Read_856 - It's the Settlement Assurances Stupid

"This is also an interesting case study in how Bitcoin
resists duplication. You can create something which looks
cosmetically similar to Bitcoin, but you cannot replicate the
settlement assurances which derive from the costliness of the
ledger."
— Nic Carter



A correction needs to be made. Thanks to a great thread by
Anilsaidso, with a list of fundamental pieces in Bitcoin in order
to grasp a deeper understanding, Bitcoin Audible had audio of all
of them in the feed, except one. While I'm certain I have the
audio somewhere, its time to get it back in the feed with a
brilliant piece explaining one of the most misunderstood elements
of Bitcoin, the value it provides, and why nothing else competes.
There is no second best, and this will help to understand why.
It's the Settlement Assurances, Stupid, by Nic Carter.



Check out the original article at It’s the settlement
assurances, stupid by Nic Carter (Link:
https://tinyurl.com/c38sm5ah)



Anilsaidso's Excellent list of Bitcoin
Fundamentals


Anil Tweet (Link: https://tinyurl.com/3b8kk892)

CryptoQuikRead_281 - Unpacking Bitcoin's Assurances
by Nic Carter (Link: https://tinyurl.com/mryxcc6x)

"Beyond the Doomsday Economics of Proof of Work in
Cryptocurrencies" by Rafael Ayur (Link:
https://www.bis.org/publ/work765.pdf)

CryptoQuikRead_151 - Gravity [Bitcoin's POW #1 - LaurentMT]
(Link: https://tinyurl.com/msejdwbw)

CryptoQuikRead_152 - Yin and Yang of Bitcoin [Bitcoin's POW
#2 - LaurentMT] (Link: https://tinyurl.com/yc4d9y3u)

CryptoQuikRead_153 - Cliffhangers [Bitcoin's POW #3 -
LaurentMT] (Link: https://tinyurl.com/2smz83mv)

CryptoQuikRead_154 - Electric Money [Bitcoin's POW #4 -
LaurentMT] (Link: https://tinyurl.com/3ubr7xfe)

CryptoQuikRead_158 - Anatomy of Proof of Work [Part 1 - Hugo
Nguyen] (Link: https://tinyurl.com/4p3nvfmj)

CryptoQuikRead_159 - Bitcoin, Chance, and Randomness [Part 2
- Hugo Nguyen] (Link: https://tinyurl.com/trxd5sks)

Read_500 - Decentralization, Why Dumb Networks are Better
[Andreas Antonopolous] (Link: https://tinyurl.com/5n88rszd)

CryptoQuikRead_327 - Bitcoin is Worse is Better
[gwern] (Link: https://tinyurl.com/2zvncpye)

HowManyConfs.com (Link: https://howmanyconfs.com/)

Crypto51.app (Link:https://www.crypto51.app/)




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