Inside Bitcoins
I first met Jeremy Allaire when he was chief technology officer at Macromedia back in 2001. Fast forward 13 years, and I saw him give the opening keynote speech for the Inside Bitcoins Conference and Expo at the Javits Conventions Center in New York. His opening remark was that Bitcoin is an historical innovation. As noted […]
Reflections on Bitcoin – 4
I have known Kevin Maney for more than 15 years. He is a talented author and journalist. He also writes music and plays in bands. I first met Kevin when he was writing for USA Today. His columns always included a mix of deep thought, humor, and sometimes a bit of cynicism. The mix was […]
Reflections on Bitcoin – 3
This week on CNBC, Warren Buffett said that Bitcoin is a joke. Once again, this reminds me of 1995 when many pundits said the World Wide Web was a joke. Needless to say, many of them had a stake in the status quo. I remain bullish about the future of Bitcoin as a transaction platform. […]
Is Bitcoin An Investment Or A Cult? – Forbes
Thanks to my friend Dave in California for telling me about Peter Cohan’s article in Forbes (see Is Bitcoin An Investment Or A Cult? – Forbes) I loved his comment that Bitcoin is a “cult that is almost completely immune to logic”. In my early days with OS/2, we had a “cult” of supporters and users […]
Reflections on Bitcoin – 2
There are a lot of news items flying around about the difficulties at Mt. Gox. Most of them are negative, and more than a few sound the deathknell for Bitcoin. I do not claim to have all the facts, but I have a more positive view based on my interpretation of the various stories. I […]
