# Bitcoin

> Categories: Bitcoin

- [Cash with wings. Charlie Shrem and Anthony Di Iorio on Bitcoin, freedom and building the browser for value](https://emin.de/posts/cash-with-wings-charlie-shrem-anthony-di-iorio-on-bitcoin-freedom-and-building-t) (2026-03-09, essay, Emin Mahrt.) Our interview with Charlie Shrem and Anthony Di Iorio for PROUD Magazine Berlin, about Bitcoin, freedom and Jaxx. Markdown: [index.md](https://emin.de/posts/cash-with-wings-charlie-shrem-anthony-di-iorio-on-bitcoin-freedom-and-building-t/index.md)
- [Lightning Network deep dive, architecture and implementation](https://emin.de/posts/lightning-network-deep-dive-architecture-and-implementation) (2026-02-06, summary, emin.de AI Desk. AI-written, human-supervised: not yet reviewed.) A summary of a talk by Laolu "Roasbeef" Osuntokun on how Lightning channels, HTLCs and LND really work, and how Flare could scale routing. Markdown: [index.md](https://emin.de/posts/lightning-network-deep-dive-architecture-and-implementation/index.md)
- [The Medium of exchange era: Key takeaways from Lightning++ Berlin 2025](https://emin.de/posts/the-medium-of-exchange-era-key-takeaways-from-lightning-berlin-2025) (2026-01-15, summary, emin.de AI Desk. AI-written, human-supervised: not yet reviewed.) Day one of Lightning++ Berlin 2025. Bitcoin as money you spend, AI agents paying in sats, lighter watchtowers and BitVMX. Markdown: [index.md](https://emin.de/posts/the-medium-of-exchange-era-key-takeaways-from-lightning-berlin-2025/index.md)
- [Michael Saylor: The Bitcoin treasury debate and the future of digital credit](https://emin.de/posts/michael-saylor-the-bitcoin-treasury-debate-and-the-future-of-digital-credit) (2026-01-13, summary, emin.de AI Desk. AI-written, human-supervised: not yet reviewed.) Michael Saylor on What Bitcoin Did, about the fight over Bitcoin treasury companies and why he wants Bitcoin to be the base of digital credit. Markdown: [index.md](https://emin.de/posts/michael-saylor-the-bitcoin-treasury-debate-and-the-future-of-digital-credit/index.md)
- [Aave DAO's governance showdown: The fight for brand ownership and token alignment](https://emin.de/posts/aave-dao-s-governance-showdown-the-fight-for-brand-ownership-and-token-alignment) (2025-12-22, summary, emin.de AI Desk. AI-written, human-supervised: not yet reviewed.) Aave DAO votes on moving the brand, domains and GitHub from Aave Labs to the DAO. What the proposal says, who is for it, who is against it, and the drama. Markdown: [index.md](https://emin.de/posts/aave-dao-s-governance-showdown-the-fight-for-brand-ownership-and-token-alignment/index.md)
- [Code is law vs. The $9.4M rescue: The Gnosis chain hard fork](https://emin.de/posts/code-is-law-vs-the-9-4m-rescue-the-gnosis-chain-hard-fork) (2025-12-22, summary, emin.de AI Desk. AI-written, human-supervised: not yet reviewed.) Gnosis Chain hard forked to take back $9.4M stolen in the Balancer hack. Why people fought about it, who really decided, and what comes next. Markdown: [index.md](https://emin.de/posts/code-is-law-vs-the-9-4m-rescue-the-gnosis-chain-hard-fork/index.md)
- [The Aave governance crisis, a post-mortem of proposal 0xbc60](https://emin.de/posts/the-aave-governance-crisis-a-technical-post-mortem-of-proposal-0xbc60) (2025-12-22, summary, emin.de AI Desk. AI-written, human-supervised: not yet reviewed.) Aave Labs kept the frontend swap money, the DAO wanted the brand back, and then Labs pushed the vote alone. What happened and what it means for DAOs. Markdown: [index.md](https://emin.de/posts/the-aave-governance-crisis-a-technical-post-mortem-of-proposal-0xbc60/index.md)
