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bitcoin

Stephan Livera Podcast episode 537

Not everybody understands that blockchains themselves don’t scale. And this may create some tricky implications if we want to onboard large numbers of people to Bitcoin. This is why some of the discussion nowadays is about soft forks and covenants. Brandon Black rejoins me to talk about some of his ideas on how many people can use Bitcoin with current tech, and how covenants such as CTV (Check Template Verify) could help improve this. We discuss:

How many people can use Bitcoin
Why not build L3? 
Thoughts on block size
“Rush to the exits”
Different kinds of forks
Covenant proposals explained in english
Concrete proposals
Commercial demand
Unforeseen risks
Value density


SLP537 Are Covenants Necessary for Bitcoin? with Brandon Black

tech

What are some good international SIM cards?

nullama

Be aware, Silent.link data-only eSIMs have the user coming out of the cell network onto the internet in Poland, and there's no way to change that.  IMO it's not ideal for people the US trying to make debit/credit card purchases as one might do with an everyday physical sim provider.