Elliot OldsWill Technology Decentralize Power?This essay originally appeared on my website. See the tweetstorm here.12 min read·Jan 5, 2021----
Elliot OldsA Libertarian Response to Vlad Zamfir’s “New Crypto Legal System”Two days ago Vlad Zamfir published an essay arguing that existing governance mechanisms in crypto are dangerous and that we should move…7 min read·Jan 27, 2019--2--2
Elliot OldsExamining a Conspiracy Theory about Satoshi’s IntentDan Hedl recently published a popular tweetstorm in which he lays out a comprehensive theory of why we should think that Satoshi intended…19 min read·Jan 16, 2019--4--4
Elliot OldsWhy we should be worried about an artificial intelligence explosionFrançois Chollet recently published an essay arguing that an artificial intelligence explosion (in which an AI rapidly becomes far more…9 min read·Nov 29, 2017----
Elliot OldsMarket Governance of Bitcoin — FAQA more up to date version of this FAQ can now be found here.18 min read·Mar 21, 2017--1--1
Elliot OldsLesser known reasons to keep blocks small, in the words of Bitcoin Core developersImagine asking Bitcoin Core developers the following question:6 min read·Feb 22, 2016--10--10
Elliot OldsThe Bitcoin block size debate is not just about technical expertiseThis article was edited and expanded on February 10th, 20163 min read·Jan 29, 2016--17--17
Elliot OldsShould we force fees higher to set user expectations?Last week in a (publicly logged) IRC channel, someone asked one of those most prominent Bitcoin Core developers the following question…3 min read·Jan 21, 2016--2--2