Bitcoin Audible

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...

CryptoChat_018 - Investigating Bitcoin with Aaron Van Wirdum

05 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Today we have on the show one of the best journalists in the Bitcoin ecosystem, Aaron Van Wirdum!  We chat about his path to finding Bitcoin, his pro...

GuysTake_020 - How Bitcoin Could Bring Down the State

02 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Inflation, or manipulation of the money supply to the benefit of the politically well connected, is quite possibly the most pervasive frauds of modern...

CryptoQuikRead_279 - Deflation & Liberty [Part 2 - Jörg Guido Hülsmann]

02 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

"If Bitcoin's supply is expected to be endlessly deflationary, doesn't this ensure a never ending, economy destroying downward spiral?" Today we concl...

CryptoQuikRead_278 - Deflation & Liberty [Part 1 - Jörg Guido Hülsmann]

31 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

When we think about the unmatched scarcity of Bitcoin as a monetary good (particularly after looking at @100trillionUSD's stock-to-flow model), it ine...

CryptoQuikRead_277 - Modeling Bitcoin's Value with Scarcity [100trillionUSD]

30 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The incredible model for predicting and assessing the value of the Bitcoin network by @100trillionUSD is analyzed in his exceptional article that we r...

CryptoChat_017 - Reminiscing with Car & Bird on a Crazy Year & a Changing World

29 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

If you haven't listened to the earlier episode where I went on the Friends Against Government Podcast, then you no longer have to miss out! A year lat...

CryptoQuikRead_276 - More Immutable than Stone [Simon Lutz]

26 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We start today's show reading a short Twitter thread by @simonlutz21 which sparks a fun discussion about the presence of Proof-of-Work in nature, the ...

CryptoQuikRead_275 - Bit Gold [Nick Szabo]

25 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

There were many precursors to the Bitcoin system, but IMO, none came as close to correctly defining the problem, & solving the key issues of trust...

CryptoQuikRead_274 - BetterHash, Decentralizing Bitcoin Mining with new Hashing Protocols [StopAndDecrypt]

24 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

What if we already had a solution to one of the biggest threats to the Bitcoin network, but simply weren't implementing it?  Today we read another gr...

CryptoQuikRead_272 - Keynesian Errors on Time and Demand [Ben Kaufman]

23 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

What if there was a single, fundamental flaw in Keynesian economic theory that could shed light on the major imbalances and debts that have resulted f...

CryptoQuikRead_272 - Statechains, Sending Keys Not Coins [Aaron Van Wirdum]

22 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

From Bitcoin Magazine, today we read Aaron's piece on the recently conceptualized "Statechains" from the mind of Ruben Somsen. An entirely different w...

CryptoQuikRead_272 - Letting a Million Channels Bloom [Rusty Russell & Joe Netti]

19 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The Lightning Network does, in fact, have scaling problems of its own. When the network grows to millions of channels we obviously won't be able to ru...

CryptoQuikRead_271 - Bitcoin's Energy Consumption is a Necessity [Daniel Wingen]

18 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

... And one of the greatest natural subsidies for renewable energy we could've asked for.   Today we hit a piece by Daniel Wingen. A thorough breakdo...

CryptoQuikRead_270 - Investing in Bitcoin [Hasu & Su Zhu]

16 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Today we read yet another great piece by @hasufl and @suzhu available on uncommoncore.co on the core value offered by Bitcoin as a system and the high...

CryptoQuikRead_269 - Bitcoin is a Human Right [Nik Bhatia]

12 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Finishing this week out with a short but wonderful introductory article by Nik Bhatia. Bitcoin is a money, a game, a land grab, works like email, and ...

CryptoChat_016 - Lightning is a Breez with Roy Sheinfeld

10 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The Lightning protocol has made some major leaps in the last few months, and the software landscape has changed massively in the same span!  Here to ...

CryptoQuikRead_268 - Major Developments in LND 0.7

09 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Tomorrow we have an awesome interview with Roy Sheinfeld all about the Breez Lightning service! To set the stage, today we dive into the recent Lightn...

CryptoQuikRead_267 - Everyone's a Scammer [Michael Goldstein]

08 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Merchants are scammers, Keynesians are scammers, altcoins are scammers, Bitcoin "investments" are scammers, scammers are scammers, and even Bitcoin ho...

CryptoChat_015 - Alex Adelman on Stacking Sats & Saving Money with Lolli

05 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

I was lucky enough to get the opportunity at the Bitcoin 2019 Conference to sit down with Alex Adelman, the CEO of Lolli, and talk all about how he go...

