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Lightning 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

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Read_421 – Lightning as a Retail Payment System [Nicolas Burtey]

“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 As excellent piece today from the Galoy Money team that compares the current world of retail payment…

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Guy’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!

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Guy’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 shownotes. Let…

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BIP 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

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Read_420 – BIP 9, 8, or MSFA, How Bitcoin Could Upgrade Next [Aaron Van Wirdum]

“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 Taproot is here! Now just how the hell do we decide to do…

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Twitter 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

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Read_419 – Twitter Hack & The Need for a User-Owned Internet [Nic Carter]

“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 I’m sure you’ve heard about the insane social media takeover by a hacker looking to make a little Bitcoin by now. Nic Carter writes an op-ed…

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Read_419 – Twitter Hack & The Need for a User-Owned Internet [Nic Carter]

“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

I’m sure you’ve heard about the insane social media takeover by a hacker looking to make a little Bitcoin by now. Nic Carter writes an op-ed on Coindesk breaking down his take on the event and how it calls attention to the huge problems of centralization on the web and social media, and what the possible solutions might look like. Will this finally push massive change in online security, or will it be quickly forgotten like the many hacks before it?

Original article as well as links to some other fascinating reads by Nic below:
https://www.coindesk.com/after-twitter-hack-we-need-user-owned-internet-more-than-ever
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Bitcoin, 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

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