When is “Good” Good Enough for Bitcoin?
This morning, StumbleUpon brought me to this truly excellent post about solar cell efficiency over at the University of California, San Diego's Do the Math blog. Author TMurphy makes some...
Attract International visitors to your Bar or Restaurant
If you own a restaurant or bar in a city popular with tourists, you should accept bitcoin!
Adventures in Alternative Currencies: Bitcoin Goes Mainstream
Continuing on with our series covering adventures in alternative currencies, many were quick to proclaim the death of Bitcoin, particularly following the June 2011 bursting of the Bitcoin bubble....
Bitcoin, or How to Hammer in Nails with a Microscope.
By now, nearly everyone has heard of Bitcoin. I will not bother with a detailed account of its mathematical, historical, or political foundations. All of this has been written about at...
Bitcoin 2012: The Movie
Exploring the issues of structural unemployment, economic oppression, and distributed manufacturing. Technology, politics and science in the present and future. London bitcoin conference...
As Inflation Rages In Iran, Bitcoin Software Not Available
Hyperinflation has hit Iran hard. The government has stepped up censorship of currency exchange websites such as Mesghal.com and Mazanex.com, which had rates blanked out for the rial’s value...
Scientific American - Bitcoin Gains Momentum
Air Guitars and Bitcoin Regulation
No one really sends or receives bitcoin. They merely transfer their ownership and specific control rights to the block chain on the giant public ledger in the cloud. It’s like an air guitar. The...
Bitcoin's Value is Decentralization
Recently I've read a lot of claims that Bitcoins don't have intrinsic value. I've come to a different conclusion. Bitcoins have intrinsic value if they enable desirable interactions that are not...
Bitcoin Attacks in Plain English
I get asked about Bitcoin a lot - mining, usage, fundamental economic principles, basic technical details etc. I spend a lot of time telling people the things they need to know about Bitcoin to...