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Blockchain is Dead

December 3, 2019 Guy Blockchain, Fundamentals 0 Comments

“When people get up and begin to talk to me about how they’re going to use the blockchain to solve supply chain, or whatever other (mostly ridiculous) idea they have, it reminds of someone who just discovered that limestone aggregate in concrete makes for better strength and better overall properties in concrete; so they then apply it to everything else:
• They put some limestone in their green smoothie
• On their avocado and toast
• In their latte
• As a back rub on their partner’s skin
• And even as fuel in their car”

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A New Monetary Network

December 3, 2019 Guy Money, Technology 0 Comments

“Bitcoin is the first time we’ve combined Money as a unit, with Money as a Network, into one thing.” – Alexsandar Svetski

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Taproot is Coming

December 3, 2019 Guy Development, Technology 9 Comments

>One of the many amazing technologies coming to Bitcoin, Taproot is one of the most promising improvements to the privacy, efficiency, & capabilities of the Bitcoin system. Another excellent article breaking it all down by Aaron Van Wirdum. Published at BitcoinMagazine.com, today we read & discuss:

“Taproot Is Coming: What It Is, and How It Will Benefit Bitcoin”

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The Bitcoin Reformation – Part 1

December 3, 2019 Guy History, Philosophy 0 Comments

Today we start our journey through the new report from Adamant Capital written by Tuur Demeester on a fascinating parallel between Bitcoin and the Protestant Reformation of the 16th and 17th centuries. The monopoly being undermined, the technology that catalyzes the paradigm shift, the new economic class, and the new tools of self defense. Can these shed light on our own uncertain future?

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The Bitcoin Reformation – Part 2

December 3, 2019 Guy History, Philosophy 0 Comments

Today we conclude the report from Adamant Capital written by Tuur Demeester on a fascinating parallel between Bitcoin and the Protestant Reformation of the 16th and 17th centuries. A plethora of new financial tools and the flight to find security in uncertain times, and the many parallels with the role Bitcoin could play in finding a haven from the over-leveraged, over-regulated, and corrupt IMFS.

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Transaction Count is an Inferior Measure

December 3, 2019 Guy Fundamentals 0 Comments

To think of the value of a global, jurisdiction-less, “money-for-enemies” network as nothing more than the result of how many transactions it can do on the base layer, is to miss the point entirely. The difference between the payments systems and settlement systems of the world, their degree of assurances, and the desirable characteristics of their operation are often diametrically opposed.

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Lightning, Why I Quit the Bond Market for Bitcoin

December 3, 2019 Guy Finance, Lightning 0 Comments

Another of the many great pieces from Nik Bhatia getting into the impact and scope of the system that the Lightning Network could become. Bitcoin is neither just a store of value, nor just a medium of exchange, it’s both. The LNP/BP protocol stack is taking us into the future, hear all about it in today’s read from Nik Bhatia, now part of the OpenNode team, titled “The Lightning Network: Why I Quit the Bond Market for Bitcoin”

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Addressing Security Concerns with the Casa Node

December 3, 2019 Guy Security, Technology 0 Comments

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.

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Bitcoin Fixes This

November 26, 2019 Guy Beginner, Fundamentals 0 Comments

A spiraling tower of debts to pay for our previous debts. Central Banks repeating the same policies that caused our problems as their solutions. The confiscation through counterfeit of Trillions in economic production. Massive distortions of the price mechanism & monetary authorities who argue over not whether they should, but by how much they will debase our hard earned money. Bitcoin Fixes This!

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The Triumvirate of Liquidity

November 25, 2019 Guy Economics, Money 0 Comments

Today, Nik Bhatia takes us through a compressed history of the Dollar, US Treasuries, and how we found ourselves in the current global financial mess. What are the safe-haven assets of the future, what will happen to the demand during these uncertain times, & what will be Bitcoin’s role?

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