“What’s noteworthy about this point is that, upon this particular halving, Bitcoin “inflating” at a roughly 1.8 percent rate annually will nominally — and by then, quite possibly in real terms — be “inflating” at a rate lower than both the Federal Reserve target of 2 percent per year and current, CPI-based estimates of real…

Another of the many great pieces from Nik Bhatia getting into the impact and scope of the system that the Lightning Network could become. Bitcoin is neither just a store of value, nor just a medium of exchange, it’s both. The LNP/BP protocol stack is taking us into the future, hear all about it in…

This one should not be skipped!    There is a fascinating precedent set by case law and the long battles over PGP and US “munitions” laws, that gives us a rather clear conclusion on how Bitcoin should be treated by the US government.  The short version?  Bitcoin is speech, plain and simple, and should be…

Mises’ and Menger’s theories of money provide deep insight, but invariably never attempted to rank the functions of money during its period of establishment. To fill the gap, Fernando Ulrich explains why he believes a Store of Value must arise before a money becomes a Medium of Exchange.Don’t forget to clap for the article on…

“A Statist is a man or woman who believes that only the State should be the final arbiter of every activity man can engage in. In Bitcoin, Statists are a constant irritant and lethal toxin.” @Beautyon_   Check out the full article, other fun works by Beautyon_, and the great publication at HackerNoon: https://hackernoon.com/why-you-cant-understand-bitcoin-98a5e5f86241 —…