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Swan Bitcoin
Company blog · swanbitcoin.comeconomicsbusiness
Swan Bitcoin is the company blog at swanbitcoin.com, writing about economics and business. Since 2020, 16 different Hacker News readers have linked it 19 times, most often “A Look at the Lightning Network, by Lyn Alden”. No feed was found, so read it on the site itself.
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Most-linked posts?
- A Look at the Lightning Network, by Lyn Alden4 people · 4 mentions · first linked 2022-08-06
- Why Bitcoin Is Not a Ponzi Scheme: Point by Point4 people · 4 mentions · first linked 2021-01-16
- Fact Check: DARPA Funded Report on Blockchain Centralization2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2022-07-06
What Hacker News says?
I partially agree, although I can see more companies offering these kinds of services in the future. Block already has a system with Bitkey, custody companies like Casa and Unchained are providing services as signers, and AnchorWatch is stepping in as both a custody and insurance provider at the institutional level. Despite the government's best efforts to limit participation from existing banks[1], other services a…
Comment linking /politics/biden-s-sab121-veto-stands-what-this-means-for-banks-and-bitcoin-custody/
on “How to lose a fortune with one bad click”Submitted Dark Moon: The Inevitable Collapse of Luna as a story · 200 points
HN discussionDo you seriously think that's an educational video? The second link follows the Wadsworth Constant in fabulous fashion. https://www.swanbitcoin.com/a-look-at-the-lightning-network/... is almost exactly 30% of the way down the page. > 1 hour 31 minutes read In rhetoric we call this 'assigning homework' and it's considered deflecting, aka, trying to get out of jail free, aka, poor form, aka, you lost the argument. I'm…
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on “Fintech is making credit cards weirder”Submitted Bitcoin’s Energy Usage Isn’t a Problem. Here’s Why as a story · 6 points
HN discussionDo we seriously still have to deal with this criticism in 2022? Come on man. Educate yourself about the bitcoin layer 2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bOo3zLFhEk For small payments, lightning is instant and extremely low fee. For larger payments that you want certainty of settlement, even a few hours confirmation time is drastically superior to traditional settlement networks that take days if not weeks internati…
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on “Fintech is making credit cards weirder”Submitted A Look at the Lightning Network as a story · 3 points
HN discussionAverage fees are fractions of a cent. Centralized systems are much easier to capture and historically always are. A 51% attack on Bitcoin/Lightning isn't impossible, but incredibly unlikely. https://www.swanbitcoin.com/fact-check-darpa-funded-report-o...
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on “Online card payments still suck”Submitted A Look at the Lightning Network, by Lyn Alden as a story · 3 points
HN discussionTo describe Bitcoin as a ponzi, you must apply a very loose definition, which will necessarily be applicable to other assets as well. More on this: https://www.swanbitcoin.com/why-bitcoin-is-not-a-ponzi-schem...
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on “A Beginner’s Guide to Getting Started with Bitcoin”Submitted Is Bitcoin the Myspace of Crypto? as a story · 3 points
HN discussionHow many times does this have to be debunked? “Why Bitcoin is Not a Ponzi Scheme: Point by Point”— https://www.swanbitcoin.com/why-bitcoin-is-not-a-ponzi-schem...
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on “Bloomberg Foresees Bitcoin Rallying to $400K This Year”Submitted Why Bitcoin Is Not a Ponzi Scheme: Point by Point as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted Why Bitcoin Is Not a Ponzi Scheme: Point by Point as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted Convert Home Equity into Bitcoin with Swan Home Equity as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted A Look at the Lightning Network as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Fact Check: DARPA Funded Report on Blockchain Centralization as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Our Most Brilliant Idea as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted This Time is Different as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted The Sunshine Manifesto as a story · 1 points
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