Bitcoin Audible

CryptoQuikRead_355 - How Decentralization Dies [Brandon Arvanaghi]

20 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

"Decentralization has [...] been a vessel for achieving a concession from a centralized body it is protesting. Every decentralization play has followe...

CryptoQuikRead_354 - Why Proof of Reserves is Important to Bitcoin [Mauricio Di Bartolomeo]

19 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

"Bitcoin is a movement founded on individual monetary sovereignty, transparency and peer-to-peer auditability enabled by a breakthrough in technology....

CryptoChat_30 - Once BITten, down the Bitcoin Rabbit Hole with Daniel Prince

14 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

I had an awesome time the other day with Daniel Prince on the new Once BITten Podcast. Diving into some of my own personal history with Bitcoin, what ...

CryptoQuikRead_353 - We're All Default Keynesians Now [Brady Swenson]

13 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

"Unless you began your Austrian economic education at birth in some unknown Austrian paradise, on this planet at this particular time in human history...

CryptoQuikRead_352 - Paying Yourself for Privacy on Lightning? [Aaron Van Wirdum]

12 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

"The Lightning Network is best known for its fast and cheap payments. But the Layer 2 protocol could also offer more privacy than on-chain payments [....

CryptoQuikRead_351 - Bitcoin is Not a Pyramid Scheme [Parker Lewis]

11 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

"Not everyone understands what a pyramid scheme actually is, what the warning signs may be, or why such schemes always fail [...] The distinctions sho...

CryptoQuikRead_350 - Of Course You Can Own Bitcoins [Bitcoin Rabbi]

07 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Can you really own Bitcoins? Or do you merely have possession of keys that grant a high probability of exclusive control? A fun short read to close o...

CryptoQuikRead_349 - The Rise of SIM Swapping [David Hollerith]

07 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

"For the better part of the last decade, the combination of these two practices has given rise to an increasing number of SIM swap attacks ending in t...

CryptoQuikRead_348 - All 21M Bitcoin Already Exist [Phil Geiger]

05 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

"we have nearly 11 years of empirical evidence that the network itself has been holding and transacting bitcoin, but instead of with private key signa...

CryptoQuikRead_347 - Strike! By Zap [Jack Mallers]

31 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

An exciting development form the extraordinary team over at Zap and the Mallers Fam! The seed of the infrastructure inversion has landed, and its' cal...

CryptoQuikRead_346 - The Kindest Cut; Why The 2020 Bitcoin Halving... [Peter C. Earle]

31 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

"What’s noteworthy about this point is that, upon this particular halving, Bitcoin “inflating” at a roughly 1.8 percent rate annually will nomin...

CryptoQuikRead_345 - Bitcoin Obsoletes All Other Money [Parker Lewis]

30 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

"Money is an intersubjective problem, and a choice to opt into one monetary medium is an explicit opt out of the other, which in turn causes one netwo...

GuysTake_026 - The Halving is Not Priced in, Here's Why

29 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

As a follow up to Nic Carter's excellent breakdown of the efficient market hypothesis, and PlanB's piece addressing the market's evaluation of the ris...

CryptoQuikRead_344 - Efficient Markets & Bitcoin's Stock to Flow [PlanB]

24 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

"A first reaction could be that it is a great investment opportunity. A better reaction (from an EMH and non arbitrage point of view) would be that it...

CryptoQuikRead_343 - Introduction to the Efficient Market Hypothesis for Bitcoiners [Nic Carter]

23 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

"So is the halving “priced in” or will it be a catalyst for appreciation? [...] I consider it patently absurd that a change in issuance would have...

CryptoQuikRead_342 - Bitcoin & the Primacy of the Digital World [Pascal Hugli]

20 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

"Because of their digital nature, many people still object to bitcoin, refuse to take it seriously or consider it altogether too scary. [...] It’s t...

CryptoQuikRead_341 - The Rise of the Individual [Aleks Svetski]

16 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

"Not since the gunpowder revolution were ordinary men & women able to stand up to those who chose to oppress or rule them unjustly. Only this time...

