Research update #2
I haven’t posted a while, but that was because I have been reading, doing research for the book and writing it. I thought I’d post a quick update. I do have several partially written posts that I plan...
View ArticleGary North is clueless about Bitcoin
Introduction In the last couple of days, Gary North has made posts about Bitcoin on his blog: Bitcoins: The Second Biggest Ponzi Scheme in History Digital Tulips: The Bitcoin Mania Bitcoins: The Road...
View Article“I, Broken Economist”: An Analysis of Gary North’s economics of Bitcoin
Conceited arrogance There is one thing that becomes apparent when reading Gary North’s articles. He knows a lot. But there is also another thing that becomes apparent sometimes, in particular in his...
View ArticleMt. Gox and fractional reserve banking
While Mt. Gox has been long accused of running a fractional reserve system, the accusations increased during the last couple of days due to an escalation of the transaction malleability aspect of...
View ArticleThe contradictions of Smiling Dave continue
Smiling Dave continues to post about Bitcoin and making up more and more ridiculous arguments as the gaps in them are exposed, and continues to distance himself from the Austrian approach more and...
View ArticleReview: BitCon: The Naked Truth About Bitcoin by Jeffrey Robinson
Since I read so much, I thought that maybe I can start posting reviews. I have already been asked by publishers to review other peoples’ writings about Bitcoin, and I think I’m getting the hang of it....
View ArticleMy comments on the BitLicense
I spent a lot of time researching the proposed BitLicense and associated issues, and today I submitted my comments to the NYDFS. Here it is. Dear Superintendent Lawsky, dear General Counsel Syracuse,...
View ArticleI’m still around
You may have noticed that there hasn’t been a new blog post for a long time. It’s not that I lost interest in Bitcoin or economics, but my goals with respect to its economic research I more-or-less...
View ArticleThe great Bitcoin blocksize debate as an ideological battle
I’m greatly saddened by the fighting between the two big Bitcoin camps. Even though they don’t have official labels and my own labels may not be fully accurate, I have to use some labels, otherwise my...
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Feedback for “Better Money” by Lawrence H. White or, I like the book but...
I recently read “Better Money: Gold, Fiat, or Bitcoin?” by Lawrence H. White, and attended a webinar where Prof. White was presenting it. I found it sufficiently interesting to motivate me to give...
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