CryptoQuikRead_087 – 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! 
Link to the full article and @parabolictrav’s medium page:https://medium.com/@parabolicinvestor/introducing-bitcoin-contract-governance-d28eb046ce8b

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CryptoQuikRead_086 – Build the Bitcoin Economy, The Complete Contract Governance Platform

Is Bitcoin a new asset class, a fancy way to buy coffee, digital sound money, or something entirely different and more fundamental?  Listen to the article by Prateek Goorha (@goorha) and Parabolic Trav to dive into the future of contracts.
Be sure to check out the full article for the links and other work by the author:https://medium.com/coinmonks/building-the-bitcoin-economy-the-complete-contract-governance-platform-54f723e88ccf

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CryptoQuikRead_085 – Increasing Bitcoin Privacy Using the Lightning Network

One of the features of the Lightning network is its innate benefits to privacy.  Listen to a short exploration of privacy in Lightning with Toronex (@scidexer) plus commentary.Check out the full article at:https://medium.com/@scidexer/increasing-bitcoin-privacy-using-the-lightning-network-or-how-to-delete-the-origin-of-your-bitcoins-3c611d072e40
Also check out the LN visualizer used:https://rompert.com/recksplorer/

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CryptoQuikRead_084 – Analysis of Batching in Bitcoin

Has transaction count become an unreliable measure of Bitcoin’s usage because of batching?  Find out the answer to this and more thanks to the detailed analysis by coinmetrics.io and hasufly.
Check out the full article for the large number of excellent visuals and graphs included:https://medium.com/hasufl/an-analysis-of-batching-in-bitcoin-9bdf81a394e0
Be sure to follow Coinmetrics.io and keep them as a reference for the excellent data they make available:https://coinmetrics.io/
And a few other great sources on batching/payments visualization on Bitcoin:p2sh.infohttps://transactionfee.info/charts/payments/perDay

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CryptoQuikRead_083 – Trusted Third Parties are Security Holes

If you are curious of the foundations of thought that ultimately led to the creation of the Bitcoin system, Nick Szabo is absolutely the one to read.  Listen to Szabo’s “Trusted Third Parties and Security Holes” from 2001 @nakamotoinstitute
Check out the full article and other works at the nakamoto institute as well as to explore the links to dig deeper into the discussion:
https://nakamotoinstitute.org/trusted-third-parties/

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CryptoQuikRead_082 – Exploring Lightning Network Routing

Channel balances, gateway routing nodes, non-advertised channels, buffer capital, source routing, onion routing, bridge channels, and atomic multi-path payments. Take a dive into the tech behind Lightning routing with Bryan Vu and the Lightning Labs Blog.
Don’t forget to check out the full article to see the graphics and explore other great work over at the Lightning Labs Blog:https://blog.lightning.engineering/posts/2018/05/30/routing.html

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CryptoQuikRead_081 – What we Talk About When We Talk About Blockchain

“the supposedly naive crypto-anarchists types may be the only ones actually grounded in reality, while the supposedly pragmatic, business-oriented, “it’s about the technology, stupid” crowd may prove to be hopelessly confused.”
Another great article brought to us by Daniel Goldman on the Abacus Crypto Journal exploring the real value of blockchains:https://blog.theabacus.io/what-we-talk-about-when-we-talk-about-blockchain-technology-4f7a6a0dc03?token=DmDDUIsWZVtMBI7Q

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CryptoQuikRead_080 – Amid Chaos, Our Decentralized Future is Being Built

“These prospects have stirred a hive mind of dreamers and fueled an unprecedented bout of economic speculation. We don’t know where it’s headed. But we sense something profound is afoot…” 
Don’t forget to check out the full article at CoinDesk as well as @mikejcasey’s other works:https://www.coindesk.com/amid-chaos-decentralized-future-built/

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CryptoQuikRead_079 – The Security Token Thesis

Is the future of finance an internet of interoperable and programmable tokens?  Stephen McKeon covers the possibilities in his Security Token thesis.  Listen to learn more about the advantages and drawbacks of tokenizing the world.
Link to the full article, and many other excellent works by Stephen McKeon and others:https://hackernoon.com/the-security-token-thesis-4c5904761063

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CryptoQuikRead_078 – Tari Blockchain for Digital Assets on Monero

Eric Kuebler at Bitcoin magazine gives us an introduction into Tari, the sidechain for digital assets and the Lightning Network built on top of Monero.  Learn more in today’s Quik Read!
Check out the full article and Eric’s other works at Bitcoin Magazine:https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/tari-introduces-blockchain-protocol-digital-assets-built-monero/

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CryptoQuikRead_077 – Ethereum Blockchain Exceeds 1TB!

@StopAndDecrypt gives us an excellent breakdown of  the state of the over-stressed Ethereum blockchain.  Do the trends spell disaster for the smart contract platform, or is there a way out?  Listen to find out and be prepared to learn!
Check out the full article for all the links and graphics and dont forget to follow @StopAndDecrypt:https://medium.com/@StopAndDecrypt/the-ethereum-blockchain-size-has-exceeded-1tb-and-yes-its-an-issue-2b650b5f4f62

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CryptoQuikRead_076 – The Verge Hack, Explained

An excellent breakdown of the recent attacks and corresponding vulnerabilities in the Verge cryptocurrency.  From Daniel Goldman and The Abacus Crypto Journal, listen to learn all about the time-warp vulnerability and the ongoing attack.  Enjoy!
Don’t forget to check out Daniel Goldman’s other works and follow him for his future articles:https://blog.theabacus.io/@dzack23

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