What if history wasn’t (re-)written by the dominant player? For the entirety of human history, survivors have re-written history to fit their narrative. This was possible because they controlled the reference points for what is considered true. When we entered the digital age, not much changed. …

Trust is a difficult topic, and involved in almost everything we do. Trust between human beings is what keeps our society together, but doesn’t scale. …

The financial side of Bitcoin is getting the most attention, mostly with a narrative of speculators, traders and alleged ponzi schemes. And for traders, Bitcoin is interesting. But so is foreign currency, lumber, or virtually anything else. Traders are not unique to Bitcoin. Neither are market manipulators. All markets lend…

At a technological level it is easy to get excited about Bitcoin and the ecosystem around it. The financial dynamics of Bitcoin mean that its infrastructure is largely paying, incentivising and building itself. From the perspective of a systems architect it is an infrastructure that delivers eternal, inviolable trust on…

There is tremendous social and economic value in Bitcoin and in the innovation it unlocks. It threatens to disrupt and disintermediate several industries, including some that have been extremely profitable to many people. …

The other sources of criticism for Bitcoin are directed toward its behaviour in the markets and the quirks of its community. And much that criticism is fair, but at closer look does not invalidate Bitcoins promise. Save the whales? Any person or organisation holding 1,000 Bitcoin or more is considered a “whale.” Some…

Software freedom as a concept dates back all the way to the 70s. It was seminal to the creation of the internet, which in turn led to an unprecedented growth of innovation. One of the latest, most groundbreaking innovations was Bitcoin, which itself is built on the foundations of software…