CryptoQuikRead_266 - How Many Wrongs Make A Wright [Part 2 - Jameson Lopp]

03 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Today we finish the amazing journey through Jameson Lopp's thorough compilation of Craig Wright's extensive efforts and complications in trying to con...

CryptoQuikRead_265 - How Many Wrongs Make a Wright [Part 1 - Jameson Lopp]

02 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Did you hear about the guy who tried for years to convince the world he was Satoshi? If you ever wanted to explore the evidence against Craig Wright...

CryptoChat_014 - Aleks Svetski on the Death of Blockchain

01 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

I got a chance to sit down with Aleks Svetski of the Amber App & blockchain bashing fame at the Bitcoin2019 conference. The Citizen Bitcoin crew j...

CryptoQuikRead_264 - A Man Warned is Half Saved [beautyon_]

28 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Another excellent piece by @beautyon_ and discussion on the nature of Bitcoin's uncontestable monetary standard and what it means for our future.  It...

CryptoChat_013 - Richard Myers and a Lightning Powered Global Mesh

24 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Today we have a great chat with Richard Myers all about the recently unveiled Lot49 protocol and how Global Mesh Labs intends to incentivize and help ...

CryptoQuikRead_262 - The Bitcoin Time Traveler [Luka_Magnotta]

21 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

A message from the future... from 2013.  Just one of those memes that made its place in Bitcoin's cultural history, we read the infamous Reddit post ...

CryptoQuikRead_262 - The Island of Stone Money [Milton Friedman]

20 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Does money need some alternative utility?  Is there an example of virtual money that could be hundreds of years old?  Today we read about one of the...

CryptoQuikRead_261 - The God Protocols [Nick Szabo]

19 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

"Imagine the ideal protocol. It would have the most trustworthy third party imaginable — a deity who is on everybody's side. All the parties would s...

GuysTake_019 - Libra Doesn't Compete with Bitcoin, But it Might Kill Ripple

18 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

All the buzz is about FacebookCoin, I mean FacePalmCoin, I mean Libra today with the release of the testnet and Libra.org giving much sought after det...

CryptoQuikRead_260 - Why America Can't Regulate Bitcoin [beautyon_]

13 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This one should not be skipped!    There is a fascinating precedent set by case law and the long battles over PGP and US "munitions" laws, that giv...

CryptoChat_12 - Talking Privacy, Bitcoin & the New Economy with the Raleigh Bitcoin Meetup

12 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

At the recent Raleigh Bitcoin meetup we had an awesome discussion all about privacy and bitcoin, and the intertwined destinies of both. Hanging out wi...

GuysTake_18 - A Story About Booms & Busts

11 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Today I wanted to cover an analogy I have hit in the past to explain what's happening in the boom/bust cycle.  One that sheds light on the fact that ...

CryptoQuikRead_259 - Lightning at the End of the Tunnel [Roy Sheinfeld]

10 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This is an episode not to be missed. With a beta project focused entirely on the user experience, the @Breez_tech wallet is making a huge leap in the ...

GuysTake_017 - Erlay, Dandelion, & BitcoinOps

06 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

With help from the Bitcoin Optech newsletter we cover details and implications of the newly proposed Erlay protocol for spreading transactions quickly...

CryptoQuikRead_258 - 21 Lessons of the Bitcoin Rabbit Hole - Chapter 3 [dergigi]

05 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In the epic conclusion of the 21 lessons of the Bitcoin Rabbit hole, we talk about the technology, the network, and how Bitcoin is set to change the w...

CryptoQuikRead_257 - 21 Lessons of the Bitcoin Rabbit Hole - Chapter 2 [dergigi]

04 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Continuing our expedition through the lessons of the Bitcoin Rabbit Hole, we explore the realities of economics & the truth of money that is revea...

CryptoQuikRead_256 - 21 Lessons of the Bitcoin Rabbit Hole - Chapter 1 [dergigi]

03 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

An epic journey with author @dergigi on the unexpected lessons he learned tumbling down the Bitcoin rabbit hole.  One can always take a closer look a...

CryptoQuikRead_255 - Bitcoin An Accounting Revolution [Permabull Niño]

31 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

“Those who argue “high fees will kill adoption” fail to understand the intensity of assurances Bitcoin offers, and the ease at which it does thi...

