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A Man Warned is Half Saved

Another excellent piece by @beautyon_ and discussion on the nature of Bitcoin’s uncontestable monetary standard and what it means for our future. Its not volatility or the risks of a scarce monetary supply, “The danger is being left out of Bitcoin.” You have been warned.

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CryptoChat_013 – Richard Myers and a Lightning Powered Global Mesh

Today we have a great chat with Richard Myers all about the recently unveiled Lot49 protocol and how Global Mesh Labs intends to incentivize and help build a global, decentralized meshnet powered by Lightning!  Check out the website and read the whitepaper for a deep dive into the project: https://globalmeshlabs.org/ Don’t forget to join the…

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Richard Myers and a Lightning Powered Global Mesh

Today we have a great chat with Richard Myers all about the recently unveiled Lot49 protocol and how Global Mesh Labs intends to incentivize and help build a global, decentralized meshnet powered by Lightning! 

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CryptoQuikRead_262 – The Bitcoin Time Traveler [Luka_Magnotta]

A message from the future… from 2013.  Just one of those memes that made its place in Bitcoin’s cultural history, we read the infamous Reddit post that laid out the bleak, Bitcoin-only future that lies ahead of us.  Can we stop it, before its too late? Link to the OP: https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1lfobc/i_am_a_timetraveler_from_the_future_here_to_beg/ Donate below if you…

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CryptoQuikRead_262 – The Island of Stone Money [Milton Friedman]

Does money need some alternative utility?  Is there an example of virtual money that could be hundreds of years old?  Today we read about one of the most interesting analogies to the nature and value of Bitcoin in the piece, “The Island of Stone Money” by Milton Friedman.  Made available by the Hoover institute and…

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CryptoQuikRead_261 – The God Protocols [Nick Szabo]

“Imagine the ideal protocol. It would have the most trustworthy third party imaginable — a deity who is on everybody’s side. All the parties would send their input to this god. God would reliably determine the results and return the output. In addition, God, being the ultimate in confessional discretion, would ensure that no party…

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GuysTake_019 – Libra Doesn’t Compete with Bitcoin, But it Might Kill Ripple

All the buzz is about FacebookCoin, I mean FacePalmCoin, I mean Libra today with the release of the testnet and Libra.org giving much sought after details on the new protocol and what they seek to accomplish with it.  The big question, can it do any of what it says, and what other projects does it…

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Libra Doesn’t Compete with Bitcoin, But it Might Kill Ripple

All the buzz is about FacebookCoin, I mean FacePalmCoin, I mean Libra today with the release of the testnet and Libra.org giving much sought after details on the new protocol and what they seek to accomplish with it.  The big question, can it do any of what it says, and what other projects does it compete with really?  We read numerous twitter posts, including a great thread by Caitlin Long, tweets from Andreas, details sourced by Jameson Lopp, and more in today’s Guy’s Take episode.

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How is Fiat Money Possible – Parts 1-3

“Fiat money is the term for a medium of exchange which is neither a commercial commodity, a consumer, or a producer good, nor title to any such commodity: i.e., irredeemable paper money.”

Continuing from yesterday’s episode with Part 2 of our journey through Hoppe’s amazing piece on the nature and origins of the fiat money system. Could such a system ever work in a competitive market, or are there extremely specific conditions and legal restrictions which make the contradiction of irredeemable paper money, temporarily sustainable? Listen to find out.
“How is Fiat Money Possible.” Don’t forget to check out the vast collection of knowledge at Mises.org for this work and many more like it.

Today we reach the conclusion of Hoppe’s incredible piece on the nature of fractional reserve banking and the contradictions of fiat money. With the final section, “From Deposit & Loan Banking to Fractional Reserve: The Devolution of Credit.” Plus a really fun discussion as a follow-up to the entire, 3 part work. “How is Fiat Money Possible.” There is no place like Mises.org. Don’t forget to check out the vast collection of knowledge and information made available for free over at the Mises Institute!

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Bitcoin & Software Reliability

“‘Break stuff’ in that context means ‘Kill People.’  The software simply must work every time, no compromise, no guesswork, no exceptions. There are no ‘do overs’ or roll-backs.”

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