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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.

Nostr Will Only Scale If It Can Incentivize Users To Run Relays

CULTURE Shinobi -
Nostr, a growing hub for the Bitcoin community, faces some incentives challenges if it’s going to reach significant scale.

To Becomes Bitcoin’s Go-To Platform, Nostr Will Have To Solve Its Key Management Issues

TECHNICAL Shinobi -
As Bitcoiners turn to Nostr as a censorship-resistant communication platform, user key management problems will arise.

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.
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