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Monero has Hard Forked – Resulting in Four New Projects

Monero’s hard fork has been successfully executed as planned… or has it? Like many hard forks in the past, the consequences are rarely a simple matter. Listen to learn more.

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A History of Lightning: From Brainstorm to Beta

Listen to the extraordinary history of the Lightning Network stretching back to the beginnings of Bitcoin itself.

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Critique of Buterin’s Proof of Stake Design Philosophy

Tuur Demeester lays out his arguments against Vitalik‘s Proof of Stake Design Philosophy. Guess what he has to say. Listen to today’s quick read to find out.

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Atomic Swaps, How the Lightning Network Extends to Altcoins

The Lightning network is a new protocol layer that not only has implications for Bitcoin payments, but could hugely impact many altcoins, decentralized exchanges, and the nature of crypto payments for the entire ecosystem.
Learn more about its benefits from another of Aaron van Wirdum’s excellent articles with Bitcoin Magazine.

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A Proof of Stake Design Philosophy

Decentralized blockchains are an entirely new organism in the realm of economics, cryptography, and social consensus. Is Proof-of-work still the king of the show? Or will the years of development and discussion reveal a more efficient and effective security philosophy? Listen to Vitalik Buterin‘s article to learn more!

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Why Bitcoin is Different

With thousands of ICOs and altcoins out there, how on earth can we tell a difference? And are they all better and faster versions, or is there something that makes Bitcoin different? Listen to @jimmysong’s article to find out.

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The Central Banking Bubble

Not only can Bitcoin not be separated from the macro economic movements of the world, it may represent one of the few assets to hedge against a meltdown in the global financial system. So how is the central banking economy fairing? Listen to find out.

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7 Misunderstandings of Bitcoin’s Scaling Problem

many of us misunderstand the underlying implications or consequences of the scaling debate when first introduced. Listen to hear the critical realizations I had in my Bitcoin scaling journey.

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Lapp 7 – The Lightning Jukebox

The final lightning app has arrived to finish out the Week of Lapps! Listen to the announcement from @Blockstream.

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81 Percent of ICOs Become Scams

With data from the Satis Group, The Merkle gives us a breakdown of the successes and failures of the current ICO market. Is this a nail in the Appcoin coffin? Listen to hear more.

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