CryptoQuikRead_254 - Bitcoin & Software Reliability [beautyon_]

30 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

" 'Break stuff' in that context means 'Kill People.'  The software simply must work every time, no compromise, no guesswork, no exceptions. There are...

Guystake_016 - Drama, Drama, Toxic Drama

29 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Curious about all the #BitcoinTwitter buzz recently?  I went digging to find the associated twitter threads & comments to read, and then discuss ...

CryptoQuikRead_253 - The Magic Dust of Cryptography [dergigi]

28 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Exploring the magic of cryptography using a magic hammer, gray dust, a magic potion, & a pair of very special pajama pants. Don't miss another re...

GuysTake_015 - The Bcash 51% Attack

24 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In a crazy conversation from last night's meet-up, I learned of discussion of a purposeful re-org, a 51% attack, on the #BCH chain by 2 miners.  Afte...

CryptoQuikRead_252 - Bitcoin's Security is Fine [Dan Held]

23 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Is Bitcoin's security going to be unreliable, volatile, or could it even fail entirely when we lose the block subsidy? Or is #Bitcoin set to operate s...

CryptoQuikRead_251 - Use of Knowledge in Society [Part 2 - F. A. Hayek]

22 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The brilliance of the price system is in coordinating the values, deeply limited knowledge and scarce resources precisely to their highest value need ...

CryptoQuikRead_250 - Use of Knowledge in Society [Part 1 - F. A. Hayek]

21 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Is the idea of a central decision maker for the economy just a problem of gathering all the right information and having the most intelligent in contr...

CryptoQuikRead_249 - Bitcoin Has No Intrinsic Value, & That's Great! [Conner Brown]

20 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Diving into a great piece by Conner Brown exploring the subjectivity of value, and why Bitcoin's lack of "intrinsic value" is a benefit, not a hindera...

CryptoQuikRead_248 - Bitrefill's Hottest Lightning Tech of 2019!

16 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Today we cover all the incredible new developments coming to Lightning and what they will mean for the future the protocol!  First we tackle the blog...

GuysTake_014 - The What, Why, & How of Lightning

15 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Today, in preparation of & to understand the significance of the vast array of new features and developments coming to lightning, we cover a full ...

CryptoQuikRead_247 - The Ancient Sin of Debt; How Bitcoin Can Make Amends [Darren Kleine]

14 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

With a really cool and succinct article from Darren Kleine (@_DKleine), today's read is on the "sins" of debt and usury, and how a good or bad monetar...

GuysTake_013 - Nodes vs Miners, Who Defines Bitcoin?

09 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Today we cover more specifically the consequences and risks of a divorce between miners & the network of nodes.  What could the miners do, are sy...

GuysTake_012 - Full Nodes or Nothing, The Story of Validation [Part 1]

08 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

When we dig to the very base elements of Bitcoin, we find it is merely digital points.  What make these integers different from identical ones on bil...

CryptoQuikRead_246 - Errors in Satoshi's Whitepaper [David A. Harding]

07 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Today we take a stroll through a collection of known errors, clarification, and terminology changes from the original whitepaper made available thanks...

CryptoQuikRead_245 - Bitcoin's Gravity [dergigi]

06 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

A great piece just full of fun analogies on how to imagine the force of nature that is #Bitcoin.  Don't miss our first piece by @dergigi on the show ...

CryptoQuikRead_243 - Bitcoin in Heavy Accumulation [Part 2 - Tuur Demeester, Michiel Lescrauwaet]

03 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The conclusion of the Adamant Capital report from Tuur Demeester & Michiel Lescrauwaet on the current state & sentiment of the Bitcoin markets...

CryptoQuikRead_243 - Bitcoin in Heavy Accumulation [Part 1 - Tuur Demeester, Michiel Lescrauwaet]

02 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Today & tomorrow we will be going through the Adamant Capital report by Tuur Demeester & Michiel Lescrauwaet on the current state and sentimen...

CryptoQuikRead_242 - Neutrino is Dangerous to my Self-Sovereignty [Nicholas Dorier]

01 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In the follow-up to yesterday's article, we are covering Nicolas Dorier's second article on Neutrino, detailing the systemic risks of widespread SPV, ...

CryptoQuikRead_241 - Why I Don't Celebrate Neutrino [Nicholas Dorier]

30 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Today we read an article from developer @nicolasdorier that illustrates why Neutrino might not be the panacea some seem to treat it as.  It certainly...

