The Economics of the Silk Road

The Economics of the Silk Road

Join the Mises Circle to look at the economics of the Silk Road, its shutdown, and the future of digital, anonymous marketplaces.

BitPay and the Death of Credit Cards

BitPay and the Death of Credit Cards

Since 2011, BitPay has been leading the charge to help merchants save money and transact online and in-person more easily, cheaply, and securely by using Bitcoin.

How Bitcoin Works with Daniel Krawisz

How Bitcoin Works with Daniel Krawisz

Any visitor to the Mises Circle will quickly recognize that we here see Bitcoin as a revolutionary monetary and payment system. However, Bitcoin is even more than that. Bitcoin solves many interesting problems in cryptography in novel ways. Join us…

Bitcoin and the Origin of Money with Special Guest Konrad Graf

Bitcoin and the Origin of Money with Special Guest Konrad Graf

Instead of forcing us to abandon the Misesian approach to money, Bitcoin has helped us sharpen our analytical knives and gain a more abstract, praxeological answer to the questions of what money is and how it originates.

The Problem with Altcoins

The Problem with Altcoins

In short, the altcoin phenomenon is the product of greed and bounded rationality.

Crypto-Anarchy and Libertarian Entrepreneurship – Chapter 3: The Killer App of Liberty

Crypto-Anarchy and Libertarian Entrepreneurship – Chapter 3: The Killer App of Liberty

If Bitcoin becomes money, the government’s control of money will have ended.

Bitcoin and the Regression Theorem

Bitcoin and the Regression Theorem

Many Austrians, especially those in the Mises Circle, are very excited about the possibilities of Bitcoin, but does is this excitement corroborated by economic reality?