Cryptocurrency
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How Banning Bitcoin Could Backfire
Banning Bitcoin might have the unintended consequence of causing the average citizen to think a lot harder about why governments have a monopoly on currency in the first place.
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The Value of the Blockchain in Society
Forget about the price of Bitcoin. The value of digital currencies should be measured in economic freedom and opportunity.
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We Have No Idea What the Future of Bitcoin and Blockchain Will Look Like
Why do some commentators, all smart and competent economists, investors, and journalists, reach such vastly different conclusions about Bitcoin and blockchain technology?
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Bitcoin’s False Promise of Libertarian Salvation
We should not delude ourselves with notions that our small enclaves of devotees of this or that new technological miracle will make us invulnerable to government coercion. They will not.
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An Open Letter to Joseph Stiglitz on Bitcoin
In the words of fellow Nobel Laureate Bob Dylan, “don’t criticize what you can’t understand.”
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Bitcoin 10,000 Highlights Conflict Between Asset and Currency
To maintain a high value in the long run, and thus be used as a currency, Bitcoin’s dramatic rise will eventually have to moderate.
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Cryptocurrency Taxation: Looking for Light at the End of the Tunnel
Imagine if every time you bought a sandwich for a few dollars, the IRS forced you to treat as capital gains or losses any change in value of those dollars on the foreign exchange market since the time you earned them. That’s the way the U.S. government treats two legitimate forms of currency: gold and…
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In Defense of Bitcoin Gridlock
Bitcoin’s messy governance structure might be protecting the currency, rather than preventing quick, strategic decisions.
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Bitcoin Must Centralize, But Where?
While 2017 has seen massive increases in the price of Bitcoin, it might also be remembered as a sobering year for the cryptocurrency’s early adopters and supporters.
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How Important Are Bitcoin’s Network Effects?
Analysts often speak of the possibility that Bitcoin, Ethereum, or another entrant will become the dominant cryptocurrency. But are we taking for granted that there must be a single winner?
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How Banning Bitcoin Could Backfire
Banning Bitcoin might have the unintended consequence of causing the average citizen to think a lot harder about why governments have a monopoly on currency in the first place.
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•
The Value of the Blockchain in Society
Forget about the price of Bitcoin. The value of digital currencies should be measured in economic freedom and opportunity.
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•
We Have No Idea What the Future of Bitcoin and Blockchain Will Look Like
Why do some commentators, all smart and competent economists, investors, and journalists, reach such vastly different conclusions about Bitcoin and blockchain technology?
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•
Bitcoin’s False Promise of Libertarian Salvation
We should not delude ourselves with notions that our small enclaves of devotees of this or that new technological miracle will make us invulnerable to government coercion. They will not.
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•
An Open Letter to Joseph Stiglitz on Bitcoin
In the words of fellow Nobel Laureate Bob Dylan, “don’t criticize what you can’t understand.”
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•
Bitcoin 10,000 Highlights Conflict Between Asset and Currency
To maintain a high value in the long run, and thus be used as a currency, Bitcoin’s dramatic rise will eventually have to moderate.
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Cryptocurrency Taxation: Looking for Light at the End of the Tunnel
Imagine if every time you bought a sandwich for a few dollars, the IRS forced you to treat as capital gains or losses any change in value of those dollars on the foreign exchange market since the time you earned them. That’s the way the U.S. government treats two legitimate forms of currency: gold and…
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In Defense of Bitcoin Gridlock
Bitcoin’s messy governance structure might be protecting the currency, rather than preventing quick, strategic decisions.
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•
Bitcoin Must Centralize, But Where?
While 2017 has seen massive increases in the price of Bitcoin, it might also be remembered as a sobering year for the cryptocurrency’s early adopters and supporters.
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•
How Important Are Bitcoin’s Network Effects?
Analysts often speak of the possibility that Bitcoin, Ethereum, or another entrant will become the dominant cryptocurrency. But are we taking for granted that there must be a single winner?