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Today we read “Strong Federations, Foundation of Liquid, Whitepaper Release,” on Blockstream.com & take a deep dive all about the system that secures the operation of @Blockstream’s Liquid Sidechain. If you want to know more about Liquid, don’t miss this episode! Check out the official @Blockstream page for more details and the Whitepaper on Strong Federations to dig even deeper into the processes involved in securing the first production #Bitcoin sidechain:https://blockstream.com/2017/01/16/strong-federations-paper-released-liquid.htmlhttps://blockstream.com/strong-federations.pdf Authors Johnny Dilley, Jonathan Wilkins, and Marta Piekarska Support the show:Looking to Secure your Bitcoin with TREZOR?Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate Link Or Donate To:3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz5 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message

Blockstream's Liquid, a federated, production sidechain, has officially launched with exchanges accounting for more than half of the global Bitcoin exchange volume! In today's episode we read and expand on the official announcement from the Blockstream Blog, as well as dive into what it could mean with a short Twitter thread from @LucasNuzzi. Don't miss a fun episode. Check out and follow the official @Blockstream Blog and @Excellion to stay up on their incredible work:https://blockstream.com/2018/10/10/liquid-launch.htmlhttps://twitter.com/Excellion And see the other threads discussed in the episode below:https://twitter.com/LucasNuzzi/status/1050181396591972353https://twitter.com/PMillerCoin/status/1050197853421723648 Support the show:Looking to Secure your Bitcoin with TREZOR?Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate Link Or Donate To:3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz5 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message

Privacy isn’t just about being safe and keeping our data secure, its also a deeply fundamental aspect of being human. The unconscious pressures from being endlessly surveilled create a cage for our minds, killing creativity and expression in place of social conformity and obedience. Today we read Alex Hardy’s article “Why Privacy Matters"https://proofoftake.substack.com/p/why-privacy-matters-proof-of-take-006https://twitter.com/CantHardyWait Support the show:Looking to Secure your Bitcoin with TREZOR?Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate Link Or Donate To:3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz5 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message

The Bitcoin Optech Newsletter takes a break from their usual technical foray to summarize and discuss the amazing new proposals and technology at the Scaling Bitcoin Conference in Tokyo. Don't miss the awesome stuff in today's episode. Don't forget to join the Newsletter to stay up to date on the awesome work Bitcoin Optech is doing, and follow them on Twitter:https://bitcoinops.org/en/newsletters/2018/10/09/https://twitter.com/bitcoinoptech Support the show:Looking to Secure your Bitcoin with TREZOR?Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate Link Or Donate To:3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz5 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message

Would you give up $1,000,000 in Bitcoin today, to guarantee its success and that our future was one of sound, decentralized money? My answer would have to be 'yes,' and here's why. Support the show:Looking to Secure your Bitcoin with TREZOR?Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate Link Or Donate To:3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz5 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message

“Privacy is not secrecy. A private matter is something one doesn't want the whole world to know, but a secret matter is something one doesn't want anybody to know. Privacy is the power to selectively reveal oneself to the world.” - Eric Hughes Required reading for anyone entering and exploring the Cryptoconomy. If you are looking for the ideas that brought this technology to life and started a movement, and now a technological revolution. Here is Eric Hughes' declaration of intent, A Cypherpunk's Manifesto.https://www.activism.net/cypherpunk/manifesto.html Support the show:Looking to Secure your Bitcoin with TREZOR?Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate Link Or Donate To:3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz5 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message

“Although there was never complete agreement on any one thing, this was an open forum where personal privacy and personal liberty were ultimately placed above all other considerations.” -@PetriB2 Check out Petri's work and follow him on Medium and Twitter (and drop some appluase for this article) at the links below:https://medium.com/swlh/the-untold-history-of-bitcoin-enter-the-cypherpunks-f764dee962a1https://medium.com/@Petri.basson/https://twitter.com/PetriB2 Support the show:Looking to Secure your Bitcoin with TREZOR?Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate Link Or Donate To:3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz5 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message

