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POW is Efficient

“The Cryptopocalypse is coming — Bitcoin’s (PoW) is so bad that it’s going to destroy the world in 2020!” –DanHeld

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CryptoQuikRead_154 – Electric Money [Bitcoin’s POW #4 – LaurentMT]

“No equation, no chart in this fourth part. Just a short discussion about the total cost of Bitcoin’s PoW. It will offer us the opportunity to introduce another fundamental property of PoW which makes it truly unique.” -LaurentMT Check out the full series (and drop some applause) plus other amazing work from @LaurentMT on his…

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Electric Money – Bitcoin’s Proof of Work Part 4

“No equation, no chart in this fourth part. Just a short discussion about the total cost of Bitcoin’s PoW. It will offer us the opportunity to introduce another fundamental property of PoW which makes it truly unique.” -LaurentMT

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CryptoQuikRead_153 – Cliffhangers [Bitcoin’s POW #3 – LaurentMT]

“In this third part, we’re going to focus on a slightly different question: “Is the system running at its optimum?” -LaurentMT Check out the full article to explore the charts and graphics illustrating his arguments and metrics (and don’t forget to drop applause for the excellent work):https://medium.com/@laurentmt/cliffhangers-cb87ed47124e Follow @LaurentMT on Twitter:https://twitter.com/LaurentMT   Support the show:Looking…

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Cliffhangers – Bitcoin’s Proof of Work Part 3

“In this third part, we’re going to focus on a slightly different question: “Is the system running at its optimum?” -LaurentMT

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The Yin and Yang of Bitcoin – Bitcoin’s Proof of Work Part 2

Listen to @Laurentmt‘s article explaining how the Yin and Yang of Bitcoin, Hodling & Mining, affect the efficiency of the system and how they drive the system’s dynamics.

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CryptoQuikRead_152 – Yin and Yang of Bitcoin [Bitcoin’s POW #2 – LaurentMT]

Listen to @Laurentmt’s article explaining how the Yin and Yang of Bitcoin, Hodling & Mining, affect the efficiency of the system and how they drive the system’s dynamics. Don’t forget to drop some applause on the article and check out the author’s other awesome work here:https://medium.com/@laurentmt/the-yin-and-yang-of-bitcoin-bf056f3fd58c Support the show:Looking to Secure your Bitcoin with TREZOR?Shop.Trezor.io…

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CryptoQuikRead_151 – Gravity [Bitcoin’s POW #1 – LaurentMT]

“At last, we have derived two metrics which both suggest that contrary to a widespread opinion, Bitcoin’s PoW is actually becoming more and more efficient.”  -@Laurentmt Listen to Part 1 of @Laurentmt’s excellent series introducing the fundamental characteristics and value proposition of Bitcoin’s POW function. Don’t forget to drop some applause on the article and check…

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Gravity – Bitcoin’s Proof of Work Part 1

“At last, we have derived two metrics which both suggest that contrary to a widespread opinion, Bitcoin’s PoW is actually becoming more and more efficient.” –@Laurentmt

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CryptoQuikRead_150 – Why I wrote PGP [Phil Zimmerman]

“If we do nothing, new technologies will give the government new automatic surveillance capabilities that Stalin could never have dreamed of. The only way to hold the line on privacy in the information age is strong cryptography.”  -Phil Zimmerman Explore this article & the immense collection of other works at the Nakamoto Institute:https://nakamotoinstitute.org/why-i-wrote-pgp/ Support the…

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