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Visions of Bitcoin (https://medium.com/@nic__carter/visions-of-bitcoin-4b7b7cbcd24c?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549284391689-digest.reader------0-59------------------5aaa59f1_6f65_4926_99cd_5a33ae22d917-1§ionName=top)

How major Bitcoin narratives changed over time
Nic Carter (https://medium.com/@nic__carter?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549284391689-digest.reader-------------------------5aaa59f1_6f65_4926_99cd_5a33ae22d917)
9 min read


Introducing: Fee Ratio Multiple (FRM) (https://medium.com/@matteoleibowitz/introducing-fee-ratio-multiple-frm-1eada9ac9bec?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549284391689-digest.reader------1-59------------------5aaa59f1_6f65_4926_99cd_5a33ae22d917-1§ionName=top)

A novel metric for measuring the distance PoW chains have to cover in order to sustain current security…
Matteo Leibowitz (https://medium.com/@matteoleibowitz?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549284391689-digest.reader-------------------------5aaa59f1_6f65_4926_99cd_5a33ae22d917)
in Coinmonks (https://medium.com/coinmonks?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549284391689-digest.reader-------------------------5aaa59f1_6f65_4926_99cd_5a33ae22d917)
8 min read


The EVM Is Fundamentally Unsafe (https://medium.com/@emilypi/the-evm-is-fundamentally-unsafe-ba486cb17f1f?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549284391689-digest.reader------2-59------------------5aaa59f1_6f65_4926_99cd_5a33ae22d917-1§ionName=top)

An in-depth examination of the Ethereum Virtual Machine vs. Kadena's Pact smart contract language
Emily Pillmore (https://medium.com/@emilypi?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549284391689-digest.reader-------------------------5aaa59f1_6f65_4926_99cd_5a33ae22d917)
in kadena.io (https://medium.com/kadena-io?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549284391689-digest.reader-------------------------5aaa59f1_6f65_4926_99cd_5a33ae22d917)
10 min read


Layer 3 Is for Interoperability (https://medium.com/@emschwartz/layer-3-is-for-interoperability-ca387fa5f7e2?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549284391689-digest.reader------3-59------------------5aaa59f1_6f65_4926_99cd_5a33ae22d917-1§ionName=top)

The Protocol Stack for the Internet of Value
Evan Schwartz (https://medium.com/@emschwartz?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549284391689-digest.reader-------------------------5aaa59f1_6f65_4926_99cd_5a33ae22d917)
in Xpring (https://medium.com/xpring?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549284391689-digest.reader-------------------------5aaa59f1_6f65_4926_99cd_5a33ae22d917)
9 min read

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Unpacking Bitcoin's Assurances (https://medium.com/@nic__carter/unpacking-bitcoins-assurances-a3c98824d3f0?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549284391689-digest.reader------0-59------------------5aaa59f1_6f65_4926_99cd_5a33ae22d917-16§ionName=recommended)

Dis-aggregating the system's guarantees
Nic Carter (https://medium.com/@nic__carter?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549284391689-digest.reader-------------------------5aaa59f1_6f65_4926_99cd_5a33ae22d917)
10 min read


Divided We Fail: The Irrational Insanity of Crypto Tribalism (https://medium.com/@seven7hwave/divided-we-fail-the-irrational-insanity-of-crypto-tribalism-6acc54465769?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549284391689-digest.reader------1-59------------------5aaa59f1_6f65_4926_99cd_5a33ae22d917-16§ionName=recommended)

Distributed computing can change the world for good, if we get out of our own way
Kent Barton (https://medium.com/@seven7hwave?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549284391689-digest.reader-------------------------5aaa59f1_6f65_4926_99cd_5a33ae22d917)
8 min read


Bitcoin's Incentive Scheme and the Rational Individual (https://medium.com/@hugonguyen/bitcoins-incentive-scheme-and-the-rational-individual-dc20effa4715?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549284391689-digest.reader------2-59------------------5aaa59f1_6f65_4926_99cd_5a33ae22d917-16§ionName=recommended)

Unlike Proof-of-Work and Public-Key Cryptography, the third component of Bitcoin is not based on math, but…
Hugo Nguyen (https://medium.com/@hugonguyen?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549284391689-digest.reader-------------------------5aaa59f1_6f65_4926_99cd_5a33ae22d917)
10 min read

Best in Poetry

Dead Poets Society Is Dead To Me Now (https://medium.com/@benfreeland/dead-poets-society-is-dead-to-me-now-476faf0dd08d?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549284391689-digest.reader------0-49------------------5aaa59f1_6f65_4926_99cd_5a33ae22d917-11§ionName=topic)

