I have written quite a bit about my concerns regarding drivechains and miner incentives over the years, because I think it is a very important set of risks to be aware of. Bitcoin is almost 15 years old as a...
Haberi OkuImagine predicting Bitcoin's death on a website that no longer exists.That's what blogger Sean Lynch did 13 years ago today, when he wrote what 99 Bitcoins now classifies as the world's first "Bitcoin obituary," a news article that predicted the...
Haberi OkuThis article is featured in Bitcoin Magazine’s “The Withdrawal Issue”. Click here to subscribe now.A PDF pamphlet of this article is available for download.I have taught teenagers mathematics for my entire career. More recently, I also found great joy in...
Haberi OkuIt appears X, Tesla, SpaceX, Neuralink, and xAI won't be issuing their own cryptocurrency anytime soon.Announced on X late last week, Elon Musk has declared that none of his companies will be launching a cryptocurrency token, in a move that...
Haberi OkuThe unexpected message I got from a student was simple enough: “Any chance you're doing any sort of independent study regarding crypto or anything of that nature?” I had no intention of teaching a course on crypto. But I had...
Haberi OkuIn a recent interview on the Coin Stories podcast hosted by Natalie Brunell, U.S. Presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy discussed his views on Bitcoin, why the government should leave Bitcoin alone, and the BlackRock spot Bitcoin ETF. The presidential candidate said...
Haberi OkuAtomically purchasing digital files with digital currency is an idea that has a long history in this space. Digital goods, digital money, the two seem like a perfect pairing together. Digital goods, i.e. information, are also massive markets. Think about...
Haberi OkuSome fifty-odd years ago, I purchased a small pamphlet that promised to teach me the rudiments of “the international language” – Esperanto. The shirt-pocket sized booklet contained a half-dozen pages of grammar and a vocabulary of a few hundred words....
Haberi OkuWhen bitcoin adoption reaches a global scale, it is likely there will no longer be bitcoin podcasts, bitcoin conferences or even, sorry to say this, a need for a Bitcoin Magazine. However, until this point, people interested in bitcoin will...
Haberi OkuBitcoin miners provide a valuable service to the ecosystem. In exchange for the work they do securing the network, they are rewarded by the same network they protect. This sound and elegant design by Satoshi is surely one of the...
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