Month: March 2018

7 Misunderstandings of Bitcoin’s Scaling Problem

many of us misunderstand the underlying implications or consequences of the scaling debate when first introduced. Listen to hear the critical realizations I had in my Bitcoin scaling journey.

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Lapp 7 – The Lightning Jukebox

The final lightning app has arrived to finish out the Week of Lapps! Listen to the announcement from @Blockstream.

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81 Percent of ICOs Become Scams

With data from the Satis Group, The Merkle gives us a breakdown of the successes and failures of the current ICO market. Is this a nail in the Appcoin coffin? Listen to hear more.

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LApp 6 – Ifpaytt Brings Lightning Payments to IFTTT

LApp #6 called IfpayTTT allows non-programmers to create Lightning-powered services using the IFTTT methodology. Listen to the announcement from @Blockstream to learn more.

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Appcoins are Snake Oil

Daniel Krawisz gives us a solid argument to why appcoins are all snake oil. A failed application of economics in an immature market. But is he right? Listen to hear more.

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LApp 5 – Nanopos for Simple Point-of-Sale

LApp #5 is Nanopos, a simple to use point-of-sale system for in-person merchants. Listen for further details from @Blockstream

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The Digital Age of Securities

Moving from the Electronic Age of Securities into the Digital Age. Anthony Pompliano lays out a vision of what the future may hold. Listen to the article to learn more.

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LApp 4 – PayPerCall

LApp #4 brings us Paypercall, a powerful tool to enable micropayments for API calls and micro services across the web. Setting the stage, for a new era in the internet.

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Bitcoin and the Rise of the Cypherpunks

Bitcoin’s ancestry comes from decades of cypherpunk principles and the work of dedicated and principled thinkers. Learn more from Jameson Lopp’s piece about the history and ideology of the Cypherpunks that made Bitcoin into reality.

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LApp 3 – NanoTip

LApp #3 from Blockstream and @shesek is Nanotip, bringing micropayments back to bitcoin one strike at a time. Listen to learn more.

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