Do You Stand By Your Decision? — Bitcoin is this bete noir that everyone attacks and yet refuses to die. Most of us have rejected Bitcoin several times before finally taking a second look. Bad press, wrong associations, and propaganda have prevented many from discovering this new technology, and like other inventions, it is destined to a…

Keeping Up with the Speed of Life Gold has been the perfect money for millennia. It has all the characteristics of sound money: scarcity, durability, fungibility, recognisability, and so forth. But lacks one attribute that’s crucial in this fast-paced world: speed. The velocity of money should match the pace of…

Si no elijes tú, otros elejirán por ti Recientemente, participé en una carrera de ciclismo que tuvo lugar en el desierto. Mientras pedaleaba subiendo y bajando colinas, sudando sangre y escupiendo tierra, tuve una epifanía. ¿Que cojones estoy haciendo aquí? Seamos claros. Me encanta el ciclismo y nadie me obliga…

And why it might not necessarily be a bad thing Recently I took part in a bike race that took place in the dessert. As I was pedaling up and down the hills, sweating, struggling, and eating dirt I had an epiphany. Why am I doing this? Let’s get this…

Cuidado con la Fiebre Amarilla El oro es una roca brillante que hemos estado usando durante milenios para almacenar valor. No tiene valor intrínseco, no se puede comer, es demasiado blando para armas o herramientas, y no es lo suficientemente abundante para aplicaciones industriales. Se utiliza en la electrónica, pero…

Beware of the Yellow Fever — Gold is a shiny rock we have been using for millennia to store value. It has no intrinsic worth — can’t be eaten, is too soft for weapons or tools, and is not abundant enough for industrial applications. It is used in electronics but the percentage is insignificant and could…

7 señales que muestran la decadencia — Algo sucedió en los años 70 que cambió el mundo y lo hizo irreconocible. Fue un momento crucial que marcó el comienzo de una nueva era. Desde ese entonces, las familias podían vivir cómodamente con un solo ingreso, las casas eran muy económicas, los estudiantes podían ir a la universidad…

7 Signs We Are Worse Off Now Than Before — Something happened in the 70s that changed the world beyond recognition. It was a pivoting moment that marked the beginning of a new era. Back then, families could live comfortably on one income, houses were dirt cheap, students could go to college without getting into debt, and people looked healthier…

How to beat Wall Street at their own game — If you have been following Bitcoin for a while you’ve surely come across the term Cantillon effect. It refers to the perverse mechanism by which money printing benefits disproportionately those who are near the printer while harming everyone else. The Cantillon effect is just another way of transferring wealth from…