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CryptoQuikRead_155 – POW is Efficient [Dan Held]

“The Cryptopocalypse is coming — Bitcoin’s (PoW) is so bad that it’s going to destroy the world in 2020!” -DanHeld Is Bitcoin’s energy consumption going to destroy the world… or not?Clap...

CryptoQuikRead_154 – Electric Money [Bitcoin’s POW #4 – LaurentMT]

“No equation, no chart in this fourth part. Just a short discussion about the total cost of Bitcoin’s PoW. It will offer us the opportunity to introduce another fundamental...

CryptoQuikRead_153 – Cliffhangers [Bitcoin’s POW #3 – LaurentMT]

“In this third part, we’re going to focus on a slightly different question: “Is the system running at its optimum?” -LaurentMT Check out the full article to explore the...

CryptoQuikRead_152 – Yin and Yang of Bitcoin [Bitcoin’s POW #2 – LaurentMT]

Listen to @Laurentmt’s article explaining how the Yin and Yang of Bitcoin, Hodling & Mining, affect the efficiency of the system and how they drive the system’s dynamics. Don’t...

CryptoQuikRead_151 – Gravity [Bitcoin’s POW #1 – LaurentMT]

“At last, we have derived two metrics which both suggest that contrary to a widespread opinion, Bitcoin’s PoW is actually becoming more and more efficient.”  -@Laurentmt Listen to Part 1...

CryptoQuikRead_150 – Why I wrote PGP [Phil Zimmerman]

“If we do nothing, new technologies will give the government new automatic surveillance capabilities that Stalin could never have dreamed of. The only way to hold the line on...

CryptoChat_006 – TheOneVortex on Building for Bitcoin

Building applications, expanding alternative media, software is eating the world, what’s inside the ICOs & altcoins, the future of Bitcoin, the Lightning Network, and the revolution this technology could...

CryptoQuikRead_149 – Bitcoin as a PrivacyCoin

“Ever since its inception Bitcoin has never really been private…. Fortunately, spying on Bitcoin users is becoming increasingly difficult.” – Aaron Van Wirdum Listen to another great read on...

CryptoQuikRead_148 – Bitcoin as a Conflict Prevention Protocol

“To borrow from Nick Szabo, Bitcoin is a socially scalable, conflict preventing protocol.”  – Tuur Demeester   Today we read an excellent Tweet Storm from Tuur Demeester about #Bitcoin...