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Explore 95 pieces of timechain fiction, economics, and freedom published by Konsensus.

The Last Days
FictionPolitics

The Last Days

The woman sold her son for a bag of wheat. She pushed him towards the soldiers, snatched the bag, and turned on her heel. Her eyes…

The Rainmaker
FictionEconomics

The Rainmaker

There were two times when my knee bothered me: when it was going to rain — which for the past twenty-plus years after The Collapse was…

We Are Living Well
FictionPolitics

We Are Living Well

A note lay on our front step. On the underside were these words: Come to the garden now…

Supernova
FictionEconomics

Supernova

Dolora closed the last of the feeds. Nothing but personal ads and the usual organs and eggs. The lump in her throat hummed. Down, she told…

Leopold Bebchuk: coins, currencies, social currencies, and cryptocurrencies
PublishingEconomics

Leopold Bebchuk: coins, currencies, social currencies, and cryptocurrencies

A wide-ranging interview with artist Leopold Bebchuk covering art and bitcoin.

Brian Hirschfield Interview: Bitcoin for Institutions
PublishingEconomicsBusiness

Brian Hirschfield Interview: Bitcoin for Institutions

Interview with Brian Hirschfield on institutional Bitcoin adoption.

The Echo of Tomorrow — Part One
FictionTechnologyPolitics

The Echo of Tomorrow — Part One

Join Mia, a girl longing for a world of love, freedom, and truth, on a thought-provoking journey into the unknown, where she confronts a disturbing future……

Response to revolutionary publishers
PublishingTechnologyBusiness

Response to revolutionary publishers

My response to 'revolutionary publishers' shilling AI.

The Baked Goods and Bitcoin of Skirophoria
FictionEconomics

The Baked Goods and Bitcoin of Skirophoria

When Caleb regained consciousness, he wasn't sure where he was or even what decade he was in.

So, where is everybody? How Bitcoin solves Fermi Paradox
ScienceEconomicsPhilosophy

So, where is everybody? How Bitcoin solves Fermi Paradox

Roughly eighty years ago, physicist Enrico Fermi pondered intelligent life beyond ourselves.

All good monies are alike; each bad money is bad in its own way
Economics

All good monies are alike; each bad money is bad in its own way

As soon as the spot Bitcoin ETF was approved, the competition between ETFs began.

From Time to the Timechain
PublishingFiction

From Time to the Timechain

An interview with Philip Charter, author of 15 Shades of Time.

AI, Bitcoin and Gresham's Law
Economics

AI, Bitcoin and Gresham's Law

Absent government controls, people will always prefer to use hard rather than soft money.

Bitcoin and germs, or how central banks practice economic phlebotomy
EconomicsHistoryScience

Bitcoin and germs, or how central banks practice economic phlebotomy

William Harvey demonstrated blood circulation in the 1620s, demolishing ancient knowledge.

The Eternal Beauty of Proof-of-Work
Economics

The Eternal Beauty of Proof-of-Work

Money is gold, everything else is credit -- John Pierpont Morgan, 1912.

Panama One
FictionTechnologyEconomics

Panama One

Ricardo Castillo climbed the last few steps to the observation deck of Panama Four.

The Last Mugging
FictionEconomics

The Last Mugging

Fraser Carver, 23, of Toronto, was sentenced today to five years for his 2072 mugging.

The Fable of the Tyrant Alchemist
FictionEconomicsPolitics

The Fable of the Tyrant Alchemist

First, the quiet came. Each day, the markets grew quieter, the people hungrier.

The Bitcoin Overlay
FictionEconomics

The Bitcoin Overlay

In a dystopian future, a man caught between two worlds must help guide those on the fringes.

The 8th Wonder of the World: 1111 Peace Park Project
FictionPolitics

The 8th Wonder of the World: 1111 Peace Park Project

The band of warriors relied on the incorruptible time chain and sympathetic resonance.

The Dao of Bitcoin: Towards a Cosmology of Energy Money
EconomicsPhilosophy

The Dao of Bitcoin: Towards a Cosmology of Energy Money

For money to have meaning it needs to have a relationship to energy.

Satoshi's Ghost
FictionEconomics

Satoshi's Ghost

The bright orange of the box-like machine emits a glow that draws them both.

Is the counterfeiter a criminal or a hero?
EconomicsPhilosophy

Is the counterfeiter a criminal or a hero?

In a system where money is no longer backed by tangible assets, counterfeiting is everywhere.

Lowery Station Terminal
FictionEconomics

Lowery Station Terminal

I don't know about saints, but the saving part is real — not in a biblical way.

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