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Issue #654: POWSWAP, REAL DeFi

Jeremy Rubin is dropping major bitcoin facts.

January 17, 2020Updated February 22, 20242 min read

Issue #654: POWSWAP, REAL DeFi

Issue #653: Truly smart contracts

Is this the perfect smart contract?

January 16, 2020Updated February 22, 20241 min read

Issue #653: Truly smart contracts

Issue #652: Fundamental refresh Wednesday

Hardware & Bitcoin

January 15, 2020Updated February 22, 20243 min read

Issue #652: Fundamental refresh Wednesday

Issue #651: They're not even hiding it anymore

Lend cash directly to smaller banks?!

January 14, 2020Updated February 22, 20242 min read

Issue #651: They're not even hiding it anymore

Issue #650: Soft fork activation talk begins to simmer

forking around?

January 13, 2020Updated February 22, 20242 min read

Issue #650: Soft fork activation talk begins to simmer

Issue #649: Widening the bottom of the funnel

Bitcoin is for everyone.

January 10, 2020Updated February 22, 20243 min read

Issue #649: Widening the bottom of the funnel

Issue #648: Hardware is key for this revolution

What is happening in the world of Bitcoin hardware?

January 9, 2020Updated February 22, 20242 min read

Issue #648: Hardware is key for this revolution

Issue #647: A good "is the halving priced in" take

Do you understand bitcoin?

January 8, 2020Updated February 22, 20241 min read

Issue #647: A good "is the halving priced in" take

Issue #646: Some action on the Liquid sidechain

It is getting wet!

January 7, 2020Updated February 22, 20242 min read

Issue #646: Some action on the Liquid sidechain

Issue #645: Laws that are too dumb to enforce

Bitcoin exists. it's real.

January 6, 2020Updated February 22, 20242 min read

Issue #645: Laws that are too dumb to enforce

Issue #644: The year of PSBT?

Unlocking permissionless innovation

January 3, 2020Updated February 22, 20242 min read

Issue #644: The year of PSBT?

Issue #643: Shedding the booster rockets

Bitcoin cannot be stopped.

January 2, 2020Updated February 22, 20244 min read

Issue #643: Shedding the booster rockets

Issue #642: Oh how far we've come

Bitcoin's success is inevitable.

December 30, 2019Updated February 22, 20243 min read

Issue #642: Oh how far we've come

Issue #641: The capital controls get tighter

Do you have control?

December 27, 2019Updated February 22, 20242 min read

Issue #641: The capital controls get tighter

Issue #640: A peek into the future

Bitcoins future is bright.

December 26, 2019Updated February 22, 20242 min read

Issue #640: A peek into the future

Issue #639: Run Bitcoin from space: a tutorial

Bitcoin can go to mars?

December 23, 2019Updated February 22, 20242 min read

Issue #639: Run Bitcoin from space: a tutorial

Issue #638: The War on CoinJoins is here?

What side are you on?

December 20, 2019Updated February 22, 20242 min read

Issue #638: The War on CoinJoins is here?

Issue #637: We may be too far gone

Users must control their data

December 19, 2019Updated February 22, 20242 min read

Issue #637: We may be too far gone

Issue #636: Again, why do we put up with this?

Bitcoin fixes this.

December 18, 2019Updated February 22, 20241 min read

Issue #636: Again, why do we put up with this?

Issue #635: Opportunity costs exist

This is going to become the new normal

December 17, 2019Updated February 22, 20242 min read

Issue #635: Opportunity costs exist