Becoming a "real" poet meant burying an old favourite movie.
Ben Freeland (https://medium.com/@benfreeland?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549284391689-digest.reader-------------------------5aaa59f1_6f65_4926_99cd_5a33ae22d917)
9 min read


How to Rhyme Like Eminem (https://medium.com/@aimtofail/how-to-rhyme-like-eminem-e3c8f3bc8ce8?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549284391689-digest.reader------1-49------------------5aaa59f1_6f65_4926_99cd_5a33ae22d917-11§ionName=topic)

www.rhymemakers.com
Griff Trotter (https://medium.com/@aimtofail?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549284391689-digest.reader-------------------------5aaa59f1_6f65_4926_99cd_5a33ae22d917)
11 min read


I'm sorry love (https://medium.com/@anna_now/im-sorry-love-c8e27faaebc5?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549284391689-digest.reader------2-49------------------5aaa59f1_6f65_4926_99cd_5a33ae22d917-11§ionName=topic)

a poem
anna breslin (https://medium.com/@anna_now?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549284391689-digest.reader-------------------------5aaa59f1_6f65_4926_99cd_5a33ae22d917)
in annapoetics (https://medium.com/annapoetics?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549284391689-digest.reader-------------------------5aaa59f1_6f65_4926_99cd_5a33ae22d917)
1 min read

Best in Sexuality

Google Employees: Our Executives Engaged in Abuse. Don't Let Kink and Polyamory… (https://medium.com/@lizthegrey/google-employees-our-executives-engaged-in-abuse-dont-let-kink-and-polyamory-be-their-scapegoats-9099d473e80e?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549284391689-digest.reader------0-49------------------5aaa59f1_6f65_4926_99cd_5a33ae22d917-11§ionName=topic)

A New York Times report exacerbated stigma while bringing wrongdoing to light
Liz Fong-Jones (https://medium.com/@lizthegrey?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549284391689-digest.reader-------------------------5aaa59f1_6f65_4926_99cd_5a33ae22d917)
7 min read


Why Are The Proud Boys So Obsessed With Masturbation? (https://medium.com/@luxnightmare/why-are-the-proud-boys-so-obsessed-with-masturbation-c9932364ebe2?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549284391689-digest.reader------1-49------------------5aaa59f1_6f65_4926_99cd_5a33ae22d917-11§ionName=topic)

Masturbation bans are popular among organizations that seek to enhance group loyalty
Lux Alptraum (https://medium.com/@luxnightmare?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549284391689-digest.reader-------------------------5aaa59f1_6f65_4926_99cd_5a33ae22d917)
5 min read


Aurel Kolnai Against the Porn in your Pocket (https://medium.com/@marcjohnpaul/aurel-kolnai-against-the-porn-in-your-pocket-fc58fa7a7c15?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549284391689-digest.reader------2-49------------------5aaa59f1_6f65_4926_99cd_5a33ae22d917-11§ionName=topic)

What happens to our culture when pornography defines sex
Marc Barnes (https://medium.com/@marcjohnpaul?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549284391689-digest.reader-------------------------5aaa59f1_6f65_4926_99cd_5a33ae22d917)
15 min read

Best in Music

The Future of Celebrity Is a Japanese Hologram Named Hatsune Miku (https://medium.com/@stephenmarche_96648/the-future-of-celebrity-is-a-japanese-hologram-named-miku-a87419c951e?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549284391689-digest.reader------0-49------------------5aaa59f1_6f65_4926_99cd_5a33ae22d917-11§ionName=topic)

At a time when beloved performers are imploding by the score, her cheerful emptiness is a virtue
Stephen Marche (https://medium.com/@stephenmarche_96648?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549284391689-digest.reader-------------------------5aaa59f1_6f65_4926_99cd_5a33ae22d917)
12 min read


Beyoncé and Jay-Z's 'Apes**t' Was a Subtle History Lesson in Race and Power (https://medium.com/@laurenaissance/beyonc%C3%A9-and-jay-zs-apes-t-was-a-subtle-history-lesson-in-race-and-power-f03104d8f67?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549284391689-digest.reader------1-49------------------5aaa59f1_6f65_4926_99cd_5a33ae22d917-11§ionName=topic)

The Carters weren't just flexing by shooting their latest music video in the world's largest art museum
Lauren A. Henry (https://medium.com/@laurenaissance?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549284391689-digest.reader-------------------------5aaa59f1_6f65_4926_99cd_5a33ae22d917)
8 min read


The Surprisingly Technical Process of Songwriting (https://medium.com/@asherstephenson/the-surprisingly-technical-process-of-songwriting-30a7576f1f23?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549284391689-digest.reader------2-49------------------5aaa59f1_6f65_4926_99cd_5a33ae22d917-11§ionName=topic)

