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Post-Bitcoin-Maximalism (https://medium.com/@ferdousbhai/post-bitcoin-maximalism-19f392610d67?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549197782572-digest.reader------0-59------------------3f38187c_1096_49d1_b345_7da595767b85-1§ionName=top)

A call for embracing the currency competition
Ferdous Bhai (https://medium.com/@ferdousbhai?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549197782572-digest.reader-------------------------3f38187c_1096_49d1_b345_7da595767b85)
in Hacker Noon (https://medium.com/hacker-daily?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549197782572-digest.reader-------------------------3f38187c_1096_49d1_b345_7da595767b85)
10 min read


Sia Proof-of-Work Reset (https://medium.com/@davidvorick/sia-proof-of-work-reset-24b5ec439625?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549197782572-digest.reader------1-59------------------3f38187c_1096_49d1_b345_7da595767b85-1§ionName=top)

After much discussion with the community and an in-depth look into the economics of ASIC manufacturing, the…
David Vorick (https://medium.com/@davidvorick?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549197782572-digest.reader-------------------------3f38187c_1096_49d1_b345_7da595767b85)
in Sia Blog (https://medium.com/sia-tech?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549197782572-digest.reader-------------------------3f38187c_1096_49d1_b345_7da595767b85)
14 min read


An Overview of Privacy in Cryptocurrencies (https://medium.com/@rchen8/an-overview-of-privacy-in-cryptocurrencies-893dc078d0d7?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549197782572-digest.reader------2-59------------------3f38187c_1096_49d1_b345_7da595767b85-1§ionName=top)

"I see privacy as a way to prevent signaling concerns from encompassing all of our activity, and creating…
Richard Chen (https://medium.com/@rchen8?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549197782572-digest.reader-------------------------3f38187c_1096_49d1_b345_7da595767b85)
in The Control (https://medium.com/the-control?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549197782572-digest.reader-------------------------3f38187c_1096_49d1_b345_7da595767b85)
10 min read


Bitcoin Cash vs. Ethereum: Comparing a Currency to a Computer (https://medium.com/@SFOX/bitcoin-cash-vs-ethereum-comparing-a-currency-to-a-computer-105386c574b2?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549197782572-digest.reader------3-59------------------3f38187c_1096_49d1_b345_7da595767b85-1§ionName=top)

In August of 2017, crypto broke new ground in redefining money and the raising of money.
SFOX (https://medium.com/@SFOX?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549197782572-digest.reader-------------------------3f38187c_1096_49d1_b345_7da595767b85)
in SFOX Edge (https://medium.com/sfox-blog?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549197782572-digest.reader-------------------------3f38187c_1096_49d1_b345_7da595767b85)
9 min read

Based on your reading history

Dear Crypto Community, It's Time to Acknowledge Hidden Marketing, Bots, &… (https://medium.com/@dantwany/dear-crypto-community-its-time-to-acknowledge-hidden-marketing-bots-astroturfing-9658d50c1ff7?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549197782572-digest.reader------0-59------------------3f38187c_1096_49d1_b345_7da595767b85-16§ionName=recommended)

The world of cryptocurrency is a new frontier in a lot of ways. It's an attempt at redefining our financial…
Twan (https://medium.com/@dantwany?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549197782572-digest.reader-------------------------3f38187c_1096_49d1_b345_7da595767b85)
7 min read


Gravity (https://medium.com/@laurentmt/gravity-10e1a25d2ab2?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549197782572-digest.reader------1-59------------------3f38187c_1096_49d1_b345_7da595767b85-16§ionName=recommended)

"Law I: Every UTXO persists in its state, except insofar as it is compelled to change its state by force…
LaurentMT (https://medium.com/@laurentmt?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549197782572-digest.reader-------------------------3f38187c_1096_49d1_b345_7da595767b85)
10 min read


Discreet Log Contracts: invisible smart contracts on the Bitcoin blockchain (https://medium.com/@gertjaap/discreet-log-contracts-invisible-smart-contracts-on-the-bitcoin-blockchain-cc8afbdbf0db?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549197782572-digest.reader------2-59------------------3f38187c_1096_49d1_b345_7da595767b85-16§ionName=recommended)

On May 19, 2018, MIT's Digital Currency Initiative and Fidelity Labs and organized the Layer 2 Summit in…
Gert-Jaap Glasbergen (https://medium.com/@gertjaap?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549197782572-digest.reader-------------------------3f38187c_1096_49d1_b345_7da595767b85)
11 min read

Best in Cryptocurrency

Why a Leading Venture Capitalist Is Betting on a Decentralized Internet (https://medium.com/@kevinmaney/why-a-leading-venture-capitalist-is-betting-on-a-decentralized-internet-46ccbd9780c3?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549197782572-digest.reader------0-49------------------3f38187c_1096_49d1_b345_7da595767b85-11§ionName=topic)

