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Of course, I am open to any different opening that might improve the possibility of a decentralised, non-governmental, non-inflationary money. At present, this point seems quite solid to me: Do you have any other ideas?

jack mallers

There is no second best. A deep dive into why there is #Bitcoin and then there is everything else. My keynote from @npub167n5...zu3r This keynote was inspired by many but I want to give a special shoutout to @Gigi , Jason Lowery, Andrew Poelstra, and Greg Maxwell. Their writings and work was particularly influential. I’d also like to shoutout the @npub167n5...zu3r team. This was one of the best #Bitcoin conferences I’ve ever been to. Thanks so much for having me!

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woolcycle 1 year ago

Thanks for engaging! Personally, I wasn't convinced by @jack mallers presentation. I wonder if it would be possible to have an adversarial debate at a Bitcoin conference, e.g. Bitcoin vs shitcoin, PoW vs PoS? Also, let's pick the cryptos to compare and contrast with #Bitcoin based on rigorous technical criteria, not just market cap. Personally, I am all in on Bitcoin + Nimiq, the latter of which is transitioning to Proof of Stake. The depth of research being done on blockchains is too substantial just to be sniggered at! Here is something from the Nimiq team, the third metric concerns mitigation against centralisation under Proof of Stake.

woolcycle 1 year ago

Read the first sentence carefully. Who else is willing to commit to the first principles contained therein? You are welcome to have interim conclusions in favour of "Bitcoin only" or Proof of Work only. But the search for solutions which best meet the first principles needs to continue. View quoted note →