“I have always believed that to really understand something and where it is going, you have to understand where it came from.” -@PetriB2 Today we read the first of Petri's short series on the untold history of Bitcoin and the blockchain. Plus, my experiences with Bittorrent and first discovering Bitcoin. Check out the full article and his other work on his LinkedIn and/or his medium page:https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/untold-history-blockchain-petri-basson/https://medium.com/@Petri.basson/the-untold-history-of-blockchain-30238a89be5d Don’t forget to follow him on Medium and Twitter:https://twitter.com/PetriB2 Support the show:Looking to Secure your Bitcoin with TREZOR?Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate Link Or Donate To:3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz5 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message

“The dissent did not come in the form of a parchment scrawled with a feathery pen or an assembly of diplomats, but in the form of the Blockade Runner. These ships were built for two things: speed and capacity, in that order.” -@CarCampIt Check out the full article here:https://www.blockdelta.io/bitcoin-blockade-runner-of-the-information-age/ Follow him on Twitter and don't forget to check out the Friends Against Government Podcast:https://twitter.com/CarCampIthttps://friendsagainstgovernment.podbean.com/ Support the show:Looking to Secure your Bitcoin with TREZOR?Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate Link Or Donate To:3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz5 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message

"Numbers generated by such a process are deterministic, but they pass statistical tests of what is considered “random”. Pseudorandomness, in turn, became one of the building blocks of a brand new field — also a child of the computer age: modern cryptography.” - Hugo Nguyen Check out Part 2 on Hugo's article series and drop some appluase for the excellent work:https://medium.com/@hugonguyen/bitcoin-chance-and-randomness-ba49a6edf933 Follow him on Twitter and Medium:https://twitter.com/hugohanoihttps://medium.com/@hugonguyen Support the show:Looking to Secure your Bitcoin with TREZOR?Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate Link Or Donate To:3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz5 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message

“By attaching energy to a block, we give it “form”, allowing it to have real weight & consequences in the physical world… In other words, PoW is the bridge between the digital & the physical.” - Hugo Nguyen Today we read Part 1 of Hugo Nguyen's series on Bitcoin's Fundamentals.Drop some applause on the full article and follow Hugo on Medium and Twitter:https://bitcointechtalk.com/the-anatomy-of-proof-of-work-98c85b6f6667https://twitter.com/hugohanoi Support the show:Looking to Secure your Bitcoin with TREZOR?Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate Link Or Donate To:3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz5 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message

“The BCB enforces the strictest deposit regulations in the world by requiring full reserves for all accounts. This is the digital equivalent of the Chicago Plan or the Austrian 100% reserve gold standard.” -Pierre Rochard Looking for every significant piece of literature on Bitcoin, Cryptography, and the Cypherpunks? You can find pretty much all of it at the Nakamoto Institute:https://nakamotoinstitute.org/mempool/the-bitcoin-central-banks-perfect-monetary-policy/ Follow Pierre Rochard on Twitter and be sure to listen to the Noded Podcast:https://twitter.com/pierre_rochardhttps://twitter.com/NodedPodcast Support the show:Looking to Secure your Bitcoin with TREZOR?Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate Link Or Donate To:3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz5 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message

Autopilot, Channel Names, Verify from Scratch, Node Nicknames and more. Hear about the features in the new Casa Bitcoin and Lightning node! Check out the full article and follow @CasaHODL on Medium and Twitter so you don't miss the other incredible things the team is building:https://medium.com/casa/features-of-the-casa-node-884f702e2164 Check out the Cases Store and get your own Lightning Node!https://store.casa/ Support the show:Looking to Secure your Bitcoin with TREZOR?Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate Link Or Donate To:3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz5 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message

"The Cryptopocalypse is coming — Bitcoin’s (PoW) is so bad that it’s going to destroy the world in 2020!" -DanHeld Is Bitcoin's energy consumption going to destroy the world... or not?Clap for the article on Den Held's Medium page:https://medium.com/@danhedl/pow-is-efficient-aa3d442754d3 Check him out on Twitter:https://twitter.com/danheld Support the show:Looking to Secure your Bitcoin with TREZOR?Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate Link Or Donate To:3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz5 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message

