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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_310 – Sovereignty Through Mathematics – Part 3 [Knut Svanholm]

Another awesome read as we continue through Knut Svanholm‘s excellent book, “Sovereignty Through Mathematics.” Part 3 goes into so many fascinating concepts on the nature of proof of work,...

CryptoQuikRead_309 – Sovereignty Through Mathematics – Part 2 [Knut Svanholm]

Continuing through our unabridged reading of Knut Svanholm‘s excellent book available on Amazon, “Bitcoin: Sovereignty Through Mathematics.” • The inevitability of human bias • The absurdity of fractional reserve...

CryptoQuikRead_308 – Sovereignty Through Mathematics – Part 1 [Knut Svanholm]

Today we begin through this weeks complete unabridged reading of Knut Svanholm‘s recent book available on Amazon, “Bitcoin: Sovereignty Through Mathematics.” Another great piece to add to our audio...

CryptoQuikRead_307 – The (flawed) Economics of Bitcoin Maximalism

Does Bitcoin maximalism fail the test against the economics of Ludwig Von Mises & Charles Menger, both giants of the Austrian school? Have we sacrificed sound money by limiting...

CryptoQuikRead_306 – Bitcoin Does Not Waste Energy [Parker Lewis]

“There is no more important long-term use of energy than securing the bitcoin network.”  Parker Lewis Want to know why? Then you will have to listen to this amazing...

CryptoQuikRead_305 – Addressing Security Concerns with the Casa Node [Jameson Lopp & Brian Lockhart]

Recently, a bit of Twitter drama has arisen from a post that started with @JWWeatherman_‘s disclosure of a perceived critical bug in the Casa Node device. Today, to start...

CryptoQuikRead_305 – Addressing Security Concerns with the Casa Node [Jameson Lopp & Brian Lockhart]

Recently, a bit of Twitter drama has arisen from a post that started with @JWWeatherman_’s disclosure of a perceived critical bug in the Casa Node device. Today, to start off a discussion of home network security, what self-signed certificates do/don’t guarantee, and the general trade-offs between security and usability, we read CasaHODL’s blog post responding to JW’s concerns, and then we get Guy’s take on this as a Casa Node user.

Decide for yourself and let me know what you think.  Below is a link to the Casa Blog post, as well as JW’s thread where he lays out his concerns:
https://twitter.com/CasaHODL/status/1183491711328276480?s=20
https://twitter.com/JWWeatherman_/status/1183510441844195329?s=20

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CryptoQuikRead_304 – Bitcoin Astronomy [Part 2 – Dhruv Bansal]

Continuing the wonderfully fascinating piece from yesterday’s episode, all about the dynamics & game theory at play in a hash war between Mars’ Muskcoin, and Earth’s Bitcoin; as well...

CryptoQuikRead_303 – Bitcoin Astronomy [Part 1 – Dhruv Bansal]

Equal parts entertaining & intellectually intriguing, we start with Part 1 of Dhruv Bansal’s wonderful piece, Bitcoin Astronomy!  The interplanetary center of hash, the Law of Hash Horizons, the...