Linus Torvald’s philosophy of Linux kernel development is governed by one core principle, “Don’t break userspace.” How does this philosophy map to development of the Bitcoin protocol?
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The Bitcoin Halving: Why This Time Could Be Different
The fourth Bitcoin halving is approaching, and this one has the potential to be a very different experience from prior halvings.
How CTV Can Help Scale Bitcoin
Lightning has offered a path to massively improve the scalability of transactions conducted using Bitcoin, but has offered no meaningful path to scaling the ownership of coins on the network. CTV opens the door to addressing that missing piece of the scaling puzzle.
Bitcoin Is A Database
Bitcoin and every aspect of the protocol that runs it orbits around facilitating one thing: the maintenance and reconciliation of databases.
PlebLab Announces TopBuilder: A Unique Bitcoin Competition
Turn your project into the next Bitcoin Startup and a chance to win $15K in Bitcoin.
Jevons Paradox: What It Actually Means For Bitcoin
Jevon’s Paradox is a core economic concept underlying the plan to scale Bitcoin in layers rather than increasing the throughput of the blockchain itself. However, it is a sorely misunderstood concept.
Mercury Layer: A Massive Improvement On Statechains
CommerceBlock has taken their initial Mercury statechain implementation, a second layer akin to Lightning, and massively improved the privacy for users. The operator now is incapable of learning
Breez Announces FiatLink: A Lightning To Fiat API Standard
Breez is integrating a standard API format into Breez SDK for Lightning wallets and applications to integrate fiat on/off ramp functionality.
Developers Don’t Work For You
People are starting to get very confused about what their relationship is with Bitcoin developers, it’s time to address that confusion.
Fuck The Fed, Go Local
Colorado and Washington state legalized marijuana in 2012 and by doing so, told the federal government to go fuck itself. Why Bitcoiners can learn from this model of political change. From “The Primary Issue”.