Eric Martindale

If you're new to Bitcoin, or...

Tue, 22 Aug 2017 23:07:24 +0000

If you’re new to Bitcoin, or even technology in general, start here. These resources are some of the absolute best…

Stop getting distracted by politics. Go...

Sun, 20 Aug 2017 18:17:14 +0000

Stop getting distracted by politics. Go build new things rather than tearing down the old. Stay focused on the future and create real value!

Tonight, I'll be at Proof of...

Fri, 14 Jul 2017 01:16:22 +0000

Tonight, I’ll be at Proof of Drink at El Rio giving in-person demos of PIRATE RADIO, available here:

Should I use BitPay, and is...

Tue, 04 Jul 2017 20:24:21 +0000

Should I use BitPay, and is it similar to Electrum?

Exciting day for an open-source effort...

Sun, 02 Jul 2017 13:29:16 +0000

Exciting day for an open-source effort of mine. Societies require liberty to succeed, yet technology is stifling ou…

As I've been saying, please —...

Sun, 25 Jun 2017 03:55:20 +0000

As I’ve been saying, please — PLEASE — use Signal as your primary means of communication right now. Big things are…

Bitcoin's "signalling" is not a democracy....

Fri, 14 Apr 2017 01:39:29 +0000

Bitcoin’s “signalling” is not a democracy. Rather than “winner takes all”, it’s a means for broadcasting support of multiple ideas at once.

Maybe now's a good time to...

Sun, 26 Mar 2017 22:07:27 +0000

Maybe now’s a good time to review Pieter’s Introduction to Segregated Witness, as presented at @ScalingBitcoin 2015:

The real fight, against regulatory overreach,...

Tue, 21 Mar 2017 12:06:45 +0000

The real fight, against regulatory overreach, begins now. Bitcoin is about the separation of Money and State, disintermediation in finance.

Payment networks will leverage Bitcoin's blockchain...

Mon, 20 Mar 2017 21:10:38 +0000

Payment networks will leverage Bitcoin’s blockchain as a trust anchor, participating in a market that values decentralization over all else.

Bitcoin's blockchain forms a trust anchor,...

Mon, 20 Mar 2017 19:56:04 +0000

Bitcoin’s blockchain forms a trust anchor, free from the burdens imposed by governments, banks, and other centralized institutions in money.

Consumers expect instant payments, the status...

Mon, 20 Mar 2017 19:46:48 +0000

Consumers expect instant payments, the status quo provided by both cash and credit — exposing underlying infrastructure is a burden to them.

Lightning offers the promise of instant...

Mon, 20 Mar 2017 19:40:09 +0000

Lightning offers the promise of instant transactions, not limited by block confirmation times. Commercial adoption won’t happen without it.

Great write-up on SPV sidechains by...

Wed, 08 Mar 2017 23:22:43 +0000

Great write-up on SPV sidechains by @Chris_Stewart_5! This “hyperlink” between blockchains allows tokens to sent f…

Burnout is a real threat to...

Mon, 06 Mar 2017 01:07:03 +0000

Burnout is a real threat to the open-source ecosystem. Building a strong, supportive community is hard, but necessa…

"Leave us alone to make choices...

Sat, 04 Mar 2017 02:30:11 +0000

“Leave us alone to make choices for ourselves.” is such a great articulation for why #bitcoin exists. @morcosa abs…

Almost everyone I know wants to...

Wed, 08 Feb 2017 05:19:50 +0000

Almost everyone I know wants to improve on-chain scaling. Why are we falling back to the same old two-party politi…

Thanks, @lightcoin! Let us know...

Thu, 02 Feb 2017 02:01:02 +0000

Thanks, @lightcoin! Let us know what you’re building! We’re updating the “Creating Your Own Sidechain” guide here…

Excellent explanation by @Snyke, who points...

Mon, 16 Jan 2017 21:12:26 +0000

Excellent explanation by @Snyke, who points out the expansion effect created by the Lightning Network. It’s additi…

This video by @SciShow does an...

Thu, 22 Dec 2016 03:36:49 +0000

This video by @SciShow does an excellent job of explaining what #bitcoin is. As things heat up, it’s time to learn: