The Lightning Network is one of the most exciting and innovative technologies built on Bitcoin, but it’s also one of the most misunderstood... Not everyone will run a Lightning node, and that’s okay. Custodians feels like a compromise, and in a way, it is: Running Lightning infrastructure isn’t meant for everyone.
An extract from the newly released book "Bitcoin Circular Economies," the Costa Rica chapter discusses Bitcoin Jungle, a circular economy in Uvita, Costa Rica, and Bitcoin as a spiritual path. Like all the stories in this book, it’s a story of hope built on the sovereign money of the future.
To anyone stuck thinking bitcoin is only for speculators or tech bros: come to Peru. The real Bitcoin story isn’t only written in conference halls — it’s unfolding in circular economies forgotten by the banks, but now remembered by Bitcoin.
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.
I recently sat down with Preston Pysh to discuss bitcoin and all these companies with bitcoin treasuries popping up. I had no idea he would completely change my mind on what they do.
Bitcoin mining isn’t just about machines and megawatts — it’s about people. The physical labor behind mining could be the most undervalued part of the network — and why it’s time more Bitcoiners plug in.