Chris Dixon, blockchain's most vocal VC, on dismantling the "Disneyland internet"
Kevin Maney (https://medium.com/@kevinmaney?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549197782572-digest.reader-------------------------3f38187c_1096_49d1_b345_7da595767b85)
16 min read


Coin Talk #61: 🧙‍♂️Grin & the MIMBLEWIMBLE Protocol (https://medium.com/@cointalk.show/coin-talk-61-%EF%B8%8Fgrin-the-mimblewimble-protocol-75fe92ed41cf?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549197782572-digest.reader------1-49------------------3f38187c_1096_49d1_b345_7da595767b85-11§ionName=topic)

Grin is a privacy project launching this week that actually looks pretty cool.
Coin Talk (https://medium.com/@cointalk.show?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549197782572-digest.reader-------------------------3f38187c_1096_49d1_b345_7da595767b85)
29 min read


Is the Price of Bitcoin Based on Anything at All? (https://medium.com/@jeffwise_54358/is-the-price-of-bitcoin-based-on-anything-at-all-8989790678e9?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549197782572-digest.reader------2-49------------------3f38187c_1096_49d1_b345_7da595767b85-11§ionName=topic)

The cryptocurrency market's reliance on Tether is a recipe for disaster
Jeff Wise (https://medium.com/@jeffwise_54358?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549197782572-digest.reader-------------------------3f38187c_1096_49d1_b345_7da595767b85)
13 min read

Best in Sexuality

The Finger Banger and the Heart Healer (https://medium.com/@jfrishberg/the-finger-banger-and-the-heart-healer-2615e5e11e07?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549197782572-digest.reader------0-49------------------3f38187c_1096_49d1_b345_7da595767b85-11§ionName=topic)

After numerous experiences of sexual assault, I found men who wanted nothing but to help me recover
Janet Frishberg (https://medium.com/@jfrishberg?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549197782572-digest.reader-------------------------3f38187c_1096_49d1_b345_7da595767b85)
12 min read


I'm a Celibate Sex Worker (https://medium.com/@antoniacrane/im-a-celibate-sex-worker-230f70425e12?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549197782572-digest.reader------1-49------------------3f38187c_1096_49d1_b345_7da595767b85-11§ionName=topic)

Sex work has given me personal agency. Romantic love and dating have often taken it away.
Antonia Crane (https://medium.com/@antoniacrane?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549197782572-digest.reader-------------------------3f38187c_1096_49d1_b345_7da595767b85)
9 min read


Bad Sex, Consent, and Other Reasons Behind the 'Sex Recession' (https://medium.com/@jessicavalenti/bad-sex-consent-and-other-reasons-behind-the-sex-recession-b5bc6c76b7a2?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549197782572-digest.reader------2-49------------------3f38187c_1096_49d1_b345_7da595767b85-11§ionName=topic)

Let's not overlook the obvious
Jessica Valenti (https://medium.com/@jessicavalenti?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549197782572-digest.reader-------------------------3f38187c_1096_49d1_b345_7da595767b85)
3 min read

Best in Podcasts

Gaming, podcasting, and the progressive compromise (https://medium.com/@nickfthilton/gaming-podcasting-and-the-progressive-compromise-e856e87efa94?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549197782572-digest.reader------0-49------------------3f38187c_1096_49d1_b345_7da595767b85-11§ionName=topic)

New media is dying: can gaming save it?
Nick Hilton (https://medium.com/@nickfthilton?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549197782572-digest.reader-------------------------3f38187c_1096_49d1_b345_7da595767b85)
6 min read


How to promote your writing on a podcast (https://medium.com/@KoriDMiller/how-to-promote-your-writing-on-a-podcast-b9e98443cb37?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549197782572-digest.reader------1-49------------------3f38187c_1096_49d1_b345_7da595767b85-11§ionName=topic)

8 Easy-to-follow steps
Kori D. Miller (https://medium.com/@KoriDMiller?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549197782572-digest.reader-------------------------3f38187c_1096_49d1_b345_7da595767b85)
in The Writing Cooperative (https://medium.com/writing-cooperative?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549197782572-digest.reader-------------------------3f38187c_1096_49d1_b345_7da595767b85)
5 min read


Should True Crime Be Tasteful? (https://medium.com/@snowdonsmith/should-true-crime-be-tasteful-f534c1263a69?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549197782572-digest.reader------2-49------------------3f38187c_1096_49d1_b345_7da595767b85-11§ionName=topic)

