Stored Hashcash

2014-03-14

One of the greatest inventions in the history of computer security is Hashcash. Internet blights like spam and denial-of-service attacks are…

Four categories of Bitcoin-related projects

2014-03-13

New Bitcoin-related software projects are launching every day. From what I can tell these projects fall into four main categories: Bitcoin…

"I've come up with a set of rules that describe our reactions to technologies"

2014-03-13

"I've come up with a set of rules that describe our reactions to technologies: 1. Anything that is in the world when you’re born is normal…

If you asked people in 1989...

2014-03-12

"If you asked people in 1989 what they needed to make their life better, it was unlikely that they would have said that a decentralized…

Coinbase

2013-12-12

One of the interesting things about Bitcoin is the contrast between how it is portrayed in the press and how it is understood by…

Some thoughts on startup crowdfunding

2013-09-28

Like a lot of people, I’m excited about crowdfunding, and specifically the crowdfunding of startups now that’s it’s legal in the US. Based…