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A primer on bonds, yields, and the Fed: how interest rates move bond prices and what these forces mean for Bitcoin and mining.

What Nostr is, how its key-based, open-source protocol works, and why this censorship-resistant social network matters for Bitcoin’s success.

The Roman Empire’s Final Coin Flip

How Bitcoin’s public and private keys work, what addresses look like, and the basics of the cryptography that secures transactions.

Why methane is over twenty-five times more potent than CO2 as a greenhouse gas, and how Bitcoin mining can help mitigate its emissions.

Takeaways from our Twitter Spaces with Daniel Batten on methane mitigation and how Bitcoin mining can become carbon negative.

The story of the Blocksize War of 2015–2017: the Big Blockers, the small-block defenders, and how the conflict shaped Bitcoin’s evolution.

How pump-and-dump schemes work, from the South Sea Company to altcoins, and why most non-Bitcoin crypto offers no real value.

What a debt spiral is, how governments slide into one, and the stages that follow — from rising debt to eroding public services and stability.

What quantum computers are, how qubits differ from bits, and what the quantum threat could mean for Bitcoin’s cryptography.

A tour of the leading theories about Satoshi Nakamoto’s identity and why his disappearance may have helped Bitcoin grow.

A roundup of our five favorite Sazmining essays of 2022, written by Will Szamosszegi and Kent Halliburton over the past twelve months.