MicroStrategy posts $1 billion loss in Q2 on bad BTC bet
MicroStrategy also announced that Michael Saylor is giving up his CEO position to take up a new role as Executive Chairman while retaining his status as Chairman of the Board.
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Decentralization and the BSV Blockchain
The BSV Blockchain Association says that decentralization is not the purpose of Bitcoin but a means to an end, which is to provide some of Bitcoin’s security toward achieving the main purpose of the technology.
Solana liquidations are on the horizon
Solend, the algorithmic, decentralized protocol for lending and borrowing on Solana, has been scrambling to mitigate the risks that are present on its platform.
New research paper misses the point as it looks at early Bitcoin ‘centralization’
Bitcoin creator Dr. Craig S. Wright has refuted several of the paper's claims, particularly the one hinting that any of the early participants could have "51% attacked" the network and double-spent coins.
The 51% attack that never was
In this article, Author Dr. Craig Wright explains what a 51% attack is, how it relates to existing systems, and how it is being maligned by some people in the industry seeking to promote a system different from Bitcoin in many ways.
How Bitcoin won the race…
Many falsely believe that Bitcoin is a cryptocurrency. Bitcoin is not encrypted. It is the first digital cash system that presents cleartext and is completely traceable.
Decentralization, a widely misunderstood concept
Decentralization has taken the context of Bitcoin, blockchain and Web3, but it also caused misconceptions that Bitcoin or any blockchain must restrict its scalability to be ‘decentralized.’
Bitcoin Trilemma is a fallacy
The Bitcoin trilemma is a fallacy that is based on wrong anarchy concepts, a lack of understanding of the economic nature of Bitcoin, and a misconception of what effective decentralization is.
Core maintainer Jonas Schnelli quits, highlighting BTC’s total lack of decentralization
The recent "resignation" of BTC Core code maintainer Jonas Schnelli from his role has once again shone a light on how few people have the power to alter BTC's software.
Here’s how Bitcoin won the race, as explained by Craig Wright
In his latest blog post, “How Bitcoin Won the Race…,” Dr. Craig Wright gives the world some background information about why Bitcoin was created.
Code isn’t law—law is law
Here’s why intermediary businesses cannot be automated away, without effectively giving away our free will, individuality, and freedom.
Bitcoin Talk: Decentralized vs Distributed
To be decentralized means to not be controlled by a single entity; to be distributed means to be spread out, Patrick Thompson writes.