Podcast: Bitcoin Audible

Read_469 – The Untold Story of the First Bitcoin War [Wirdum & Rizzo]

“With his choice of words, Taaki had outed an elephant in the room. It was true, Nakamoto had enacted soft forks, but by late 2011, the network no longer operated as it did in those early days.” – Aaron & Pete

Before the great block size wars of 2017, there was the first war of the Bitcoin protocol, that established the ideological divide, and ask the question that would infamy get its answer on Bitcoin’s Independence Day in 2017. Another excellent Bitcoin Magazine piece from authors, Pete Rizzo & Aaron Van Wirdum: “The Untold Story of the First Bitcoin War”

Check out the Original article for tons of referenced conversations and sources, plus the other excellent stuff by both articles and Bitcoin Magazine:
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/the-battle-for-p2sh-the-untold-story-of-the-first-bitcoin-war

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And lastly a huge thank you to BTCMedia and the LTBNetwork for the amazing resource they’ve been to the Bitcoin space!

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Read_468 – Bitcoin is Hope [Robert Breedlove]

“Bitcoin is a battle ground to restore freedom, truth, and virtue in the world.” – Robert Breedlove Another excellent piece from Breedlove, this time on the SwanBitcoin blog. The very purpose of money and civilization is to abate the entropy and chaos of the natural world. It is to protect ourselves from an uncertain future. Central…

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Read_467 – Bitcoin Doesn’t Rely on Utilities [Rollo McFloogle]

“But there is something even more interesting that happens with mining and electricity. Not only does Bitcoin mining add revenue to existing locations of energy production, but it also makes other previously unprofitable energy sources profitable.” – Rollo McFloogle A Guest post from both a patron to the show and host of the Rollo &…

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Chat #53 – Bitcoin Security in the Age of Surveillance with Douglas Bakkum

Had an excellent chat with the CEO of ShiftCrypto yesterday all about building Bitcoin hardware, the security trade offs, and creating secure tools for a world where security is both foreign and a distant after thought. How does Bitcoin change our digital environment, and the way we think about security? Dont miss this and much…

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Read_466 – A Note on Bitcoin [James O’Beirne]

“And replacing gold is just the start. Bitcoin isn’t just a better gold; because of its programmability, it’s a platform that will host the future of money. It will disintermediate many core functions in finance.” – James O’Beirne For those new to Bitcoin, this is a great, short introduction to why the next year could…

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Read_465 – All the Bullish Cases for Bitcoin [Brandon Quittem]

Want to hear all of the bullish cases for Bitcoin? Protection for pensions, the fiscal cliff we are speeding toward, capital movement for the wealthy, a safe haven for corporate treasuries, a dominant millennial investment vehicle, & so much more. Bitcoin has so many feedback mechanisms to increase its value, to make it a globally…

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Chat #52 – The Great Reset vs The Great Awakening with Adam Curry

The inventor of podcasting, the Podfather himself Adam Curry, joins us today for an incredible chat about Bitcoin and re-decentralizing cyberspace. The Great Reset, centralized platforms, censorship, surveillance, a destruction of freedoms, a new technology, fixing the money, a rebirth of purpose, and the Great Awakening. Check out the amazing things they are building at…

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Guy’s Take #37 – Dear James Woods, Sincerely Guy Swann

“All you can do with Bitcoin once you buy it is sell it, but you need somebody else to buy it from you.” – Peter Schiff James Woods shared a tweet with what is, in the end, a generally rational skepticism and common initial impression of Bitcoin. From an article at Fox Business, that based…

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Read_464 – Poolin’s Initiative to Activate Taproot [Aaron Van Wirdum]

“Taproot will unlock a new range of possibilities for Bitcoin, improving privacy and expanding smart contract possibilities” The code has been merged, the client is on the way, and it’s time for the miners and community to bring this to the next step. Led by the mining pool “Poolin,” they and others are reaching out…

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Read_463 – A Symphony of Positivity [Eric Wall]

“It takes two nudges to convert a nocoiner. The vast majority of people got their very first nudge in 2017. These people are now primed for that second nudge, which is coming in roaring.” – Eric Wall The new bull market is coming in hot, but it feels very different from previous cycles. What is…

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