Read_053 – Pieter Wuille Championing Bitcoin Development
So who are the people behind Bitcoin’s past improvements and who are building its future? Today we have an article from CryptoCoreMedia.com introducing the “Chuck Norris of coders,” Pieter Wuille, and his enormous contributions to the bitcoin protocol. Listen to learn more!Don’t forget to check out CryptoCoreMedia.com:
https://cryptocoremedia.com/pieter-wuille-leading-innovate-bitcoin/Also Other works by Nuno Menezes:
https://cryptocoremedia.com/author/nuno-menezes/
And of course Pieter Wuille’s Github page:
https://github.com/sipa
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Read_052 – Mining Centralization Scenarios
Is Bitcoin really decentralized if we consider the enormous market dominance and hash power of Bitmain and the largest mining pools? Listen to Jimmy Song’s argument about the elements and consequences of centralized mining scenarios to find out.Don’t forget to check out @jimmysong’s other works on Medium:
https://medium.com/@jimmysong/mining-centralization-scenarios-b74102adbd36
Also check out Jimmy’s podcast:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEFJVYNiPp8xeIUyfaPCPQw
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Read_051 – Its Too Late – Nothing Can Stop the Bitcoin Protocol
“In 3 years no one will be talking about Bitcoin.” Miguel Cuneta has something to say about that claim. Listen to find out!Don’t forget to check out Miguel’s other works and the other writers with Decentralize.today:
https://medium.com/@MiguelCuneta_21450
https://decentralize.today/
https://decentralize.today/its-too-late-nothing-can-stop-the-bitcoin-protocol-738047bb5201
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Read_050 – Don’t Count Your FUD Before Lightning Strikes
We’re back in action! In the follow-up to Aaron van Wirdum’s excellent explanatory series, I decided to tackle 15 common claims against the Lightning Network, one by one. Only listen if you’re ready to learn!Want to see all the fun memes, the other linked graphics, and links to related works? Check out my article on Medium.com:https://medium.com/@thecryptoconomy/dont-count-your-fud-before-the-lightning-strikes-15-claims-against-lightning-answered-9671d4a663a9Don’t forget Aaron’s explainer series and BitcoinMagazine.com:https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/understanding-the-lightning-network-part-building-a-bidirectional-payment-channel-1464710791/
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Read_049 – Understanding The Lightning Network Part 3
Completing the Lightning Puzzle with Part 3 of Understanding the Lightning Network. The riveting conclusion of Aaron van Wirdum’s series on the Lightning protocol from Bitcoin Magazine. Listen if you’re ready to learn.Don’t forget to check out Aaron’s other works as well as the wealth of information at Bitcoin Magazine.com:https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/understanding-the-lightning-network-part-completing-the-puzzle-and-closing-the-channel-1466178980/
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Read_048 – Understanding The Lightning Network Part 2
Diving deeper down the Lightning rabbit hole with Part 2! How do we turn payment channels into a secure and trustless network? Listen to hear more from Aaron van Wirdum’s article series on Bitcoin magazine.Link to Aaron’s article on BitcoinMagazine.com:https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/understanding-the-lightning-network-part-creating-the-network-1465326903/
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Read_047 – Understanding The Lightning Network Part 1
Take a dive down the Lightning Rabbit hole with Part 1 of Aaron Van Wirdum’s 3 part series at Bitcoin Magazine to understand how a smart contract network accomplishes instant, secure, and trustless payments. Listen to learn more!Link to the article at BitcoinMagazine:
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/understanding-the-lightning-network-part-building-a-bidirectional-payment-channel-1464710791/
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Read_046 – Privacy and Schnorr Signatures
Schnorr Signatures could result in a significant change in the Bitcoin network efficiency and the size and types of transactions, but what will it mean for privacy? Listen to @nopara73’s article to learn more.
Link to nopara73’s article and other works:https://medium.com/@nopara73/privacy-and-schnorr-signatures-e2175d27f022
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Read_045 – Why Schnorr Signatures will Solve 2 of Bitcoin’s Biggest Problems
Schnorr signatures could be a boon to the efficiency of the Bitcoin system and a hinderance to its spammers. Listen to the article from Sam Wouters to learn more.
Dont forget to check out Sam Wouter’s Medium page to explore the links, graphics, and his many other works:https://medium.com/@SDWouters/why-schnorr-signatures-will-help-solve-2-of-bitcoins-biggest-problems-today-9b7718e7861c
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Read_044 – Monero has Hard Forked – Resulting in Four New Projects
Monero’s hard fork has been successfully executed as planned… or has it? Like many hard forks in the past, the consequences are rarely a simple matter. Listen to learn more.Link to the article from Bitcoin Magazine:https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/monero-just-hard-forked-and-it-resulted-four-new-projects/
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Read_043 – A History of Lightning: From Brainstorm to Beta
Listen to the extraordinary history of the Lightning Network stretching back to the beginnings of Bitcoin itself. Link to the article on Bitcoin Magazine:https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/history-lightning-brainstorm-beta/
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Read_042 – Critique of Buterin’s Proof of Stake Design Philosophy
Tuur Demeester lays out his arguments against Vitalik’s Proof of Stake Design Philosophy. Guess what he has to say. Listen to today’s quick read to find out.Link to Tuur’s article and Medium page:
https://medium.com/@tuurdemeester/critique-of-buterins-a-proof-of-stake-design-philosophy-49fc9ebb36c6
Link to Vitalik’s original article and Medium page:
https://medium.com/@VitalikButerin/a-proof-of-stake-design-philosophy-506585978d51
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