CryptoQuikRead_340 - The Cat is Out of the Bag [Nic Carter]

15 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

"Unlike Paypal, Venmo, or traditional payment processors, it cannot deplatform you for wrongthink, holding subversive political views, being a sex wor...

CryptoQuikRead_339 - Proof-of-Work, The Fundamental Laws [Rory Highside]

14 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

"It is therefore a universal truth that all work has a measurable cost of energy transformation due to the very nature of the universe, and the laws o...

CryptoQuikRead_338 - The Information Theory of Money [Dan Held]

10 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

"Prices are the coordinating force of a free market system. Each individual decision-maker can rely on the prices of goods and services to help with t...

CryptoQuikRead_337 - The Tyranny of Time Scarcity - Bitcoin Times Ed 2 - [Robert Breedlove]

08 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

“Gold, the ancient and prevailing monetary sovereignty layer (representing an unmanipulable money supply), and the internet, the ultimate engine of ...

CryptoQuikRead_336 - Bitcoin's Eternal Struggle - Bitcoin Times Ed 2 [DerGigi]

06 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Diving into the many incredible works made available in The Bitcoin Times Ed 2! Today we read Gigi's great piece "Bitcoin's Eternal Struggle" on the i...

CryptoQuikRead_335 - Bitcoin is Not Backed by Nothing [Parker Lewis]

02 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

"To provide broader context, the Federal Reserve, the Bank of Japan and the European Central bank have collectively created $10 trillion dollars-worth...

Reboot - The Three Economic Eras of Bitcoin [Rusty Russell]

31 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

A most profound aspect of Bitcoin is that we know, with certainty, what the monetary policy will be no matter how far we look into the future. If we c...

Guy & Car - Bitcoin, Unmentionables, & an Insane 2019

30 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Carcampit from the Friends Against Government Podcast joins me to close out 2019 with a discussion on the crazy changes we have seen this year, both i...

CryptoQuikRead_334 - A Bitcoin Roadmap 2020 & Beyond [John Newbery Tweet Thread]

28 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Closing out an extraordinary year in 2019 has us looking forward at 2020 & Beyond. What will we bring to Bitcoin, and what could Bitcoin bring to ...

Reboot - Shelling Out: The Origins of Money [Nick Szabo]

24 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

"The precursors of money, along with language, enabled early modern humans to solve problems of cooperation that other animals cannot – including pr...

CryptoQuikRead_333 - The Passion of the Believers [Hass McCook]

20 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

"At the end of the day, everyone has to believe in something; might as well believe in something verifiable and unforgeable."  - Hass McCook As I wa...

CryptoQuikRead_332 - Proof of Stake, Private Keys Attacks & Unforgeable Costliness [Hugo Nguyen]

19 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Is there a single key factor in the difference between the assurances in PoS vs PoW? The knowledge and proof that there is a real world, inescapable c...

CryptoQuikRead_331 - Proof of Stake & The Wrong Engineering Mindset [Hugo Nguyen]

18 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

What is the true set of differences between Proof of Work, and Proof of Stake? What are the engineering mindsets behind them both, and which is built ...

CryptoChat_029 - With David Hollerith & the Bitcoin Magazine Podcast

18 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Don't forget to check out the Bitcoin Magazine Podcast and follow Dave on Twitter! https://twitter.com/DsHollers https://twitter.com/BitcoinMagazine ...

CryptoQuikRead_330 - Does Bitcoin Need Accounts? [Aaron Van Wirdum]

16 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Another clever & censorship resistant system for identity within the Bitcoin system is being proposed. Called "Easypaysy," developer Jose Femenias...

CryptoQuikRead_329 - Bitcoin, Not Blockchain [Parker Lewis]

14 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Next up in the Gradually, Then Suddenly series by Parker Lewis and available on the incredible blog over at unchained-capital.com is "Bitcoin, Not Blo...

