Shinobi

Shinobi
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Shinobi is an pseudonymous self taught educator in the Bitcoin space. He was the co-host of Block Digest, a news/tech oriented Bitcoin podcast, as well as What Bitcoin Did Tech Show with Peter McCormack which centered around explaining technical concepts to non-technical users. That is all he will tell us about himself.

You Cannot Stop Bitcoin Metaprotocols

Bitcoin Metaprotocols are secondary protocols embedded "inside" the Bitcoin protocol itself. They function independently, using Bitcoin as a host.

NPM Attack: Javascript Library Compromise Goes After Bitcoin Wallets

NPM developer qix's account compromise potentially puts user funds at risk by compromising library dependencies used by bitcoin wallets.

Nunchuk Wallet Brings Programmable Bitcoin To Everyone With Miniscript Support

Nunchuk Wallet announces the launch of native Miniscript support, allowing their users to construct customized Bitcoin scripts to secure their coins.

Who’s Shaping Bitcoin’s Future: Suitcoiners vs. Ordinals Degens

Bitcoin's user base is going through a big cultural change, and this shift leaves it an open question as to who will shape Bitcoin's future.

Stop Pretending Bitcoin Self Custody Is Easy, It’s Not

Bitcoin self custody is a bedrock principle of the system, and while the ease of it has greatly improved in the last decade, it is not a solved problem.

Bitcoin Privacy: The Effects Of Surveillance On Society

The first of ten Bitcoin privacy-focused videos. Yuval Kogman joins Shinobi to discuss privacy in the digital era.

The Lightning Network Is Like the Ship Of Theseus

What is the Lightning Network? It is generally spoken about in analogies, metaphors or direct explanations of purpose.  “It’s the checking account, versus on-chain as the savings account.” “It’s a series...

The Government Is Not Your Friend

Bitcoiners need to stop begging the government for permission to exercise their rights. They are not our friends.

The Lightning Issue: Letter From The Editor

In this Letter From the Editor, Shinobi explores the hard truth that Bitcoin doesn’t scale on-chain - and why the Lightning Network is Bitcoin’s most promising solution for scaling trustlessly and globally.

Bitcoin Independence Day: Is Bitcoin History Being Forgotten?

Is Bitcoin history being forgotten, and the lessons of events like the UASF being forgotten? Do people remember Bitcoin Independence Day?

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