If you missed the insanity that happened during the "Block Wars" that extended from 2014 all the way to late 2017 with the split of Bitcoin Cash, then you aren't going to want to miss this article.  With a thorough overview of both the history and core ideas behind the numerous ideas and personalities wrapped into the blocksize debate, Lucas Nuzzi lays out the full picture with his article "The Resolution of the Big Block Experiment." Drop some applause on this excellent write-up by heading over to https://medium.com/digitalassetresearch/the-resolution-of-the-big-block-experiment-e1df3e38d03f and while you are there be sure to check out his more recent article on Schnorr Signatures and Bitcoin privacy! Follow @LucasNuzzi on Twitter to stay up on the other incredible work he is doing.  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message

The risks and benefits of chargebacks, the nature of the trade-off between contract enforcement & ensuring privacy, the elements of splitting contractual elements (the ripped dollar bill) to minimize trust, pseudonymous credit ratings, and so much more in our completion of Szabo's essay, “Formalizing and Securing Relationships on Public Networks.” More amazing foresight into the problems of smart contract design, detailed more than a decade before Bitcoin even existed. Link to the Nakamoto Institute for hosting this incredible work: nakamotoinstitute.org/formalizing-securing-relationships/  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message