CryptoQuikRead_328 - Under a HEX [Goldman Sats]

12 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The scams in the Bitcoin & crypto space are, unfortunately, not low in number. Sometimes the only safe option is to ignore them, but there are the...

CryptoChat_028 - Horny for Justice at the Raleigh Meetup

10 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Is Bitcoin really a religion? Is all money some form of religious institution? What happened to Virgil Griffith? Are juries the best or worst idea ...

CryptoQuikRead_327 - Bitcoin is Worse is Better [gwern]

09 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Is Bitcoin the perfect money, or is it the worst money that solves the most essential problem, as simply and reliably as possible? In true "New Jersey...

CryptoQuikRead_326 - Innovations in Bitcoin's Technology Stack [Lucas Nuzzi]

06 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

For everyone that tells you Bitcoin is a stagnant technology going nowhere, this is the article to point them to.  Another be returning author Lucas ...

Money, Bitcoin, & Time - by Robert Breedlove

04 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Money is the tool that enables human exchange and prosperity... Bitcoin is a sovereign, sound, digital form of money... Time is the only true scarcity...

CryptoQuikRead_325 - Lightning, Why I Quit the Bond Market for Bitcoin [Nik Bhatia]

02 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Another of the many great pieces from Nik Bhatia getting into the impact and scope of the system that the Lightning Network could become. Bitcoin is n...

CryptoChat_027 - Boomer Bucks & the Raleigh Meetup

27 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Don't be the oblivious boomer who lets their hard work get sucked away by that garbage Boomer Bucks currency. Be a part of the future, and Buy Bitcoin...

CryptoQuikRead_324 - Bitcoin Fixes This [Parker Lewis]

27 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

An economy leveraged 150:1 A spiraling tower of debts to pay for our previous debts Central Banks repeating the same policies that caused our problems...

CryptoQuikRead_323 - Transaction Count is an Inferior Measure [Nic Carter]

25 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

To think of the value of a global, jurisdiction-less, "money-for-enemies" network as nothing more than the result of how many transactions it can do o...

The Bitcoin Reformation - by Tuur Demeester

22 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

INTRODUCTION At the end of the 16th century, a rag tag group of rebel intellectuals and entrepreneurs founded a country on some of the least desirab...

CryptoQuikRead_322 - The World Has Gone Mad... [Ray Dalio]

21 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The World Has Gone Mad, & the System is Broken. Ray Dalio drops a bomb recently with his post showing the sorry state of our money, the cracks in ...

CryptoQuikRead_321 - Bitcoin is Not Too Slow [Parker Lewis]

20 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The 5th installment of the always fascinating "Gradually, then Suddenly" series from Parker Lewis and Unchained Capital.  What is the real problem th...

CryptoQuikRead_320 - The Bitcoin Reformation - Part 2 [Tuur Demeester]

15 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Today we conclude the report from Adamant Capital written by Tuur Demeester on a fascinating parallel between Bitcoin and the Protestant Reformation o...

CryptoQuikRead_319 - The Bitcoin Reformation - Part 1 [Tuur Demeester]

14 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Today we start our journey through the new report from Adamant Capital written by Tuur Demeester on a fascinating parallel between Bitcoin and the Pro...

CryptoChat_026 - Bitcoin for Self Defense with Max Hillebrand

12 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Diving down the rabbit hole on the amazing privacy technologies in Bitcoin, what they are, how they can be used, and how it might change our interacti...

CryptoQuikRead_318 - Taproot is Coming [Aaron van Wirdum]

11 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

One of the many amazing technologies coming to Bitcoin, Taproot is one of the most promising improvements to the privacy, efficiency, & capabiliti...

CryptoQuikRead_317 - The Triumvirate of Liquidity [Nik Bhatia]

08 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Today, Nik Bhatia takes us through a compressed history of the Dollar, Us Treasuries, and how we found ourselves in the current global financial mess....

