Challenges with Verge, thoughts on Bitcoin maximalism, the inevitability of forks and altcoins, and our first trips down the rabbit hole. All this and more with Daniel Goldman [ @dzack23 ]. • Find his articles at https://blog.theabacus.io/@dzack23 • You can also listen to the two on The Verge Hack on episodes 76 and 94 of this podcastMentioned on the Show: The Blockchain Man - (@TaylorPearsonMe) Money, Blockchains, and Social Scalability - (@NickSzabo4) Sharding Centralizes Ethereum By Selling y...
Jul 09, 2018•1 hr 6 min
"Dai would become best known for an idea he casually announced in November 1998… 'I hope this is a step toward making crypto-anarchy a practical as well as theoretical possibility.' He called his proposal B-Money." - Aaron Van Wirdum Be sure to check out Aaron’s extensive work and the always excellent journalism from the Bitcoin Magazine team: https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/genesis-files-if-bitcoin-had-first-draft-wei-dais-b-money-was-it/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spo...
Jul 06, 2018•31 min
“You have to remember that you chose this path not because you didn’t have any options, but because you knew you could create even more options for yourself.” - Jill Carlson Check out the article in full as well as Jill’s other works on her medium page: https://medium.com/@jillcarlson/working-alone-165ababeafc2 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message...
Jul 05, 2018•17 min
"A Statist is a man or woman who believes that only the State should be the final arbiter of every activity man can engage in. In Bitcoin, Statists are a constant irritant and lethal toxin." @Beautyon_ Check out the full article, other fun works by Beautyon_, and the great publication at HackerNoon: https://hackernoon.com/why-you-cant-understand-bitcoin-98a5e5f86241 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message...
Jul 04, 2018•10 min
“Crypto-incrementalists and the crypto-anarchists share strong convictions in the power of decentralization… However, these groups diverge quickly as we move from the abstract to the material.” - Tony Sheng Check out Tony Sheng’s article and other work at: https://www.tonysheng.com/incremental-vs-anarchy Support the show:3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz5 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message...
Jul 03, 2018•23 min
“Just like a stock market was a financial platform for creating the scalable corporation, blockchains can be governance platforms for enabling the scalable commons.” - @m2jr Check out the medium article and other interesting work by Mike Maples Jr: https://blog.usejournal.com/crypto-commons-da602fb98138 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message...
Jul 02, 2018•22 min
“While we have no intention of providing custodial services to our users, we do wish to provide financial software and services that help facilitate our users in their quest for financial sovereignty.” @lopp @lopp@jeremyrwelch@CasaHODL Check out the article and the Casa Blog on Medium: https://medium.com/casa/casa-privacy-model-ee6d1a08fd82 Support the show:3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz5 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message
Jun 29, 2018•16 min
“He eventually offered us six more ratings at the price of 300 US dollars a piece.” -Markus Hartmann Check out the full article and chat logs along with other articles and ICO discussion at: https://medium.com/alethena/this-is-how-easy-it-is-to-buy-ico-ratings-an-investigation-13d07e987394 Support the show:3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz5 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message...
Jun 28, 2018•23 min
Episode 100!!“I think we will soon witness the flood of innovation that Andreas Antonopolous said would be a natural result of this permission-less network.” -@TheCryptoconomy Check out my medium page and the full article here: https://medium.com/@thecryptoconomy/dandelions-and-a-bright-future-for-bitcoin-privacy-712dbc4b1ec5 Support the show:3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz5 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message
Jun 27, 2018•34 min
“All three of the Lightning implementations (Eclair, lnd, & c-lightning) are now in beta!" - Christian Decker & Rusty Russell Check out the other great work and full article with links at the Blockstream Blog: https://blockstream.com/2018/06/25/c-lightning-06.html Support the show:3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz5 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message...
Jun 26, 2018•20 min
“This week I learned you can start syncing an archival Ethereum node, travel completely around the world, and it still won’t be finished.” -@lopp Today’s Quik Read is from Jameson Lopp on his experiences with Ethereum infrastructure. Link to the full article and Lopp's Medium page: https://medium.com/@lopp/the-challenges-of-building-ethereum-infrastructure-87e443e47a4b Support the show:3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz5 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoin...
Jun 25, 2018•30 min
Price got you down? Don’t forget why we are here. From @davidcbennett, we read ”I Hodl.” Link to the article on Steemit: https://steemit.com/bitcoin/@davidcbennett/i-hodl Support the show: 3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz5 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message
Jun 22, 2018•25 min
"So, what people call "SPV" today, is actually the practice of trusting the hashrate majority not JUST to prevent doublespending, but to properly verify and enforce Bitcoin rules." @giacomozucco The Twitter Thread: https://twitter.com/giacomozucco/status/1009281116837175296 Thread Reader Unrolled: https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1009281116837175296.html Support the show: 3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz5 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/mess...