Examining the science behind the music
Asher Stephenson (https://medium.com/@asherstephenson?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549284391689-digest.reader-------------------------5aaa59f1_6f65_4926_99cd_5a33ae22d917)
8 min read

Best in Podcasts

The Real Reason We Can't Stop Watching True Crime (https://medium.com/@laura.barcella/the-real-reason-we-cant-stop-watching-true-crime-8420793384ee?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549284391689-digest.reader------0-49------------------5aaa59f1_6f65_4926_99cd_5a33ae22d917-11§ionName=topic)

A roundtable with four of crime media's most notable hosts
Laura Barcella (https://medium.com/@laura.barcella?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549284391689-digest.reader-------------------------5aaa59f1_6f65_4926_99cd_5a33ae22d917)
9 min read


How True Crime Helps Us Process Our Fear (https://medium.com/@chelseagsummers/love-in-a-time-of-true-crime-94a1f20aa1b4?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549284391689-digest.reader------1-49------------------5aaa59f1_6f65_4926_99cd_5a33ae22d917-11§ionName=topic)

Women are taught to fear the bogeyman. The real threat is closer to home
chelsea g. summers (https://medium.com/@chelseagsummers?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549284391689-digest.reader-------------------------5aaa59f1_6f65_4926_99cd_5a33ae22d917)
13 min read


Audio boom: how podcasters make a living (https://medium.com/@Financial_Times/audio-boom-how-podcasters-make-a-living-cc2d5857249f?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549284391689-digest.reader------2-49------------------5aaa59f1_6f65_4926_99cd_5a33ae22d917-11§ionName=topic)

Successful broadcasters need more than a good radio voice and smart marketing
The Financial Times (https://medium.com/@Financial_Times?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549284391689-digest.reader-------------------------5aaa59f1_6f65_4926_99cd_5a33ae22d917)
6 min read

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My First Year Sober (https://medium.com/@edithzimmerman/my-first-year-sober-ef0e51b6ffca?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549284391689-digest.reader------0-62------------------5aaa59f1_6f65_4926_99cd_5a33ae22d917-21§ionName=evergreen)

Comics from my journal.
Edith Zimmerman (https://medium.com/@edithzimmerman?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549284391689-digest.reader-------------------------5aaa59f1_6f65_4926_99cd_5a33ae22d917)
in Spiralbound (https://medium.com/spiralbound?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549284391689-digest.reader-------------------------5aaa59f1_6f65_4926_99cd_5a33ae22d917)
4 min read


Waking Up Is Hard to Do (https://medium.com/@kevinroose/waking-up-is-hard-to-do-c720dc9617a8?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549284391689-digest.reader------1-62------------------5aaa59f1_6f65_4926_99cd_5a33ae22d917-21§ionName=evergreen)

In a new monthly series, our correspondent tries to improve every one of his daily routines. First: how to…
Kevin Roose (https://medium.com/@kevinroose?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549284391689-digest.reader-------------------------5aaa59f1_6f65_4926_99cd_5a33ae22d917)
12 min read


It's time to kill the web (https://medium.com/@octskyward/its-time-to-kill-the-web-974a9fe80c89?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549284391689-digest.reader------2-62------------------5aaa59f1_6f65_4926_99cd_5a33ae22d917-21§ionName=evergreen)

Something is going on. The people are unhappy. The spectre of civil unrest stalks our programming…
Mike Hearn (https://medium.com/@octskyward?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549284391689-digest.reader-------------------------5aaa59f1_6f65_4926_99cd_5a33ae22d917)
in Mike's blog (https://medium.com/mike-hearn?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549284391689-digest.reader-------------------------5aaa59f1_6f65_4926_99cd_5a33ae22d917)
12 min read

Editors' picks

A Technique for Deciding When to Say No (https://medium.com/@tylerkleeberger/the-law-of-two-thirds-cfad7c4d42eb?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549284391689-digest.reader------0-13------------------5aaa59f1_6f65_4926_99cd_5a33ae22d917-6§ionName=suggested)

Instead of trying to do everything, figure out what deserves your time and energy
Tyler Kleeberger (https://medium.com/@tylerkleeberger?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549284391689-digest.reader-------------------------5aaa59f1_6f65_4926_99cd_5a33ae22d917)
9 min read


The Patron Saints of My Behavior (https://medium.com/@profgalloway/no-mercy-no-malice-there-is-no-god-but-gods-efa038ccbe2d?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549284391689-digest.reader------1-13------------------5aaa59f1_6f65_4926_99cd_5a33ae22d917-6§ionName=suggested)

I don't believe in God, but I do have gods - and they visit me
Scott Galloway (https://medium.com/@profgalloway?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549284391689-digest.reader-------------------------5aaa59f1_6f65_4926_99cd_5a33ae22d917)
5 min read

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