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Bitcoin and the Promise of Independent Property Rights (https://medium.com/@hasufly/bitcoin-and-the-promise-of-independent-property-rights-8f10e5c7efa8?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1552216216323-digest.reader------0-59------------------ee86ae73_6215_43ea_b6a6_a3ca9fa09689-1§ionName=top)

A framework for skeptics, part 3
Hasu (https://medium.com/@hasufly?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1552216216323-digest.reader-------------------------ee86ae73_6215_43ea_b6a6_a3ca9fa09689)
7 min read


Why Ethereum Architecture is Flawed (https://medium.com/@hugonguyen/why-ethereum-architecture-is-flawed-d4eefd15db3e?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1552216216323-digest.reader------1-59------------------ee86ae73_6215_43ea_b6a6_a3ca9fa09689-1§ionName=top)

In its 3+ years of existence, Ethereum has seen no shortage of controversies. From the DAO hack, to the…
Hugo Nguyen (https://medium.com/@hugonguyen?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1552216216323-digest.reader-------------------------ee86ae73_6215_43ea_b6a6_a3ca9fa09689)
5 min read


Decentralized Disruption - Who Dares Wins? - Bittorrent Lessons for Crypto (4… (https://medium.com/@simonhmorris/decentralized-disruption-who-dares-wins-bittorrent-lessons-for-crypto-4-of-4-f022e8641c1a?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1552216216323-digest.reader------2-59------------------ee86ae73_6215_43ea_b6a6_a3ca9fa09689-1§ionName=top)

The last of a series of four posts - the conclusion concerns who will be the winners of decentralization
Simon Morris (https://medium.com/@simonhmorris?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1552216216323-digest.reader-------------------------ee86ae73_6215_43ea_b6a6_a3ca9fa09689)
8 min read


The hashrate deep dive (1/2) (https://medium.com/@ambroidcrypto/the-hashrate-deep-dive-1-2-85b681f0d945?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1552216216323-digest.reader------3-59------------------ee86ae73_6215_43ea_b6a6_a3ca9fa09689-1§ionName=top)

A remarkable trend has been happening in the cryptocurrency mining scene over 2018. With the prices diving…
Ambroid (https://medium.com/@ambroidcrypto?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1552216216323-digest.reader-------------------------ee86ae73_6215_43ea_b6a6_a3ca9fa09689)
10 min read

Best in Art

Art as a Second Language (https://medium.com/@bluebed/speaking-different-languages-through-art-710e0a992dd3?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1552216216323-digest.reader------0-49------------------ee86ae73_6215_43ea_b6a6_a3ca9fa09689-11§ionName=topic)

Drawing is a translation of all my voices and words - an attempt to draw nothing
Roman Muradov (https://medium.com/@bluebed?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1552216216323-digest.reader-------------------------ee86ae73_6215_43ea_b6a6_a3ca9fa09689)
6 min read


Drake, Kanye, and the Fine Art Market (https://medium.com/@kenzy.elmohandes/drake-kanye-and-the-fine-art-market-1f5323446325?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1552216216323-digest.reader------1-49------------------ee86ae73_6215_43ea_b6a6_a3ca9fa09689-11§ionName=topic)

How modern superstardom has tarnished the art world
Kenzy El-Mohandes (https://medium.com/@kenzy.elmohandes?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1552216216323-digest.reader-------------------------ee86ae73_6215_43ea_b6a6_a3ca9fa09689)
7 min read


Dealing with Cancer the Only Way I Know How (https://medium.com/@joehagueis/dealing-with-cancer-the-only-way-i-know-how-9d5bb7c1cf8f?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1552216216323-digest.reader------2-49------------------ee86ae73_6215_43ea_b6a6_a3ca9fa09689-11§ionName=topic)

There's nothing funny about being diagnosed, but I'm using art to find a brighter side
Joe Hague (https://medium.com/@joehagueis?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1552216216323-digest.reader-------------------------ee86ae73_6215_43ea_b6a6_a3ca9fa09689)
8 min read

Best in Neuroscience

The Brain That Remade Itself (https://medium.com/@ajzaleski/the-brain-that-remade-itself-bcc7b3a43cff?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1552216216323-digest.reader------0-49------------------ee86ae73_6215_43ea_b6a6_a3ca9fa09689-11§ionName=topic)

