And we're back: New column in Financial Post, new project to come
Oh, hi there. It's been a while. I have a new column in the Financial Post now.
Hello there. It's been a while. I have a new column in the Financial Post now. It appears every other week on Thursdays. Here’s what I wrote last week:
Toward the end of June, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, Binance, suddenly stopped serving Ontario, Canada’s biggest province, citing regulatory issues.
The significance of Binance’s move is not just the obvious blow to cryptocurrency users. Rather, it points to a problem that is less apparent, but bigger. Its exit from Ontario shines a light on how a homegrown talent’s company was never truly in this country in the first place.
This newsletter thingy here is being revived, albeit in a different from. The general essence, though, will be the same: something regular, from me and about crypto. I will have more to say about that in the days to come.
The book
In other news, Camila Russo, the author of The Infinite Machine, has said the following about my upcoming book (note that in the retail copy, the words will by shiny):
Once a Bitcoin Miner is available for pre-order. The publication date is Oct. 19, but pre-orders help a book in many ways, way more so than just buying it when it comes out.
Crypto news
In crypto news, I would like to point out something that happened on Tuesday. Virgil Griffith, accused of teaching blockchain to North Korea, had officially violated the terms of his bail. The prosecution has said he had tried to access his cryptocurrency accounts. He will be remanded until his September trial. A journalist in court in New York City recounts the hearing in his podcast.
As you may know, I was there in North Korea with Virgil. Part of that is depicted in the upcoming book. I had not expected write about it in the book at the time, but then, to my absolute shock, Virgil got arrested, and here we are. This is an matter about which I hold strong views. I will have more to say about this matter in the days to come.
Miscellany
In other, other news, for several years, my uncle in Beijing has been separated from his son and daughter in the United States. To make up for the distance, he writes philosophical e-mails to his children almost every day. I have adapted his emails into an essay in the Globe and Mail.