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My trust in you is broken
You know what happened and I'm not going to walk you through the timeline. I want to talk about what it says about us, and then about the thing underneath it t...
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Essays on how Bitcoin is discussed, who shapes the conversation, and what the reporting leaves out.
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Standing on a Shrinking Island
It happened on the factory floor first. The work was physical, repetitive, measurable. Of course it would be automated. Then it happened to the back office....
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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
Bitcoin’s market sentiment is a popular topic, but many Fear & Greed indexes function as black boxes: they lack transparency, exaggerate sentiment, and rely hea...
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The Quiet Shift in How Information Spreads
Since 2021, I’ve led the Marketing & Communications department at Blockstream, and one thing has become increasingly clear: the way information spreads online i...
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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 holders. While Donald Trump’s inaugurat...
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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.
The very journalists and companies that once dictated public narratives are fleeing platforms that no longer cater to their centralized vision of control.
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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
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
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
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
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
The Cypherpunk transformation reporters didn't see coming.
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The Last Stand
The financial press' typewriters are trembling!
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Bitcoin ETF: The Movie
Welcome, Boomers, to the greatest show on Earth.
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My New Year Resolution Is Bitcoin, Too
This Week's Spotlight: The Financial Times
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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
How the media, in a quest for sensationalism, perpetuates the dubious narrative of Craig Wright as Bitcoin's creator, Satoshi Nakamoto.
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