GuysTake_025 - Money, Networks, Blockchains, & Bitcoin

07 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The much deserved Guy’s Take episode as a dedicated follow-up to the amazing work of "The Bitcoin Time Vol 1." There just wasn’t enough time to do...

CryptoQuikRead_316 - A New Monetary Network - The Bitcoin Times Vol 1 - Part 2 [Aleksandar Svetski]

06 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

"Bitcoin is the first time we’ve combined Money as a unit, with Money as a Network, into one thing." - Alexsandar Svetski Dont miss part 2, the con...

CryptoQuikRead_315 - Blockchain is Dead - The Bitcoin Times Vol 1 - Part 1 [Aleksandar Svetski]

06 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

"When people get up and begin to talk to me about how they’re going to use the blockchain to solve supply chain, or whatever other (mostly ridiculou...

CryptoQuikRead_314 - Stop Calling Bitcoin Deflationary [Conner Brown]

04 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Another great piece from returning author Conner Brown on the false narrative of Bitcoin's "deflationary" problems. Not only does it not result in the...

CryptoChat_025 - On Sovereignty with Knut Svanholm

01 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The author of the incredible work we covered last week, Bitcoin: Sovereignty Through Mathematics, joins us on the show today to talk all about the fou...

CryptoChat_024 - World War B [The Raleigh Bitcoin Podcast]

29 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Another great chat with the Raleigh Meetup gang about the sorry state of US and global finances, the fall of the dollar empire, prices in the real and...

CryptoQuikRead_313 - Who Secures Bitcoin? [John Carvalho]

28 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Is it the miners? The developers? The nodes? Who really defines Bitcoin, who establishes the rules that make it immutable, secures it against unwanted...

CryptoQuikRead_312 - Sovereignty Through Mathematics - Part 5 [Knut Svanholm]

25 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Closing the week with the incredible conclusion of Knut Svanholm's work! Don't forget to thank him for making this available to us and everyone for fr...

CryptoQuikRead_311 - Sovereignty Through Mathematics - Part 4 [Knut Svanholm]

24 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Chapters 8 through 11 continuing our unabridged audio of Knut Svanholm's excellent book on the Bitcoin phenomenon titled, "Sovereignty Through Mathema...

CryptoQuikRead_310 - Sovereignty Through Mathematics - Part 3 [Knut Svanholm]

23 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Another awesome read as we continue through Knut Svanholm's excellent book, "Sovereignty Through Mathematics." Part 3 goes into so many fascinating co...

CryptoQuikRead_309 - Sovereignty Through Mathematics - Part 2 [Knut Svanholm]

23 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Continuing through our unabridged reading of Knut Svanholm's excellent book available on Amazon, "Bitcoin: Sovereignty Through Mathematics." • The...

CryptoQuikRead_308 - Sovereignty Through Mathematics - Part 1 [Knut Svanholm]

21 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Today we begin through this weeks complete unabridged reading of Knut Svanholm's recent book available on Amazon, "Bitcoin: Sovereignty Through Mathem...

CryptoQuikRead_307 - The (flawed) Economics of Bitcoin Maximalism

18 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Does Bitcoin maximalism fail the test against the economics of Ludwig Von Mises & Charles Menger, both giants of the Austrian school? Have we sacr...

CryptoQuikRead_306 - Bitcoin Does Not Waste Energy [Parker Lewis]

15 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

"There is no more important long-term use of energy than securing the bitcoin network."  Parker Lewis Want to know why? Then you will have to listen...

CryptoQuikRead_305 - Addressing Security Concerns with the Casa Node [Jameson Lopp & Brian Lockhart]

14 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Recently, a bit of Twitter drama has arisen from a post that started with @JWWeatherman_'s disclosure of a perceived critical bug in the Casa Node dev...

CryptoQuikRead_304 - Bitcoin Astronomy [Part 2 - Dhruv Bansal]

10 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Continuing the wonderfully fascinating piece from yesterday's episode, all about the dynamics & game theory at play in a hash war between Mars' Mu...

