Education Articles

An exploration of the trade-offs between PoW and PoS as it relates to Bitcoin.

Exploring the curious nature of innovation and societal change.

Understanding one of cryptocurrency’s most important security features - cold storage.

Putin’s Golden Ruble could be just as dangerous as the PBoC’s Digital RMB; here’s why.

Stablecoins… what are they good for?

Unpacking DFK’s turbulent April.

DeFi Kingdoms has expanded to Avalanche on their own blockchain and it’s kind of a big deal.

How big could the metaverse become? We explore some ideas.

Ah, the delicate dance of whales and retail. This month we discuss survival strategies for crypto investors of any Kingdom, Phylum, or Genus.

Virtual real estate - then, now, and what may come next.

A short piece on the convergence of web3 technology - DeFi, Metaverse, and NFTs.

Exploring the challenges and opportunities of scaling the metaverse with next-gen blockchain technology.

Exploring the convergence of blockchain technology, online gaming, and the changing dynamics of the relationship between time and value capture.

The implications of the Chinese Communist Party’s new Digital RMB reach far beyond the borders of mainland China. We must consider what impact this will have on the rest of the world and understand why Bitcoin plays a key role.

Taking a look back at the last year and where we might be heading with Bitcoin, crypto, and Ikigai.

All charts equal, but some are more equal than others.

Thinking through the dynamics of a digital store of value amidst a global fiat currency race to the bottom.

Some basic information security tips for crypto newcomers. Don't be a statistic.

Exploring Bitcoin pricing models with the help of MvRv and the mining hash rate

Exploring the amazing growth and potential of DAOs, the digital descendants of Bitcoin and Ethereum.

Understanding the Bitcoin scarcity argument by way of three thought experiments.

Exploring the differences and commonalities between Ethereum and Bitcoin, two distinct animals each adapted to their own ecosystems.

Exploring the data behind Bitcoin as a Store of Value (SoV) using Stock to Flow, Circulating Supply Turnover, and the Number of Unique Addresses.

The trust revolution is about putting trust at the base of the pyramid. This is completely upside-down from the way things work now, where trust is assumed because verification is simply impossible. If you go far enough down the rabbit hole, you will eventually find that the emperor has no clothes and that the great Oz is simply an old man behind a curtain. What comes next could shake the world to its very foundation. And I think it all starts and ends with trust. The trust that comes from knowing, not from being forced to comply.

One of the most important distinctions of the Bitcoin network is its simplicity. The more responsibility you try to pile onto a technology, the more difficult it becomes to maintain. Satoshi knew this, and also that simplicity lends itself to having a smaller attack surface (better security).

For some, it’s a literal vote for freedom. For others, it’s an insurance policy against the devaluing of their fiat currency. For everyone, Bitcoin is a step toward a more meritocratic world. It’s a key piece in the Trust Revolution.

The good news for Bitcoin investors today is that in the long run the volatility is decreasing, the new issuance is programmatically guaranteed to decline every four years, the number of users is still increasing, and the activity of these users is increasing as well. While short-term price action will always be difficult to predict, the long-term outlook for Bitcoin is very bullish.

Bitcoin is not only the best performing asset of the last decade, but it’s also the greatest tool for human rights that exists today.

What was once a deep moat trends toward a shallow moat. What then, will persist as a differentiating factor? Trust built through consistent transparency. Reveal, don’t conceal. This is the Trust Revolution.