Read_303 – Bitcoin Astronomy [Part 1 – Dhruv Bansal]
Equal parts entertaining & intellectually intriguing, we start with Part 1 of Dhruv Bansal’s wonderful piece, Bitcoin Astronomy! The interplanetary center of hash, the Law of Hash Horizons, the Muskcoin Revolution, retaliation of the Bitcoin Empire, and the total economic devastation of the Hash Bomb! How could you not want to know more?
Another one from the excellent content over at the Unchained Capital Blog:
https://www.unchained-capital.com/blog/law-of-hash-horizons/
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Read_302 – Bitcoin is Not Too Volatile [Parker Lewis]
To think that a hard monetary asset, with a perfectly inelastic supply, could go from a $0 market with no infrastructure, liquidity, or demand, to a global monetary instrument with vast infrastructure, the highest market liquidity, demanded by billions, but that this could somehow occur *without* volatility in the price, is an absurd & deeply ignorant claim. Thoroughly debunked by Parker Lewis in the continuation of his amazing “gradually, then suddenly” series at Unchained Capital.
Bitcoin is Not Too Volatile:
https://www.unchained-capital.com/blog/bitcoin-is-not-too-volatile/
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Bonus – Who Deserves This? [Ross Ulbricht]
freeross.org
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Read_301 – Bitcoin Equals Freedom [Ross Ulbricht]
Following the anniversary of Ross Ulbricht’s arrest, and the fall of the Silk Road experiment, we read a short but extraordinary piece, hand written in a cell by Ross, on Bitcoin’s promise of freedom. What did those first adopters, when Bitcoin had no price and no market, what did they see in those digital bits? How did Bitcoin achieve its first value, and what did it mean for our world?
Don’t forget to go to FreeRoss.org and sign the petition to bring attention to his injustice.
https://freeross.org
And check out the amazing (and infuriating) series, Railroaded: The Targeting & Caging of Ross Ulbricht
https://freeross.org/railroaded/
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Read_300!! – The Crypto Anarchist Manifesto [Timothy C. May]
Quick Read #300!!! Hard to believe we have come this far withou the show. For this milestone it’s time to take it back to the philosophical roots of the movement that lead to the community, the ideas, and the drive to create Bitcoin and the other tools enabling a future with a free, open, & global cryptoconomy!
From the father of the crypto anarchist movement and from its very beginnings in 1988, today we read: The Crypto Anarchist Manifesto
https://www.activism.net/cypherpunk/crypto-anarchy.html
This isn’t just a technology, it’s a revolution. Tim May could see that truth from the very beginning.
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Chat_023 – Small State, Big Bitcoin [The Raleigh Bitcoin Podcast]
An awesome discussion with the squad over at the Raleigh Bitcoin Podcast. Can anyone sensibly be both pro Bitcoin & pro big government? When, if ever, do we actually sell Bitcoin? And what’s the price as the stock-to-flow approaches infinity?
All this and so much more in a marathon chat with the Raleigh Bitcoin Meetup!
Don’t forget to subscribe to the meetup podcast at the link below:
https://anchor.fm/raleigh-bitcoin-meetup
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Guy’s Take_024 – But Lightning Enables…
Finishing up our Lightning week on the show, I’ve got a Guy’s Take on all the different applications I think are viable here in the early days of Lightning, and also what decentralized projects may make sense on Lightning, but are pointless as “utility tokens.”
• Sat4Ads (The real BAT)
• Why utility tokens are backwards economics
• Fold, BitRefill, & Lolli
• Making Bitcoin bills make sense
• Watchtowers for decentralized backups
• A new e-commerce?
& tons more!
Here’s some more great listens to go deeper down the rabbit hole with today’s discussion:
• Minimum Viable Decentralization [Simon Morris]
https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_228—Minimum-Viable-Decentralization-e3lfo9
• Estimating and Minimizing Consumer Worry [Nick Szabo]
https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_195—Estimating-and-Minimizing-Consumer-Worry-e2ndo7
• Richard Myers on a Lightning Powered Global Mesh
https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoChat_013—Richard-Myers-and-a-Lightning-Powered-Global-Mesh-e4e6ga
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Read_299 – Announcing Olympus! From Fiat to Lightning in Seconds [Jack Mallers]
Every so often a major development comes along that combines the available tools and you suddenly see a sharp image of what the future could look like. With Olympus, a new service from Jack Mallers & fam, getting a lightning balance and immediately spending it is as simple as the swipe of your debit card. Lightning is striking, and big things are brewing on the horizon.
