Shitcoin Insider

Bitcoin Maximalists take on the scams, ponzis, & bad ideas in the world of crypto. Doing the dirty work so that you don't have to.

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CryptoQuikRead_284 – Bitcoin is the Antivirus [Brandon Quittem]

Our monetary system has confiscated trillions in resources and value by corrupting the very incentives that keep our economy healthy and resilient… in that world, what role does Bitcoin...

CryptoQuikRead_283 – Invalid Blocks Need Not Apply [StopAndDecrypt]

Everything that defines the Bitcoin network is in the validation rules, and the nodes are its enforcers.  An impenetrable fortress of validation.   Because it deserves an episode of...

CryptoChat_019 – Under The Lightning Hood: Resurrection

The crew from the Lightning Hood website and weekly wrap-up are back for another episode chatting all about the developments in Lightning & Bitcoin throughout the last year.  What’s...

CryptoQuikRead_282 – The Right to Read [Richard Stallman]

Do we live in an age of liberty, where information is freely accessible, or an age of heavy-handed copyright restrictions where we are losing the ownership of the very...

CryptoQuikRead_281 – Unpacking Bitcoin’s Assurances [Nic Carter]

We make claims about Bitcoin’s assurances all the time.  It is censorship resistant, it’s open and permissionless, it’s counterfeit proof, etc.  But are these things entirely true? When someone...

CryptoQuikRead_280 – My Path to Bitcoin Maximalism [Ben Perrin]

Today we read an excellent article by Ben Perrin (@Btcsessions) laying out an excellent argument that reveals #BitcoinMaximalism as the meticulous and thoughtful position it actually is.  Rather than...

CryptoChat_018 – Investigating Bitcoin with Aaron Van Wirdum

Today we have on the show one of the best journalists in the Bitcoin ecosystem, Aaron Van Wirdum!  We chat about his path to finding Bitcoin, his process in...

GuysTake_020 – How Bitcoin Could Bring Down the State

Inflation, or manipulation of the money supply to the benefit of the politically well connected, is quite possibly the most pervasive frauds of modern society.  It creates multiple layers...

CryptoQuikRead_279 – Deflation & Liberty [Part 2 – Jörg Guido Hülsmann]

“If Bitcoin’s supply is expected to be endlessly deflationary, doesn’t this ensure a never ending, economy destroying downward spiral?” Today we conclude with Part 2, Hulsmann’s incredible work on...