The maximum number of bitcoins, set at 21 million (rounded), is a key feature of the bitcoin protocol for many of its adherents, myself included. So I wanted to understand how this limit is implemented in the bitcoin source code, and what ensures that said limit of 21 millions bitcoins will never be altered. The limit of 21 million bitcoins is …
What Will It Take For Bitcoin To Go Mainstream As A Payment Mechanism?
When I was first introduced to bitcoin it was presented as a technology that would make everyday transacting smooth, fast, and trustless and that would make micro transactions a reality. As easy as it would be to send an email, I would be able to send any amount of money (from micro, to big amounts) all over the world while …
Top 10 Best Bitcoin Books of All Time (2020)
Below we have listed and reviewed the top 10 best books on bitcoin of all times (2020): The Bitcoin Standard, by author Saifedean Ammous. Mastering Bitcoin, by author Andreas M. Antonopoulos. Digital Gold: The Untold Story of Bitcoin, by author Nathaniel Popper. Bitcoin Billionaires: A True Story of Genius, Betrayal, and Redemption, by author Ben Mezrich. The Internet Of Money: …
Bitcoin Book Review: Mastering Bitcoin
The book Mastering Bitcoin from author Andreas M. Antonopoulos lays out in-depth how bitcoin works from a technical computer science perspective. This book is an essential read to understand the inner workings of the bitcoin blockchain and why bitcoin can be considered as a scarce digital good with a fixed supply.
Bitcoin Book Review: The Bitcoin Standard
The Bitcoin Standard shines a light on bitcoin’s value proposition from a monetary economic perspective. This book is an essential read to understand why bitcoin can be considered an incredible robust store of value, similar to physical gold.
What is a bitcoin fork?
In this article I will address the question “What is a bitcoin fork?”. It seems to be a question a lot of people struggle to properly answer, so I will do my best to explain it to you in simple terms. So “what is a bitcoin fork?” There are 3 types of bitcoin forks: (1) a software fork, (2) a …