"This risk is probably best countered by offering enough time to upgrade. Unfortunately, not everyone agrees on how much time is enough; some think forced signaling could start within a year, others believe it should take several years." - Aaron Van Wirdum Taproot is here! Now just how the hell do we decide to do the upgrade? Aaron Van Wirdum brings us another great piece at Bitcoin Magazine on the varied discussions on how to implement a Bitcoin soft fork in the post-SegWit days. Do we have PTSD, or are we ready for another leap in the Bitcoin protocol? Check out the original at Bitcoin Magazine: https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/taproot-coming-what-it-and-how-it-will-benefit-bitcoin For further reading/listening on Segwit, Taproot, Schnorr, & more, check out these other awesome articles below: Taproot is Coming • https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_318---Taproot-is-Coming-Aaron-van-Wirdum-e8um0c The Long Road to Segwit • https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_054---The-Long-Road-To-Segwit-e2ndsv Schnorr Signatures & The Inevitability of Privacy • https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_226---Schnorr-Signatures--The-Inevitability-of-Privacy-in-Bitcoin-Lucas-Nuzzi-e3jfhi Paying Yourself for Privacy on Lightning • https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_352---Paying-Yourself-for-Privacy-on-Lightning---Aaron-Van-Wirdum-eaq2go Simplifying Lightning with the "No Input" Class • https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_297---Simplifying-Lightning--The-Noinput-Class-Aaron-Van-Wirdum-e5fhoa ----------------------------- Start your Bitcoin savings plan at SwanBitcoin.com/guy! Don't hate yourself for having delayed weeks and missed a prime, sat stacking opportunity before the next bull market. Today is it! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message

"Bitcoin’s capped supply is one of its most well-known features, and it is regularly cited as a hedge against inflation caused by government money printing. Most people don’t know that Bitcoin has another attribute that acts as a hedge against a far larger risk."  - Nick Neuman Today we read a short article on BitcoinMagazine that shines light an incredible benefit of the Bitcoin system that isn't so widely understood. It isn't simply an independent monetary policy, its an independent monetary *system,* and by that fact a hedge against the instability of much more than merely inflation. Listen to today's episode to find out more! Link to the original with tons more to explore from the author and recent articles at Bitcoin Magazine: https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/bitcoin-more-than-an-inflation-hedge Mentioned, The Yield from Money Held by Hans Hoppe: Read: https://mises.org/library/yield-money-held-reconsidered#:~:text=According%20to%20Keynes%2C%20the%20government,stimulate%20both%20consumption%20and%20investment. Listen: https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_122---The-Yield-From-Money-Held-Reconsidered-e2ndqn A huge thanks to LTBN, Bitcoin Magazine, and of course Swan Bitcoin! Start your auto stacking of sats and get $10 free at SwanBitcoin.com/Guy --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message