Stored Hashcash
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
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"
"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...
"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
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
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…