Tweetstorm: Bitcoin is Secure Money
JW Weatherman makes the case for Bitcoin as a secure money in this brief tweetstorm. Posted June 29, 2019.
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CY19 Q2
Back to top ↑Full Reserve Banking with Bitcoin
Tamas Blummer makes the case for full reserve banking with Bitcoin as the reserve asset. Posted June 28, 2019.
The Sovereign, the Subject, and Crypto-power
Erik Cason describes the power crypto brings to the individual. Posted June 24, 2019.
Money, Banking, Bitcoin, and Libra
Allen Farrington paints a dystopian future and makes the case for money that is open, permissionless, neutral, private, and sound. Posted June 22, 2019.
Tweetstorm: The Bitcoin Common Tongue
Robert Breedlove shed’s some light on the Bitcoin and cryptoasset universe in an exoteric nutshell. Posted June 19, 2019.
Bitcoin is the Antivirus (Mushroom Medicine) — Part 3/4
Brandon Quittem expands on his 4 part series drawing comparisons between mushrooms and Bitcoin. Posted June 20, 2019.
Bitcoin Average Dormancy
David Puell and Reginald Smith explore dormancy as a metric of Bitcoin’s long-term economic health. Posted June 20, 2019.
Bitcoin bites the bullet
Nic Carter reviews some tradeoffs and how Bitcoin doesn’t take the easy road. Posted June 19, 2019.
There Can Be Only One
Tamas Blummer makes his case for Bitcoin’s strongest argument, the definition of time with computation. Posted June 18, 2019.
The Golden Ratio Multiplier
Philip Swift shares the Golden Ratio Multiplier which he believes will be a useful investment tool in this coming market cycle for identifying areas of profi...
The Political Theology of Crypto
Erik Cason examines the power of crypto’s political theology. Posted June 11, 2019.
Tweetstorm: Money is the most important field
Hasu makes the case for money being the most important field of study over the next 20 years. Posted June 6, 2019.
Tweetstorm: Touchpoints
Vijay Boyapati shares a strategy for engaging people with Bitcoin. Posted June 4, 2019.
Statechains: Non-custodial Off-chain Bitcoin Transfer
Ruben Somsen lays out his proposal for statechains, a novel way to transfer Bitcoin off-chain. Posted June 4, 2019.
Tweetstorm: Bitcoin rescues the human
Conner Brown shares a brief tweetstorm on Bitcoin rescuing humanity from itself. Posted June 3, 2019.
Satoshi’s Rebuttal of Modern Monetary Theory
Jack Purdy makes the case for Bitcoin as a sound money alternative to todays easy money. Posted June 3, 2019.
Introducing Binary Adjusted BDD, VOCD and Reserve Risk
Hans Hauge explains Binary Adjusted Bitcoin Days Destroyed which build on BDD. Posted May 30, 2019.
Satoshi’s vision for bitcoin as told by its predecessors
Tony Sheng explores attempts at digital currencies before the Bitcoin experiment and how those projects influenced Bitcoin. Posted May 28, 2019.
How Fiat Could Fall and Bitcoin Could Soar
Taylor Pearson makes the case for Bitcoin to rise and fiat crumble. Posted May 28, 2019.
Tweetstorm: On Bitcoin Culture
Neil Woodfine cranks out a noteworthy tweetstorm that disects Bitcoin culture. Posted May 24, 2019.
Golds Best Use Case Is Bitcoin
Anthony Elia discusses the gold industry’s attempt at spreading FUD and why Bitcoin is here to stay.
The World Is Growing Tired of Government-Controlled Fiat Currencies
Austrian economist, Douglas French, discusses the people’s desire to get out of fiat and governments trying to keep their power. Posted May 23, 2019.
Bitcoin could change the game for foreign aid
Alex Gladstein makes the case for Bitcoin as a powerful tool to move money to people in need where they might not be able to receive foreign aid. Posted May ...
Crypto Voices 2019 Q1 Global Monetary Base
Crypto Voices publishes their quarterly look at the Global Monetary Base. Posted May 22, 2019.
Understanding (and Mitigating) Re-Orgs
Anthony Lusardi explains re-orgs in simple terms. Posted May 21, 2019.
Bitcoin: an Accounting Revolution
Permabull Nino explains why cryptocurrencies are fundamentally valuable from the absolute first principles.
Five Fundamental Effects in Bitcoin
Bitcoin’s value comes from supply and demand and this article supports this thesis by looking at 5 fundamentals. By Prateek Goorha. Posted May 19, 2019.
Bitcoin is the worst enemy of communism and dictatorship
A short essay from Merwane Draï on the power of Bitcoin over the state. Posted May 18, 2019.
Bitcoin’s Security is Fine
Dan Held examines the growing Bitcoin network and explains how it’s security is growing and how it will be sustained over time via fees rather than block sub...
Lightning at the End of the Tunnel
Roy Sheinfeld reviews the road ahead for Lightning adoption. Posted May 14, 2019.
Cryptocurrencies & Their Effects On Monetary Policy
Deniz Özgür shares a report that lays out crypto from start to finish. Posted May 14, 2019.
Differentiating Against Bitcoin
Sourabh lays describes why differentiating against Bitcoin is really hard. Posted May 11, 2019.
51% attack - apparently very easy? refering to CZ’s “rollback btc chain” - How to make sure such corruptible scenario can never happen so easily?
Great discussion regarding 51% attack and reorg. Comments from Peter Wuille, Gregory Maxwell, and Fernando Nieto. Posted May 11, 2019.
No, You Can’t Just ‘Rollback Bitcoin’
The reorg FUD is real and Eric Olszewski sets the record straight. Posted May 9, 2019.
A modest proposal regarding Bitcoin mining
Nic Carter trolls us all with a proposal to organize miners for a pro-reorg future. Posted May 9, 2019.
Tweetstorm: Jimmy on the reorg
Classic Jimmy Song on the Bitcoin reorg conversation. Posted May 8, 2019.
Tweetstorm: Ari Paul on the reorg and it’s feasibility
Ari Paul lays out the feasibility of a Bitcoin chain reorg. Posted May 8, 2019.
How to bribe miners to re-org?
Tamas Blummer shares a scenario of a Bitcoin reorg. Posted May 8, 2019.
Bitcoin Has No Intrinsic Value — and That’s Great
Conner Brown makes the case that Bitcoin is the ultimate store of wealth BECAUSE it has no intrinsic value. Posted May 8, 2019.
Why learn to program with Bitcoin’s Lightning network?
Very simple fundamentals on why you should pick up Lightning Network. Posted by Pierre Rochard on May 7, 2019.
Why Blockchain is Not the Answer
A reexamination at a failed narrative. Jimmy Song makes the case that blockchain is nothing without Bitcoin. Posted May 7, 2019.
BTC Long/Short MVRV difference indicates an end of the bear cycle
Valentin expands on the MVRV ratio and adds insight to the data that indicates an end to the bear market. Posted May 7, 2019.
Bitcoin - The Unseizable Asset
Rayne Steinberg lays out a case for Bitcoin surrounding it’s unseizable nature. Posted May 2, 2019.
Bitcoin’s Gravity
Gigi explains ideas and Bitcoin and lays out the challenges of changing Bitcoin. One does not simply change Bitcoin. Posted May 1, 2019.
Bitcoin is a Demographic Mega-Trend: Data Analysis
Spencer Bogart takes a look at survey data that shows Bitcoin is top of mind in young adults mind. Posted April 30, 2019.
Introducing SOPR: spent outputs to predict bitcoin lows and tops
Renato Shirakashi introduces SOPR, which is a new oscillating indicator that signals when major supply changes occur. Posted April 25, 2019.
Lightning is Only the Beginning: The Emerging Bitcoin Stack
Spencer Bogart shares thoughts on the emerging layers in the Bitcoin network, Lightning and beyond. Posted April 25, 2019
Tweetstorm: Adoption by number of users
A tweetstorm from Nic Carter that looks at user adoption. Posted April 24, 2019.
A Monetary Layer for the Internet
Thib pulls back the curtains to look at the emerging layers in the Bitcoin network. Posted April 24, 2019.
This Key Part Of Bitcoin’s History Is What Separates It From Competitors
Kyle Torpey reminds us of Bitcoin history and why it’s so different from the competition. Posted April 23, 2019.
Bitcoin fundamentals continue to strengthen
Pomp posts another fire post. If you like charts, you’ll love this one. Posted April 23, 2019.
An open letter on scaling bitcoin
Joseph Dallago replies to Nic Carter’s piece on scaling Bitcoin. Posted April 22, 2019.
The Road to $1m per Bitcoin
David Parkinson makes the case for $1m per Bitcoin. Posted April 17, 2019.
How soft forks might work or fail
Tamas Blummer discusses soft fork mechanics. Posted April 17, 2019.
A few thoughts on what bitcoins are
Joe Kendzicky makes a case to define “bitcoins” the noun form. Posted April 17, 2019.
The Return of the Deniers and the Revenge of Patoshi
Sergio Demian Lerner shares thoughts and evidence of a single person acting as Satoshi in regarding to mining. Posted April 16, 2019.
The Race to Acquire One Bitcoin: Time’s Running Out
Jared explains why now is the time to acquire because it won’t get any easier.
I’m Not an International Drug Dealer
Privacy matters. Meltem delivers a great piece to share with friends and family. Posted April 15, 2019.
How to scale Bitcoin (without changing a thing)
Nic lays out a future where Bitcoin banks earn their keep. Posted April, 14 2019.
When did Bitcoin’s investment era begin? A study using NVT.
Willy Woo looks at the historical charts on Bitcoin and makes a case for when investing began. Posted April 13, 2019.
Bitcoin is a Weapon
Hector Rosenkrans looks at his own life experiences and tells us why Bitcoin is a weapon to take the power back. Posted April 11, 2019.
Experiments on Cumulative Destruction
David Puell and Willy Woo lay out new models for the concept of destruction into price analysis. Posted April 9, 2019.
The Puell Multiple
Cryptopoiesis looks at several charts from David Puell that help illustrate his ideas on the coming bull market. Posted April 4, 2019.
Crypto - Time to Take it at the Flood
Rayne Steinberg pen’s a quick read on why you should get in sooner than later. Posted April 4, 2019.
When the Price of Bitcoin Rises
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Technological Teachings of Bitcoin
Part 3 of 3 from Gigi, Posted April 2, 2019.
The case for a small allocation to Bitcoin
Wences Cesares makes the case for why an allocation of your portfolio must be Bitcoin. Posted April 11, 2019
Bitcoin: An insurance policy against the largest monetary and fiscal policy experiment in human history
We’re in a transformational time which calls for new financial models. Enter Bitcoin. Travis lays out a case for holding Bitcoin. Posted April 1, 2019.
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Back to top ↑Tweetstorm: We’ve Built Intermediaries
Meltem Demirors shares her opinion on what’s being built, and why we should rethink things. Posted September 27, 2019.
Bitcoin is Not Backed by Nothing
Parker Lewis demystifies Bitcoin inherent values and explains how things work. Posted September 27, 2019.
Envisioning LSPs in the Lightning Economy
Roy Sheinfeld shares a vision of a Lightning enabled future and what Lightning Service Providers might look like. Posted Septemeber 25, 2019.
A Note On Variance in Bitcoin Mining
Christopher Bendiksen explains variance in Bitcoin mining and what it means in relation to the recent VERY temporary drop in hashrate. Posted September 25, 2...
Bitcoin’s power oscillator
Harold Christopher Burger introduces the Bitcoin power oscillator. Posted September 20, 2019.
Tweetstorm: How to Outperform Bitcoin
Michiel Lescrauwaet rolls out his tehesis on how to outperform Bitcoin. Posted September 19, 2019.
Discovering Bitcoin: A Brief Overview From Cavemen to the Lightning Network
Giacomo Zucco shares a 7 part series on the history of Bitcoin. Posted September 2019.
Bitcoin Astronomy
Dhruv Bansal explores the idea of Bitcoin in a future where humans are multiplanetary. Posted September 13, 2019.
Tweetstorm: How do you know it’s not too late to buy Bitcoin now?
Hasu makes the case on why it’s not too late to buy Bitcoin. Posted September 12, 2019.
The Encrypted Meaning of Crypto
Erik Cason
Tweetstorm: 21 Charts
Hans Hauge shares 21 charts that paint a wonderful picture on the state of Bitcoin. Posted September 10, 2019.
Mainstream Media of Exchange
Knut Svanholm discusses how Bitcoin is a grassroots movement and is indeed a currency.Posted September 6, 2019
Bitcoin, Not Blockchain
Parker Lewis makes a strong case on why it’s all about Bitcoin, not blockchain. Posted September 6, 2019.
Bitcoin’s natural long-term power-law corridor of growth
Harold Christopher Burger shares a simple article that uses time-based equations to model Bitcoin’s price. Posted September 4, 2019.
Bitcoin Positive Feedback Loops
Ben Davenport diagrams the multiple Bitcoin positive feedback loops. Posted August 28, 2019.
Applying Carl Menger to the Monetization of Bitcoin
Rollo McFloogle the relationship between principles from Carl Menger and Bitcoin. Posted August 25, 2019.
Tweetstorm: HODLer Index & HODLer Network
Hans Hauge introduces 2 new Bitcoin indicators for technical analysis. Posted August 24, 2019.
Bitcoin for safety
James O’Beirne shares his opinion on where we are headed financially. Posted August 24, 2019.
Bitcoin is Not Too Slow
Parker Lewis explains why Bitcoin is not too slow, why it operates at the speed it does, and how it will scale. Posted August 23, 2019.
The Rise of the Sovereign Individual
Gigi tells us how the current times are enabling individuals to take back their sovereignty. Poseted August 22, 2019.
The Bitcoin/Government Battle is Vaporware
Jesse Lawler explains why the Government will not be able to take down Bitcoin. Posted August 21, 2019.
Bitcoin Did The Things That Didn’t Scale Initially, Which Is Why It Remains The King Today
Anthony Pompliano draws comparisons between Bitcoin’s early days and advice to startups from Paul Graham. Posted August 19, 2019.
Tweetstorm: Performance Against Bitcoin
Willy Woo shares a chart that illustrates alt performance in BTC. Posted August 17, 2019.
Shallow Safety vs. Deep Safety
Nick Szabo breaks down the difference between deep and shallow safety. Posted August 17, 2019.
Bitcoin Does Not Waste Energy
Parker Lewis explains why Bitcoin’s energy consumption is justified. Posted August 16, 2019.
Tweet: Opinion on Wealth Concentration
Tweets on Wealth Concentration. Posted by Nic Carter on August 14, 2019.
Projection and Throwness
The Bitcoin Observer describes an overlooked advantage that Bitcoin has over traditional forms of commodity money. Posted August 11, 2019.
Bitcoin Is Not Too Volatile
Parker Lewis explains volatility and why it’s important to understanding Bitcoin. Posted August 9, 2019.
Bitcoin Layers
Joe Rodgers makes the case for defining Bitcoin scaling layers. Posted 8-8-2019.
Proof of Life
Gigi makes the case for Bitcoin being a living organism. Posted August 7, 2019.
Bitcoin Can’t Be Copied
Parker Lewis explains why Bitcoin can never be copied and how a minority is forcing its will upon the masses. Posted August 2, 2019.
We Need Bitcoin Full Nodes. Economic Ones.
Stadicus makes the case for more full nodes. Posted August 1, 2019.
Tweet: Proof of Work Equivalent Days
Bitcoin peaks ATH for PoW equivalent days. Posted by Nic Carter on August 1, 2019.
Tweet: Bitcoin’s Power Balance
. Posted by Nic Carter on August 1, 2019.
Introducing the Difficulty Ribbon, signaling the best times to buy Bitcoin
Willy Woo introduces a new signal, the Difficulty Ribbon. Posted August 1, 2019.
Tweet: This is my favorite graph, what’s yours?
Pierre Rochard posts his favorite Bitcoin graph. Posted July 31, 2019.
Blockchain, Bitcoin, and Libra
Alex Svetski looks at Bitcoin in comparison to the blockchain meme and Libra. Posted July 30, 2019.
Why Bitcoin Needs to Become a Medium of Exchange
Roy Sheinfeld makes the case for why Bitcoin needs to become a MoE asap. Posted July 29, 2019.
Every Investment is Speculation - Move on
Jeff Dorman debunks fud on Bitcoin investment and speculation. Posted July 29, 2019.
Gradually, Then Suddenly
Parker Lewis introduces a new series and explains why he believes Bitcoin is money. Posted August 2, 2019.
The Moral Case for Lightning
Alex Gladstein makes the moral case for Lighning. Posted July 25, 2019.
Breaking Down the Bitcoin Lightning Network: eltoo
Brandon Arvanaghi dives into an update to the Lightning Network via proposed updates in eltoo. Posted July 25, 2019
Tweetstorm: On Bitcoin Paradigm Shifts
Meltem Demirors lasy out the Bitcoin paradigm shift that is occuring. Posted July 23, 2019.
Tweet: Bitcoin’s year to year price level
Yassine Elmandjra posts a post that sums it all up. Posted July 23, 2019.
Symmetrical and asymmetrical power
Oleg Andreev explains the difference betweet symmetrical and asymmetrical power. Posted July 23, 2019.
It’s the settlement assurances, stupid
Nic Carter explains why Bitcoin is the fastest cryptocurrency when using settlement as the core metric. Posted July 22, 2019.
Tweetstorm: Why People Think Bitcoin Miners Are Not Intermediaries
Angela Walch works through a thought experiment as she explores why people thinks people think Bitcoin miners are not intermediaries.
Why Bitcoin?
Wiz shares an excellent piece that recaps Bitcoin security, privacy, and freedom. Posted July 16, 2019.
Bitcoin and Energy Consumption - Rebuttal
Dr. C lays out rebuttals to several Bitcoin energy consumption arguments. Posted July 16, 2019.
Bitcoin Recapitulation
Mircea Popescu tells us about Bitcoin’s smallest unit, the satoshi. Posted July 15, 2019.
Why God Loves Bitcoin
Adam Paul Moore makes the case for Bitcoin’s morality. Posted July 12, 2019.
Technical: A Brief History of Payment Channels: from Satoshi to Lightning Network
Alan Manuel K. Gloria shares the bacakstory of payment channels and makes the case that Bitcoin scales! Posted July 12, 2019.
Bitcoin Is a Human Right
Nik Bhatia makes the case for Bitcoin as a human right. Posted July 12, 2019.
BetterHash: Decentralizing Bitcoin Mining With New Hashing Protocols
Stop and Decrypt makes the case for a new mining protocol that will help to decentralize mining controls away from pool operators. Posted Julyt 14, 2019.
Tweet: The Times They are a Changing
Matt Walsh posts a chart that details the timeline of Bitcoin opion with bankers. Posted July 11, 2019.
Pathways for DeFi on Bitcoin
Mohamed Fouda explains ways that Bitcoin is being onramped to DeFi. Posted July 10, 2019.
The differences between Bitcoin and Libra should matter to policymakers
Peter Van Valkenburgh draws a line in the sand between Libra and Bitcoin. Posted July 8, 2019.
Bitcoin Is Smarter Than Politicians And Central Bankers
Anthony Pompliano makes the case (again) for Bitcoin. Posted July 8, 2019.
Tweetstorm: Inflation is Cruel
Ben Prentice lays out a fire tweetstorm putting inflation on blast. Posted July 6, 2019.
Tweetstorm: The Founders and Cryptocurrency
Jake Chervinsky shares his thoughts on what our founders would thijnk of cryptocurrency. Posted July 4, 2019.
Tweetsorm: SIDECHAINS ARE NOT LAYER 2
Georgios Konstantopoulos shares a much needed tweetstorm where he describes the difference between sidechains and L2. Posted July 4, 2019.
Bitcoin’s Department of Defense: The Case For A Global Reserve Currency With No Guns
Anthony Pompliano rings the bell for a peaceful Bitcoin revolution. Posted July 1, 2019.
Bitcoin, The Dollar And Facebook’s Cryptocurrency
Caitlin Long breaks it down in plain english, “traditional financial markets may be more price-stable than Bitcoin short-term, but will periodically face sys...
CY19 Q4
Back to top ↑The rise of the individual.
Aleksander Svetski shares his thoughts on the rise of self sovereignty as a revolutionary idea, all made possible by Bitcoin. Posted December 31, 2019
Bending Bitcoin — The Principle of Hard Money
Ben Kaufman explains hard money and why Bitcoin is such. Posted December 30, 2019
The cat is out of the bag
Nic Carter explains why Bitcoin is here to stay and it’s free to use. Posted December 29, 2019.
Bitcoin As a Startup
Hass McCook lays out his thesis on how Bitcoin is evolving in stages much like a startup raises capital. Posted December 29, 2019
Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #78: 2019 Year-in-Review Special
A technical lookback at 2019 from Bitcoin Optech Newsletter. POsted December 28, 2019.
Information Theory of Money
Dan Held explains how Bitcoin will reshape our society. Posted December 27, 2019.
Proof-of-Work, The Fundamental Laws of Physics And Nature
Rory Highside explains the thermodynamics behind PoW and Bitcoin. POsted December 25, 2019.
Bitcoin’s Eternal Struggle
Gigi explains Bitcoin’s thermodynamic properties
Bitcoin is a information channel
Acrual expands his meaning behind “low entropy carrier”. Posted December 22, 2019.
Tweetstorm: A forward look at Bitcoin
John Newbery gives a glimpse of what to expect from Bitcoin. Posted December 21, 2019.
The Passion of The Believers
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Bitcoin and the Tyranny of Time Scarcity
Robert Breedlove makes the case for harnessing time scarcity as a means to break free of the monetary shackles put upon us by the state. Posted December 19, ...
Bitcoin’s Production Cost
Charles Edwards shares his model for Bitcoin valuation based on production cost. Posted December 13, 2019.
Bitcoin Energy-Value Equivalence
Charles Edwards shares his model called the energy-value equivalence. Posted December
Cryptocurrency Is Most Useful for Breaking Laws and Social Constructs
Jill Carlson explains cryptocurrency’s best use case. Posted December 10, 2019.
Ignorance about Bitcoin Disguised as Caution
Rollo McFloogle debunks a recent piece by Austrian economist Jeffrey Tucker, and in doing so builds a case for Bitcoin. Posted December 7, 2019.
Tweetstorm: A Decade in Bitcoin
Lucas Nuzzi hammers out a recap of Bitcoin’s last decade. Posted December 5, 2019.
Bitcoin’s Missionaries vs Wall Street’s Mercenaries
Anthony Pompliano lays out the difference between Wall Street speculators and the Missionaries of Bitcoin. Posted December 3, 2019.
A Look at Innovation in Bitcoin’s Technology Stack
Lucas Nuzzi lays out a comprehensive view of the ever evolving Bitcoin technology stack. Posted December 3, 2019.
