Account of the ideals and philosophy behind Bitcoin, and the importance of its role in the world.

A most peaceful revolution

A brief history of distributed consensus systems, all the way to Nakamoto Consensus, which underpins the Bitcoin blockchain.

How does distributed consensus work?

What guarantees Bitcoin offers, from acquiring it to using it. A good view of what makes Bitcoin unique, and how resilient it is.

Unpacking Bitcoin’s assurances

Governance is the cornerstone of any successful project. This article dives into different types of blockchain governance, the limitations they have, and possible trade-offs.

Is plutocratic on-chain governance really a bad thing?

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When did Bitcoin’s investment era begin? A study using NVT.

How much Bitcoin miners are being paid by users of the network in order to transact on it. As inflation (i.e. Bitcoin mining rewards) decreases over the years, fees will be the miners’ only source of income, so this is an important metric.

Fees paid to Bitcoin miners by year

Willy Woo argues that store of value properties are what gives crypto networks value, and that utility is overrated for the purposes of investment appreciation.

Utility is a red herring, look for organic store of value

Willy Woo talks about a less popular but interesting way of splitting your portfolio. If you want to use this method, look no further than your Unspent dashboard, which will show you how much of each crypto’s token supply you own.

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Curated contentThe most relevant crypto information, curated by Unspent

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Cryptocurrency knowledge with no expiration date

Curated content
The most relevant crypto information, curated by Unspent