Read_454 – The Last Word on Bitcoin’s Energy Consumption [Nic Carter]
“If your local energy cost is effectively zero but you cannot sell your energy anywhere, the existence of a global buyer for energy is a godsend.” – Nic Carter
What do all the “boiling oceans” alarmist miss about the nature & incentives of Bitcoin’s energy consumption? Can we determine anything meaningful about Bitcoin’s energy use by looking at the state of mining today, and the trends leading us into the future? Today we read a great piece from CoinDesk by the many times Bitcoin Audible author Nic Carter, on the fallacies of the general thinking, why Bitcoin gets picked on, & the simple thing the complainers could do to solve it.
Nic Carter’s “The Last Word on Bitcoin’s Energy Consumption”:
https://www.coindesk.com/the-last-word-on-bitcoins-energy-consumption?amp=1
Other excellent pieces by Nic Carter available in audio:
A Most Peaceful Revolution:
https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_293—A-Most-Peaceful-Revolution-Nic-Carter-e5bfpm
The Cat is Out of the Bag:
https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_340—The-Cat-is-Out-of-the-Bag-Nic-Carter-ea6ffl
Don’t Fear the Reaper:
https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/Read_436—Dont-Fear-the-Reaper-Nic-Carter-ej3h3l
Unpacking Bitcoin’s Assurances:
https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_281—Unpacking-Bitcoins-Assurances-Nic-Carter-e4sn3r
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Read_453 – Lies, Deception, & Unnatural Money [Nik Hoffman]
“money printing only “works” if the majority of people don’t even realize that it is steadily devaluing their earnings and savings. People must be deceived into believing a false ideology about this practice, but that can only work for so long; as we’ve seen throughout history, bad money doesn’t last forever.” – Nik Hoffman
What determines a good money and a bad money, and what exactly does it mean for a money to have value? A brief journey through the concepts that define a money, and the history that informs how and why money becomes a tool for lies and deception to the ultimate detriment of society. Are we doomed to forever repeat the past, or can Bitcoin solve this problem and close the book on monetary manipulation? Find out in today’s Bitcoin Magazine article from author Nik Hoffman.
Check out the original at the link below to explore his other works, his monthly roundups, and of course follow Nik on Twitter:
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/lies-deception-and-unnatural-money
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Read_452 – How Will Bitcoin Lead to More Freedom [Jim Epstein]
“It had a big impact on May, who melded the “Other Plane” with “Galt’s Gulch” from Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged, which was a safe haven for rational and productive people protected from government coercion and taxation by an invisible shield. Instead of the Colorado mountains, May’s cyberspace Galt’s Gulch would exist on the internet, with cryptography providing protective cover.” – Jim Epstein
The argument between the “blockchain technology” and the “Bitcoin anarchists” happens to be a lot older than most know. Whether this is a technology that’s outside the system, built to replace it, or one that is supposed to work within the system to make it faster and cheaper, can be traced all the way back to a debate between Eric Salin and crypto-anarchist Timothy C. May. What can the origins of the cypherpunk movement tell us about teh direction of Bitcoin today? Hear this amazing piece from Jim Epstein at Reason Magazine to find out!
Other great pieces to accompany this read:
The Truth About Smart Contracts by Jimmy Song
https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_092—The-Truth-About-Smart-Contracts-e2ndrq
Bit Gold by Nick Szabo
https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_275—Bit-Gold-Nick-Szabo-e4o0vp
Securing Property with Owner Authority by Nick Szabo
https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_118—Securing-Property-with-Owner-Authority-e2ndqs
The Crypto Anarchist Manifesto by Tim May
https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_300—–The-Crypto-Anarchist-Manifesto-Timothy-C–May-e5p7j4
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Chat #50 – Dawn of the Age of Bitcoin with Erik Cason
Bitcoin and the cryptographic systems that empower it, are not merely another new tech to make use of. They are a fundamental shift in the ability to defend value from organized violence. The impact on the world will be impossible to measure. We go deep down the rabbit hole in this excellent chat with Erik Cason, author of the cryptosovereignty.org blog.
