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The Cryptocurrency Market is Alive and Well — Not Dying!

April 1, 2018 by sterlin Leave a Comment

The Cryptocurrency Market is Alive and Well — Not Dying!

The cryptocurrency markets have been in “dire straits” the last few months. I want to remind everyone this kind of activity is expected and it is happening for several reasons. It does not mean “crypto is dying,” like the FUDsters tend to repeat ad nauseum.

Also read: The New Crypto Aristocracy has Arrived with Peace and Anarchy [Read more…] about The Cryptocurrency Market is Alive and Well — Not Dying!

Filed Under: Bitcoin.com, Uncategorized Tagged With: bear market, bear trend, Bitcoin, Bitcoin cash, cryptocurrency markets, downswing, ICOs, SEC

Poor Communication Undermines the Bitcoin Ecosystem

January 31, 2018 by sterlin Leave a Comment

Poor Communication Undermines the Bitcoin Ecosystem

Many people in the bitcoin ecosystem suffer from poor communication skills. Their inability to intelligently and compassionately convey an idea is intensified by the current scaling debate. I have experienced this issue first-hand since I am on the front lines of Bitcoin.com. Let me tell you a story and explain the consequences of this lack of coherent communication. [Read more…] about Poor Communication Undermines the Bitcoin Ecosystem

Filed Under: Crypto Communication Tagged With: Bitcoin, Bitcoin cash, blockchain, communication, Crypto Funding Summit, Cryptocurrency, lightning network

The New Crypto Aristocracy has Arrived with Peace and Anarchy

January 15, 2018 by sterlin 5 Comments

The New Crypto Aristocracy has Arrived with Peace and Anarchy

The New Crypto ‘aristocracy’ is here. These cryptocurrency entrepreneurs and technologists have arrived with peace and anarchy. Not bombs and blood anarchy, but the loving variety. They are fundamentally altering the landscape of economics, business, and society. They have brought plenty disruptive new toys, inventions, and business models. Imagine a scene that looks like Silicon Valley geek meets individualist anarchist meets Etsy-wielding soccer mom.   [Read more…] about The New Crypto Aristocracy has Arrived with Peace and Anarchy

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: anarchy, aristocracy peace, Bitcoin, blockchain, Cryptocurrency

The Cryptocurrency Wild West is Healthy for the Marketplace

December 20, 2017 by sterlin 2 Comments

The Cryptocurrency Wild West is Healthy for the Marketplace

The Cryptocurrency markets are like the wild west. That is what people say. However, they mention this fact as if it were bad news. They use “wild west” pejoratively and condescendingly. They view a wild west market as untamed, chaotic, and destructive. I say cryptocurrencies markets are destructive, but it is a kind of creative destruction. It is destructive evolution, and it is healthy and sober.  [Read more…] about The Cryptocurrency Wild West is Healthy for the Marketplace

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Ari Paul, Bitcoin, Blocktower, coinbase, creative destruction, creative evolution, Gdax, insider trading

Bitcoin was Not Created by Government

December 15, 2017 by sterlin Leave a Comment

Bitcoin was Not Created by Government

There are some people who believe bitcoin was created by government. They think big brother made it to subjugate and subdue everyone. They believe it’s a one-world digital currency that benefits government rather than the people. 

Also read: Bitcoin Cash Will Close Out 2017 With Significant Infrastructure Support

Bitcoin was Built by Crypto-Anarchists

Bitcoin was Not Created by Government

There is no evidence bitcoin was created by government. The opposite is true. Bitcoin was likely built by crypto-anarchists to undermine and destabilize governments. The exact creator of bitcoin is unknown. The individual’s pseudonym is Satoshi Nakamoto. It could also be a group of people. We have no clue. However, we do have an idea of the type of people who fleshed out the original blueprints. We can see the beginnings of bitcoin in the early work of cypherpunks like David Chaum, Timothy May, and Whitfield Diffie. None of these people cared for governments. They were mainly anarchists. 

Indeed, the characteristics of bitcoin are wholly anti-government. The fact that governments cannot control the circulating supply of bitcoin means they can’t defraud people by hyper-inflating it. The fact that bitcoin is peer-2-peer and censorship resistant means governments can’t freeze accounts, halt transactions, or arbitrarily steal money. The fact bitcoin circumvents central banks immediately testifies to its purpose.

Bitcoin’s features are not something governments would purposely build into a currency to control people. Its features are antithetical to control. Why would government make a decentralized currency that does not support its agenda?

Governments Could be Co-Opting Bitcoin

However, there is a major caveat.