Could Bitcoin’s privacy benefit from Litecoin’s EB MimbleWimble proposal?
Pieter Wuille shares his thoughts on confidential transactions in a Reddit post. Posted December 2, 2019.
Debunking Bitcoin’s natural long-term power-law corridor of growth
Marcel Burger digs into the corridor of growth. Posted November 30, 2019
Bitcoin Operating System
Aleksander Svetski makes the case for Bitcoin as a new monetary network, not a payments technology.
Immutability as a Service
Aleksander Svetski describes Bitcoin not as SaaS but as IaaS. Posted November 26, 2019.
Digital Money
Phil Bonello reviews the importance of Bitcoin I’m a world of digital money. Posted November 26, 2019.
Paxful is the Most Important Bitcoin Company You Aren’t Paying Attention to.
Matt Ahlborg shares how Paxful is delivering money services in places you’d never expect. Posted November 25, 2019.
Tweet: Bitcoin is the world’s only independent central bank
Pierre Rochard shares a simple chart that illustrates the title. Posted November 22, 2019.
Bitcoin Is The Only Way To Opt-Out
Rhythm shares why Bitcoin is so important regarding privacy and opting out. Posted November 19, 2019.
Tweetstorm: How I explain Bitcoin to normies…
Willy Woo breaks down his approach to non-Bitcoiners. Posted November 17, 2019.
Tweet: Bitcoin is guerilla warfare
AMERICAN HODL calls it like it is. This is war. Posted November 13, 2019.
The Last Mortal Man
Part 2 from Hased Entropy’s series of short stories. Posted November 13, 2019.
Dissecting Bitcoin’s Unrealised On–Chain Profit/Loss
Rafael Schultze-Kraft and the Glassnode team released an interesting look at some new Bitcoin indicators. Posted November 13, 2019.
The Sovereign Individual Investment Thesis
Phil Bonello lays out an investment thesis based on principles in the Sovereign Individual. Posted November 12, 2019.
Bitcoin Cannot be Banned
Parker Lewis explains why Bitcoin cannot be banned. Posted November 8, 2019
An Open Letter to Ray Dalio re: Bitcoin
Robert Breedlove addresses macro investing legend, Ray Dalio, regarding his position on Bitcoin. Posted November 8, 2019.
Tweetstorm: The Bitcoin Reformation
Tuur Demeester summarizes his thesis about the parallels betweet the Protestant Reformation and the current Bitcoin environment. Posted November 7, 2019.
The Triumvirate of Liquidity
Nik Bhatia explains how Bitcoin is both digital gold and digital Treasuries, and has all the makings of the world’s next risk-free asset. Posted November 6, ...
Johannes Trithemius, Archmage of Secrets
David Morris shares the story of the first known cryptographer. Posted November 6, 2019.
Tweetstorm: Bitcoin is a minimalist philosophy
Dan Held and Conner Brown share a tweetstorm of thoughts about Bitcoin Minimalist Philosophy. Posted November 5, 2019.
In China, It’s Blockchain and Tyranny vs Bitcoin and Freedom
Alex Gladstein makes the draws a line of distinction betweetn blockchain and Bitcoin. Posted November 5, 2019.
Bitcoin, life, and time.
zen ₿ shares a quick read on time a scarcity. Posted November 5, 2019.
Tweetstorm: Bitcoin Oxhearding
Dennis Reimann applies the 10 Buddhist Oxhearding principles to Bitcoin. Posted November 4, 2019.
What Hath Satoshi Wrought
Hashed Entropy shares the first in a future series of short stories. Posted November 2, 2019.
Why does hashing public keys not actually provide any quantum resistance?
Andrew Chow explains how and why public key quantum resistance is not something to worry about. Posted October 16, 2019.
Volatility as information
Acrualdigs into the power of volatility in this quick read. Posted October 31, 2019
Tweetstorm: Circularity
Gigi goes cosmic in this epic tweetstorm about Bitcoin and the self. Posted October 30, 2019.
Tweetstorm: Plot Twist
Oleg shares a short plot twist. Posted October 29, 2019.
The Real Wisdom behind Proof of Work
Ferdous Bhai shares a couple thoughts about the magic of PoW. Posted Octover 29, 2019.
All 21 Million Bitcoin Already Exist
Phil goes galactic exploring Bitcoin’s 21m hardcap. Posted October 25, 2019.
The Legend of Satoshi Nakamoto
Erik shares some glorious opinions on Satoshi Nakamoto. Posted October 24, 2019.
A Fossil Fuel Future for Bitcoin Mining
Maximilian Fiege explores the future of Bitcoin mining. Posted October 22, 2019.
Tweetstorm: 5 Insanely Bullish Charts for Bitcoin
James Todaro shares a couple charts that show a bullish case for Bitcoin. Posted September 20, 2019.
Bitcoin is Not a Pyramid Scheme
Parker Lewis addresses yet more FUD. Posted October 18, 2019.
Money and time
Acrual shares a quick perspective on why Bitcoin is the best way to value time. Posted October 17, 2019.
Bitcoin is for Stackers
Elaine shares why Bitcoin is growing slowly, namely Gresham’s Law. Posted October 17, 2019.
The Startup Government
Tim Draper looks at how Bitcoin and other technologies will shape our future. Posted October 10, 2019.
The Investment Case for Bitcoin
Gabor Gurbacs makes the case for holding Bitcoin. Posted October 8, 2019.
Crypto without Criticisms
Erik Cason explains how semantics matter and how we can build a better future with crypto. Posted October 7, 2019.
The Monetary Case for Bitcoin
Ben Kaufman makes the case for Bitcoin as a monetary system. Posted October 5, 2019.
Reddit Response: Question on the Vulnerability of Bitcoin
Greg Maxwell posts a reply to the Bitcoin 51% attack vulnerability. Posted October 10, 2019.
Tweetstorm: On making Bitcoin easier
Small tweetstorm from Beautyon regarding making Bitcoin easier. Posted October 1, 2019.
Bitcoin Equals Freedom
Ross Ulbricht makes the case for Bitcoin as the ultimate form of freedom. Posted September 25, 2019
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Back to top ↑Managing Bitcoin and Private Keys
Thib runs through the various ways to secure your Bitcoin. Posted April 1, 2019.
The Ethics of Money and Bitcoin
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On Bitcoin’s Academic Lineage
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Modeling Bitcoin’s Value with Scarcity
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Bitcoin’s True Market Dominance
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Bitcoin Is a Cult, Fiat Is a Religion
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Why Bitcoin Matters
POsted March 15, 2019 by Alex Svetski, this article explains why Bitcoin matters.
Could Bitcoin fix the stagnant political and economic landscape?
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Bitcoin Mining Explained in 15 Tweets
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Schnorr Signatures & The Inevitability of Privacy in Bitcoin
Lucas Nuzzi describes what Schnorr Signatures mean for Bitcoin. Posted
The Lightning Network Reference Rate
Part 4 of 4 in Nik Bhatia’s piece defining and laying out proposed guidelines for measuring Lightning Network fees. Posted March 11, 2019.
Privacy and Cryptocurrency, Part I: How Private is Bitcoin?
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Skeptic’s Guide to Bitcoin: Investing in Bitcoin
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Bitcoin Has a Branding Problem - It’s Evolution, Not Revolution
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Bitcoin Timestamp Security
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Crypto Governance: The Startup vs. Nation-State Approach
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Bitcoin’s Incentive System or When The Stars Align
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A Primer on Bitcoin Investor Sentiment and Changes in Saving Behavior
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A Human Rights Activist’s Response to Bitcoin Critics
Alex Gladstein responds to critics and makes the case for Bitcoin. Posted February 19, 2019.
Tweetstorm: Power and Money
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Rehypothecation: BTC’s path to becoming king of collateral
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Security Budget in the Long Run
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Bitcoin Delta Capitalization
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Bitcoin is a hedge against the cashless society
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Demystifying Blockchain Not Bitcoin
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Cryptosovereignty
Erik lay’s out the framework for a future based on crypto rather than man’s subjective views. Posted February 3, 2019.
Why Monetary Maximalism could fall short of expectations
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A Conflict of Crypto Visions
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Bitcoin Culture Wars: What Doesn’t Kill You Only Makes you Stronger
Brandon Quittem shares details on Bitcoin’s governance model. Posted January 28, 2019.
Money, Bitcoin and Time: 3 of 3
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Money, Bitcoin and Time: 2 of 3
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Taproot Is Coming: What It Is, and How It Will Benefit Bitcoin
Aaron van Wirdum covers scmart contract and privacy benefits of Taproot. posted January 24, 2019.
Money, Bitcoin and Time: 1 of 3
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Tweetstorm: Bitcoin is better money
O₿iWan explains why Bitcoin is better money in a fantastic tweetstorm. Posted January 18, 2019.
Bitcoin Maximalist Manifesto
JW Weatherman lsays out the framework for his interprutation of a Bitcoin Maximalist Manifesto. Posted January 18, 2019.
Tweetstorm: Bitcoin as SoV
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Unpacking Bitcoin’s Assurances
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Economic Teachings of Bitcoin
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The Bitcoin Light Bulb Moment
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Bitcoin: Winner Takes Most or Winner Takes All?
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Planting Bitcoin — Species
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Planting Bitcoin — Soil
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Planting Bitcoin — Season
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Planting Bitcoin — Gardening
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Bitcoin: Two Parts Math, One Part Biology
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Tweetstorm: Bitcoin’s 10 Year Anniversary
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Cryptocurrency: The Canary in the Coal Mine
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An Open Letter to Banks about Bitcoin and Cryptocurrencies
In classic Peter McCormack style, he addresses bankers on the state of the market and lobbies for change. Posted March 4, 2018.
Economics
Back to top ↑Bending Bitcoin — The Principle of Hard Money
Ben Kaufman explains hard money and why Bitcoin is such. Posted December 30, 2019
Information Theory of Money
Dan Held explains how Bitcoin will reshape our society. Posted December 27, 2019.
Ignorance about Bitcoin Disguised as Caution
Rollo McFloogle debunks a recent piece by Austrian economist Jeffrey Tucker, and in doing so builds a case for Bitcoin. Posted December 7, 2019.
Digital Money
Phil Bonello reviews the importance of Bitcoin I’m a world of digital money. Posted November 26, 2019.
Paxful is the Most Important Bitcoin Company You Aren’t Paying Attention to.
Matt Ahlborg shares how Paxful is delivering money services in places you’d never expect. Posted November 25, 2019.
Tweet: Bitcoin is the world’s only independent central bank
Pierre Rochard shares a simple chart that illustrates the title. Posted November 22, 2019.
Bitcoin Is The Only Way To Opt-Out
Rhythm shares why Bitcoin is so important regarding privacy and opting out. Posted November 19, 2019.
Bitcoin Cannot be Banned
Parker Lewis explains why Bitcoin cannot be banned. Posted November 8, 2019
An Open Letter to Ray Dalio re: Bitcoin
Robert Breedlove addresses macro investing legend, Ray Dalio, regarding his position on Bitcoin. Posted November 8, 2019.
Tweetstorm: The Bitcoin Reformation
Tuur Demeester summarizes his thesis about the parallels betweet the Protestant Reformation and the current Bitcoin environment. Posted November 7, 2019.
The Triumvirate of Liquidity
Nik Bhatia explains how Bitcoin is both digital gold and digital Treasuries, and has all the makings of the world’s next risk-free asset. Posted November 6, ...
Volatility as information
Acrualdigs into the power of volatility in this quick read. Posted October 31, 2019
Bitcoin is for Stackers
Elaine shares why Bitcoin is growing slowly, namely Gresham’s Law. Posted October 17, 2019.
The Monetary Case for Bitcoin
Ben Kaufman makes the case for Bitcoin as a monetary system. Posted October 5, 2019.
Tweetstorm: We’ve Built Intermediaries
Meltem Demirors shares her opinion on what’s being built, and why we should rethink things. Posted September 27, 2019.
Tweetstorm: How do you know it’s not too late to buy Bitcoin now?
Hasu makes the case on why it’s not too late to buy Bitcoin. Posted September 12, 2019.
Mainstream Media of Exchange
Knut Svanholm discusses how Bitcoin is a grassroots movement and is indeed a currency.Posted September 6, 2019
Bitcoin, Not Blockchain
Parker Lewis makes a strong case on why it’s all about Bitcoin, not blockchain. Posted September 6, 2019.
Bitcoin’s natural long-term power-law corridor of growth
Harold Christopher Burger shares a simple article that uses time-based equations to model Bitcoin’s price. Posted September 4, 2019.
Applying Carl Menger to the Monetization of Bitcoin
Rollo McFloogle the relationship between principles from Carl Menger and Bitcoin. Posted August 25, 2019.
Bitcoin for safety
James O’Beirne shares his opinion on where we are headed financially. Posted August 24, 2019.
Bitcoin is Not Too Slow
Parker Lewis explains why Bitcoin is not too slow, why it operates at the speed it does, and how it will scale. Posted August 23, 2019.
Bitcoin Does Not Waste Energy
Parker Lewis explains why Bitcoin’s energy consumption is justified. Posted August 16, 2019.
Tweet: Opinion on Wealth Concentration
Tweets on Wealth Concentration. Posted by Nic Carter on August 14, 2019.
Projection and Throwness
The Bitcoin Observer describes an overlooked advantage that Bitcoin has over traditional forms of commodity money. Posted August 11, 2019.
Bitcoin Is Not Too Volatile
Parker Lewis explains volatility and why it’s important to understanding Bitcoin. Posted August 9, 2019.
Bitcoin Can’t Be Copied
Parker Lewis explains why Bitcoin can never be copied and how a minority is forcing its will upon the masses. Posted August 2, 2019.
Gradually, Then Suddenly
Parker Lewis introduces a new series and explains why he believes Bitcoin is money. Posted August 2, 2019.
Bitcoin Recapitulation
Mircea Popescu tells us about Bitcoin’s smallest unit, the satoshi. Posted July 15, 2019.
Tweet: The Times They are a Changing
Matt Walsh posts a chart that details the timeline of Bitcoin opion with bankers. Posted July 11, 2019.
Crypto Voices 2019 Q1 Global Monetary Base
Crypto Voices publishes their quarterly look at the Global Monetary Base. Posted May 22, 2019.
The Race to Acquire One Bitcoin: Time’s Running Out
Jared explains why now is the time to acquire because it won’t get any easier.
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Bitcoin is the “c” of Money
Beautyon explores Bitcoin as a monetary standard. Posted June 13, 2018.
The Many Faces of Bitcoin
Adam Taché and Murad Mahmudov discuss four schools of thought related to Bitcoin. Posted April 10, 2018.
Homo Sapiens, Evolution, Money & Bitcoin
Posted March 28, 2018, Alex Svetski gives an explanation of why Bitcoin exists.
The many traditions of non-governmental money (part i)
Nick Szabo examines the traditions and history of non-governmental money. Posted March 23, 2018.
Maduro’s Mint of King Cnut
Beautyon makes the case that Maduro’s attempt to create a new money will fail and any distraction to Bitcoin is a good thing because it gets stronger over ti...
The Bullish Case for Bitcoin
Posted March 2, 2018 by Vijay Boyapati. Essential reading for anyone interested in Bitcoin.
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Back to top ↑Liveliness of Bitcoin
Tamas Blummer explains Bitcoin Liveliness and what it means as an indicator. Posted December 29, 2018.
Bitcoin is a Social Creature (Mushroom) — Part 2/4
By Brandon Quittem, Posted December 28, 2018
Bitcoin is a Decentralized Organism (Mycelium) — Part 1/4
By Brandon Quittem, Posted December 11, 2018.
Bitcoin’s Incentive Scheme and the Rational Individual
Bitcoin’s Incentive Scheme and the Rational Individual By Hugo Nguyen December 24, 2018
Philosophical Teachings of Bitcoin
Philosophical Teachings of Bitcoin What I’ve Learned From Bitcoin: Part I By Gigi Posted December 21, 2018
The Lightning Network - Evolving Bitcoin into a layered system
By Jordan Clifford, Posted December 19, 2018
Bitcoin Data Science (Pt. 3): Dust & Thermodynamics
By Dhruv Bansal, Posted December 18, 2018
Who controls Bitcoin Core?
By Jameson Lopp, Posted December 15, 2018
Introducing Realized Capital
A look at realized capital by the Coinmetrics Team, Posted December 14, 2018
Skeptic’s Guide to Bitcoin: Bitcoin and the Promise of Independent Property Rights
Skeptic’s Guide to Bitcoin: Bitcoin and the Promise of Independent Property Rights A framework for skeptics, part 3 By Su Zhu and Hasu Posted December 13, 20...
Beware of Lazy Research: Let’s Talk Electricity Waste & How Bitcoin Mining Can Power A Renewable Energy Renaissance
Part 2 of a 2 part series that looks at some of the FUD surrounding mining, by Christopher Bendiksen , Posted December 6, 2018
Skeptic’s Guide to Bitcoin: Unpacking Bitcoin’s Social Contract
Skeptic’s Guide to Bitcoin: Unpacking Bitcoin’s Social Contract A framework for skeptics By Su Zhu and Hasu Posted December 3, 2018
An Honest Explanation of Price, Hashrate & Bitcoin Mining Network Dynamics
Part 1 of a 2 part series that looks at some of the FUD surrounding mining, by Christopher Bendiksen , Posted November 11, 2018
How Cryptography Redefines Private Property
By Hugo Nguyen, posted November 26, 2018. This is part 3 of a 5 part series.
Skeptic’s Guide to Bitcoin: An Honest Account of Fiat Money
By Su Zhu and Hasu, Posted November 21, 2018. This is part 1 of a 4 part series.
Cryptic History: The Cypherpunks
A brief look at cypherpunks and Nakamoto by William Smith, posted November 19, 2018
Exploring Liquid Sidechain
An in depth look at Liquid sidechain by Joe Kendsicky, posted on November 15, 2018
How Does Distributed Consensus Work?
By Preethi Kasireddy, Posted November 13, 2018
Transaction count is an inferior measure
By Nic Carter, Posted November 10, 2018
The Ultimate Bitcoin Argument
One of the best arguments for Bitcoin. Pomp is an eternal bull and Murad is a stoic wise man. Together they tell a beautiful story. Read this or click throug...
Bitcoin’s Existential Crisis
By Nic Carter, posted October 31, 2018
Bitcoin’s Buyers of Last Resort
By Pierre Rochard, posted October 18, 2018
Bitcoin Network Momentum
Philip Swift Bitcoin Network Momentum is a valuable tool in helping us understand why Bitcoin price is at a particular point in the market cycle and also whe...
Post-Bitcoin-Maximalism: A call for embracing the currency competition
By Ferdous Bhai, posted October 15, 2018
Powered by Lightning — Part 2, Using the Lightning Network as a user
This is part 2 of a 5 part series. By JP Thor, posted October 13, 2018
Work is Timeless, Stake is Not
This is a brief look at some of the arguments of Proof of Stake. By Hugo Nguyen, posted October 12, 2018
Bitcoin Fundamentals: Mining Profitability Ratio & BTC Dominance
By cryptopoiesis, posted October 11, 2018
Introducing … The Bitcoin “MVRV Z” Metric That Predicts Market Tops with 90%+ Accuracy
Awe and Wonder shares a new valuation metric for Bitcoin called MVRV Z, which is an expansion on MVRV . Posted October 9, 2018.
Powered by Lightning - Part 1, Programmable Money
This is part 1 of a 5 part series. By JP Thor, posted October 13, 2018. A quick primer on the Lightning Network and how it is making money programmable.
Blockchain Is a Semantic Wasteland
Nic Carter looks at the mythical word that has everyone scratching their head… “blockchain”. He proposes what we should do with this word. Posted October 5, ...
Bitcoin’s Distribution was Fair
Dan Held’s take on Bitcoin’s distribution, posted October 4, 2018
Money Crypto vs. Tech Crypto
An examination at the changing narrative around “crypto”. Erik Torenberg defines two camps in the space that are here to stay. Posted October 1, 2018
Bitcoin Market-Value-to-Realized-Value (MVRV) Ratio
David Puell and Murad Mahmudov propose MVRV as an important mettric for Bitcoin. Posted October 1, 2018
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Back to top ↑A Modest Privacy Protection Proposal
Jameson Lopp has been doxxed and wants to help you stay safe. In this post, he lays out a framework to protect your privacy. Posted September 29, 2018.
Tweetstorm: Mass adoption of Bitcoin is inevitable
A timeline for mass adoption from a maximalist. Misir Mahmudov posted this September 25, 2018.
Bitcoin as a Store of Value
JP Thor makes the case for Bitcoin as a SoV (Store of Value). Posted September 22, 2018.
The Bitcoin Analyst Brain: A Primer
A look into the psyche of a Bitcoin analyst from Christopher Bendiksen. Posted September 22, 2018.
Bitcoin’s Inflation Adjusted NVT Ratio
cryptopoiesis proposes an analysis for the NVT ratio. Posted September 18, 2018.
Electric Money
LaurentMT explains the value in PoW and proposes this piece as an entry piece for further discussion. Posted September 17, 2018.
Statistical Fallacy behind the Lindy Effect
Qiao Wang lays out the case for further examination of the Lindy Effect, maybe we should pump the brakes on referencing it all the time. Posted September 15,...
Bitcoin as a store of energy
JP Thor looks at Bitcoin and makes the case that it is a store of energy. Posted SEptember 15, 2018.
Tweetstorm: The essence of Bitcoin
Inspired Pierre Rochard, David Puell shares a great visual on the essence of Bitcoin. Posted September 14, 2019.
PoW is Efficient
Dan Held makes the case for PoW being an efficient use of energy. Posted September 14, 2019.
Expensive Privacy is Useless Privacy
Paul Sztorc lays out a case for privacy and why it must be a core tenant of Bitcoin. Posted September 11, 2018.
Cliffhangers
Part 3 in a 3 part series, LaurentMT looks at the idea of an optimal age of the UTXOs to measure how far the system is running from its optimum. Posted Septe...
The Yin and Yang of Bitcoin
Part 2 in a 3 part series, LaurentMT examines new metrics regarding mining effects and hodling over the efficiency of PoW. Posted September 3, 2018.
Hodlers are the Revolutionaries
Dan Held explains why hodlers are important to Bitcoin’s network. Posted August 31, 2018.
Gravity
Part 1 of a 3 part series, LaurentMT examines why average cost per transaction isn’t a good way to measure PoW efficiency. Posted August 27, 2018.
Bitcoin, Chance and Randomness
Hugo Nguyen looks at the virtues of randomness and examines how it powers PoW. Posted August 25, 2018.
The Store of Value Thesis
Qiao Wang and Dan McArdle explore their cryptoasset Store of Value Thesis. Posted August 19, 2018.
