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Long Reads Sunday #80

The second-edition of email-first LRS, written with the backdrop of Davos and the specter of bankcoins. Click to get the full issue or scroll down for the Top 5 highlights.

lrs.substack.com/p/long-reads-s…
Honorable mention: Schnorr/Taproot have moved to the BIP stage, with important privacy implications. The only reason this isn't higher on the list is that I suspect we'll be talking about it a lot more in the weeks to come.
🤬#5 - Smart disagreement is one of the most important parts of public discourse, but we waste a lot of time on bullshit. If you think debate is important but bad arguments drive you nuts, you’ll love this guide on how NOT to critique Ethereum by @DZack23 blog.theabacus.io/how-not-to-cri…
🦄#4 - Speaking of Ethereum, if you read one thing to get an insiders take on the state of the protocol and community, read @0xstark and @evan_van_ness 2019 year report. It's clear a ton of work went into this one.
🤝#3 - What does it take to get BCH in LRS? Large-scale miner collusion to implement a forced dev fund with 12.5% of the block rewards. Emin on pros/cons & @VitalikButerin on the context of public goods funding
💵#2 - Davos set the frame for our discussions this week. The WEF released a toolkit for CBDCs; Crypto Dad @giancarloMKTS was everywhere with his Digital Dollar advocacy; @coindesk captured it all with their pop-up newsletter. coindesk.substack.com/p/davos-is-over
🤳#1 - Finally, in major blow to privacy, as Reuters broke the story of Apple succumbing to pressure from the FBI to limit encryption on consumer’s iCloud backups. Even big tech's privacy champion can be pressured, it seems.
BONUS: 3 crypto-adjacent threads you should read

1. Private equity trends

2. VC trends

3. What happened to America's economy in the 1970s
If you want more depth on everything that happened this week, subscribe to Long Reads Sunday here lrs.substack.com
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