Published: August 2022 This article examines the relationship between a monetary asset being a store of value vs being a medium of exchange. Specifically, it focuses on the scaling method of the Bitcoin network as its main example, but also takes a broad look at the history of trade-offs in the cryptocurrency space as well to see why a … [Read more...]

Published: May 15, 2022 Throughout history, people have attempted to create something from nothing. On one hand, there are real scientific innovations- new developments that allow us to tap into denser energy sources and increase productivity to improve most peoples' quality of life. They create something from nothing only in the sense … [Read more...]

Originally published: December 2021 Last Updated: October 2022 Back in April 2020, I turned bullish on bitcoin at about $6,900/BTC, and recommended it to my premium subscribers. Since then, I've written a series of public articles researching bitcoin, and I continue to provide coverage in my research service as well. The most common … [Read more...]

Originally published: November 2021 I've been asked a number of times for an update for my views on Ethereum since my January 2021 article on the topic, which received over a quarter million reads. In that prior article, I described Ethereum, explained areas where I was bullish, but also expressed my fundamental concerns with it. The overall … [Read more...]

Originally published: August 2021, updated December 2021 Bitcoin's energy usage has been in the news for years. It's often criticized for using too much energy, or not making efficient use of its energy, or in extreme cases, being an outright climate/energy disaster. For example, back in December 2017, Newsweek ran a piece called, "Bitcoin … [Read more...]