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Crypto Is the Libertarian Cheat Code in the Final Battle Over State Coercion
A normie Mario fights Bowser to save Princess Peach; a libertarian Mario builds her an escape hatch.
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Cypherpunk, Crypto Anarchy and How Bitcoin Lost the Narrative
The crypto industry tends to give "cypherpunk" vibes a great deal of lip service without much attention to their real values.
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Nov 24, 2020 at 12:18 p.m. UTC
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A (Not Quite) Complete History of Money, Feat. Planet Money’s Jacob Goldstein
One of the hosts of NPR’s legendary “Planet Money” takes us on a whirlwind tour of some of the key moments of money history in the last 1,000 years.
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8 Historical Analogies That Help Explain the Madness of 2020
From the U.S. presidential elections of 1896 to the dot-com bubble to housing markets in 2006, these historical moments help us make sense of a truly WTF year.
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Sep 4, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. UTC
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Ethereum History in 5 Charts
Five years ago this week, the first general-purpose blockchain went live on its mainnet. Here are five charts for understanding Ethereum's evolution.
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'Minsky Moments' and the Financial History of Pandemics
As a wobbly recovery tries to take hold, was the coronavirus pandemic simply the pinprick on a larger economic bubble?
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May 19, 2020 at 7:21 p.m. UTC
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Is Bitcoin in 2020 Really Like the Early Internet?
Bitcoin may be behind the internet’s timeline in terms of commercial use cases, but it has already achieved comparable social functions.
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Jan 11, 2020 at 10:20 a.m. UTC
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Reid Hoffman's New 'Hamilton'-Inspired Crypto Rap Video Is Straight Fire
The LinkedIn co-founder teamed up with notable YouTubers to drop a battle rap between Alexander Hamilton and Satoshi Nakamoto. Who wins?
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Sep 5, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
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Why Bitcoin is the Petroleum of Our Time
Crypto-entrepreneurs are making waves in heavily-regulated territory, just like in the early days of petroleum, argues economist Tuur Demeester.
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Jun 16, 2014 at 8:00 p.m. UTC
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The Evolution of Bitcoin, from Behind a Berlin Bar
Celebrating three years accepting bitcoin, bar owner Joerg Platzer reflects on bitcoin's evolutionary changes from the merchants' side.
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Apr 17, 2014 at 3:31 p.m. UTC
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