Monthly Archives: March 2021

The Censorship Resistance Argument for Bitcoin over Ethereum

Today I had a text exchange with someone new to crypto (“NUBE”), who cares about civil liberties. He is currently deciding whether to make his first purchase all bitcoin, or bitcoin plus a basket of other — primarily ethereum — … Continue reading

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The “Your Papers Please” Argument for CBDCs

From a researcher (synctext) describing his test central bank digital currency system in holland: “Using protocols to prevent double spending hurts performance and scalability. Detect fraudsters and ignoring them is cheap. This is a fundamental issue I believe. If you … Continue reading

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