All 21M Bitcoin Already Exist

All 21M Bitcoin Already Exist

“we have nearly 11 years of empirical evidence that the network itself has been holding and transacting bitcoin, but instead of with private key signatures, it’s in exchange for hashed electricity.”  – Phil GeigerFraming the scarcity of Bitcoin at...
Bitcoin & the Primacy of the Digital World

Bitcoin & the Primacy of the Digital World

“Because of their digital nature, many people still object to bitcoin, refuse to take it seriously or consider it altogether too scary. […] It’s the perfect combination of the advantages from the analog as well as the digital world.” – Pascal...
Bitcoin’s Eternal Struggle

Bitcoin’s Eternal Struggle

Diving into the many incredible works made available in The Bitcoin Times Ed 2! Today we read Gigi’s great piece “Bitcoin’s Eternal Struggle” on the intricate dance between that which is built in randomness & entropy, and that which is...
Bitcoin & the Primacy of the Digital World

Does Bitcoin Need Accounts?

Another clever & censorship resistant system for identity within the Bitcoin system is being proposed. Called “Easypaysy,” developer Jose Femenias Canuelo has created a system to safely & independently create a static on-chain account system, that...
Understanding the Technical Side of Bitcoin

Understanding the Technical Side of Bitcoin

Curious about where to start or what to possibly focus on when learning Bitcoin, Lightning, and the fundamentals of the most important tools in this ecosystem? Look no further, today we read and discuss Pierre Rochard’s excellent piece that breaks it all down....
The God Protocols

The God Protocols

“Imagine the ideal protocol. It would have the most trustworthy third party imaginable — a deity who is on everybody’s side. All the parties would send their input to this god. God would reliably determine the results and return the output. In addition,...