Weekly Review

CeX, Drugs, and a Fond Farewell

John Law recaps the week's news and forecasts the future, in his final column for CoinDesk.

Markets  ·  20 April 2014

Crash and Carry on, Canadian Chip Chumps, and the Internet of Sins

This week John Law glues together broken China, mops up Canada's sticky MintChip mess and proposes new altcoin 'karmacoin'.

Markets  ·  13 April 2014
IRS

Tax to the Future, Tip-top Tiny Top-ups, and a Free Gift for Bitcoiners

This week John Law gives the taxman some ideas, makes micropayments, and gives you bitcoin without the hassle, almost.

Markets  ·  6 April 2014
News

Make Your Own Cash, 1930s Style; the CoinSummit Boosters; and Hot Pockets

John Law remembers a 1930s currency revolution, survives exuberant optimism, and (almost) finds something good about mobile malware mining.

Markets  ·  30 March 2014
Crime

Bitcoin Banking, Solving ID Theft, and Why Regulators Should Love Pasties

John Law wonders if cryptocurrencies could secure your cash, BLTs could protect your ID and bitcoin is wrongly named.

Policy & regulation  ·  23 March 2014
Banking

Seeing Through Regulation, Banking on Bitcoin, and a Sheer Art Attack

John Law discusses revolution in regulation, putting competition back into banking and shares his outlandish bitcoin art ideas.

Business  ·  16 March 2014
Satoshi Nakamoto

Hiding in Plain View, Too Much Secrecy, and Where Next for Space-Bound Twins?

John Law suggests privacy seekers should stay hidden, bitcoin doesn't need Tor and a novel purchase for the Winklenauts.

Markets  ·  7 March 2014
Ukraine

You Can’t Beat the Numbers, Signs of the Times, and Full Marx for Bitcoin

John Law ponders what could destroy bitcoin, and what a ban would look like, but finds it remarkably hard.

Markets  ·  28 February 2014
Exchanges

Mt. Gox’s Lesson in Logic, the ATM that Doesn’t Exist, and Tips for the Future

This week, John Law invents insults for Gox clients, finds a DIY ATM and has a rather good idea.

Business  ·  21 February 2014
JP Morgan

Bitcoin Under Attack, a Lesson in Discretion, and Getting Rich Quick

What links dark deeds, dwarves and dinosaurs? John Law takes a firm grip on this week’s bitcoin news.

Markets  ·  14 February 2014
Apple

Apple Sours on Bitcoin, Corner Shop Conundrum, and the Stolen Good

This week John Law takes a bite out of Apple, ventures into 'unbanked' territory and ponders a sticky bit-lemma.

Markets  ·  7 February 2014
China

A Million is Never Enough, Chinese Laundry, and Bad Taste by Bitcoin

This week in the wonderful world of bitcoin: high-profile arrests, Chinese trillions and eyelashes for cars.

Markets  ·  31 January 2014
Ethereum

Roll up for Branded coins, Roll on the Robot Overlords – or Just Roll Your Own

This week John Law delves into custom currencies, robot rulers and cannabis-related bitcoin conundrums.

Tech  ·  24 January 2014
Bitcoin

The £150 ATM, Benefits of Risky Futures, and Bitcoin’s Common Touch

John Law wades knee-deep into bitcoin's hectic week of cut-price ATMs, risky derivative markets and merchants galore.

Business  ·  17 January 2014
Twitter

A Billion-Dollar Bitcoin Bet, Making Cents of Twitter, and Indian Brews

This week has provided two excellent counter-examples against the inherent badness of bitcoin – one small, one very big.

Markets  ·  10 January 2014