About
Think of The Bitcoin Distillery as having your own private Bitcoin research team!
The Bitcoin Distillery
This is a Bitcoin-focused blog for individuals, investors, and researchers interested in learning more about Bitcoin.
Types of Content
Briefing Notes summarize various Bitcoin long-form YouTube episodes.
Research Reviews summarize academic articles.
Writing/Opinion pieces are originals, either summaries of my own academic papers or opinion pieces that I have done alone or in collaboration with other Bitcoiners.
The Bitcoin Price Modeling page contains non-technical explanations and examples of how my supply- and demand-based model functions.
My Background
I am a former environmental economics and policy university professor with >25 years of international teaching experience and a portfolio of academic writing that has garnered >6,300 citations from >85 journal articles and technical reports (h-index=40 for any academic geeks out there).
Satoshi Action Education
I am a Science Advisor for Satoshi Action Education, a global non-profit 501(c)(3) dedicated to researching Bitcoin & the Proof-of-Work consensus mechanism.
Guest Appearances
Check out some podcasts where I have been a guest!
Murray Rudd on The Transformation of Value, May 19, 2025
Murray Rudd on The Bitcoin Edge with Paula, May 10, 2025
Murray Rudd on Mr. M Podcast, Mar 8, 2025
Murray Rudd on the Robin Seyr Podcast, Jan 23, 2025

Murray Rudd on the Transformation of Value podcast, Aug 25, 2024
Disclaimer
Always do you own research: don't trust, verify.
The content on this blog is strictly for education purposes.
Do not take content that I summarize as financial advice. For financial advice, consult a professional investment advisor who is familiar with Bitcoin.