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Dependence Day 2023
Dependence Day stands for something greater: the principle of dependence; the notion that each of us exists at the behest and pleasure of those who wisely rule us.
Sophistry and the Savior
Defi is finance based not on the subjective behaviors of men, but on the immutable law of code. It is powerful and important, and if you care about protecting consumers, it is the greatest set of advancements toward that end in all of human history. Against the innumerate flaws of man, this is our savior.
A Response to SBF and Principled Crypto Regulation
Considerations of principled crypto regulation, and a response to Sam Bankman-Fried.
The Veil of Democracy
Ponder it and realize that Democracy—the “consent of the governed”—is a shallow veil indeed.
Letter to Ross Ulbricht
Below is a letter written to Ross Ulbricht, via a friend’s visit to see him in prison on Sunday Sept 25, 2022. Ross has been caged (double life sentence plus forty years) for the “crime” of operating a website (Silk Road) which enabled consenting adults to buy and sell various drugs deemed illegal by the US government.
Way of the DAO
As perhaps the first traditionally-structured VC-backed corp to transition fully into a DAO, here’s an overview of ShapeShift’s prior form as a centralized entity, and how it now compares as a DAO.
Bitcoin Finance without Intermediaries
Bitcoiners who are already using custodians for these services: realize that you can get better rates, and true financial sovereignty, by leaving those custodians and utilizing defi.
An Introduction to THORChain for Bitcoiners
The Exchange of Immutable Bitcoin It will soon be my tenth anniversary in crypto, and in the span of this decade, Bitcoin has risen from obscurity to nearly mainstream. By market value, it has grown 10,000x in 10 years. This ascent was not random or unpredictable: the world was in desperate need of borderless, immutable money. Bitcoin is in the early stages of satisfying that need for eight…