As crime podcasts grow more mainstream, we ask: just how bloody should true crime be?
Zachary Snowdon Smith (https://medium.com/@snowdonsmith?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549197782572-digest.reader-------------------------3f38187c_1096_49d1_b345_7da595767b85)
11 min read

Best in Poetry

Chicago Is the Land of the Listener (https://medium.com/@kevin_59850/chicago-is-the-land-of-the-listener-b5bf821d35dd?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549197782572-digest.reader------0-49------------------3f38187c_1096_49d1_b345_7da595767b85-11§ionName=topic)

Introducing my nonprofit, Young Chicago Authors
Kevin Coval (https://medium.com/@kevin_59850?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549197782572-digest.reader-------------------------3f38187c_1096_49d1_b345_7da595767b85)
3 min read


From Instapoets to the Bards of YouTube, Poetry Is Going Viral - and Some Poets… (https://medium.com/@washingtonpost/from-instapoets-to-the-bards-of-youtube-poetry-is-going-viral-and-some-poets-hate-that-b67eac9a68ca?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549197782572-digest.reader------1-49------------------3f38187c_1096_49d1_b345_7da595767b85-11§ionName=topic)

How social media is upending an age-old art
Washington Post (https://medium.com/@washingtonpost?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549197782572-digest.reader-------------------------3f38187c_1096_49d1_b345_7da595767b85)
5 min read


Can Kevin Young Make Poetry Matter Again? (https://medium.com/@esquire_67482/can-kevin-young-make-poetry-matter-again-1ff4ce3c6b6e?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549197782572-digest.reader------2-49------------------3f38187c_1096_49d1_b345_7da595767b85-11§ionName=topic)

He's written poetry about Prince, has a new book about our love affair with fake news, and has just been…
Esquire (https://medium.com/@esquire_67482?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549197782572-digest.reader-------------------------3f38187c_1096_49d1_b345_7da595767b85)
17 min read

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What Kids Need to Learn to Succeed in 2050 (https://medium.com/@harari_yuval/what-kids-need-to-learn-now-to-succeed-in-2050-1b72a3fb4bcf?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549197782572-digest.reader------0-62------------------3f38187c_1096_49d1_b345_7da595767b85-21§ionName=evergreen)

The art of reinvention will be the most critical skill of this century
Yuval Noah Harari (https://medium.com/@harari_yuval?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549197782572-digest.reader-------------------------3f38187c_1096_49d1_b345_7da595767b85)
14 min read


Applause from Medium Staff
Lighten Up (https://medium.com/@ronaldwimberly/lighten-up-4f7f96ca8a7e?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549197782572-digest.reader------1-62------------------3f38187c_1096_49d1_b345_7da595767b85-21§ionName=evergreen)

A cartoonist reflects on the subtle racism of shifting skin tones in a Marvel comic
Ronald Wimberly (https://medium.com/@ronaldwimberly?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549197782572-digest.reader-------------------------3f38187c_1096_49d1_b345_7da595767b85)
in The Nib (https://medium.com/the-nib?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549197782572-digest.reader-------------------------3f38187c_1096_49d1_b345_7da595767b85)
3 min read


Innovation Isn't About Ideas (https://medium.com/@digitaltonto/4-things-nobody-ever-tells-you-about-innovation-5a9168b89968?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549197782572-digest.reader------2-62------------------3f38187c_1096_49d1_b345_7da595767b85-21§ionName=evergreen)

It's about solving problems and doing hard things first
Greg Satell (https://medium.com/@digitaltonto?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549197782572-digest.reader-------------------------3f38187c_1096_49d1_b345_7da595767b85)
5 min read

Editors' picks

Do Different Strains of Marijuana Cause Different Highs? (https://medium.com/@mheidj/do-different-strains-of-marijuana-cause-different-highs-3efdc41f00c1?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549197782572-digest.reader------0-13------------------3f38187c_1096_49d1_b345_7da595767b85-6§ionName=suggested)

Cannabis researchers say that popular notions of indica and sativa are "nonsense."
Markham Heid (https://medium.com/@mheidj?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549197782572-digest.reader-------------------------3f38187c_1096_49d1_b345_7da595767b85)
5 min read


How Marie Kondo Bucks Japanese Tradition (https://medium.com/@clairegesshin/how-marie-kondo-bucks-japanese-tradition-and-why-it-matters-7f963807c6a7?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549197782572-digest.reader------1-13------------------3f38187c_1096_49d1_b345_7da595767b85-6§ionName=suggested)

As a Zen Buddhist nun, I've learned a lot about Japan's devotion to cleanliness - and how Kondo both embraces…
Gesshin Claire Greenwood (https://medium.com/@clairegesshin?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549197782572-digest.reader-------------------------3f38187c_1096_49d1_b345_7da595767b85)
5 min read

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