Issue #169 - December 30, 2019

Why Bitcoin matters for Freedom. Arguments for s2f via backtesting and BTC via Austrian economics. LN channel rebalancing and path privacy. PoW and money as information.

Bitcoin:
Alex Gladstein makes the case for Bitcoin mattering for Freedom. Backtesting stock-to-flow. Konrad S. Graf comes back around to Bitcoin from an Austrian perspective.

Why Bitcoin matters for Freedom
s2f backtested
Code-enhanced public club governance

Lightning:
Proactive channel rebalancing paper. Dev list discusses path privacy attack vectors.

Proactive channel rebalancing
On Path Privacy

Other:
Dan Held on how information is intrinsic to money. Nic Carter does a deep dive into PoW incentives. As does Rory Highside from a physics perspective.

Information Theory of Money
In Support of PoW
Physics and PoW

Off Chain and Programming Blockchain:
Some videos/podcasts this week. Sign up for Programming Blockchain Las Vegas Feb. 20-21, 2020! My books are available in print on Amazon! Little Bitcoin Book is available on Audible!

Daily Brief with Tone
Tech Talk Q&A
PB Las Vegas
The Little Bitcoin Book is available on Amazon
Programming Bitcoin is available on Amazon
The Little Bitcoin Book on Audible

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