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Read_762 - Bitcoin's Security Model Deep Dive
"When discussing consensus mechanisms for different cryptocurrencies, one issue that often causes arguments is a lack of understanding (and definition) of the security model...
![Read_761 - A Sound Bitcoin Financial System [Alex B]](https://episodes.castos.com/6626b866f2af87-36468692/images/1740684/c1a-9mg94-p8dm91o1crm-t5bb9g.jpg)
Read_761 - A Sound Bitcoin Financial System [Alex B]
"I believe it’s important to go back to what this sovereignty is made of. Bitcoin works because an economic majority is aligning incentives for...

Read_760 - Drivechain's Place in Bitcoin's Future
"To not die, Bitcoin must become more used. The current thesis accepted by most “maximalists” is that Bitcoin will continue to be thought of...
![Read_759 - Increasing Interoperability in Second Layer Protocols [Chase Smith]](https://episodes.castos.com/6626b866f2af87-36468692/images/1740686/c1a-9mg94-zo5nzj85bg3-olmb9k.jpg)
Read_759 - Increasing Interoperability in Second Layer Protocols [Chase Smith]
"Often overlooked is the importance of interoperability between not only the second-layer protocol and Bitcoin but the layer-2 protocols themselves. A second layer, where...
![Read_758 - Scaling and Consensus Changes [James O'Beirne]](https://episodes.castos.com/6626b866f2af87-36468692/images/1740688/c1a-9mg94-924v5d80tg2z-cnzsnq.jpg)
Read_758 - Scaling and Consensus Changes [James O'Beirne]
"When reading a draft of this post, my wife got kind of depressed right around here. Her macabre question, basically, is: “if everyone just...
![Read_757 - Putting the B in BTC [Anthony Towns]](https://episodes.castos.com/6626b866f2af87-36468692/images/1740687/c1a-9mg94-ddkn6q95tr9v-rumfeu.jpg)
Read_757 - Putting the B in BTC [Anthony Towns]
"The headroom there isn’t unlimited — expect it to show up as fee pressure and backlogs and less ability to quickly resolve transaction storms....