Fundamentals

The Cryptocurrency Phenomenon – Part 7

“In practice, the Proof-of-Stake approach proves to be problematic in systems where the coins “at stake” were not created through Proof-of-Work.”

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The Cryptocurrency Phenomenon – Part 6

“How does Bitcoin use a peer-to-peer network of computers to enforce the rules agreed upon by human participants?”

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The Cryptocurrency Phenomenon – Part 5

Today we explore how the Bitcoin incentives bring together disparate groups of developers, technical operators, and users to maintain and expand the Bitcoin system in a free and collaborative environment. Continuing with Section 4 of the iterative.capital Thesis on The Cryptocurrency Phenomenon.

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The Cryptocurrency Phenomenon – Part 4

Today we continue Section 3 of the Iterative.Capital Thesis on the Cryptocurrency Phenomenon exploring the Open Source process, how free software dominated the internet, and how the hacker movement effectively destroyed the institutional monopoly on research and development.

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The Cryptocurrency Phenomenon – Part 3

Continuing our journey through the incredibly thorough and knowledgeable work by iterative.capital that focuses and clarifies the highly misunderstood narrative around the Cryptocurrency Phenomenon.

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The Cryptocurrency Phenomenon – Part 2

Continuing our journey through the incredibly thorough and knowledgeable work by iterative.capital that focuses and clarifies the highly misunderstood narrative around the Cryptocurrency Phenomenon.

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The Cryptocurrency Phenomenon – Part 1

Today we start our journey through the incredibly thorough and knowledgeable work by iterative.capital that focuses and clarifies the highly misunderstood narrative around the Cryptocurrency Phenomenon.

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Custody in the Age of Digital Assets

“What we’re witnessing with digital assets is a move back toward bearer assets — now that users of these protocols have figured out how to trade them quickly, digitally, and without any possibility for the types of errors that lead to costly reconciliation processes.” – Fidelity Digital Assets

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Shelling Out – The Origins of Money

“The precursors of money, along with language, enabled early modern humans to solve problems of cooperation that other animals cannot – including problems of reciprocal altruism, kin altruism, and the mitigation of aggression. These precursors shared with non-fiat currencies very specific characteristics – they were not merely symbolic or decorative objects.” – Nick Szabo

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The Business of Bitcoin Cold Storage

“As investors reallocate their current investment portfolios to include bitcoin, trillions of dollars in market capitalization appreciation becomes an inevitable result” –Nik Bhatia

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