“No equation, no chart in this fourth part. Just a short discussion about the total cost of Bitcoin’s PoW. It will offer us the opportunity to introduce another fundamental property of PoW which makes it truly unique.” -LaurentMT Check out the full series (and drop some applause) plus other amazing work from @LaurentMT on his Medium page:https://medium.com/@laurentmt/electric-money-e2cd34f78f56 Follow @LaurentMT on Twitter:https://twitter.com/LaurentMT Support the show:Looking to Secure your Bitcoin with TREZOR?Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate Link Or Donate To:3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz5 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message

“In this third part, we’re going to focus on a slightly different question: “Is the system running at its optimum?” -LaurentMT Check out the full article to explore the charts and graphics illustrating his arguments and metrics (and don't forget to drop applause for the excellent work):https://medium.com/@laurentmt/cliffhangers-cb87ed47124e Follow @LaurentMT on Twitter:https://twitter.com/LaurentMT Support the show:Looking to Secure your Bitcoin with TREZOR?Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate Link Or Donate To:3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz5 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message

Listen to @Laurentmt's article explaining how the Yin and Yang of Bitcoin, Hodling & Mining, affect the efficiency of the system and how they drive the system's dynamics. Don't forget to drop some applause on the article and check out the author's other awesome work here:https://medium.com/@laurentmt/the-yin-and-yang-of-bitcoin-bf056f3fd58c Support the show:Looking to Secure your Bitcoin with TREZOR?Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate Link Or Donate To:3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz5 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message

“At last, we have derived two metrics which both suggest that contrary to a widespread opinion, Bitcoin’s PoW is actually becoming more and more efficient.” -@Laurentmt Listen to Part 1 of @Laurentmt’s excellent series introducing the fundamental characteristics and value proposition of Bitcoin’s POW function. Don't forget to drop some applause on the article and check out the author;s other awesome work here:https://medium.com/@laurentmt/gravity-10e1a25d2ab2 Support the show:Looking to Secure your Bitcoin with TREZOR?Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate Link Or Donate To:3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz5 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message

“If we do nothing, new technologies will give the government new automatic surveillance capabilities that Stalin could never have dreamed of. The only way to hold the line on privacy in the information age is strong cryptography.” -Phil Zimmerman Explore this article & the immense collection of other works at the Nakamoto Institute:https://nakamotoinstitute.org/why-i-wrote-pgp/ Support the show:Looking to Secure your Bitcoin with TREZOR?Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate Link Or Donate To:3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz5 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message

Building applications, expanding alternative media, software is eating the world, what's inside the ICOs & altcoins, the future of Bitcoin, the Lightning Network, and the revolution this technology could bring! Don’t miss our chat with @TheOneVortex!Check out the incredible work he & others are doing to expand access and development in the #Bitcoin space:http://theonevortex.com/https://programmingwithbitcoin.com/http://www.cryptocast.network/ Support the show:Looking to Secure your Bitcoin with TREZOR?Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate Link Or Donate To:3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz5 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message

“Ever since its inception Bitcoin has never really been private…. Fortunately, spying on Bitcoin users is becoming increasingly difficult.” - Aaron Van Wirdum Listen to another great read on Bitcoin Magazine about the amazing tech available today, and yet to come that will make #Bitcoin the true PrivacyCoin of the future. Check out the article and explore the many links on Bitcoin Magazine here:https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/bitcoin-privacycoin-tech-making-bitcoin-more-private/ Don't forget to follow @BitcoinMagazine and @AaronvanW:https://twitter.com/AaronvanWhttps://twitter.com/BitcoinMagazine Support the show:Looking to Secure your Bitcoin with TREZOR?Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate Link Or Donate To:3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz5 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message

“To borrow from Nick Szabo, Bitcoin is a socially scalable, conflict preventing protocol.” - Tuur Demeester Today we read an excellent Tweet Storm from Tuur Demeester about #Bitcoin and what makes it a true monetary revolution. Check out the full post here:https://twitter.com/TuurDemeester/status/1009825254024335361 Don't forget to also follow:https://twitter.com/real_vijayhttps://twitter.com/KoenSwinkels Support the show:Looking to Secure your Bitcoin with TREZOR?Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate Link Or Donate To:3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz5 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message

