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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.

The Cost Of Self Custody: TANSTAAFL

TECHNICAL Shinobi -
The cost of an on-chain transaction is an inescapable variable in the cost of self custody, even for off-chain layers.

The Blockspace Market: A Darwinian Forge

TECHNICAL Shinobi -
A look at the dynamics of multiple use cases competing among each other for blockspace.

Bitcoin Layer 2: Sidechains

TECHNICAL Shinobi -
The fourth article in the Bitcoin Layer 2 series. This article covers sidechains, a concept originally proposed by the founders of Blockstream.

Trustodial: An Ontological Dilemma

TECHNICAL Shinobi -
"Trustodial" systems like statechains introduce a dilemma in terms of what constitutes self custodial.

Bitcoin Layer 2: Lightning Network

TECHNICAL Shinobi -
The third article in the Bitcoin Layer 2 series. This article covers the Lightning Network created by Joseph Poon and Tadge Dryja.

Bitcoin Layer 2: Statechains

TECHNICAL Shinobi -
The second article in the Bitcoin Layer 2 series. This article covers Statechains, originally designed by Ruben Somsen, and implemented by CommerceBlock.

Economic Bitcoin Nodes: Why You Need To Use Your Node For It To Matter

TECHNICAL Shinobi -
Bitcoin nodes are what makes up the Bitcoin network, but without using them to verify your economic activity, they don't impact consensus.

Bitcoin Layer 2: Ark

TECHNICAL Shinobi -
The first article in the Bitcoin Layer 2 series. This article covers the Ark protocol designed by Burak, being built by Ark Labs and Second.

Bitcoin Layer 2: The Key To Scaling Bitcoin

TECHNICAL Shinobi -
Bitcoin and other blockchains are robust and decentralized systems, but they do not scale. In order to make them work, a layered approach is necessary.

Bitcoin Builders Exist Because Of Users

BUILDERS Shinobi -
Nicholas Gregory was the co-founder of CommerceBlock, which built Sidechains, Timestamping services, and the only Statechain implementation.
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