Shitcoins

How Many Wrongs Make A Wright – Part 2

Today we finish the amazing journey through Jameson Lopp‘s thorough compilation of Craig Wright’s extensive efforts and complications in trying to convince the world he is Satoshi Nakamoto, the creator of Bitcoin.

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How Many Wrongs Make a Wright – Part 1

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’s dubious claims but simply didn’t have the time to sit down and read it, this is the QuikRead for you.

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Libra Doesn’t Compete with Bitcoin, But it Might Kill Ripple

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 details on the new protocol and what they seek to accomplish with it.  The big question, can it do any of what it says, and what other projects does it compete with really?  We read numerous twitter posts, including a great thread by Caitlin Long, tweets from Andreas, details sourced by Jameson Lopp, and more in today’s Guy’s Take episode.

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How Many Forks Does it Take to Get to the Center of Satoshi’s Vision?

By rummaging through the history and defining the philosophy of BCash and the various “big block” forks of Bitcoin, we may be able to get to the center of that elusive thing called “Satoshi’s Vision”…

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Dont Trust, Verify! A Bitcoin Private Case Study

An amazing piece of work from the Coinmetrics.io team using the full node data and some serious digging to uncover the fraudulent minting of over 2 Million BTCP coins! A detailed analysis of how and when the coins were created, and how it managed to go unnoticed for such a long time.

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Dan Held on Satoshis Vision

Taking a dive into an awesome tweetstorm from @danheld about the context, purpose, and beginnings of Bitcoin and whether it meets “Satoshi’s Vision,” or if it even matters.

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SegWit2x Bugs Explained

The infrastructure and businesses in the Cryptoconomy are set to have a massive shift in the coming months. The #Bitcoin ecosystem may be difficult to recognize in the near future. That makes it critical not to forget the lessons our short but eventful history has taught us so far.

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Bitmain, BCH, the IPO & What it All Actually Means

“It is impossible for Bitmain to divest their BCH holdings onmarket. Full stop. The BCH markets are not liquid enough to absorb the amount of coins Bitmain is still holding” -@CryptoHerpesCat

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Responsible Disclosure in the Era of Cryptocurrencies

“On April 25, 2018, I anonymously and privately disclosed a critical vulnerability in Bitcoin Cash, one of the world’s most valuable cryptocurrencies…” – Cory Fields

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ASIC Resistance is Nothing but a Blockchain Buzzword

Is ASIC resistance really the panacea that some claim it is? Will it solve the never ending challenges of a decentralized network? Or is it just a buzzword used to sell Bitcoin alternatives? Find out in @StopAndDecrypt‘s thorough piece on ASIC resistance.

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