"You’ve heard of Bitcoin. You do not like it... It relies on curious, antiquated ideas like sound money, peer-to-peer networking, the abolition of seignorage, and censorship-resistance. It is profoundly distasteful." -nic carter Don't waste anymore time trying to decide which criticism of Bitcoin to write about and outsource it with the Bitcoin FUD dice! A fun piece from Nic that holds a painful degree of truth. Check out the shop to buy your own FUD dice using #Lightning payments:FUDdice.shop Applaud for the full article and explore Nic's other great work:https://medium.com/castle-island-ventures/how-to-critique-bitcoin-a-guide-3e36b26f9642 Support the show:Looking to Secure your Bitcoin with TREZOR?Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate Link Or Donate To:3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz5 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message

"The Third Era will start with civil war" -Rusty Russell The future economic reality of the Bitcoin ecosystem has been hard-coded into the consensus since the very first block. The inevitable pains that the future will bring should not surprise us. Listen to Rusty Russell's discussion of Bitcoin's three economic eras. Check out the full article and lengthy list of footnotes for clarifications and further reading:https://medium.com/@rusty_lightning/the-three-economic-eras-of-bitcoin-d43bf0cf058aFollow him on Twitter:https://twitter.com/rusty_twit Support the show:Looking to Secure your Bitcoin with TREZOR?Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate Link Or Donate To:3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz5 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message

“We shouldn't make full nodes harder to run, EVER” -@giacomozucco Listen to the tweet storm laying out exactly why a responsible #Bitcoin maximalist should hold this view in today’s #CryptoQuikRead! See the original Tweet storm and Follow Giacomo Zucco below:https://twitter.com/giacomozucco/status/1009281116837175296 Support the show:Looking to Secure your Bitcoin with TREZOR?Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate Link Or Donate To:3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz5 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message

The infrastructure and businesses in the Cryptoconomy are set to have a massive shift in the coming months. The #Bitcoin ecosystem may be difficult to recognize in the near future. that makes it critical not to forget the lessons our short but eventful history has taught us so far. Today we read Jimmy Song’s article on Segwit2x, and how industry leaders almost killed Bitcoin.Drop applause on the original article and explore further reading on this by checking it out on Medium:https://bitcointechtalk.com/segwit2x-bugs-explained-8e0c286124bc Support the show:Looking to Secure your Bitcoin with TREZOR?Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate Link Or Donate To:3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz5 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message

Hashing out all the major pain points, who to trust, building your filter, and where to start when it comes to learning everything about Bitcoin today! Don't miss a fun chat with @CitizenBitcoin. Check out the podcast over at:https://citizenbitcoin.world/ The exciting developments I shared from the intro can be found here:https://medium.com/casa/announcing-the-casa-lightning-node-596df7a7427https://store.casa/lightning-node [Store]https://t.me/SamouraiWallet [Telegram]https://samouraiwallet.com/ Support the show:Looking to Secure your Bitcoin with TREZOR?Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate Link Or Donate To:3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz5 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message

“Lightning Network provides a framework to measure the time-value of bitcoin, a precursor for a capital market and reserve currency status.” -Nik Bhatia Today we jump back into @timevalueofbtc’s 4 part series with Part 2, ”The Time Value of Bitcoin.” Don't forget to check out his many other articles and discussion on building financial markets in the Bitcoin ecosystem. Applaud the original article here:https://medium.com/@timevalueofbtc/the-time-value-of-bitcoin-3807b91f02d2 Don't miss the other episodes chatting with Nik and reading his other great work.CryptoChat_003 with Nik Bhatia: https://cryptoconomy.podbean.com/e/cryptochat_003-nik-bhatia-on-the-future-of-bitcoin-financial-markets/LNRR Part 1: https://cryptoconomy.podbean.com/e/cryptoquikread_132-the-bitcoin-second-layer/LNRR Part 3: https://cryptoconomy.podbean.com/e/cryptoquikread_109-the-bitcoin-risk-spectrum/ Support the show:Looking to Secure your Bitcoin with TREZOR?Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate Link Or Donate To:3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz5 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message

