“What role do intermediaries—such as merchants, distributors, and traders—play in the market? Far from being mere profiteers, these intermediaries play an essential role in the division of labor. Without them, society as a whole could

“Bitcoin will fail.Because it is a lie… Because it claims truths that cannot be. That trust is defect. That property is virtue. That law, shared meaning should not supervene…I used to see value. Now I

“The best, simplest, ultimate form of collateral is something that can instantly be claimed and sold at any time when the debtor fails to make their payments. A house can take months, even years to

“This analysis has demonstrated through 30 universal laws, empirically validated across 16 years and $1.83 trillion in market capitalization, that Bitcoin represents a genuine phase transition in monetary coordination. It is the first system deriving

I dive into Adam Mastroianni’s piece “Thank You for Being Annoying” and use it as a launchpad to rant about work, love, and why being constantly irritated might be a feature, not a bug. From

Is ARK the missing piece that lets Bitcoin scale without sacrificing sovereignty? Or is it just a confusing mess that you can’t make sense of? Hopefully this episode helps as I unpack Paco VM’s brilliant

I dive into the Human Rights Foundation’s look at Bitcoin’s quantum vulnerability – what’s real, what’s hype, and what would it take to truly secure the network. Then I unpack the social and technical chaos

“They’re passing the torch. And the torch is being received by entities who care less about ideology and more about returns. BlackRock doesn’t care about “being your own bank.” They care about portfolio diversification and

“Live by the mNAV, Die by the mNAV”.
What happens when financial alchemy meets the hardest money in history? In this episode, we explore how Bitcoin treasury companies may be repeating the speculative sins

In this read, I dive into Bitcoin TreasuryCos & The Roaring 20s: Speculative Attack! Part II by Be Water – a fascinating comparison between today’s Bitcoin Treasury mania and the wild investment trust bubble of

“What distinguishes this speculative attack from its Weimar predecessor is that now – thanks to Bitcoin, Bitcoin Treasuries, Money Printer Go Brrr memes, and social media – it is nearly impossible for public opinion to

“Payments are the camcorders of our age, the next technology whose time has passed. The new age that is just beginning will feel qualitatively different, like the moment Dorothy steps out of her black-and-white world

In this episode, I read and explore “Why Bitcoin is Freedom Money” by the Human Rights Foundation, written by Alex Gladstein – a powerful look at how Bitcoin is quietly reshaping the fight for human

They call it “financial inclusion,” but it’s anything but. Whether’s it’s Vietnam’s mass bank-account purge, India’s new censorship engine, or Lagarde’s demands to “accelerate” control before democracy gets in her way, governments are racing to

Is layered self-custody really secure in a future of rising Bitcoin fees, or are we all just living in a gray area of trust and compromise? I dive into Shinobi’s article and unravel the hidden

“All of the above did have an impact, however their impact is often overstated in our view. The most significant factor is culture. Some Bitcoiners and Bitcoin developers simply did not want this type of

“Technology is always and everywhere a tool, not an autonomous agent. It requires humans to operate, which they will do in order to satisfy human desires.” When we say “technology” saves labor, what we really

What happens when our obsession with building the “perfect protocol” blinds us to the real problems users want solved? It’s time to slay some sacred cows. In this conversation, we unpack the hype around Nostr,