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Why the BitLicense can never work

Why the BitLicense can never work

BitLicense is unworkable, unconstitutional and easily avoidable. Lasky has just consigned New York to the entrepreneur’s “toxic” list.
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BeautyonDec 18, 2014
Our submission to the British Government’s “Digital currencies: Call for Information”

Our submission to the British Government’s “Digital currencies: Call for Information”

We made the following submission to the British Government’s “Digital currencies: Call for Information”. There is at least one…
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BeautyonDec 5, 2014
“Regrettable that this society has chosen suicide”

“Regrettable that this society has chosen suicide”

That is a line from “Mirror Mirror” an episode of Star Trek.
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BeautyonMar 20, 2015
Grundsaudaag. Jour de la Marmotte. Ground Hog Day

Grundsaudaag. Jour de la Marmotte. Ground Hog Day

Using a hand drill to scramble an egg. It makes no sense at all.
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BeautyonApr 2, 2015
Silk Meets Bitcoin

Silk Meets Bitcoin

The title refers to the legal profession and obtaining “Silk”,
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BeautyonMay 20, 2015
Killing the Dragon Named “Bitcoin is Money”

Killing the Dragon Named “Bitcoin is Money”

A recent academic paper “A First Look at the Usability of Bitcoin Key Management” by Shayan Eskandari, David Barrera, Elizabeth Stobert…
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BeautyonJun 8, 2015
The Bitcoin Gauntlet

The Bitcoin Gauntlet

The Facts
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BeautyonJun 11, 2015
Putting ID Cards onto the Blockchain

Putting ID Cards onto the Blockchain

“Redundant innovations”. This is a term that describes when a whole industry or methods of operating are made obsolete, but men persist in…
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BeautyonNov 11, 2014
“Professor Bitcorn” is very worried

“Professor Bitcorn” is very worried

The excellent Qntra writes:
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BeautyonNov 10, 2014
The Cutting Edge of Bitcoin

The Cutting Edge of Bitcoin

The deeply entrenched financial services industry is about to be completely killed by Bitcoin, and they don't like this fact one little bit…
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BeautyonNov 7, 2014
The Bitcoin Future: Super Cell London

The Bitcoin Future: Super Cell London

In the near future, London will be a super prosperous free zone where all services are provided voluntarily and paid for with Bitcoin.
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BeautyonJun 30, 2014
A talk at the Institute of Economic Affairs: Bitcoin and other private electronic monies

A talk at the Institute of Economic Affairs: Bitcoin and other private electronic monies

This is the text of the talk Akin Fernandez of the startup Azteco presented at the Institute of Economic Affairs Bitcoin event
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BeautyonJun 20, 2014
Speech to the Bitcoin Conference, “Bitcoin and the Entrepreneur”

Speech to the Bitcoin Conference, “Bitcoin and the Entrepreneur”

The transforming and disruptive power of Bitcoin presents great challenges to man. How we face these opportuntities is of utmost importance to peace and global prosperity.
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BeautyonApr 29, 2014
Why Warren Buffett is wrong about Bitcoin

Why Warren Buffett is wrong about Bitcoin

Warren Buffett and all of his 20th Century pre Blockchain era colleagues are computer illiterate and cannot understand the value proposition of this new tool. We explain why they are all wrong.
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BeautyonApr 10, 2014
The “Bitlicense” is a bad idea that must die

The “Bitlicense” is a bad idea that must die

Some say that Bitcoin is money. Others say that it is not money. It doesn’t matter. No one should be licensed to use or sell Bitcoin. Ever.
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BeautyonMar 11, 2014
Bitcoin is not money. If you seek “compliance” you are asking for trouble.

Bitcoin is not money. If you seek “compliance” you are asking for trouble.

People who want to see the widespread and rapid adoption of Bitcoin should not seek tight regulation and the blessing of the State. They…
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BeautyonJan 27, 2014
India Backs Down on Bitcoin. Or not?

India Backs Down on Bitcoin. Or not?

The Indian Government is chaotic. Bitcoin exchanges have been violently raided, their owners arrested and interrogated. Now their central bank says Bitcoin is, “Not a legal problem”. What is going on?
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BeautyonJan 3, 2014
Save Us From the Lawyers and the Luddites 

Save Us From the Lawyers and the Luddites 

Violent people are hell bent on destroying the usefulness of the internet. They stoop to using force to protect their broken business models. They are immoral, and doomed simultaneously.
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BeautyonDec 23, 2013
Bitcoin is voluntarist, not socialist or democratic

Bitcoin is voluntarist, not socialist or democratic

The ideas of socialism and democracy are diametrically opposed to the core philosophy of a voluntary peer to peer system like Bitcoin. Peer…
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BeautyonDec 20, 2013
Why Bitcoin Can’t Crash

Why Bitcoin Can’t Crash

Bitcoin cannot “crash”. It’s price doesn’t matter. What you can do with Bitcoin is the only thing that matters.
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BeautyonDec 18, 2013
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