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Bitcoin as an asset is simple, but the structures built around it are not. From reserves to leverage, these models add layers of risk, and the term 'bitcoin treasury company' is losing meaning fast. My latest Forbes article. https://www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/2026/03/18/the-structural-risks-of-bitcoin-treasury-companies/

The UK government is pushing digital ID again despite nearly 3 million people opposing it and a four hour parliamentary debate that raised overwhelming cross party concern about this dystopian technology. Linking identity to payments creates the infrastructure for unprecedented financial surveillance and control. Watch this clip where Freddie New warns: “If the government decides to suspend your digital ID and that becomes the gateway to services and payments, you are effectively unpersoned.” Please take a few minutes to submit a response. Consultation: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/making-public-services-work-for-you-with-your-digital-identity Full document: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/making-public-services-work-for-you-with-your-digital-identity/making-public-services-work-for-you-with-your-digital-identity Closes at 12:30pm on 5 May 2026.

Cuba’s recent blackout exposed a structural weakness in centralized power grids. When a single plant fails, entire systems can collapse. Distributed energy and flexible demand could help change that. Bitcoin mining plays an unexpected role by acting as a flexible load that stabilizes renewable grids. The same decentralised logic strengthens money and disperses power too. Read my latest Forbes article featuring & Rachel Geyer. https://www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/2026/03/11/cubas-blackout-reveals-grid-flaws-bitcoin-may-fix/

Thanks Strider. Appreciate the sats but they didn’t arrive…

Last December at ABC25 in Mauritius, I wrote about why Africa is leading the charge on Bitcoin for real financial freedom. The piece discusses how local innovation is addressing challenges such as remittances, inflation and financial exclusion. Here is my Forbes piece from the conference: https://www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/2025/12/05/africa-turns-to-bitcoin-for-real-financial-solutions/

More details here: https://afrobitcoin.org/

Blantyre, Malawi is where my Bitcoin journey really began, although I had no idea at the time. Growing up, I lived in a quintessential English village and apart from a few holidays, that was largely the extent of my view of the world. When I arrived in Blantyre in 1994, I was struck by the contrast between officials arriving in flashy cars at government buildings while outside, people were struggling and suffering. It was the first time I saw clearly how governments could enrich themselves while failing to look after their own people. That trip stayed with me and gradually shaped how I think about power, money and the state. More than thirty years later, learning that will take place in Blantyre this year feels remarkable. It brings everything back to where my Bitcoin journey began and to the moment I first saw the problem Bitcoin ultimately addresses ... the need to separate money from the state.

X is already the world’s real time news layer. Deepfakes are erasing trust online and we are rapidly approaching a world where nothing posted can be believed. Open Origins tackles this by stamping photos and videos at the moment they are captured, proving their origin and authenticity using cryptographic traceability. The technology was developed out of research at Cambridge University. If this verification technology were built directly into the X app, every post could carry verifiable origin recorded on a decentralised chain. Anyone could independently check where content came from. This technology is already being used in major newsrooms to protect authentic media from deepfake manipulation. ITN, the producer behind ITV News and Channel 4 News, is using OpenOrigins to protect its archive from deepfake manipulation. The system is designed more like Bitcoin than a traditional company product. It runs as a decentralised protocol with multiple nodes, meaning the verification layer would survive even if the company disappeared. If trust in online media is collapsing, why not solve it at the protocol level? Thanks to Dr Manny Ahmed for joining and discussing how this problem can be solved.

They will be accepting bitcoin payments in about a month’s time. 🫡

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