Bitcoin, Stock & Flow
Hugo Nguyen lays out one of the core fundamentals of Bitcoin’s value proposition, stock to flow. Posted August 15, 2018.
Media Coverage of Bitcoin Is Still a Total Disaster
NIc Carter looks at
The Bitcoin Second Layer
Nik Bhatia lays out a the baseline for a 4 part series on Lightning Network. In this post, he draws similarities between LN and paper gold, with differences....
The Cost and Sustainability of Bitcoin
Hass MCCook provides a systematic methodology of modelling the environmental and economic costs of Bitcoin. Posted August 2018.
Visions of Bitcoin
Hasu and Nic Carter’s fantastic review of how narrative around Bitcoin usage has changed over time. Posted July 29, 2018.
Cryptocurrencies are money, not equity
Brendan Berstein makes the case for cryptocurrencies being money and explains how investors are helping determine value. Posted July 22, 2018.
The Bitcoin Risk Spectrum
Part 3 of Nik Bhatia’s 4 part Lightning Network thesis. This post looks at the bitcoin risk spectrum. Posted July 9, 2018.
Bitcoin Governance
Pierre Rochard lays out how Bitcoin governance works in a decentralized manner. Posted July 8, 2018.
The Flase Dichotomy of Utility and Store of Value
Qiao Wang breaks down the SoV narrative surrounfing Bitcoin and other digital assets. Posted July 5, 2018.
Crypto-incrementalism vs Crypto-anarchy
Tony Sheng believes all crypto projects fall into one of two camps, which he also believes can coexist. Posted July 2, 2018.
Coin Days Destroyed
Jaoquin Roibal takes to stackexchange to answer. Posted June 20, 2019.
Technology
Back to top ↑Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #78: 2019 Year-in-Review Special
A technical lookback at 2019 from Bitcoin Optech Newsletter. POsted December 28, 2019.
Tweetstorm: A forward look at Bitcoin
John Newbery gives a glimpse of what to expect from Bitcoin. Posted December 21, 2019.
A Look at Innovation in Bitcoin’s Technology Stack
Lucas Nuzzi lays out a comprehensive view of the ever evolving Bitcoin technology stack. Posted December 3, 2019.
Could Bitcoin’s privacy benefit from Litecoin’s EB MimbleWimble proposal?
Pieter Wuille shares his thoughts on confidential transactions in a Reddit post. Posted December 2, 2019.
Why does hashing public keys not actually provide any quantum resistance?
Andrew Chow explains how and why public key quantum resistance is not something to worry about. Posted October 16, 2019.
Reddit Response: Question on the Vulnerability of Bitcoin
Greg Maxwell posts a reply to the Bitcoin 51% attack vulnerability. Posted October 10, 2019.
Bitcoin is Not Backed by Nothing
Parker Lewis demystifies Bitcoin inherent values and explains how things work. Posted September 27, 2019.
Bitcoin Astronomy
Dhruv Bansal explores the idea of Bitcoin in a future where humans are multiplanetary. Posted September 13, 2019.
Bitcoin, Not Blockchain
Parker Lewis makes a strong case on why it’s all about Bitcoin, not blockchain. Posted September 6, 2019.
Bitcoin Did The Things That Didn’t Scale Initially, Which Is Why It Remains The King Today
Anthony Pompliano draws comparisons between Bitcoin’s early days and advice to startups from Paul Graham. Posted August 19, 2019.
Shallow Safety vs. Deep Safety
Nick Szabo breaks down the difference between deep and shallow safety. Posted August 17, 2019.
Tweet: Proof of Work Equivalent Days
Bitcoin peaks ATH for PoW equivalent days. Posted by Nic Carter on August 1, 2019.
Why Bitcoin?
Wiz shares an excellent piece that recaps Bitcoin security, privacy, and freedom. Posted July 16, 2019.
Statechains: Non-custodial Off-chain Bitcoin Transfer
Ruben Somsen lays out his proposal for statechains, a novel way to transfer Bitcoin off-chain. Posted June 4, 2019.
Decentralizing Bitcoin’s Last Mile With Mobile Mesh Networks
Richard Myers explains the power of mobile mesh networks and how to further decentralize the Bitcoin network. Posted May 29, 2019.
Understanding (and Mitigating) Re-Orgs
Anthony Lusardi explains re-orgs in simple terms. Posted May 21, 2019.
Schnorr Signatures & The Inevitability of Privacy in Bitcoin
Lucas Nuzzi describes what Schnorr Signatures mean for Bitcoin. Posted
Taproot Is Coming: What It Is, and How It Will Benefit Bitcoin
Aaron van Wirdum covers scmart contract and privacy benefits of Taproot. posted January 24, 2019.
A Guide To Bitcoin’s Technical Brilliance (For Non-Programmers)
Lucas Nuzzi attempts to provide a semi-technical guide to key aspects of Bitcoin’s technology. Posted April 15, 2018
Meditations on Fraud Proofs
Paul Sztorc explains the ins and outs of Fraud proofs. Fraud Proofs address the problem of learning that a Bitcoin header is invalid (despite it being PoW va...
Proof-of-Stake & the Wrong Engineering Mindset
Hugo Nguyen explains why PoS is flawed. Posted March 18,2018.
Crypto Innovation Spotlight: Schnorr Signatures
Spencer Bogart highlights some key features in Schnorr Signatures. Posted February 22, 2018.
Excited for Schnorr signatures
Murch recaps the pending BIP technology, Schnorr Signatures. Posted February 3, 2018.
Politics
Back to top ↑The rise of the individual.
Aleksander Svetski shares his thoughts on the rise of self sovereignty as a revolutionary idea, all made possible by Bitcoin. Posted December 31, 2019
The cat is out of the bag
Nic Carter explains why Bitcoin is here to stay and it’s free to use. Posted December 29, 2019.
Bitcoin Is The Only Way To Opt-Out
Rhythm shares why Bitcoin is so important regarding privacy and opting out. Posted November 19, 2019.
Tweetstorm: Bitcoin is a minimalist philosophy
Dan Held and Conner Brown share a tweetstorm of thoughts about Bitcoin Minimalist Philosophy. Posted November 5, 2019.
In China, It’s Blockchain and Tyranny vs Bitcoin and Freedom
Alex Gladstein makes the draws a line of distinction betweetn blockchain and Bitcoin. Posted November 5, 2019.
Tweetstorm: Plot Twist
Oleg shares a short plot twist. Posted October 29, 2019.
The Startup Government
Tim Draper looks at how Bitcoin and other technologies will shape our future. Posted October 10, 2019.
Bitcoin Equals Freedom
Ross Ulbricht makes the case for Bitcoin as the ultimate form of freedom. Posted September 25, 2019
Tweetstorm: We’ve Built Intermediaries
Meltem Demirors shares her opinion on what’s being built, and why we should rethink things. Posted September 27, 2019.
The Encrypted Meaning of Crypto
Erik Cason
The Rise of the Sovereign Individual
Gigi tells us how the current times are enabling individuals to take back their sovereignty. Poseted August 22, 2019.
The Bitcoin/Government Battle is Vaporware
Jesse Lawler explains why the Government will not be able to take down Bitcoin. Posted August 21, 2019.
The Moral Case for Lightning
Alex Gladstein makes the moral case for Lighning. Posted July 25, 2019.
Why Bitcoin?
Wiz shares an excellent piece that recaps Bitcoin security, privacy, and freedom. Posted July 16, 2019.
The Sovereign, the Subject, and Crypto-power
Erik Cason describes the power crypto brings to the individual. Posted June 24, 2019.
The Political Theology of Crypto
Erik Cason examines the power of crypto’s political theology. Posted June 11, 2019.
A Human Rights Activist’s Response to Bitcoin Critics
Alex Gladstein responds to critics and makes the case for Bitcoin. Posted February 19, 2019.
Cryptosovereignty
Erik lay’s out the framework for a future based on crypto rather than man’s subjective views. Posted February 3, 2019.
Bitcoin Culture Wars: What Doesn’t Kill You Only Makes you Stronger
Brandon Quittem shares details on Bitcoin’s governance model. Posted January 28, 2019.
Tweetstorm: Bitcoin will usher an era of unprecedented peace and prosperity
Essential tweetstorm from Murad on a great vision of a Bitcoin future. Posted April 14, 2018.
Why America Can’t Regulate Bitcoin
Beautyon explains why Bitcoin is unregulatable. Posted March 15, 2018.
How Blockchains Will Enable Privacy
Shaan Ray describes a private future enabled by blockchain. Posted March 3, 2018.
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Back to top ↑The “Bitcoin mining death spiral” debate explained
By Arjun Balaji, Posted December 4, 2018
On Schelling points, network effects and Lindy: Inherent properties of communication
Willem Van Den Bergh explains why schelling point, network effects, and Lindy effects make Bitcoin so strong. Posted June 29, 2018.
Bitcoin Investment Theses (Part 2)
Pierre Rochard outlines Part 2 of 3 Bitcoin investment theses. Posted June 24, 2018.
The Bitcoin Lightning Network: A Technical Primer
Joe Kendzicky lays out the technical fundamentals of Lightning Network. Posted June 5, 2018.
Bitcoin’s Energy Consumption
Gigi makes the case that proof of work IS worthwhile and not a waste. Posted June 10, 2018.
Bitcoin Investment Theses (Part 1)
Pierre Rochard outlines Part 1 of 3 Bitcoin investment theses. Posted June 9, 2018.
The Time Value of Bitcoin
Part 2 of a 4 part series, Nik Bhatia’s thesis on the Lightning Network. In this post he explains the time-value of bitcoin. Posted June 8, 2019.
Bitcoin Miners Beware: Invalid Blocks Need Not Apply
Stop and Decrypt lays out the case for full nodes being the backbone of the Bitcoin network and miners simply provide blocks. Posted June 1, 2018.
Bitcoin: Past and Future
Posted May 30, 2018 by Adam Tache and Murad Mahmudov, this article will analyze these perspectives by discussing trade-offs, philosophical divides within the...
Bitcoin Data Science (Pt. 2): The Geology of Lost Coins
By Dhruv Bansal, Posted May 29, 2018
Rethinking Metcalfe’s Law applications to cryptoasset valuation
Posted May 21, 2018 by Dmitry Kalichkin, his goal was to estimate whether current Bitcoin price is supported by activity on the network.
The Internet’s Magna Carta Moment: Bitcoin & The Value of Strong Assurances
Posted May 20, 2018, Spencer Bogart explains the importance of Bitcoin, “networks like Bitcoin offer a fertile foundation for economic growth in the digital ...
The Future of Bitcoin: What Lightning Could Look Like
Posted May 2, 2018, Aaron van Wirdum looks at the potential for Bitcoin Lightning Network.
The Long Game in Crypto: Why Decentralization Matters
Spencer Bogart shares his opinion why decentralization matters. Posted April 25, 2018.
Bitcoin Data Science (Pt. 1): HODL Waves
By Dhruv Bansal, Posted April 17, 2018
A Guide To Bitcoin’s Technical Brilliance (For Non-Programmers)
Lucas Nuzzi attempts to provide a semi-technical guide to key aspects of Bitcoin’s technology. Posted April 15, 2018
Tweetstorm: Bitcoin will usher an era of unprecedented peace and prosperity
Essential tweetstorm from Murad on a great vision of a Bitcoin future. Posted April 14, 2018.
Meditations on Fraud Proofs
Paul Sztorc explains the ins and outs of Fraud proofs. Fraud Proofs address the problem of learning that a Bitcoin header is invalid (despite it being PoW va...
The Many Faces of Bitcoin
Adam Taché and Murad Mahmudov discuss four schools of thought related to Bitcoin. Posted April 10, 2018.
Bitcoin Post-Maximalism
Paul Sztorc lays out what happens after everyone is a Bitcoin maximalist, when the disagreements inevitably creep back in and offers a solution to scale. Pos...
Game Theory
Back to top ↑Bitcoin’s Eternal Struggle
Gigi explains Bitcoin’s thermodynamic properties
Reddit Response: Question on the Vulnerability of Bitcoin
Greg Maxwell posts a reply to the Bitcoin 51% attack vulnerability. Posted October 10, 2019.
Bitcoin is Not Backed by Nothing
Parker Lewis demystifies Bitcoin inherent values and explains how things work. Posted September 27, 2019.
Bitcoin Astronomy
Dhruv Bansal explores the idea of Bitcoin in a future where humans are multiplanetary. Posted September 13, 2019.
Mainstream Media of Exchange
Knut Svanholm discusses how Bitcoin is a grassroots movement and is indeed a currency.Posted September 6, 2019
Bitcoin Positive Feedback Loops
Ben Davenport diagrams the multiple Bitcoin positive feedback loops. Posted August 28, 2019.
Bitcoin is Not Too Slow
Parker Lewis explains why Bitcoin is not too slow, why it operates at the speed it does, and how it will scale. Posted August 23, 2019.
Bitcoin Does Not Waste Energy
Parker Lewis explains why Bitcoin’s energy consumption is justified. Posted August 16, 2019.
Bitcoin Is Not Too Volatile
Parker Lewis explains volatility and why it’s important to understanding Bitcoin. Posted August 9, 2019.
Bitcoin Can’t Be Copied
Parker Lewis explains why Bitcoin can never be copied and how a minority is forcing its will upon the masses. Posted August 2, 2019.
We Need Bitcoin Full Nodes. Economic Ones.
Stadicus makes the case for more full nodes. Posted August 1, 2019.
Tweet: Proof of Work Equivalent Days
Bitcoin peaks ATH for PoW equivalent days. Posted by Nic Carter on August 1, 2019.
Tweet: Bitcoin’s Power Balance
. Posted by Nic Carter on August 1, 2019.
Gradually, Then Suddenly
Parker Lewis introduces a new series and explains why he believes Bitcoin is money. Posted August 2, 2019.
Tweet: The Times They are a Changing
Matt Walsh posts a chart that details the timeline of Bitcoin opion with bankers. Posted July 11, 2019.
Understanding (and Mitigating) Re-Orgs
Anthony Lusardi explains re-orgs in simple terms. Posted May 21, 2019.
The Race to Acquire One Bitcoin: Time’s Running Out
Jared explains why now is the time to acquire because it won’t get any easier.
On Schelling points, network effects and Lindy: Inherent properties of communication
Willem Van Den Bergh explains why schelling point, network effects, and Lindy effects make Bitcoin so strong. Posted June 29, 2018.
Bitcoin Post-Maximalism
Paul Sztorc lays out what happens after everyone is a Bitcoin maximalist, when the disagreements inevitably creep back in and offers a solution to scale. Pos...
Money
Back to top ↑Information Theory of Money
Dan Held explains how Bitcoin will reshape our society. Posted December 27, 2019.
Bitcoin is a information channel
Acrual expands his meaning behind “low entropy carrier”. Posted December 22, 2019.
Digital Money
Phil Bonello reviews the importance of Bitcoin I’m a world of digital money. Posted November 26, 2019.
Paxful is the Most Important Bitcoin Company You Aren’t Paying Attention to.
Matt Ahlborg shares how Paxful is delivering money services in places you’d never expect. Posted November 25, 2019.
An Open Letter to Ray Dalio re: Bitcoin
Robert Breedlove addresses macro investing legend, Ray Dalio, regarding his position on Bitcoin. Posted November 8, 2019.
The Monetary Case for Bitcoin
Ben Kaufman makes the case for Bitcoin as a monetary system. Posted October 5, 2019.
Bitcoin is Not Too Slow
Parker Lewis explains why Bitcoin is not too slow, why it operates at the speed it does, and how it will scale. Posted August 23, 2019.
Bitcoin Does Not Waste Energy
Parker Lewis explains why Bitcoin’s energy consumption is justified. Posted August 16, 2019.
Projection and Throwness
The Bitcoin Observer describes an overlooked advantage that Bitcoin has over traditional forms of commodity money. Posted August 11, 2019.
Bitcoin Is Not Too Volatile
Parker Lewis explains volatility and why it’s important to understanding Bitcoin. Posted August 9, 2019.
Bitcoin Can’t Be Copied
Parker Lewis explains why Bitcoin can never be copied and how a minority is forcing its will upon the masses. Posted August 2, 2019.
Gradually, Then Suddenly
Parker Lewis introduces a new series and explains why he believes Bitcoin is money. Posted August 2, 2019.
Tweetstorm: Bitcoin is Secure Money
JW Weatherman makes the case for Bitcoin as a secure money in this brief tweetstorm. Posted June 29, 2019.
Crypto Voices 2019 Q1 Global Monetary Base
Crypto Voices publishes their quarterly look at the Global Monetary Base. Posted May 22, 2019.
Tweetstorm: Bitcoin is better money
O₿iWan explains why Bitcoin is better money in a fantastic tweetstorm. Posted January 18, 2019.
Homo Sapiens, Evolution, Money & Bitcoin
Posted March 28, 2018, Alex Svetski gives an explanation of why Bitcoin exists.
The many traditions of non-governmental money (part i)
Nick Szabo examines the traditions and history of non-governmental money. Posted March 23, 2018.
Tweetstorm
Back to top ↑Tweetstorm: A forward look at Bitcoin
John Newbery gives a glimpse of what to expect from Bitcoin. Posted December 21, 2019.
Tweetstorm: A Decade in Bitcoin
Lucas Nuzzi hammers out a recap of Bitcoin’s last decade. Posted December 5, 2019.
Tweetstorm: How I explain Bitcoin to normies…
Willy Woo breaks down his approach to non-Bitcoiners. Posted November 17, 2019.
Tweetstorm: Plot Twist
Oleg shares a short plot twist. Posted October 29, 2019.
Tweetstorm: On making Bitcoin easier
Small tweetstorm from Beautyon regarding making Bitcoin easier. Posted October 1, 2019.
Tweetstorm: We’ve Built Intermediaries
Meltem Demirors shares her opinion on what’s being built, and why we should rethink things. Posted September 27, 2019.
Tweetstorm: 21 Charts
Hans Hauge shares 21 charts that paint a wonderful picture on the state of Bitcoin. Posted September 10, 2019.
Tweetstorm: HODLer Index & HODLer Network
Hans Hauge introduces 2 new Bitcoin indicators for technical analysis. Posted August 24, 2019.
Tweetstorm: Performance Against Bitcoin
Willy Woo shares a chart that illustrates alt performance in BTC. Posted August 17, 2019.
Shallow Safety vs. Deep Safety
Nick Szabo breaks down the difference between deep and shallow safety. Posted August 17, 2019.
Tweetstorm: On Bitcoin Paradigm Shifts
Meltem Demirors lasy out the Bitcoin paradigm shift that is occuring. Posted July 23, 2019.
Tweetstorm: The Bitcoin Common Tongue
Robert Breedlove shed’s some light on the Bitcoin and cryptoasset universe in an exoteric nutshell. Posted June 19, 2019.
Tweetstorm: Money is the most important field
Hasu makes the case for money being the most important field of study over the next 20 years. Posted June 6, 2019.
Tweetstorm: Touchpoints
Vijay Boyapati shares a strategy for engaging people with Bitcoin. Posted June 4, 2019.
Tweetstorm: Bitcoin rescues the human
Conner Brown shares a brief tweetstorm on Bitcoin rescuing humanity from itself. Posted June 3, 2019.
Tweetstorm: Bitcoin is better money
O₿iWan explains why Bitcoin is better money in a fantastic tweetstorm. Posted January 18, 2019.
Tweetstorm: Bitcoin will usher an era of unprecedented peace and prosperity
Essential tweetstorm from Murad on a great vision of a Bitcoin future. Posted April 14, 2018.
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Back to top ↑Homo Sapiens, Evolution, Money & Bitcoin
Posted March 28, 2018, Alex Svetski gives an explanation of why Bitcoin exists.
The many traditions of non-governmental money (part i)
Nick Szabo examines the traditions and history of non-governmental money. Posted March 23, 2018.
Maduro’s Mint of King Cnut
Beautyon makes the case that Maduro’s attempt to create a new money will fail and any distraction to Bitcoin is a good thing because it gets stronger over ti...
Proof-of-Stake & the Wrong Engineering Mindset
Hugo Nguyen explains why PoS is flawed. Posted March 18,2018.
Are Bitcoin Bubbles Predictable?
Tobias Huber lays out a basic model for predicting bitcoin price bubbles. Posted March 16, 2018.
Why America Can’t Regulate Bitcoin
Beautyon explains why Bitcoin is unregulatable. Posted March 15, 2018.
How Blockchains Will Enable Privacy
Shaan Ray describes a private future enabled by blockchain. Posted March 3, 2018.
The Bullish Case for Bitcoin
Posted March 2, 2018 by Vijay Boyapati. Essential reading for anyone interested in Bitcoin.
Seven Myths of Bitcoin
George Kikvadze kills some common FUD. Posted March 2, 2018.
Crypto Innovation Spotlight: Schnorr Signatures
Spencer Bogart highlights some key features in Schnorr Signatures. Posted February 22, 2018.
The Anatomy of Proof-of-Work
By Hugo Nguyen, posted February 10, 2018. This is part 1 of a 5 part series.
Bitcoin turning into a multi layered system is the most interesting thing in crypto in 2018
Ber Kessels shares his opinion and excitement about Lightning network.
Rethinking Network Value to Transactions (NVT) Ratio
Dmitry Kalichkin describes NVT Signal, a new approach to NVT Ratio. Posted February 3, 2018.
Excited for Schnorr signatures
Murch recaps the pending BIP technology, Schnorr Signatures. Posted February 3, 2018.
Bitcoin Mayer Multiple
Trace Mayer describes the Mayer Multiple, a way to look at Bitcoin price multiples. Unsure on post date.
Nic Carter
Back to top ↑The cat is out of the bag
Nic Carter explains why Bitcoin is here to stay and it’s free to use. Posted December 29, 2019.
Tweet: Opinion on Wealth Concentration
Tweets on Wealth Concentration. Posted by Nic Carter on August 14, 2019.
Tweet: Proof of Work Equivalent Days
Bitcoin peaks ATH for PoW equivalent days. Posted by Nic Carter on August 1, 2019.
Tweet: Bitcoin’s Power Balance
. Posted by Nic Carter on August 1, 2019.
It’s the settlement assurances, stupid
Nic Carter explains why Bitcoin is the fastest cryptocurrency when using settlement as the core metric. Posted July 22, 2019.
Bitcoin bites the bullet
Nic Carter reviews some tradeoffs and how Bitcoin doesn’t take the easy road. Posted June 19, 2019.
A modest proposal regarding Bitcoin mining
Nic Carter trolls us all with a proposal to organize miners for a pro-reorg future. Posted May 9, 2019.
Tweetstorm: Adoption by number of users
A tweetstorm from Nic Carter that looks at user adoption. Posted April 24, 2019.
