Curated Bitcoin articles.
The system is so elegant, it is no surprise that it has kicked off a global upheaval. I want more people to understand it so they can feel the same sense of intellectual wonder that I did. More people should draw inspiration from Bitcoin, because the world will be richer for it.
https://tigerfeathers.substack.com/p/the-most-innovative-technology-of
In general it seems like multisig is an afterthought for many hardware manufacturers. They tend to spend their resources working on (single signature) full stack solutions for their customers. I believe it’s time for hardware manufacturers to start acting like platform providers and ensure that they are providing robust platforms that can be used to build a wide variety of solutions.
https://blog.keys.casa/bitcoin-multisig-hardware-signing-performance/
“The goal is not to accumulate Bitcoin to accumulate more USD or any other type of fiat, but to accumulate a token thathas value on its own.”
https://medium.com/@amresh911/bitcoin-private-moneys-greatest-warrior-7cf680d7dd52
Peter Theil, the Co-Founder Of PayPal quoted, “I do think Bitcoin is the first cryptocurrency that has the potential to do something like changing the world.”
https://medium.com/datadriveninvestor/cities-that-embrace-bitcoin-in-2020-7baf86cd3326
https://medium.com/@nic__carter/dont-fear-the-reaper-8bbb42358efb
Bitcoin breaks the cycle, entirely removing any discussion of monetary rules and instead ordaining an initial release (or vesting) schedule. The rules of the game were clear, even before the first block was mined.
With Bitcoin as a point of reference for how toxic the global financial system truly is, the gas lightning is wearing off – and the people are starting to figure out where they can go to breathe easy again.
https://www.citadel21.com/gaslit
When it comes to Bitcoin and Balinese cockfights alike, conversations that focus exclusively on speculation, gambling, and greed risk totally missing their points. Discussions surrounding Bitcoin in particular need to consider the political and philosophical questions this community raises about money, privacy, self-sovereignty, and of course, memes.
On July 17, 2010, two trading parties matched for the first time on the Mt. Gox Bitcoin exchange when 20 bitcoin changed hands for just under a dollar. The exact price of that first trade was $0.04951 per whole bitcoin.
https://bitcoin.clarkmoody.com/posts/ten-years-bitcoin-market-data
Bitcoin then can be seen as the extrapolation of what is a necessary implementation of that which would set the stage to the natural asymptotic convergence of all centrally banked money to perfectly demand elastic supplies but without cooperation or political coordination of any single central bank or nation.
https://medium.com/@rextar4444/a-non-libertarian-view-of-bitcoin-2c6426a26b2e
Despite this year’s tough market environment, some are still bullish over the long term and are rolling out products to attract investors. Jiang Zhuo’er, CEO and founder of mining pool BTC.Top.
https://www.coindesk.com/the-2020-rainy-season-is-tougher-than-ever-for-chinas-bitcoin-miners
