What does it mean that we are crossing the 17 millionth Bitcoin in existence? In a world where sound money has gone extinct, Bitcoin stands alone as a provable and transparent monetary guarantee. Listen to

Bitcoin mining is useless, it unnecessarily pollutes, its worse than credit cards, and its going to boil the oceans!! Are these inspired revelations, or inspired by ignorance? Listen to Peter van Valkenburgh’s article breaking apart

Are we likely to see another 2014 extended bear market, or have the bulls returned? Listen to the article from UnBlock.net, “Bullish Signal: The Return of the South Korean Kimchi Premium” to find out more.Link

The segwit protocol upgrade was the biggest and most controversial software change in Bitcoin’s history. Listne to Aaron Van Wirdum’s article at BitcoinMagazine.com to learn why it was needed, and the many twists and turns

So who are the people behind Bitcoin’s past improvements and who are building its future? Today we have an article from CryptoCoreMedia.com introducing the “Chuck Norris of coders,” Pieter Wuille, and his enormous contributions to

Is Bitcoin really decentralized if we consider the enormous market dominance and hash power of Bitmain and the largest mining pools? Listen to Jimmy Song’s argument about the elements and consequences of centralized mining scenarios

“In 3 years no one will be talking about Bitcoin.” Miguel Cuneta has something to say about that claim. Listen to find out!Don’t forget to check out Miguel’s other works and the other writers with

We’re back in action! In the follow-up to Aaron van Wirdum’s excellent explanatory series, I decided to tackle 15 common claims against the Lightning Network, one by one. Only listen if you’re ready to learn!Want

Completing the Lightning Puzzle with Part 3 of Understanding the Lightning Network. The riveting conclusion of Aaron van Wirdum’s series on the Lightning protocol from Bitcoin Magazine. Listen if you’re ready to learn.Don’t forget to

Diving deeper down the Lightning rabbit hole with Part 2! How do we turn payment channels into a secure and trustless network? Listen to hear more from Aaron van Wirdum’s article series on Bitcoin magazine.Link

Take a dive down the Lightning Rabbit hole with Part 1 of Aaron Van Wirdum’s 3 part series at Bitcoin Magazine to understand how a smart contract network accomplishes instant, secure, and trustless payments. Listen

Schnorr Signatures could result in a significant change in the Bitcoin network efficiency and the size and types of transactions, but what will it mean for privacy? Listen to @nopara73’s article to learn more.

Schnorr signatures could be a boon to the efficiency of the Bitcoin system and a hinderance to its spammers. Listen to the article from Sam Wouters to learn more.

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Monero’s hard fork has been successfully executed as planned… or has it? Like many hard forks in the past, the consequences are rarely a simple matter. Listen to learn more.Link to the article from Bitcoin

Listen to the extraordinary history of the Lightning Network stretching back to the beginnings of Bitcoin itself. Link to the article on Bitcoin Magazine:https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/history-lightning-brainstorm-beta/

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Tuur Demeester lays out his arguments against Vitalik’s Proof of Stake Design Philosophy. Guess what he has to say. Listen to today’s quick read to find out.Link to Tuur’s article and Medium page:
https://medium.com/@tuurdemeester/critique-of-buterins-a-proof-of-stake-design-philosophy-49fc9ebb36c6<br

Decentralized blockchains are an entirely new organism in the realm of economics, cryptography, and social consensus. Is Proof-of-work still the king of the show? Or will the years of development and discussion reveal a more

With thousands of ICOs and altcoins out there, how on earth can we tell a difference? And are they all better and faster versions, or is there something that makes Bitcoin different? Listen to @jimmysong’s