CryptoQuikRead_303 - Bitcoin Astronomy [Part 1 - Dhruv Bansal]

09 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Equal parts entertaining & intellectually intriguing, we start with Part 1 of Dhruv Bansal's wonderful piece, Bitcoin Astronomy!  The interplanet...

CryptoQuikRead_302 - Bitcoin is Not Too Volatile [Parker Lewis]

07 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

To think that a hard monetary asset, with a perfectly inelastic supply, could go from a $0 market with no infrastructure, liquidity, or demand, to a g...

Bonus - Who Deserves This? [Ross Ulbricht]

04 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

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CryptoQuikRead_301 - Bitcoin Equals Freedom [Ross Ulbricht]

03 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Following the anniversary of Ross Ulbricht's arrest, and the fall of the Silk Road experiment, we read a short but extraordinary piece, hand written i...

CryptoQuikRead_300!! - The Crypto Anarchist Manifesto [Timothy C. May]

02 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Quick Read #300!!! Hard to believe we have come this far withou the show. For this milestone it's time to take it back to the philosophical roots of t...

CryptoChat_023 - Small State, Big Bitcoin [The Raleigh Bitcoin Podcast]

30 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

An awesome discussion with the squad over at the Raleigh Bitcoin Podcast. Can anyone sensibly be both pro Bitcoin & pro big government? When, if e...

GuysTake_024 - But Lightning Enables...

27 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Finishing up our Lightning week on the show, I've got a Guy's Take on all the different applications I think are viable here in the early days of Ligh...

CryptoQuikRead_299 - Announcing Olympus! From Fiat to Lightning in Seconds [Jack Mallers]

26 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Every so often a major development comes along that combines the available tools and you suddenly see a sharp image of what the future could look like...

CryptoQuikRead_298 - Lightning Service Providers [Roy Sheinfeld]

26 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

With another great piece from the Breez-Tech CEO we read and explore the fascinating concept of the Lightning Service Providers.  What is their role?...

CryptoChat_022 - All Roads Lead to Bitcoin w/ John Vallis

23 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

John Vallis from the Bitcoin Rapid Fire Podcast and I have a lengthy chat all about our roads to Bitcoin, and how it has changed our view of the world...

CryptoQuikRead_297 - Simplifying Lightning, The "Noinput Class" [Aaron Van Wirdum]

20 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Today we take a dive into the future of Lightning and one of the amazing developments to make it simpler and more reliable, the new sighash flags refe...

CryptoQuikRead_296 - The Long Now [Ben Hunt - Epsilon Theory]

18 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The only thing as scarce as Bitcoin, is Time.  Do you value it accordingly?   For today's read we are diving into our first piece from the awesome ...

CryptoQuikRead_295 - A New Form of Life - Money, Bitcoin & Time [Part 5 - Robert Breedlove]

18 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Concluding the “Bitcoin” section of Money, Bitcoin & Time. So many fascinating aspects of Bitcoin covered by author Robert Breedlove in this s...

CryptoQuikRead_294 - The Simple Truth About Bitcoin - Money, Bitcoin & Time [Part 4 - Robert Breedlove]

17 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Jumping back into Robert Breedlove's great piece with a thorough exploration of Bitcoin as a money, a technology, a network, and a measure of time.  ...

GuysTake_23 - Revolution in the Protocol [on Nic Carter's "Peaceful Revolution"]

13 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Today we have a follow up to Nic Carter's excellent piece on Medium, A Most Peaceful Revolution. An incredible article that deserves an exhaustive dis...

CryptoQuikRead_293 - A Most Peaceful Revolution [Nic Carter]

12 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Today we read a veritable Bitcoin Manifesto on a fundamental truth of Bitcoin's nature, the challenge it proposes to the state, the atrocities it seek...

GuysTake_022 - But Bitcoin Isn't User Friendly...

09 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

• Keys are being abstracted away. • Users will call customer support to restore their coins, but never give up control. • Ownership of a single...