How to scale Bitcoin (without changing a thing)
Nic lays out a future where Bitcoin banks earn their keep. Posted April, 14 2019.
Unpacking Bitcoin’s Assurances
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Transaction count is an inferior measure
By Nic Carter, Posted November 10, 2018
Bitcoin’s Existential Crisis
By Nic Carter, posted October 31, 2018
Blockchain Is a Semantic Wasteland
Nic Carter looks at the mythical word that has everyone scratching their head… “blockchain”. He proposes what we should do with this word. Posted October 5, ...
Media Coverage of Bitcoin Is Still a Total Disaster
NIc Carter looks at
Visions of Bitcoin
Hasu and Nic Carter’s fantastic review of how narrative around Bitcoin usage has changed over time. Posted July 29, 2018.
Dan Held
Back to top ↑Information Theory of Money
Dan Held explains how Bitcoin will reshape our society. Posted December 27, 2019.
Tweetstorm: Bitcoin is a minimalist philosophy
Dan Held and Conner Brown share a tweetstorm of thoughts about Bitcoin Minimalist Philosophy. Posted November 5, 2019.
Bitcoin’s Security is Fine
Dan Held examines the growing Bitcoin network and explains how it’s security is growing and how it will be sustained over time via fees rather than block sub...
Tweetstorm: Bitcoin as SoV
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Planting Bitcoin — Species
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Planting Bitcoin — Soil
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Planting Bitcoin — Season
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Planting Bitcoin — Gardening
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Bitcoin’s Distribution was Fair
Dan Held’s take on Bitcoin’s distribution, posted October 4, 2018
PoW is Efficient
Dan Held makes the case for PoW being an efficient use of energy. Posted September 14, 2019.
Hodlers are the Revolutionaries
Dan Held explains why hodlers are important to Bitcoin’s network. Posted August 31, 2018.
Freedom
Back to top ↑The rise of the individual.
Aleksander Svetski shares his thoughts on the rise of self sovereignty as a revolutionary idea, all made possible by Bitcoin. Posted December 31, 2019
The cat is out of the bag
Nic Carter explains why Bitcoin is here to stay and it’s free to use. Posted December 29, 2019.
Cryptocurrency Is Most Useful for Breaking Laws and Social Constructs
Jill Carlson explains cryptocurrency’s best use case. Posted December 10, 2019.
In China, It’s Blockchain and Tyranny vs Bitcoin and Freedom
Alex Gladstein makes the draws a line of distinction betweetn blockchain and Bitcoin. Posted November 5, 2019.
Tweetstorm: The Matrix
Meltem gets us questioning if we’ve actually taken the “red pill”. Posted October 25, 2019.
Bitcoin Equals Freedom
Ross Ulbricht makes the case for Bitcoin as the ultimate form of freedom. Posted September 25, 2019
The Moral Case for Lightning
Alex Gladstein makes the moral case for Lighning. Posted July 25, 2019.
Why Bitcoin?
Wiz shares an excellent piece that recaps Bitcoin security, privacy, and freedom. Posted July 16, 2019.
A Human Rights Activist’s Response to Bitcoin Critics
Alex Gladstein responds to critics and makes the case for Bitcoin. Posted February 19, 2019.
Why America Can’t Regulate Bitcoin
Beautyon explains why Bitcoin is unregulatable. Posted March 15, 2018.
Gigi
Back to top ↑Bitcoin’s Eternal Struggle
Gigi explains Bitcoin’s thermodynamic properties
Tweetstorm: Circularity
Gigi goes cosmic in this epic tweetstorm about Bitcoin and the self. Posted October 30, 2019.
The Rise of the Sovereign Individual
Gigi tells us how the current times are enabling individuals to take back their sovereignty. Poseted August 22, 2019.
Proof of Life
Gigi makes the case for Bitcoin being a living organism. Posted August 7, 2019.
Bitcoin’s Gravity
Gigi explains ideas and Bitcoin and lays out the challenges of changing Bitcoin. One does not simply change Bitcoin. Posted May 1, 2019.
Technological Teachings of Bitcoin
Part 3 of 3 from Gigi, Posted April 2, 2019.
Economic Teachings of Bitcoin
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Philosophical Teachings of Bitcoin
Philosophical Teachings of Bitcoin What I’ve Learned From Bitcoin: Part I By Gigi Posted December 21, 2018
Bitcoin’s Energy Consumption
Gigi makes the case that proof of work IS worthwhile and not a waste. Posted June 10, 2018.
Hasu
Back to top ↑Tweetstorm: How do you know it’s not too late to buy Bitcoin now?
Hasu makes the case on why it’s not too late to buy Bitcoin. Posted September 12, 2019.
Tweetstorm: Money is the most important field
Hasu makes the case for money being the most important field of study over the next 20 years. Posted June 6, 2019.
Skeptic’s Guide to Bitcoin: Investing in Bitcoin
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Bitcoin is a hedge against the cashless society
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Why Monetary Maximalism could fall short of expectations
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Skeptic’s Guide to Bitcoin: Bitcoin and the Promise of Independent Property Rights
Skeptic’s Guide to Bitcoin: Bitcoin and the Promise of Independent Property Rights A framework for skeptics, part 3 By Su Zhu and Hasu Posted December 13, 20...
Skeptic’s Guide to Bitcoin: Unpacking Bitcoin’s Social Contract
Skeptic’s Guide to Bitcoin: Unpacking Bitcoin’s Social Contract A framework for skeptics By Su Zhu and Hasu Posted December 3, 2018
Skeptic’s Guide to Bitcoin: An Honest Account of Fiat Money
By Su Zhu and Hasu, Posted November 21, 2018. This is part 1 of a 4 part series.
Visions of Bitcoin
Hasu and Nic Carter’s fantastic review of how narrative around Bitcoin usage has changed over time. Posted July 29, 2018.
Financial
Back to top ↑Debunking Bitcoin’s natural long-term power-law corridor of growth
Marcel Burger digs into the corridor of growth. Posted November 30, 2019
The Sovereign Individual Investment Thesis
Phil Bonello lays out an investment thesis based on principles in the Sovereign Individual. Posted November 12, 2019.
The Investment Case for Bitcoin
Gabor Gurbacs makes the case for holding Bitcoin. Posted October 8, 2019.
Bitcoin’s power oscillator
Harold Christopher Burger introduces the Bitcoin power oscillator. Posted September 20, 2019.
Tweetstorm: How to Outperform Bitcoin
Michiel Lescrauwaet rolls out his tehesis on how to outperform Bitcoin. Posted September 19, 2019.
Floor on Bitcoin’s risk less interest rate
Tamas Blummer makes the case for a floor on Bitcoin riskless interest rates. Posted September 11, 2019.
Bitcoin’s natural long-term power-law corridor of growth
Harold Christopher Burger shares a simple article that uses time-based equations to model Bitcoin’s price. Posted September 4, 2019.
The Bitcoin Financial Journal
A comprehensive collection of on and off chain indicators and valuation models for Bitcoin.
Introducing SOPR: spent outputs to predict bitcoin lows and tops
Renato Shirakashi introduces SOPR, which is a new oscillating indicator that signals when major supply changes occur. Posted April 25, 2019.
Parker Lewis
Back to top ↑Bitcoin Cannot be Banned
Parker Lewis explains why Bitcoin cannot be banned. Posted November 8, 2019
Bitcoin is Not a Pyramid Scheme
Parker Lewis addresses yet more FUD. Posted October 18, 2019.
Bitcoin is Not Backed by Nothing
Parker Lewis demystifies Bitcoin inherent values and explains how things work. Posted September 27, 2019.
Bitcoin, Not Blockchain
Parker Lewis makes a strong case on why it’s all about Bitcoin, not blockchain. Posted September 6, 2019.
Bitcoin is Not Too Slow
Parker Lewis explains why Bitcoin is not too slow, why it operates at the speed it does, and how it will scale. Posted August 23, 2019.
Bitcoin Does Not Waste Energy
Parker Lewis explains why Bitcoin’s energy consumption is justified. Posted August 16, 2019.
Bitcoin Is Not Too Volatile
Parker Lewis explains volatility and why it’s important to understanding Bitcoin. Posted August 9, 2019.
Bitcoin Can’t Be Copied
Parker Lewis explains why Bitcoin can never be copied and how a minority is forcing its will upon the masses. Posted August 2, 2019.
Gradually, Then Suddenly
Parker Lewis introduces a new series and explains why he believes Bitcoin is money. Posted August 2, 2019.
Hugo Nguyen
Back to top ↑Bitcoin: Two Parts Math, One Part Biology
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Bitcoin’s Incentive Scheme and the Rational Individual
Bitcoin’s Incentive Scheme and the Rational Individual By Hugo Nguyen December 24, 2018
How Cryptography Redefines Private Property
By Hugo Nguyen, posted November 26, 2018. This is part 3 of a 5 part series.
Work is Timeless, Stake is Not
This is a brief look at some of the arguments of Proof of Stake. By Hugo Nguyen, posted October 12, 2018
Bitcoin, Chance and Randomness
Hugo Nguyen looks at the virtues of randomness and examines how it powers PoW. Posted August 25, 2018.
Bitcoin, Stock & Flow
Hugo Nguyen lays out one of the core fundamentals of Bitcoin’s value proposition, stock to flow. Posted August 15, 2018.
Proof-of-Stake & the Wrong Engineering Mindset
Hugo Nguyen explains why PoS is flawed. Posted March 18,2018.
The Anatomy of Proof-of-Work
By Hugo Nguyen, posted February 10, 2018. This is part 1 of a 5 part series.
Privacy
Back to top ↑A Look at Innovation in Bitcoin’s Technology Stack
Lucas Nuzzi lays out a comprehensive view of the ever evolving Bitcoin technology stack. Posted December 3, 2019.
Could Bitcoin’s privacy benefit from Litecoin’s EB MimbleWimble proposal?
Pieter Wuille shares his thoughts on confidential transactions in a Reddit post. Posted December 2, 2019.
Tweetstorm: The Matrix
Meltem gets us questioning if we’ve actually taken the “red pill”. Posted October 25, 2019.
Why Bitcoin?
Wiz shares an excellent piece that recaps Bitcoin security, privacy, and freedom. Posted July 16, 2019.
Schnorr Signatures & The Inevitability of Privacy in Bitcoin
Lucas Nuzzi describes what Schnorr Signatures mean for Bitcoin. Posted
Taproot Is Coming: What It Is, and How It Will Benefit Bitcoin
Aaron van Wirdum covers scmart contract and privacy benefits of Taproot. posted January 24, 2019.
How Blockchains Will Enable Privacy
Shaan Ray describes a private future enabled by blockchain. Posted March 3, 2018.
Monetary Policy
Back to top ↑Digital Money
Phil Bonello reviews the importance of Bitcoin I’m a world of digital money. Posted November 26, 2019.
Bitcoin Is The Only Way To Opt-Out
Rhythm shares why Bitcoin is so important regarding privacy and opting out. Posted November 19, 2019.
Bitcoin is for Stackers
Elaine shares why Bitcoin is growing slowly, namely Gresham’s Law. Posted October 17, 2019.
The Monetary Case for Bitcoin
Ben Kaufman makes the case for Bitcoin as a monetary system. Posted October 5, 2019.
Bitcoin Recapitulation
Mircea Popescu tells us about Bitcoin’s smallest unit, the satoshi. Posted July 15, 2019.
Crypto Voices 2019 Q1 Global Monetary Base
Crypto Voices publishes their quarterly look at the Global Monetary Base. Posted May 22, 2019.
Maduro’s Mint of King Cnut
Beautyon makes the case that Maduro’s attempt to create a new money will fail and any distraction to Bitcoin is a good thing because it gets stronger over ti...
Pierre Rochard
Back to top ↑Tweet: Bitcoin is the world’s only independent central bank
Pierre Rochard shares a simple chart that illustrates the title. Posted November 22, 2019.
Tweet: This is my favorite graph, what’s yours?
Pierre Rochard posts his favorite Bitcoin graph. Posted July 31, 2019.
Why learn to program with Bitcoin’s Lightning network?
Very simple fundamentals on why you should pick up Lightning Network. Posted by Pierre Rochard on May 7, 2019.
Bitcoin’s Buyers of Last Resort
By Pierre Rochard, posted October 18, 2018
Bitcoin Governance
Pierre Rochard lays out how Bitcoin governance works in a decentralized manner. Posted July 8, 2018.
Bitcoin Investment Theses (Part 2)
Pierre Rochard outlines Part 2 of 3 Bitcoin investment theses. Posted June 24, 2018.
Bitcoin Investment Theses (Part 1)
Pierre Rochard outlines Part 1 of 3 Bitcoin investment theses. Posted June 9, 2018.
Scaling
Back to top ↑A Look at Innovation in Bitcoin’s Technology Stack
Lucas Nuzzi lays out a comprehensive view of the ever evolving Bitcoin technology stack. Posted December 3, 2019.
Envisioning LSPs in the Lightning Economy
Roy Sheinfeld shares a vision of a Lightning enabled future and what Lightning Service Providers might look like. Posted Septemeber 25, 2019.
Bitcoin is Not Too Slow
Parker Lewis explains why Bitcoin is not too slow, why it operates at the speed it does, and how it will scale. Posted August 23, 2019.
Statechains: Non-custodial Off-chain Bitcoin Transfer
Ruben Somsen lays out his proposal for statechains, a novel way to transfer Bitcoin off-chain. Posted June 4, 2019.
Crypto Innovation Spotlight: Schnorr Signatures
Spencer Bogart highlights some key features in Schnorr Signatures. Posted February 22, 2018.
Bitcoin turning into a multi layered system is the most interesting thing in crypto in 2018
Ber Kessels shares his opinion and excitement about Lightning network.
Beautyon
Back to top ↑Tweetstorm: On making Bitcoin easier
Small tweetstorm from Beautyon regarding making Bitcoin easier. Posted October 1, 2019.
When the Price of Bitcoin Rises
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The Bitcoin Light Bulb Moment
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Bitcoin is the “c” of Money
Beautyon explores Bitcoin as a monetary standard. Posted June 13, 2018.
Maduro’s Mint of King Cnut
Beautyon makes the case that Maduro’s attempt to create a new money will fail and any distraction to Bitcoin is a good thing because it gets stronger over ti...
Why America Can’t Regulate Bitcoin
Beautyon explains why Bitcoin is unregulatable. Posted March 15, 2018.
Nik Bhatia
Back to top ↑The Triumvirate of Liquidity
Nik Bhatia explains how Bitcoin is both digital gold and digital Treasuries, and has all the makings of the world’s next risk-free asset. Posted November 6, ...
Bitcoin Is a Human Right
Nik Bhatia makes the case for Bitcoin as a human right. Posted July 12, 2019.
The Lightning Network Reference Rate
Part 4 of 4 in Nik Bhatia’s piece defining and laying out proposed guidelines for measuring Lightning Network fees. Posted March 11, 2019.
The Bitcoin Second Layer
Nik Bhatia lays out a the baseline for a 4 part series on Lightning Network. In this post, he draws similarities between LN and paper gold, with differences....
The Bitcoin Risk Spectrum
Part 3 of Nik Bhatia’s 4 part Lightning Network thesis. This post looks at the bitcoin risk spectrum. Posted July 9, 2018.
The Time Value of Bitcoin
Part 2 of a 4 part series, Nik Bhatia’s thesis on the Lightning Network. In this post he explains the time-value of bitcoin. Posted June 8, 2019.
Anthony Pompliano
Back to top ↑Bitcoin’s Missionaries vs Wall Street’s Mercenaries
Anthony Pompliano lays out the difference between Wall Street speculators and the Missionaries of Bitcoin. Posted December 3, 2019.
Bitcoin Did The Things That Didn’t Scale Initially, Which Is Why It Remains The King Today
Anthony Pompliano draws comparisons between Bitcoin’s early days and advice to startups from Paul Graham. Posted August 19, 2019.
Bitcoin Is Smarter Than Politicians And Central Bankers
Anthony Pompliano makes the case (again) for Bitcoin. Posted July 8, 2019.
Bitcoin’s Department of Defense: The Case For A Global Reserve Currency With No Guns
Anthony Pompliano rings the bell for a peaceful Bitcoin revolution. Posted July 1, 2019.
Bitcoin fundamentals continue to strengthen
Pomp posts another fire post. If you like charts, you’ll love this one. Posted April 23, 2019.
The Ultimate Bitcoin Argument
One of the best arguments for Bitcoin. Pomp is an eternal bull and Murad is a stoic wise man. Together they tell a beautiful story. Read this or click throug...
Su Zhu
Back to top ↑Skeptic’s Guide to Bitcoin: Investing in Bitcoin
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Bitcoin is a hedge against the cashless society
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Why Monetary Maximalism could fall short of expectations
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Skeptic’s Guide to Bitcoin: Bitcoin and the Promise of Independent Property Rights
Skeptic’s Guide to Bitcoin: Bitcoin and the Promise of Independent Property Rights A framework for skeptics, part 3 By Su Zhu and Hasu Posted December 13, 20...
Skeptic’s Guide to Bitcoin: Unpacking Bitcoin’s Social Contract
Skeptic’s Guide to Bitcoin: Unpacking Bitcoin’s Social Contract A framework for skeptics By Su Zhu and Hasu Posted December 3, 2018
Skeptic’s Guide to Bitcoin: An Honest Account of Fiat Money
By Su Zhu and Hasu, Posted November 21, 2018. This is part 1 of a 4 part series.
Philosophy
Back to top ↑The Passion of The Believers
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Cryptocurrency Is Most Useful for Breaking Laws and Social Constructs
Jill Carlson explains cryptocurrency’s best use case. Posted December 10, 2019.
Bitcoin’s Missionaries vs Wall Street’s Mercenaries
Anthony Pompliano lays out the difference between Wall Street speculators and the Missionaries of Bitcoin. Posted December 3, 2019.
Tweetstorm: Bitcoin is a minimalist philosophy
Dan Held and Conner Brown share a tweetstorm of thoughts about Bitcoin Minimalist Philosophy. Posted November 5, 2019.
Tweetstorm: Bitcoin Oxhearding
Dennis Reimann applies the 10 Buddhist Oxhearding principles to Bitcoin. Posted November 4, 2019.
Bitcoin Maximalist Manifesto
JW Weatherman lsays out the framework for his interprutation of a Bitcoin Maximalist Manifesto. Posted January 18, 2019.
Robert Breedlove
Back to top ↑Bitcoin and the Tyranny of Time Scarcity
Robert Breedlove makes the case for harnessing time scarcity as a means to break free of the monetary shackles put upon us by the state. Posted December 19, ...
An Open Letter to Ray Dalio re: Bitcoin
Robert Breedlove addresses macro investing legend, Ray Dalio, regarding his position on Bitcoin. Posted November 8, 2019.
Tweetstorm: The Bitcoin Common Tongue
Robert Breedlove shed’s some light on the Bitcoin and cryptoasset universe in an exoteric nutshell. Posted June 19, 2019.
Money, Bitcoin and Time: 3 of 3
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Money, Bitcoin and Time: 2 of 3
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Money, Bitcoin and Time: 1 of 3
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Erik Cason
Back to top ↑The Legend of Satoshi Nakamoto
Erik shares some glorious opinions on Satoshi Nakamoto. Posted October 24, 2019.
Crypto without Criticisms
Erik Cason explains how semantics matter and how we can build a better future with crypto. Posted October 7, 2019.
The Encrypted Meaning of Crypto
Erik Cason
The Sovereign, the Subject, and Crypto-power
Erik Cason describes the power crypto brings to the individual. Posted June 24, 2019.
The Political Theology of Crypto
Erik Cason examines the power of crypto’s political theology. Posted June 11, 2019.
Cryptosovereignty
Erik lay’s out the framework for a future based on crypto rather than man’s subjective views. Posted February 3, 2019.
Religion
Back to top ↑The Passion of The Believers
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Bitcoin’s Missionaries vs Wall Street’s Mercenaries
Anthony Pompliano lays out the difference between Wall Street speculators and the Missionaries of Bitcoin. Posted December 3, 2019.
Tweetstorm: The Bitcoin Reformation
Tuur Demeester summarizes his thesis about the parallels betweet the Protestant Reformation and the current Bitcoin environment. Posted November 7, 2019.
Tweetstorm: Bitcoin Oxhearding
Dennis Reimann applies the 10 Buddhist Oxhearding principles to Bitcoin. Posted November 4, 2019.
Tweetstorm: Circularity
Gigi goes cosmic in this epic tweetstorm about Bitcoin and the self. Posted October 30, 2019.
The Political Theology of Crypto
Erik Cason examines the power of crypto’s political theology. Posted June 11, 2019.
Spencer Bogart
Back to top ↑Bitcoin is a Demographic Mega-Trend: Data Analysis
Spencer Bogart takes a look at survey data that shows Bitcoin is top of mind in young adults mind. Posted April 30, 2019.
Lightning is Only the Beginning: The Emerging Bitcoin Stack
Spencer Bogart shares thoughts on the emerging layers in the Bitcoin network, Lightning and beyond. Posted April 25, 2019
The Internet’s Magna Carta Moment: Bitcoin & The Value of Strong Assurances
Posted May 20, 2018, Spencer Bogart explains the importance of Bitcoin, “networks like Bitcoin offer a fertile foundation for economic growth in the digital ...
The Long Game in Crypto: Why Decentralization Matters
Spencer Bogart shares his opinion why decentralization matters. Posted April 25, 2018.
Crypto Innovation Spotlight: Schnorr Signatures
Spencer Bogart highlights some key features in Schnorr Signatures. Posted February 22, 2018.
Human Rights
Back to top ↑In China, It’s Blockchain and Tyranny vs Bitcoin and Freedom
Alex Gladstein makes the draws a line of distinction betweetn blockchain and Bitcoin. Posted November 5, 2019.
The Moral Case for Lightning
Alex Gladstein makes the moral case for Lighning. Posted July 25, 2019.
A Human Rights Activist’s Response to Bitcoin Critics
Alex Gladstein responds to critics and makes the case for Bitcoin. Posted February 19, 2019.
Why America Can’t Regulate Bitcoin
Beautyon explains why Bitcoin is unregulatable. Posted March 15, 2018.
How Blockchains Will Enable Privacy
Shaan Ray describes a private future enabled by blockchain. Posted March 3, 2018.
TA
Back to top ↑Tweetstorm: HODLer Index & HODLer Network
Hans Hauge introduces 2 new Bitcoin indicators for technical analysis. Posted August 24, 2019.
Tweetstorm: Performance Against Bitcoin
Willy Woo shares a chart that illustrates alt performance in BTC. Posted August 17, 2019.
Introducing the Difficulty Ribbon, signaling the best times to buy Bitcoin
Willy Woo introduces a new signal, the Difficulty Ribbon. Posted August 1, 2019.
