Peter St OngeinThe Bitcoin TimesBitcoin’s Peaceful RevolutionA new hope for humanity14 min read·Jan 8, 2022--1--1
Peter St OngeGovernment Crypto: A Hammer Against the PeopleIn 1785 philosopher Jeremy Bentham invented the Panopticon, a type of prison where a single jailer can see every prisoner. The jailer sits…6 min read·Oct 2, 2021--1--1
Peter St OngeWhat if the US Defaults Next Week?This week the US Congress is bickering over trying to raise their debt limit so they can borrow more trillions. The usual suspects, of…5 min read·Sep 26, 2021--2--2
Peter St OngeIs Bitcoin a Ponzi? — Part 2: “Nobody Really Uses Bitcoin”This week is part two of my response to a Gravel Institute hit piece on Bitcoin as Ponzi. Read part one here, but the gist is that every…6 min read·Sep 19, 2021----
Peter St OngeIs Bitcoin a Ponzi? — Part 1: “It’s too Volatile”This past week the left-libertarian Gravel Institute has been trolling the internet claiming Bitcoin is a scam, writing that Bitcoin…6 min read·Sep 12, 2021--1--1
Peter St OngeWhat Would it Take for Billion-Dollar Bitcoin?A few days ago, Fidelity Investment’s global head of Macro Jurrien Timmer made a splash by seeming to predict that Bitcoin would hit $100…6 min read·Sep 5, 2021--1--1
Peter St OngeHow Much Inflation Does Bitcoin Need to Get High?Last week Fed chair Jerome Powell gave his annual state of the economy speech. He promised more money-printing, suggesting the Fed will…7 min read·Aug 29, 2021----
Peter St OngeWhat a Debt Crisis Means for BitcoinEver since Nixon broke the dollar in 1971, the dominant economic story in the West has been rising debt and slowing growth. This is…9 min read·Aug 21, 2021--1--1
Peter St OngeHow Cheap Lightning Changes the WorldI’ve been writing a lot about cheap stuff recently. How Lightning’s cheap fees take Bitcoin from digital gold to digital money, or how…7 min read·Aug 15, 2021----
Peter St OngeDoes Dollar Dominance Actually Benefit Americans?Recently, the US Senate Banking Committee held a hearing titled “ Cryptocurrencies: What are they good for?” where one Senator worried that…7 min read·Aug 8, 2021----