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Issue #1339: Bull market for alternative tx relay and broadcast mechanisms
To any of the freedom hating governments out there reading this on our dirty corner of the internet, good luck!
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How Bitcoin and AI are becoming leverage for builders and independent thinkers.
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Settlement Networks - Bitcoin and FedNow
Two very different approaches characterize our current moment in monetary evolution: FedNow and bitcoin.
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Issue #1341: Your mempool is full, bro.
Each individual making these decisions independently, at the same time, all across the world. It really is a beautiful thing. Truly free markets for block space with real-time, dyn…
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Issue #1342: Bitcoin doesn't come out of thin air
Luckily for us, bitcoin is here to de-fang their ability to debase our savings and self-fund their sadistic war mongering across the world.
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Issue #1346: We're in the boring phase of bitcoin's build out
If bitcoin, or any of the affinity scams created in its wake, strive to be pillars of the global economy at some point this century it is imperative that the boring, un-sexy things…
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Issue #1347: Bitcoin transaction relay over Nostr gaining some attention
No matter what comes of this, I think it is encouraging to see bitcoin beginning to experiment with alternative communications protocols like Nostr to create some redundancies so t…
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Issue #1348: The revolving door between Chainalysis and the government
Roman's fate seems to be in the hands of a well connected group of individuals who are incentivized to make Chainalysis look like an omniscient crime fighting machine.
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Issue #1353: Beware of fake apps trying to take your bitcoin
Securing bitcoin is a very serious matter that should not be taken lightly. Take your time. Do your research.
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Issue #1356: PDK is here to push Payjoin forward in wallet software
I look forward to seeing the growth of the PDK project.
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Issue #1358: Civ Kit is an example of combining open source protocols to do things the right way
By leveraging these networks, Civ Kit is providing the market with the ability to create robust escrow and reputation solutions, which are two of the core pillars of marketplaces.
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Bitcoin is a Cheat Code for Technology Companies
The early success stories of Fold and Strike are a call to action for businesses and entrepreneurs globally to acknowledge the overwhelming potential benefits of incorporating bitc…
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Issue #1359: The bitcoin + AI convergence is upon us
You freaks may not realize it yet, but this is pretty massive.
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Issue #1363: The #Ai4ALL Hackathon ends July 31st
One thing that needs to be done to make this happen is to help those building out AI products to realize the massive benefit incorporating lightning into their APIs can have on the…
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Forbes’ Steven Ehrlich Interviews Ten31 Co-Founder Jonathan Kirkwood
Jonathan Kirkwood is a cofounder and managing member of Ten31, a venture capital firm that exclusively invests in the bitcoin ecosystem.
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Issue #1369: AI4All hackathon winner combines the power of lightning, AI and Nostr
When you combine distributed open source communications and distribution protocols with distributed open source money and sprinkle in the power of AI things get very exciting.
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Issue #1379: Using FROST to Increase Privacy in Collaborative Bitcoin Custody Models
I am of the persuasion that exploring everything currently at our fingertips that have been enabled because of upgrades like SegWit and Taproot before having discussions about cont…
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Issue #1381: A Tough Time to be a Bitcoin Miner
Bitcoin mining is the most ruthlessly competitive industry in the world and nothing makes this clearer than the current economics and landscape of the industry.
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Issue #1384: A GPU Mesh Network to Combat the Centralization of AI
It's early days, but the fact that many bitcoiners recognize the symbiotic relationship that is possible between AI and lightning and are quickly moving to bring products to market…
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The Convergence of AI Data Centers and Bitcoin Mining
Once we reach the point where AI companies are competing on electricity price instead of access to machines the fight for cheap power contracts will become viscous and AI companies…
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Death Athletic: On Securing 2nd Amendment Rights in the Digital Age
Whether you like it or not, the 2nd Amendment is an imperative if Americans are to ensure their freedom moving into the future.
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