The Bitcoin Financial Journal
A comprehensive collection of on and off chain indicators and valuation models for Bitcoin.
Are Bitcoin Bubbles Predictable?
Tobias Huber lays out a basic model for predicting bitcoin price bubbles. Posted March 16, 2018.
Finance
Back to top ↑Tweetstorm: HODLer Index & HODLer Network
Hans Hauge introduces 2 new Bitcoin indicators for technical analysis. Posted August 24, 2019.
Tweetstorm: Performance Against Bitcoin
Willy Woo shares a chart that illustrates alt performance in BTC. Posted August 17, 2019.
Introducing the Difficulty Ribbon, signaling the best times to buy Bitcoin
Willy Woo introduces a new signal, the Difficulty Ribbon. Posted August 1, 2019.
The Bitcoin Financial Journal
A comprehensive collection of on and off chain indicators and valuation models for Bitcoin.
Are Bitcoin Bubbles Predictable?
Tobias Huber lays out a basic model for predicting bitcoin price bubbles. Posted March 16, 2018.
Murad Mahmudov
Back to top ↑The Ultimate Bitcoin Argument
One of the best arguments for Bitcoin. Pomp is an eternal bull and Murad is a stoic wise man. Together they tell a beautiful story. Read this or click throug...
Bitcoin Market-Value-to-Realized-Value (MVRV) Ratio
David Puell and Murad Mahmudov propose MVRV as an important mettric for Bitcoin. Posted October 1, 2018
Bitcoin: Past and Future
Posted May 30, 2018 by Adam Tache and Murad Mahmudov, this article will analyze these perspectives by discussing trade-offs, philosophical divides within the...
Tweetstorm: Bitcoin will usher an era of unprecedented peace and prosperity
Essential tweetstorm from Murad on a great vision of a Bitcoin future. Posted April 14, 2018.
The Many Faces of Bitcoin
Adam Taché and Murad Mahmudov discuss four schools of thought related to Bitcoin. Posted April 10, 2018.
David Puell
Back to top ↑Bitcoin Average Dormancy
David Puell and Reginald Smith explore dormancy as a metric of Bitcoin’s long-term economic health. Posted June 20, 2019.
Experiments on Cumulative Destruction
David Puell and Willy Woo lay out new models for the concept of destruction into price analysis. Posted April 9, 2019.
Bitcoin Delta Capitalization
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Bitcoin Market-Value-to-Realized-Value (MVRV) Ratio
David Puell and Murad Mahmudov propose MVRV as an important mettric for Bitcoin. Posted October 1, 2018
Tweetstorm: The essence of Bitcoin
Inspired Pierre Rochard, David Puell shares a great visual on the essence of Bitcoin. Posted September 14, 2019.
Tamas Blummer
Back to top ↑Floor on Bitcoin’s risk less interest rate
Tamas Blummer makes the case for a floor on Bitcoin riskless interest rates. Posted September 11, 2019.
Full Reserve Banking with Bitcoin
Tamas Blummer makes the case for full reserve banking with Bitcoin as the reserve asset. Posted June 28, 2019.
There Can Be Only One
Tamas Blummer makes his case for Bitcoin’s strongest argument, the definition of time with computation. Posted June 18, 2019.
How to bribe miners to re-org?
Tamas Blummer shares a scenario of a Bitcoin reorg. Posted May 8, 2019.
Liveliness of Bitcoin
Tamas Blummer explains Bitcoin Liveliness and what it means as an indicator. Posted December 29, 2018.
Bitcoin Times
Back to top ↑The rise of the individual.
Aleksander Svetski shares his thoughts on the rise of self sovereignty as a revolutionary idea, all made possible by Bitcoin. Posted December 31, 2019
Information Theory of Money
Dan Held explains how Bitcoin will reshape our society. Posted December 27, 2019.
Proof-of-Work, The Fundamental Laws of Physics And Nature
Rory Highside explains the thermodynamics behind PoW and Bitcoin. POsted December 25, 2019.
Bitcoin Operating System
Aleksander Svetski makes the case for Bitcoin as a new monetary network, not a payments technology.
Immutability as a Service
Aleksander Svetski describes Bitcoin not as SaaS but as IaaS. Posted November 26, 2019.
Lightning
Back to top ↑A Look at Innovation in Bitcoin’s Technology Stack
Lucas Nuzzi lays out a comprehensive view of the ever evolving Bitcoin technology stack. Posted December 3, 2019.
Envisioning LSPs in the Lightning Economy
Roy Sheinfeld shares a vision of a Lightning enabled future and what Lightning Service Providers might look like. Posted Septemeber 25, 2019.
The Moral Case for Lightning
Alex Gladstein makes the moral case for Lighning. Posted July 25, 2019.
Bitcoin turning into a multi layered system is the most interesting thing in crypto in 2018
Ber Kessels shares his opinion and excitement about Lightning network.
FUD
Back to top ↑Bitcoin is Not a Pyramid Scheme
Parker Lewis addresses yet more FUD. Posted October 18, 2019.
Bitcoin is Not Backed by Nothing
Parker Lewis demystifies Bitcoin inherent values and explains how things work. Posted September 27, 2019.
Bitcoin and Energy Consumption - Rebuttal
Dr. C lays out rebuttals to several Bitcoin energy consumption arguments. Posted July 16, 2019.
Seven Myths of Bitcoin
George Kikvadze kills some common FUD. Posted March 2, 2018.
PoW
Back to top ↑The Real Wisdom behind Proof of Work
Ferdous Bhai shares a couple thoughts about the magic of PoW. Posted Octover 29, 2019.
Tweet: Proof of Work Equivalent Days
Bitcoin peaks ATH for PoW equivalent days. Posted by Nic Carter on August 1, 2019.
Understanding (and Mitigating) Re-Orgs
Anthony Lusardi explains re-orgs in simple terms. Posted May 21, 2019.
Proof-of-Stake & the Wrong Engineering Mindset
Hugo Nguyen explains why PoS is flawed. Posted March 18,2018.
History
Back to top ↑Tweetstorm: A Decade in Bitcoin
Lucas Nuzzi hammers out a recap of Bitcoin’s last decade. Posted December 5, 2019.
Tweetstorm: The Bitcoin Reformation
Tuur Demeester summarizes his thesis about the parallels betweet the Protestant Reformation and the current Bitcoin environment. Posted November 7, 2019.
Johannes Trithemius, Archmage of Secrets
David Morris shares the story of the first known cryptographer. Posted November 6, 2019.
Homo Sapiens, Evolution, Money & Bitcoin
Posted March 28, 2018, Alex Svetski gives an explanation of why Bitcoin exists.
Paul Sztorc
Back to top ↑Security Budget in the Long Run
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Expensive Privacy is Useless Privacy
Paul Sztorc lays out a case for privacy and why it must be a core tenant of Bitcoin. Posted September 11, 2018.
Meditations on Fraud Proofs
Paul Sztorc explains the ins and outs of Fraud proofs. Fraud Proofs address the problem of learning that a Bitcoin header is invalid (despite it being PoW va...
Bitcoin Post-Maximalism
Paul Sztorc lays out what happens after everyone is a Bitcoin maximalist, when the disagreements inevitably creep back in and offers a solution to scale. Pos...
Lucas Nuzzi
Back to top ↑Tweetstorm: A Decade in Bitcoin
Lucas Nuzzi hammers out a recap of Bitcoin’s last decade. Posted December 5, 2019.
A Look at Innovation in Bitcoin’s Technology Stack
Lucas Nuzzi lays out a comprehensive view of the ever evolving Bitcoin technology stack. Posted December 3, 2019.
Schnorr Signatures & The Inevitability of Privacy in Bitcoin
Lucas Nuzzi describes what Schnorr Signatures mean for Bitcoin. Posted
A Guide To Bitcoin’s Technical Brilliance (For Non-Programmers)
Lucas Nuzzi attempts to provide a semi-technical guide to key aspects of Bitcoin’s technology. Posted April 15, 2018
Dhruv Bansal
Back to top ↑Bitcoin Astronomy
Dhruv Bansal explores the idea of Bitcoin in a future where humans are multiplanetary. Posted September 13, 2019.
Bitcoin Data Science (Pt. 3): Dust & Thermodynamics
By Dhruv Bansal, Posted December 18, 2018
Bitcoin Data Science (Pt. 2): The Geology of Lost Coins
By Dhruv Bansal, Posted May 29, 2018
Bitcoin Data Science (Pt. 1): HODL Waves
By Dhruv Bansal, Posted April 17, 2018
LaurentMT
Back to top ↑Electric Money
LaurentMT explains the value in PoW and proposes this piece as an entry piece for further discussion. Posted September 17, 2018.
Cliffhangers
Part 3 in a 3 part series, LaurentMT looks at the idea of an optimal age of the UTXOs to measure how far the system is running from its optimum. Posted Septe...
The Yin and Yang of Bitcoin
Part 2 in a 3 part series, LaurentMT examines new metrics regarding mining effects and hodling over the efficiency of PoW. Posted September 3, 2018.
Gravity
Part 1 of a 3 part series, LaurentMT examines why average cost per transaction isn’t a good way to measure PoW efficiency. Posted August 27, 2018.
Brandon Quittem
Back to top ↑Bitcoin is the Antivirus (Mushroom Medicine) — Part 3/4
Brandon Quittem expands on his 4 part series drawing comparisons between mushrooms and Bitcoin. Posted June 20, 2019.
Bitcoin Culture Wars: What Doesn’t Kill You Only Makes you Stronger
Brandon Quittem shares details on Bitcoin’s governance model. Posted January 28, 2019.
Bitcoin is a Social Creature (Mushroom) — Part 2/4
By Brandon Quittem, Posted December 28, 2018
Bitcoin is a Decentralized Organism (Mycelium) — Part 1/4
By Brandon Quittem, Posted December 11, 2018.
Sovereignty
Back to top ↑The rise of the individual.
Aleksander Svetski shares his thoughts on the rise of self sovereignty as a revolutionary idea, all made possible by Bitcoin. Posted December 31, 2019
The Rise of the Sovereign Individual
Gigi tells us how the current times are enabling individuals to take back their sovereignty. Poseted August 22, 2019.
The Sovereign, the Subject, and Crypto-power
Erik Cason describes the power crypto brings to the individual. Posted June 24, 2019.
Cryptosovereignty
Erik lay’s out the framework for a future based on crypto rather than man’s subjective views. Posted February 3, 2019.
Alex Gladstein
Back to top ↑In China, It’s Blockchain and Tyranny vs Bitcoin and Freedom
Alex Gladstein makes the draws a line of distinction betweetn blockchain and Bitcoin. Posted November 5, 2019.
The Moral Case for Lightning
Alex Gladstein makes the moral case for Lighning. Posted July 25, 2019.
Bitcoin could change the game for foreign aid
Alex Gladstein makes the case for Bitcoin as a powerful tool to move money to people in need where they might not be able to receive foreign aid. Posted May ...
A Human Rights Activist’s Response to Bitcoin Critics
Alex Gladstein responds to critics and makes the case for Bitcoin. Posted February 19, 2019.
Willy Woo
Back to top ↑Tweetstorm: Performance Against Bitcoin
Willy Woo shares a chart that illustrates alt performance in BTC. Posted August 17, 2019.
Introducing the Difficulty Ribbon, signaling the best times to buy Bitcoin
Willy Woo introduces a new signal, the Difficulty Ribbon. Posted August 1, 2019.
When did Bitcoin’s investment era begin? A study using NVT.
Willy Woo looks at the historical charts on Bitcoin and makes a case for when investing began. Posted April 13, 2019.
Experiments on Cumulative Destruction
David Puell and Willy Woo lay out new models for the concept of destruction into price analysis. Posted April 9, 2019.
Meltem Demirors
Back to top ↑Tweetstorm: The Matrix
Meltem gets us questioning if we’ve actually taken the “red pill”. Posted October 25, 2019.
Tweetstorm: We’ve Built Intermediaries
Meltem Demirors shares her opinion on what’s being built, and why we should rethink things. Posted September 27, 2019.
Tweetstorm: On Bitcoin Paradigm Shifts
Meltem Demirors lasy out the Bitcoin paradigm shift that is occuring. Posted July 23, 2019.
I’m Not an International Drug Dealer
Privacy matters. Meltem delivers a great piece to share with friends and family. Posted April 15, 2019.
Consensus
Back to top ↑Immutability as a Service
Aleksander Svetski describes Bitcoin not as SaaS but as IaaS. Posted November 26, 2019.
Reddit Response: Question on the Vulnerability of Bitcoin
Greg Maxwell posts a reply to the Bitcoin 51% attack vulnerability. Posted October 10, 2019.
We Need Bitcoin Full Nodes. Economic Ones.
Stadicus makes the case for more full nodes. Posted August 1, 2019.
51% attack - apparently very easy? refering to CZ’s “rollback btc chain” - How to make sure such corruptible scenario can never happen so easily?
Great discussion regarding 51% attack and reorg. Comments from Peter Wuille, Gregory Maxwell, and Fernando Nieto. Posted May 11, 2019.
Stop and Decrypt
Back to top ↑BetterHash: Decentralizing Bitcoin Mining With New Hashing Protocols
Stop and Decrypt makes the case for a new mining protocol that will help to decentralize mining controls away from pool operators. Posted Julyt 14, 2019.
Bitcoin Miners Beware: Invalid Blocks Need Not Apply
Stop and Decrypt lays out the case for full nodes being the backbone of the Bitcoin network and miners simply provide blocks. Posted June 1, 2018.
That’s not Bitcoin, that’s BCash
Stop and Decrypt takes a critical look at the Bitcoin Cash community and how the branding is misleading on purpose. Posted December 21, 2017.
Schnorr Signatures
Back to top ↑Schnorr Signatures & The Inevitability of Privacy in Bitcoin
Lucas Nuzzi describes what Schnorr Signatures mean for Bitcoin. Posted
Crypto Innovation Spotlight: Schnorr Signatures
Spencer Bogart highlights some key features in Schnorr Signatures. Posted February 22, 2018.
Excited for Schnorr signatures
Murch recaps the pending BIP technology, Schnorr Signatures. Posted February 3, 2018.
Vijay Boyapati
Back to top ↑Tweetstorm: Touchpoints
Vijay Boyapati shares a strategy for engaging people with Bitcoin. Posted June 4, 2019.
Tweetstorm: Bitcoin’s 10 Year Anniversary
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The Bullish Case for Bitcoin
Posted March 2, 2018 by Vijay Boyapati. Essential reading for anyone interested in Bitcoin.
Financial Journal
Back to top ↑Tweetstorm: HODLer Index & HODLer Network
Hans Hauge introduces 2 new Bitcoin indicators for technical analysis. Posted August 24, 2019.
The Bitcoin Financial Journal
A comprehensive collection of on and off chain indicators and valuation models for Bitcoin.
Are Bitcoin Bubbles Predictable?
Tobias Huber lays out a basic model for predicting bitcoin price bubbles. Posted March 16, 2018.
Modeling
Back to top ↑Bitcoin’s power oscillator
Harold Christopher Burger introduces the Bitcoin power oscillator. Posted September 20, 2019.
The Bitcoin Financial Journal
A comprehensive collection of on and off chain indicators and valuation models for Bitcoin.
Are Bitcoin Bubbles Predictable?
Tobias Huber lays out a basic model for predicting bitcoin price bubbles. Posted March 16, 2018.
Alex Svetski
Back to top ↑Blockchain, Bitcoin, and Libra
Alex Svetski looks at Bitcoin in comparison to the blockchain meme and Libra. Posted July 30, 2019.
Why Bitcoin Matters
POsted March 15, 2019 by Alex Svetski, this article explains why Bitcoin matters.
Homo Sapiens, Evolution, Money & Bitcoin
Posted March 28, 2018, Alex Svetski gives an explanation of why Bitcoin exists.
Network Effects
Back to top ↑Bitcoin is Not Backed by Nothing
Parker Lewis demystifies Bitcoin inherent values and explains how things work. Posted September 27, 2019.
On Schelling points, network effects and Lindy: Inherent properties of communication
Willem Van Den Bergh explains why schelling point, network effects, and Lindy effects make Bitcoin so strong. Posted June 29, 2018.
Bitcoin Post-Maximalism
Paul Sztorc lays out what happens after everyone is a Bitcoin maximalist, when the disagreements inevitably creep back in and offers a solution to scale. Pos...
Joe Kendzicky
Back to top ↑A few thoughts on what bitcoins are
Joe Kendzicky makes a case to define “bitcoins” the noun form. Posted April 17, 2019.
Exploring Liquid Sidechain
An in depth look at Liquid sidechain by Joe Kendsicky, posted on November 15, 2018
The Bitcoin Lightning Network: A Technical Primer
Joe Kendzicky lays out the technical fundamentals of Lightning Network. Posted June 5, 2018.
Qiao Wang
Back to top ↑Statistical Fallacy behind the Lindy Effect
Qiao Wang lays out the case for further examination of the Lindy Effect, maybe we should pump the brakes on referencing it all the time. Posted September 15,...
The Store of Value Thesis
Qiao Wang and Dan McArdle explore their cryptoasset Store of Value Thesis. Posted August 19, 2018.
The Flase Dichotomy of Utility and Store of Value
Qiao Wang breaks down the SoV narrative surrounfing Bitcoin and other digital assets. Posted July 5, 2018.
Hass McCook
Back to top ↑Bitcoin As a Startup
Hass McCook lays out his thesis on how Bitcoin is evolving in stages much like a startup raises capital. Posted December 29, 2019
The Passion of The Believers
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The Cost and Sustainability of Bitcoin
Hass MCCook provides a systematic methodology of modelling the environmental and economic costs of Bitcoin. Posted August 2018.
cryptopoiesis
Back to top ↑The Puell Multiple
Cryptopoiesis looks at several charts from David Puell that help illustrate his ideas on the coming bull market. Posted April 4, 2019.
Bitcoin Fundamentals: Mining Profitability Ratio & BTC Dominance
By cryptopoiesis, posted October 11, 2018
Bitcoin’s Inflation Adjusted NVT Ratio
cryptopoiesis proposes an analysis for the NVT ratio. Posted September 18, 2018.
Misir Mahmudov
Back to top ↑Bitcoin’s Incentive System or When The Stars Align
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Bitcoin: Winner Takes Most or Winner Takes All?
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Tweetstorm: Mass adoption of Bitcoin is inevitable
A timeline for mass adoption from a maximalist. Misir Mahmudov posted this September 25, 2018.
Jameson Lopp
Back to top ↑Bitcoin Timestamp Security
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Who controls Bitcoin Core?
By Jameson Lopp, Posted December 15, 2018
A Modest Privacy Protection Proposal
Jameson Lopp has been doxxed and wants to help you stay safe. In this post, he lays out a framework to protect your privacy. Posted September 29, 2018.
Christopher Bendiksen
Back to top ↑A Note On Variance in Bitcoin Mining
Christopher Bendiksen explains variance in Bitcoin mining and what it means in relation to the recent VERY temporary drop in hashrate. Posted September 25, 2...
Beware of Lazy Research: Let’s Talk Electricity Waste & How Bitcoin Mining Can Power A Renewable Energy Renaissance
Part 2 of a 2 part series that looks at some of the FUD surrounding mining, by Christopher Bendiksen , Posted December 6, 2018
An Honest Explanation of Price, Hashrate & Bitcoin Mining Network Dynamics
Part 1 of a 2 part series that looks at some of the FUD surrounding mining, by Christopher Bendiksen , Posted November 11, 2018
Yassine Elmandjra
Back to top ↑Tweet: Bitcoin’s year to year price level
Yassine Elmandjra posts a post that sums it all up. Posted July 23, 2019.
A Conflict of Crypto Visions
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Bitcoin: Winner Takes Most or Winner Takes All?
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Conner Brown
Back to top ↑Tweetstorm: Bitcoin is a minimalist philosophy
Dan Held and Conner Brown share a tweetstorm of thoughts about Bitcoin Minimalist Philosophy. Posted November 5, 2019.
Tweetstorm: Bitcoin rescues the human
Conner Brown shares a brief tweetstorm on Bitcoin rescuing humanity from itself. Posted June 3, 2019.
Bitcoin Has No Intrinsic Value — and That’s Great
Conner Brown makes the case that Bitcoin is the ultimate store of wealth BECAUSE it has no intrinsic value. Posted May 8, 2019.
Blockchain
Back to top ↑Immutability as a Service
Aleksander Svetski describes Bitcoin not as SaaS but as IaaS. Posted November 26, 2019.
Bitcoin, Not Blockchain
Parker Lewis makes a strong case on why it’s all about Bitcoin, not blockchain. Posted September 6, 2019.
51% attack - apparently very easy? refering to CZ’s “rollback btc chain” - How to make sure such corruptible scenario can never happen so easily?
Great discussion regarding 51% attack and reorg. Comments from Peter Wuille, Gregory Maxwell, and Fernando Nieto. Posted May 11, 2019.
Roy Sheinfeld
Back to top ↑Envisioning LSPs in the Lightning Economy
Roy Sheinfeld shares a vision of a Lightning enabled future and what Lightning Service Providers might look like. Posted Septemeber 25, 2019.
Why Bitcoin Needs to Become a Medium of Exchange
Roy Sheinfeld makes the case for why Bitcoin needs to become a MoE asap. Posted July 29, 2019.
Lightning at the End of the Tunnel
Roy Sheinfeld reviews the road ahead for Lightning adoption. Posted May 14, 2019.
Hans Hauge
Back to top ↑Tweetstorm: 21 Charts
Hans Hauge shares 21 charts that paint a wonderful picture on the state of Bitcoin. Posted September 10, 2019.
Tweetstorm: HODLer Index & HODLer Network
Hans Hauge introduces 2 new Bitcoin indicators for technical analysis. Posted August 24, 2019.
Introducing Binary Adjusted BDD, VOCD and Reserve Risk
Hans Hauge explains Binary Adjusted Bitcoin Days Destroyed which build on BDD. Posted May 30, 2019.
Tweet
Back to top ↑Bitcoin Positive Feedback Loops
Ben Davenport diagrams the multiple Bitcoin positive feedback loops. Posted August 28, 2019.
Shallow Safety vs. Deep Safety
Nick Szabo breaks down the difference between deep and shallow safety. Posted August 17, 2019.
Tweet: The Times They are a Changing
Matt Walsh posts a chart that details the timeline of Bitcoin opion with bankers. Posted July 11, 2019.
Volatility
Back to top ↑Volatility as information
Acrualdigs into the power of volatility in this quick read. Posted October 31, 2019
Bitcoin Does Not Waste Energy
Parker Lewis explains why Bitcoin’s energy consumption is justified. Posted August 16, 2019.
