theory

Bitcoin, Not Blockchain

September 6, 2019
bitcoin, economics, gradually then suddenly, blockchain, theory

Contents ... Gradually, Then Suddenly: Intro Bitcoin Can’t Be Copied Bitcoin Is Not Too Volatile Bitcoin Does Not Waste Energy Bitcoin is Not Too Slow Bitcoin Fixes This Bitcoin, Not Blockchain Bitcoin is Not Backed by Nothing Bitcoin is Not a Pyramid Scheme Bitcoin Cannot be Banned Bitcoin is Not for Criminals Bitcoin Obsoletes All Other Money Bitcoin is a Rally Cry Bitcoin is Common Sense Bitcoin is Antifragile Bitcoin is One for All Bitcoin is the Great Definancialization This article by Parker Lewis was first published in Unchained blog. ...

Bitcoin is Not Backed by Nothing

September 27, 2019
bitcoin, economics, gradually then suddenly, theory, qe, scarcity

Contents ... Gradually, Then Suddenly: Intro Bitcoin Can’t Be Copied Bitcoin Is Not Too Volatile Bitcoin Does Not Waste Energy Bitcoin is Not Too Slow Bitcoin Fixes This Bitcoin, Not Blockchain Bitcoin is Not Backed by Nothing Bitcoin is Not a Pyramid Scheme Bitcoin Cannot be Banned Bitcoin is Not for Criminals Bitcoin Obsoletes All Other Money Bitcoin is a Rally Cry Bitcoin is Common Sense Bitcoin is Antifragile Bitcoin is One for All Bitcoin is the Great Definancialization This article by Parker Lewis was first published in Unchained blog. ...

On Bitcoin’s UX

September 20, 2020
protocol, theory, practice

This article by Gigi was published on swanbitcoin.com website. Contribute. Why the internet doesn’t feel as clumsy anymore is twofold: (1) we got used to the novel concepts the internet brought with it, and (2) countless layers of abstraction make interacting with the base layer easier. There is an ongoing discus­sion in the Bitcoin space revolving around the topic of user experi­ence, or UX for short. Bitcoin still feels weird, clunky, and compli­cated at times. ...