CryptoQuikRead_292 - Rise of the Sovereign Individual [dergigi]

06 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

If you were looking for a succinct summation of the philosophy and to understand why we are so avid about using Bitcoin, encrypting our communication,...

CryptoQuikRead_291 - Bitcoin Can't Be Copied [Parker Lewis]

06 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Today we start into the second piece of the "Gradually, Then Suddenly" series by Parker Lewis. Why altcoiners can claim their coin is for something ot...

GuysTake_021 - Bitcoin & the 7th Great Disruption of the Digital Age

04 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Bitcoin isn't just a token you can send and receive online, it isn't just a digital money, its a complete inversion of the idea of money in the same w...

CryptoChat_021 - Wealth Power & Influence, Bitcoin talk with Jason & Matt

02 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The Bitcoin community needs more Jason Stapleton, so I'm doing my part.  Super excited to have had the opportunity to join Jason Stapleton and Matt E...

CryptoQuikRead_290 - Gradually, Then Suddenly [Parker Lewis]

30 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

"What is money? That is the beginning of the real rabbit hole.” Like the process of going bankrupt, how fiat money inflates, and what it feels like ...

CryptoQuikRead_289 - Bitcoin & Me [Hal Finney]

28 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Harold Thomas Finney (May 4, 1956 – August 28, 2014) In one of his last posts on the BitcoinTalk forums, Hal Finney posted a short message about hi...

CryptoQuikRead_288 - The Economic Nervous System - Money, Bitcoin, & Time [Part 3 - Robert Breedlove]

28 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Today we continue our journey through Robert Breedlove's thorough work by completing section 1 on the incredible history & profound nature of mone...

CryptoQuikRead_287 - Money is a Social Network - Money, Bitcoin & Time [Part 2 - Robert Breedlove]

26 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The network effects that tie society together through its community, language, and money are both incredibly powerful, and very difficult to measure. ...

CryptoQuikRead_286 - Money, Bitcoin & Time [Part 1 - Robert Breedlove]

22 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Today we start into an amazing and broad work that tackles the entire argument for Bitcoin, from the origins and nature of money, to the cost and valu...

CryptoChat_020 - ITS ALIVE!! Brandon Quittem & Der Gigi on the Bitcoin Organism

21 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

“Life is like fire, not water; it is a process, not a pure substance. […] The simplest, but not the only, proof of life is to find something that ...

CryptoQuikRead_285 - Proof of Life [dergigi]

20 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

"Ralph Merkle... made the argument that Bitcoin is the first example of a new form of life. In this article series, I intend to take this claim seriou...

CryptoQuikRead_284 - Bitcoin is the Antivirus [Brandon Quittem]

15 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Our monetary system has confiscated trillions in resources and value by corrupting the very incentives that keep our economy healthy and resilient… ...

CryptoQuikRead_283 - Invalid Blocks Need Not Apply [StopAndDecrypt]

13 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Everything that defines the Bitcoin network is in the validation rules, and the nodes are its enforcers.  An impenetrable fortress of validation.   ...

CryptoChat_019 - Under The Lightning Hood: Resurrection

13 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The crew from the Lightning Hood website and weekly wrap-up are back for another episode chatting all about the developments in Lightning & Bitcoi...

CryptoQuikRead_282 - The Right to Read [Richard Stallman]

09 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Do we live in an age of liberty, where information is freely accessible, or an age of heavy-handed copyright restrictions where we are losing the owne...

CryptoQuikRead_281 - Unpacking Bitcoin's Assurances [Nic Carter]

07 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We make claims about Bitcoin's assurances all the time.  It is censorship resistant, it's open and permissionless, it's counterfeit proof, etc.  But...

CryptoQuikRead_280 - My Path to Bitcoin Maximalism [Ben Perrin]

06 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Today we read an excellent article by Ben Perrin (@Btcsessions) laying out an excellent argument that reveals #BitcoinMaximalism as the meticulous and...