Bitcoin Audible

"How does Bitcoin use a peer-to-peer network of computers to enforce the rules agreed upon by human participants?" Today we explore how Proof-of-Work enables the Bitcoin system to achieve consensus without any central point of control. Section 5 of the incredible Thesis by iterative.capital, "Machine Consensus Via Proof-of-Work." Feel free to send some satoshis or open a channel with the official...

Today we explore how the Bitcoin incentives bring together disparate groups of developers, technical operators, and users to maintain and expand the Bitcoin system in a free and collaborative environment. Continuing with Section 4 of the iterative.capital Thesis on The Cryptocurrency Phenomenon. Feel free to send some satoshis or open a channel with the official Cryptoconomy. Life Lightning Node:0...

A short episode today introducing the video walkthrough of the Initial Setup of the Casa Bitcoin & Lightning Node, and configuring your router to be both accepting requests for blockchain data for Bitcoin & routing payments for Lightning! A must for any Node Operators out there. Feel free to send some satoshis or open a channel with the official Cryptoconomy. Life Lightning Node:03609e92ab6dff378b...

Today we continue through Section 3 of the Iterative. Capital Thesis on the Cryptocurrency Phenomenon exploring the Open Source process, how free software dominated the internet, and how the hacker movement effectively destroyed the institutional monopoly on research and development. Check out the other awesome work and subscribe to their newsletter by heading over to iterative.capital Feel free t...

Continuing our journey through the incredibly thorough and knowledgeable work by iterative.capital that focuses and clarifies the highly misunderstood narrative around the Cryptocurrency Phenomenon. Don't miss Part 3! Check out the other awesome work and subscribe to their newsletter by heading over to iterative.capital Feel free to send some satoshis or open a channel with the official Cryptocono...

Continuing our journey through the incredibly thorough and knowledgeable work by iterative.capital that focuses and clarifies the highly misunderstood narrative around the Cryptocurrency Phenomenon. Don't miss Part 2! Check out the other awesome work and subscribe to their newsletter by heading over to iterative.capital Feel free to send some satoshis or open a channel with the official Cryptocono...

Today we start our journey through the incredibly thorough and knowledgeable work by iterative.capital that focuses and clarifies the highly misunderstood narrative around the Cryptocurrency Phenomenon. Don't miss this one! Check out the other awesome work and subscribe to their newsletter by heading over to iterative.capital Feel free to send some satoshis or open a channel with the official Cryp...

"Government involvement is usually limited to mediating the clash between incumbents and innovators. Rarely is government the incumbent." -Zack Voell Think Bitcoin is apolitical? Think again. You don't want to miss this one by Zack Voell: Sorry, Bitcoin is Still Anarchist Don't forget to follow Zack and drop some applause on the article over on Medium. Feel free to send some satoshis or open a cha...

There is this wonderfully vague idea that I endlessly hear about called “Satoshi’s Vision.” I’ve read many differing supposed “visions” of Satoshi’s and the only constant between them is that it was also the opinion of the person explaining it to me. Taking a stroll through the history and development of Bitcoin Cash in my article: How Many Forks Does it Take to Get to the Center of Satoshi's Visi...

"What we’re witnessing with digital assets is a move back toward bearer assets — now that users of these protocols have figured out how to trade them quickly, digitally, and without any possibility for the types of errors that lead to costly reconciliation processes." - Fidelity Digital Assets Plus a few updates regarding the release of our first QuikRead Collection and more fun with the awesome C...

"As investors reallocate their current investment portfolios to include bitcoin, trillions of dollars in market capitalization appreciation becomes an inevitable result" -Nik Bhatia Another excellent piece from Nik Bhatia exploring the major developments in the Bitcoin and Digital Assets Management industry. If you aren't bullish yet, you might be after listening to this one. Drop some applause on...

"If you build a system meant by its very nature to dis-intermediate third parties and exist independent of governments and legal systems, you have an identity problem." -Nic Carter Another excellent piece by Nic Carter exploring the very idea of identity in a decentralized system and the ongoing battles for the vision of Bitcoin. Don't miss it! Let's see if we can drop another 1,000 claps on his a...

Another short update episode releasing the very first long read in full! Visit the website to listen, download, or read Szabo's Shelling Out! Plus the upcoming works I'm tackling, and more updates on the way to Cryptoconomy.life Now Available in Long Form: Shelling Out - The Origins of Money Support the show:Shop. Trezor.io Affiliate LinkThe Drunkard’s Walk: How Randomness Rules Our LivesMastering...

