Published inCoinmonksBitcoin is real because you can take it to your grave“How is Bitcoin real?” is the most common question I hear first. You can’t touch it, can’t see it, can’t smell it, can’t taste it. If…Dec 3, 20221Dec 3, 20221
Published inCoinmonksInflation = Climate ChangeThe environmentalists who tell you that Bitcoin is bad for the environment don’t know what they are talking about. Here’s a quick fact you…Oct 5, 2022Oct 5, 2022
Published inCoinmonksIs Bitcoin too slow?Anyone who ever tells you that Bitcoin is too slow to be the world’s money doesn’t know how money actually works. These are people who…Sep 27, 20221Sep 27, 20221
Published inCoinmonksBitcoin’s provenance and immaculate conceptionNo money cult is complete without its fair share of religious metaphors. In the Bitcoin community, we speak fondly of what’s been referred…Sep 21, 20222Sep 21, 20222
Published inCoinmonksThe peso is just a shittier dollarThe Philippine peso continues its second week of setting new all-time lows against the US dollar. This shouldn’t come as a surprise to…Sep 15, 2022Sep 15, 2022
Pagdating sa tuktok (My favorite rap song)It’s only the middle of the week but it’s already been great for me with two huge announcements. The first: the president has bestowed on…Sep 14, 2022Sep 14, 2022
Crony climate change capitalism in the PhilippinesToday I will commit, what most people consider, blasphemy, and criticize what to me is the Philippine government’s latest pork barrel…Sep 5, 2022Sep 5, 2022
Published inCoinmonksThe Yangtze Buddhas are a gift of hopeDuring the lockdown, I’ve been really getting into the Buddhist philosophy (not the religion) of non-violence, and I might have found my…Aug 31, 2022Aug 31, 2022
Published inCoinmonksDon’t feel bad about avoiding taxesOver the weekend I met with some friends, most of them freelancers, so one of our topics was about paying taxes. The conversation reminded…Aug 29, 2022Aug 29, 2022
Published inCoinmonksBitcoin is a peaceful revolutionWhen faced with tyranny, people can either use violence to resist or use peace to resist. When we use violence, it is usually under the…Aug 24, 20221Aug 24, 20221
