Playing with the Lightning Network

(This is a two part article. The first part is a deceptively simple short introduction to the Lightning Network to lure you in. The second part is a more technical overview of an experiment that René Pickhardt and I conducted on top of it. You can find badly cobbled…

Come for the Price, Stay for the Education

The educated Bitcoin community (at least in Germany) is still small.

If we will ever elect one “digital gold”, Bitcoin seems to me the most likely winner. By market capitalization it…

Thoughts about Bitcoin

(Obligatory disclaimer that you should not put all your eggs into one basket, especially if it is an experimental basket, and that I will not buy you a new one if your one breaks, nor will I otherwise be held accountable. Also, I own fractions of a bitcoin.)