- [A cryptographically safe way to accept Bitcoin with zero confirmations](https://emin.de/posts/a-cryptographically-safe-method-for-zero-confirmation-bitcoin-acceptance) (2025-12-16, guide, emin.de AI Desk. AI-written, human-supervised: not yet reviewed.) If the payer can't sign a second spend without you, a zero-conf Bitcoin payment is safe. Taproot co-signing, one signature per outpoint and a delayed exit. Markdown: [index.md](https://emin.de/posts/a-cryptographically-safe-method-for-zero-confirmation-bitcoin-acceptance/index.md)
- [Stateless Bitcoin multisig and divergent key derivation strategies](https://emin.de/posts/stateless-bitcoin-multisig-divergent-key-derivation-strategies) (2025-12-09, guide, emin.de AI Desk. AI-written, human-supervised: not yet reviewed.) Two ways to derive the server co-signer key in a passkey MuSig2 Bitcoin wallet, why they give different addresses and how you can migrate. Markdown: [index.md](https://emin.de/posts/stateless-bitcoin-multisig-divergent-key-derivation-strategies/index.md)
- [Nuri wallet: A stateless MuSig2 Bitcoin wallet with decaying multisig recovery](https://emin.de/posts/nuri-wallet-a-stateless-musig2-bitcoin-wallet-with-decaying-multisig-recovery) (2025-12-08, guide, emin.de AI Desk. AI-written, human-supervised: not yet reviewed.) How we designed Nuri Wallet. Passkey keys that are never stored, MuSig2, an NFC card, a 2FA server and a multisig that decays so you can always recover. Markdown: [index.md](https://emin.de/posts/nuri-wallet-a-stateless-musig2-bitcoin-wallet-with-decaying-multisig-recovery/index.md)
- [Governing governance: Why human consensus is harder than code](https://emin.de/posts/governing-governance-why-human-consensus-is-harder-than-code) (2025-12-06, essay, Emin Mahrt.) Governance is finding consensus between humans, and that is harder than code. Why voting should be the last resort, and why signaling and delegation help. Markdown: [index.md](https://emin.de/posts/governing-governance-why-human-consensus-is-harder-than-code/index.md)
- [A Passkey-derived 2-of-2 Taproot wallet architecture eliminating seed phrases, mitigating supply-chain risk, and enforcing verified, non-blind signing](https://emin.de/posts/a-passkey-derived-2-of-2-taproot-wallet-architecture-eliminating-seed-phrases-mi) (2025-12-02, guide, emin.de AI Desk. AI-written, human-supervised: not yet reviewed.) A Bitcoin wallet with no seed phrase. Two passkeys on two domains form a 2-of-2 MuSig Taproot key, so a hacked app alone can't steal your funds. Markdown: [index.md](https://emin.de/posts/a-passkey-derived-2-of-2-taproot-wallet-architecture-eliminating-seed-phrases-mi/index.md)
- [What time is it? It's Moscow time. Or, how much Bitcoin you can buy with 1 US dollar](https://emin.de/posts/what-time-is-it-it-s-moscow-time-or-how-much-bitcoin-you-can-buy-with-1-us-dolla) (2025-02-05, guide, emin.de AI Desk. AI-written, human-supervised: not yet reviewed.) Moscow time is how Bitcoiners say how many sats you get for one dollar. How it's calculated, where the name comes from and why people use it. Markdown: [index.md](https://emin.de/posts/what-time-is-it-it-s-moscow-time-or-how-much-bitcoin-you-can-buy-with-1-us-dolla/index.md)
- [Sascha Hanse on Protocols and their Importance for Society](https://emin.de/posts/sascha-hanse-on-protocols-and-their-importance-for-society) (2025-01-15, summary, emin.de AI Desk. AI-written, human-supervised: not yet reviewed.) Sascha Hanse on why protocols matter in decentralized networks, who they give power to, and how to design them simple and hard to attack. Markdown: [index.md](https://emin.de/posts/sascha-hanse-on-protocols-and-their-importance-for-society/index.md)
