Aug 15, 2016Ownership Doesn’t Require PossessionOne of the great features of bitcoin is that, by using a private key to sign a transaction, you do not need to trust an intermediary to transfer value to any address on the network. However, you don’t need to hold the private keys to own the bitcoin. …Bitcoin3 min readBitcoin3 min read
Published inBite Sized Bits·Jun 19, 2015Some other beginning’s endAs with all good, passionate, (and maybe cheesy) love stories, mine begins with a breakup. I’m not usually one to make New Year’s resolutions, but on the verge of 2014 I determined I’d breakup with Washington DC and the life it contained for me by the time my lease ended…3 min read3 min read
Published inBite Sized Bits·May 22, 2015Bitcoin is like…?Sometimes the English language is silly. We use the same word to describe two different things. So, what is BITCOIN, you ask? Confusingly, uppercase-B “Bitcoin” and lowercase-b “bitcoin” mean two different things. Here’s how I think about them: Bitcoin = a technological protocol, which I think of as globally-viewable spreadsheet…Bitcoin3 min readBitcoin3 min read