Bitcoin Is Not Too Volatile
Parker Lewis explains volatility and why it’s important to understanding Bitcoin. Posted August 9, 2019.
Mining
Back to top ↑Bitcoin’s Production Cost
Charles Edwards shares his model for Bitcoin valuation based on production cost. Posted December 13, 2019.
A Look at Innovation in Bitcoin’s Technology Stack
Lucas Nuzzi lays out a comprehensive view of the ever evolving Bitcoin technology stack. Posted December 3, 2019.
Bitcoin Astronomy
Dhruv Bansal explores the idea of Bitcoin in a future where humans are multiplanetary. Posted September 13, 2019.
Physics
Back to top ↑Proof-of-Work, The Fundamental Laws of Physics And Nature
Rory Highside explains the thermodynamics behind PoW and Bitcoin. POsted December 25, 2019.
Bitcoin is a information channel
Acrual expands his meaning behind “low entropy carrier”. Posted December 22, 2019.
Bitcoin Astronomy
Dhruv Bansal explores the idea of Bitcoin in a future where humans are multiplanetary. Posted September 13, 2019.
Bitcoin History
Back to top ↑Tweetstorm: A Decade in Bitcoin
Lucas Nuzzi hammers out a recap of Bitcoin’s last decade. Posted December 5, 2019.
The Legend of Satoshi Nakamoto
Erik shares some glorious opinions on Satoshi Nakamoto. Posted October 24, 2019.
Discovering Bitcoin: A Brief Overview From Cavemen to the Lightning Network
Giacomo Zucco shares a 7 part series on the history of Bitcoin. Posted September 2019.
Aleksander Svetski
Back to top ↑The rise of the individual.
Aleksander Svetski shares his thoughts on the rise of self sovereignty as a revolutionary idea, all made possible by Bitcoin. Posted December 31, 2019
Bitcoin Operating System
Aleksander Svetski makes the case for Bitcoin as a new monetary network, not a payments technology.
Immutability as a Service
Aleksander Svetski describes Bitcoin not as SaaS but as IaaS. Posted November 26, 2019.
Technical Analysis
Back to top ↑Bitcoin’s Production Cost
Charles Edwards shares his model for Bitcoin valuation based on production cost. Posted December 13, 2019.
Bitcoin Energy-Value Equivalence
Charles Edwards shares his model called the energy-value equivalence. Posted December
Debunking Bitcoin’s natural long-term power-law corridor of growth
Marcel Burger digs into the corridor of growth. Posted November 30, 2019
Entropy
Back to top ↑Proof-of-Work, The Fundamental Laws of Physics And Nature
Rory Highside explains the thermodynamics behind PoW and Bitcoin. POsted December 25, 2019.
Bitcoin’s Eternal Struggle
Gigi explains Bitcoin’s thermodynamic properties
Bitcoin is a information channel
Acrual expands his meaning behind “low entropy carrier”. Posted December 22, 2019.
Dmitry Kalichkin
Back to top ↑Rethinking Metcalfe’s Law applications to cryptoasset valuation
Posted May 21, 2018 by Dmitry Kalichkin, his goal was to estimate whether current Bitcoin price is supported by activity on the network.
Rethinking Network Value to Transactions (NVT) Ratio
Dmitry Kalichkin describes NVT Signal, a new approach to NVT Ratio. Posted February 3, 2018.
Nick Szabo
Back to top ↑Shallow Safety vs. Deep Safety
Nick Szabo breaks down the difference between deep and shallow safety. Posted August 17, 2019.
The many traditions of non-governmental money (part i)
Nick Szabo examines the traditions and history of non-governmental money. Posted March 23, 2018.
Adam Taché
Back to top ↑Bitcoin: Past and Future
Posted May 30, 2018 by Adam Tache and Murad Mahmudov, this article will analyze these perspectives by discussing trade-offs, philosophical divides within the...
The Many Faces of Bitcoin
Adam Taché and Murad Mahmudov discuss four schools of thought related to Bitcoin. Posted April 10, 2018.
Aaron van Wirdum
Back to top ↑Taproot Is Coming: What It Is, and How It Will Benefit Bitcoin
Aaron van Wirdum covers scmart contract and privacy benefits of Taproot. posted January 24, 2019.
The Future of Bitcoin: What Lightning Could Look Like
Posted May 2, 2018, Aaron van Wirdum looks at the potential for Bitcoin Lightning Network.
Monetary Properties
Back to top ↑Bending Bitcoin — The Principle of Hard Money
Ben Kaufman explains hard money and why Bitcoin is such. Posted December 30, 2019
Bitcoin is the “c” of Money
Beautyon explores Bitcoin as a monetary standard. Posted June 13, 2018.
Tony Sheng
Back to top ↑Satoshi’s vision for bitcoin as told by its predecessors
Tony Sheng explores attempts at digital currencies before the Bitcoin experiment and how those projects influenced Bitcoin. Posted May 28, 2019.
Crypto-incrementalism vs Crypto-anarchy
Tony Sheng believes all crypto projects fall into one of two camps, which he also believes can coexist. Posted July 2, 2018.
Ferdous Bhai
Back to top ↑The Real Wisdom behind Proof of Work
Ferdous Bhai shares a couple thoughts about the magic of PoW. Posted Octover 29, 2019.
Post-Bitcoin-Maximalism: A call for embracing the currency competition
By Ferdous Bhai, posted October 15, 2018
Philip Swift
Back to top ↑The Golden Ratio Multiplier
Philip Swift shares the Golden Ratio Multiplier which he believes will be a useful investment tool in this coming market cycle for identifying areas of profi...
Bitcoin Network Momentum
Philip Swift Bitcoin Network Momentum is a valuable tool in helping us understand why Bitcoin price is at a particular point in the market cycle and also whe...
Arjun Balaji
Back to top ↑A Conflict of Crypto Visions
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The “Bitcoin mining death spiral” debate explained
By Arjun Balaji, Posted December 4, 2018
Jill Carlson
Back to top ↑Cryptocurrency Is Most Useful for Breaking Laws and Social Constructs
Jill Carlson explains cryptocurrency’s best use case. Posted December 10, 2019.
Cryptocurrency: The Canary in the Coal Mine
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JW Weatherman
Back to top ↑Tweetstorm: Bitcoin is Secure Money
JW Weatherman makes the case for Bitcoin as a secure money in this brief tweetstorm. Posted June 29, 2019.
Bitcoin Maximalist Manifesto
JW Weatherman lsays out the framework for his interprutation of a Bitcoin Maximalist Manifesto. Posted January 18, 2019.
Central Banking
Back to top ↑Tweet: Bitcoin is the world’s only independent central bank
Pierre Rochard shares a simple chart that illustrates the title. Posted November 22, 2019.
Tweetstorm: Bitcoin is better money
O₿iWan explains why Bitcoin is better money in a fantastic tweetstorm. Posted January 18, 2019.
Governance
Back to top ↑Bitcoin, Not Blockchain
Parker Lewis makes a strong case on why it’s all about Bitcoin, not blockchain. Posted September 6, 2019.
Bitcoin Culture Wars: What Doesn’t Kill You Only Makes you Stronger
Brandon Quittem shares details on Bitcoin’s governance model. Posted January 28, 2019.
Law
Back to top ↑Cryptocurrency Is Most Useful for Breaking Laws and Social Constructs
Jill Carlson explains cryptocurrency’s best use case. Posted December 10, 2019.
Cryptosovereignty
Erik lay’s out the framework for a future based on crypto rather than man’s subjective views. Posted February 3, 2019.
Tuur Demeester
Back to top ↑Tweetstorm: The Bitcoin Reformation
Tuur Demeester summarizes his thesis about the parallels betweet the Protestant Reformation and the current Bitcoin environment. Posted November 7, 2019.
A Primer on Bitcoin Investor Sentiment and Changes in Saving Behavior
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Jack Purdy
Back to top ↑Satoshi’s Rebuttal of Modern Monetary Theory
Jack Purdy makes the case for Bitcoin as a sound money alternative to todays easy money. Posted June 3, 2019.
Crypto Governance: The Startup vs. Nation-State Approach
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Cryptography
Back to top ↑Johannes Trithemius, Archmage of Secrets
David Morris shares the story of the first known cryptographer. Posted November 6, 2019.
Schnorr Signatures & The Inevitability of Privacy in Bitcoin
Lucas Nuzzi describes what Schnorr Signatures mean for Bitcoin. Posted
Thib
Back to top ↑A Monetary Layer for the Internet
Thib pulls back the curtains to look at the emerging layers in the Bitcoin network. Posted April 24, 2019.
Managing Bitcoin and Private Keys
Thib runs through the various ways to secure your Bitcoin. Posted April 1, 2019.
Price
Back to top ↑Bitcoin’s Production Cost
Charles Edwards shares his model for Bitcoin valuation based on production cost. Posted December 13, 2019.
When the Price of Bitcoin Rises
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Rayne Steinberg
Back to top ↑Bitcoin - The Unseizable Asset
Rayne Steinberg lays out a case for Bitcoin surrounding it’s unseizable nature. Posted May 2, 2019.
Crypto - Time to Take it at the Flood
Rayne Steinberg pen’s a quick read on why you should get in sooner than later. Posted April 4, 2019.
Indicator
Back to top ↑Tweetstorm: HODLer Index & HODLer Network
Hans Hauge introduces 2 new Bitcoin indicators for technical analysis. Posted August 24, 2019.
Introducing SOPR: spent outputs to predict bitcoin lows and tops
Renato Shirakashi introduces SOPR, which is a new oscillating indicator that signals when major supply changes occur. Posted April 25, 2019.
Jimmy Song
Back to top ↑Tweetstorm: Jimmy on the reorg
Classic Jimmy Song on the Bitcoin reorg conversation. Posted May 8, 2019.
Why Blockchain is Not the Answer
A reexamination at a failed narrative. Jimmy Song makes the case that blockchain is nothing without Bitcoin. Posted May 7, 2019.
Pieter Wuille
Back to top ↑Could Bitcoin’s privacy benefit from Litecoin’s EB MimbleWimble proposal?
Pieter Wuille shares his thoughts on confidential transactions in a Reddit post. Posted December 2, 2019.
51% attack - apparently very easy? refering to CZ’s “rollback btc chain” - How to make sure such corruptible scenario can never happen so easily?
Great discussion regarding 51% attack and reorg. Comments from Peter Wuille, Gregory Maxwell, and Fernando Nieto. Posted May 11, 2019.
Greg Maxwell
Back to top ↑Reddit Response: Question on the Vulnerability of Bitcoin
Greg Maxwell posts a reply to the Bitcoin 51% attack vulnerability. Posted October 10, 2019.
51% attack - apparently very easy? refering to CZ’s “rollback btc chain” - How to make sure such corruptible scenario can never happen so easily?
Great discussion regarding 51% attack and reorg. Comments from Peter Wuille, Gregory Maxwell, and Fernando Nieto. Posted May 11, 2019.
51% Attack
Back to top ↑Reddit Response: Question on the Vulnerability of Bitcoin
Greg Maxwell posts a reply to the Bitcoin 51% attack vulnerability. Posted October 10, 2019.
51% attack - apparently very easy? refering to CZ’s “rollback btc chain” - How to make sure such corruptible scenario can never happen so easily?
Great discussion regarding 51% attack and reorg. Comments from Peter Wuille, Gregory Maxwell, and Fernando Nieto. Posted May 11, 2019.
tweetstorm
Back to top ↑Tweetstorm: Circularity
Gigi goes cosmic in this epic tweetstorm about Bitcoin and the self. Posted October 30, 2019.
Tweetstorm: Bitcoin is Secure Money
JW Weatherman makes the case for Bitcoin as a secure money in this brief tweetstorm. Posted June 29, 2019.
Metrics
Back to top ↑Dissecting Bitcoin’s Unrealised On–Chain Profit/Loss
Rafael Schultze-Kraft and the Glassnode team released an interesting look at some new Bitcoin indicators. Posted November 13, 2019.
The Bitcoin Financial Journal
A comprehensive collection of on and off chain indicators and valuation models for Bitcoin.
Financial Models
Back to top ↑Bitcoin’s Production Cost
Charles Edwards shares his model for Bitcoin valuation based on production cost. Posted December 13, 2019.
The Bitcoin Financial Journal
A comprehensive collection of on and off chain indicators and valuation models for Bitcoin.
On-Chain Analysis
Back to top ↑Dissecting Bitcoin’s Unrealised On–Chain Profit/Loss
Rafael Schultze-Kraft and the Glassnode team released an interesting look at some new Bitcoin indicators. Posted November 13, 2019.
The Bitcoin Financial Journal
A comprehensive collection of on and off chain indicators and valuation models for Bitcoin.
Energy
Back to top ↑Bitcoin Energy-Value Equivalence
Charles Edwards shares his model called the energy-value equivalence. Posted December
Bitcoin and Energy Consumption - Rebuttal
Dr. C lays out rebuttals to several Bitcoin energy consumption arguments. Posted July 16, 2019.
Security
Back to top ↑Shallow Safety vs. Deep Safety
Nick Szabo breaks down the difference between deep and shallow safety. Posted August 17, 2019.
Why Bitcoin?
Wiz shares an excellent piece that recaps Bitcoin security, privacy, and freedom. Posted July 16, 2019.
Oleg Andreev
Back to top ↑Tweetstorm: Plot Twist
Oleg shares a short plot twist. Posted October 29, 2019.
Symmetrical and asymmetrical power
Oleg Andreev explains the difference betweet symmetrical and asymmetrical power. Posted July 23, 2019.
Rollo McFloogle
Back to top ↑Ignorance about Bitcoin Disguised as Caution
Rollo McFloogle debunks a recent piece by Austrian economist Jeffrey Tucker, and in doing so builds a case for Bitcoin. Posted December 7, 2019.
Applying Carl Menger to the Monetization of Bitcoin
Rollo McFloogle the relationship between principles from Carl Menger and Bitcoin. Posted August 25, 2019.
Austrian Economics
Back to top ↑Ignorance about Bitcoin Disguised as Caution
Rollo McFloogle debunks a recent piece by Austrian economist Jeffrey Tucker, and in doing so builds a case for Bitcoin. Posted December 7, 2019.
Applying Carl Menger to the Monetization of Bitcoin
Rollo McFloogle the relationship between principles from Carl Menger and Bitcoin. Posted August 25, 2019.
Harold Christopher Burger
Back to top ↑Bitcoin’s power oscillator
Harold Christopher Burger introduces the Bitcoin power oscillator. Posted September 20, 2019.
Bitcoin’s natural long-term power-law corridor of growth
Harold Christopher Burger shares a simple article that uses time-based equations to model Bitcoin’s price. Posted September 4, 2019.
Charts
Back to top ↑Tweetstorm: 5 Insanely Bullish Charts for Bitcoin
James Todaro shares a couple charts that show a bullish case for Bitcoin. Posted September 20, 2019.
Tweetstorm: 21 Charts
Hans Hauge shares 21 charts that paint a wonderful picture on the state of Bitcoin. Posted September 10, 2019.
L2
Back to top ↑A Look at Innovation in Bitcoin’s Technology Stack
Lucas Nuzzi lays out a comprehensive view of the ever evolving Bitcoin technology stack. Posted December 3, 2019.
Envisioning LSPs in the Lightning Economy
Roy Sheinfeld shares a vision of a Lightning enabled future and what Lightning Service Providers might look like. Posted Septemeber 25, 2019.
Layer 2
Back to top ↑A Look at Innovation in Bitcoin’s Technology Stack
Lucas Nuzzi lays out a comprehensive view of the ever evolving Bitcoin technology stack. Posted December 3, 2019.
Envisioning LSPs in the Lightning Economy
Roy Sheinfeld shares a vision of a Lightning enabled future and what Lightning Service Providers might look like. Posted Septemeber 25, 2019.
acrual
Back to top ↑Volatility as information
Acrualdigs into the power of volatility in this quick read. Posted October 31, 2019
Money and time
Acrual shares a quick perspective on why Bitcoin is the best way to value time. Posted October 17, 2019.
Financials
Back to top ↑Dissecting Bitcoin’s Unrealised On–Chain Profit/Loss
Rafael Schultze-Kraft and the Glassnode team released an interesting look at some new Bitcoin indicators. Posted November 13, 2019.
Tweetstorm: 5 Insanely Bullish Charts for Bitcoin
James Todaro shares a couple charts that show a bullish case for Bitcoin. Posted September 20, 2019.
Surveillance
Back to top ↑In China, It’s Blockchain and Tyranny vs Bitcoin and Freedom
Alex Gladstein makes the draws a line of distinction betweetn blockchain and Bitcoin. Posted November 5, 2019.
Tweetstorm: The Matrix
Meltem gets us questioning if we’ve actually taken the “red pill”. Posted October 25, 2019.
Proof of Work
Back to top ↑Proof-of-Work, The Fundamental Laws of Physics And Nature
Rory Highside explains the thermodynamics behind PoW and Bitcoin. POsted December 25, 2019.
The Real Wisdom behind Proof of Work
Ferdous Bhai shares a couple thoughts about the magic of PoW. Posted Octover 29, 2019.
Fiction
Back to top ↑The Last Mortal Man
Part 2 from Hased Entropy’s series of short stories. Posted November 13, 2019.
What Hath Satoshi Wrought
Hashed Entropy shares the first in a future series of short stories. Posted November 2, 2019.
Bitcoin Fiction
Back to top ↑The Last Mortal Man
Part 2 from Hased Entropy’s series of short stories. Posted November 13, 2019.
What Hath Satoshi Wrought
Hashed Entropy shares the first in a future series of short stories. Posted November 2, 2019.
Antifragile
Back to top ↑Bitcoin’s Eternal Struggle
Gigi explains Bitcoin’s thermodynamic properties
Bitcoin Cannot be Banned
Parker Lewis explains why Bitcoin cannot be banned. Posted November 8, 2019
Phil Bonello
Back to top ↑Digital Money
Phil Bonello reviews the importance of Bitcoin I’m a world of digital money. Posted November 26, 2019.
The Sovereign Individual Investment Thesis
Phil Bonello lays out an investment thesis based on principles in the Sovereign Individual. Posted November 12, 2019.
Network
Back to top ↑Bitcoin Operating System
Aleksander Svetski makes the case for Bitcoin as a new monetary network, not a payments technology.
Immutability as a Service
Aleksander Svetski describes Bitcoin not as SaaS but as IaaS. Posted November 26, 2019.
Charles Edwards
Back to top ↑Bitcoin’s Production Cost
Charles Edwards shares his model for Bitcoin valuation based on production cost. Posted December 13, 2019.
Bitcoin Energy-Value Equivalence
Charles Edwards shares his model called the energy-value equivalence. Posted December
Thermodynamics
Back to top ↑Proof-of-Work, The Fundamental Laws of Physics And Nature
Rory Highside explains the thermodynamics behind PoW and Bitcoin. POsted December 25, 2019.
Bitcoin’s Eternal Struggle
Gigi explains Bitcoin’s thermodynamic properties
CY17 Q4
Back to top ↑That’s not Bitcoin, that’s BCash
Stop and Decrypt takes a critical look at the Bitcoin Cash community and how the branding is misleading on purpose. Posted December 21, 2017.
Trace Mayer
Back to top ↑Bitcoin Mayer Multiple
Trace Mayer describes the Mayer Multiple, a way to look at Bitcoin price multiples. Unsure on post date.
Murch
Back to top ↑Excited for Schnorr signatures
Murch recaps the pending BIP technology, Schnorr Signatures. Posted February 3, 2018.
Ber Kessels
Back to top ↑Bitcoin turning into a multi layered system is the most interesting thing in crypto in 2018
Ber Kessels shares his opinion and excitement about Lightning network.
George Kikvadze
Back to top ↑Seven Myths of Bitcoin
George Kikvadze kills some common FUD. Posted March 2, 2018.
Essential Reading
Back to top ↑The Bullish Case for Bitcoin
Posted March 2, 2018 by Vijay Boyapati. Essential reading for anyone interested in Bitcoin.
Bitcoin Canon
Back to top ↑The Bullish Case for Bitcoin
Posted March 2, 2018 by Vijay Boyapati. Essential reading for anyone interested in Bitcoin.
Peter McCormack
Back to top ↑An Open Letter to Banks about Bitcoin and Cryptocurrencies
In classic Peter McCormack style, he addresses bankers on the state of the market and lobbies for change. Posted March 4, 2018.
Open Letter
Back to top ↑An Open Letter to Banks about Bitcoin and Cryptocurrencies
In classic Peter McCormack style, he addresses bankers on the state of the market and lobbies for change. Posted March 4, 2018.
Opinion
Back to top ↑An Open Letter to Banks about Bitcoin and Cryptocurrencies
In classic Peter McCormack style, he addresses bankers on the state of the market and lobbies for change. Posted March 4, 2018.
Shaan Ray
Back to top ↑How Blockchains Will Enable Privacy
Shaan Ray describes a private future enabled by blockchain. Posted March 3, 2018.
Encryption
Back to top ↑How Blockchains Will Enable Privacy
Shaan Ray describes a private future enabled by blockchain. Posted March 3, 2018.
Regulation
Back to top ↑Why America Can’t Regulate Bitcoin
Beautyon explains why Bitcoin is unregulatable. Posted March 15, 2018.
Tobias Huber
Back to top ↑Are Bitcoin Bubbles Predictable?
Tobias Huber lays out a basic model for predicting bitcoin price bubbles. Posted March 16, 2018.
PoS
Back to top ↑Proof-of-Stake & the Wrong Engineering Mindset
Hugo Nguyen explains why PoS is flawed. Posted March 18,2018.
Money Creation
Back to top ↑Maduro’s Mint of King Cnut
Beautyon makes the case that Maduro’s attempt to create a new money will fail and any distraction to Bitcoin is a good thing because it gets stronger over ti...
Monetary History
Back to top ↑The many traditions of non-governmental money (part i)
Nick Szabo examines the traditions and history of non-governmental money. Posted March 23, 2018.
Fraud Proofs
Back to top ↑Meditations on Fraud Proofs
Paul Sztorc explains the ins and outs of Fraud proofs. Fraud Proofs address the problem of learning that a Bitcoin header is invalid (despite it being PoW va...
CY18 M6
Back to top ↑Bitcoin is the “c” of Money
Beautyon explores Bitcoin as a monetary standard. Posted June 13, 2018.
Standards
Back to top ↑Bitcoin is the “c” of Money
Beautyon explores Bitcoin as a monetary standard. Posted June 13, 2018.
Willem Van Den Bergh
Back to top ↑On Schelling points, network effects and Lindy: Inherent properties of communication
Willem Van Den Bergh explains why schelling point, network effects, and Lindy effects make Bitcoin so strong. Posted June 29, 2018.
