Published inThe Bitcoin Times·Jan 5, 2022Bitcoin is a Pioneer SpeciesExploring Bitcoin Mining Through the Lens of Ecology — Update: Bitcoin is a Pioneer Species is now live on BrandonQuittem.com This essay was originally published in The Bitcoin Times Ed 4 which is now available for download, free. We will be publishing each edition, in high quality hard cover this year. Keep an eye out for announcements and remember…Bitcoin27 min readBitcoin27 min read
Apr 24, 2020Bitcoin is a Catalyst for Human Evolution (Symbiosis) — Part 4/4Exploring Bitcoin through the lens of natural selection, evolution, and symbiosis This is a story of how symbiotic relationships can change the course of history forever. Just as fungi and plants formed a symbiotic relationship to successfully colonize dry land, humans can form symbiosis with Bitcoin to improve individually and…Bitcoin16 min readBitcoin16 min read
Mar 18, 2020The Times They Are A-Changin’Come gather ‘round people, wherever you roam, Give yourself a moment, to reflect on this poem. Amidst the chaos, we have an opportunity. Humans are clever and resilient. You were made for this. Let’s face it. Failures of the old paradigm are stacking up. Our administration has failed us, markets…Corona3 min readCorona3 min read
Mar 13, 2020Boost your Immune System with Medicinal mushrooms (during the Covid-19 pandemic)Disclaimer: this is not medicinal advice, I’m not a doctor and don’t play one on the internet. This is coming from an enthusiastic mycophile. …Corona9 min readCorona9 min read
Jul 18, 2019My Presentation @ Bitcoin 2019 Conference (Bitcoin is a Decentralized Organism)On June 26th, 2019 I gave a presentation on at the Bitcoin 2019 Conference in San Francisco. The title of my talk was “Bitcoin is a Decentralized Organism.” In this presentation, I explored Bitcoin as a living system that evolves based on environmental stimuli. …Bitcoin1 min readBitcoin1 min read
Jun 20, 2019Bitcoin is the Antivirus (Mushroom Medicine) — Part 3 / 4We’ve all heard the incredible potential of a Bitcoin future. I’m certainly on board for sound money and social scalability. However, this drama will take decades. What if Bitcoin doesn’t survive long enough to realize it’s full potential? Thankfully Satoshi learned from failed attempts at private money. …Bitcoin13 min readBitcoin13 min read
Jan 28, 2019Bitcoin Culture Wars: What Doesn’t Kill You Only Makes you StrongerThere seems to be considerable confusion around Bitcoin’s governance model. In this article, I’m attempting to shine a light on Bitcoin’s informal governance which is often called a “culture war.” We’ll explore “in-fighting” in the Bitcoin community, lessons learned from failed forks, and highlight a few rarely discussed benefits of…Bitcoin8 min readBitcoin8 min read
Dec 28, 2018Bitcoin is a Social Creature (Mushroom) — Part 2/4Exploring Hype Cycles, Ethnomycology, and the Cult of Satoshi Introduction In my last article, “Bitcoin is a Decentralized Organism” we explored bitcoin’s decentralized architecture through the lens of mycelium. We covered the decentralized network archetype, antifragility, PoW, arbitrage, bitcoin’s role in it’s ecology, and the merits of decentralization. However, our fungi…Bitcoin12 min readBitcoin12 min read
Dec 11, 2018Bitcoin is a Decentralized Organism (Mycelium) — Part 1 / 4Forward First, I need to give credit to Dan Held for publishing his 4-part series comparing bitcoin’s origin to planting a tree. While I loved his series, I believe a more robust analogy is comparing bitcoin to fungi. If you’re new to this topic, strap in — it is my honor…Bitcoin13 min readBitcoin13 min read
