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AI, Bitcoin and Gresham's Law
Économie

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
ÉconomieHistoireScience

Bitcoin and germs, or how central banks practice economic phlebotomy

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

Transit
RomansTechnologie

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
Économie

The Eternal Beauty of Proof-of-Work

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

Panama One
RomansTechnologieÉconomie

Panama One

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

Behemoth
RomansScience

Behemoth

The massive ship had just docked their home, Steadfast #2, and Flint Molvesper was ready to board.

The Last Mugging
RomansÉconomie

The Last Mugging

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

Jo buys a planet
Romans

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
RomansScience

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
Romans

To Have and to Hodl

A Maldives honeymoon goes from sats on the beach to boating accident.

The Fable of the Tyrant Alchemist
RomansÉconomiePolitique

The Fable of the Tyrant Alchemist

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

Digital Gold
Romans

Digital Gold

A dog day afternoon. Not the movie, but the day that Max was living.

The Bitcoin Overlay
RomansÉconomie

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
RomansPolitique

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
ÉconomiePhilosophie

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
RomansConfidentialité

Are We or Are We Not

There was a genuine reason to work the code words in seamlessly.

Satoshi's Ghost
RomansÉconomie

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?
ÉconomiePhilosophie

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
RomansÉconomie

Lowery Station Terminal

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

Bitterfly
Romans

Bitterfly

Hidden deep in the meanders of a sophisticated script was the information the press clamoured for.

A matter of survival
RomansÉconomie

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
RomansÉconomie

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
RomansPolitiqueÉconomie

The US of A 2120

It's amazing how effective the government can get when taxation becomes voluntary.

Hello World
RomansTechnologie

Hello World

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

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