Latest Episodes
Read_547 - Scaling Lightning: To El Zonte... and Beyond! [Roy Sheinfeld]
"Many tellings of El Salvador’s story have largely overlooked and understated the role of the Lightning Network. But make no mistake: any country could...
Read_546 - Could Bitcoin Be Palestine's Currency of Freedom? [Alex Gladstein]
“Independence is financial,” Abukhdeir told me. “If we don’t have financial freedom, nothing is going to change.” - Alex Gladstein Another brilliant addition to...
Read_545 - The Ultimate Guide to Inflation [Lyn Alden]
A great piece today detailing out the different kinds, the nuances & the long history of inflation. What misconceptions do we still have about...
Read_544 - Another Way to Think About Bitcoin's Value [Bradley Rettler]
"Owning bitcoin is often put in contrast to owning stock in a company that produces a good or service. In virtue of the company...
Read_543 - There Never Was a Real Tulip Fever [Smithsonian Magazine]
"For decades, economists have pointed to 17th-century tulipmania as a warning about the perils of the free market. Writers and historians have reveled in...
Read_542 - Sidechains for Scaling, Thunder Network [Paul Sztorc]
"Bitcoin (BTC, the currency) in its current form can scale – enough to process every txn in the world! It just needs the right...