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Read_842 – BTC investing vs BTC Standard

August 27, 2024 Guy Comments Off

“It’s been amazingly freeing because I don’t worry about my investments, mostly because I don’t have very many. I’m on a Bitcoin standard and I keep my value in my unit of account.” — Jimmy SongWhat’s the difference between investing in Bitcoin and living on a Bitcoin standard? In this episode, we explore Jimmy Song’s insights on how shifting your unit of account to Bitcoin can transform your perspective on money, investing, and economic value. Find out how a Bitcoin standard frees us from the burden of arbitrary investment and the rat race of inflation avoidance in a sea of rent seekers. We aren’t investing in Bitcoin, Bitcoin is our money.Check out the original article at BTC Investing vs. BTC Standard (Link: https://tinyurl.com/asvsvvvp)Links to check out

The Bitcoin Standard: The Decentralized Alternative to Central Banking (Link: https://saifedean.com/tbs)
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Read_841 – Trump Embraces the “Bitcoin-Dollar”

August 24, 2024 Guy Comments Off

“The end result was a historical wealth transfer from regular Americans to a handful of billionaires. This wealth transfer, which was heavily premeditated and provably used the COVID-19 crisis as cover, should be treated as an unprecedented theft from the American taxpayer. Yet few Americans know that it even happened.” — Unlimited Hangout
We’ve always supposed that Bitcoin was going to challenge the dollar and reign in the irresponsible and corrupt monopoly held by the US govt over the global debt markets. But what if we were wrong? What if the embrace of Bitcoin and stablecoins by the US govt is actually a move that lets them not only maintain their levels of debt and degeneracy, but even expand them for generations to come? What if Bitcoin isn’t the downfall of the dollar, but instead its savior?
Today we dive into another fantastic exploration of the problem with stablecoins and the political play for dominance being made by establishment powers, with Mark Goodwin’s and Whitney Webb’s incredible piece, “Trump Embraces the Bitcoin-Dollar.”
Check out the original article at Trump Embraces the “Bitcoin-Dollar”, Stablecoins to Entrench US Financial Hegemony (Link: https://tinyurl.com/d692dxkd)
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Chain of Custody by Whitney Webb and Mark Goodwin (Link: https://tinyurl.com/3b26br9u)
UnlimitedHangout.com (Link: https://unlimitedhangout.com/)
Tether’s Backing & Pear w/ Paolo Ardoino & Mathias Buus [BTC194] (Link: https://tinyurl.com/nwmk2wd3)
The Death of the Eurodollar System | QPOL Issue #39 by Phil Gibson (Link: https://tinyurl.com/yc4ywxkd)
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Bitcoin 2024 Keynote Speech (Link: https://tinyurl.com/cer8v6bh)
Donald Trump Bitcoin 2024 Keynote Speech (Link: https://tinyurl.com/hrwpeau5)

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Ai_033 – Fear to Freedom: The Optimistic Case for AI [The Staying Free Podcast]

August 23, 2024 Guy Comments Off

“When you introduce 2 million, 10 million “developers” that were never developers into an ecosystem that’s used to having closed platforms and silos and stuff, what do those 10 million motivated people build? They’re more likely to build the solution that they always wanted and that they build something that gets around these silos.One of the most important things that’s going on right now is the shift from closed platforms to open protocols. The more that all of that stuff is open, the more the walls, the potential barriers that appear to lock people into these platforms will just kind of start to fall away.On a long enough timeline, open just wins.”- Guy SwannIn a recent episode of The Staying Free Podcast, I had a valuable conversation with my friend and colleague Jonny, also known as jonnyhodl. We delved into the complex relationship between artificial intelligence and individual sovereignty, challenging the conventional narratives that often depict AI as a threat to freedom.We explored the open versus closed system debate, questioning whether decentralization can truly safeguard our liberties in an age of intelligent machines. The discussion also touched on crucial issues like privacy, autonomy, and human agency, encouraging people to rethink their understanding of AI. Could AI be a tool for liberation, or are we on the brink of a new form of control?This was a conversation worth sharing, as it offers deep insights into the potential of AI to either enhance or erode our freedoms.
Link to the original episode on Staying Free Podcast on Fountain (Link: https://tinyurl.com/5yzuc54w)
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Chat_110 – The Global Monetary Rebellion [Swan Signal]

