Opinions
Explore my Bitcoin opinion pieces and research reviews.
The bookmarks below take you to both my opinions (less formal, not heavily referenced) and research reviews, which are somewhat more academic in nature (I use these as background for my own research work). If you want only one of them, hit the search button up top to call up only opinion or research reviews.
Stablecoins, Bitcoin, & the U.S. Monetary Worldview
The debate over stablecoins and Bitcoin is often framed as a technical argument about speed, fees, or volatility. What is really at stake is not payments technology, but which monetary worldview policymakers are trying to preserve.
Murray Rudd
The Truth Behind Bitcoin’s Power Law: Rigor Versus Hype
In this post, I offer an opinion & deep dive into Bitcoin’s “power law” claims, rigorously examining whether the extreme price movements observed in Bitcoin’s history truly follow a heavy-tailed distribution.
Murray Rudd
Challenging ECB’s Bitcoin Critique: a Critical Rebuttal
Our paper critiques the recent working paper by Bindseil and Schaff (2024), which presents a negative assessment of Bitcoin’s long-term viability, framing it as a speculative asset with limited intrinsic value and significant risks.
Murray Rudd
Strategic Dynamics of Bitcoin Adoption via Game Theory
Applying a game theory lens to Bitcoin can help build understanding about the current state of Bitcoin adoption, as well as forward-looking strategies to nudge the direction that the Bitcoin space evolves.
Murray Rudd