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600 Microseconds (https://medium.com/@awemany/600-microseconds-b70f87b0b2a6?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1548077710584-digest.reader------0-59------------------101641ff_0d9f_4c09_903f_f19c87c2c432-1§ionName=top)

A perspective from the Bitcoin Cash and Bitcoin Unlimited developer who discovered CVE-2018–17144
Awemany (https://medium.com/@awemany?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1548077710584-digest.reader-------------------------101641ff_0d9f_4c09_903f_f19c87c2c432)
15 min read


The State of Cryptocurrency Mining (https://medium.com/@davidvorick/the-state-of-cryptocurrency-mining-538004a37f9b?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1548077710584-digest.reader------1-59------------------101641ff_0d9f_4c09_903f_f19c87c2c432-1§ionName=top)

For those new to the blog, I am the lead developer of Sia, a blockchain based cloud storage platform. About a…
David Vorick (https://medium.com/@davidvorick?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1548077710584-digest.reader-------------------------101641ff_0d9f_4c09_903f_f19c87c2c432)
in Sia Blog (https://medium.com/sia-tech?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1548077710584-digest.reader-------------------------101641ff_0d9f_4c09_903f_f19c87c2c432)
22 min read


ECDSA is not that bad: two-party signing without Schnorr or BLS (https://medium.com/@snigirev.stepan/ecdsa-is-not-that-bad-two-party-signing-without-schnorr-or-bls-1941806ec36f?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1548077710584-digest.reader------2-59------------------101641ff_0d9f_4c09_903f_f19c87c2c432-1§ionName=top)

2-of-2 multisig and lightning channels as simple transactions, scriptless script and much more without any…
Stepan (https://medium.com/@snigirev.stepan?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1548077710584-digest.reader-------------------------101641ff_0d9f_4c09_903f_f19c87c2c432)
in Crypto Advance (https://medium.com/cryptoadvance?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1548077710584-digest.reader-------------------------101641ff_0d9f_4c09_903f_f19c87c2c432)
6 min read


Let's Do the Time Warp Again: The Verge Hack, Part Deux (https://medium.com/@dzack23/lets-do-the-time-warp-again-the-verge-hack-part-deux-c6396ab36ecb?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1548077710584-digest.reader------3-59------------------101641ff_0d9f_4c09_903f_f19c87c2c432-1§ionName=top)

The pitfalls of Frankenstein codebases, whether "size matters" wrt blockchains, why inadequately fixing…
Daniel Goldman (https://medium.com/@dzack23?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1548077710584-digest.reader-------------------------101641ff_0d9f_4c09_903f_f19c87c2c432)
in The Abacus Crypto Journal (https://medium.com/abacus-crypto-watch?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1548077710584-digest.reader-------------------------101641ff_0d9f_4c09_903f_f19c87c2c432)
14 min read

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Setting up and transacting on the Bitcoin lightning network (https://medium.com/@Jayvdb/setting-up-and-transacting-on-the-bitcoin-lightning-network-a9ada42ec305?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1548077710584-digest.reader------0-59------------------101641ff_0d9f_4c09_903f_f19c87c2c432-16§ionName=recommended)

It's early days so it's impossible to know where this is going but it's possible a high number of businesses…
Jason van den Berg (https://medium.com/@Jayvdb?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1548077710584-digest.reader-------------------------101641ff_0d9f_4c09_903f_f19c87c2c432)
7 min read


Why Bitcoin (Cash) Script is Nearly Useless (and what to do about it) (https://medium.com/@g.andrew.stone/why-bitcoin-cash-script-is-nearly-useless-and-what-to-do-about-it-b47adbfeceec?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1548077710584-digest.reader------1-59------------------101641ff_0d9f_4c09_903f_f19c87c2c432-16§ionName=recommended)

Where's the Beef?
Andrew Stone (https://medium.com/@g.andrew.stone?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1548077710584-digest.reader-------------------------101641ff_0d9f_4c09_903f_f19c87c2c432)
11 min read


Guide to using the Lightning network on Satoshis.place (https://medium.com/@nickcryptoltc/guide-to-using-the-lightning-network-on-satoshis-place-ae4c1543aac8?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1548077710584-digest.reader------2-59------------------101641ff_0d9f_4c09_903f_f19c87c2c432-16§ionName=recommended)

After a suggestion from ecurrencyhodler and @theliteschool from twitter
Nick LTC (https://medium.com/@nickcryptoltc?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1548077710584-digest.reader-------------------------101641ff_0d9f_4c09_903f_f19c87c2c432)
5 min read

Best in Cryptocurrency

Why Decentralization Matters (https://medium.com/@cdixon/why-decentralization-matters-5e3f79f7638e?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1548077710584-digest.reader------0-49------------------101641ff_0d9f_4c09_903f_f19c87c2c432-11§ionName=topic)

