Read_306 – Bitcoin Does Not Waste Energy [Parker Lewis]
“There is no more important long-term use of energy than securing the bitcoin network.” Parker Lewis
Want to know why? Then you will have to listen to this amazing continuation of the “Gradually, Then Suddenly” series by Parker Lewis on the Unchained Capital blog. With endless FUD about Bitcoin’s energy consumption & a total ignorance of the most critical & herculean problem Bitcoin is attempting to solve, this article could not be more on point.
Check out the blog for other great work, and follow Parker & Unchained Capital on Twitter so you don’t miss their other great content!
https://www.unchained-capital.com/blog/bitcoin-does-not-waste-energy/
https://twitter.com/parkeralewis
https://twitter.com/unchainedcap
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Read_305 – Addressing Security Concerns with the Casa Node [Jameson Lopp & Brian Lockhart]
Recently, a bit of Twitter drama has arisen from a post that started with @JWWeatherman_’s disclosure of a perceived critical bug in the Casa Node device. Today, to start off a discussion of home network security, what self-signed certificates do/don’t guarantee, and the general trade-offs between security and usability, we read CasaHODL’s blog post responding to JW’s concerns, and then we get Guy’s take on this as a Casa Node user.
Decide for yourself and let me know what you think. Below is a link to the Casa Blog post, as well as JW’s thread where he lays out his concerns:
https://twitter.com/CasaHODL/status/1183491711328276480?s=20
https://twitter.com/JWWeatherman_/status/1183510441844195329?s=20
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Disclaimer: Casa does not sponsor this show and has not contacted me about reading this post.
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Read_304 – Bitcoin Astronomy [Part 2 – Dhruv Bansal]
Continuing the wonderfully fascinating piece from yesterday’s episode, all about the dynamics & game theory at play in a hash war between Mars’ Muskcoin, and Earth’s Bitcoin; as well as the gold rush to colonize the galaxy and establish a new blockchain (or timechain), outside the pull of Earth’s center of hash.
Reading Part 2 of Dhruv Bansal’s: Bitcoin Astronomy
If you missed part one, listen to it here before diving into today’s show:
https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_303—Bitcoin-Astronomy-Part-1—Dhruv-Bansal-e6eqo5
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Read_303 – Bitcoin Astronomy [Part 1 – Dhruv Bansal]
Equal parts entertaining & intellectually intriguing, we start with Part 1 of Dhruv Bansal’s wonderful piece, Bitcoin Astronomy! The interplanetary center of hash, the Law of Hash Horizons, the Muskcoin Revolution, retaliation of the Bitcoin Empire, and the total economic devastation of the Hash Bomb! How could you not want to know more?
Another one from the excellent content over at the Unchained Capital Blog:
https://www.unchained-capital.com/blog/law-of-hash-horizons/
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Read_302 – Bitcoin is Not Too Volatile [Parker Lewis]
To think that a hard monetary asset, with a perfectly inelastic supply, could go from a $0 market with no infrastructure, liquidity, or demand, to a global monetary instrument with vast infrastructure, the highest market liquidity, demanded by billions, but that this could somehow occur *without* volatility in the price, is an absurd & deeply ignorant claim. Thoroughly debunked by Parker Lewis in the continuation of his amazing “gradually, then suddenly” series at Unchained Capital.
Bitcoin is Not Too Volatile:
https://www.unchained-capital.com/blog/bitcoin-is-not-too-volatile/
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Bonus – Who Deserves This? [Ross Ulbricht]
freeross.org
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Read_301 – Bitcoin Equals Freedom [Ross Ulbricht]
Following the anniversary of Ross Ulbricht’s arrest, and the fall of the Silk Road experiment, we read a short but extraordinary piece, hand written in a cell by Ross, on Bitcoin’s promise of freedom. What did those first adopters, when Bitcoin had no price and no market, what did they see in those digital bits? How did Bitcoin achieve its first value, and what did it mean for our world?
