There is a lot more to this than meets the eye — Bitcoin is a religion. But unlike other religions, is not based on faith alone. In fact, it’s the only monetary system that is not based on faith, trust, or wishful thinking. Bitcoin is a philosophy, a moral standard, and a set of economic principles that attracts a growing community of…

Avoid Ruin From the Crooks in Suits The banking industry is broken. You’ve already been suspecting this for a long time but now it has been confirmed with the recent banking failures and the contagion effect. Bankers are just a bunch of crooks that speculate with your money, use stupid…

Privacy could save your life — If you ask any Bitcoiner about how to acquire Bitcoin, they probably send you to a decentralized, peer-to-peer, non-kyc platform which is also Bitcoin only. And for the most part, they’d be right. Since you’ve taken the plunge and entered this self-sovereign ecosystem where your coins belong to you, you…

Consensus is not always necessary or desirable — I’m a Bitcoin Maxi. Some might disagree with this statement but hey, they are wrong. In my definition, a maxi is someone that is convinced that Bitcoin is the only project worth pursuing and putting the money where the mouth is. That’s all. So if you buy only BTC, Hodl…

Protect yourself from the inevitable collapse Money is something we take for granted. Like the air we breathe or the water we drink, money is necessary to ensure our survival yet very seldom do we question its nature, origin, or supply. We know how to deal with this at our…

Does He Have a Point? — We’ve all heard the mainstream financial advice about common sense, caution, and risk: Don’t put all your eggs in one basket. There is however another line of thinking that professes the opposite wisdom: choose a winner and put all your money there. One can see the merits of each approach…

The narrative from Keynesian rent seekers — Inflation is good for the economy…according to governments that print money. How convenient. Never ask the barber if you need a haircut Those in charge of the printing press have the power to print infinite amounts of money which gives them unlimited power. This money creation produces inflation as a…

Beware of Centralized Ponzies — There is an eternal debate as to whether some altcoins are better than Bitcoin and could eventually replace it as the number one crypto asset. Most people defending this argument are either biased token holders or misinformed newbies with enough skin in the game and naivety to be blinded by…

If ain’t broken… We live in a globalized world. We trade we each other from afar, communicate through global platforms, and interact with people from very different backgrounds. Yet, we all use an obsolete, parochial, local currency. While it’s understandable that nation-states hold on to power through the use of…