Schelling Point
Back to top ↑On Schelling points, network effects and Lindy: Inherent properties of communication
Willem Van Den Bergh explains why schelling point, network effects, and Lindy effects make Bitcoin so strong. Posted June 29, 2018.
Lindy Effect
Back to top ↑On Schelling points, network effects and Lindy: Inherent properties of communication
Willem Van Den Bergh explains why schelling point, network effects, and Lindy effects make Bitcoin so strong. Posted June 29, 2018.
Jaoquin Roibal
Back to top ↑Coin Days Destroyed
Jaoquin Roibal takes to stackexchange to answer. Posted June 20, 2019.
Brendan Bernstein
Back to top ↑Cryptocurrencies are money, not equity
Brendan Berstein makes the case for cryptocurrencies being money and explains how investors are helping determine value. Posted July 22, 2018.
Dan McArdle
Back to top ↑The Store of Value Thesis
Qiao Wang and Dan McArdle explore their cryptoasset Store of Value Thesis. Posted August 19, 2018.
Christopher Bendiknsen
Back to top ↑The Bitcoin Analyst Brain: A Primer
A look into the psyche of a Bitcoin analyst from Christopher Bendiksen. Posted September 22, 2018.
Erik Torenberg
Back to top ↑Money Crypto vs. Tech Crypto
An examination at the changing narrative around “crypto”. Erik Torenberg defines two camps in the space that are here to stay. Posted October 1, 2018
Awe and Wonder
Back to top ↑Introducing … The Bitcoin “MVRV Z” Metric That Predicts Market Tops with 90%+ Accuracy
Awe and Wonder shares a new valuation metric for Bitcoin called MVRV Z, which is an expansion on MVRV . Posted October 9, 2018.
Preethi Kasireddy
Back to top ↑How Does Distributed Consensus Work?
By Preethi Kasireddy, Posted November 13, 2018
William Smith
Back to top ↑Cryptic History: The Cypherpunks
A brief look at cypherpunks and Nakamoto by William Smith, posted November 19, 2018
Coinmetrics Team
Back to top ↑Introducing Realized Capital
A look at realized capital by the Coinmetrics Team, Posted December 14, 2018
Jordan Clifford
Back to top ↑The Lightning Network - Evolving Bitcoin into a layered system
By Jordan Clifford, Posted December 19, 2018
Manifesto
Back to top ↑Bitcoin Maximalist Manifesto
JW Weatherman lsays out the framework for his interprutation of a Bitcoin Maximalist Manifesto. Posted January 18, 2019.
Maximalism
Back to top ↑Bitcoin Maximalist Manifesto
JW Weatherman lsays out the framework for his interprutation of a Bitcoin Maximalist Manifesto. Posted January 18, 2019.
O₿iWan
Back to top ↑Tweetstorm: Bitcoin is better money
O₿iWan explains why Bitcoin is better money in a fantastic tweetstorm. Posted January 18, 2019.
Money Production
Back to top ↑Tweetstorm: Bitcoin is better money
O₿iWan explains why Bitcoin is better money in a fantastic tweetstorm. Posted January 18, 2019.
Banking
Back to top ↑Tweetstorm: Bitcoin is better money
O₿iWan explains why Bitcoin is better money in a fantastic tweetstorm. Posted January 18, 2019.
Bailouts
Back to top ↑Tweetstorm: Bitcoin is better money
O₿iWan explains why Bitcoin is better money in a fantastic tweetstorm. Posted January 18, 2019.
Taproot
Back to top ↑Taproot Is Coming: What It Is, and How It Will Benefit Bitcoin
Aaron van Wirdum covers scmart contract and privacy benefits of Taproot. posted January 24, 2019.
Schnorr
Back to top ↑Taproot Is Coming: What It Is, and How It Will Benefit Bitcoin
Aaron van Wirdum covers scmart contract and privacy benefits of Taproot. posted January 24, 2019.
MAST
Back to top ↑Taproot Is Coming: What It Is, and How It Will Benefit Bitcoin
Aaron van Wirdum covers scmart contract and privacy benefits of Taproot. posted January 24, 2019.
Smart Contracts
Back to top ↑Taproot Is Coming: What It Is, and How It Will Benefit Bitcoin
Aaron van Wirdum covers scmart contract and privacy benefits of Taproot. posted January 24, 2019.
Culture
Back to top ↑Bitcoin Culture Wars: What Doesn’t Kill You Only Makes you Stronger
Brandon Quittem shares details on Bitcoin’s governance model. Posted January 28, 2019.
Forking
Back to top ↑Bitcoin Culture Wars: What Doesn’t Kill You Only Makes you Stronger
Brandon Quittem shares details on Bitcoin’s governance model. Posted January 28, 2019.
Forks
Back to top ↑Bitcoin Culture Wars: What Doesn’t Kill You Only Makes you Stronger
Brandon Quittem shares details on Bitcoin’s governance model. Posted January 28, 2019.
Cryptosovereignty
Back to top ↑Cryptosovereignty
Erik lay’s out the framework for a future based on crypto rather than man’s subjective views. Posted February 3, 2019.
David Nage
Back to top ↑Demystifying Blockchain Not Bitcoin
Crypto Words has moved! The project has migrated to a new domain. All future development will be at WORDS. Go to WORDS
Patrick Dugan
Back to top ↑Rehypothecation: BTC’s path to becoming king of collateral
Crypto Words has moved! The project has migrated to a new domain. All future development will be at WORDS. Go to WORDS
Saifedean Ammous
Back to top ↑Tweetstorm: Power and Money
Crypto Words has moved! The project has migrated to a new domain. All future development will be at WORDS. Go to WORDS
Ryan Radloff
Back to top ↑Bitcoin Has a Branding Problem - It’s Evolution, Not Revolution
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Eric Wall
Back to top ↑Privacy and Cryptocurrency, Part I: How Private is Bitcoin?
Crypto Words has moved! The project has migrated to a new domain. All future development will be at WORDS. Go to WORDS
Yan Pritzker
Back to top ↑Bitcoin Mining Explained in 15 Tweets
Crypto Words has moved! The project has migrated to a new domain. All future development will be at WORDS. Go to WORDS
Kay Kurokawa
Back to top ↑Bitcoin Is a Cult, Fiat Is a Religion
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PlanB
Back to top ↑Modeling Bitcoin’s Value with Scarcity
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ElSeidy
Back to top ↑On Bitcoin’s Academic Lineage
Crypto Words has moved! The project has migrated to a new domain. All future development will be at WORDS. Go to WORDS
Nicolas Dorier
Back to top ↑The Ethics of Money and Bitcoin
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Travis Kling
Back to top ↑Bitcoin: An insurance policy against the largest monetary and fiscal policy experiment in human history
We’re in a transformational time which calls for new financial models. Enter Bitcoin. Travis lays out a case for holding Bitcoin. Posted April 1, 2019.
Wences Cesares
Back to top ↑The case for a small allocation to Bitcoin
Wences Cesares makes the case for why an allocation of your portfolio must be Bitcoin. Posted April 11, 2019
Hector Rosenkrans
Back to top ↑Bitcoin is a Weapon
Hector Rosenkrans looks at his own life experiences and tells us why Bitcoin is a weapon to take the power back. Posted April 11, 2019.
Jared
Back to top ↑The Race to Acquire One Bitcoin: Time’s Running Out
Jared explains why now is the time to acquire because it won’t get any easier.
Sergio Demian Lerner
Back to top ↑The Return of the Deniers and the Revenge of Patoshi
Sergio Demian Lerner shares thoughts and evidence of a single person acting as Satoshi in regarding to mining. Posted April 16, 2019.
Tahas Blummer
Back to top ↑How soft forks might work or fail
Tamas Blummer discusses soft fork mechanics. Posted April 17, 2019.
David Parkinson
Back to top ↑The Road to $1m per Bitcoin
David Parkinson makes the case for $1m per Bitcoin. Posted April 17, 2019.
Joseph Dallago
Back to top ↑An open letter on scaling bitcoin
Joseph Dallago replies to Nic Carter’s piece on scaling Bitcoin. Posted April 22, 2019.
Kyle Torpey
Back to top ↑This Key Part Of Bitcoin’s History Is What Separates It From Competitors
Kyle Torpey reminds us of Bitcoin history and why it’s so different from the competition. Posted April 23, 2019.
Renato Shirakashi
Back to top ↑Introducing SOPR: spent outputs to predict bitcoin lows and tops
Renato Shirakashi introduces SOPR, which is a new oscillating indicator that signals when major supply changes occur. Posted April 25, 2019.
Models
Back to top ↑Introducing SOPR: spent outputs to predict bitcoin lows and tops
Renato Shirakashi introduces SOPR, which is a new oscillating indicator that signals when major supply changes occur. Posted April 25, 2019.
SOPR
Back to top ↑Introducing SOPR: spent outputs to predict bitcoin lows and tops
Renato Shirakashi introduces SOPR, which is a new oscillating indicator that signals when major supply changes occur. Posted April 25, 2019.
Valentin
Back to top ↑BTC Long/Short MVRV difference indicates an end of the bear cycle
Valentin expands on the MVRV ratio and adds insight to the data that indicates an end to the bear market. Posted May 7, 2019.
Ari Paul
Back to top ↑Tweetstorm: Ari Paul on the reorg and it’s feasibility
Ari Paul lays out the feasibility of a Bitcoin chain reorg. Posted May 8, 2019.
Eric Olszewski
Back to top ↑No, You Can’t Just ‘Rollback Bitcoin’
The reorg FUD is real and Eric Olszewski sets the record straight. Posted May 9, 2019.
Fernando Nieto
Back to top ↑51% attack - apparently very easy? refering to CZ’s “rollback btc chain” - How to make sure such corruptible scenario can never happen so easily?
Great discussion regarding 51% attack and reorg. Comments from Peter Wuille, Gregory Maxwell, and Fernando Nieto. Posted May 11, 2019.
Re-org
Back to top ↑51% attack - apparently very easy? refering to CZ’s “rollback btc chain” - How to make sure such corruptible scenario can never happen so easily?
Great discussion regarding 51% attack and reorg. Comments from Peter Wuille, Gregory Maxwell, and Fernando Nieto. Posted May 11, 2019.
Attack
Back to top ↑51% attack - apparently very easy? refering to CZ’s “rollback btc chain” - How to make sure such corruptible scenario can never happen so easily?
Great discussion regarding 51% attack and reorg. Comments from Peter Wuille, Gregory Maxwell, and Fernando Nieto. Posted May 11, 2019.
Rollback
Back to top ↑51% attack - apparently very easy? refering to CZ’s “rollback btc chain” - How to make sure such corruptible scenario can never happen so easily?
Great discussion regarding 51% attack and reorg. Comments from Peter Wuille, Gregory Maxwell, and Fernando Nieto. Posted May 11, 2019.
Sourabh
Back to top ↑Differentiating Against Bitcoin
Sourabh lays describes why differentiating against Bitcoin is really hard. Posted May 11, 2019.
Deniz Özgür
Back to top ↑Cryptocurrencies & Their Effects On Monetary Policy
Deniz Özgür shares a report that lays out crypto from start to finish. Posted May 14, 2019.
Merwane Draï
Back to top ↑Bitcoin is the worst enemy of communism and dictatorship
A short essay from Merwane Draï on the power of Bitcoin over the state. Posted May 18, 2019.
Prateek Goorha
Back to top ↑Five Fundamental Effects in Bitcoin
Bitcoin’s value comes from supply and demand and this article supports this thesis by looking at 5 fundamentals. By Prateek Goorha. Posted May 19, 2019.
Permabull Nino
Back to top ↑Bitcoin: an Accounting Revolution
Permabull Nino explains why cryptocurrencies are fundamentally valuable from the absolute first principles.
Anthony Lusardu
Back to top ↑Understanding (and Mitigating) Re-Orgs
Anthony Lusardi explains re-orgs in simple terms. Posted May 21, 2019.
Re-Org
Back to top ↑Understanding (and Mitigating) Re-Orgs
Anthony Lusardi explains re-orgs in simple terms. Posted May 21, 2019.
Crypto Voices
Back to top ↑Crypto Voices 2019 Q1 Global Monetary Base
Crypto Voices publishes their quarterly look at the Global Monetary Base. Posted May 22, 2019.
Report
Back to top ↑Crypto Voices 2019 Q1 Global Monetary Base
Crypto Voices publishes their quarterly look at the Global Monetary Base. Posted May 22, 2019.
Douglas French
Back to top ↑The World Is Growing Tired of Government-Controlled Fiat Currencies
Austrian economist, Douglas French, discusses the people’s desire to get out of fiat and governments trying to keep their power. Posted May 23, 2019.
Anthony Elia
Back to top ↑Golds Best Use Case Is Bitcoin
Anthony Elia discusses the gold industry’s attempt at spreading FUD and why Bitcoin is here to stay.
Neil Woodfine
Back to top ↑Tweetstorm: On Bitcoin Culture
Neil Woodfine cranks out a noteworthy tweetstorm that disects Bitcoin culture. Posted May 24, 2019.
Taylor Pearson
Back to top ↑How Fiat Could Fall and Bitcoin Could Soar
Taylor Pearson makes the case for Bitcoin to rise and fiat crumble. Posted May 28, 2019.
Richard Myers
Back to top ↑Decentralizing Bitcoin’s Last Mile With Mobile Mesh Networks
Richard Myers explains the power of mobile mesh networks and how to further decentralize the Bitcoin network. Posted May 29, 2019.
CU19 Q2
Back to top ↑Decentralizing Bitcoin’s Last Mile With Mobile Mesh Networks
Richard Myers explains the power of mobile mesh networks and how to further decentralize the Bitcoin network. Posted May 29, 2019.
Mesh Networks
Back to top ↑Decentralizing Bitcoin’s Last Mile With Mobile Mesh Networks
Richard Myers explains the power of mobile mesh networks and how to further decentralize the Bitcoin network. Posted May 29, 2019.
Decentralization
Back to top ↑Decentralizing Bitcoin’s Last Mile With Mobile Mesh Networks
Richard Myers explains the power of mobile mesh networks and how to further decentralize the Bitcoin network. Posted May 29, 2019.
Ruben Somsen
Back to top ↑Statechains: Non-custodial Off-chain Bitcoin Transfer
Ruben Somsen lays out his proposal for statechains, a novel way to transfer Bitcoin off-chain. Posted June 4, 2019.
Off-Chain Transactions
Back to top ↑Statechains: Non-custodial Off-chain Bitcoin Transfer
Ruben Somsen lays out his proposal for statechains, a novel way to transfer Bitcoin off-chain. Posted June 4, 2019.
Statechains
Back to top ↑Statechains: Non-custodial Off-chain Bitcoin Transfer
Ruben Somsen lays out his proposal for statechains, a novel way to transfer Bitcoin off-chain. Posted June 4, 2019.
Political Theology
Back to top ↑The Political Theology of Crypto
Erik Cason examines the power of crypto’s political theology. Posted June 11, 2019.
Reginald Smith
Back to top ↑Bitcoin Average Dormancy
David Puell and Reginald Smith explore dormancy as a metric of Bitcoin’s long-term economic health. Posted June 20, 2019.
Allen Farrington
Back to top ↑Money, Banking, Bitcoin, and Libra
Allen Farrington paints a dystopian future and makes the case for money that is open, permissionless, neutral, private, and sound. Posted June 22, 2019.
Secure
Back to top ↑Tweetstorm: Bitcoin is Secure Money
JW Weatherman makes the case for Bitcoin as a secure money in this brief tweetstorm. Posted June 29, 2019.
Off-Chain Analysis
Back to top ↑The Bitcoin Financial Journal
A comprehensive collection of on and off chain indicators and valuation models for Bitcoin.
S2F
Back to top ↑The Bitcoin Financial Journal
A comprehensive collection of on and off chain indicators and valuation models for Bitcoin.
Stock to Flow
Back to top ↑The Bitcoin Financial Journal
A comprehensive collection of on and off chain indicators and valuation models for Bitcoin.
MVRV
Back to top ↑The Bitcoin Financial Journal
A comprehensive collection of on and off chain indicators and valuation models for Bitcoin.
Caitlin Long
Back to top ↑Bitcoin, The Dollar And Facebook’s Cryptocurrency
Caitlin Long breaks it down in plain english, “traditional financial markets may be more price-stable than Bitcoin short-term, but will periodically face sys...
Georgios Konstantopoulos
Back to top ↑Tweetsorm: SIDECHAINS ARE NOT LAYER 2
Georgios Konstantopoulos shares a much needed tweetstorm where he describes the difference between sidechains and L2. Posted July 4, 2019.
Jake Chervinsky
Back to top ↑Tweetstorm: The Founders and Cryptocurrency
Jake Chervinsky shares his thoughts on what our founders would thijnk of cryptocurrency. Posted July 4, 2019.
Ben Prentice
Back to top ↑Tweetstorm: Inflation is Cruel
Ben Prentice lays out a fire tweetstorm putting inflation on blast. Posted July 6, 2019.
Peter Van Valkenburgh
Back to top ↑The differences between Bitcoin and Libra should matter to policymakers
Peter Van Valkenburgh draws a line in the sand between Libra and Bitcoin. Posted July 8, 2019.
Mohamed Fouda
Back to top ↑Pathways for DeFi on Bitcoin
Mohamed Fouda explains ways that Bitcoin is being onramped to DeFi. Posted July 10, 2019.
Matt Walsh
Back to top ↑Tweet: The Times They are a Changing
Matt Walsh posts a chart that details the timeline of Bitcoin opion with bankers. Posted July 11, 2019.
almkglor
Back to top ↑Technical: A Brief History of Payment Channels: from Satoshi to Lightning Network
Alan Manuel K. Gloria shares the bacakstory of payment channels and makes the case that Bitcoin scales! Posted July 12, 2019.
Adam Paul Moore
Back to top ↑Why God Loves Bitcoin
Adam Paul Moore makes the case for Bitcoin’s morality. Posted July 12, 2019.
Mircea Popescu
Back to top ↑Bitcoin Recapitulation
Mircea Popescu tells us about Bitcoin’s smallest unit, the satoshi. Posted July 15, 2019.
Recapitulation
Back to top ↑Bitcoin Recapitulation
Mircea Popescu tells us about Bitcoin’s smallest unit, the satoshi. Posted July 15, 2019.
Dr. C
Back to top ↑Bitcoin and Energy Consumption - Rebuttal
Dr. C lays out rebuttals to several Bitcoin energy consumption arguments. Posted July 16, 2019.
Wiz
Back to top ↑Why Bitcoin?
Wiz shares an excellent piece that recaps Bitcoin security, privacy, and freedom. Posted July 16, 2019.
Angela Walch
Back to top ↑Tweetstorm: Why People Think Bitcoin Miners Are Not Intermediaries
Angela Walch works through a thought experiment as she explores why people thinks people think Bitcoin miners are not intermediaries.
Brandon Arvanaghi
Back to top ↑Breaking Down the Bitcoin Lightning Network: eltoo
Brandon Arvanaghi dives into an update to the Lightning Network via proposed updates in eltoo. Posted July 25, 2019
Jeff Dorman
Back to top ↑Every Investment is Speculation - Move on
Jeff Dorman debunks fud on Bitcoin investment and speculation. Posted July 29, 2019.
Stadicus
Back to top ↑We Need Bitcoin Full Nodes. Economic Ones.
Stadicus makes the case for more full nodes. Posted August 1, 2019.
Validate
Back to top ↑We Need Bitcoin Full Nodes. Economic Ones.
Stadicus makes the case for more full nodes. Posted August 1, 2019.
Don't Trust, Verify
Back to top ↑We Need Bitcoin Full Nodes. Economic Ones.
Stadicus makes the case for more full nodes. Posted August 1, 2019.
Science
Back to top ↑Proof of Life
Gigi makes the case for Bitcoin being a living organism. Posted August 7, 2019.
Joe Rodgers
Back to top ↑Bitcoin Layers
Joe Rodgers makes the case for defining Bitcoin scaling layers. Posted 8-8-2019.
The Bitcoin Observer
Back to top ↑Projection and Throwness
The Bitcoin Observer describes an overlooked advantage that Bitcoin has over traditional forms of commodity money. Posted August 11, 2019.
Safety
Back to top ↑Shallow Safety vs. Deep Safety
Nick Szabo breaks down the difference between deep and shallow safety. Posted August 17, 2019.
Startup Advice
Back to top ↑Bitcoin Did The Things That Didn’t Scale Initially, Which Is Why It Remains The King Today
Anthony Pompliano draws comparisons between Bitcoin’s early days and advice to startups from Paul Graham. Posted August 19, 2019.
Paul Graham
Back to top ↑Bitcoin Did The Things That Didn’t Scale Initially, Which Is Why It Remains The King Today
Anthony Pompliano draws comparisons between Bitcoin’s early days and advice to startups from Paul Graham. Posted August 19, 2019.
Jesse Lawler
Back to top ↑The Bitcoin/Government Battle is Vaporware
Jesse Lawler explains why the Government will not be able to take down Bitcoin. Posted August 21, 2019.
James O'Beirne
Back to top ↑Bitcoin for safety
James O’Beirne shares his opinion on where we are headed financially. Posted August 24, 2019.
Carl Menger
Back to top ↑Applying Carl Menger to the Monetization of Bitcoin
Rollo McFloogle the relationship between principles from Carl Menger and Bitcoin. Posted August 25, 2019.
Ben Davenport
Back to top ↑Bitcoin Positive Feedback Loops
Ben Davenport diagrams the multiple Bitcoin positive feedback loops. Posted August 28, 2019.
Positive Feedback Loop
Back to top ↑Bitcoin Positive Feedback Loops
Ben Davenport diagrams the multiple Bitcoin positive feedback loops. Posted August 28, 2019.
Knut Svanholm
Back to top ↑Mainstream Media of Exchange
Knut Svanholm discusses how Bitcoin is a grassroots movement and is indeed a currency.Posted September 6, 2019
Medium of Exchange
Back to top ↑Mainstream Media of Exchange
Knut Svanholm discusses how Bitcoin is a grassroots movement and is indeed a currency.Posted September 6, 2019
Network Health
Back to top ↑Tweetstorm: 21 Charts
Hans Hauge shares 21 charts that paint a wonderful picture on the state of Bitcoin. Posted September 10, 2019.
Growth
Back to top ↑Tweetstorm: 21 Charts
Hans Hauge shares 21 charts that paint a wonderful picture on the state of Bitcoin. Posted September 10, 2019.
Cy19 Q3
Back to top ↑Floor on Bitcoin’s risk less interest rate
Tamas Blummer makes the case for a floor on Bitcoin riskless interest rates. Posted September 11, 2019.
Interest Rates
Back to top ↑Floor on Bitcoin’s risk less interest rate
Tamas Blummer makes the case for a floor on Bitcoin riskless interest rates. Posted September 11, 2019.