We've forgotten there's a better way to build internet services
Chris Dixon (https://medium.com/@cdixon?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1548077710584-digest.reader-------------------------101641ff_0d9f_4c09_903f_f19c87c2c432)
9 min read


Crypto Nomads Seek "Proof of Nipple" in Thailand (https://medium.com/@jeffwilser/crypto-nomads-seek-proof-of-nipple-in-thailand-884763ea6b31?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1548077710584-digest.reader------1-49------------------101641ff_0d9f_4c09_903f_f19c87c2c432-11§ionName=topic)

Here's what really happens on a "decentralized vacation" in Chiang Mai
Jeff Wilser (https://medium.com/@jeffwilser?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1548077710584-digest.reader-------------------------101641ff_0d9f_4c09_903f_f19c87c2c432)
11 min read


Chasing the Bitcoin Boys in the Crypto Capital of the World (https://medium.com/@drewmillard/chasing-the-bitcoin-boys-in-the-crypto-capital-of-the-world-57dac53ce28c?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1548077710584-digest.reader------2-49------------------101641ff_0d9f_4c09_903f_f19c87c2c432-11§ionName=topic)

A tour of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, where cryptocurrency diehards are leaving the U.S. dollar behind
Drew Millard (https://medium.com/@drewmillard?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1548077710584-digest.reader-------------------------101641ff_0d9f_4c09_903f_f19c87c2c432)
15 min read

Best in Addiction

Meet 'NoSurf,' the Self-Help Group That Told Us to Log Off Before It Was Cool (https://medium.com/@ajzaleski/meet-nosurf-the-self-help-group-that-told-us-to-log-off-before-it-was-cool-4ff14516f8fb?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1548077710584-digest.reader------0-49------------------101641ff_0d9f_4c09_903f_f19c87c2c432-11§ionName=topic)

The rise of a community dedicated to combatting the endless scroll
Andrew Zaleski (https://medium.com/@ajzaleski?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1548077710584-digest.reader-------------------------101641ff_0d9f_4c09_903f_f19c87c2c432)
9 min read


'Heroin Was My Life Preserver' (https://medium.com/@zacharyasiegel/americans-are-taught-to-hate-drugs-but-we-must-love-the-people-using-them-c6a9bb9d3011?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1548077710584-digest.reader------1-49------------------101641ff_0d9f_4c09_903f_f19c87c2c432-11§ionName=topic)

Why teenagers across the country are finding love in heroin
Zachary A Siegel (https://medium.com/@zacharyasiegel?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1548077710584-digest.reader-------------------------101641ff_0d9f_4c09_903f_f19c87c2c432)
10 min read


Confessions of a Juul Junkie (https://medium.com/@ahmedkabil/confessions-of-a-juul-junkie-6b5ce4a8b92e?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1548077710584-digest.reader------2-49------------------101641ff_0d9f_4c09_903f_f19c87c2c432-11§ionName=topic)

I'd never considered a future where a pod was out of reach. Moving to Barcelona changed that.
Ahmed Kabil (https://medium.com/@ahmedkabil?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1548077710584-digest.reader-------------------------101641ff_0d9f_4c09_903f_f19c87c2c432)
10 min read

Best in Music

The Body Searching for Happily Ever After (https://medium.com/@danielle.v.evans/the-body-searching-for-happily-ever-after-c2a28a08dd95?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1548077710584-digest.reader------0-49------------------101641ff_0d9f_4c09_903f_f19c87c2c432-11§ionName=topic)

A short story of modern romance, gift shop encounters, and an underwater music video shoot
Danielle Evans (https://medium.com/@danielle.v.evans?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1548077710584-digest.reader-------------------------101641ff_0d9f_4c09_903f_f19c87c2c432)
11 min read


A Brief, Maddening Descent into Collecting Vinyl (https://medium.com/@brockwilbur/a-brief-maddening-descent-into-collecting-vinyl-8625116bd946?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1548077710584-digest.reader------1-49------------------101641ff_0d9f_4c09_903f_f19c87c2c432-11§ionName=topic)

It begins innocently enough…until you buy MIDI files pressed onto vinyl. Are they worth it?
Brock Wilbur (https://medium.com/@brockwilbur?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1548077710584-digest.reader-------------------------101641ff_0d9f_4c09_903f_f19c87c2c432)
6 min read


'London Bridge Is Falling Down' Is Actually About Shoddy Infrastructure (https://medium.com/@kelly.faircloth/london-bridge-is-falling-down-is-actually-about-shoddy-infrastructure-e502ee54a40d?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1548077710584-digest.reader------2-49------------------101641ff_0d9f_4c09_903f_f19c87c2c432-11§ionName=topic)

The nursery rhyme is a testament to municipal maintenance
Kelly Faircloth (https://medium.com/@kelly.faircloth?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1548077710584-digest.reader-------------------------101641ff_0d9f_4c09_903f_f19c87c2c432)
9 min read

