Michael Stinnett

Michael D. Stinnett is a former national security attorney and a Ph.D. applicant in modern U.S. and global political economy, focusing on institutions, legitimacy, and financial governance.

Feb 10, 2026

Bitcoin's Slide Isn't a Market Panic. It's a Legitimacy Test

Bitcoin briefly falling below $60,000 last week has been treated as another episode of crypto volatility — familiar, dramatic, and easily dismissed as noise. That reaction...

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