The Numbers Behind Small Loans
The first legislator to regulate small consumer loans was Hammurabi. This shows that small consumer loans have been around for a while and seem to be a human universal. Yet they are vilified by detractors. Are they ursury or legitimate business? What are the numbers behind moneylending?
2023-09-23
13 min read
A quick view at P2P trading volumes on BISQ
Crypto newbies seem to forget that the original way to buy bitcoin was through peer-to-peer trading on sites like LocalBitcoins. Yet despite the high profile recent failures of centralised exchanges, P2P fiat on-and-offramps have also faced significant issues.
2023-09-17
2 min read
The Blind Men and the Coin - Part I
Cryptocurrency is a controversial topic. Yet much of the debate around it is confused because, like the blind men in the parable, both advocates and critics have a myopic view of what it is. Here I discuss the Crypto Casino and Crypto Movement.
2023-08-20
15 min read
