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A fundamental question both the West and China must answer

The following question is the most fundamental cultural question facing the West and China at present and in the next century: To what extent are individual human rights and national identity and strength compatible or otherwise contradictory to each other? The answer to this question will determine the fate of the West and that of China. The West Consider the United States of America. Until the 1950s, strong and positive coexisting energy (perhaps even synergy)… Read More »A fundamental question both the West and China must answer

Bitcoin must have utility before it can become anything

“An honest man is one who knows that he can’t consume more than he has produced.” Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged. Before you take pride in how much wealth your favorite coin has extracted from the real economy, ask what your coin has contributed to the world, or at least will contribute. If you believe it has real productive value, please justify it using an honest theory that makes economic sense. Whenever destroyers appear among men,… Read More »Bitcoin must have utility before it can become anything

Cases co-pending with COPA v. Wright

In addition to COPA v. Wright (Case No. IL-2021-000019), several active legal actions in the UK High Court involve Dr. Wright. The COPA v. Wright case concerns the identity issue (whether Dr. Wright is Satoshi). The other cases are derivative matters such as property rights Dr. Wright claims against various parties, including BTC Core, Coinbase, Kraken, Block, Spiral, Blockstream, etc. These cases all necessarily depend on the identity issue because Dr. Wright’s property claims can… Read More »Cases co-pending with COPA v. Wright

The key in COPA v. Wright

The trial of COPA v. Wright is set to start in mid-January 2024. (UPDATE: The trial has now been rescheduled to start on February 5, 2024. Also, see a follow-up article on the case: The Additional Documents in COPA v. Wright.) The case has a unique significance. For the first time, the central issue of a lawsuit involving Dr. Craig S. Wright is the truth itself (Satoshi’s identity), rather than derivative matters such as property… Read More »The key in COPA v. Wright

Cases involving Dr. Craig Wright’s Satoshi identity

The trial of COPA v. Wright is set to start in mid-January 2024 (UPDATE: the trial is now rescheduled to start on February 5, 2024). For the first time, the central issue of a lawsuit is the truth (Satoshi’s identity) itself. Thus, the case has a unique significance. In anticipation of COPA v. Wright, I wrote a separate analysis of that case: The key issue in COPA v. Wright. I also wrote a piece on cases… Read More »Cases involving Dr. Craig Wright’s Satoshi identity

There is no Satoshi conspiracy in Bitcoin SV

Let me explain why the recent events concerning the former nChain CEO Christen Ager-Hanssen are costly signals that are an attestation of the validity of Bitcoin SV (BSV). The mass opinion and assessment of anything usually has multiple layers. In the case of BSV, the base layer of the world’s judgment against BSV is a most hideous and cynical conspiracy charge against it. Specifically, people believe that three individuals (Calvin Ayre, Stefan Matthews, and Dr.… Read More »There is no Satoshi conspiracy in Bitcoin SV

Are COVID-19 vaccines killing people?

This is an update of the article written in October 2022. A year later, the suspicious and worrisome pattern identified in the original article has indeed continued. In fact, the numbers have become even more suspicious and worrisome. Weekly death numbers in the combined category of ‘COVID-19, pneumonia and cold ‘ have dropped to around 3,500, about 22% (or 1,000) lower than the pre-covid level of 4,500 (when the category was just pneumonia and cold).… Read More »Are COVID-19 vaccines killing people?

Conscience, confidence, influence

I recall a story of Dan David, an activist short-seller against fraudulent Chinese stocks. In a case he made against a company that he believed was committing fraud, there was a moment he was somewhat nervous after he had published his report exposing the fraud. Although he was highly confident of his investigation and had carefully and objectively reasoned to reach his conclusions, he still had a lingering uncertainty: What if I misinterpreted the other… Read More »Conscience, confidence, influence

Code is not law

‘Code is law’ is a proud crypto proclamation. Some may even regard it as an inviolable creed. Few question it. But occasionally, some brave people do voice doubt. Here is an example: “Code is law,” the phrase, is a metaphor which is useful in terms of framing practical realities of the use of smart contract...

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What CBDC?

Under the influence of buzzwords such as CBDC, crypto and blockchain, some people think that CBDC is a trivial technical problem, and only a matter of ‘incentivizing’ people’s adoption. While ‘incentivizing’ is a big part in adoption, CBDC does not have a trivial technical problem. It only seems to be so for superficial reasons. Good CBDC must be a genuine digital cash that has at least the following strong features: (1) extremely high scalability;(2) extremely… Read More »What CBDC?