August 21, 2024 Guy Comments Off

“The government is more than half of the economy. They control everything.What this new battleground is showing is that in the Bitcoin world, within the Bitcoin environment, they’re going to have to Samourai Wallet every one of us to get that money, which means it’s not going to work. There’s either going to be a revolution or society goes from a quiet fraud of 60% of our wealth to guns and whips stealing 60% of our wealth. That second one is not sustainable.”- Guy Swann

In this episode of the Bitcoin Audible podcast, I’m excited to share my conversation from the Swan Signal podcast. Sam and I dive headfirst into the hidden truths behind money hoarding and the insidious effects of inflation on our society.We peel back the layers on how these economic forces shape our daily lives, often in ways we don’t even realize. We also discuss why we celebrate Bitcoin Pizza Day – an iconic moment in Bitcoin history that symbolizes so much more than just a couple of pizzas – and much more.This episode is a deep dive into the forces that drive our financial world and how Bitcoin stands as a beacon of hope in the midst of it all. It’s an episode that will challenge what you think you know about money and inflation.
Link to the original episode on Swan Signal Youtube.
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Read_840 – Godzilla Returns

August 20, 2024 Guy Comments Off

“The Fed, knowingly or not, is basically in charge of the global financial system. They may shout, “We raise rates in the US to fight inflation, global consequences be damned!!” – But that’s a hell of a lot more difficult to follow when large G7 countries are in the early stages of a full blown currency crisis.The most serious implication is that the Fed is responsible for supplying dollars to everyone. When they raise rates, they trigger a margin call on the entire world.” — Peruvian Bull
What happens when the world’s third-largest economy faces the impossible trilemma? As central banks play a dangerous game of monetary policy, will the dominoes fall, triggering a worldwide economic meltdown? We dive into a great exploration from The Dollar Endgame, on what is happening in Japanese markets, why there was such a sharp drop in the Nikkei, and how the situation amounts to a decision between two great disasters: currency collapse, or economic collapse? Which Godzilla will they choose?
Check out the original article at Godzilla Returns (Link: https://tinyurl.com/bdf4se5y)

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Strong Towns: A Bottom-Up Revolution to Rebuild American Prosperity (Link: https://www.strongtowns.org/strong-towns-book)
China’s Hidden Banking Crisis (Link: https://tinyurl.com/yc6wp386)

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Chat_109 – Bitcoin, Privacy, Sovereignty and the Future with Daniel Prince [Once Bitten!]

August 16, 2024 Guy Comments Off

“The government and the corporate environment so desperately want us to centralize so they can they can have total surveillance and they can have backdoors into everybody’s stuff.They’re abusive and everything, but not everything’s imploded yet. And that continues on. But we continue in this trajectory until at some point, the some little thing breaks or somebody actually makes a concerted effort to land an attack. And just because it’s so clear that we are so vulnerable, and we realize that we have committed suicide.We have set up all of the tools and all of the environment necessary for someone else to absolutely obliterate us. And we did it because we just wanted to spy on everybody’s $600 transactions.”~ Guy Swann
What drives a Bitcoiner to dive deep into the world of decentralized finance and privacy-focused tools? Join me in this episode as I sit down with Daniel Prince to explore the intersections of Bitcoin, privacy, and personal freedom, discussing everything from the power of homeschooling to the future of digital sovereignty. Could these tools and philosophies be the key to unlocking a truly decentralized future?Links to check out

Codebreakers by David Kahn (Link: https://tinyurl.com/32r2ncvw)
Read_788 – Stone Ridge 2023 Investor Letter (Link: https://tinyurl.com/pkyf3b45)

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Daniel Prince on Twitter (Link: https://x.com/Princey21M)
Daniel Prince on The Orange Pill App (Link: https://tinyurl.com/ys995vdk)
Konsensus Network on YouTube (Link: https://www.youtube.com/@KonsensusNetwork)
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Once Bitten on Spotify (Link: https://open.spotify.com/show/4wWzXFEyAJtM6aOLA6c4Q2?si=73ec8d7b173b44b2)

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Ai_032 – Open Source Ai is Catching Up

