What Happens When You Die in the Metaverse?
Ethereum’s founder proposed “soulbound tokens” to give digital identity value. Is there a price to be paid?
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May 26, 2022 at 6:50 p.m. UTC
May 26, 2022
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Martin Shkreli Is Back. He Loves Crypto
The flawed former hedge fund manager is looking to reinvent himself as a crypto entrepreneur. Buyer beware.
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May 23, 2022 at 7:24 p.m. UTC
May 23, 2022
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The Transhumanist Case for Crypto
If death is a disease, is bitcoin the cure?
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Nov 30, 2021 at 9:42 p.m. UTC
Nov 30, 2021
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Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey Getting Philosophical
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, a vocal crypto advocate, shared Austrian economist Murray Rothbard’s book “Anatomy of the State” in a tweet that was received positively by bitcoiners but confused some libertarians. “The Hash” panel discusses Dorsey introducing voluntarist ideas to the masses and the implications for the politics of Twitter and the overall crypto community.
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Aug 16, 2021 at 5:17 p.m. UTC
Aug 16, 2021
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What Blockchain Oracles Do Not See
Blockchain promises an immutable history of on-chain data. But the “ledger of record” is merely a new way to manufacture consent.
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Aug 13, 2021 at 4:22 p.m. UTC
Aug 13, 2021
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What Warren Buffett Misses About Valuing Digital Assets
Do digital assets have intrinsic value?
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Aug 6, 2021 at 7:24 p.m. UTC
Aug 6, 2021
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Did Laozi Dream of Blockchain?
The ancient Daoist philosopher has lessons for the crypto age, in the latest essay for Crypto Questioned.
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Jul 30, 2021 at 4:41 p.m. UTC
Jul 30, 2021
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Love Bitcoin? Mine Your Values
Mining bitcoin can guide the network to sustainability, protect it from being commandeered and maintain decentralization.
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Jul 28, 2021 at 6:28 p.m. UTC
Jul 28, 2021
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Building Systems We Don’t Understand
As much as we love decentralization and technological advancement, where do these aims fail us? Are we creating more problems than solving them?
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Jul 24, 2021 at 3:15 p.m. UTC
Jul 24, 2021
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What Is Bitcoin Freedom?
Bitcoin is not just for libertarians or progressives. It's a system firmly rooted in the republican notion of non-dominance.
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Jul 23, 2021 at 2:27 p.m. UTC
Jul 23, 2021