Too Long; Didn't Read
I started diving into <a href="https://hackernoon.com/tagged/bitcoin" target="_blank">Bitcoin</a> recently, and I’ve been drinking from a firehose ever since. I’ve learned more than I expected — I thought I understood things when I first heard about it in late 2009 (no, I did not buy any… I think it’s a good thing, because it’s been nice having work to do since then). A lot has surprised me about Bitcoin, and a lot of that surprise has come from what I would describe as “under-reported” truths about BTC. Since I’ve been told I’m a bit of a downer, and it’s a handy rhetorical gimmick, we’ll start with: