I can be nostr:npub1vadcfln4ugt2h9ruwsuwu5vu5am4xaka7pw6m7axy79aqyhp6u5q9knuu7's stunt double.
nb.: If you haven't read it yet, Jonathan Bier’s The Blocksize War chronicles the events leading up to, and shortly after, Bitcoin Independence Day in-depth. Highly recommended!
https://www.amazon.com/Blocksize-War-controls-Bitcoins-protocol/dp/B08YQMC2WM
Happy Bitcoin Independence Day!
Very sad update from Chris Belcher, one of the most prominent privacy reachers and devs in Bitcoin, who was working on CoinSwap until a year ago.
He has a severe case of long covid, and it doesnt seem like he can do anything for the foreseeable future.
https://gist.github.com/chris-belcher/ca5051285c6f8d38693fd127575be44d#update
Looks like this is the same thing Belcher is struggling with. (H/T nostr:npub1yfmcm63zgnzj9jnafvtnlrz0rjhv7me54suuj83p9rqg78jc687sle794q)
It also lines up with what he said a year ago on Reddit btw: https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/yvqf42/important_dev_chris_belcher_who_was_working_on/iwil0r9/?context=3
Update from bitcoin privacy dev Chris Belcher: https://gist.github.com/chris-belcher/ca5051285c6f8d38693fd127575be44d#update
FWIW the update includes a picture of himself, which is strange because he has always had particularly strong opsec. Personally would like to see a PGP signed message from him stating this is authentic.
He’s done several video presentations etc, which you can find on Youtube. Why would a photo be strange?
Very sad update from Chris Belcher, one of the most prominent privacy reachers and devs in Bitcoin, who was working on CoinSwap until a year ago.
He has a severe case of long covid, and it doesnt seem like he can do anything for the foreseeable future.
https://gist.github.com/chris-belcher/ca5051285c6f8d38693fd127575be44d#update
In Bitcoin, Explained 82, nostr:npub1s6z7hmmx2vud66f3utxd70qem8cwtggx0jgc7gh8pqwz2k8cltuqrdwk4c and I discuss Anthony Towns’ recent blog post on scaling Bitcoin, “Putting the B in BTC”.
👂👇
https://podcast.sprovoost.nl/@nado/episodes/episode-82-scaling-to-billions-of-users
In Bitcoin, Explained 81, #[0] and I tell you what’s new in Bitcoin Core 25.0.
👂👇
https://podcast.sprovoost.nl/@nado/episodes/episode-81-bitcoin-core-25-0
In the mid-1990s, a Japanese film crew traveled to the San Francisco Bay Area to shoot a documentary about the Cypherpunks.
The resulting film offers a unique window into the Crypto Wars that raged in the US at the time.
ICYMI, Evolving Bitcoin's Code, the Bitcoin 2023 panel discussion with a focus on scaling Bitcoin, was recently posted online.
Featuring Tadge Dryja, Jeremy Rubin and Amiti Uttarwar, with myself as host.
In Bitcoin, Explained 80, nostr:npub1s6z7hmmx2vud66f3utxd70qem8cwtggx0jgc7gh8pqwz2k8cltuqrdwk4c and I are joined by Jan Capek to discuss Stratum V2.
👂👇
https://podcast.sprovoost.nl/@nado/episodes/episode-80-stratum-v2
All #Bitcoin2023 talks from the Open Source stage have now been published online, so that include my chat with Wolf von Laer about The Genesis Book.
Starts around the 29 minute mark: https://youtu.be/mn9Xhp5QLjo?t=1743
Standalone video has now also been published: https://youtu.be/tkc9v-6gaWY
All #Bitcoin2023 talks from the Open Source stage have now been published online, so that include my chat with Wolf von Laer about The Genesis Book.
Starts around the 29 minute mark: https://youtu.be/mn9Xhp5QLjo?t=1743
I’ll add it to my to-do list, but generally speaking, if people want to support my work, I’d much prefer it if people get the book when it’s out :)
As a bonus, you then get the book!
I disapprove of what you inscribe, but I will defend with my node your right to inscribe it?
In Bitcoin, Explained 79, #[0] and I explain why the witness discount was included in the Segwit protocol upgrade from 2017, why this discount is 75%, and why this discount still makes sense in today’s world where Inscriptions benefit from it.
👂👇
https://podcast.sprovoost.nl/@nado/episodes/bitcoin-explained-79-the-witness-discount
Now that I have access to my Damus app again…
Last weekend at #bitcoin2023 I open sourced my research project on the prehistory of Bitcoin.
Read, share, and make suggestions! 👇
www.thegenesisbook.com
In Bitcoin, Explained 78, @provoost and I explain Partially Signed Bitcoin Transactions (PSBTs) and Dutch auctions on Bitcoin.
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