Read_364 – Bitcoin, The Technology of Dissent [Nozomi Hayase]
“We, Bitcoiners, are all dissidents in the Old World of trusted third parties. […] Laws of nature that are higher than man-made laws, being enforced by mathematics, have begun to reorganize a society.” – Nozomi Hayase
Bitcoin isn’t merely a new money, it’s a radical departure from the systems of trust. It founds a new system where incentives align in a beautiful design to enforce cooperation through the independent self-interest of opposing parties. As a technology of dissent, it doesn’t allow us merely to protest the old system’s of control, but instead gives us an avenue to opt out altogether.
Bitcoin Is The Technology Of Dissent That Secures Individual Liberties:
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/bitcoin-is-the-technology-of-dissent-that-secures-individual-liberties
Check out the other work produced by Nozomi, and follow her on social media:
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/authors/nozomi-hayase
Previous episodes mentioned in the commentary:
• The Crypto Anarchist Manifesto – https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_300—–The-Crypto-Anarchist-Manifesto-Timothy-C–May-e5p7j4
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Read_363 – Bitcoin is Not for Criminals [Parker Lewis]
“Bitcoin can’t be a little bit censorship resistant in the same way that you can’t be a little bit pregnant.” – Parker Lewis.
Continuing the Gradually then Suddenly series from Parker Lewis with another excellent installment: Bitcoin is Not for Criminals.
Check out the original at the amazing blog provided by Unchained Capital:
https://unchained-capital.com/blog/bitcoin-is-not-for-criminals/
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Guy’s Take_027 – Corona Virus… Bitcoin Fixes This
1 • Why has the Corona Virus been upgraded from a significant healthcare problem, to a global economic catastrophe?
2 • What would be Guy’s strategy as a Destroyer of Economies?
3 • Bitcoin Fixes this
What I hope to be a fun Guy’s rant on why Corona is a huge problem not because of the virus itself, but because of a terribly unprepared economy, and how I might go about laying the groundwork for any natural disaster to cause the most damage and lay waste to as much economic activity as possible. Find out how in today’s Guy’s Take.
Francisco D’Anconia’s Money Speech from Atlas Shrugged:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-T0ey0IKDA
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Read_362 – How Lightning Can Improve Encrypted Messaging [Colin Harper]
“devising a scheme that handles both messaging and payments under one roof could be a killer app” – Colin Harper
As part of Bitcoin Magazine’s excellent set of articles on “The Technology of Dissent,” we get a great piece by Colin Harper on the state of encrypted messaging over the Lightning Network. With both Shpinx and Whatsat using separate mechanisms for establishing a private, censorship resistant, decentralized messaging platform, could the combination of encrypted messaging and payments be a killer app for Lightning? Listen to today’s episode to find out!
The original article here!
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/how-the-lighting-network-could-improve-encrypted-messaging
The other great recent selection from Bitcoin Magazine:
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/issue/bitcoin-through-dissident-technology
The Guy’s Take where I dive into the encrypted messaging App I want to use:
https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/GuysTake_002—The-Lightning-App-I-Want-to-Use-e2ndp6
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Read_361 – Bitcoin’s Habitats [DerGigi]
“To fully understand any organism, we must not only look at the organism itself, but examine the organism-environment holistically.” – Gigi
If Bitcoin is a new organism, then where exactly does it live? Is it in cyberspace, the human realm, in financial markets and value… or all 3? Find out in Gigi’s excellent new piece on the Habitats of Bitcoin.
Bitcoin Habitats by @Dergigi:
https://medium.com/@dergigi/bitcoins-habitats-9ce3064bd3a7
Recommended Further Reading:
Proof of Life – Why Bitcoin is a Living Organism by Gigi
• https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_285—Proof-of-Life-dergigi-e51lt1
The Sovereign Individual by James Dale Davidson and William Rees-Mogg
• https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Sovereign-Individual-Audiobook/1797103385?qid=1583275273&sr=1-1&ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_1&pf_rd_p=e81b7c27-6880-467a-b5a7-13cef5d729fe&pf_rd_r=3VY4T21FG3XNYQ1RGENK
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Read_360 – Distrust in Lebanese Banks Spurs Bitcoin Boom [Timour Azhari]
“A volatile currency for volatile times” – Timour Azhari
When the banks become the volatile alternative, when your rights and control over what’s in “your” bank account are a fleeting daydream, when the banks abuse your trust, take your money, and then try to sell it back to you; a volatile, independent, decentralized digital money, becomes that very thing that “puts your mind at ease.” Everything is relative, and the world is an increasingly volatile place. Don’t miss this one!
Link to the original article by Timour, plus don’t forget to check out the author on Twitter for more great stuff like this one!
https://www.aljazeera.com/ajimpact/distrust-lebanese-banks-spurs-bitcoin-boom-200224202742678.html
And don’t forget to get one of the best journeys through understanding and exploring the Bitcoin life form, in Knut Svanholm’s “Sovereignty Through Mathematics.” It starts on Read_308 and continues in 5 parts, thanks to Knut for making it free to everyone who listens to this show!
https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_308—Sovereignty-Through-Mathematics—Part-1-Knut-Svanholm-e7tak7
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