Was the OnlyFans Ban a Symptom of Creeping Financial Censorship?
Many people were shocked when OnlyFans, a popular website for porn, recently announced that it would ban “explicit conduct.” Less...
J.P. Koning
Decentralized Stablecoins: The Real Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash Systems
The history of electronic cash stretches back several decades to David Chaum and the early cypherpunks. Decentralized stablecoins, a new...
How Tether Can Improve Its Pie Chart
A multicoloured pie chart published in May by Tether, a stablecoin issuer, has become one of the most iconic images...
To CBDC or Not to CBDC?
Count me as bemused by the idea of issuing a central bank digital currency. The rough idea is to let...
Hyperbitcoinization: By Choice or by Force?
On June 5th, El Salvador became the first country in the world to require its citizens to use bitcoin. President...
Fighting Ransomware Doesn’t Require Banning Cryptocurrency
Ransomware has seeped into the mainstream consciousness thanks to the recent shutdown of the Colonial Pipeline. Crippled by a ransomware...
