Guy Swann

Why Lightning Sucks…

April 24, 2019 Guy Lightning 0 Comments

Lightning is complicated, difficult to use, sometimes doesn’t work properly, requires a lot of learning and experimentation, and is still a risky place to hold Bitcoin funds. Doesn’t this make it a protocol destined to obscurity and disuse? Doesn’t it mean that better, simpler options will simply replace it, and Bitcoin is to fail from its extensive limitations? Find out all the ways I find Lightning *doesn’t* do its job well, & what I think it means for the future in today’s Guy’s Take episode!

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Casa Keymaster Security – Mobile Key Overview

April 18, 2019 Guy Development 0 Comments

Today we go through a recent blog post by Jameson Lopp and the Casa team that goes into the clever, meticulous design used to ensure the security and recoverability of the mobile key for their Keymaster app.

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Exit & Freedom

April 17, 2019 Guy Fundamentals, Philosophy 0 Comments

Building on the principles discussed in our exploration of the consequences of a society without cash, we apply it to a broader principle of how the power to exit acts as a check on abuse and centralization. And who better to cover this topic with, than Nick Szabo? Today we read and discuss Szabo’s blog post from 2007 titled, Exit and Freedom.

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The Case for Electronic Cash – Parts 1-3

April 17, 2019 Guy Philosophy, Privacy 0 Comments

Today we begin the long, and rewarding journey through Jerry Brito’s & Coin Center’s Report on “The Case for Electronic Cash.” This is an incredible work present several case studies to explore the trade offs of privacy and individual autonomy, the nature of an open society, the consequences of a fully intermediated society, and how cash plays a critical role in it all.

Continuing with Part 2 of “The Case for Electronic Cash” from Jerry Brito and CoinCenter.org. The consequences of total dependence upon financial intermediaries and how it is already affecting people today.

The conclusion of The Case for Electronic Cash by Jerry Brito. Today we close out this amazing piece with the moral case for why we should not only refrain from demonizing and restricting digital cash, but we should foster and celebrate it!

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Why the State Demands Control of Money

April 17, 2019 Guy Economics, Money 0 Comments

What if there was a clear and obvious reason that the state monopolizes the production of money, that after understanding, you simply cannot unsee? What if the story we are all told of governments and central banks protecting the economy from crises, is actually the perfect opposite of what’s really happening?

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Minimum Viable Decentralization

April 5, 2019 Guy Internet, Technology 0 Comments

Today we cover another great piece on the topic of what can be learned from the history of P2P protocols and their successes & failures.

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Guy & the PayPod on How Bitcoin Will Change the World

April 4, 2019 Guy Beginner, Conversations 0 Comments

Today we have another great chat with Scott from The PayPod discussing the impact and philosophy of Bitcoin! Check out Soarpay.com, the sponsor for The PayPod and where the are hosted to find many other episodes of their show discussing new technology in the world of digital payments. And don’t forget to follow them on Twitter.

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Bitcoin is a Hedge Against the Cashless Society

April 4, 2019 Guy Fundamentals, Privacy 0 Comments

Another excellent piece from Su Zhu and Hasu at uncommoncore.co and a great introduction to the dynamics and risks at stake in the cashless society. Is the cashless society the frictionless future we want? Or is it frictionless mass surveillance and frictionless negative interest rates? Cash may serve a far more important role than merely a means of payment.

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My Favorite Bitcoin Holidays? A Walk with Guy Through Bitcoin History

April 2, 2019 Guy Culture, Guy's Take 0 Comments

Today we go on an extended walk through some of the most epic days of Bitcoin’s and the Cryptoconomy’s history! Telling some of my personal experiences and the crazy times that were had. Do you know about the origins of some of Bitcoin’s biggest memes? Do you know what started the Blocksize Wars? Do you know when the first shitcoin was born? All this and much more in our discussion of my Cryptoconomy Holiday Calendar.

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Schnorr Signatures & The Inevitability of Privacy in Bitcoin

March 29, 2019 Guy Development, Privacy 0 Comments

“The need for privacy and the long-term sustainability of Bitcoin without block rewards are perhaps two of the most most alarming issues surrounding Bitcoin today.” – Lucas Nuzzi

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