Anarchy
Back to top ↑The Encrypted Meaning of Crypto
Erik Cason
Etymology
Back to top ↑The Encrypted Meaning of Crypto
Erik Cason
On-Boarding
Back to top ↑Tweetstorm: How do you know it’s not too late to buy Bitcoin now?
Hasu makes the case on why it’s not too late to buy Bitcoin. Posted September 12, 2019.
Space
Back to top ↑Bitcoin Astronomy
Dhruv Bansal explores the idea of Bitcoin in a future where humans are multiplanetary. Posted September 13, 2019.
Bitcoin in Space
Back to top ↑Bitcoin Astronomy
Dhruv Bansal explores the idea of Bitcoin in a future where humans are multiplanetary. Posted September 13, 2019.
Hash Horizon
Back to top ↑Bitcoin Astronomy
Dhruv Bansal explores the idea of Bitcoin in a future where humans are multiplanetary. Posted September 13, 2019.
Hash War
Back to top ↑Bitcoin Astronomy
Dhruv Bansal explores the idea of Bitcoin in a future where humans are multiplanetary. Posted September 13, 2019.
Giacomo Zucco
Back to top ↑Discovering Bitcoin: A Brief Overview From Cavemen to the Lightning Network
Giacomo Zucco shares a 7 part series on the history of Bitcoin. Posted September 2019.
Michiel Lescrauwaet
Back to top ↑Tweetstorm: How to Outperform Bitcoin
Michiel Lescrauwaet rolls out his tehesis on how to outperform Bitcoin. Posted September 19, 2019.
indicator
Back to top ↑Bitcoin’s power oscillator
Harold Christopher Burger introduces the Bitcoin power oscillator. Posted September 20, 2019.
Bitcoin's Power Oscillator
Back to top ↑Bitcoin’s power oscillator
Harold Christopher Burger introduces the Bitcoin power oscillator. Posted September 20, 2019.
Bitcoin Mining
Back to top ↑A Note On Variance in Bitcoin Mining
Christopher Bendiksen explains variance in Bitcoin mining and what it means in relation to the recent VERY temporary drop in hashrate. Posted September 25, 2...
Hashrate
Back to top ↑A Note On Variance in Bitcoin Mining
Christopher Bendiksen explains variance in Bitcoin mining and what it means in relation to the recent VERY temporary drop in hashrate. Posted September 25, 2...
Variance
Back to top ↑A Note On Variance in Bitcoin Mining
Christopher Bendiksen explains variance in Bitcoin mining and what it means in relation to the recent VERY temporary drop in hashrate. Posted September 25, 2...
Economy
Back to top ↑Envisioning LSPs in the Lightning Economy
Roy Sheinfeld shares a vision of a Lightning enabled future and what Lightning Service Providers might look like. Posted Septemeber 25, 2019.
Lightning Service Providers
Back to top ↑Envisioning LSPs in the Lightning Economy
Roy Sheinfeld shares a vision of a Lightning enabled future and what Lightning Service Providers might look like. Posted Septemeber 25, 2019.
LSP
Back to top ↑Envisioning LSPs in the Lightning Economy
Roy Sheinfeld shares a vision of a Lightning enabled future and what Lightning Service Providers might look like. Posted Septemeber 25, 2019.
Intermediaries
Back to top ↑Tweetstorm: We’ve Built Intermediaries
Meltem Demirors shares her opinion on what’s being built, and why we should rethink things. Posted September 27, 2019.
Ross Ulbricht
Back to top ↑Bitcoin Equals Freedom
Ross Ulbricht makes the case for Bitcoin as the ultimate form of freedom. Posted September 25, 2019
Consumers
Back to top ↑Tweetstorm: On making Bitcoin easier
Small tweetstorm from Beautyon regarding making Bitcoin easier. Posted October 1, 2019.
Ben kaufman
Back to top ↑The Monetary Case for Bitcoin
Ben Kaufman makes the case for Bitcoin as a monetary system. Posted October 5, 2019.
Criticisms
Back to top ↑Crypto without Criticisms
Erik Cason explains how semantics matter and how we can build a better future with crypto. Posted October 7, 2019.
Gabor Gurbacs
Back to top ↑The Investment Case for Bitcoin
Gabor Gurbacs makes the case for holding Bitcoin. Posted October 8, 2019.
Investments
Back to top ↑The Investment Case for Bitcoin
Gabor Gurbacs makes the case for holding Bitcoin. Posted October 8, 2019.
Tim Draper
Back to top ↑The Startup Government
Tim Draper looks at how Bitcoin and other technologies will shape our future. Posted October 10, 2019.
Government
Back to top ↑The Startup Government
Tim Draper looks at how Bitcoin and other technologies will shape our future. Posted October 10, 2019.
Elaine Ou
Back to top ↑Bitcoin is for Stackers
Elaine shares why Bitcoin is growing slowly, namely Gresham’s Law. Posted October 17, 2019.
Gresham's Law
Back to top ↑Bitcoin is for Stackers
Elaine shares why Bitcoin is growing slowly, namely Gresham’s Law. Posted October 17, 2019.
James Todaro
Back to top ↑Tweetstorm: 5 Insanely Bullish Charts for Bitcoin
James Todaro shares a couple charts that show a bullish case for Bitcoin. Posted September 20, 2019.
Maximilian Fiege
Back to top ↑A Fossil Fuel Future for Bitcoin Mining
Maximilian Fiege explores the future of Bitcoin mining. Posted October 22, 2019.
Satoshi Nakamoto
Back to top ↑The Legend of Satoshi Nakamoto
Erik shares some glorious opinions on Satoshi Nakamoto. Posted October 24, 2019.
Phil Geiger
Back to top ↑All 21 Million Bitcoin Already Exist
Phil goes galactic exploring Bitcoin’s 21m hardcap. Posted October 25, 2019.
CY19 M10
Back to top ↑Tweetstorm: The Matrix
Meltem gets us questioning if we’ve actually taken the “red pill”. Posted October 25, 2019.
Fantasy
Back to top ↑Tweetstorm: Plot Twist
Oleg shares a short plot twist. Posted October 29, 2019.
Circularity
Back to top ↑Tweetstorm: Circularity
Gigi goes cosmic in this epic tweetstorm about Bitcoin and the self. Posted October 30, 2019.
Disciplines
Back to top ↑Tweetstorm: Circularity
Gigi goes cosmic in this epic tweetstorm about Bitcoin and the self. Posted October 30, 2019.
Rabbit Hole
Back to top ↑Tweetstorm: Circularity
Gigi goes cosmic in this epic tweetstorm about Bitcoin and the self. Posted October 30, 2019.
Reflection
Back to top ↑Tweetstorm: Circularity
Gigi goes cosmic in this epic tweetstorm about Bitcoin and the self. Posted October 30, 2019.
Andrew Chow
Back to top ↑Why does hashing public keys not actually provide any quantum resistance?
Andrew Chow explains how and why public key quantum resistance is not something to worry about. Posted October 16, 2019.
Quantum Resistance
Back to top ↑Why does hashing public keys not actually provide any quantum resistance?
Andrew Chow explains how and why public key quantum resistance is not something to worry about. Posted October 16, 2019.
HasedEntropy
Back to top ↑What Hath Satoshi Wrought
Hashed Entropy shares the first in a future series of short stories. Posted November 2, 2019.
Dennis Reimann
Back to top ↑Tweetstorm: Bitcoin Oxhearding
Dennis Reimann applies the 10 Buddhist Oxhearding principles to Bitcoin. Posted November 4, 2019.
Buddhism
Back to top ↑Tweetstorm: Bitcoin Oxhearding
Dennis Reimann applies the 10 Buddhist Oxhearding principles to Bitcoin. Posted November 4, 2019.
Bitcoin Religion
Back to top ↑Tweetstorm: Bitcoin Oxhearding
Dennis Reimann applies the 10 Buddhist Oxhearding principles to Bitcoin. Posted November 4, 2019.
zen ₿
Back to top ↑Bitcoin, life, and time.
zen ₿ shares a quick read on time a scarcity. Posted November 5, 2019.
Scarcity
Back to top ↑Bitcoin, life, and time.
zen ₿ shares a quick read on time a scarcity. Posted November 5, 2019.
Time
Back to top ↑Bitcoin, life, and time.
zen ₿ shares a quick read on time a scarcity. Posted November 5, 2019.
Tyranny
Back to top ↑In China, It’s Blockchain and Tyranny vs Bitcoin and Freedom
Alex Gladstein makes the draws a line of distinction betweetn blockchain and Bitcoin. Posted November 5, 2019.
China
Back to top ↑In China, It’s Blockchain and Tyranny vs Bitcoin and Freedom
Alex Gladstein makes the draws a line of distinction betweetn blockchain and Bitcoin. Posted November 5, 2019.
Bitcoin Minimialist Philosophy
Back to top ↑Tweetstorm: Bitcoin is a minimalist philosophy
Dan Held and Conner Brown share a tweetstorm of thoughts about Bitcoin Minimalist Philosophy. Posted November 5, 2019.
Minimalism
Back to top ↑Tweetstorm: Bitcoin is a minimalist philosophy
Dan Held and Conner Brown share a tweetstorm of thoughts about Bitcoin Minimalist Philosophy. Posted November 5, 2019.
Bitcoin Philosophy
Back to top ↑Tweetstorm: Bitcoin is a minimalist philosophy
Dan Held and Conner Brown share a tweetstorm of thoughts about Bitcoin Minimalist Philosophy. Posted November 5, 2019.
David Morris
Back to top ↑Johannes Trithemius, Archmage of Secrets
David Morris shares the story of the first known cryptographer. Posted November 6, 2019.
Treasuries
Back to top ↑The Triumvirate of Liquidity
Nik Bhatia explains how Bitcoin is both digital gold and digital Treasuries, and has all the makings of the world’s next risk-free asset. Posted November 6, ...
Digital Gold
Back to top ↑The Triumvirate of Liquidity
Nik Bhatia explains how Bitcoin is both digital gold and digital Treasuries, and has all the makings of the world’s next risk-free asset. Posted November 6, ...
Gold
Back to top ↑The Triumvirate of Liquidity
Nik Bhatia explains how Bitcoin is both digital gold and digital Treasuries, and has all the makings of the world’s next risk-free asset. Posted November 6, ...
Reformation
Back to top ↑Tweetstorm: The Bitcoin Reformation
Tuur Demeester summarizes his thesis about the parallels betweet the Protestant Reformation and the current Bitcoin environment. Posted November 7, 2019.
Bitcoin Thesis
Back to top ↑Tweetstorm: The Bitcoin Reformation
Tuur Demeester summarizes his thesis about the parallels betweet the Protestant Reformation and the current Bitcoin environment. Posted November 7, 2019.
Protestant Reformation
Back to top ↑Tweetstorm: The Bitcoin Reformation
Tuur Demeester summarizes his thesis about the parallels betweet the Protestant Reformation and the current Bitcoin environment. Posted November 7, 2019.
Ray Dalio
Back to top ↑An Open Letter to Ray Dalio re: Bitcoin
Robert Breedlove addresses macro investing legend, Ray Dalio, regarding his position on Bitcoin. Posted November 8, 2019.
Macroeconomics
Back to top ↑An Open Letter to Ray Dalio re: Bitcoin
Robert Breedlove addresses macro investing legend, Ray Dalio, regarding his position on Bitcoin. Posted November 8, 2019.
Fundamentals
Back to top ↑Bitcoin Cannot be Banned
Parker Lewis explains why Bitcoin cannot be banned. Posted November 8, 2019
Banning
Back to top ↑Bitcoin Cannot be Banned
Parker Lewis explains why Bitcoin cannot be banned. Posted November 8, 2019
Investment Thesis
Back to top ↑The Sovereign Individual Investment Thesis
Phil Bonello lays out an investment thesis based on principles in the Sovereign Individual. Posted November 12, 2019.
Sovereign Individual
Back to top ↑The Sovereign Individual Investment Thesis
Phil Bonello lays out an investment thesis based on principles in the Sovereign Individual. Posted November 12, 2019.
Rafael Schultze-Kraft
Back to top ↑Dissecting Bitcoin’s Unrealised On–Chain Profit/Loss
Rafael Schultze-Kraft and the Glassnode team released an interesting look at some new Bitcoin indicators. Posted November 13, 2019.
On-Chain
Back to top ↑Dissecting Bitcoin’s Unrealised On–Chain Profit/Loss
Rafael Schultze-Kraft and the Glassnode team released an interesting look at some new Bitcoin indicators. Posted November 13, 2019.
Market Cycles
Back to top ↑Dissecting Bitcoin’s Unrealised On–Chain Profit/Loss
Rafael Schultze-Kraft and the Glassnode team released an interesting look at some new Bitcoin indicators. Posted November 13, 2019.
HashedEntropy
Back to top ↑The Last Mortal Man
Part 2 from Hased Entropy’s series of short stories. Posted November 13, 2019.
AMERICAN HODL
Back to top ↑Tweet: Bitcoin is guerilla warfare
AMERICAN HODL calls it like it is. This is war. Posted November 13, 2019.
Warfare
Back to top ↑Tweet: Bitcoin is guerilla warfare
AMERICAN HODL calls it like it is. This is war. Posted November 13, 2019.
Idea Warfare
Back to top ↑Tweet: Bitcoin is guerilla warfare
AMERICAN HODL calls it like it is. This is war. Posted November 13, 2019.
Meme
Back to top ↑Tweet: Bitcoin is guerilla warfare
AMERICAN HODL calls it like it is. This is war. Posted November 13, 2019.
Meme Warfare
Back to top ↑Tweet: Bitcoin is guerilla warfare
AMERICAN HODL calls it like it is. This is war. Posted November 13, 2019.
Guerilla
Back to top ↑Tweet: Bitcoin is guerilla warfare
AMERICAN HODL calls it like it is. This is war. Posted November 13, 2019.
willywoo
Back to top ↑Tweetstorm: How I explain Bitcoin to normies…
Willy Woo breaks down his approach to non-Bitcoiners. Posted November 17, 2019.
On-boarding
Back to top ↑Tweetstorm: How I explain Bitcoin to normies…
Willy Woo breaks down his approach to non-Bitcoiners. Posted November 17, 2019.
Rhythm
Back to top ↑Bitcoin Is The Only Way To Opt-Out
Rhythm shares why Bitcoin is so important regarding privacy and opting out. Posted November 19, 2019.
Matt Ahlborg
Back to top ↑Paxful is the Most Important Bitcoin Company You Aren’t Paying Attention to.
Matt Ahlborg shares how Paxful is delivering money services in places you’d never expect. Posted November 25, 2019.
Paxful
Back to top ↑Paxful is the Most Important Bitcoin Company You Aren’t Paying Attention to.
Matt Ahlborg shares how Paxful is delivering money services in places you’d never expect. Posted November 25, 2019.
International Money Transfers
Back to top ↑Paxful is the Most Important Bitcoin Company You Aren’t Paying Attention to.
Matt Ahlborg shares how Paxful is delivering money services in places you’d never expect. Posted November 25, 2019.
Digital Money
Back to top ↑Digital Money
Phil Bonello reviews the importance of Bitcoin I’m a world of digital money. Posted November 26, 2019.
Immutability
Back to top ↑Immutability as a Service
Aleksander Svetski describes Bitcoin not as SaaS but as IaaS. Posted November 26, 2019.
Infrastructure
Back to top ↑Immutability as a Service
Aleksander Svetski describes Bitcoin not as SaaS but as IaaS. Posted November 26, 2019.
Moneytary System
Back to top ↑Bitcoin Operating System
Aleksander Svetski makes the case for Bitcoin as a new monetary network, not a payments technology.
Marcel Burger
Back to top ↑Debunking Bitcoin’s natural long-term power-law corridor of growth
Marcel Burger digs into the corridor of growth. Posted November 30, 2019
Predictive Analytics
Back to top ↑Debunking Bitcoin’s natural long-term power-law corridor of growth
Marcel Burger digs into the corridor of growth. Posted November 30, 2019
Sidechain
Back to top ↑Could Bitcoin’s privacy benefit from Litecoin’s EB MimbleWimble proposal?
Pieter Wuille shares his thoughts on confidential transactions in a Reddit post. Posted December 2, 2019.
Reddit Post
Back to top ↑Could Bitcoin’s privacy benefit from Litecoin’s EB MimbleWimble proposal?
Pieter Wuille shares his thoughts on confidential transactions in a Reddit post. Posted December 2, 2019.
Confidential Transactions
Back to top ↑Could Bitcoin’s privacy benefit from Litecoin’s EB MimbleWimble proposal?
Pieter Wuille shares his thoughts on confidential transactions in a Reddit post. Posted December 2, 2019.
Sidechains
Back to top ↑A Look at Innovation in Bitcoin’s Technology Stack
Lucas Nuzzi lays out a comprehensive view of the ever evolving Bitcoin technology stack. Posted December 3, 2019.
LN
Back to top ↑A Look at Innovation in Bitcoin’s Technology Stack
Lucas Nuzzi lays out a comprehensive view of the ever evolving Bitcoin technology stack. Posted December 3, 2019.
LNP
Back to top ↑A Look at Innovation in Bitcoin’s Technology Stack
Lucas Nuzzi lays out a comprehensive view of the ever evolving Bitcoin technology stack. Posted December 3, 2019.
Hodl
Back to top ↑Bitcoin’s Missionaries vs Wall Street’s Mercenaries
Anthony Pompliano lays out the difference between Wall Street speculators and the Missionaries of Bitcoin. Posted December 3, 2019.
Speculators
Back to top ↑Bitcoin’s Missionaries vs Wall Street’s Mercenaries
Anthony Pompliano lays out the difference between Wall Street speculators and the Missionaries of Bitcoin. Posted December 3, 2019.
Missionaries
Back to top ↑Bitcoin’s Missionaries vs Wall Street’s Mercenaries
Anthony Pompliano lays out the difference between Wall Street speculators and the Missionaries of Bitcoin. Posted December 3, 2019.
Recap
Back to top ↑Tweetstorm: A Decade in Bitcoin
Lucas Nuzzi hammers out a recap of Bitcoin’s last decade. Posted December 5, 2019.
Legal
Back to top ↑Cryptocurrency Is Most Useful for Breaking Laws and Social Constructs
Jill Carlson explains cryptocurrency’s best use case. Posted December 10, 2019.
Illegal
Back to top ↑Cryptocurrency Is Most Useful for Breaking Laws and Social Constructs
Jill Carlson explains cryptocurrency’s best use case. Posted December 10, 2019.
Trade off
Back to top ↑Cryptocurrency Is Most Useful for Breaking Laws and Social Constructs
Jill Carlson explains cryptocurrency’s best use case. Posted December 10, 2019.
Censorship
Back to top ↑Cryptocurrency Is Most Useful for Breaking Laws and Social Constructs
Jill Carlson explains cryptocurrency’s best use case. Posted December 10, 2019.
Technical Indicator
Back to top ↑Bitcoin Energy-Value Equivalence
Charles Edwards shares his model called the energy-value equivalence. Posted December
Correlation
Back to top ↑Bitcoin Energy-Value Equivalence
Charles Edwards shares his model called the energy-value equivalence. Posted December
Pricing Model
Back to top ↑Bitcoin Energy-Value Equivalence
Charles Edwards shares his model called the energy-value equivalence. Posted December
Energy Value
Back to top ↑Bitcoin Energy-Value Equivalence
Charles Edwards shares his model called the energy-value equivalence. Posted December
Miners
Back to top ↑Bitcoin Energy-Value Equivalence
Charles Edwards shares his model called the energy-value equivalence. Posted December
Production
Back to top ↑Bitcoin’s Production Cost
Charles Edwards shares his model for Bitcoin valuation based on production cost. Posted December 13, 2019.
Belief
Back to top ↑The Passion of The Believers
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Hereafter
Back to top ↑The Passion of The Believers
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Prayer
Back to top ↑The Passion of The Believers
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John Newbery
Back to top ↑Tweetstorm: A forward look at Bitcoin
John Newbery gives a glimpse of what to expect from Bitcoin. Posted December 21, 2019.
Roadmap
Back to top ↑Tweetstorm: A forward look at Bitcoin
John Newbery gives a glimpse of what to expect from Bitcoin. Posted December 21, 2019.
Acrual
Back to top ↑Bitcoin is a information channel
Acrual expands his meaning behind “low entropy carrier”. Posted December 22, 2019.
Stability
Back to top ↑Bitcoin is a information channel
Acrual expands his meaning behind “low entropy carrier”. Posted December 22, 2019.
Nakamoto Consensus
Back to top ↑Bitcoin’s Eternal Struggle
Gigi explains Bitcoin’s thermodynamic properties
Randomness
Back to top ↑Bitcoin’s Eternal Struggle
Gigi explains Bitcoin’s thermodynamic properties
Chaos
Back to top ↑Bitcoin’s Eternal Struggle
Gigi explains Bitcoin’s thermodynamic properties
Rory Highside
Back to top ↑Proof-of-Work, The Fundamental Laws of Physics And Nature
Rory Highside explains the thermodynamics behind PoW and Bitcoin. POsted December 25, 2019.
POW
Back to top ↑Proof-of-Work, The Fundamental Laws of Physics And Nature
Rory Highside explains the thermodynamics behind PoW and Bitcoin. POsted December 25, 2019.
BIP
Back to top ↑Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #78: 2019 Year-in-Review Special
A technical lookback at 2019 from Bitcoin Optech Newsletter. POsted December 28, 2019.
Startup
Back to top ↑Bitcoin As a Startup
Hass McCook lays out his thesis on how Bitcoin is evolving in stages much like a startup raises capital. Posted December 29, 2019
Fundraising
Back to top ↑Bitcoin As a Startup
Hass McCook lays out his thesis on how Bitcoin is evolving in stages much like a startup raises capital. Posted December 29, 2019
Investing
Back to top ↑Bitcoin As a Startup
Hass McCook lays out his thesis on how Bitcoin is evolving in stages much like a startup raises capital. Posted December 29, 2019
VC
Back to top ↑Bitcoin As a Startup
Hass McCook lays out his thesis on how Bitcoin is evolving in stages much like a startup raises capital. Posted December 29, 2019
Ben Kaufman
Back to top ↑Bending Bitcoin — The Principle of Hard Money
Ben Kaufman explains hard money and why Bitcoin is such. Posted December 30, 2019
Hard Money
Back to top ↑Bending Bitcoin — The Principle of Hard Money
Ben Kaufman explains hard money and why Bitcoin is such. Posted December 30, 2019
Sound Money
Back to top ↑Bending Bitcoin — The Principle of Hard Money
Ben Kaufman explains hard money and why Bitcoin is such. Posted December 30, 2019