Crypto Heresy: Question Blockstream on Twitter and You’ll Be Blocked

Crypto Twitter (CT) is a grueling battleground between digital currency enthusiasts, company executives, maximalists, journalists, lawyers, and so-called thought leaders and luminaries. For instance, on May 8, reporter Larry Cermak posted data concerning Blockstream and its sidechain project Liquid’s performance over the last seven months. After Cermak shared unbiased figures and queried an alleged conflict … Read more

Wendy McElroy: Crypto Is a Revolution of Hope – Which Is Why It Succeeds

The Satoshi Revolution: A Revolution of Rising Expectations Section 4: State Versus Society Chapter 10, Part 3 Crypto Is a Revolution of Hope, Which Is Why It Succeeds The abolition of the market means not only that the consumers—that is all members of society—are robbed of virtually all choice of consumption and all influence over … Read more

Wendy McElroy: Silence and Soul in the Crypto Cold War – the Evolution of Privacy

The Satoshi Revolution: A Revolution of Rising Expectations. Section 2: The Moral Imperative of Privacy Chapter 6: Privacy is a Prerequisite of Human Rights Silence and Soul in the Crypto Cold War: the Evolution of Privacy. Chapter 6, Section 3. “It was terribly dangerous to let your thoughts wander when you were in any public … Read more

The Satoshi Revolution – Chapter 4: What Do You Have to Hide? Everything! (Part 1)

The Satoshi Revolution: A Revolution of Rising Expectations. Section 2: The Moral Imperative of Privacy Chapter 4: When Privacy Is Criminalized. Only Criminals Will Be Private by Wendy McElroy What Do You Have to Hide? Everything! (Chapter 4, Part 1) I grew up with the understanding that the world I lived in was one where … Read more