For everyone that tells you Bitcoin is a stagnant technology going nowhere, this is the article to point them to.  Another be returning author Lucas Nuzzi, we cover a piece that touches on the plethora of developments happening across all fronts in the Bitcoin ecosystem.  Much like the development of the internet, Bitcoin has the benefit of building a modular protocol stack to solve a vast array of problems without compromising the underlying network. A great read to close the week. Follow Lucas Nuzzi on Twitter, be sure to drop some applause on the article, check out the link to explore all the crazy stuff discussed in this piece, and lastly check out Digital Assets Research for more great work: https://medium.com/digitalassetresearch/a-look-at-innovation-in-bitcoins-technology-stack-7edf877eab14 Check out the other great reads we have by Lucas! Schnorr Signatures & the Inevitability of Privacy https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_226---Schnorr-Signatures--The-Inevitability-of-Privacy-in-Bitcoin-Lucas-Nuzzi-e3jfhi The Resolution of the Big Block Experiment https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_218---The-Resolution-of-the-Big-Block-Experiment-Lucas-Nuzzi-e3g7ms The Liquid Network w/ Thoughts from Lucas Nuzzi https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_166---Liquid-Network-Launch-and-Thoughts-from-Lucas-Nuzzi-e2ndp8 If you want to support the show and join the Cryptoconomy Telegram crew, become a patron below! https://www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message

Another of the many great pieces from Nik Bhatia getting into the impact and scope of the system that the Lightning Network could become. Bitcoin is neither just a store of value, nor just a medium of exchange, it's both. The LNP/BP protocol stack is taking us into the future, hear all about it in today's read from Nik Bhatia, now part the OpenNode team, titled "The Lightning Network: Why I Quit the Bond Market for Bitcoin." Link to Nik's Twitter and the original article on his Medium page: https://twitter.com/timevalueofbtc https://medium.com/@timevalueofbtc/the-lightning-network-why-i-quit-the-bond-market-for-bitcoin-12693120039f The other great pieces by Nik we have covered on the show: The Triumvirate of Liquidity https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_317---The-Triumvirate-of-Liquidity-Nik-Bhatia-e8t41e Bitcoin is a Human Right https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_269---Bitcoin-is-a-Human-Right-Nik-Bhatia-e4jtga The Business of Bitcoin Cold Storage https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_182---The-Business-of-Bitcoin-Cold-Storage-Nik-Bhatia-e2ndoj Our 3rd ever Interview with Nik Bhatia all about the future of Capital Markets https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoChat_003---Nik-Bhatia-on-The-Future-of-Bitcoin-Financial-Markets-e2ndqv The Bitcoin Second Layer https://cryptoconomy.podbean.com/e/cryptoquikread_132-the-bitcoin-second-layer/LNRR The Time Value of Bitcoin https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_143---The-Time-Value-of-Bitcoin-e2ndq2 The Bitcoin Risk Spectrum https://cryptoconomy.podbean.com/e/cryptoquikread_109-the-bitcoin-risk-spectrum/ Grab your copy of the Little Bitcoin Book or listen to the audiobook read by me! https://www.amazon.com/Little-Bitcoin-Book-Matters-Finances/dp/1641990503/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2K1ZY3IJWOWZE&keywords=the+little+bitcoin+book&qid=1575326799&sprefix=the+littel+bitcoin%2Caps%2C156&sr=8-1 Join me at the Bitcoin maximalist conference next year! Get tickets for BitBlockBoom2020 at the link below - offer code CC for 30% off! BitBlockBoom.com --- Send i...