Jun 21, 2018•19 min
"It was around this time — 1997, close to the [cypherpunk mailing] list’s peak popularity — that Back submitted his Hashcash proposal." @AaronvanW @BitcoinMagazine Today we read the second in Aaron Von Wirdum's "Genesis Files" series titled "Hashcash or How Adam Back Designed Bitcoin's Motor Block." Another excellent dive into the critical components and contributions that made Bitcoin possible.Check out the full article at Bitcoin Magazine:https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/genesis-files-hash...
Jun 20, 2018•23 min
“While patching the first hack, they seem to have initially wanted to decrease the time drift to 15 minutes, but things kept… going wrong.” Listen to the next installment in the Verge Hack fiasco from Daniel Goldman + Abacus Crypto Journal Link to the full article:https://blog.theabacus.io/lets-do-the-time-warp-again-the-verge-hack-part-deux-c6396ab36ecb Support the show:3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz5 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message...
Jun 19, 2018•35 min
"the most pressing issue in cryptocurrency and blockchain technology right now is, how are we going to achieve the original vision of blockchains as open, decentralized networks while scaling to reach a billion people?" @neha Today we read @neha’s The Importance of Layer 2: https://medium.com/mit-media-lab-digital-currency-initiative/the-importance-of-layer-2-105189f72102 Video of full L2 Summit presentations and discussion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzoS0tPUAiQ Support the show:3Nn8jJSfK2...
Jun 18, 2018•16 min
Support the Show:3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz5 Are smart contracts really the trustless panacea that we all dream they are? Or are there serious and often insurmountable challenges that too many ignore? Find out more in @JimmySong’s excellent article on the Truth About Smart Contracts. Don't forget to check ou the full article, multiple funny comic strips included, as well as Jimmy Song's other great work:https://medium.com/@jimmysong/the-truth-about-smart-contracts-ae825271811f --- Send in...
Jun 15, 2018•26 min
Support The Show: 3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz5 @TheBlueMatt has introduced a new protocol to re-decentralize the vulnerability of mining pools. Listen to @dantwany’s article breaking down what this could mean for the future of Bitcoin. Check out the website for further links and other articles on Bitcoin news and development: https://news.buybitcoinworldwide.com/betterhash-aims-to-increase-bitcoin-mining-decentralization/ Tales From the Crypto #31 with @TheBlueMatt:https://talesfromthecryp...
Jun 14, 2018•15 min
Today we read @StopAndDecrypt ’s thorough breakdown of the Ethereum scaling and validation trade-off. Is ETH an inherently centralizing system? Find out in today’s Quik Read. Don't forget to check the plethora of graphics and charts as well as the other great work from @StopAndDecrypt : https://hackernoon.com/sharding-centralizes-ethereum-by-selling-you-scaling-in-disguised-as-scaling-out-266c136fc55d Support the Show: 3CHTvvAhrzUs3QWN5DsyGXbM2W1SvL2bi5 --- Send in a voice message: https://podca...
Jun 13, 2018•1 hr 35 min
Covering the weeks top stories with Bitcoin Magazine’s Week in Review - Looking to the Past and the Future. Listen to today’s episode from Shawn Gordon and subscribe to hear all the best articles in the Cryptoconomy space.Don't forget to click the link for the other great work from @bitcoinmagazine and Shawn Gordon:https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/bitcoin-magazines-week-review-looking-past-and-future/ Support the Show:3CHTvvAhrzUs3QWN5DsyGXbM2W1SvL2bi5 --- Send in a voice message: https://po...
Jun 11, 2018•11 min
The once-feared 51% attack of POW security has recently moved from a theoretical vulnerability to a common occurrence. Today we read and discuss an article from @AlyssaHertig with @coindesk exploring recent events and what they might mean for the cryptoconomy at large. Listen for more. Links to the article and relevant resources:https://www.coindesk.com/blockchains-feared-51-attack-now-becoming-regular/https://www.crypto51.app/Mentioned in the commentary: @DZack23@parabolictrav@goorha --- Send i...
Jun 08, 2018•29 min
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 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message
Jun 07, 2018•34 min
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 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/sho...
Jun 06, 2018•25 min
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/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudibl...
Jun 05, 2018•23 min
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 g...
Jun 04, 2018•37 min
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/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bi...
Jun 01, 2018•38 min
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 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify...
May 31, 2018•24 min
"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 --- Send in a voice message:...
May 30, 2018•34 min
“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/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message
May 29, 2018•21 min
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 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message
May 28, 2018•35 min
