Bitcoin Audible

"In 3 years no one will be talking about Bitcoin."  Miguel Cuneta has something to say about that claim.  Listen to find out!Don't forget to check out Miguel's other works and the other writers with Decentralize.today: https://medium.com/@MiguelCuneta_21450 https://decentralize.today/ https://decentralize.today/its-too-late-nothing-can-stop-the-bitcoin-protocol-738047bb5201 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message

We're back in action!  In the follow-up to Aaron van Wirdum's excellent explanatory series, I decided to tackle 15 common claims against the Lightning Network, one by one.  Only listen if you're ready to learn!Want to see all the fun memes, the other linked graphics, and links to related works?  Check out my article on Medium.com:https://medium.com/@thecryptoconomy/dont-count-your-fud-before-the-lightning-strikes-15-claims-against-lightning-answered-9671d4a663a9Don't forget Aaron's explainer series and BitcoinMagazine.com:https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/understanding-the-lightning-network-part-building-a-bidirectional-payment-channel-1464710791/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message

Completing the Lightning Puzzle with Part 3 of Understanding the Lightning Network.  The riveting conclusion of Aaron van Wirdum's series on the Lightning protocol from Bitcoin Magazine.  Listen if you're ready to learn.Don't forget to check out Aaron's other works as well as the wealth of information at Bitcoin Magazine.com:https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/understanding-the-lightning-network-part-completing-the-puzzle-and-closing-the-channel-1466178980/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message

Diving deeper down the Lightning rabbit hole with Part 2!  How do we turn payment channels into a secure and trustless network?  Listen to hear more from Aaron van Wirdum's article series on Bitcoin magazine.Link to Aaron's article on BitcoinMagazine.com:https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/understanding-the-lightning-network-part-creating-the-network-1465326903/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message

Take a dive down the Lightning Rabbit hole with Part 1 of Aaron Van Wirdum's 3 part series at Bitcoin Magazine to understand how a smart contract network accomplishes instant, secure, and trustless payments.  Listen to learn more!Link to the article at BitcoinMagazine: https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/understanding-the-lightning-network-part-building-a-bidirectional-payment-channel-1464710791/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message

Schnorr Signatures could result in a significant change in the Bitcoin network efficiency and the size and types of transactions, but what will it mean for privacy?  Listen to @nopara73's article to learn more.   Link to nopara73's article and other works:https://medium.com/@nopara73/privacy-and-schnorr-signatures-e2175d27f022 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message

Schnorr signatures could be a boon to the efficiency of the Bitcoin system and a hinderance to its spammers.  Listen to the article from Sam Wouters to learn more.   Dont forget to check out Sam Wouter's Medium page to explore the links, graphics, and his many other works:https://medium.com/@SDWouters/why-schnorr-signatures-will-help-solve-2-of-bitcoins-biggest-problems-today-9b7718e7861c --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message

Monero's hard fork has been successfully executed as planned... or has it?  Like many hard forks in the past, the consequences are rarely a simple matter.  Listen to learn more.Link to the article from Bitcoin Magazine:https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/monero-just-hard-forked-and-it-resulted-four-new-projects/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message

Listen to the extraordinary history of the Lightning Network stretching back to the beginnings of Bitcoin itself. Link to the article on Bitcoin Magazine:https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/history-lightning-brainstorm-beta/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message

Tuur Demeester lays out his arguments against Vitalik's Proof of Stake Design Philosophy.  Guess what he has to say.  Listen to today's quick read to find out.Link to Tuur's article and Medium page: https://medium.com/@tuurdemeester/critique-of-buterins-a-proof-of-stake-design-philosophy-49fc9ebb36c6   Link to Vitalik's original article and Medium page: https://medium.com/@VitalikButerin/a-proof-of-stake-design-philosophy-506585978d51 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message