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“This week I learned you can start syncing an archival Ethereum node, travel completely around the world, and it still won’t be finished.” -@lopp Today’s Quik Read is from Jameson Lopp on his experiences with Ethereum infrastructure.   Link to the full article and Lopp's Medium page: https://medium.com/@lopp/the-challenges-of-building-ethereum-infrastructure-87e443e47a4b   Support the show:3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz5 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message

Price got you down?  Don’t forget why we are here.  From @davidcbennett, we read ”I Hodl.” Link to the article on Steemit: https://steemit.com/bitcoin/@davidcbennett/i-hodl   Support the show: 3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz5 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message

"So, what people call "SPV" today, is actually the practice of trusting the hashrate majority not JUST to prevent doublespending, but to properly verify and enforce Bitcoin rules." @giacomozucco The Twitter Thread: https://twitter.com/giacomozucco/status/1009281116837175296 Thread Reader Unrolled: https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1009281116837175296.html   Support the show: 3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz5 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message

"It was around this time — 1997, close to the [cypherpunk mailing] list’s peak popularity — that Back submitted his Hashcash proposal." @AaronvanW @BitcoinMagazine Today we read the second in Aaron Von Wirdum's "Genesis Files" series titled "Hashcash or How Adam Back Designed Bitcoin's Motor Block." Another excellent dive into the critical components and contributions that made Bitcoin possible.Check out the full article at Bitcoin Magazine:https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/genesis-files-hashcash-or-how-adam-back-designed-bitcoins-motor-block/   Support the show: 3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz5 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message

“While patching the first hack, they seem to have initially wanted to decrease the time drift to 15 minutes, but things kept… going wrong.” Listen to the next installment in the Verge Hack fiasco from Daniel Goldman + Abacus Crypto Journal Link to the full article:https://blog.theabacus.io/lets-do-the-time-warp-again-the-verge-hack-part-deux-c6396ab36ecb Support the show:3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz5 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message

"the most pressing issue in cryptocurrency and blockchain technology right now is, how are we going to achieve the original vision of blockchains as open, decentralized networks while scaling to reach a billion people?"  @neha   Today we read @neha’s The Importance of Layer 2: https://medium.com/mit-media-lab-digital-currency-initiative/the-importance-of-layer-2-105189f72102   Video of full L2 Summit presentations and discussion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzoS0tPUAiQ   Support the show:3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz5 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message

Support the Show:3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz5   Are smart contracts really the trustless panacea that we all dream they are?  Or are there serious and often insurmountable challenges that too many ignore?  Find out more in @JimmySong’s excellent article on the Truth About Smart Contracts.   Don't forget to check ou the full article, multiple funny comic strips included, as well as Jimmy Song's other great work:https://medium.com/@jimmysong/the-truth-about-smart-contracts-ae825271811f --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message

Support The Show: 3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz5   @TheBlueMatt has introduced a new protocol to re-decentralize the vulnerability of mining pools.  Listen to @dantwany’s article breaking down what this could mean for the future of Bitcoin.    Check out the website for further links and other articles on Bitcoin news and development: https://news.buybitcoinworldwide.com/betterhash-aims-to-increase-bitcoin-mining-decentralization/   Tales From the Crypto #31 with @TheBlueMatt:https://talesfromthecrypt.libsyn.com/tales-from-the-crypt-31-matt-corallo --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message

Today we read @StopAndDecrypt’s thorough breakdown of the Ethereum scaling and validation trade-off.  Is ETH an inherently centralizing system?  Find out in today’s Quik Read. Don't forget to check the plethora of graphics and charts as well as the other great work from @StopAndDecrypt: https://hackernoon.com/sharding-centralizes-ethereum-by-selling-you-scaling-in-disguised-as-scaling-out-266c136fc55d Support the Show: 3CHTvvAhrzUs3QWN5DsyGXbM2W1SvL2bi5 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message

Covering the weeks top stories with Bitcoin Magazine’s Week in Review - Looking to the Past and the Future.  Listen to today’s episode from Shawn Gordon and subscribe to hear all the best articles in the Cryptoconomy space.Don't forget to click the link for the other great work from @bitcoinmagazine and Shawn Gordon:https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/bitcoin-magazines-week-review-looking-past-and-future/ Support the Show:3CHTvvAhrzUs3QWN5DsyGXbM2W1SvL2bi5 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message