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Guy’s Take #48 – But Hoarding Money Destroys the Economy!…

We’ve all heard the criticism, sound money can’t work because people will simply “hoard it.” Obviously, per the Keynesians’ demands, it is critical that we incentivize consumption and investment or the economy will fall into chaos and poverty. But how sound is this idea really? Does a money that keeps its value and isn’t debased…

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Read_537 – Bitcoin is An Idea [DerGigi]

“As Victor Hugo reminds us: nothing is as powerful as an idea whose time has come. Bitcoin is here to stay; and Bitcoin’s time is now.” – DerGigi Another chapter in Gigi’s upcoming book 21 Ways, today’s article covers some of the prehistory, the origins, the breakthroughs, and the meaning of the Bitcoin system. Gigi…

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Read_538 – Fighting Monetary Colonialism with Open Source Code [Alex Gladstein]

“Monetary repression continues to be hidden, and not spoken of in polite circles. The reality today for the 182 million people living in CFA nations is that while they may be politically independent in name, their economies and money are still under colonial rule, and foreign powers still abuse and prolong that relationship to squeeze…

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Read_537 – Bitcoin is An Idea [DerGigi]

“As Victor Hugo reminds us: nothing is as powerful as an idea whose time has come. Bitcoin is here to stay; and Bitcoin’s time is now.” – DerGigi Another chapter in Gigi’s upcoming book 21 Ways, today’s article covers some of the prehistory, the origins, the breakthroughs, and the meaning of the Bitcoin system. Gigi…

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Bitcoin Information Theory B.I.T

“A deflationary monetary system of absolute hard money acts as a mirror for value creation. It is a compass to guide us toward a better economic path.” – Aaron Segal

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Read_536 – Bitcoin Information Theory B.I.T [Aaron Segal]

“A deflationary monetary system of absolute hard money acts as a mirror for value creation. It is a compass to guide us toward a better economic path.” – Aaron Segal From Bitcoin Magazine, we hit a fantastic piece on the nature of money as a tool for reducing informational entropy. Why a finite supply money,…

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Analyzing Bitcoin’s Network Effect

“A network effect is an attribute of a company or other system such that as more people use the network, the network becomes exponentially more valuable for each user. It’s one of the strongest economic moats that a system can have against competitors.” – Lyn Alden

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Read_535 – Analyzing Bitcoin’s Network Effect [Lyn Alden]

“A network effect is an attribute of a company or other system such that as more people use the network, the network becomes exponentially more valuable for each user. It’s one of the strongest economic moats that a system can have against competitors.” – Lyn Alden Another excellent piece today from the newsletter of Lyn…

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Bitcoin Mining & the Case for More Energy

“All this to say, there is no optimistic version of the future in which humanity does not use significantly more energy than it does today.” – Hodl’n Caulfield & Selene Lindstrom

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Read_534 – Bitcoin Mining & the Case for More Energy [Caulfield & Lindstrom]

“All this to say, there is no optimistic version of the future in which humanity does not use significantly more energy than it does today.” – Hodl’n Caulfield & Selene Lindstrom What is the connection between Bitcoin, human prosperity, and the fundamental process of commanding energy to solve our problems? Bitcoin isn’t just a monetary and financial…

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