"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 shared with non-fiat currencies very specific characteristics – they were not merely symbolic or decorative objects." - Nick Szabo --- Send in a voice messa...

First impressions of the Casa Node and first issues standing in the way of my Lightning playtime. The pain is real. Plus, a few updates and what we have in the works for Cryptoconomy. Life in this brief GuysTake episode! Support the show:Shop. Trezor.io Affiliate LinkThe Drunkard’s Walk: How Randomness Rules Our LivesMastering Bitcoin Or Donate To:3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz5 --- Send in a v...

@Beautyon_ takes us through the realizations & predecessors that set the stage for Bitcoin and the incredible impact this technology has had, and will continue to have on the entire world. #Bitcoin, the revolution, 10 years and running! Don't forget to check out Beautyon's other work, drop some applause on the article, and follow @Beautyon_ on Twitter:Bitcoin at 10Twitter.com/Beautyon_Youtube.com...

Part 4! Today we finally conclude Nick Szabo's essential work, Shelling Out: The Origins of Money! A critical piece to understanding money, its rich history, and key properties through the eyes of the cypherpunks who revolutionized it. Before you do anything else, drop everything a follow @NickSzabo4 on Twitter. And don't forget to check out his other amazing work on his blog:https://unenumerated....

Part 3! of our journey through Nick Szabo's incredible work, Shelling Out: The Origins of Money. A critical piece to understanding money, its rich history, and key properties through the eyes of the cypherpunks who revolutionized it. Before you do anything else, drop everything a follow @NickSzabo4 on Twitter. And don't forget to check out his other amazing work on his blog:https://unenumerated.bl...

Part 2! of our journey through Nick Szabo's incredible work, Shelling Out: The Origins of Money. A critical piece to understanding money, its rich history, and key properties through the eyes of the cypherpunks who revolutionized it. Before you do anything else, drop everything a follow @NickSzabo4 on Twitter. And don't forget to check out his other amazing work on his blog:https://unenumerated.bl...

Today we begin our journey through Nick Szabo's incredible work, Shelling Out: The Origins of Money. A critical piece to understanding money, its rich history, and key properties through the eyes of the cypherpunks who revolutionized it. Before you do anything else, drop everything a follow @NickSzabo4 on Twitter. And don't forget to check out his other amazing work on his blog:https://unenumerate...

Alok Menghrajani, security engineer at Square, details their Multisig & Hardware key management system for the cold storage of customer's Cash app Bitcoin balances. Plus their decision to embrace the principles of the Bitcoin culture and open source their efforts to the benefit of the whole industry. Check out the blog to applaud the article and see the author's other work, and don't forget to fol...

Vijay Boyapati details in a Twitter thread, the brilliant but subtle shift that cypherpunks discovered in the economic concept of scarcity that made the revolutionary technology of #Bitcoin possible. Follow Vijay on Twitter and share this thread below:Twitter.com/real_vijayTwitter.com/real_vijay/scarcity_seems_like_a_simple… Support the show:Shop. Trezor.io Affiliate LinkThe Drunkard’s Walk: How R...

We are in the midst of a global collapse in trusted institutions. #Bitcoin and blockchain tech enable networks & economies that mitigate dependence on these intermediaries in the world's largest market for trust: Money. In today’s episode, hear @avichal’s great piece detailing the trends and cultural shifts that have primed the world for a technological revolution. Twitter.com @avichalReimagining...

As Bitcoin continues to succeed against all odds, there are more and more claims of how its “unfair” that early investors have profited. Dan Held argues in an excellent summary that Bitcoin was, and still is, the fairest distribution possible. Today’s CryptoQuikRead! Don't forget to check out Dan Held on Twitter and his other work:Twitter - @DanHeldArticle: Bitcoin's Distribution Was Fair Support...

Today we chat with @Real_Vijay about Bitcoin maximalism, growing internet censorship, standing up to Google, the troubles of BCH, the fall of Bitmain, and much more! Don’t miss today's chat with Vijay Boyapati! Follow him on Twitter so you don't miss the epic Tweet threads and check out his other work:Twitter @real_vijayMedium.com/@vijayboyapatiMises.org Vijay Boyapati Support the show:Looking to...