Thousands of NFT collections exist in the world, but none are quite as iconic as the pixelated CryptoPunks launched in 2017. These low-key avatars have become status symbols and show no signs…
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Decentralization As A System Of Organization
Regardless of what a corporate hierarchy looks like internally, there are only four major systems of organization, according to Gulick & Urwick. These systems of organization are: Organization by Major Purpose, Organization…
Is Bitcoin A Schelling Point?
The prime characteristics of a Schelling Point, according to Thomas Schelling, are “some kind of prominence or conspicuousness. Equally essential is some kind of uniqueness. Uniqueness conveys prominence, uniqueness avoids ambiguousness.” Therefore, Bitcoin would…
The Cypherpunk Vision: How Bitcoin Fulfilled A 30-Year Dream
In March 1993, Eric Hughes published “A Cypherpunk’s Manifesto,” a revolutionary document that would lay the philosophical groundwork for Bitcoin fifteen years before Satoshi Nakamoto mined the genesis block. This manifesto wasn’t…
How Memes Shaped Bitcoin Adoption
Humans are storytelling creatures. We understand complex ideas through narratives, remember facts through stories, and build communities around shared myths. Bitcoin, despite being rooted in mathematics and cryptography, has succeeded largely because…
A Brief Introduction To Bitcoin’s Security Model
In an era where major corporations, governments, and financial institutions regularly fall victim to cyberattacks, Bitcoin stands as a remarkable exception. Since its genesis block on January 3, 2009, the Bitcoin protocol…
The Path To Hyperbitcoinization Goes Through The Lightning Network
When Satoshi Nakamoto published the Bitcoin whitepaper in 2008, the vision was clear: “A purely peer-to-peer version of electronic cash would allow online payments to be sent directly from one party to…
The Evolution of Bitcoin Mining: From CPUs to Industrial Farms
Bitcoin mining has undergone a remarkable transformation since Satoshi Nakamoto mined the genesis block on January 3, 2009. What began as a hobby for cryptography enthusiasts using ordinary computers has evolved into…
50 Interesting Facts About Bitcoin
Bitcoin has evolved from an experimental digital currency to a global financial phenomenon that has captured the world’s attention. From its mysterious origins to its revolutionary impact on finance and technology, Bitcoin…
The Big List Of Cryptography Resources
The Big List Of Cryptography Resources is organized in chronological order. Enjoy! 1957 – An Introduction To Probability Theory & Its Applications, Vol. I (William Feller) – https://bitcoinwords.github.io/assets/papers/an-introduction-to-probability-theory-and-its-applications.pdf 1970 – Public-Key Cryptography…