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Michael Matulef

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Mike Matulef works in construction by day and is an independent student of Austrian economics by night. He associates philosophically with crypto-anarchism and is interested in learning how Bitcoin and other open-source technologies can create parallel systems based on consent rather than coercion.

Scaling Liberty: Bitcoin’s Tension Between Ideology and Adoption

CULTURE Michael Matulef -
A look at the many factors of the limitations of Bitcoin, and why Bitcoin's nature makes addressing them a difficult task.

Defending The Undefendable: The Censoring Miner

MARKETS Michael Matulef -
Bitcoin is built on the principles of free association, and market incentives pushing people into a consensus arising out of that free association between participants. People seem to have forgotten that.

Bitcoin: The Gold Standard For A Digital Age

MARKETS Michael Matulef -
Despite all the buzz and hype around utility, Bitcoin's growth along the curve of a monetizing asset is still in its infancy.

State Adoption: A Trojan Horse Challenging Core Tenets Of Personal Liberty

CULTURE Michael Matulef -
Is the state adopting Bitcoin a good thing? Or is it something that will slowly erode the properties we find valuable about Bitcoin?

Coming To Terms With The Economic Reality Of Scaling

TECHNICAL Michael Matulef -
Scaling Bitcoin isn't as simple as waiving a magic wand, and there are inescapable economic realities to grapple with in order to succeed.

Human Action, Not Political Action: The Individual’s Role In Bitcoin’s Revolution

CULTURE Michael Matulef -
“Politics promises change yet coerces through centralized power. We must go beyond this illusion and act outside the system.”

Bitcoin Needs To Change For Its Ethos To Scale

CULTURE Michael Matulef -
Bitcoin ossification is often championed by its users, but for the power of self custody to truly help the world, we must be open to change.
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