Doctors removed one-sixth of this boy's brain - and what was left did something incredible
Andrew Zaleski (https://medium.com/@ajzaleski?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1552216216323-digest.reader-------------------------ee86ae73_6215_43ea_b6a6_a3ca9fa09689)
in OneZero (https://medium.com/one-zero?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1552216216323-digest.reader-------------------------ee86ae73_6215_43ea_b6a6_a3ca9fa09689)
13 min read


A Neuroscientist Explores Addiction, the Brain, and Her Past (https://medium.com/@ericallenbeen/a-neuroscientist-explores-addiction-the-brain-and-her-past-f54d1654e6d?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1552216216323-digest.reader------1-49------------------ee86ae73_6215_43ea_b6a6_a3ca9fa09689-11§ionName=topic)

Judith Grisel shares her story and science in her book, 'Never Enough'
Eric Allen Been (https://medium.com/@ericallenbeen?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1552216216323-digest.reader-------------------------ee86ae73_6215_43ea_b6a6_a3ca9fa09689)
in OneZero (https://medium.com/one-zero?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1552216216323-digest.reader-------------------------ee86ae73_6215_43ea_b6a6_a3ca9fa09689)
12 min read


The Chinese Buddhist Billionaire Who Wants to Fix Your Brain (https://medium.com/@brwalsh/the-chinese-buddhist-billionaire-who-wants-to-fix-your-brain-4a99d14428ba?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1552216216323-digest.reader------2-49------------------ee86ae73_6215_43ea_b6a6_a3ca9fa09689-11§ionName=topic)

China's first internet titan is throwing billions at the mysteries of our gray matter
Bryan Walsh (https://medium.com/@brwalsh?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1552216216323-digest.reader-------------------------ee86ae73_6215_43ea_b6a6_a3ca9fa09689)
16 min read

Best in Politics

Identity Politics 2020 (https://medium.com/@jessicavalenti/identity-politics-2020-528be44b60da?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1552216216323-digest.reader------0-49------------------ee86ae73_6215_43ea_b6a6_a3ca9fa09689-11§ionName=topic)

We need to talk about the radicalization of white men
Jessica Valenti (https://medium.com/@jessicavalenti?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1552216216323-digest.reader-------------------------ee86ae73_6215_43ea_b6a6_a3ca9fa09689)
3 min read


Bernie Sanders' Ugly Campaigning Is Bad for Democrats - and Great for Trump (https://medium.com/@sady_doyle/bernie-sanders-bad-attitude-is-bad-for-democrats-and-great-for-trump-bd0ac7376146?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1552216216323-digest.reader------1-49------------------ee86ae73_6215_43ea_b6a6_a3ca9fa09689-11§ionName=topic)

As Sanders gears up for a possible 2020 run, his supporters are already turning his Democratic competitors…
Sady Doyle (https://medium.com/@sady_doyle?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1552216216323-digest.reader-------------------------ee86ae73_6215_43ea_b6a6_a3ca9fa09689)
7 min read

Best in Cryptocurrency

CoinTalk #64: 🐄 Aaron's Farm (I Don't Want to Mine In-Game Rewards at. ..) (https://medium.com/@cointalk.show/cointalk-64-aarons-farm-i-don-t-want-to-mine-in-game-rewards-at-93d47d22b0f9?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1552216216323-digest.reader------0-49------------------ee86ae73_6215_43ea_b6a6_a3ca9fa09689-11§ionName=topic)

Plus fishy fishy goings on at the Canadian crypto exchange Quadriga.
Coin Talk (https://medium.com/@cointalk.show?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1552216216323-digest.reader-------------------------ee86ae73_6215_43ea_b6a6_a3ca9fa09689)
38 min read


What Could Blockchain Do for Healthcare? (https://medium.com/@NickyWoolf/what-could-blockchain-do-for-healthcare-59c17245448e?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1552216216323-digest.reader------1-49------------------ee86ae73_6215_43ea_b6a6_a3ca9fa09689-11§ionName=topic)

