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Forbes uses descriptors like “article” and “column” but I prefer “essay”. In the interest of brevity, this page only contains the first paragraph or two of each. The links will take you to the full text. I started my Forbes column in February of 2023.
2025
The Treasury Department’s Digital Asset Reserve Has Nothing To Do With Bitcoin
The Treasury Department recently released its report on the U.S. Digital Asset Stockpile. Although the media is largely treating it as a bitcoin story, the actual report is a nothing burger on the bitcoin front. Most of its substance relates to other digital assets held by the government. What is it, then?
Bitcoin Reserve Update, July 2, 2025
On March 6, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order establishing a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and a separate U.S. Digital Asset Stockpile. I have been tracking the developments closely, so here’s a summary of everything that has happened since my last update.
Bitcoin to $15 Million by 2045? A New Model That Projects It
Long term price models are fun to debate, but if they output a number without showing you the inputs and assumptions, they’re not models; they’re guesses. This article presents a new model that lays out the drivers and lets you tune the knobs yourself.
Bitcoin Reserve Update, June 17, 2025
President Trump signed an executive order on March 6, 2025, establishing a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and a separate U.S. Digital Asset Stockpile. I have been tracking the developments closely, so here’s a summary of everything that has happened since my last update.
Watching Bitcoin's Sovereignty Diminish In Real Time
Bitcoin’s rules are enforced by node operators. The more independent nodes there are, the harder it is for any single party to change those rules. But bitcoin’s node count is falling. In the past year alone, innocent-looking protocol upgrades and a tide of node shutdowns have silently weakened its ability to resist the kind of coordinated pressure it was built to withstand.
Bitcoin Reserve Update, June 5, 2025
On March 6, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order establishing a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and a separate U.S. Digital Asset Stockpile. I have been tracking the developments closely, and this is the fourth in a series of regular updates.
Bitcoin May Not Survive Its Own Success
Bitcoin’s most celebrated property is its 21 million cap: the hard ceiling on the number of bitcoin that will ever exist. No central bank can print more. No government can dilute it. Monetary inflation is impossible. This is all true. But what happens when the miners who secure bitcoin lose their primary source of revenue?
Bitcoin Reserve Update, May 15, 2025
On March 6, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order establishing a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and a separate U.S. Digital Asset Stockpile. I have been tracking the developments closely, and this is the third in a series of regular updates.
Bitcoin Reserve Update, May 1, 2025
On March 6, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order establishing a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and a separate U.S. Digital Asset Stockpile. I have been tracking the developments closely, and this is the second in a series of regular updates.
Why America Should Mine Bitcoin
President Trump’s executive order on digital assets explicitly calls out bitcoin mining as a national priority. But outside of that, there are practical reasons for the U.S. government to mine its own bitcoin beyond just acquiring it cheaply. This essay explores how government mining could reinforce network security, advance energy policy, and strengthen America’s position in the global bitcoin infrastructure.
Bitcoin Reserve Update, April 17, 2025
On March 6, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order establishing a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and a separate U.S. Digital Asset Stockpile. I have been tracking the developments closely, and this is the first in a series of regular updates where I’ll report on everything that has happened since my last writeup.
Bitcoin Is A Tool For American Soft Power
The United States is currently realigning its economic relationships around the world. While much of the discussion has centered on tariffs, there is a parallel strategy emerging that is not being discussed as actively: bitcoin diplomacy. This essay examines how bitcoin has become a tool of American soft power.
How The Bitcoin Reserve Actually Works
Since the executive order signed by President Trump on March 6th, most of the coverage has focused on whether it’s good or bad for bitcoin’s price. This essay takes a different approach. As a bitcoiner who was in the White House the night the executive order was signed, here are my takeaways.
How Bitcoin Mining Is Transforming Energy
One of bitcoin’s most misunderstood aspects is energy. Every four years, bitcoin’s new supply gets cut in half, a process called a halving. When that happens, miners earn fewer bitcoin for the same amount of energy, forcing them to find cheaper power. This essay argues that energy is not a bug but rather a feature of bitcoin’s design.
Bitcoin: The Most Peaceful Money Ever Created
This essay is the fourth in a series of five for my Forbes column titled ‘Bitcoin First Principles.’ Pitched before the election, it’s designed to give the next wave of bitcoiners a clean framework for understanding bitcoin as it enters mainstream political discourse. Money’s relationship with war is deeper than most people realize. It isn’t just that wars are expensive — the ability to print money is what makes modern wars possible in the first place. Bitcoin changes this dynamic by introducing a money that no one can print.
2024
A Guide to Bitcoin for the Holiday Dinner Table
This essay is the third in a series of five for my Forbes column titled ‘Bitcoin First Principles.’ It is designed to give the next wave of bitcoiners a clean framework for understanding bitcoin as it enters mainstream political discourse. This article collates the most common bitcoin talking points and presents plain language responses for them.
Bitcoin Is Fixing Inflation
This essay is the second in a series of five for my Forbes column titled ‘Bitcoin First Principles.’ It is designed to give the next wave of bitcoiners a clean framework for understanding bitcoin as it enters mainstream political discourse. Most articles about bitcoin and inflation tend to focus on whether bitcoin is a good inflation hedge. This essay goes deeper by focusing on the role that bitcoin plays in incentivizing better governance.
What Bitcoin Is And Why It Matters
This essay is the first in a series of five for my Forbes column titled ‘Bitcoin First Principles.’ Pitched before the election, it’s designed to give the next wave of bitcoiners a clean framework for understanding bitcoin as it enters mainstream political discourse. This essay introduces bitcoin to someone who knows nothing about it.
2023
Bitcoin Is Too Important To Be Politicized
During the 2020 presidential election, bitcoin was almost a political non-issue. Now it is a hot topic. This essay argues that bitcoin is not inherently partisan and that the best thing politicians can do for America is to protect the right of regular people to self-custody bitcoin without restriction.
Why Bitcoin Needs Stress
Most of the coverage of the FTX/Alameda collapse has centered on the devastating losses incurred by innocent counterparties and the legal troubles of its founder. This essay uses the fallout from FTX to highlight the importance of bitcoin self-custody.