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Finance
Politics
OnlyFans Shows How the Banking System Is Politicized
OnlyFans’ decision (now reversed) to ban porn reveals the arbitrary power of banks to delist products they don’t like. Neutral tech like Bitcoin offers an alternative.
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By Nic Carter
Aug 26, 2021 at 5:43 p.m. UTC
Aug 26, 2021
PoliticsCensorshipOnlyFans
$5 National Gold Bank Note issued by the First National Gold Bank of San Francisco, California, 1870s.
Markets
Opinion
Why Central Bankers Invoke Free Banking to Attack Stablecoins
If you're going to warn people about stablecoins by citing 19th century history, you should at least include the full record, says our columnist.
$5 National Gold Bank Note issued by the First National Gold Bank of San Francisco, California, 1870s.
By Nic Carter
Jul 19, 2021 at 3:53 p.m. UTC
Jul 19, 2021
OpinionStablecoinsCBDCs
Chinese Communist Party delegates, 2020.
Policy
China
Go West, Bitcoin! Unpacking the Great Hashrate Migration
All signals indicate the greatest shakeup in the geographic makeup of bitcoin mining since the start of the industrial mining era.
Chinese Communist Party delegates, 2020.
By Nic Carter
Jun 22, 2021 at 1:49 p.m. UTC
Jun 22, 2021
ChinaOpinion
National Palace of El Salvador
Policy
Opinion
El Salvador Doesn't Need a Bitcoin Mandate
The Bukele administration should consider not enforcing, or eliminating, Article 7 of its new law. Let Bitcoin flourish on its own merits.
National Palace of El Salvador
By Nic Carter
Jun 18, 2021 at 4:48 p.m. UTC
Jun 18, 2021
OpinionEl SalvadorLegal Tender
Bitcoin mining at the CryptoUniverse Farm, in Russia.
Finance
Bitcoin mining
The Virgin Bitcoin Fallacy
Miners have begun to promote "clean bitcoin" with guarantees on climate, KYC and and OFAC compliance. But are such coins even possible?
Bitcoin mining at the CryptoUniverse Farm, in Russia.
By Nic Carter
May 11, 2021 at 3:27 p.m. UTC
May 11, 2021
Bitcoin MiningOpinion
Illuminated racks of application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) mining devices at the BitCluster cryptocurrency mining farm in Norilsk, Russia.
Finance
Opinion
The Frustrating, Maddening, All-Consuming Bitcoin Energy Debate
Extrapolating Bitcoin's future energy use based on its current profile leads to some very screwy numbers, says our columnist.
Illuminated racks of application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) mining devices at the BitCluster cryptocurrency mining farm in Norilsk, Russia.
By Nic Carter
Mar 5, 2021 at 2:58 p.m. UTC
Mar 5, 2021
Opinion
Cryptocurrency mining profits might grow faster than the price of bitcoin, due to the global shortage of computer chips.
Markets
Bitcoin mining
What Bloomberg Gets Wrong About Bitcoin's Climate Footprint
The comparison between Bitcoin and Visa's energy use, reached several highly misleading conclusions, our columnist says.
Cryptocurrency mining profits might grow faster than the price of bitcoin, due to the global shortage of computer chips.
By Nic Carter
Feb 8, 2021 at 1:37 p.m. UTC
Feb 8, 2021
Bitcoin MiningEnergyOpinion
Cancel culture, erasing a member of community, social media censorship, new ethics
Finance
Twitter
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.
Cancel culture, erasing a member of community, social media censorship, new ethics
By Nic Carter
Jan 14, 2021 at 1:49 p.m. UTC
Jan 14, 2021
TwitterTrumpOpinion
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Policy
Opinion
Nationalizing Stablecoins Won't Improve Financial Access
Proposals forcing stablecoin issuers to get banking licenses won't increase financial inclusion, as their proponents claim.
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By Nic Carter
Dec 17, 2020 at 5:42 p.m. UTC
Dec 17, 2020
OpinionStablecoinsSTABLE Act
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Finance
Opinion
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.
MOSHED-2020-11-10-12-49-33
By Nic Carter
Nov 10, 2020 at 5:53 p.m. UTC
Nov 10, 2020
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