#nostr is an unprivileged protocol.…...

Two terms to be wary of: ‘Unified Ledger’ ‘Certificate Authority’…...

The Exorbitant Privilege of Being a Public Certificate Authority…...

With a final settlement network, there is no such thing as dispute settlement. I see the banks are now making a big deal about dispute settlement being a core feature. Be warned, this is a capture strategy! We're on the frontier, folks! Act accordingly. #bitcoin #nostr…...

Sometimes good-intentioned regulations lead to perverse consequences. Like Meta trying to get root access to your phone in the name of interoperability. For me, this underscores the imperative that we need to develop capabilities that are independent of the phone platforms.…...

Agreement between El Salvador and the IMF (at end of this post) It’s really a battle between ledgers: Bitcoin vs USD. Legal Tender and Taxes are the two control points of any state entity. When you don’t issue your own currency, or your debt is denominated in a…...