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

Transit
FictionTechnology

Transit

Viktor peeled out of his training gear in the tiny hygiene pod. Then the first dull thud hit the door.

Panama One
FictionTechnologyEconomics

Panama One

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

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.

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.

Hello World
FictionTechnology

Hello World

Before the ocean and the earth appeared — the face of nature was naught but chaos.

Decoding Bitcoin: A Journey Through its Metaphors and Mechanisms
EconomicsPhilosophy

Decoding Bitcoin: A Journey Through its Metaphors and Mechanisms

How do we explain Bitcoin? With metaphors. Lots and lots of them. We’re already about a decade and a half into the life of Bitcoin and…

How Konsensus Network Was Born
BusinessPublishing

How Konsensus Network Was Born

It was February 2018. I had just burned my hands playing with shitcoins. Depressed. Defeated. But I didn't know how to quit, so I picked myself…

Inception
FictionEconomicsPublishing

Inception

Bitcoin and stories are much alike. They can be described in powerful simplicity or astonishing complexity. Both are unique developments in human history and feed our…

The Galactic Playbook
FictionTechnology

The Galactic Playbook

External Memo 263 from the Emerging Civilizations Council (ECC)…

Musings on the Human Condition
PhilosophyReligion

Musings on the Human Condition

It is not weird that religions have gained a foothold when we realize how improbable each of us is.

Harnessing Computing Operations To Curb Wasted Resources
EconomicsTechnology

Harnessing Computing Operations To Curb Wasted Resources

Bitcoin miners are the dung beetles of the energy world — the ultimate waste reduction tool.

Bitcoin, the Barrow Scale, and a Great Future
EconomicsTechnology

Bitcoin, the Barrow Scale, and a Great Future

Before conquering Mars, we need to conquer outer space.

Unstoppamoney: The Internet's Heroic Journey to Peer-to-Peer Commerce
TechnologyEconomicsHistory

Unstoppamoney: The Internet's Heroic Journey to Peer-to-Peer Commerce

I've been a denizen of the online world since 1995, a time when the internet was still a novelty, and the possibilities it held seemed boundless…

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