What the hell is everyone squealing about regarding this “critical flaw” and “confirmed double spend” on the Bitcoin network? Is this another 2013 bug, or a giant nothing burger? Guy dives into it on today’s episode and then gets into the follow-up to Wittgenstein’s Money, the amazing piece by Allen Farrington that we covered in the previous episode on the show. What is value, what is money, & what would it seem like if it did seem like a money was emerging from zero?
Don’t miss today’s Guy’s Take episode! Other great must watch/listen pieces discussed in this episode:
How I made a Toaster from Scratch
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ODzO7Lz_pw
I, Pencil
https://bitcoinaudible.com/?p=1668
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