Writing

  • Ark: A Bitcoin Scaling Breakthrough

    Ark: A Bitcoin Scaling Breakthrough

    Bitcoin is not a democracy—and that may be one of its greatest strengths. In this clip from my conversation with Marco Argentieri founder and CEO of Ark Labs, he explains why changing Bitcoin is so difficult, even when developers believe they are proposing something simple and beneficial. He compares Bitcoin to a non-Newtonian liquid: the…

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  • Bitcoin Has a Marketing Problem

    Bitcoin Has a Marketing Problem

    Most people think Bitcoin’s biggest challenge is regulation. Or governments. Or education. Bobby Shell IV made a different argument on my podcast that caught me completely off guard: Bitcoin has a marketing problem. Not because the technology isn’t good enough. Because we’re often terrible at communicating why anyone should care. One line stuck with me:…

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  • Why Spend Your Sats?

    Why Spend Your Sats?

    A few weeks ago, I walked into a coffee shop and saw the Square logo on the point of sale device. So I asked to pay with Bitcoin. Not because I thought it would change the world. Not because I was trying to prove a point. I just wanted to see what would happen. The…

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  • Is Bitcoin Still for Everyone… Or Just the Rich?

    Is Bitcoin Still for Everyone… Or Just the Rich?

    That was the question I kept coming back to at Bitcoin Is for Everyone in Portland. Is bitcoin actually for everyone? Or is it slowly becoming another tool for the rich to get richer? It’s a fair question. We see BlackRock buying bitcoin. We see Michael Saylor and public companies stacking. We see Wall Street…

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  • Bitcoin’s Privacy Problem

    Bitcoin’s Privacy Problem

    Bitcoiners love to say: “Bitcoin is freedom money.” But here’s the uncomfortable question: Can Bitcoin really be freedom money if using it exposes your entire financial life? Bitcoin gives people a monetary network that no government, bank, or company can control. It is scarce, borderless, permissionless, and open to anyone with an internet connection. But…

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