Bitcoin

Reboot – Everyone’s A Scammer [Michael Goldstein]

With the markets in chaos, with services halting withdraws, & Everyone’s a Scammer” by Michael Goldstein, is one of those works. Another piece that stood the test of time made available by the Nakamoto Institute, not to be missed by any serious Bitcoiner out there. Don’t forget to check out Goldstein’s amazing work and the enormous…

Read More

Reboot – Why the Yuppie Elite Dismiss Bitcoin [Croesus]

“When I thought about what is the defining difference between the Bitcoin maximalists and my yuppie elite friends, the surface level distinctions that popped out were political (e.g., libertarianism, Trump support, second-amendment rights, Black Lives Matter). But these stem from a deeper divide: the degree to which a person has trust in the system.” – Croesus…

Read More

Why and How to Get a Bitcoin Job [Stephan Livera]

“Coming off the Bitcoin 2022 conference, you might feel a little down from the high of meeting and spending time with Bitcoiners. I’ve also found that going to these events leaves you with an additional sense of urgency to do something more, or to become more involved somehow. One way to do that is to participate in…

Read More

What is Money Anyway? Part 3 [Lyn Alden]

“Like any powerful technology, bitcoin can be used for good or ill. As proponents of the technology like to say, bitcoin is “money for enemies” because it’s a bearer asset that can be verified rather than trusted, and it’s hard to block payments for anyone. It’s like a commodity; something that can be partially regulated…

Read More

How Fedimint Scales Bitcoin Custody [Namcios]

“Fedi and Fedimint will help put monetary power back into the hands of everyone, everywhere,” said Fedi Inc. co-founder and CEO, Obi Nwosu, in a statement. “This creates brighter futures for billions and especially for those struggling under oppressive regimes, which ultimately makes the world a better place.” – Namcios The cypherpunk mission of Chaumian…

Read More

What is Money, Anyway? [Lyn Alden]

“If a money (the most salable good) is easy to create more of, then any rational economic actor would just go out and create more money for herself, diluting the whole supply of it. If an asset has a monetary premium on top of its pure utility value, then it’s strongly incentivizing market participants to…

Read More

Keet, P2P Encrypted Communications To Integrate Lightning [Namcios]

“Holepunch makes Hypercore more accessible by abstracting away low-level technical details of the protocol. It takes Hypercore one step further by simplifying the architecture and enabling more people to build apps with it — which enabled a single frontend developer to build Keet in under four months” – Namcios Keet is going to change the…

Read More

Bitcoiners Are Not Utopians [Aleks Svetski]

“It’s not and never was about equality or perfection. It’s about fairness and consequence. Bitcoin is “Responsibility go Up” technology.” – Aleks Svetski The principles and rules of Bitcoin do not establish utopia, they do not create a perfect equality for all participants, instead it creates fairness and enforces equal responsibility on all who use…

Read More

Digital Alchemy, A Post-Mortem of the Crypto Crash [Lyn Alden]

“Several exchanges in the industry fuel bubbles for a quick buck as well. If something starts to get momentum, including meme coins like DOGE or SHIB that don’t realistically have a substantial future, they promote those coins to their users, which can suck retail investors into buying the bubble top. Plus, a lot of YouTube…

Read More

The Cascading of Interconnected Risk [Marty Bent]

“This created a ticking time bomb with a very short timer. That money was going to “work” in completely artificial markets that were being driven by pure central planning insanity instead of actual fundamentals. As everyone and their mother who had excess cash was shoveling it into financial and real estate assets, global supply chains…

Read More