Check out the original article to see the video of Jack demonstrating the service & drop some major applause while you’re there!
https://medium.com/@JimmyMow/announcing-olympus-lightning-enabled-fiat-ramps-by-zap-1f5349a96ee9
Check out the new site & sign up for the Beta at the links below:
https://www.zaphq.io
https://fiattolightning.com
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Read_298 – Lightning Service Providers [Roy Sheinfeld]
With another great piece from the Breez-Tech CEO we read and explore the fascinating concept of the Lightning Service Providers. What is their role? How will the market develop? Doesn’t this mean Lightning is centralized? All this and so much more in a great piece from Roy Sheinfeld.
Don’t forget to drop applause on the original article, catch our interview with the author, & check out the awesome Breez Lightning Wallet at the links below:
• Introducing Lightning Service Providers (medium article)
https://medium.com/breez-technology/introducing-lightning-service-providers-fe9fb1665d5f
• CryptoChat with Roy Sheinfeld
https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoChat_016—Lightning-is-a-Breez-with-Roy-Sheinfeld-e4j7i3
• Breez Lightning Service
https://breez.technology
• Other Articles by Roy on the show
https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_259—Lightning-at-the-End-of-the-Tunnel-Roy-Sheinfeld-e4a35k
• To explore the other amazing tech coming to Lightning
https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_248—Bitrefills-Hottest-Lightning-Tech-of-2019-e426ph
And because it was that good. Don’t miss the episode of Tales From the Crypt with Jack Mallers:
https://talesfromthecrypt.libsyn.com/tales-from-the-crypt-47-jack-mallers
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Chat_022 – All Roads Lead to Bitcoin w/ John Vallis
John Vallis from the Bitcoin Rapid Fire Podcast and I have a lengthy chat all about our roads to Bitcoin, and how it has changed our view of the world. Don’t miss a really fun show and be sure to check out the Rapid Fire section available at the link below.
https://anchor.fm/john-vallis/episodes/Guy-Swann-The-Audible-of-Bitcoin-e5d5j3/a-anlnf4
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Read_297 – Simplifying Lightning, The “Noinput Class” [Aaron Van Wirdum]
Today we take a dive into the future of Lightning and one of the amazing developments to make it simpler and more reliable, the new sighash flags referred to as the “Noinput Class.” Who better to take us through it than Aaron Van Wirdum & Bitcoin Magazine?
Our recent interview with Aaron Van Wirdum, the extraordinary author of this work and 100s more:
https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoChat_018—Investigating-Bitcoin-with-Aaron-Van-Wirdum-e4rt9e
Don’t forget to check out the original article for extra clarity on how it works, and of course for the many other great articles at BitcoinMagazine.com:
The “Noinput Class”: How a Bitcoin Soft Fork Could Simplify Lightning
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/noinput-class-bitcoin-soft-fork-simplify-lightning
Miniscript: How Blockstream Engineers Are Making Bitcoin Programming Easy(er)
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/miniscript-how-blockstream-engineers-are-making-bitcoin-programming-easyer
Other great reading for SigHash Flags and other Bitcoin scripting details:
Raghov Sood’s Blog post on signature types
https://raghavsood.com/blog/2018/06/10/bitcoin-signature-types-sighash
Bitcoin.org’s Extensive Guide to Transactions
https://bitcoin.org/en/transactions-guide#introduction
And Lastly don’t forget to check out the cool stuff at the Bitcoin Magazine Store:
https://store.b.tc/
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Read_296 – The Long Now [Ben Hunt – Epsilon Theory]
The only thing as scarce as Bitcoin, is Time. Do you value it accordingly?
For today’s read we are diving into our first piece from the awesome collection over at Epsilon Theory by Ben Hunt.
The Long Now Pt. 1 – Tick Tock
Don’t forget to check out the other incredible content over at EpsilonTheory.com
Other great content mentioned in this Episode:
The Bitcoin Survivor’s Book List
http://thecryptoconomy.com/bitcoin-survivors-book-list/
Rational Optimist (affiliate link)
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0061452068/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=cryptoconomyl-20&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=0061452068&linkId=3dc9331a46a005a948035d919adf933c
Your Life in Weeks (waitbutwhy.com)
https://waitbutwhy.com/2014/05/life-weeks.html
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