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Giacomo’s Tweetstorm, Coinage in the Age of Bitcoin

“So, what people call “SPV” today, is actually the practice of trusting the hashrate majority not JUST to prevent doublespending, but to properly verify and enforce Bitcoin rules.” @giacomozucco

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The Genesis Files: Hashcash or How Adam Back Designed Bitcoin’s Motor Block

“It was around this time — 1997, close to the [cypherpunk mailing] list’s peak popularity — that Back submitted his Hashcash proposal.” @AaronvanW @BitcoinMagazine

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Let’s Do the Time Warp Again, Verge Hack Part Deux

“While patching the first hack, they seem to have initially wanted to decrease the time drift to 15 minutes, but things kept… going wrong.”

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The Importance of Layer 2

“the most pressing issue in cryptocurrency and blockchain technology right now is, how are we going to achieve the original vision of blockchains as open, decentralized networks while scaling to reach a billion people?” @neha

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The Truth About Smart Contracts

Are smart contracts really the trustless panacea that we all dream they are? Or are there serious and often insurmountable challenges that too many ignore? Find out more in @JimmySong’s excellent article on the Truth About Smart Contracts.

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BetterHash Aims to Increase Bitcoin Mining Decentralization

@TheBlueMatt has introduced a new protocol to re-decentralize the vulnerability of mining pools. Listen to @dantwany’s article breaking down what this could mean for the future of Bitcoin.

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Sharding Centralizes Ethereum

Today we read @StopAndDecrypt’s thorough breakdown of the Ethereum scaling and validation trade-off. Is ETH an inherently centralizing system? Find out in today’s Quik Read.

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Bitcoin Magazine’s Week in Review: Looking to the Past and the Future

Covering the weeks top stories with Bitcoin Magazine’s Week in Review – Looking to the Past and the Future.

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Feared 51% Attacks Are Now Becoming Regular

The once-feared 51% attack of POW security has recently moved from a theoretical vulnerability to a common occurrence.

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Introducing Bitcoin Contract Governance

Another from @goorha and @parabolictrav detailing the application and incredible potential of Bitcoin’s contractual governance. A truly global and open platform for economic organization. Don’t miss this one!

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