-- “Lightning is a promising technology, but right now, very few people are fluent with it,” Chaincode Labs engineer James O’Beirne told Bitcoin Magazine.-- Another great piece form Amy Castor at Bitcoin Magazine. Today we read “Chaincode’s Residency Program is Back, This Time with Lightning” Check out the article and the incredible work happening over at @BitcoinMagazine:https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/chaincodes-residency-program-back-time-lightning-app-classes/Explore the long list of Amy Castor's written work on her website:https://amycastor.com/my-writing/And don't miss @CitizenBticoin's podcast to hear us discuss Eric Wall's tweet thread on "ICO idiocy":https://citizenbitcoin.world/ Support the show:Looking to Secure your Bitcoin with TREZOR?Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate Link Or Donate To:3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz5 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message

“People have speculated on what a future with fat protocols will look like. File sharing protocols aren’t exactly the same, but they have a lot of similarities we can learn from.” @backus Today we read one from John Backus about the history of P2P file sharing protocols and what the #Bitcoin and #Crypto communities could learn from it.Appluad the article on Medium and follow the enormous number of links for further exploration:https://medium.com/@jbackus/fat-protocols-arent-new-42d2c538db41 Support the show:Looking to Secure your Bitcoin with TREZOR?Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate Link Or Donate To:3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz5 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message

“That’s right: while we’re here still trying to wrap our minds around Layer 2 solutions, these mad scientists are already proposing a system with three layers” @DZack23 Today we conclude the incredible piece by Daniel Goldman on the new tools of "The Lightning Network 2.0" [Part 2]. Check out the full article, @DZack23's other work, and tons more at The Abacus Crypto Journal:https://blog.theabacus.io/lightning-network-2-0-b878b9bb356ehttps://blog.theabacus.io/ Mentioned in the Episode:https://twitter.com/alexbosworthhttps://cryptoconomy.podbean.com/e/cryptoquikread_076-the-verge-hack-explained/https://cryptoconomy.podbean.com/e/cryptoquikread_094-lets-do-the-time-warp-again-verge-hack-part-deux/https://cryptoconomy.podbean.com/e/cryptochat-with-daniel-goldman-verge-digital-gold-forks-and-going-down-the-rabbit-hole/ Support the show:Looking to Secure your Bitcoin with TREZOR?Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate Link Or Donate To:3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz5 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message

“Thing is, as these debates rage on, there’s a community of developers coming up with new ideas and, ya know, actually building stuff.” @DZack23 Today we explore a breakdown of the specific limitations of Lightning, and technologies being built to break through them, with Part 1 of The Lightning Network 2.0 by Daniel Goldman. Check out the full article, @DZack23's other work, and tons more at The Abacus Crypto Journal:https://blog.theabacus.io/lightning-network-2-0-b878b9bb356ehttps://blog.theabacus.io/ Mentioned in the Episode:https://twitter.com/alexbosworthhttps://cryptoconomy.podbean.com/e/cryptoquikread_076-the-verge-hack-explained/https://cryptoconomy.podbean.com/e/cryptoquikread_094-lets-do-the-time-warp-again-verge-hack-part-deux/https://cryptoconomy.podbean.com/e/cryptochat-with-daniel-goldman-verge-digital-gold-forks-and-going-down-the-rabbit-hole/ Support the show:Looking to Secure your Bitcoin with TREZOR?Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate Link Or Donate To:3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz5 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message

"Thinking about it, isn’t it ironic that, over the past years I wrote about every Bitcoin privacy technique in existence, except the one that 99% of all users use?" @nopara73 Today we dive into a great short article on traditional Bitcoin mixing servies from the ultimate in Privacy development @nopara73! Don't miss this one to close out the week :) Check out the full article and his other work on Medium:https://medium.com/@nopara73/traditional-bitcoin-mixers-6a092e59d8c2 Wasabi Wallet (Zerolink)ZeroLinkJoinMarketBreeze Wallet (TumbleBit)TumbleBit --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message

"At least 99M People intend to own crypto, but don’t yet." @RyanRadloff A fun exploration by Ryan Radloff on the different demographics who intend to invest in Bitcoin & Crypto, and what might drive the next Bitcoin adoption cycle.Drop some applause on the medium article and check out the CoinShares Blog:https://medium.com/coinshares/half-of-the-remaining-non-minted-bitcoin-supply-is-spoken-for-10df2a45e45d Support the show:Looking to Secure your Bitcoin with TREZOR?Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate Link Or Donate To:3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz5 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message

