Month: November 2018

Sorry, Bitcoin is Still Anarchist

“Government involvement is usually limited to mediating the clash between incumbents and innovators. Rarely is government the incumbent.” –Zack Voell

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Custody in the Age of Digital Assets

“What we’re witnessing with digital assets is a move back toward bearer assets — now that users of these protocols have figured out how to trade them quickly, digitally, and without any possibility for the types of errors that lead to costly reconciliation processes.” – Fidelity Digital Assets

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Shelling Out – The Origins of Money

“The precursors of money, along with language, enabled early modern humans to solve problems of cooperation that other animals cannot – including problems of reciprocal altruism, kin altruism, and the mitigation of aggression. These precursors shared with non-fiat currencies very specific characteristics – they were not merely symbolic or decorative objects.” – Nick Szabo

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The Business of Bitcoin Cold Storage

“As investors reallocate their current investment portfolios to include bitcoin, trillions of dollars in market capitalization appreciation becomes an inevitable result” –Nik Bhatia

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Bitcoin’s Existential Crisis

“If you build a system meant by its very nature to dis-intermediate third parties and exist independent of governments and legal systems, you have an identity problem.” –Nic Carter

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Casa Node First Impressions & A Few Updates

First impressions of the Casa Node and first issues standing in the way of my Lightning playtime. The pain is real. Plus, a few updates and what we have in the works for Cryptoconomy.Life in this brief GuysTake episode!

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Bitcoin at 10

@Beautyon_ takes us through the realizations & predecessors that set the stage for Bitcoin and the incredible impact this technology has had, and will continue to have on the entire world. #Bitcoin, the revolution, 10 years and running!

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Shelling Out, The Origins of Money – Part 4

Part 4! Today we finally conclude Nick Szabo‘s essential work, Shelling Out: The Origins of Money! A critical piece to understanding money, its rich history, and key properties through the eyes of the cypherpunks who revolutionized it.

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Shelling Out, The Origins of Money – Part 3

Part 3! of our journey through Nick Szabo’s incredible work, Shelling Out: The Origins of Money. A critical piece to understanding money, its rich history, and key properties through the eyes of the cypherpunks who revolutionized it.

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