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/ — Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message

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   Link to Vitalik’s original article and Medium page: https://medium.com/@VitalikButerin/a-proof-of-stake-design-philosophy-506585978d51 — Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message

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 efficient and effective security philosophy?  Listen to Vitalik Buterin’s article to learn more!Link to the article and Vitalik’s Medium page: https://medium.com/@VitalikButerin/a-proof-of-stake-design-philosophy-506585978d51…

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 article to find out.   Link to the article: https://medium.com/@jimmysong/why-bitcoin-is-different-e17b813fd947 Link to “Off Chain with Jimmy Song” on YT: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEFJVYNiPp8xeIUyfaPCPQw…

Not only can Bitcoin not be separated from the macro economic movements of the world, it may represent one of the few assets to hedge against a meltdown in the global financial system.  So how is the central banking economy fairing?  Listen to find out.   Link to read the article:  http://www.goldtelegraph.com/the-central-bank-bubble   Link to…

So many of us misunderstand the underlying implications or consequences of the scaling debate when first introduced.  Listen to hear the critical realizations I had in my Bitcoin scaling journey.   Link to the medium article:https://medium.com/@thecryptoconomy/7-misunderstandings-of-bitcoins-scaling-problem-c5142e938a68 — Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message

The final lightning app has arrived to finish out the Week of Lapps!  Listen to the announcement from @Blockstream.Link to the blog post:https://blockstream.com/2018/03/28/lightning-jukebox-offers-a-fun-end-to-our-week-of-lapps.html — Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message

With data from the Satis Group, The Merkle gives us a breakdown of the successes and failures of the current ICO market.  Is this a nail in the Appcoin coffin? Listen to hear more. The article from The Merkle: https://themerkle.com/statistics-show-nearly-81-of-all-icos-eventually-become-scams/The Satis Group Medium page where you can find their CryptoAsset analysis: https://medium.com/satis-group/ico-quality-development-trading-e4fef28df04f — Send in…

LApp #6 called IfpayTTT allows non-programmers to create Lightning-powered services using the IFTTT methodology.  Listen to the announcement from @Blockstream to learn more.Link to the blog post:https://blockstream.com/2018/03/27/ifpaytt-brings-lightning-micropayments-to-ifttt.html — Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message

Daniel Krawisz gives us a solid argument to why appcoins are all snake oil.  A failed application of economics in an immature market.  But is he right? Listen to hear more.   Link to the article: http://nakamotoinstitute.org/mempool/appcoins-are-snake-oil/   Link to the Crypto-mises episode on the topic: http://nakamotoinstitute.org/podcast/12-22-14-appcoins-and-bitcoin-maximalism/   And thanks to @tril0byte for linking to…