"So instead, I'm going to tell a story that makes the function of the Lightning Network less abstract and hopefully, easier to picture in your mind. We will do this by explanation of the system that runs The Panama Canal." @TheCryptoconomy Dont forget to drops some applause on my article if you enjoyed this episode and feel free to support my work by donating below!https://medium.com/@thecryptoconomy Support the show:Looking to Secure your Bitcoin with TREZOR?Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate Link Or Donate To:3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz5 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message

“In the end, learning is both science and art. It is science when your domain is structured, and art when it is not.” @Hosseeb Don’t miss today’s episode about learning the things that no one can teach you. Reading “The Hard Thing About Learning Hard Things” by Haseeb Qureshi. Drop some Applause at the full article on the freecodecamp.org Medium publication:https://medium.freecodecamp.org/the-hard-thing-about-learning-hard-things-168e655ac7f2 Explore a ton of other awesome work by Haseeb Qureshi:https://haseebq.com/ Support the show:Looking to Secure your Bitcoin with TREZOR?Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate Link Or Donate To:3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz5 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message

"Forget currencies and commodities… perhaps the right analogy for Bitcoin is LAND!" Flashback from 2014 with @gendal in an analogy that presents a unique and interesting perspective of what it means to own a Bitcoin. Today's QuikRead, "Welcome to Bitcoin Island!"Check out @gendal's blog for other great work and see the original article:https://gendal.me/2014/03/29/welcome-to-bitcoin-island/ Support the show:Looking to Secure your Bitcoin with TREZOR?Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate Link Or Donate To:3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz5 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message

"...The age of controlled money had arrived — and with it, world wars, depression and inflation, enormous government indebtedness, and the rise of leviathan states that learned to print their way to power and riches." -Jeffrey Tucker Check out the article plus other great work at the American Institue for Economic Research:https://www.aier.org/article/governments-and-central-banks-should-look-gold-not-crypto#.W2mLSFKB_D8.twitter Support the show:Looking to Secure your Bitcoin with TREZOR?Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate Link Or Donate To:3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz5 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message

“This makes Lightning Network an absolute game changer for the entire concept of capital markets: income without explicit counterparty default risk.” @timevalueofbtc Don't miss Nik Bhatia's other excellent work on his Medium page, and give a round of applause for today's article:https://medium.com/@timevalueofbtc/the-bitcoin-second-layer-d503949d0a06 Support the show:Looking to Secure your Bitcoin with TREZOR?Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate Link Or Donate To:3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz5 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message

“It is impossible for Bitmain to divest their BCH holdings onmarket. Full stop. The BCH markets are not liquid enough to absorb the amount of coins Bitmain is still holding” -@CryptoHerpesCat Follow Crypto Herpes Cat on Twitter:https://twitter.com/CryptoHerpesCat Check out the full article and @CryptoHerpesCat Medium page for more excellent work:https://medium.com/@btcWolves/a-bch-update-bitmain-bch-the-ipo-what-it-all-actually-means-354220b86ac3 Support the show:Looking to Secure your Bitcoin with TREZOR?Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate Link Or Donate To:3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz5 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message

“I’m going to expose the Washington Post/Wonkblog piece for the nonsensical ramble that it is… in short, it relies on mistaken assumptions to paint a misleading picture of the world.” -Nic Carter Read the full article and explore the many great links and resources:https://medium.com/@nic__carter/media-coverage-of-bitcoin-is-still-a-total-disaster-7d0d34d98971 Check out Nic's full medium page of other work:https://medium.com/@nic__carter Support the show:Looking to Secure your Bitcoin with TREZOR?Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate Link Or Donate To:3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz5 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message

“On April 25, 2018, I anonymously and privately disclosed a critical vulnerability in Bitcoin Cash, one of the world’s most valuable cryptocurrencies…” - Cory Fields Hear the full story in today’s read of Core dev Cory Fields' recount of the events. Check out the full article here:https://medium.com/mit-media-lab-digital-currency-initiative/http-coryfields-com-cash-48a99b85aad4 Support the show:Looking to Secure your Bitcoin with TREZOR?Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate Link Or Donate To:3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz5 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message

