Closing out an extraordinary year in 2019 has us looking forward at 2020 & Beyond. What will we bring to Bitcoin, and what could Bitcoin bring to us? Today we read an amazing thread by

“The precursors of money, along with language, enabled early modern humans to solve problems of cooperation that other animals cannot – including problems of reciprocal altruism, kin altruism, and the mitigation of aggression. These precursors

“At the end of the day, everyone has to believe in something; might as well believe in something verifiable and unforgeable.” – Hass McCook

As I walk in the valley of fiat, I shall not

Is there a single key factor in the difference between the assurances in PoS vs PoW? The knowledge and proof that there is a real world, inescapable cost to both producing the currency, & editing

What is the true set of differences between Proof of Work, and Proof of Stake? What are the engineering mindsets behind them both, and which is built explicitly to survive in the worst-case scenarios?

Another clever & censorship resistant system for identity within the Bitcoin system is being proposed. Called “Easypaysy,” developer Jose Femenias Canuelo has created a system to safely & independently create a static on-chain account system,

Next up in the Gradually, Then Suddenly series by Parker Lewis and available on the incredible blog over at unchained-capital.com is “Bitcoin, Not Blockchain.”

There is nothing about blockchain that makes it inherently immutable. Immutability

The scams in the Bitcoin & crypto space are, unfortunately, not low in number. Sometimes the only safe option is to ignore them, but there are the few occasions that require a thorough breakdown of

Is Bitcoin the perfect money, or is it the worst money that solves the most essential problem, as simply and reliably as possible? In true “New Jersey” style, Bitcoin doesn’t attempt to be everything, it

For everyone that tells you Bitcoin is a stagnant technology going nowhere, this is the article to point them to. Another be returning author Lucas Nuzzi, we cover a piece that touches on the plethora

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

An economy leveraged 150:1
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

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

The World Has Gone Mad, & the System is Broken. Ray Dalio drops a bomb recently with his post showing the sorry state of our money, the cracks in our world monetary system, and the

The 5th installment of the always fascinating “Gradually, then Suddenly” series from Parker Lewis and Unchained Capital. What is the real problem that Bitcoin solves, and how does it compare to the alternatives? Are mass

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

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

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