Securing Your Bitcoins
Throughout my time researching and participating in the cryptocurrency economy, I have seen a lot of hacks and a lot of fraud. Though the old saying “a fool and his money are easily parted” could apply...
View ArticleOn the Security and Reliability of Bitcoin Exchanges
This was originally posted on the Money and Tech blog on Thursday, February 27, 2014. This week, the headlines of tech, business, and mainstream news organizations have been filled with rumors, doom,...
View ArticleInvesting In Bitcoin
This was originally published on the Let’s Talk Bitcoin blog. One topic I am often asked about by clients is investing in Bitcoin. Not just bitcoins the currency, but Bitcoin, the network and...
View Article[Book Review] Anonymous Bitcoin: How to Keep Your Ƀ All to Yourself
Disclosure: I received a copy of this book for free for review purposes. I’ve done my best to keep my review as objective as possible; it’s worth noting that I am an outspoken proponent of privacy,...
View ArticleCombatting Corruption with Cryptocurrency
This article was originally posted on the Let’s Talk Bitcoin blog. In a March 2012 article written for the MIT Technology Review, Jessica Leber shared an anecdote from leaked State Department cables...
View ArticleCoins In The Kingdom Presentation
I was recently invited to speak that the Coins in the Kingdom conference in Orlando, FL on the topic of “Basic Bitcoin Security.” Here is a link to the slides I used for the presentation: Bitcoin...
View ArticleBYOB: Using Bitcoin to Be Your Own Bank
After the first time I heard about bitcoin, it took me almost a year of learning about the underlying technology before I bought my first coins. Part of the reason for the delay was because I wanted to...
View Article10 Reasons Why Bitcoin is Better
This post was originally published on my LinkedIn account here. With Microsoft recently joining the ever-growing list of companies that accept bitcoin payments for goods and services, the fledgling...
View ArticleBitcoin Is (Still) Not Doomed
This article was originally published on December 24, 2014 by Bitcoin Magazine. They have since removed it from their website, so I am republishing it here. Washington Post columnist Henry Farrell has...
View ArticleBitcoin is Not a Currency
I am not a licensed tax professional or a lawyer; this is not tax or legal advice. One year ago today, the Internal Revenue Service of the United States of America declared bitcoin to no longer be a...
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