Bitcoin myths: immutability, decentralisation, and the cult of “21 million”
Decentralisation was always a phantom. Every process in Bitcoin tends to centralisation. Plus: a history of Bitcoin Cash.
Tag: book
Chuck Tingle: Not Pounded By My Book ‘Pounded In The Butt By My Non-Fungible Tingler That Is Literally This NFT’ Because Of The Current Catastrophic Environmental And Ethical Impact
Dr. Tingle has spoken — and in a good and proper world, that should just about wrap it up for NFTs.
Libra Shrugged — a first try at the Amazon blurb
I’ve been working on the blurb for the book. Ideas welcomed. Yes, it’s now called “Libra Shrugged.”
Andreas Hedqvist: Libra Path to Approval — a quick overview for crypto believers
One for crypto fans, but surprisingly good for a Kindle Unlimited quickie.
Chris Burniske, Jack Tatar: Cryptoassets — telling retirees to buy into the Bitcoin bubble in October 2017
Burniske and Tatar published this book in the throes of a manic asset bubble, explicitly encouraging naive retail investors — retirees — to throw their savings into the bubble. Let’s see how it’s aged.
Vincent Chen and Wallok: 99 Bitcoins and an Elephant — warn your children about the grim cyberpunk future
A fully-worked example of Silicon Valley tunnel vision, where bitcoiners’ dreams of the grim meathook post-apocalyptic Mad Max petrolpunk future have come true.
Saifedean Ammous: The Bitcoin Standard — making the Austrian School case for Bitcoin
How Bitcoin fits the theology and virtues of Austrian economics — a plea to Austrian School nocoiners to take Bitcoin seriously.
Eric Geissinger: Virtual Billions — looking at Bitcoin through a libertarian lens
A book given to historical rambling, but the Ross Ulbricht/Silk Road chapter is particularly good and insightful on what happens when you overextend an ideology to the point of monstrosity.
Bitcoin in popular culture: Andrew Hickey, “The Basilisk Murders,” ch 1: the sort of person who runs Singularity conferences
An excerpt from The Basilisk Murders by Andrew Hickey, a murder mystery set in a conference about the Singularity.
Pay the Devil in Bitcoin: the story of the collapse of Mt. Gox
A short book on the collapse of Mt. Gox, based on the authors’ work over the past few years for the Daily Beast. The book badly needs an editor, but does have bits worth the read. Also, it’s cheap.