Games and the Metaverse—and their three-pronged problem
The current game monetization model is broken, but it can be fixed by allowing the player to risk and win their own rewards by defeating other players, like in an actual competitive sport.
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The importance of firm foundations in Web3
Laws are the building blocks of economies, but law enforcement is what ensures these orders are kept, and thus, stringent directives are not all that bad and, most often, beneficial to society.
Liability in peer-to-peer networks
There is a concept in law called secondary liability—also known as vicarious liability—which Dr. Wright covered many times and was a part of his LLM thesis that was released before Bitcoin.
Even BTC is a security
To be classified as a security, the "investment," the "efforts," and the "third party" identified in the Howey test should not be completely unrelated to any interest in the "common enterprise."
Satoshi Nakamoto reads Book of Job
The Book of Job is a complex book with the main question of why and how hardships led by the divine happen to seemingly righteous people.
BTC Ordinals: A mind shift that favors BSV blockchain
Whoever tries to run anything with the BTC Ordinals is most welcome to do the same on Bitcoin SV, as the BSV blockchain is cheaper, faster, and law compliant.
Why is the real Satoshi so feared and hated?
Dr. Craig Wright was hated because people tend to have an image of who Satoshi Nakamoto should be, one that runs against the law, the complete opposite of the Australian polymath.
An uncomfortable truth…privacy, not anonymity!
Privacy is not the same as anonymity, as it means keeping information out of reach to anyone it shouldn’t concern, while anonymity is a word whose meaning has been twisted.
The myth of ‘Selfless Satoshi’
An unyielding real Satoshi fighting to keep his creation uncorrupted is far better for humanity than an imaginary ‘selfless Satoshi’ who has abandoned all his responsibilities.
The federal policies on banks issuing dollar-denominated tokens
The Federal Reserve Board believes dollar-denominated tokens will only raise concerns among the public linked to the issue of cybersecurity and could pose heightened financial risks.
Institutional investors dump blockchain for AI—’No plans’ to trade them
A JP Morgan survey found that 53% of respondents said AI was the key to the future, 12% said blockchain would be the most influential, and 72% have "no plans" to trade digital currencies or tokens.
Ordinals—NFTs on BTC, causes ‘Perfect Storm’ of success
This drama is just getting started, but one thing is for sure—there is a big market demand for on-chain NFT art, and many developers may start looking into BSV.
Coinbase CEO spews misinformation in response to rumors SEC will ban retail staking in US
A digital currency rumor on Twitter speculating that the SEC would ban staking for retail speculators in the U.S. rocked Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong, ranting another rant of spewing misinformation.
Zero digital currency ads in Super Bowl LVII—FTX blowup to blame
This year, Super Bowl fans will have to do without chasing Coinbase QR codes around the screen and will have to settle for alcohol, SUVs, packaged food, and movie ads.
Tulip Trading Ltd blossoms in digital currency desert
The Tulip Trading case proves that property rights and legal obligations apply to digital assets and blockchain projects precisely the way they apply to all other forms of human interactions.
Inordinate Ordinals for ordinary Bitcoiners
Twetch came out with a bunch of tooling within 48 hours of the public explosion of Ordinals NFTs and launched a mint of 69 “Planetary Ordinals” to kick off the party.
Satoshi Nakamoto reads Shakespeare and Plutarch
In his open philosophy class, Dr. Craig Wright tackles Plutarch's Parallel Lives and how it was inspired by Shakespeare, and why the American founding fathers feared democracy.
Yuval Harari and Craig Wright—a comparison regarding data
Once data enters Bitcoin, it becomes public; yes, we can encrypt it, but we keep track of it because Bitcoin transaction is publicly available, reducing fraud, corruption, and worse.
Barry Silbert was bullish on Bitcoin BSV—even in 2014
Barry Silbert was bullish on bitcoin in 2014; however, in 2017-2022, he turned to a multi-chain and speculation/trading-based investment strat, leading to one of the major bankruptcies of this bear market.
2023: The year of AI
While offering limitless possibilities, the risks of using artificial intelligence remain, including the possibility of data being mishandled and violating existing laws like copyright and intellectual property regulations.