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2026-03-14 08:39:06 UTC

"It is important to realize that while distributed consensus is a hard problem, ordinary consensus is much easier and better studied, and can be solved some trillions of times more efficiently by use of trusted identifiable signing parties. Therefore, cryptocurrencies which compromise by introducing trusted parties, even under limited circumstances, should consider whether their new trust model is one for which consensus is easily achieved by some other mechanism."
— Andrew Poelstra (On Stake and Consensus, 2015)
#consensus #trust #cryptocurrency #bitcoin

2026-03-14 02:21:20 UTC

"The Clinton people were ripe for plucking. They didn't want to alienate the hard-liners. They were intimidated by sudden responsibility. And they were manipulated by the NSA and FBI, who gave them three choices: let crypto run free (and suffer the consequences of people dead in the streets), ban crypto totally (risking riots in Silicon Valley), or take the alleged middle-road, a supposedly plug ready key escrow path that had, well, something for everybody."
— Steven Levy (The WELL - Crypto Discussion, 2001)
#government #clinton #keyescrow #politics

2026-03-13 16:43:24 UTC

"Bitcoin is a tool of resistance gifted to us by Satoshi. The idea has escaped and the idea of cryptocurrency will not be stopped."
— Amir Taaki (The libbitcoin Manifesto, 2013)
#bitcoin #resistance #cryptocurrency #freedom

2026-03-13 08:44:20 UTC

"The notion that we can just fade into cypherspace and ignore the unpleasant political realities is unrealistic, in my view."
— Hal Finney (Politics vs Technology, 1994)
#politics #cypherpunk

2026-03-12 17:00:24 UTC

"Advances in information technology have made possible the rise of a truly international currency that does not depend on a central bank."
— Nick Szabo (Bit Gold, 2005)
#digitalcurrency #centralbank #international

2026-03-12 08:49:53 UTC

"Cash is more than a method of payment. It is a fundamental tool for individual privacy and autonomy, and it is necessary for an open society."
— Jerry Brito (The Case for Electronic Cash, 2019)
#cash #privacy #autonomy #opensociety

2026-03-12 02:25:16 UTC

"Cash is also necessary to retain agency and autonomy. Autonomy can be understood as the power to make decisions for oneself without interference from others."
— Jerry Brito (The Case for Electronic Cash, 2019)
#cash #autonomy #freedom #agency

2026-03-11 16:55:57 UTC

"Mathematics is not the law."
— Tim May (CoinDesk, 2018)
#mathematics #law #cryptography #philosophy

2026-03-11 08:46:51 UTC

"Bitcoin isn't just money for the internet. It's a new form of money that is native to the internet."
— Andreas Antonopoulos (Mastering Bitcoin, 2014)
#bitcoin #internet #money

2026-03-04 16:51:37 UTC

"Digital pseudonyms, the creation of persistent network personas that cannot be forged by others and yet which are unlinkable to the 'true names' of their owners, are finding major uses in ensuring free speech, in allowing controversial opinions to be aired, and in providing for economic transactions that cannot be blocked by local governments."
— Tim May (Crypto Anarchy and Virtual Communities, 1994)
#freespeech #anonymity #economics