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CryptoQuikRead_071 - Why Blockchain is Hard
Are Bitcoin maximalists just cultist fools? Or are they realists who have yet to see a solid case for alternative blockchains? Hitting Jimmy Song's...

CryptoQuikRead_070 - Joe Lubin & Jimmy Song Bet Over Blockchain 'Magic Dust'
The most entertaining panel discussion so far @Consensus2018 was between Joe Lubin, Amber Baldet, and Jimmy Song. Song met the panel with uninhibited skepticism...

CryptoQuikRead_069 - The State of Cryptocurrency Mining
This may be one of the most important articles I’ve read to date. If you think you know about the intricacies, costs, and dynamics...

CryptoQuikRead_068 - New Ideas Energize Ethereum, True Signaling Solution Still Elusive
New ideas take the stage at the EIP:0 meeting. Governance, Inflation, Social Consensus, funds recovery and more. Reading one of Rachel O’Leary’s great articles...

CryptoQuikRead_067 - Giacomo Zucco's Epic Twitter Thread
[Trigger Warning!] Giacomo Zucco recently delivered an epic Twitter thread detailing why he thought bcash supporters were stupid. He may not be the most...

CryptoQuikRead_066 - Money, Blockchains, and Social Scalability
Szabo's excellent essay on the specific trade-offs that empower Satoshi's brilliant solution to the scaling of trust across human institutions. Listen if you are...