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Tactical commentary, structural analyses, and opinion briefs dissecting media dynamics, institutional communication strategies, and public messaging trends.

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Standing on a Shrinking Island
Opinion5 min readJanuary 13, 2026

Standing on a Shrinking Island

It happened on the factory floor first. The work was physical, repetitive, measurable. Of course it would be automated...

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Why I just left my VP job to build in the chaos
Opinion3 min readAugust 2, 2025

Why I just left my VP job to build in the chaos

I'm going all-in on Perception.

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Why Most Fear & Greed Indexes Misread Bitcoin Sentiment
Opinion4 min readMarch 19, 2025

Why Most Fear & Greed Indexes Misread Bitcoin Sentiment

Bitcoin’s market sentiment is a popular topic, but many Fear & Greed indexes function as black boxes: they lack transpar...

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The Quiet Shift in How Information Spreads
Opinion2 min readFebruary 27, 2025

The Quiet Shift in How Information Spreads

Since 2021, I’ve led the Marketing & Communications department at Blockstream, and one thing has become increasingly cle...

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OPINION: MSM’s Potential Narrative Casting Bitcoiners as the 1%
Opinion3 min readJanuary 27, 2025

OPINION: MSM’s Potential Narrative Casting Bitcoiners as the 1%

Some of last week's headlines have drawn an interesting parallel between the world’s wealthiest individuals and Bitcoin...

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The Article That Aged Like Milk: NYT’s Bitcoin ‘Collapse’ Prediction
Opinion3 min readJanuary 16, 2025

The Article That Aged Like Milk: NYT’s Bitcoin ‘Collapse’ Prediction

How a Finance Professor Got Bitcoin Wrong (And Missed the Greatest Rally Yet)

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Opinion: The era of centralized narratives is over.
Opinion3 min readNovember 25, 2024

Opinion: The era of centralized narratives is over.

The very journalists and companies that once dictated public narratives are fleeing platforms that no longer cater to th...

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Mainstream Media Bias Will Only Get Worse
Opinion4 min readJuly 18, 2024

Mainstream Media Bias Will Only Get Worse

This is an op-ed originally published in Bitcoin Magazine.

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Left-Leaning Outlets Amplify Their Anti-Bitcoin Bias Following Trump's Endorsement
Opinion4 min readJune 26, 2024

Left-Leaning Outlets Amplify Their Anti-Bitcoin Bias Following Trump's Endorsement

Is it about Bitcoin? Or is it yet another front in the ongoing political battles duked out in the media landscape?

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Asleep At The Wheel: The MSM's Fixation With Altcoins
Opinion4 min readMarch 13, 2024

Asleep At The Wheel: The MSM's Fixation With Altcoins

How the media's altcoin obsession misses the mark during new all-time highs.

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A Satoshi Nakamoto Cosplay Gone Too Far
Opinion4 min readFebruary 14, 2024

A Satoshi Nakamoto Cosplay Gone Too Far

It's time to stop lending the spotlight to a 'tech whiz' in a pinstripe suit, claiming to be something he's not.

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A Closer Examination of Bitcoin Coverage During El Salvador's Presidential Election
Opinion3 min readFebruary 10, 2024

A Closer Examination of Bitcoin Coverage During El Salvador's Presidential Election

The recent media focus on El Salvador serves as a stark illustration of media bias and its consequences.

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Mainstream pundits are the new Bitcoin maxis
Opinion2 min readJanuary 31, 2024

Mainstream pundits are the new Bitcoin maxis

The Cypherpunk transformation reporters didn't see coming.

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The Last Stand
Opinion3 min readJanuary 24, 2024

The Last Stand

The financial press' typewriters are trembling!

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Bitcoin ETF: The Movie
Opinion4 min readJanuary 17, 2024

Bitcoin ETF: The Movie

Welcome, Boomers, to the greatest show on Earth.

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My New Year Resolution Is Bitcoin, Too
Opinion3 min readJanuary 9, 2024

My New Year Resolution Is Bitcoin, Too

This Week's Spotlight: The Financial Times

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Opinion4 min readJanuary 1, 2024

Not Your Typical Full-Year Roundup

The year in review and what you can expect in 2024.

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The Inexplicable Embrace of Craig Wright as Satoshi Nakamoto: An Open Letter to Forbes
Opinion3 min readJuly 13, 2023

The Inexplicable Embrace of Craig Wright as Satoshi Nakamoto: An Open Letter to Forbes

How the media, in a quest for sensationalism, perpetuates the dubious narrative of Craig Wright as Bitcoin's creator, Sa...

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