Best in Podcasts

Kate Bornstein on Why the Gender Bullies Can't Win (https://medium.com/@RollingStone/kate-bornstein-on-why-the-gender-bullies-cant-win-afccc4bbf59b?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1548077710584-digest.reader------0-49------------------101641ff_0d9f_4c09_903f_f19c87c2c432-11§ionName=topic)

Up until now, there hasn't been a definition of men and women that's been encoded and enforced by law - so…
Rolling Stone (https://medium.com/@RollingStone?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1548077710584-digest.reader-------------------------101641ff_0d9f_4c09_903f_f19c87c2c432)
6 min read


Why Spotify Is Not A Music Company (https://medium.com/@cheriehu42/why-spotify-is-not-a-music-company-5254ddbdda83?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1548077710584-digest.reader------1-49------------------101641ff_0d9f_4c09_903f_f19c87c2c432-11§ionName=topic)

As investors have predicted, Spotify is actually betting on becoming the Netflix of audio - for better or for…
Cherie Hu (https://medium.com/@cheriehu42?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1548077710584-digest.reader-------------------------101641ff_0d9f_4c09_903f_f19c87c2c432)
11 min read


Where Does Podcasting Go Next? (https://medium.com/@webby2001/podcastings-next-frontier-a-manifesto-for-growth-7e8b88d32fde?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1548077710584-digest.reader------2-49------------------101641ff_0d9f_4c09_903f_f19c87c2c432-11§ionName=topic)

A manifesto for growth
Tom Webster (https://medium.com/@webby2001?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1548077710584-digest.reader-------------------------101641ff_0d9f_4c09_903f_f19c87c2c432)
18 min read

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This is Not My Beautiful House (https://medium.com/@kimfrancenyc/this-is-not-my-beautiful-house-899180e993cf?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1548077710584-digest.reader------0-62------------------101641ff_0d9f_4c09_903f_f19c87c2c432-21§ionName=evergreen)

Not long after marrying the man I would go on to divorce, I bought a Brooklyn brownstone that satisfied all…
Kim France (https://medium.com/@kimfrancenyc?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1548077710584-digest.reader-------------------------101641ff_0d9f_4c09_903f_f19c87c2c432)
15 min read


Inequality and Skin in the Game (https://medium.com/@nntaleb/inequality-and-skin-in-the-game-d8f00bc0cb46?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1548077710584-digest.reader------1-62------------------101641ff_0d9f_4c09_903f_f19c87c2c432-21§ionName=evergreen)

(Chapter from Skin in the Game)
Nassim Nicholas Taleb (https://medium.com/@nntaleb?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1548077710584-digest.reader-------------------------101641ff_0d9f_4c09_903f_f19c87c2c432)
in INCERTO (https://medium.com/incerto?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1548077710584-digest.reader-------------------------101641ff_0d9f_4c09_903f_f19c87c2c432)
15 min read


Applause from Medium Staff
Being Queen's Roadie was One Intense, Rewarding Job (https://medium.com/@Phince/being-queen-s-roadie-was-one-intense-rewarding-job-a0fdd017e00d?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1548077710584-digest.reader------2-62------------------101641ff_0d9f_4c09_903f_f19c87c2c432-21§ionName=evergreen)

Backstage with Freddie: a personal account of the delicate work that kept the world's biggest rock star happy
Peter Hince (https://medium.com/@Phince?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1548077710584-digest.reader-------------------------101641ff_0d9f_4c09_903f_f19c87c2c432)
in Cuepoint (https://medium.com/cuepoint?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1548077710584-digest.reader-------------------------101641ff_0d9f_4c09_903f_f19c87c2c432)
32 min read

Editors' picks

How to Be an Ethical Sugar Daddy (https://medium.com/@kristinwong5/how-to-be-an-ethical-sugar-daddy-6e63ea497ad3?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1548077710584-digest.reader------0-13------------------101641ff_0d9f_4c09_903f_f19c87c2c432-6§ionName=suggested)

When you want to do expensive things with your partner, but you're the only one in the relationship who can…
Kristin Wong (https://medium.com/@kristinwong5?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1548077710584-digest.reader-------------------------101641ff_0d9f_4c09_903f_f19c87c2c432)
4 min read


I'm With Her. And Her, and Her, and Her. (https://medium.com/@sady_doyle/im-with-her-and-her-and-her-and-her-8ad238f5e49?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1548077710584-digest.reader------1-13------------------101641ff_0d9f_4c09_903f_f19c87c2c432-6§ionName=suggested)

For the first time in history, the Democratic primary field is mostly female - and completely revolutionary
Sady Doyle (https://medium.com/@sady_doyle?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1548077710584-digest.reader-------------------------101641ff_0d9f_4c09_903f_f19c87c2c432)
6 min read

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