archy/demo/content/documents/bitcoin-whitepaper-notes.md
Dorian e8a0e1af19 feat: add Ollama proxy timeouts, SSH key migration, polish skills, and demo content
- Update all skill SSH commands from sshpass to key-based auth (~/.ssh/archipelago-deploy)
- Add proxy_connect_timeout 120s to nginx Ollama location blocks
- Add new polish/sweep skills for overnight automation
- Add demo content (documents, photos) for demo stack
- Add .ssh/ to .gitignore

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-03-08 08:06:52 +00:00

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Bitcoin Whitepaper Notes

Key Concepts

Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash

  • No trusted third party needed
  • Double-spending solved via proof-of-work
  • Longest chain = truth

Proof of Work

  • SHA-256 based hashing
  • Difficulty adjusts every 2016 blocks (~2 weeks)
  • Incentive: block reward + transaction fees

Network

  • Nodes broadcast transactions
  • Miners collect into blocks
  • Blocks are chained via hash references

My Thoughts

  • The 21M supply cap is genius - digital scarcity
  • Lightning Network solves the scaling concern
  • Self-custody is the whole point

Reading List

  • Mastering Bitcoin - Andreas Antonopoulos
  • The Bitcoin Standard - Saifedean Ammous
  • Programming Bitcoin - Jimmy Song