Nic Carter

Nic Carter is a partner at Castle Island Ventures and the cofounder of blockchain data aggregator Coinmetrics. Previously, he served as Fidelity Investments' first cryptoasset analyst.

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Opinion

America's Quiet Default

Seizing Russian holdings of American debt risks the role of the U.S. in the international system and opens the door to gold and bitcoin.

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Opinion

El impago silencioso de Estados Unidos

La confiscación de las tenencias rusas de deuda estadounidense pone en riesgo el papel de Estados Unidos en el sistema internacional y abre la puerta al oro y al Bitcoin.

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Opinion

Тихий дефолт Америки

Захоплення російських боргових активів ставить під загрозу роль США в міжнародній системі та відкриває двері до золота та Bitcoin.

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Opinion

Tahimik na Default ng America

Ang pag-agaw sa Russian holdings ng American debt ay nagsapanganib sa papel ng US sa internasyonal na sistema at nagbubukas ng pinto sa ginto at Bitcoin.

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Opinion

O padrão silencioso da América

A apreensão das participações russas na dívida americana coloca em risco o papel dos EUA no sistema internacional e abre a porta ao ouro e ao Bitcoin.

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Policy

Bitcoin Mining Is Reshaping the Energy Sector and No One Is Talking About It

In other news: Ted Cruz understands bitcoin mining’s potential role in a greener energy system.

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Policy

Want Cleaner Bitcoin Mining? Subsidize It

Politicians who complain about bitcoin’s environmental impact should consider a little Pigovian economics.

Coinmint facility in Massena, N.Y., 2018 (Nic Carter)

Policy

Ethereum’s Design Choices Are Inherently Political

Is the blockchain headed for an inevitable conflict between the interests of holders and users? Will that help “Ethereum killers” like Solana, Avalanche and Algorand?

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Finance

OnlyFans Shows How the Banking System Is Politicized

OnlyFans’ decision (now reversed) to ban porn reveals the arbitrary power of banks to delist products they don’t like. Neutral tech like Bitcoin offers an alternative.

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Markets

Why Central Bankers Invoke Free Banking to Attack Stablecoins

If you're going to warn people about stablecoins by citing 19th century history, you should at least include the full record, says our columnist.

$5 National Gold Bank Note issued by the First National Gold Bank of San Francisco, California, 1870s.

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