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CryptoQuikRead_049 – Understanding The Lightning Network Part 3

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...

CryptoQuikRead_048 – Understanding The Lightning Network Part 2

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...

CryptoQuikRead_047 – Understanding The Lightning Network Part 1

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,...

CryptoQuikRead_046 – Privacy and Schnorr Signatures

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...

CryptoQuikRead_045 – Why Schnorr Signatures will Solve 2 of Bitcoin’s Biggest Problems

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....

CryptoQuikRead_044 – Monero has Hard Forked – Resulting in Four New Projects

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...

CryptoQuikRead_043 – A History of Lightning: From Brainstorm to Beta

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:...

CryptoQuikRead_042 – Critique of Buterin’s Proof of Stake Design Philosophy

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...

CryptoQuikRead_041 – A Proof of Stake Design Philosophy

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...