Passphrase Magazine

[The Sceptical Chymist]

Just a quick question to the fine folk in the Collectibles section.

Don't know how I stumbled across the website for Passphrase Magazine, but I did and being an old-school, low-budget collector of crypto ephemera I'm thinking of ordering what they've got to offer.  I searched this section, but the only mention I found was in this thread and there wasn't much about the publication.

Question is:  Have any of you ordered from them?  Do any of you all own any issues?  My sense is that magazines aren't that hot of an item around here, but this still is where the expertise is at.

Thanks!

[bitbollo]

No I have never ordered... magazines are interesting but in my opinions they have a "limit" that other collectibles doesn't offer.
like soccer team sponsored by blockchain companies https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5363220.msg58061094#msg58061094
Old magazines are just magic, like items from 2014.
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5359053.0 here you can see some magazines/newspapers we identified in Italy.

About this magazine, I should have all issues published up to Oct 2025 (3 numbers??) I can't check right now but I could let you know.
I can ship for free a copy - in June - if you want (just cover postal expenses to your country - 20-25 USD at max since this is a document)

[MoparMiningLLC]

Bitbollo is correct - there are 3 issues so far. I have all 3 and an extra of the 3rd (Accidentally ordered it twice a couple months apar - forgetting I already had it).

[Spokanistan51]

There is a great vintage thread specific to crypto related magazines:

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5148433.0

It seems that interest has cooled off in the last few years, but some versions are very valuable like the Bitcoin Magazine #1.

[krogothmanhattan]

Thanks for bringing this up....just ordered all three!

[The Sceptical Chymist]

Thanks for bringing this up....just ordered all three!

Cool!  If you wouldn't mind, when you receive them could you possibly check back on this thread to let me (and anyone else who's thinking of ordering from them) know what your thoughts are?

Bitbollo is correct - there are 3 issues so far. I have all 3 and an extra of the 3rd (Accidentally ordered it twice a couple months apar - forgetting I already had it).

I'm also curious as to what you think of the magazine.  As I said, it doesn't seem like there are that many collectors of print-related stuff relating to bitcoin/cryptocurrency--or at least if there are, they're quite skilled at keeping silent.  I might just place an order regardless of reviews since the prices are very reasonable, but as always I value everyone's opinion here.

Thanks!

[MoparMiningLLC]

I'm also curious as to what you think of the magazine.  As I said, it doesn't seem like there are that many collectors of print-related stuff relating to bitcoin/cryptocurrency--or at least if there are, they're quite skilled at keeping silent.  I might just place an order regardless of reviews since the prices are very reasonable, but as always I value everyone's opinion here.

Thanks!

I leafed thru it for a minute or two but basically just bought them for my collection - I rarely actually read any of the magazines I get. I also accidentally bought an extra of the vol 3 meh

[The Sceptical Chymist]

I leafed thru it for a minute or two but basically just bought them for my collection - I rarely actually read any of the magazines I get. I also accidentally bought an extra of the vol 3 meh

I'd be buying these as collectibles, not as any kind of crypto news source; perhaps I'm wrong, but I suspect that's why you purchased them.  As such I'm less concerned about the quality of the writing and more so about paper quality and the magazines being able to withstand time and the environment--in other words, paper quality all else being equal. 

There might come a day when magazines of any kind are no longer printed, so I see stuff like Bitcoin Magazine and Passphrase Magazine as being a part of crypto's *relatively* early history, the same way I view the crappiest of card-type HW wallets available on Amzon or ebay to be a similar part of the same history.  If nobody preserved any of these things, they'd eventually be lost to fading memories and/or ancient posts on bitcointalk.

Call me crazy....because I can't dispute that descriptor....but that's how I structure my meager collection.

[MoparMiningLLC]

I leafed thru it for a minute or two but basically just bought them for my collection - I rarely actually read any of the magazines I get. I also accidentally bought an extra of the vol 3 meh

I'd be buying these as collectibles, not as any kind of crypto news source; perhaps I'm wrong, but I suspect that's why you purchased them.  As such I'm less concerned about the quality of the writing and more so about paper quality and the magazines being able to withstand time and the environment--in other words, paper quality all else being equal. 

There might come a day when magazines of any kind are no longer printed, so I see stuff like Bitcoin Magazine and Passphrase Magazine as being a part of crypto's *relatively* early history, the same way I view the crappiest of card-type HW wallets available on Amzon or ebay to be a similar part of the same history.  If nobody preserved any of these things, they'd eventually be lost to fading memories and/or ancient posts on bitcointalk.

Call me crazy....because I can't dispute that descriptor....but that's how I structure my meager collection.

well I have an extra copy of issue 3 you can have for $15 in btc - onchain or LN - (same price I paid for it, roughly)

[Cyrus]

FYI they seem to have a presence on the forum: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5576207
I own the first two numbers, from the auction linked above. Didn't know there was a third number but would be interested to acquire one.

[MoparMiningLLC]

FYI they seem to have a presence on the forum: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5576207
I own the first two numbers, from the auction linked above. Didn't know there was a third number but would be interested to acquire one.

sent you a message concerning my extra #3

[bitbollo]

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Didn't know there was a third number but would be interested to acquire one.

I can provide a spare copy of each edition (shipping from the EU - only shipment to pay)...

