type: article

title: From Node Software to Node Systems

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


title: The Bitcoin Commons Decoded

summary: Coordination Without Command in the Bitcoin Stack

slug: the-bitcoin-commons-decoded

label: linkedin

label: mastodon

label: other

label: twitter


title: The Bitcoin Commons - What It Is, What It Isn’t, and Why It Exists

summary: Bitcoin already relies on informal coordination beyond consensus. This article introduces the "commons", the risks of naming it, and why that matters.

slug: the-bitcoin-commons-what-it-is


title: The Governance Layer Bitcoin Never Shipped

summary: Bitcoin claims to have no governance, yet coordination shapes outcomes daily. This analysis traces where power emerges, how it holds, and why scale matters.

slug: the-governance-layer-bitcoin-never


title: Node Software as Power

summary: Bitcoin governance already exists; it's inside node software, relay policy, & defaults. Core vs. Knots reveals how coordination shapes Bitcoin at scale.

slug: node-software-as-power


title: The Layered Republic of Bitcoin

summary: Bitcoin is evolving into a layered financial system. Explore how Lightning, Layer 2s, and institutions coexist without recreating centralized control.

slug: the-layered-republic-of-bitcoin


title: The District’s Bitcoin Experiment

summary: Washington, DC shows how Bitcoin moves from store of value to daily commerce as merchant adoption and ordinary use reshape Medium of Exchange without fanfare.

slug: the-districts-bitcoin-experiment


title: Rails, Ledgers, and Power

summary: Tokenized Deposits, Stablecoins, and Bitcoin’s Governance Future

slug: rails-ledgers-and-power


title: From Store of Value to Daily Spend

summary: Bitcoin’s Strategic Gap in the Nation’s Capital

slug: from-store-of-value-to-daily-spend


title: After the Institutions

summary: Responsibility Without Authority

slug: after-the-institutions