John CarvalhoinBitkitLightning: From Reckless to ReliableEmpowering the future of self-custody on the Lightning Network5 min read·May 15, 2023----
John CarvalhoinBitcoinErrorLogRethinking “Incentive Compatibility” Within the Bitcoin ProtocolAs we debate mempoolfullrbf, and I familiarize myself with related PRs from engineers trying to reign in all of the possible behaviors that…4 min read·Dec 10, 2022----
John CarvalhoSynonym unveils Bitkit wallet, powered by SlashtagsOne-step closer to the P2P economy3 min read·Oct 29, 2022----
John CarvalhoinBitkitTether, Holepunch, and Synonym Launch Pear Credit, a P2P Credit SystemLugano, Switzerland, October 28, 2022 — Pear Credit, a peer-to-peer credit system that allows issuers to create peer-to-peer credit…2 min read·Oct 29, 2022--10--10
John CarvalhoIntroducing The Biz podcast series, and the “crowdwall” payment schemeA New Bitcoin Podcast Experiment: The Biz7 min read·Mar 12, 2021----
John CarvalhoFiat Will Never Die, Long Live BitcoinUnits of Trust vs. Units of Work4 min read·Feb 10, 2021--1--1
John CarvalhoThe Next Chapter: Farewell to BitrefillLast week was my final week at Bitrefill. Throughout the past year, I did my very best to help grow their brand, product, partners, team…5 min read·Mar 4, 2020--2--2
John CarvalhoLightning Network consensus is a marketplace and that’s okay!This was originally posted at Bitcoin Magazine on May 21, 2019.8 min read·Feb 16, 2020--1--1
John CarvalhoinBitcoinErrorLogThe Greatest FoolWhen a person receives rare information, he may utilize it, curate it, arbitrage it, or discard it. Those wishing to arbitrage ignorance…3 min read·Jan 12, 2020--1--1
John CarvalhoinBitcoinErrorLogThe Gates of BitcoinThe Gates of Bitcoin don’t actually exist. They are an imaginary construction that exists only in the minds of those that are a slave to…4 min read·Jan 5, 2020--2--2