Monthly Archives: March 2014

Dorian Nakamoto: “I did not create, invent or otherwise work on Bitcoin”

Last month, an engineer named Dorian Nakamoto was identified by Newsweek as Satoshi Nakamoto, the creator of Bitcoin. Early Monday morning, Dorian issued his strongest statement yet denying the report. Here is his full statement: My name is Dorian Satoshi … Continue reading

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Why Satoshi Nakamoto worked so hard to hide his identity

We may now know who Satoshi Nakamoto, the creator of Bitcoin, is. According to Newsweek, he’s a reclusive 64-year old Japanese man who lives in Temple City, California. And Satoshi Nakamoto is his real name. (He has reportedly denied being … Continue reading

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The case against land value taxes

Alice and Bob were both born in 1957, and became friends after they both settled in Washington, DC. In 1986, Alice bought a 2-bedroom home in the up-and-coming Dupont Circle neighborhood. Bob thought owning a home sounded like a lot … Continue reading

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Here’s why Bitcoin-the-network needs Bitcoin-the-currency

This week I was making the argument on Twitter that it’s more helpful to think about Bitcoin as a new kind of payment network than a new kind of currency. Multiple people asked variants of the same question: if the … Continue reading

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New job

After spending a fantastic year at the Washington Post, I’m pleased to announce that I’ve accepted a position at Vox Media, where I’ll be helping Ezra Klein launch a new website focused on explanatory journalism. I’ll be focusing on the … Continue reading

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