John BlockeinCoinmonksWhat Makes Bitcoin a Store of Value?A cup is not being useful when it sits in the cupboard, only when you drink from it. A bicycle is not useful when it sits in the garage…Sep 17, 201824Sep 17, 201824
John BlockeBitcoin Farm: An AllegoryThis article is inspired by Derek Magill’s excellent post, ‘Animal Farm’ and Bitcoin Core, and will take a closer look at the similarities…Jun 9, 20182Jun 9, 20182
John BlockeBitcoin is not a Store of Value — YetThis article can also be read on Yours.orgMay 14, 20186May 14, 20186
John BlockeProfit is not a Dirty WordFinding themselves unable to attack Bitcoin Cash or Segwit2x on technical merit, opponents of a Bitcoin capacity increase have ramped up…Oct 15, 20174Oct 15, 20174
John BlockeDecentralization Fetishism is Hindering Bitcoin’s ProgressThe word “decentralization” gets bandied about so often in Bitcoin scaling debates that its actual meaning seems to have been forgotten…Jul 6, 20174Jul 6, 20174
John BlockeBring on the Chain SplitIn a previous essay, I examined the unlikelihood of a Bitcoin chain split. At the time, hashrate signaling for larger blocks was increasing…Jun 24, 20175Jun 24, 20175
John Blocke/r/Bitcoin Censorship, RevisitedNote: This post is meant as a follow-up to my original article, A (brief and incomplete) history of censorship on /r/Bitcoin. As the…Feb 27, 20172Feb 27, 20172
John BlockeIt’s Not the Censorship Resistance, Stupid“At the core of Bitcoin’s value proposition is censorship resistance. Bitcoin has value because it can be used to complete transactions…Feb 11, 20174Feb 11, 20174
John BlockeThe Importance of Clear Definitions in Bitcoin’s Block Size DebateI have noticed an interesting phenomenon on the side of the small-blockers throughout the course of the scaling debate. I call it…Feb 9, 201710Feb 9, 201710
John BlockeThe Fee Market MythI don’t anticipate that fees will be needed anytime soon, but if it becomes too burdensome to run a node, it is possible to run a node that…Dec 20, 201619Dec 20, 201619
