give “cypherpunk” vibes a great deal of lip service without much attention to their real values.
Cypherpunk, Crypto Anarchy and How Bitcoin Lost the Narrative
The crypto industry tends to give “cypherpunk” vibes a great deal of lip service without much attention to their real values.
Why Bitcoin Needs Philosophy
When should I CoinJoin? What is a Bitcoin transaction? Are forked cryptos new assets? These seemingly quotidian crypto questions are deeper than you think.
Bitcoin Has Lost Its Way: Here’s How to Return to Crypto’s Subversive Roots
Bitcoin has traded its radical potential for the prospect of mainstream adoption. It’s not worth it, writes Rachel-Rose O’Leary.
Decentralization Philosophy – Does Crypto Still Need Catalysts?
Andreas M. Antonopoulos joins this week’s discussion of catalysts and CEOS in the world of blockchain projects, the organizational and organic structures of decentralization and to wonder whether crypto even needs Satoshi-like catalysts now that the fire of blockchain burns bright.
No, Crypto Isn’t Just for Libertarians Anymore
The crypto community is more ideologically diverse than you might think, according to survey results in CoinDesk’s Q2 2018 State of Blockchain report.