{"publication":"Bitcoin Governance & Institutions","authorName":"Gil Roberts","contentIndexUrl":"https://api.paranor.app/api/agent/content-index","items":[{"type":"article","id":"from-node-software-to-node-systems","title":"From Node Software to Node Systems","url":"https://gilroberts.substack.com/p/from-node-software-to-node-systems","date":"2026-03-19","lastModified":"Thu, 19 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","summary":"How The Bitcoin Commons Expands the Developer Surface Area","articleNumber":"P-from-node-software-to-node-systems","slug":"from-node-software-to-node-systems","readTimeMinutes":27,"engagementScore":0,"markdownUrl":"https://api.paranor.app/api/article/from-node-software-to-node-systems/markdown"},{"type":"article","id":"the-bitcoin-commons-decoded","title":"The Bitcoin Commons Decoded","url":"https://gilroberts.substack.com/p/the-bitcoin-commons-decoded","date":"2026-02-05","lastModified":"Thu, 05 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT","summary":"Coordination Without Command in the Bitcoin Stack","articleNumber":"A08","slug":"the-bitcoin-commons-decoded","readTimeMinutes":25,"engagementScore":0,"markdownUrl":"https://api.paranor.app/api/article/the-bitcoin-commons-decoded/markdown","socialLinks":[{"id":"linkedin","label":"linkedin","url":"https://www.linkedin2.com","sortOrder":0},{"id":"mastodon","label":"mastodon","url":"https://www.linkedin3.com","sortOrder":0},{"id":"other","label":"other","url":"https://www.linkedin4.com","sortOrder":0},{"id":"twitter","label":"twitter","url":"https://www.linkedin1.com","sortOrder":0}]},{"type":"article","id":"the-bitcoin-commons-what-it-is","title":"The Bitcoin Commons - What It Is, What It Isn’t, and Why It Exists","url":"https://gilroberts.substack.com/p/the-bitcoin-commons-what-it-is","date":"2026-02-03","lastModified":"Tue, 03 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT","summary":"Bitcoin already relies on informal coordination beyond consensus. 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This analysis traces where power emerges, how it holds, and why scale matters.","articleNumber":"A06","slug":"the-governance-layer-bitcoin-never","readTimeMinutes":17,"engagementScore":0,"markdownUrl":"https://api.paranor.app/api/article/the-governance-layer-bitcoin-never/markdown"},{"type":"article","id":"node-software-as-power","title":"Node Software as Power","url":"https://gilroberts.substack.com/p/node-software-as-power","date":"2026-02-01","lastModified":"Sun, 01 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT","summary":"Bitcoin governance already exists; it's inside node software, relay policy, & defaults. Core vs. Knots reveals how coordination shapes Bitcoin at scale.","articleNumber":"A05","slug":"node-software-as-power","readTimeMinutes":22,"engagementScore":0,"markdownUrl":"https://api.paranor.app/api/article/node-software-as-power/markdown"},{"type":"article","id":"the-layered-republic-of-bitcoin","title":"The Layered Republic of Bitcoin","url":"https://gilroberts.substack.com/p/the-layered-republic-of-bitcoin","date":"2026-02-01","lastModified":"Sun, 01 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT","summary":"Bitcoin is evolving into a layered financial system. 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