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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.

Bitcoiners Are Flocking To Nostr, But What Makes It Different Than Twitter?

TECHNICAL Shinobi -
Nostr is an alternative to Twitter that better protects users from censorship, and it’s built in a way that could appeal to Bitcoiners.

Can Antoine Riard’s Lightning Network Proposal Mitigate Channel Jamming Attacks?

TECHNICAL Shinobi -
A protocol proposal from Antoine Riard seeks to mitigate Lightning Network channel jamming attacks with a Chaumian ecash token.

Integrating Statechains With Lightning Channels Can Allow For Off-Chain Balancing And Improved Flexibility

TECHNICAL Shinobi -
A Commerceblock BLIP facilitates Lightning channels built on Bitcoin statechains, improving flexibility for the Layer 2 protocol.

Visiting El Salvador, It’s Clear That Bukele’s Bitcoin Country Is Neither Utopian, Nor Totalitarian

CULTURE Shinobi -
After a week in El Salvador, it’s clear that state-run Bitcoin adoption is a slow but critical foundation for revitalizing the country.

Exploiting The Lightning Bug Was The Ethical Choice

TECHNICAL Shinobi -
By publicly exploiting a bug on Lightning that could have put users’ funds at risk, the developer was acting in the best interests of Bitcoin node runners.

The RBF Debate Is A Matter Of Incentives And Individual Choice

TECHNICAL Shinobi -
Full RBF, while contentious, is essentially a matter of time, either through incentivized miners or through individual nodes.

On This White Paper Day, Remember What Satoshi’s Original Publication Is And What It Isn’t

CULTURE Shinobi -
The Bitcoin white paper is far from a comprehensive definition of the Bitcoin network and too many have forgotten that.

Addressing The Realities Of Taro’s Limitations

TECHNICAL Shinobi -
While Taro is certainly useful, it might not be the total answer to scaling that proponents are describing it as.

Learning From The LND Bug That Could Have Robbed The Lightning Network

TECHNICAL Shinobi -
A bug resulting in the stalling of LND and btcd nodes had minimal impact — but it could have been much worse.

The U.S. Central Bank Digital Currency Narrative Is A Fantasy

BUSINESS Shinobi -
Implementing a CBDC would not only negatively impact the U.S. economy, but is literally beyond the capability of the government.
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