An introduction to Channel Factories and the concept of a new Layer 2 protocol that could shift the Lightning Network into Layer 3.  Is this another piece of the puzzle to building a global payment system?  From Michiel Mulders with Bitcoin Magazine, listen to learn more details. Link to the article @BitcoinMagazine:https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/new-scaling-layer-could-make-payment-channels-ten-times-more-effective/ — Send in a voice message:…

Lightning is a fascinating protocol with enormous potential, but also many challenges.  A nee mechanism for updating channel states may work to solve some of Lightning’s biggest challenges.  Learn more from the announcement by Cristian decker on Blockstream.comLink to the article:https://blockstream.com/2018/04/30/eltoo-next-lightning.htmlLink to the eltoo paper:https://blockstream.com/eltoo.pdfLink to the paper describing channel factories:https://www.tik.ee.ethz.ch/file/a20a865ce40d40c8f942cf206a7cba96/Scalable_Funding_Of_Blockchain_Micropayment_Networks%20(1).pdf — Send in a…

Nick Szabo is undeniably one of the most influential thinkers and pioneers in the Cryptoconomy.  Learn more of his history and his works in this article from unblock.netLink to the article and others on unblock.net:https://unblock.net/nick-szabo/ — Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message

ERC20 bugs, Forking the forked BCH fork, Will we ever get Parity coins back, and Does France want you to move your ICO to their country?  This and more as we hash all the topics I couldn’t get to last week. Link to the shownotes and the links to all the relevant articles on medium.com:https://medium.com/@thecryptoconomy/cryptoconomy-weekly-hash-april-22-28-e450497a53e9 —…

“Chaum’s work would inspire a group of cryptographers, hackers and activists, connected through a mailing list. It was this group — which included DigiCash contributors like Nick Szabo and Zooko Wilcox-O’Hearn — that would come to be known as the cypherpunks.”Link to the Bitcoin Magazine article by Aaron Van Wirdum:https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/genesis-files-how-david-chaums-ecash-spawned-cypherpunk-dream/ — Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message