The Merchant's Return: When Systems Fail, Producers Prosper
Being cast out of the system reveals its deepest secret: you were never its beneficiary, only its fuel. Freedom begins with this recognition.
The Art of Waiting: Random Delays for Private Payments
Two scripts that randomize timing between Wasabi coinjoin rounds, making your payment patterns indistinguishable from organic human behavior.
The Capital Structure of War
Cheap drones expose the state's war machine: centralized militaries accumulate fragile capital while decentralized force converts low-cost tools into strategic advantage.
Self-Liquidating Credit: The Instrument That Destroys Itself
Bills of exchange carried a built-in death date and extinguished themselves as goods reached market; modern debt compounds forever by design.
Seven Resolutions
Freedom requires commitment, not sentiment. Seven resolutions define the ethical foundation for those who would build a voluntary society instead of complaining.
Programmable Magic Internet Money: How Nostr Apps Can Monetize Ethically and Profitably
Bitcoin plus Nostr creates programmable money that solves software monetization through micropayments respecting user sovereignty.
The Price of Patience
Hoarding is not low time preference; only lending expresses it. Wealth lowers time preference via diminishing marginal utility, not the reverse.
The Constitution That Isn't One
The Universal Principles of Liberty codifies libertarian jurisprudence as discovered law, providing a meta-normative baseline for decentralized justice without sovereign authority.
The Market for Peace
War persists because profits concentrate among those who wage it while costs disperse across those who must suffer and pay.
The Root of Money
Money is neither vice nor virtue but the material expression of human judgment exercised through time. Only parasites hate it.
Chaining Agents Needs a Spine
Most agent chains fail because they pass work around without narrowing the task, and the Ralph loop forces actual, reliable closure.
The Third Court: Insurance, Arbitration, and the Private Production of Justice
Insurance prices risk, arbitration resolves disputes, restitution makes victims whole, and cryptographic enforcement binds them all into one complete system.
The Gap Between PIR and Nostr: Open Problems in Private Relay Queries
Can PIR hide Nostr queries from relays? Compound filters and subscriptions don't map to existing schemes. Here are the open problems.
The Trust Shift: Secure Enclaves for Private Nostr Relays
TEE relays shift trust from operators to chip manufacturers. For most threats, that trade is worth making, with eyes open.
Verify Anyone on Any Channel
A simple challenge-response app can verify Nostr identities across any anonymous channel by querying the follow graph users already built.
The Gossip Vulnerability: Why NIP-17's "Deniable" Messages Aren't
NIP-17 promises deniable messaging with its three-layer design: an unsigned "rumor," a signed "seal," and an ephemeral "gift wrap." However, this setup has a hidden vulnerability. The signed seal allows recipients to prove that a message was sent by the claimed author, even without revealing the content. This creates a perfect scenario for gossip attacks, where the mere proof of communication can damage reputations. As we explore NIP-17, we find that the rumor, despite being unsigned, is not as deniable as it seems, making it a potential risk for exposure.
Summary of: The Praxeology of Privacy ~ Economic Logic in Cypherpunk Implementation
A book explaining why Privacy = Economic necessity proven through Austrian logic. Three axioms (Action + Argumentation + Resistance) demonstrate that surveillance destroys market calculation like socialist planning, while cryptography restores conditions for voluntary coordination. Complete bridge between Austrian economics and cypherpunk technology.
The Praxeology of Privacy ~ Chapter 21: Building the Parallel Economy
The parallel economy grows through counter-economics. Cheap defense defeats expensive attack. When theft becomes unprofitable, the state withers. Build. Trade. Resist.
The Praxeology of Privacy ~ Chapter 20: Implementation Strategy
Start with honest assessment. Build progressively from basics to advanced. Find community. Privacy is not a destination but ongoing practice. Progress matters.
The Praxeology of Privacy ~ Chapter 19: Operational Security
Operational security prevents adversaries from gathering compromising information. Threat modeling guides defense. Human factors are the weakest link. Perfect OPSEC is impossible.