The brilliance of the price system is in coordinating the values, deeply limited knowledge and scarce resources precisely to their highest value need without having to understand or be aware of every single change in

Is the idea of a central decision maker for the economy just a problem of gathering all the right information and having the most intelligent in control? Or is there a far more fundamental problem

Diving into a great piece by Conner Brown exploring the subjectivity of value, and why Bitcoin’s lack of “intrinsic value” is a benefit, not a hinderance. Does this aspect of Bitcoin, and the nature of

Today we cover all the incredible new developments coming to Lightning and what they will mean for the future the protocol! First we tackle the blog post from @Bitrefill introducing the entire list, from AMPs

With a really cool and succinct article from Darren Kleine (@_DKleine), today’s read is on the “sins” of debt and usury, and how a good or bad monetary system will either encourage its corruption, or

Today we take a stroll through a collection of known errors, clarification, and terminology changes from the original whitepaper made available thanks to David A. Harding. The chain of signatures, “one-CPU-one-vote,” the distinction between nodes

A great piece just full of fun analogies on how to imagine the force of nature that is #Bitcoin. Don’t miss our first piece by @dergigi on the show today, exploring Bitcoin as a force

The conclusion of the Adamant Capital report from Tuur Demeester & Michiel Lescrauwaet on the current state & sentiment of the Bitcoin markets. What could send the price lower? Where are we in the financialization

Today & tomorrow we will be going through the Adamant Capital report by Tuur Demeester & Michiel Lescrauwaet on the current state and sentiment of the Bitcoin markets, and the data that backs up their

In the follow-up to yesterday’s article, we are covering Nicolas Dorier’s second article on Neutrino, detailing the systemic risks of widespread SPV, and breaking down the different types and specific consequences of various node setups

Today we read an article from developer @nicolasdorier that illustrates why Neutrino might not be the panacea some seem to treat it as. It certainly has its benefits, but its important to look critically at

Today we grab a section out of one of the many incredible works by Murray N. Rothbard to discuss the idea of marginal utility and why money must be a good, and actually is not

Even with #Bitcoin, are we destined for a future with intermediated payments? Will that give us a different color of the same system we’re stuck with today, or will Bitcoin still prove to be a

“I believe that institutional scaling presents an under-appreciated scaling vector, and it is quite possible to employ it without significantly compromising Bitcoin’s assurances.”

Don’t miss today’s article, another fantastic read by Nic Carter (@nic__carter), on

Today we go through a recent blog post by Jameson Lopp and the Casa team that goes into the clever, meticulous design used to ensure the security and recoverability of the mobile key for their

Today we reach the conclusion of Hoppe’s incredible piece on the nature of fractional reserve banking and the contradictions of fiat money. With the final section, “From Deposit & Loan Banking to Fractional Reserve: The

Continuing from yesterday’s episode with Part 2 of our journey through Hoppe’s amazing piece on the nature and origins of the fiat money system. Could such a system ever work in a competitive market, or

“Fiat money is the term for a medium of exchange which is neither a commercial commodity, a consumer, or a producer good, nor title to any such commodity: i.e., irredeemable paper money.”

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