1/ No one has the right to say that #Bitcoin wastes energy. There are only personal preferences and markets and those who would impose “morality” on markets. What about central banks? What about wars? In my view THOSE waste energy. #thread👇

"Vaccine passports, like so many public tech projects rolled out in response to the pandemic, need to be subject to careful scrutiny and strict limitations to avoid mission creep." Take a read of this piece from our Chair, Lizzie O'Shea in Nikkei Asia asia.nikkei.com/Opinion/Vaccin…

1/ My latest essay is live: "The Humanitarian and Environmental Case for Bitcoin" Could Bitcoin reduce "middleman" corruption in aid, bootstrap electrification via untapped renewables, and help developing nations end dependency on foreign powers? 🧵 bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/bitcoi…

One thing that shocked me throughout the pandemic was how few people had any guiding principles / moral code. Freedom of speech, medical privacy, informed consent... All out the window thanks to non stop media fear porn. Frightening, really.

I made a list of 10 things I know I’d regret on my deathbed. It was illuminating and inspiring. Here’s my list (and why everyone should make one):

"Owning bitcoins is one of the few asymmetric bets that people across the entire world can participate in." The Bullish Case for Bitcoin is now published as a single shareable article: medium.com/@vijayb_24615/…