Don’t forget to go to FreeRoss.org and sign the petition to bring attention to his injustice.
https://freeross.org
And check out the amazing (and infuriating) series, Railroaded: The Targeting & Caging of Ross Ulbricht
https://freeross.org/railroaded/
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Read_300!! – The Crypto Anarchist Manifesto [Timothy C. May]
Quick Read #300!!! Hard to believe we have come this far withou the show. For this milestone it’s time to take it back to the philosophical roots of the movement that lead to the community, the ideas, and the drive to create Bitcoin and the other tools enabling a future with a free, open, & global cryptoconomy!
From the father of the crypto anarchist movement and from its very beginnings in 1988, today we read: The Crypto Anarchist Manifesto
https://www.activism.net/cypherpunk/crypto-anarchy.html
This isn’t just a technology, it’s a revolution. Tim May could see that truth from the very beginning.
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Chat_023 – Small State, Big Bitcoin [The Raleigh Bitcoin Podcast]
An awesome discussion with the squad over at the Raleigh Bitcoin Podcast. Can anyone sensibly be both pro Bitcoin & pro big government? When, if ever, do we actually sell Bitcoin? And what’s the price as the stock-to-flow approaches infinity?
All this and so much more in a marathon chat with the Raleigh Bitcoin Meetup!
Don’t forget to subscribe to the meetup podcast at the link below:
https://anchor.fm/raleigh-bitcoin-meetup
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Guy’s Take_024 – But Lightning Enables…
Finishing up our Lightning week on the show, I’ve got a Guy’s Take on all the different applications I think are viable here in the early days of Lightning, and also what decentralized projects may make sense on Lightning, but are pointless as “utility tokens.”
• Sat4Ads (The real BAT)
• Why utility tokens are backwards economics
• Fold, BitRefill, & Lolli
• Making Bitcoin bills make sense
• Watchtowers for decentralized backups
• A new e-commerce?
& tons more!
Here’s some more great listens to go deeper down the rabbit hole with today’s discussion:
• Minimum Viable Decentralization [Simon Morris]
https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_228—Minimum-Viable-Decentralization-e3lfo9
• Estimating and Minimizing Consumer Worry [Nick Szabo]
https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_195—Estimating-and-Minimizing-Consumer-Worry-e2ndo7
• Richard Myers on a Lightning Powered Global Mesh
https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoChat_013—Richard-Myers-and-a-Lightning-Powered-Global-Mesh-e4e6ga
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Read_299 – Announcing Olympus! From Fiat to Lightning in Seconds [Jack Mallers]
Every so often a major development comes along that combines the available tools and you suddenly see a sharp image of what the future could look like. With Olympus, a new service from Jack Mallers & fam, getting a lightning balance and immediately spending it is as simple as the swipe of your debit card. Lightning is striking, and big things are brewing on the horizon.
Check out the original article to see the video of Jack demonstrating the service & drop some major applause while you’re there!
https://medium.com/@JimmyMow/announcing-olympus-lightning-enabled-fiat-ramps-by-zap-1f5349a96ee9
Check out the new site & sign up for the Beta at the links below:
https://www.zaphq.io
https://fiattolightning.com
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Read_298 – Lightning Service Providers [Roy Sheinfeld]
With another great piece from the Breez-Tech CEO we read and explore the fascinating concept of the Lightning Service Providers. What is their role? How will the market develop? Doesn’t this mean Lightning is centralized? All this and so much more in a great piece from Roy Sheinfeld.
Don’t forget to drop applause on the original article, catch our interview with the author, & check out the awesome Breez Lightning Wallet at the links below:
• Introducing Lightning Service Providers (medium article)
https://medium.com/breez-technology/introducing-lightning-service-providers-fe9fb1665d5f
• CryptoChat with Roy Sheinfeld
https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoChat_016—Lightning-is-a-Breez-with-Roy-Sheinfeld-e4j7i3
• Breez Lightning Service
https://breez.technology
• Other Articles by Roy on the show
https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_259—Lightning-at-the-End-of-the-Tunnel-Roy-Sheinfeld-e4a35k
• To explore the other amazing tech coming to Lightning
https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_248—Bitrefills-Hottest-Lightning-Tech-of-2019-e426ph
And because it was that good. Don’t miss the episode of Tales From the Crypt with Jack Mallers:
https://talesfromthecrypt.libsyn.com/tales-from-the-crypt-47-jack-mallers
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