Closing out an extraordinary year in 2019 has us looking forward at 2020 & Beyond. What will we bring to Bitcoin, and what could Bitcoin bring to us? Today we read an amazing thread by John Newbery on the exceptional list of tools and technologies making their debut on the Bitcoin and Lightning protocol stack that will change everything about how we interact with and use this incredible technology. So much exciting stuff to go over, don’t miss “A Bitcoin Roadmap” twitter thread by John Newbery.
Link to John’s thread and thorough list of links included to explore the tons of improvements on the horizon, or already available to be built with. I highly encourage a dive down this rabbit hole!
https://twitter.com/jfnewbery/status/1208559196465184768

• Jack Mallers & Announcing Olympus (fiat-to lightning in seconds)
https://twitter.com/JackMallers
[audio] https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_299—Announcing-Olympus–From-Fiat-to-Lightning-in-Seconds-Jack-Mallers-e5j7ko

• Schnorr & Privacy by Lucas Nuzzi
https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_226—Schnorr-Signatures–The-Inevitability-of-Privacy-in-Bitcoin-Lucas-Nuzzi-e3jfhi

• Taproot is Coming by Aaron Van Wirdum
https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_318—Taproot-is-Coming-Aaron-van-Wirdum-e8um0c

• Lightning & the “Noinput Class” by Aaron Van Wirdum
https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_297—Simplifying-Lightning–The-Noinput-Class-Aaron-Van-Wirdum-e5fhoa

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Is there a single key factor in the difference between the assurances in PoS vs PoW? The knowledge and proof that there is a real world, inescapable cost to both producing the currency, & editing the chain history – unforgeable costliness.  Learn about this, the private keys attacks that risk entire contesting histories in PoS systems, and to the nothing-at-stake problem. This and more in today’s read!

Check out the original (hit that applause button) plus the other great pieces Hugo has on his Medium page!
https://medium.com/@hugonguyen/proof-of-stake-private-keys-attacks-and-unforgeable-costliness-the-unsung-hero-5caca70b01cb

For a deeper dive into unforgeable costliness, listen to the absolute essential read, by Nick Szabo, “Shelling Out, The Origins of Money.”
https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/Shelling-Out—The-Origins-of-Money-Nick-Szabo-e2ndom

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