Follow Erik on twitter, and check out his amazing pieces we’ve read on the podcast below:
https://twitter.com/Erikcason
The Political Theology of Bitcoin:
https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/Read_398—The-Political-Theology-of-Bitcoin-Erik-Cason-eemvs1
Crypto, Truth, & Power:
https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/Read_448—Crypto–Truth–Power-Erik-Cason-ekv73s
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Read_451 – Multisig Appreciation Day [Marty Bent]
“When compared to gold, real estate, stocks, bonds or “fine art” that act as stores of value for many individuals, bitcoin that is held in a multisig wallet is an obvious step-function improvement in many regards.” – Marty Bent
Reading another short Bent from Marty on multisig and how its fundamentally a powerful tool for Bitcoin that isn’t shared with any physical store of value. Guy gets into the concept of “deep” vs “shallow” protection in his take following the piece and how Bitcoin represents an order of magnitude improvement over the security & preservation of value. We should remember to tout multisig with more enthusiasm, its not “just another feature.”
Check out the original and subscribe to Marty’s Bent at the link below:
https://tftc.io/martys-bent/issue-848/
The tweet that inspired it all:
https://twitter.com/AdamTzag/status/1318244929592807425
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Read_450 – Getting Lightning Ready for Global Takeover [Roy Sheinfeld]
Breez wallet makes some major announcements today with their first release candidate of the wallet into the wild. Bringing the dream of a fully non-custodial, user-friendly, super easy to use Lightning wallet for anyone coming into Bitcoin. So many new features to go over in this one and talking about the future of lightning and how we can close the UX hurdle. This is not to be missed. Follow Roy Sheinfeld and Breez on Twitter so you dont miss future announcements!
Check out the official announcement here, and of course download and start playing with the Breez Lightning wallet if you haven’t yet!
https://medium.com/breez-technology/the-breez-release-candidate-getting-lightning-ready-for-the-global-takeover-b5d1f9756229
(for those who wanted to get the details on closing and reopening your channels – https://github.com/breez/breezmobile/wiki/How-to-close-Breez’s-channels%3F)
Learn more about the Hodl HTLCs discussed in the commentary at the link below:
https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/pull/4018
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Guy’s Take_034 – TAPROOT IS MERGED!!
A major step toward the next era of Bitcoin was made today. The code is final, and it is now in the Bitcoin codebase as of today. The next steps are an activation method, and a full client release for the network to begin the process of adding it to the global consensus.
But before that happens, let’s talk about where we are today, what advantages Taproot can give us again, & what the future of Bitcoin, privacy, & Lightning are with this new tool at our disposal. Today’s Guy’s Take is all about Taproot, so let’s get into it!
Want to check it out on Github and be a nerd?
https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/19953
For a deeper dive into Taproot check out Aaron Van Wirdum’s piece digging into it on Bitcoin Magazine:
Taproot is Coming:
https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_318—Taproot-is-Coming-Aaron-van-Wirdum-e8um0c
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Read_449 – Deeper Down the Rabbit Hole [Knut Svanholm]
“Value is a strange concept because while it is arguably very real, it is entirely subjective, and because of this there is no yardstick or kilogram to measure it against.” – Knut Svanholm
Another from the amazing collection over at Citadel21.com, we dive even deeper down the rabbit hole with Knut’s piece. What does it even mean to measure value with Bitcoin as our totem? What happens to prices in a perfectly finite monetary good? What would a future where the growth and productivity of the economy were captured by the money, rather than stolen by our money masters?