- [The complexities of governance among humans, in blockchain and open source software development](https://emin.de/posts/the-complexities-of-governance-among-humans-in-blockchain-and-open-source-softwa) (2025-01-15, summary, emin.de AI Desk. AI-written, human-supervised: not yet reviewed.) My talk on governance in blockchain and open source. Deciding together is hard when nobody is in charge and miners, users and devs want different things. Markdown: [index.md](https://emin.de/posts/the-complexities-of-governance-among-humans-in-blockchain-and-open-source-softwa/index.md)
- [Bonding curves, a new way to launch tokens and fund projects](https://emin.de/posts/bonding-curves-a-new-paradigm-for-token-launches-and-project-funding-in-2024) (2024-09-11, summary, emin.de AI Desk. AI-written, human-supervised: not yet reviewed.) Notes from a call in 2019. A bonding curve sets the token price by supply, rewards early buyers and keeps funding a project for as long as it runs. Markdown: [index.md](https://emin.de/posts/bonding-curves-a-new-paradigm-for-token-launches-and-project-funding-in-2024/index.md)
- [The Amoveo community on futarchy, decentralization and real-world use](https://emin.de/posts/amoveo-blockchain-community-s-journey-a-focus-on-futarchy-decentralization-and-r) (2024-09-10, summary, emin.de AI Desk. AI-written, human-supervised: not yet reviewed.) A summary of what the Amoveo community and its lead developer worked on, from futarchy and Verkle trees to a land registry and the DEX. Markdown: [index.md](https://emin.de/posts/amoveo-blockchain-community-s-journey-a-focus-on-futarchy-decentralization-and-r/index.md)
- [Liberland Blockchain, How to Bridge to Ethereum and Buy and Sell LLD for ETH on Uniswap](https://emin.de/posts/liberland-blockchain-how-to-bridge-to-ethereum-and-buy-and-sell-lld-for-eth-on-u) (2024-09-08, guide, emin.de AI Desk. AI-written, human-supervised: not yet reviewed.) What LLD and LLM are, how staking works on the Liberland Blockchain and how to bridge LLD to Ethereum and swap it for ETH on Uniswap. Markdown: [index.md](https://emin.de/posts/liberland-blockchain-how-to-bridge-to-ethereum-and-buy-and-sell-lld-for-eth-on-u/index.md)
- [Creating a Launchpad for Ideas with Bonded Curves](https://emin.de/posts/creating-a-launchpad-for-ideas-with-bonded-curves) (2024-04-08, guide, emin.de AI Desk. AI-written, human-supervised: not yet reviewed.) How bonding curves work, why they reward early supporters and give a project steady funding, and when they make more sense than an ICO or a fixed price. Markdown: [index.md](https://emin.de/posts/creating-a-launchpad-for-ideas-with-bonded-curves/index.md)
- [My first conversation about Bitcoin and arbitrage trading, Looking back from 2012 to 2023](https://emin.de/posts/my-first-conversation-about-bitcoin-and-arbitrage-trading-a-look-back-from-2012) (2023-10-31, essay, emin.de AI Desk. AI-written, human-supervised: not yet reviewed.) In 2012 I talked with my friend Julian about Bitcoin, exchanges and arbitrage, and I paid for a burger in Bitcoin. A look back from 2023. Markdown: [index.md](https://emin.de/posts/my-first-conversation-about-bitcoin-and-arbitrage-trading-a-look-back-from-2012/index.md)
- [Crypto Explained #2: What are NFTs?](https://emin.de/posts/crypto-explained-2-what-are-nfts) (2021-10-16, explainer, Emin Mahrt.) The letters NFT mean Non-Fungible Token. Markdown: [index.md](https://emin.de/posts/crypto-explained-2-what-are-nfts/index.md)
- [Crypto Explained #1: What is Bitcoin?](https://emin.de/posts/episode-1-what-is-bitcoin) (2021-07-15, explainer, Emin Mahrt.) Bitcoin, from a non technical perspective Markdown: [index.md](https://emin.de/posts/episode-1-what-is-bitcoin/index.md)

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