In a world drowning in patent trolls, insane intellectual property restrictions, and a reality where someone who neither can build a product, nor came up with the idea, could make millions by suing those who wish to use it… how can we protect an open source ethos in the Bitcoin and cryptocurrency space? How do…

“This explanation rests on illustrating a few interesting properties of how Proof-of-Work is used in the blockchain that are not immediately obvious and sometimes are rather counter-intuitive, for example how participants collectively solve a problem without ever communicating.” – grisha While we incessantly focus on the side-effects of the proof-of-work system in Bitcoin, the security…

“The project was initially understood as yet another doomed attempt to construct a digital currency by the disillusioned cypherpunk community. And without anyone’s permission, Bitcoin slowly emerged and diligently grew to become adopted by a small group of computer researchers, cryptographers and engineers curious to decipher the technology.”  – Thibaud Marechal Another great article at…

Unabridged, Uninterrupted, & unmatched. Parker Lewis’s most recent installment of the “Gradually, Then Suddenly” series. Read the original and check out the data accompanying the piece at the Unchained Capital Blog below: https://unchained-capital.com/blog/bitcoin-is-one-for-all/ Check out the entire Gradually, Then Suddenly playlist on Spotify here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4NRn7e8FbNtoCLSigf8GV4?si=RnrAdkrSTmmMrh6rECxrbg If you would like to sponsor or support this podcast…

“I was just amazed when Bitcoin emerged, and I’m like ‘I think someone finally cracked this and figured it out,’ it’s ingenious right?” – @NKinsella Stephan Kinsella joins us today for a fascinating discussion on the morality and concept of property in the digital age. Is it possible to own Bitcoin? Do we legally own…

“Bitcoin’s supply schedule cannot change, because Bitcoin is the supply schedule. Any alteration produces something that is decidedly non-Bitcoin.” – Nic Carter Nic does it again with a great piece on the potential future where inflation is needed to “secure” Bitcoin in the post reward era. Will it still be Bitcoin? Can it be secured?…

“As we conclude our “Discovering Bitcoin” series, we will build on the use of digital signatures and of the CoinJoin paradigm to explore concepts of unique chronology, mining fees and off-chain transactions.” – Giacomo Zucco The conclusion of the amazing “Discovering Bitcoin” series, starting from cavemen and the very concept of hardness all the way…

“The same is not true of the current monetary system. In the current structure, dollars can either be earned by delivering value to others within the economy, or conversely, if the Fed decides to hand out more money. And this happens quite frequently. Of all the dollars that exist today, over 80% have been created…

“By manipulating price levels, the Fed isn’t just preventing smaller intermittent fires from naturally running their course while creating larger fires down the road. Instead, think of the Fed’s actions as the arsonist that lights a fire, leaves through the back door in the middle of the night, and then is celebrated as the hero…

Bringing back an old post for Hal’s Day. 6 years ago today we lost Hal Finney. This post was one of his last on the BitcoinTalkForums, knowing he would leave us soon, and how he saw his legacy. RIP Hal, we will see you again. — Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message