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Oct 11, 2019

Research paper: A model for Bitcoin’s security and the declining block subsidy

By Hasu, James Prestwich, and Brandon Curtis — An application or protocol is secure if it realizes its goal in an adversarial environment. In the case of Bitcoin, the goal is to establish a payment system where anyone can participate, only the rightful owner can spend a coin, and all valid transactions make it into the ledger eventually. …

Bitcoin

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Research paper: A model for Bitcoin’s security and the declining block subsidy
Research paper: A model for Bitcoin’s security and the declining block subsidy
Bitcoin

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Mar 6, 2019

Investing in Bitcoin

By Su Zhu and Hasu We don’t talk much about price in this blog, but we will make an exception today to show how to value bitcoin using a high-level approach. …

Bitcoin

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Investing in Bitcoin
Investing in Bitcoin
Bitcoin

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Feb 18, 2019

Interest Rates are the Next Battleground in the Stablecoin Wars

By Su Zhu and Hasu So far, dollar backed stablecoins like Tether’s USDT or Circle’s USDC don’t pay any interest to holders of their coin. We think that is about to change in 2019. …

Cryptocurrency

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Interest Rates are the Next Battleground in the Stablecoin Wars
Interest Rates are the Next Battleground in the Stablecoin Wars
Cryptocurrency

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Feb 12, 2019

Bitcoin is a hedge against the cashless society

When cash is gone, where will you turn to transact with a basic level of privacy? What money do you hold when negative interest rates start eating away at your bank account? — By Su Zhu and Hasu The rise of digital payments and the move towards a cashless society are often seen as the same, but there is an important difference between them. Digital payments like Paypal, Venmo, domestic-, and international bank transfers are convenient for people and businesses to transact with…

Bitcoin

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Bitcoin is a hedge against the cashless society
Bitcoin is a hedge against the cashless society
Bitcoin

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Feb 2, 2019

Why Monetary Maximalism could fall short of expectations

By Su Zhu and Hasu Monetary maximalism is the idea that in a free market for money one big winner will emerge and that the “soundest” money is in the best position to do so. In a previous post, I wrote that “every token competes in one massive power law…

Bitcoin

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Why Monetary Maximalism could fall short of expectations
Why Monetary Maximalism could fall short of expectations
Bitcoin

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Jan 7, 2019

Maker Dai: Stable, but not scalable

A lesson in stablecoin arbitrage — By Su Zhu and Hasu The least understood thing about stablecoins is how they come into existence. Who creates the supply of Tether, USDC or Dai that you can buy on your favorite exchange? We will take a look at how professional arbitrageurs expand and contract the supply of a…

Blockchain

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Maker Dai: Stable, but not scalable
Maker Dai: Stable, but not scalable
Blockchain

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Dec 13, 2018

Bitcoin and the Promise of Independent Property Rights

A framework for skeptics, part 3 — By Su Zhu and Hasu In the second part, we showed how Bitcoin is a novel social and economic institution. But the question remains: Who is going to use it? Is there a place for Bitcoin among other institutions, and if so, where is it? …

Blockchain

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Bitcoin and the Promise of Independent Property Rights
Bitcoin and the Promise of Independent Property Rights
Blockchain

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Dec 3, 2018

Unpacking Bitcoin’s Social Contract

A framework for skeptics — Bitcoin is a novel social and economic institution. It is so different from our existing institutions that we should be skeptical and ask as many hard, pressing questions as we can before trusting it with any economic value. Some answers will only reveal themselves with time (or Lindy, as the…

Blockchain

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Unpacking Bitcoin’s Social Contract
Unpacking Bitcoin’s Social Contract
Blockchain

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Published in The Startup

·Nov 27, 2018

My first impressions of the Casa Bitcoin Node

When Casa announced their plug-and-play Bitcoin and Lightning node, I immediately pre-ordered one for myself. It was an impulse buy — I certainly didn’t need a Bitcoin node nor would I call myself an avid early adopter or tinkerer. Motivation My prior experience with running a Bitcoin full node had been…

Bitcoin

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My first impressions of the Casa Bitcoin Node
My first impressions of the Casa Bitcoin Node
Bitcoin

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Published in The Startup

·Nov 26, 2018

How BSV puts Binance customers at risk

By Su Zhu and Hasu — Bitcoin SV pumped 66% today while being the 6th most traded crypto asset in terms of volume. Impressive for a coin that isn’t even widely listed yet? On further inspection, the real reason might be an irresponsible business decision by the largest altcoin exchange. Deposits disabled Over the last days, BSV made…

Blockchain

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How BSV puts Binance customers at risk
How BSV puts Binance customers at risk
Blockchain

4 min read

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