Bitcoin Audible

"Ralph Merkle… made the argument that Bitcoin is the first example of a new form of life. In this article series, I intend to take this claim seriously, explore it further, and see what can be gleaned...

20 Aug 201945min

Our monetary system has confiscated trillions in resources and value by corrupting the very incentives that keep our economy healthy and resilient… in that world, what role does Bitcoin play? Today we...

15 Aug 201958min

Everything that defines the Bitcoin network is in the validation rules, and the nodes are its enforcers. An impenetrable fortress of validation. Because it deserves an episode of its own, today w...

13 Aug 201931min

The crew from the Lightning Hood website and weekly wrap-up are back for another episode chatting all about the developments in Lightning & Bitcoin throughout the last year. What's new, what's the sa...

13 Aug 20191h 44min

Do we live in an age of liberty, where information is freely accessible, or an age of heavy-handed copyright restrictions where we are losing the ownership of the very devices we hold in our hands? If...

9 Aug 201934min

We make claims about Bitcoin's assurances all the time. It is censorship resistant, it's open and permissionless, it's counterfeit proof, etc. But are these things entirely true? When someone wants ...

7 Aug 201949min

Today we read an excellent article by Ben Perrin (@Btcsessions) laying out an excellent argument that reveals #BitcoinMaximalism as the meticulous and thoughtful position it actually is. Rather than ...

6 Aug 201954min

Today we have on the show one of the best journalists in the Bitcoin ecosystem, Aaron Van Wirdum! We chat about his path to finding Bitcoin, his process in investigating protocol developments, social...

5 Aug 20191h 14min