August 16, 2024 Guy Comments Off

Open source Ai is catching up. In this episode of AI Unchained, we explore the implications of the dominant open source models actually competing with proprietary models. We challenge assumptions about AI development trajectories, drawing parallels with other technological evolutions. Could the next AI revolution be horizontal rather than vertical, and what might this mean for accessibility and innovation in the field?
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Llama 3.1 and the 405B parameter model (Link: https://tinyurl.com/watcb3nx)
Mark Zuckerberg’s article about Llama 3.1 (Link: https://tinyurl.com/2cc5jkb2)
Claude AI (Link: https://tinyurl.com/2x733k3e)
Unleashed.chat (Link: https://unleashed.chat/)
Venice.ai (Link: https://venice.ai/home)
Ai Read #007 – SITUATIONAL AWARENESS – The Decade Ahead (Link: https://tinyurl.com/mryfkfpz)
#017 – From Closed AI to Open Source with NVK (Link: https://tinyurl.com/bdhb2upp)
Devs Who Can’t Code #4 – App Scaling with Global State (Link: https://youtu.be/z-2SL5l51Gg)

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Read_839 – The Power of Nostr

August 14, 2024 Guy Comments Off

“In fact, this is the key feature that re-energized me toward Nostr a second time after my initial experience with it. Bitcoin and Nostr combined together work like an international decentralized open-source Venmo. It’s a method of payment combined with payment discovery.”— Lyn Alden
How might Nostr’s open-source protocol transform our digital identities and interactions? What challenges lie ahead for its adoption and sustainability? Join us as we explore the power of Nostr with Lyn Alden’s recent piece, and its implications for the future of the internet and Bitcoin ecosystem.
Check out the original article at The Power of Nostr: Decentralized Social Media and More by Lyn Alden.
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“Lenin was certainly right. There is no subtler, no surer means of over- turning the existing basis of society than to debauch the currency. The process engages all the hidden forces of economic law on the side of destruction, and does it in a manner which not one man in a million is able to diagnose.” ~ John Maynard Keynes

Read_838 – Crypto Rebels

August 12, 2024 Guy Comments Off

“It would be wrong to think of Cypherpunks as a formal group. It’s more a gathering of those who share a predilection for codes, a passion for privacy, and the gumption to do something about it. Anyone who decides to spread personal crypto or its gospel is a traveler in the territory of Cypherpunk.” — Steven Levy
Today we journey back to 1993 to explore a seminal article on the cypherpunk movement and the battle for digital privacy. How have the concerns raised three decades ago evolved in our modern digital landscape? What progress has been made, and what challenges remain? Join us as we examine the roots of the crypto revolution and its implications for our future, asking: Are we any closer to achieving the cypherpunks’ vision of a privacy-preserving and sovereign digital world?
Check out the original article at Crypto Rebels (Link: https://tinyurl.com/5bxfrp7v)Guest Links

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“When making public policy decisions about new technologies for the Government, I think one should ask oneself which technologies would best strengthen the hand of a police state. Then, do not allow the Government to deploy those technologies.” — Phil Zimmermann

AI_031 – How I use AI

August 9, 2024 Guy Comments Off

Is AI really all hype and oversold gimmicks, or is it going to change the world and replace everyone with software workers? Or are both of these views a distraction from what’s right in front of us? How is AI useful today for very real tasks? In this episode, we’ll dive into some major new open-source models and releases, along with exploring the very practical applications of LLMs with the help of Nicholas Carlini’s fantastic article on where he finds value today. I also want to challenge the pessimistic views about AI’s impact on jobs and share how we can leverage these tools to enhance our work and bring new projects to life. But how can you start using AI effectively in your daily tasks and creative endeavors? Let’s find out.
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Article on “How I Use AI” by Nicholas Carlini (Link: https://tinyurl.com/3k4v7n48)
Llama 3.1 (Link: https://tinyurl.com/3aasjjue)
Claude AI assistant (Link: https://tinyurl.com/exhtxfwp)
Flux.one (Link: https://flux.one/en/home/)
Runway Gen 3 video generation model (Link: https://runwayml.com/product)
Live Portrait (Link: https://liveportrait.org/)
Perplexity.ai (Link: https://www.perplexity.ai/)
Fabric AI (Link: https://www.fabrichq.ai/)

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Read_842 – BTC investing vs BTC Standard

Read_841 – Trump Embraces the “Bitcoin-Dollar”

Ai_033 – Fear to Freedom: The Optimistic Case for AI [The Staying Free Podcast]

Chat_110 – The Global Monetary Rebellion [Swan Signal]

Read_840 – Godzilla Returns

Chat_109 – Bitcoin, Privacy, Sovereignty and the Future with Daniel Prince [Once Bitten!]

Ai_032 – Open Source Ai is Catching Up

Read_839 – The Power of Nostr

Read_838 – Crypto Rebels

AI_031 – How I use AI

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