CoinDesk
Victory Lap? 2017 Was Bitcoin’s Backwards Year
2017 was another gloriously miserable year for bitcoin. As in 2016, gains in the price of bitcoin belie deep deficits in the cryptocurrency world.
The Wall Street Journal
Is It Unreasonable to Expect Cellphone Privacy?
A case that comes before the Supreme Court Wednesday may erode or solidify Justice Antonin Scalia’s legacy. How the justices decide in Carpenter v. U.S. won’t matter…
SCOTUSblog
Symposium: Granular Analysis Versus Doctrine in Carpenter
The outcome of Carpenter v. United States will turn on how granular the Supreme Court is in analyzing what happens when government agents require…
Coindesk
Understanding Bitcoin’s Scaling Debate: Politics Comes First
Software programmers are usually collegial and collaborative, but parts of the bitcoin developer community are currently displaying the kind of acrimony familiar to political capitols…
Coin Desk
Bitcoin Needs More Politics, Not Less
Two years ago today, politics invaded the world of bitcoin development. It’s been non-stop controversy ever since. But Gavin Andresen’s essay series, “Time to…
InsideSources
Help the World’s Poor with a Bitcoin and Blockchain Future
In this age of virtual reality and talk of space elevators and head transplants, it can be hard to know what is real versus “fake…