Thought experiments, not forecasts
Theories about Bitcoin
“What if” stories. We take Bitcoin's real rules and real physics and see what happens in unusual conditions. We compute the numbers ourselves and show the math. These are not forecasts and not investment advice.
Bitcoin on Mars
readLight needs 3 to 22 minutes to cross from Earth to Mars, but a block comes every 10. What happens to mining, block time and who stays the center?
Bitcoin after the last coin (around 2140)
coming soonThe block subsidy halves every 210,000 blocks until it reaches zero. Then miners live on fees only. Can that keep the network safe?
A quantum computer vs Bitcoin
coming soonWhat a large quantum computer could and could not break in Bitcoin, which coins would be exposed first, and how the protocol could upgrade.
Bitcoin on the Moon
coming soonThe Moon is about 1.3 light-seconds away. Is that close enough to mine on the same chain as Earth?