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George Gilder • Life After Google

Peut-être que la méprise la plus persistante est l'idée que le mécanisme inhérent au fonctionnement du bitcoin – mettre les transactions dans des blocs qui sont chaînés entre eux pour former un registre – peut être déployé pour résoudre des problèmes sociaux et économiques, voire les « révolutionner » comme ambitionnent de le faire les gadgets
... See moreMarie Oneissi • l'Étalon-Bitcoin
Bitcoin consists of: A decentralized peer-to-peer network (the Bitcoin protocol) A public transaction journal (the blockchain) A set of rules for independent transaction validation and currency issuance (consensus rules) A mechanism for reaching global decentralized consensus on the valid blockchain (proof-of-work algorithm) As a developer, I see
... See moreDavid A. Harding • Mastering Bitcoin


Bitcoin, invented by a mysterious figure, Satoshi Nakomoto, whose true identity is the subject of many a conspiracy theory, experienced even more of a rollercoaster ride than gold in 2011, soaring in value from less than $1 a bitcoin to almost $30, before plunging below $5. Many thought that this apparent bursting of a bitcoin bubble would put an
... See moreMichael Green • In Gold We Trust? The Future of Money in an Age of Uncertainty (Kindle Single)
Each Bitcoin block is limited in the amount of transaction data it can contain, so most Bitcoin software needs to be able to measure the transactions it creates or processes. The modern unit of measurement for Bitcoin is called weight. An alternative version of weight is vbytes, where four units of weight equal one vbyte, providing an…
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David A. Harding • Mastering Bitcoin

