(Counter) Narrative
Matt McClintockExploring prevailing narratives in Bitcoin and beyond–with context, nuance, and perspective.
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Measuring the measuring stick
Humans are funny creatures. We proclaim high values and ideals, but we often lose sight of them in the daily grind of reality. Bitcoiners are no exception. In one breath we talk about how bitcoin “fixes the money” and in another, we fret ov...
That depressing sucking sound.
For the past month or more, bitcoin’s story has been a depressing sucking sound. Price down, ETF outflows, miners switching off, capital flowing out to chase the AI frenzy, macro headwinds. A consistent, one-directional narrative, easy to e...
Bitcoin & Quantum Computing
OVERVIEW
A meaningful technical paper was published on April 9, 2026, by a credentialed cryptographer at StarkWare, a respected blockchain infrastructure firm. The “Quantum-Safe Bitcoin Transactions Without Softforks” white paper by A...
A year of "those days".
There are years in which nothing happens…
…and there are days into which a whole lifetime is compressed.1
2025 was a year of those days.
Shortly after inauguration, President Trump started burning through Sharpies to enact more Exec...
Bitcoin Treasury Companies are a Bad Idea
Debanking is a symptom, not the cause
Over the weekend, Nellius Irene at Cryptopolitan reported that JPMorgan Private Bank has continued debanking bitcoin-related companies–a clear violation of an August 7, 2025 Executive Order “Guara...
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Founder & CEO of The Bespoke Group. For 20+ years I’ve helped ultra-affluent families & Bitcoin pioneers design strategies that protect wealth, build freedom, & navigate global complexity. Not legal or financial advice.
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