Fragmented, insecure, and proprietary healthcare data could be completely redesigned on a blockchain-based…
Nicky Woolf (https://medium.com/@NickyWoolf?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1552216216323-digest.reader-------------------------ee86ae73_6215_43ea_b6a6_a3ca9fa09689)
5 min read


Applause from Medium Staff
What Could Blockchain Do for Music? (https://medium.com/@stuartdredge/what-could-blockchain-do-for-music-4f60220e9709?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1552216216323-digest.reader------2-49------------------ee86ae73_6215_43ea_b6a6_a3ca9fa09689-11§ionName=topic)

Musicians are exploring blockchain as a 'big spreadsheet in the sky' that could help them seize back control…
Stuart Dredge (https://medium.com/@stuartdredge?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1552216216323-digest.reader-------------------------ee86ae73_6215_43ea_b6a6_a3ca9fa09689)
6 min read

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Applause from Medium Staff
Streaming Music is Ripping You Off (https://medium.com/@sharkyl/streaming-music-is-ripping-you-off-61dc501e7f94?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1552216216323-digest.reader------0-62------------------ee86ae73_6215_43ea_b6a6_a3ca9fa09689-21§ionName=evergreen)

Fight back with this simple hack
Sharky Laguana (https://medium.com/@sharkyl?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1552216216323-digest.reader-------------------------ee86ae73_6215_43ea_b6a6_a3ca9fa09689)
in Cuepoint (https://medium.com/cuepoint?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1552216216323-digest.reader-------------------------ee86ae73_6215_43ea_b6a6_a3ca9fa09689)
13 min read


The Logic of Risk Taking (https://medium.com/@nntaleb/the-logic-of-risk-taking-107bf41029d3?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1552216216323-digest.reader------1-62------------------ee86ae73_6215_43ea_b6a6_a3ca9fa09689-21§ionName=evergreen)

A central chapter that crystallizes all my work. In forth. Skin in the Game
Nassim Nicholas Taleb (https://medium.com/@nntaleb?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1552216216323-digest.reader-------------------------ee86ae73_6215_43ea_b6a6_a3ca9fa09689)
in INCERTO (https://medium.com/incerto?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1552216216323-digest.reader-------------------------ee86ae73_6215_43ea_b6a6_a3ca9fa09689)
13 min read

Editors' picks

The Best Strategies to Boost Your Willpower (https://medium.com/@mpuniewska/the-best-strategies-to-boost-your-willpower-5eb1b2d9af2b?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1552216216323-digest.reader------0-13------------------ee86ae73_6215_43ea_b6a6_a3ca9fa09689-6§ionName=suggested)

Science-backed ways to power through tasks you hate
Maggie Puniewska (https://medium.com/@mpuniewska?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1552216216323-digest.reader-------------------------ee86ae73_6215_43ea_b6a6_a3ca9fa09689)
6 min read


Secrets of the New York City Subway (https://medium.com/@johndevore/i-love-trains-84380bc7f864?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1552216216323-digest.reader------1-13------------------ee86ae73_6215_43ea_b6a6_a3ca9fa09689-6§ionName=suggested)

It's a little-known fact that the subway is haunted. If you live here long enough, you're bound to encounter…
John DeVore (https://medium.com/@johndevore?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1552216216323-digest.reader-------------------------ee86ae73_6215_43ea_b6a6_a3ca9fa09689)
in Human Parts (https://medium.com/human-parts?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1552216216323-digest.reader-------------------------ee86ae73_6215_43ea_b6a6_a3ca9fa09689)
7 min read


What's on Your Home Screen, Farhad Manjoo? (https://medium.com/@dlberes/whats-on-your-home-screen-farhad-manjoo-a80d886c13a?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1552216216323-digest.reader------2-13------------------ee86ae73_6215_43ea_b6a6_a3ca9fa09689-6§ionName=suggested)

Exploring a very messy screen with the 'New York Times' columnist
Damon Beres (https://medium.com/@dlberes?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1552216216323-digest.reader-------------------------ee86ae73_6215_43ea_b6a6_a3ca9fa09689)
in OneZero (https://medium.com/one-zero?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1552216216323-digest.reader-------------------------ee86ae73_6215_43ea_b6a6_a3ca9fa09689)
6 min read

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