Bitcoin & the Hopf Cycle of the Internet

Bitcoin & the Hopf Cycle of the Internet

“Hard times make strong men, strong men create good times, good times create weak men, and weak men create hard times.” – Giacomo Zucco Today’s read is another amazing article from Vol 3 of The Bitcoin Times. This is such a cool concept taking an...
Discovering Bitcoin Part 7 – Missing Pieces

Discovering Bitcoin Part 7 – Missing Pieces

“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...
Discovering Bitcoin Part 6 – Digital Contracts

Discovering Bitcoin Part 6 – Digital Contracts

“In Part 6 of this “Discovering Bitcoin” series, we will build on the idea of using digital puzzles as a way to reproduce scarcity, and on the importance of a supply-control mechanism to grant some hardness to digital money, to explore concepts of proving...