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How to Set Up a Lightning Wallet in 10 Minutes
A practical, no-jargon guide to installing a Lightning wallet, funding it, and making your first instant Bitcoin payment.
How to Earn Your First Bitcoin Without Buying It
The cleanest way to start on a Bitcoin standard is not to buy bitcoin but to earn it. Here are the practical paths for doing so.
Why Bitcoin Has No CEO — And Why That Matters
Bitcoin is the only monetary system in history with no leader, no board, and no central authority. This is not a weakness. It is the entire point.
Bitcoin vs Gold: Why the Stock-to-Flow Ratio Changes Everything
Gold has been humanity's best money for five thousand years. Here is why Bitcoin's stock-to-flow ratio suggests the next five thousand will be different.
What Ludwig von Mises Got Right About Money in 1912
In 1912, Ludwig von Mises published The Theory of Money and Credit. More than a century later, his analysis of sound money reads like a Bitcoin whitepaper.
How to Accept Bitcoin Payments in Your Small Business
Accepting bitcoin in a small business is technically simple and operationally small. Here is what you need, in order of priority.
Why Self-Custody Is Not Optional
If bitcoin is held by a custodian, it is not really held. Here is the technical and philosophical case for taking custody of your own keys.
The Cantillon Effect: Why Inflation Is Never Neutral
Richard Cantillon described, three centuries ago, how new money distorts an economy. His observation explains more about modern politics than most political theories do.
Lightning, Explained Without the Jargon
The Lightning Network is what makes bitcoin a practical medium of exchange. Here is how it works, in plain language, without skipping the parts that matter.