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Read_763 - Evils of THE ALGORITHM
"Everything about the concept of a social network and the incredible potential and beauty of #nostr as a protocol is in controlling your experience, …
2 years, 11 months ago
Read_762 - Bitcoin's Security Model Deep Dive
"When discussing consensus mechanisms for different cryptocurrencies, one issue that often causes arguments is a lack of understanding (and definitio…
3 years ago
![Read_761 - A Sound Bitcoin Financial System [Alex B]](https://episodes.castos.com/6626b866f2af87-36468692/images/1740684/c1a-9mg94-p8dm91o1crm-t5bb9g.jpg)
Read_761 - A Sound Bitcoin Financial System [Alex B]
"I believe it’s important to go back to what this sovereignty is made of. Bitcoin works because an economic majority is aligning incentives for every…
3 years ago
Read_760 - Drivechain's Place in Bitcoin's Future
"To not die, Bitcoin must become more used. The current thesis accepted by most “maximalists” is that Bitcoin will continue to be thought of as an in…
3 years ago
![Read_759 - Increasing Interoperability in Second Layer Protocols [Chase Smith]](https://episodes.castos.com/6626b866f2af87-36468692/images/1740686/c1a-9mg94-zo5nzj85bg3-olmb9k.jpg)
Read_759 - Increasing Interoperability in Second Layer Protocols [Chase Smith]
"Often overlooked is the importance of interoperability between not only the second-layer protocol and Bitcoin but the layer-2 protocols themselves. …
3 years ago
![Read_758 - Scaling and Consensus Changes [James O'Beirne]](https://episodes.castos.com/6626b866f2af87-36468692/images/1740688/c1a-9mg94-924v5d80tg2z-cnzsnq.jpg)
Read_758 - Scaling and Consensus Changes [James O'Beirne]
"When reading a draft of this post, my wife got kind of depressed right around here. Her macabre question, basically, is: “if everyone just winds up …
3 years ago
![Read_757 - Putting the B in BTC [Anthony Towns]](https://episodes.castos.com/6626b866f2af87-36468692/images/1740687/c1a-9mg94-ddkn6q95tr9v-rumfeu.jpg)
Read_757 - Putting the B in BTC [Anthony Towns]
"The headroom there isn’t unlimited — expect it to show up as fee pressure and backlogs and less ability to quickly resolve transaction storms. And t…
3 years ago
![Read_756 - Bitcoin, The Trust Anchor in a Sea of Blockchains [Jameson Lopp]](https://episodes.castos.com/6626b866f2af87-36468692/images/1740689/c1a-9mg94-33zvk80ncd7m-c2rtv9.jpg)
Read_756 - Bitcoin, The Trust Anchor in a Sea of Blockchains [Jameson Lopp]
"While bitcoin is still mainly seen as digital currency, it’s essentially a timestamped log with special properties. As such, it can be utilised for …
3 years ago
Guys Take #69 - But It's Just Digital Points...
With so many common misconceptions about money, how can we possibly make sense of Bitcoin for customers who have spent their entire lives using only …
3 years ago
Read_755 - Drivechains
"A successful blind merge mined sidechain with significant MEV opportunities could offer Bitcoin significant benefits, which could more than offset t…
3 years ago