Month: October 2022

The State of Lightning – Part 2

“What the Internet has done for information, Bitcoin and the Lightning Network will do for money. ” – Elizabeth Stark Finishing the amazing report from Arcane Research on the state of the lightning network and development ecosystem. Covering the development path, the major players in the space, and the nation states beginning to pay attention and…

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The State of Lightning – Part 1

“The Lightning Network, and the possibility to perform micropayments instantaneously, will most likely change how we pay for certain services. We already see the first steps, but the alternative to stream money will revolutionize many popular services in the future.“ – Arcane Research Today we are diving into Part 1 of The State of Lightning…

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Proof of Stake & Stablecoins – Part 2 [Lyn Alden]

“Crypto exchanges with numerous coins have an incentive to get you excited about new coins, because they make money from trading volumes. Even if it’s just meme-coins like Doge or Shiba Inu with briefly-lived spikes, they want to get you in on the action, especially near the top of the spike when enthusiasm is high….

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Proof of Stake & Stablecoins – Part 1: A Centralization Dilemma [Lyn Alden]

“If Bitcoin were built on a proof-of-stake model, where the more coins you have the more votes you have on how the network functions, the large exchanges and custodians could have used the millions of coins they held on behalf of clients to vote in their own favor. This is similar to how Vanguard and…

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Bitcoin & The American West [Croesus]

“These pioneers are akin to the Bitcoiners who showed up post-Mt. Gox, through to the Class of 2020. These are the individuals who saw the promise and opportunity of Bitcoin and seized it, despite the dangers that mainstream society warned us of. In the same way that the Oregon Trail was fraught with perils, so too is…

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Bitcoin & Tesla’s Peaceful Energy Vision [Level39]

“If Bitcoin had existed in Tesla’s time, it would have removed the need for a corrupted monetary arrangement. Bitcoin mining is a permissionless and censor-resistant reward mechanism that incentivizes the cheapest and most reliable sources of energy. Tesla could have, hypothetically, self-funded his experimentation with mining rewards. The more successful and efficient his prototypes were,…

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Adoption & Digital Freedom Will Happen Through Lightning [Paolo Ardoino]

“Lighting Network adoption is scaling Bitcoin around the world. And it will be key to protecting our freedoms in the digital age as well.” – Paolo Ardoino Today we hit another awesome Bitcoin Magazine article on how Bitcoin is separating monetary value from the state, but that it is ultimately Lightning and its ability to…

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