A Reading: The Technical Foundation of Bitcoin Maximalism

Brady reads through and discusses three recent Twitter threads that explain the technical foundation of bitcoin maximalism: bitcoin is a protocol for the transfer of value over the internet and the history of internet protocols demonstrates that only one will win. Links from the show below. Fascinated by bitcoin? Confused? Overwhelmed? We feel you. Follow us for useful breakdowns of news, the social & economic implications of bitcoin and breakdowns about how the system works. We are dedicated to being sovereign citizens of bitcoin and we're sharing our journey learning bitcoin hoping it makes yours a bit easier. Citizen Bitcoin on Twitter: https://twitter.com/citizenbitcoin Citizen Bitcoin Podcast: https://citizenbitcoin.simplecast.fm/ Citizen Bitcoin on Medium: https://medium.com/@citizenbitcoin Links from the show: @MeniRosenfeld thread on why it is important to understand how bitcoin works: https://twitter.com/MeniRosenfeld/status/998712581899595776 @jmcorgan thread on "cargo-cult engineering" in the "blockchain space": https://twitter.com/jmcorgan/status/996434257026453506 @arbedout thread on early internet protocol developer Michael Padlipsky: https://twitter.com/arbedout/status/995277494801588224