Cypherpunk Cogitations
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Jameson Lopp's thoughts on Bitcoin, Privacy, and Freedom.
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BIP-110 Post Mortem
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17 Aug 2026
A comprehensive review of the spam debates and BIP-110 fork movement.
Reflections Upon Bitcoin's Block Size Debate
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1 Jul 2026
Analysis of the ideological split and narratives employed during Bitcoin's scaling debates.
A Call to Action: Stop the FCC's KYC Regime
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12 Jun 2026
The FCC is proposing to require KYC for anyone who uses a phone. We can act now to stop further erosion of our privacy.
Quantum Attack Game Theory
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21 May 2026
A comprehensive analysis of potential attacks and undesirable outcomes resulting from a cryptographically relevant quantum computer being wielded against the Bitcoin network.
A Layman's Guide to BIP-110
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23 Feb 2026
An explanation of why BIP-110 is reckless and doomed to fail.
2025 Bitcoin Node Performance Tests
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30 Dec 2025
Testing full validation sync performance of 5 Bitcoin node implementations.
It's Knot a Serious Project
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23 Sep 2025
A comprehensive compilation of controversial actions and statements by Luke Dashjr.
Inflation is Multiple Taxation
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4 Jul 2025
How the interaction of inflation with the tax code results in even greater theft from taxpayers.
Bitcoin Address Poisoning Attacks
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6 Apr 2025
An investigation into likely address poisoning attacks occurring on the bitcoin blockchain.
Against Allowing Quantum Recovery of Bitcoin
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16 Mar 2025
An argument in favor of burning bitcoin in vulnerable addresses to prevent funds from being taken by those who win the quantum computing race.
A Treatise on Bitcoin Block Space Economics
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2 Mar 2025
A deep dive into the multitude of concerns regarding the supply of and demand for block space.
Jack Dorsey is not Satoshi Nakamoto
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27 Feb 2025
A compilation of evidence that Jack Dorsey could not be the creator of Bitcoin.
Bitcoin 2024 Annual Review
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5 Jan 2025
Comprehensive coverage of metrics across a number of different verticals in the Bitcoin ecosystem to gauge performance in 2024.
Boost Your Bitcoin Node Sync With UTXO Snapshots
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24 Nov 2024
A guide for how to significantly speed up syncing a new Bitcoin Core node using the UTXO snapshot feature.
