Proof of (unregistered) security

Proof of (unregistered) security

There have been many people pushing proof of stake as an alternative to proof of work. They claim that proof of stake was somehow more advanced and even that it differed from a standard securities...

Posted on 2019-03-04
Clickwrap smart contracts

Clickwrap smart contracts

Clickwrap contracts are functionally the same as the shrink wrap method in software licenses and other product offerings, but formed in the digital world. A clickwrap contract allows the purchaser...

Posted on 2019-03-03
Schnorr

Schnorr

Most of cryptocurrency efforts has been defined since Silk Road as one attempt after another to alter Bitcoin from a pseudonymous system to create an anonymous system that may be used for the dark...

Posted on 2019-03-03
Statist

Statist

In his analysis of classical liberalism, Ludwig von Mises [1] poses the question: In opposing government interventions, is liberalism not implicitly bound to advocate some form of anarchy in the...

Posted on 2019-02-27
Lessons in monetary terms

Lessons in monetary terms

The general understanding of money and finance is incredibly limited. I started to notice that people would quote authors where they had not even read the text that they were quoting from. The...

Posted on 2019-02-25
Forex accounting in script

Forex accounting in script

Continuing with business ideas that can be implemented within Bitcoin using the scripting options of BSV, I will detail the concept of a particular form of the Ricardian contract. There are some...

Posted on 2019-02-24
Hello Dave…

Hello Dave…

Hal Finney was an amazing man in many ways. Without him, Bitcoin would not exist today. Hal is a far better coder than I will ever hope to be. You see, I’m not a specialist. The initial versions...

Posted on 2019-02-22
The great mining swindle

The great mining swindle

One part of the hijacking of Bitcoin stems from the manufacturing of ASIC chips. The purpose of a node is not simply to find a puzzle that gives you the block subsidy. I will say subsidy again...

Posted on 2019-02-18
Proof of Work

Proof of Work

In 2016, I could have come forward and jumped through many hoops in a vain attempt to have people “like and accept me.” Vain, as it is not a result that will ever be achieved. The “crypto”...

Posted on 2019-02-16
Immutable evidence

Immutable evidence

Today’s business use case is very simple, and in detailing it, we may help others understand a little more about Bitcoin itself. Bitcoin is simply an immutable evidence trail. The sole reason why...

Posted on 2019-02-16