The world is going to be a very different place in a Bitcoin future. The right questions can help us see it, and it’s something that we cannot unsee. So lets dig into Knut’s work, “Deeper Down the Rabbit Hole”
https://www.citadel21.com/deeper-down-the-rabbit-hole
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Chat #49 – The Tahini’s Bitcoin Standard
As the dominoes continue to fall, we chat with the owner of the amazing Tahini’s restaurant on their journey to a Bitcoin Standard. Why Bitcoin? What led them to such a decision? How do they see the future risks and rewards going forward? What events of the past allowed them to see the true potential of this revolutionary new monetary system? All this and more in today’s phenomenal chat with the man behind @TheRealTahinis
Follow them on twitter at the link below and if you are in the area, what the hell are you eating shite food for!? Go to Tahini’s, get some real food, and talk about Bitcoin.
https://twitter.com/TheRealTahinis
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Read_448 – Crypto, Truth & Power [Erik Cason]
“I believe that Satoshi Nakamoto, Whoever he/she/it/them is/was, was first and foremost a strategist of the cypherpunk traditions. This is extremely important because we need to understand the motivational ideology was not one of any sort of state capitalist nature, or idiotic wealth fantasies of lambos and other childish bullshit, but an explicit crypto-anarchist one.” – Erik Cason
Cryptography was, before anything else, a weapon of war.
How can this perspective inform the type of revolution Bitcoin truly enables? As a re-codification of the relations of power between the state and the individual, what does a system like Bitcoin do to the world? When authority is replaced by truth, as the source of legitimacy, nothing in the world will remain unchanged.
The original article by Erik Cason and the fascinating blog where he covers tons of other topics just like this:
http://cryptosovereignty.org/crypto-truth-power/
https://twitter.com/Erikcason
Cypherpunks Write Code (part 1):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWh6Yzr12iQ&t=0s
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Guy’s Take_033 – The Canary in the Coal Mine [On Marty’s 839th Bent]
There’s been a bit of Bad News. The canary doesn’t seem to be moving, and its time that we take our situation seriously. As Bitcoin becomes both more mature and finds its way back into a bull market, we can also expect a sharp increase in regulatory and governmental attention. The powers that be, the surveillance state, and the control that the financial institutions have acquired will not be lost without a fight.
Bitcoin is disrupting some of the most influential institutions on the planet. They are unlikely to sit by while we divest from their control & take back our sovereignty and privacy. Today’s Guy’s Take is inspired by Marty’s Bent #839 and recent developments in the regulatory & legal worlds around the treatment of Bitcoin. It could be very important to not miss this one.
Read Marty’s Bent below, as well as the ocean of clever, funny, insightful, & cosmic thoughts that Marty drops every day:
https://tftc.io/martys-bent/issue-839/
Check out Pseu’s Conversation with Ben Carman on privacy and his favorite mobile wallet mentioned in the show:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/6duVzPWqeMorpuBhXdkWPW?si=GW-jL260Sru2lxUaiGQpCA
Dig into the details of the Travel Rule yourself starting with the link below:
https://www.fincen.gov/resources/statutes-regulations/guidance/funds-travel-regulations-questions-answers
And definitely follow NoBullshitBitcoin for a Bitcoin feed with only solid news, development, and new tools and no BS!
https://twitter.com/nobsbitcoin
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https://libertyclassroom.com/dap/a/?a=32379
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Read_447 – Bitcoin Isn’t Slow, Its Highly Secure [Vlad Costea]
“So the next time somebody says that “shitcoin X” is faster than Bitcoin or claims that Bitcoin is slow, show them the criteria that truly count in a decentralized network.” – Vlad Costea
Did you hear that any 1 of 1000s of altcoins was “way faster” than Bitcoin? Have you ever wondered what that means or what exactly they are faster at? Vlad breaks it all down. How shitcoins aren’t fast, even close to as fast actually as Bitcoin. Bitcoin isn’t slow, its highly secure!
Check out the original post at Bitcoin-Takeover.com and check out Vlad’s Bitcoin Takeover podcast for many other great takes like this:
https://bitcoin-takeover.com/bitcoin-is-not-slow-its-highly-secure/
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