AI, Bitcoin and Gresham's Law
Absent government controls, people will always prefer to use hard rather than soft money.
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Explore 95 pieces of timechain fiction, economics, and freedom published by Konsensus.
Bitcoin and germs, or how central banks practice economic phlebotomy
William Harvey demonstrated blood circulation in the 1620s, demolishing ancient knowledge.
Transit
Viktor peeled out of his training gear in the tiny hygiene pod. Then the first dull thud hit the door.
The Eternal Beauty of Proof-of-Work
Money is gold, everything else is credit -- John Pierpont Morgan, 1912.
Panama One
Ricardo Castillo climbed the last few steps to the observation deck of Panama Four.
Behemoth
The massive ship had just docked their home, Steadfast #2, and Flint Molvesper was ready to board.
The Last Mugging
Fraser Carver, 23, of Toronto, was sentenced today to five years for his 2072 mugging.
Jo buys a planet
Why the hell would you ever buy it? It's just a piece of rock in deep space.
The Journal's Alchemists
I have discovered a truly marvelous proof of this, which this margin is too narrow to contain.
To Have and to Hodl
A Maldives honeymoon goes from sats on the beach to boating accident.
The Fable of the Tyrant Alchemist
First, the quiet came. Each day, the markets grew quieter, the people hungrier.
Digital Gold
A dog day afternoon. Not the movie, but the day that Max was living.
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
The band of warriors relied on the incorruptible time chain and sympathetic resonance.
The Dao of Bitcoin: Towards a Cosmology of Energy Money
For money to have meaning it needs to have a relationship to energy.
Are We or Are We Not
There was a genuine reason to work the code words in seamlessly.
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?
In a system where money is no longer backed by tangible assets, counterfeiting is everywhere.
Lowery Station Terminal
I don't know about saints, but the saving part is real — not in a biblical way.
Bitterfly
Hidden deep in the meanders of a sophisticated script was the information the press clamoured for.
A matter of survival
One early December morning, Dad came home with a triumphant grin. We're moving to Sabina!
The Ballad of Sir Coinalot and the slaying of Inflarion
In a far off land of knights and knaves, a lowly peasant tilled the soil.
The US of A 2120
It's amazing how effective the government can get when taxation becomes voluntary.
Hello World
Before the ocean and the earth appeared — the face of nature was naught but chaos.