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Ordinals vs Layer 2 Metaprotocols, Part 2: The Final Showdown?

An analysis of the dichotomy between metaprotocols residing on Layer 1 vs. metaprotocols that lift related asset data off-chain.

Using DNS To Coordinate Bitcoin Payments

Matt Corallo recently proposed a BIP for Bitcoin, DNS Payment Instructions, with the goal of utilizing the DNS system to fetch information to make Bitcoin payments.

Instant Settlement Series: The Gambling Industry

The fifth part in an article series by Ivan Makedonski from Breez on how Lightning's instant settlement finality can be a disruptive force fundamentally changing how different industries are organized.

DLCs Evolving To Meet Institutional Needs

A deeper dive into the design for DLC Markets, LN Market's recently announced DLC based protocol.

Nostr Wallet Connect: A Bitcoin Application Collaboration Layer

As the complexity of Bitcoin software and applications using Bitcoin grows, the need for a simple coordination mechanism for different applications to interact grows as well.

Instant Settlement Series: Real Time Streaming Payments

The fourth part in an article series by Ivan Makedonski from Breez on how Lightning's instant settlement finality can be a disruptive force fundamentally changing how different industries are organized.

LN Markets Upgrades Bitcoin Trading With DLCs

LN Markets breaks down their integration of a DLC marketplace, and their iterations on top of the basic DLC specification.

To Dust You Shall Return

An analysis of different feerates and the consequences this has on the economics of spending UTXOs of different values.

To Meme, Or Not To Meme: The CAT

The OP_CAT meme campaign has undeniably taken on a lot of momentum, but is this really how we want to be deciding consensus changes for a protocol as valuable as Bitcoin?

Bitcoin’s Future Is Fractional Reserve: Unless We Do Something About It

Bitcoin was designed to be a system without middlemen, but unless we stop pretending it is perfect as is and work to improve it, middlemen will be the only way to interact with it for most people.

Instant Settlement Series: The Publishing Industry

The third part in an article series by Ivan Makedonski from Breez on how Lightning's instant settlement finality can be a disruptive force fundamentally changing how different industries are organized.

The Bitcoin Halving: Why This Time Could Be Different

The fourth Bitcoin halving is approaching, and this one has the potential to be a very different experience from prior halvings.

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