Bitcoin Audible

The full audio version of "The Case for Electronic Cash" by Jerry Brito. Abstract  Cash is more than a method of payment. It is a fundamental tool for individual privacy and autonomy, and it is necess...

25 Apr 20191h 4min

Lightning is complicated, difficult to use, sometimes doesn't work properly, requires a lot of learning and experimentation, and is still a risky place to hold Bitcoin funds.  Doesn't this make it a p...

24 Apr 20191h 5min

Even with #Bitcoin, are we destined for a future with intermediated payments?  Will that give us a different color of the same system we're stuck with today, or will Bitcoin still prove to be a revolu...

23 Apr 201955min

"I believe that institutional scaling presents an under-appreciated scaling vector, and it is quite possible to employ it without significantly compromising Bitcoin’s assurances." Don't miss today's ...

22 Apr 20191h 9min

Today we go through a recent blog post by Jameson Lopp and the Casa team that goes into the clever, meticulous design used to ensure the security and recoverability of the mobile key for their Keymast...

18 Apr 201934min

Today we reach the conclusion of Hoppe's incredible piece on the nature of fractional reserve banking and the contradictions of fiat money.  With the final section, "From Deposit & Loan Banking to Fra...

17 Apr 201959min

Continuing from yesterday's episode with Part 2 of our journey through Hoppe's amazing piece on the nature and origins of the fiat money system.  Could such a system ever work in a competitive market,...

16 Apr 201951min

"Fiat money is the term for a medium of exchange which is neither a commercial commodity, a consumer, or a producer good, nor title to any such commodity: i.e., irredeemable paper money." Another gre...

15 Apr 201935min