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Adversarial Thinking And Ways To Attack Bitcoin A group of Bitcoin Core developers discussed various attack vectors for Bitcoin as well as ways to plan ahead and circumvent nefarious actors.

Bitcoin 2022, hosted in Miami, Florida, on April 6-9, featured a panel titled “Preventing Attacks on Bitcoin” with three Bitcoin Core developers: Luke Dashjr, Bryan Bishop and Jameson Lopp (substituting for Peter Todd). The panel was moderated by Shinobi. … Read More

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Bitcoin And The Commodity Of Time An economic system built upon a decentralized time stamp server does more than just solve the double spend, it commodifies time itself.

“I’m having a hard time, living the good life, well I know I was losing time …” “High Time” – Grateful Dead I had a long drive ahead of me. … Read More

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Fiat Is Artificial Money And Bitcoin Is Natural Money A description of the concept of “natural money”, and how that relates to defining what Bitcoin actually is.

I attended the Bitcoin Freedom Festival in Uvita, Costa Rica from January 18th through 20th. It was a unique event that was unlike any bitcoin gathering I’ve ever attended. There were … Read More

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No One Understands Bitcoin, And That’s Okay Bitcoin is an infinitely complex system that is a zero-to-one invention with little for us to compare it to, so no one can fully understand Bitcoin.

Jameson Lopp, one of the earliest developers in Bitcoin says, “Nobody understands bitcoin, and that’s okay.” Truer words were never spoken. It’s actually a useful starting point for the topic … Read More

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High Horology: How Watchmaking Helps Me Understand Bitcoin Combining the digital and the analog, maintaining consistency and focusing on functionality, Bitcoin and timepieces have much in common.

This is an opinion editorial by Dr. Riste Simnjanovski, a tenured professor of public administration with California Baptist University. Vinyl records should be obsolete, however Jack White, Ben Blackwell and … Read More

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How Playing Football Helped Me Understand What’s Valuable About Bitcoin A former college football player reflects on the lessons inherent in the sport and how they prepared him to become a Bitcoiner.

This is an opinion editorial by Conor Chepenik, a former college football player and Bitcoin pleb. Being part of a team can provide valuable experiences that extend well beyond the … Read More

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Power Play: How Bitcoin’s Institutionalization is Reshaping Its Future Are new institutional players being influenced by Bitcoin, or are they the ones doing the influencing?

This election cycle saw a sharp increase in political spending from cryptocurrency companies, positioning the industry to influence U.S. politics. Already several states have begun exploring the creation of strategic … Read More