CryptoChat_011 - Lightning, Paywall.Link, & the Bootstrap Bandit

29 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Today we bring Tim K (@bootstrapbandit) on the show to talk all about the Lightning Network & a new tool he built at Paywall.Link.  Don't miss th...

CryptoQuikRead_240 - Rothbard on Utility Theory [Mises.org]

26 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Today we grab a section out of one of the many incredible works by Murray N. Rothbard to discuss the idea of marginal utility and why money must be a ...

The Case for Electronic Cash [Jerry Brito]

25 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The full audio version of "The Case for Electronic Cash" by Jerry Brito. Abstract  Cash is more than a method of payment. It is a fundamental tool fo...

GuysTake_011 - Why Lightning Sucks

24 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Lightning is complicated, difficult to use, sometimes doesn't work properly, requires a lot of learning and experimentation, and is still a risky plac...

CryptoQuikRead_239 - How to Scale Bitcoin Without Changing a Thing [Part 2 - Nic Carter]

23 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Even with #Bitcoin, are we destined for a future with intermediated payments?  Will that give us a different color of the same system we're stuck wit...

CryptoQuikRead_238 - How to Scale Bitcoin Without Changing a Thing [Part 1 - Nic Carter]

22 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

"I believe that institutional scaling presents an under-appreciated scaling vector, and it is quite possible to employ it without significantly compro...

CryptoQuikRead_237 - Casa Keymaster Security - Mobile Key Overview [Jameson Lopp]

18 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Today we go through a recent blog post by Jameson Lopp and the Casa team that goes into the clever, meticulous design used to ensure the security and ...

CryptoQuikRead_236 - How Is Fiat Money Possible [Part 3 - Hans Hermann Hoppe]

17 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Today we reach the conclusion of Hoppe's incredible piece on the nature of fractional reserve banking and the contradictions of fiat money.  With the...

CryptoQuikRead_235 - How Is Fiat Money Possible [Part 2 - Hans Hermann Hoppe]

16 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Continuing from yesterday's episode with Part 2 of our journey through Hoppe's amazing piece on the nature and origins of the fiat money system.  Cou...

CryptoQuikRead_234 - How is Fiat Money Possible [Part 1 - Hans Hermann Hoppe]

15 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

"Fiat money is the term for a medium of exchange which is neither a commercial commodity, a consumer, or a producer good, nor title to any such commod...

CryptoQuikRead_233 - Exit & Freedom [Nick Szabo]

12 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Building on the principles discussed in our exploration of the consequences of a society without cash, we apply it to a broader principle of how the p...

CryptoQuikRead_232 - The Case for Electronic Cash [Part 3 - Jerry Brito]

11 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The conclusion of The Case for Electronic Cash by Jerry Brito.  Today we close out this amazing piece with the moral case for why we should not only ...

CryptoQuikRead_231 - The Case for Electronic Cash [Part 2 - Jerry Brito]

10 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Continuing with Part 2 of "The Case for Electronic Cash" from Jerry Brito and CoinCenter.org.  The consequences of total dependence upon financial in...

CryptoQuikRead_230 - The Case for Electronic Cash [Part 1 - Jerry Brito]

09 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Today we begin the long, and rewarding journey through Jerry Brito's & Coin Center's Report on "The Case for Electronic Cash." This is an incredib...

CryptoQuikRead_229 - Why the State Demands Control of Money [Hans Hermann Hoppe]

08 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

What if there was a clear and obvious reason that the state monopolizes the production of money, that after understanding, you simply cannot unsee?  ...

CryptoQuikRead_228 - Minimum Viable Decentralization [John Backus]

05 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Today we cover another great piece on the topic of what can be learned from the history of P2P protocols and their successes & failures.  Written...

CryptoQuikRead_227 - Bitcoin is a Hedge Against the Cashless Society [Hasu & Su Zhu]

04 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Another excellent piece from Su Zhu and Hasu at uncommoncore.co and a great introduction to the dynamics and risks at stake in the cashless society.  ...

CryptoChat_010 - Guy & the PayPod on How Bitcoin Will Change the World

03 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Today we have another great chat with Scott from The PayPod discussing the impact and philosophy of Bitcoin!  Check out Soarpay.com, the sponsor for ...

My Favorite Bitcoin Holidays? A Walk with Guy Through Bitcoin History

02 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Today we go on an extended walk through some of the most epic days of Bitcoin's and the Cryptoconomy's history! Telling some of my personal experience...