Will hundreds of coins flourish? Will economic thought change completely? Will it be a force for good or evil? And will Bitcoin even survive? All this and more in the second half of Daniel Jeffries great piece on the Future of Bitcoin! Don't miss his other great article on Hacker Noon, plus the many links and further reading in today's article:https://hackernoon.com/what-will-bitcoin-look-like-in-twenty-years-7e75481a798c Support the show:Looking to Secure your Bitcoin with TREZOR?Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate Link Or Donate To:3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz5 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message

Will the price increase forever? Will government currencies be a thing of the past? Will there be a singular, global economy? And how do we make interesting predictions in the first place? All this and more in the first half of Daniel Jeffries great piece on the Future of Bitcoin. Don't miss his other great article on Hacker Noon, plus the many links and further reading in today's article:https://hackernoon.com/what-will-bitcoin-look-like-in-twenty-years-7e75481a798c Support the show:Looking to Secure your Bitcoin with TREZOR?Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate Link Or Donate To:3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz5 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message

Price prediction is a tricky game, but there is some fundamental analysis that may tell us more about the broad trends. Tuur Demeester looks at retail interest, institutional hesitancy, and Metcalf's law for a current perspective in: "Bitcoin: We Don't Expect New Highs in 2018." Don't forget to applaud+follow+check out the charts and data with the full article:https://medium.com/@tuurdemeester/bitcoin-we-dont-expect-new-highs-in-2018-97e6a7a385f7 Support the show:Looking to Secure your Bitcoin with TREZOR?Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate Link Or Donate To:3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz5 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message

Mises' and Menger’s theories of money provide deep insight, but invariably never attempted to rank the functions of money during its period of establishment. To fill the gap, Fernando Ulrich explains why he believes a Store of Value must arise before a money becomes a Medium of Exchange.Don't forget to clap for the article on Medium and check out the rest of this series:https://medium.com/@Ulrich_98986/why-money-has-value-and-spending-bitcoin-is-senseless-d2390127dc34 Support the show:Looking to Secure your Bitcoin with TREZOR?Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate Link Or Donate To:3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz5 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message

Is ASIC resistance really the panacea that some claim it is? Will it solve the never ending challenges of a decentralized network? Or is it just a buzzword used to sell Bitcoin alternatives? Find out in @StopAndDecrypt's thorough piece on ASIC resistance. Check out the medium page for the links and graphics, plus drop some applause for the excellent work:https://medium.com/@StopAndDecrypt/asic-resistance-is-nothing-but-a-blockchain-buzzword-b91d3d770366 If you would like to hear the referenced article on mining centralization at blog.sia.tech:https://cryptoconomy.podbean.com/e/cryptoquikread_069-the-state-of-cryptocurrency-mining/ Support the show:Looking to Secure your Bitcoin with TREZOR?Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate Link Or Donate To:3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz5 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message

In closing out the week we have one last piece on the economics behind Bitcoin and the natural market economy. We read the classic piece “I, Pencil” by Leonard E. Read posted on Fee.org. Check out the post itself to read the Foreward & Afterward, plus don't miss the excellent collection of work at Fee.org: https://fee.org/resources/i-pencil/ Support the show: Donate To: 3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz5 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message

What if “hoarding” money is both realizing its most important utility, and stabilizing in an uncertain economy? If true, how could the exact opposite belief be so widespread? Don’t miss our read from Hans Hermann Hoppe on Mises.org to find out more! Check out the full article plus an exhaustive collection of economic theory at Mises.org:https://mises.org/library/yield-money-held-reconsidered Support the show:Looking to Secure your Bitcoin with TREZOR?Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate Link Or Donate To:3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz5 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message

Taking a break from Bitcoin maximalism to have a chat with John Wolpert (@Consensys, @IBMblockchain, @Hyperledger) for what consensus protocols and blockchain can do for the future of decentralization, trust, and privacy! Don’t miss today’s episode! Don't forget to check him out on Twitter and Medium:https://twitter.com/jwolperthttps://medium.com/@jwolpert Support the show:Looking to Secure your Bitcoin with TREZOR?Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate Link Or Donate To:3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz5 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message