Governments did not build bitcoin, but they may be trying to co-opt it. They are doing this by making developers neuter bitcoin’s anti-government features. They appear to have succeeded.  Developers have striped away bitcoin’s digital signature architecture, and failed to scale the block size of bitcoin, rendering it weak and helpless. This move was initiated by the Core development team, Blockstream. Some people believe they are being funded by “globalists” and other big government types.

A Steemit article said, “Blockstream is now controlled by the Bilderberg Group – seriously! AXA Strategic Ventures, co-lead investor for Blockstream’s $55 million financing round, is the investment arm of French insurance giant AXA Group – whose CEO Henri de Castries has been chairman of the Bilderberg Group since 2012.”Bitcoin was Not Created by Government

Jeff Berwick also commented on this issue in an Dollar Vigilante article called “Bitcoin War Begins – Bitcoin Cash Rises 50% While Bitcoin Drops $1,000 In 24 Hours.”

“Who owns Blockstream? Well, one of the main shareholders is insurance giant AXA. CEO and Chairman of both the Bilderberg Group and AXA are the same person, Henri de Castries. Yes, essentially, the person most in control of bitcoin development is the Chairman of Bilderberg; the place that I have gone for the last three years to expose from the outside! And, even one time, briefly, from the inside.”

I am not making any statements regarding the veracity of the above claims. Nonetheless, it is interesting to note that central bankers put money into bitcoin, and then the code began to change, making transaction fees soar and confirmation times slow to a snail’s pace.

Cryptocurrencies Can Undermine Government Regardless

For the sake of argument, Even if bitcoin was hijacked, I still believe freedom lovers can win. No one can stop the signal. The genie is out of the bottle. We now have a fully competing market of cryptocurrencies, and no one is forced to use any one. This means any fedcoin on the market is just another token to choose out of a vast sea of currencies, and no one will consciously choose coins that are inefficient or that may enslave them.

The true version of bitcoin — bitcoin cash — is also available for use. It is Satoshi Nakamoto’s original vision. It has expanded block size, low fees, and fast confirmation times. If cryptocurrency connoisseurs are going to succeed in their mission to thwart government, tools like bitcoin cash are going to be what they use to win in the long run. This is a beautiful time to be alive.

Who do you think created bitcoin? Was it built to undermine governments? 


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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: anarchy, Bitcoin, Bitcoin cash, Blockstream, David Chaum, Government, Jeff Berwick, peer-2-peer, Satoshi Nakamoto

Realizations from Web Summit: Bitcoin and Anarchism are Still Niche Anomalies in the Tech Industry

November 15, 2017 by sterlin 1 Comment

Realizations from Web Summit: Bitcoin and Anarchism are Still Niche Anomalies in the Tech Industry

I just returned to the United States from Lisbon, Portugal. I am a bit jet lagged. My ear is pressurized from being in the sky for 12 hours. The trip was necessary, though. I journeyed to Lisbon to attend a couple of high-profile tech conferences. [Read more…] about Realizations from Web Summit: Bitcoin and Anarchism are Still Niche Anomalies in the Tech Industry

Filed Under: Bitcoin.com, Uncategorized Tagged With: Bitcoin, Crypto-Anarchy, Cryptocurrency, Fintech, freedom, Steemfest, Sterlin Lujan, Web Summit

Bitcoin.com Now Accepts Bitcoin Cash for Advertisement and Press Release Services

November 11, 2017 by sterlin Leave a Comment

Bitcoin.com Now Accepts Bitcoin Cash for Advertisement and Press Release Services

At Bitcoin.com, we are proud to accept bitcoin cash for all of our advertisement and PR services. If anyone wants to pay for these services they can now use the bitcoin chain that boasts cheaper fees and quicker transaction times.  [Read more…] about Bitcoin.com Now Accepts Bitcoin Cash for Advertisement and Press Release Services

Filed Under: Announcements, Bitcoin.com Tagged With: Bitcoin, Bitcoin cash, Bitcoin.com, Economics, Satoshi Nakamoto

Communications Ambassador Mission: Illuminating the Truth about Bitcoin and Voluntaryism

November 4, 2017 by sterlin 1 Comment

Communications Ambassador Mission: Illuminating the Truth about Bitcoin and Voluntaryism

My name is Sterlin Lujan. I was recently appointed Communications Ambassador for Bitcoin.com. Communications Ambassador is a title that is synonymous with brand ambassador or representative. 

[Read more…] about Communications Ambassador Mission: Illuminating the Truth about Bitcoin and Voluntaryism

Filed Under: Bitcoin.com Tagged With: Anarchism, Bitcoin, Communications Ambassador, Conferences, Cypherpunk, freedom, N-Featured

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