Checking in on Michael Bloomberg’s multi-million dollar global crusade against harm reduction
For years, we’ve covered the extent of former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg’s…
The Dynamist Podcast: Europe’s Tech Tug of War
This week I was invited on the Foundation for American Innovation’s The Dynamist podcast,…
The EU’s ‘regulate first, innovate later’ mantra will sink U.S. tech firms
Last week, a bespeckled white-haired Frenchman strolled the streets of San Francisco in between…
What Is CBDC – Niko Jilch, Bill Wirtz & Yaël Ossowski (BTCPrague 2023)
At BTCPrague in June 2023, I was able to moderate a discussion with my…
Canada’s news cartel and social media link tax breaks an open internet and harms digital journalism
My appearance on The News Forum in Canada to discuss Bill C-18, which allows…
RFK Jr. is batshit insane, but happens to get Bitcoin
The modern Kennedy has some pretty whacko authoritarian anti-prosperity ideas, but he somehow gets…
Hey bro, get your hands off my hardware wallet
The razor-thin balance between seeking mass adoption of Bitcoin and keeping it a tool…
Would Lina Khan’s real-life FTC break up Succession’s fictional Waystar RoyCo?
The truth is often stranger than fiction. In this season of the hit HBO…
Rabbit Hole Stories
Had a great time discussing my own Bitcoin origin story with the fellows from…
Why Bitcoin privacy matters in the real world
Avoiding financial surveillance on-chain isn’t just a paranoid pursuit. For many, it’s a matter…