Bitcoin & Blockchain

Concerning the identity of Satoshi, someone suggested that I “dig deeper.” I appreciate the suggestion for more diligence, but I’ve done more than my share. And I’ve got more important things to do than proving someone’s identity, even if it is one as important as Satoshi’s. I’ve carefully looked into the arguments against Wright. They...

With Ethereum merge rolling out, the cryptoverse is excited. I tried to pour some cold water in this article: Layer 2 solutions I doubt many will pay attention. But I still feel compelled to shout out, seeing a train going at a wrong direction. As written in the previous article Layer 2 solutions, rollups are...

Bitcoin Core (BTC) and Ethereum failing to scale has opened the doors for a variety of layer-2 solutions (L2 solutions). The supporters of these unscalable blockchains set their hopes on L2 solutions in no small measure. Because these blockchains’ nonscalability is inherent with their fundamental designs rather than a temporary development limitation, L2 is their...

“Bitcoin is analogous in many ways to old systems. The exchange of value is done in the same way as a negotiable instrument or cheque.” - Dr. Craig S. Wright, Peer-to-peer electronic cash.

A negotiable instrument can be transferred or assigned to another party; in comparison, a non-negotiable instrument cannot be transferred from one party to the next but can only be redeemed or spent by the original recipient of the instrument.

The next generation Internet will be both the Internet of data (IoD) and the Internet of value (IoV). The IoV will be an intrinsic part of the Internet, integrated at the base Internet layer (TCP/IP) for packets and transmission, rather than a mere application layer concocted upon the IoD. To do this will require integration...