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Defining and Discussing “Bitcoin Security”
Defining and Discussing “Bitcoin Security”
There Is No “Network Security”
Shinobi [SHI256]
Aug 20, 2021
Lightning Network, Yield, and Incentives
Lightning Network, Yield, and Incentives
What is the core incentive for locking up Bitcoin into a payment channel on the Lightning Network to route payment for other people? Make…
Shinobi [SHI256]
Aug 3, 2021
My Worries About Too Generalized Covenants
My Worries About Too Generalized Covenants
Covenants strictly speaking in Bitcoin land are just scripts or functionality that allows you to artificially restrict where a UTXO can be…
Shinobi [SHI256]
Jul 2, 2021
Why Bitcoin Works: For the New People
Why Bitcoin Works: For the New People
This isn’t for Bitcoiners, this is for new people. I tried to boil down a comprehensive but expansive break down of Bitcoin/blockchains…
Shinobi [SHI256]
Jan 29, 2021
A Decade of Dollar Denominated Debasement Debauchery
A Decade of Dollar Denominated Debasement Debauchery
01/Nov/2008–-A pseudonym of unknown nationality sent an email carrying word of Bitcoin, a peer to peer electronic cash system with no…
Blockbain
Dec 19, 2020
Thinking Beyond BitMEX: DLCs
Thinking Beyond BitMEX: DLCs
Well, firstly I want to say that as of right now the official BitMEX announcement is effectively “We disagree Mr. Government, and intend…
Shinobi [SHI256]
Oct 1, 2020
Virtual HTLCs
Virtual HTLCs
The Lightning Network/Protocol has been a massive gravitational well of development attention over the last 2–3 years. I’d speculate that…
Shinobi [SHI256]
Sep 23, 2020
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