[PassphraseMagazine]

I want to give you a small update so far we published:

Issue 1 - Knowledge is Power (English)
Issue 1 - Knowledge is Power (Japanese Version)
Issue 2 - The Internet is Broken (English)
Issue 3 - E-Cash (English)
Issue 3 - E-Cash /Spanish)
Issue 4 - The Privacy Paradox

passphrasemagazine.io

[MoparMiningLLC]

I want to give you a small update so far we published:

Issue 1 - Knowledge is Power (English)
Issue 1 - Knowledge is Power (Japanese Version)
Issue 2 - The Internet is Broken (English)
Issue 3 - E-Cash (English)
Issue 3 - E-Cash /Spanish)
Issue 4 - The Privacy Paradox

passphrasemagazine.io

I need to order that issue #4 - pretty sure I do not have that one.

[Kryptowerk]

I want to give you a small update so far we published:

Issue 1 - Knowledge is Power (English)
Issue 1 - Knowledge is Power (Japanese Version)
Issue 2 - The Internet is Broken (English)
Issue 3 - E-Cash (English)
Issue 3 - E-Cash /Spanish)
Issue 4 - The Privacy Paradox

passphrasemagazine.io

I need to order that issue #4 - pretty sure I do not have that one.

Did you take a look at the articles yet? @MoparMiningLLC
What's your honest take?

Thanks for bringing this up....just ordered all three!

What's your take on them, how do they compare to the more famous Bitcoin magazine?

I'll probably order all 4 of them. Free worldwide shipping and a $10 price-tag is very attractive. And I'm a sucker for printed media even though the interest for collectors seems lower than I would hope for.
I guess paper-media is indeed a dying (art)form.

[MoparMiningLLC]

I want to give you a small update so far we published:

Issue 1 - Knowledge is Power (English)
Issue 1 - Knowledge is Power (Japanese Version)
Issue 2 - The Internet is Broken (English)
Issue 3 - E-Cash (English)
Issue 3 - E-Cash /Spanish)
Issue 4 - The Privacy Paradox

passphrasemagazine.io

I need to order that issue #4 - pretty sure I do not have that one.

Did you take a look at the articles yet? @MoparMiningLLC
What's your honest take?

Thanks for bringing this up....just ordered all three!

What's your take on them, how do they compare to the more famous Bitcoin magazine?

I'll probably order all 4 of them. Free worldwide shipping and a $10 price-tag is very attractive. And I'm a sucker for printed media even though the interest for collectors seems lower than I would hope for.
I guess paper-media is indeed a dying (art)form.

decent mag - worth getting. I shoulda tossed my extra #3 in your package for you.

[aoluain]

I'm also curious as to what you think of the magazine.  As I said, it doesn't seem like there are that many collectors of print-related stuff relating to bitcoin/cryptocurrency--or at least if there are, they're quite skilled at keeping silent.

I was one who ventured into Bitcoin related print media, still have some bits and bobs and tried
to clear out some items but nobody wants them really.

I have 'downsized' my collectibles, I find they take up quite a fair bit of space and I think they are
probably at one of the lower tiers of Bitcoin collectibles - unfortunately.

Having said that print media doesnt come up on the board that often though.

If you are a collector they are definitely worth having €10 per copy with free worldwide shipping
is very reasonable.

[The Sceptical Chymist]

Having said that print media doesnt come up on the board that often though.

I've definitely noticed that as well, and I wonder if it's because print media is fast becoming a relic that (presumably younger) collectors don't find interesting or perhaps that a good-sized collection of magazines can quickly collapse a shelf if that shelf isn't strong enough.  The weight of them adds up fast.

Did not know that there was an issue #4, though I still have yet to purchase any of the Passphrase mags.  Will give it some thought, and I appreciate the official account chiming in here.

[krogothmanhattan]

I want to give you a small update so far we published:

Issue 1 - Knowledge is Power (English)
Issue 1 - Knowledge is Power (Japanese Version)
Issue 2 - The Internet is Broken (English)
Issue 3 - E-Cash (English)
Issue 3 - E-Cash /Spanish)
Issue 4 - The Privacy Paradox

passphrasemagazine.io

I need to order that issue #4 - pretty sure I do not have that one.

Did you take a look at the articles yet? @MoparMiningLLC
What's your honest take?

Thanks for bringing this up....just ordered all three!

What's your take on them, how do they compare to the more famous Bitcoin magazine?

I'll probably order all 4 of them. Free worldwide shipping and a $10 price-tag is very attractive. And I'm a sucker for printed media even though the interest for collectors seems lower than I would hope for.
I guess paper-media is indeed a dying (art)form.

  To be honest...I ordered and then when they arrived I add it to my pile of collectables....just briefly paged thru and thats it.

[PassphraseMagazine]

I want to give you a small update so far we published:

Issue 1 - Knowledge is Power (English)
Issue 1 - Knowledge is Power (Japanese Version)
Issue 2 - The Internet is Broken (English)
Issue 3 - E-Cash (English)
Issue 3 - E-Cash /Spanish)
Issue 4 - The Privacy Paradox

passphrasemagazine.io

I need to order that issue #4 - pretty sure I do not have that one.

Did you take a look at the articles yet? @MoparMiningLLC
What's your honest take?

Thanks for bringing this up....just ordered all three!

What's your take on them, how do they compare to the more famous Bitcoin magazine?

I'll probably order all 4 of them. Free worldwide shipping and a $10 price-tag is very attractive. And I'm a sucker for printed media even though the interest for collectors seems lower than I would hope for.
I guess paper-media is indeed a dying (art)form.

  To be honest...I ordered and then when they arrived I add it to my pile of collectables....just briefly paged thru and thats it.

The content is the most important 
As you are still missing #4 you should have a look into #3.
SethForPrivacy wrote a critical piece on chaumian ecash and how bitcoiners risk giving up their sovereignty.
The essay from B.W.A. is also something to think about: "Bitcoin used to be punk!".... check it out !