Month: July 2020
Discovering Bitcoin – From Cavemen to Lightning, Into & Part 1 – About Time
“In order to be useful for this kind of process, a good must possess a good “hardness”: Any unit of said good should not significantly lose its ability to provide utility if stored over some period of time.” – Giacomo Zucco
Read MoreTotally Bitcoin & Changing Minds with Keyvan Davani
A long and intense discussion on the vast chasms between the normal view of the world, and that which Bitcoin instills and requires of people. In the age of contradict and finger pointing, there is nothing so disruptive as radical personal responsibility.
Read MoreLightning as a Retail Payment System
“Privacy is at the root of Lightning which is a requirement for a retail payment network to succeed. It builds on Bitcoin which does not optimize for privacy⁵ but transparency and robustness.” – Nicolas Burtey & Chris Hunter
Read MoreGuy’s Take on the Bill Bert Podcast with Anthony Pompliano [#29]
Today’s Guy’s Take is a response to the Bill Bert podcast with Anthony Pompliano! What did Pomp miss? What did he get wrong? Lets do something a little different with this episode, and feel free to check out the video by finding it on YouTube with links and other things provided in the show notes. Let me know what you think, and don’t forget to subscribe!
Read MoreBIP 9, 8, or MSFA, How Bitcoin Could Upgrade Next
:This risk is probably best countered by offering enough time to upgrade. Unfortunately, not everyone agrees on how much time is enough; some think forced signaling could start within a year, others believe it should take several years.” – Aaron Van Wirdum
Read MoreTwitter Hack & The Need for a User-Owned Internet
“Trusted third parties are security holes” isn’t just a slogan; it’s a concept that millions of people will have intuitively grasped for the first time yesterday.” – Nic Carter
Read MoreBitcoin, More Than An Inflation Hedge
“Bitcoin’s capped supply is one of its most well-known features, and it is regularly cited as a hedge against inflation caused by government money printing.
Most people don’t know that Bitcoin has another attribute that acts as a hedge against a far larger risk.” – Nick Neuman
Read MoreProject Snow White & the Raleigh Bitcoin Meetup
Another awesome episode with the Raleigh crew digging into so many topics on Bitcoin & and the state of the world.
Read MoreOn Schelling Points, Network Effects, & Lind
” This rationale also completely demolishes the “blockchain not Bitcoin” mantra as the Schelling point is purely based on bitcoin the money, not blockchain the technology.” – Willem Van Den Bergh
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