Read_394 – Blockstream Satellite 2.0 [Adam Back, Chris Cook]
Full nodes without even needing the internet? That’s right. A massive improvement to the decentralization & alternatives for securing Bitcoin validation infrastructure just dropped from the team at Blockstream.
Announcing Blockstream Satellite 2.0! Check out the original with links to pre-order the kits if interested:
https://blockstream.com/2020/05/04/en-announcing-blockstream-satellite-2/
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https://twitter.com/adam3us
https://twitter.com/Blockstream
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Read_393 – The Sovereign Individual Investment Thesis [Phil Bonello]
“Encryption reduces the cost of protection and decreases the leverage of violence at scale. This leads to the rise of dissident technology.” – Phil Bonello
With the foundations of the our societal structures shifting, and the core dynamics of violent organization under flux, how do we anticipate the changes in the future? Looking at the investment thesis through the lens of “The Sovereign Individual” with an incredible article from Phil Bonello.
Check out the original article at the link below, plus a lot of other great work on his blog:
https://philjbonello.substack.com/p/the-sovereign-individual-investment
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Read_000 – The Bitcoin Whitepaper [Satoshi Nakamoto]
“A purely peer-to-peer version of electronic cash would allow online payments to be sent directly from one party to another without going through a financial institution.” – Satoshi Nakamoto
To kick off the Third epoch in Bitcoin we are officially rebranding to Bitcoin Audible, and beginning with the historic Whitepaper by Satoshi himself, revealing this incredible system to the world. Solving the Byzantine General’s problem, a breakthrough in consensus, a structureless, distributed monetary system incentivizing cooperation and truth. The Whitepaper is the earliest window into a groundbreaking network that already has, and will continue, to change the world.
Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System
Original is found here: https://bitcoin.org/en/bitcoin-paper
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Chat_37 – Inevitability of Bitcoin with Parker Lewis
Finally got the incredible author of the “Gradually, Then Suddenly” series on the show to have a chat about the nature of Bitcoin, how it so widely misunderstood, and the most important change it will bring about. Parker Lewis and I had an awesome chat and you don’t want to miss it.
Happy Halving guys!!
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Read_392 – Economics of the Bitcoin Halving [Dominik Stroukal]
“In other words, Bitcoin already has little monetary inflation, which will drop even further.” – Dominik Stroukal
Because I love discussion of markets, prices, and the EMH, I couldn’t avoid one last article before the halving arrives. With another interesting take from the SatoshiLabs blog from first time on the show author, Diminik Stroukal, we get a breakdown of how to think about the halving, the stock to flow model, and predicting the future of Bitcoin.
Plus, an unavoidable Guy’s Rant to follow – Don’t miss it!
Check out the original and drop some applause below:
https://blog.trezor.io/the-economics-of-halving-what-will-happen-to-the-price-dab6df11755a
Efficient Market Hypothesis [Nic Carter]
https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_343—Introduction-to-the-Efficient-Market-Hypothesis-for-Bitcoiners-Nic-Carter-eac03b
Stock to Flow and the EMH [PlanB]
https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_344—Efficient-Markets–Bitcoins-Stock-to-Flow-PlanB-eaco0i
The Halving is NOT priced in [Guy’s Take]
https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/GuysTake_026—The-Halving-is-Not-Priced-in–Heres-Why-eagkrd
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Read_391 – Gold & Economic Freedom [Greenspan]
“In the absence of the gold standard, there is no way to protect savings from confiscation through inflation. There is no safe store of value. If there were, the government would have to make its holding illegal, as was done in the case of gold.” – Alan Greenspan
Who would’ve guessed that the most succinct explanation of exactly how Greenspan caused an unsustainable credit bubble in the 90s, resulting in an inevitable economic collapse, would’ve come from Greenspan himself, almost 30 years earlier? Today we read a piece that was a major factor during my early years of discovering the Austrian theory and the importance of sound money. Greenspan’s “Gold and Economic Freedom.”
Check out the original at constitution.org:
https://www.constitution.org/mon/greenspan_gold.htm
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Read_390 – Bitcoin is Common Sense [Parker Lewis]
“It is axiomatic that printing money (or creating digital dollars) does nothing to generate economic activity; it only shifts the balance of powers as to who allocates the money and prices risk. It strips power from the people and centralizes it to the government.” – Parker Lewis
If you were worried that the previous installment of the Gradually, Then Suddenly Series was its conclusion, then you will not want to miss today’s read. Parker is back with another bomb to drop on the unavoidable reality of our times. It is a simple and irrefutable common sense, that money which one individual must fight and labor to obtain voluntarily, and which is simultaneously created at zero cost by any other institution or person, grants no advantage to the former.
Bitcoin is 21 million, and the realization that a scarce money is a better money for every individual, and more fair for society, will be self-actualizing. It requires nothing more than the persistence of the human desire for self-preservation. A huge thanks to Parker Lewis and Unchained Capital for this piece.
The original, with links and charts demonstrating his argument, plus the entire incredible series is available at the link below:
https://unchained-capital.com/blog/bitcoin-is-common-sense/
Mentioned in the commentary:
https://chapwoodindex.com/
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Read_389 – Dear Family, Dear Friends [DerGigi]
“As a friend of mine likes to say: Bitcoin is pieces of super-gold flying inside an unstoppable PayPal. It is the best money we ever had.” – Gigi
Another great piece by Gigi (@Dergigi on twitter) that takes a step back and just tells the message of Bitcoin without all the usual over-complication. Ignore the monetary history, don’t explain the underlying technology, lets not cover the crucial cryptographic imperatives or the game theory, and lets address the common sense reasons that Bitcoin exists, and how we should be think of it as we move into the future.
A brilliant piece as usual from Gigi, check out the original below, “Dear Family, Dear Friends” and drop some applause on Medium
ALSO don’t forget to check out the additional resources I forgot to talk about at the bottom of the article:
https://medium.com/@dergigi/dear-family-dear-friends-6ef7ee7a1a2b
Gigi’s comprehensive resources to explore further down the Bitcoin Rabbit Hole:
https://bitcoin-resources.com
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Read_388 – Bitcoin is a Catalyst for Human Evolution [Brandon Quittem]
“Mycelial networks act as a resource transport layer and communications network connecting organisms in the biosphere. This enables organisms to voluntarily trade resources and knowledge across species lines. Increasing trade leads to increased specialization (division of labor), further increasing biodiversity (wealth and resilience) in the ecosystem.”
– Brandon Quittem
After the long wait, we are finally covering Part 4, the conclusion, of Quittem’s incredible “Mycelial Money” series, exploring Bitcoin as a catalyst for the evolution of our species. Drop some applause here -> https://medium.com/@BrandonQuittem/bitcoin-is-a-catalyst-for-human-evolution-symbiosis-part-4-4-4c6563cb9254
Listen/Read parts 1-3 below:
Bitcoin is a Decentralized Organism 1/4:
• Audio: https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_201—Bitcoin-is-a-Decentralized-Organism—Mycelium-Part-1-e2sarg
Bitcoin is a Social Creature 2/4
• Audio: https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_224—Bitcoin-is-a-Social-Creature–Mycelium-Part-2-e3iq3u
Bitcoin is the Antivirus 3/4
• Audio: https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_284—Bitcoin-is-the-Antivirus-Brandon-Quittem-e4vmac
Danny Hillis – Back to the Future of 1994:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdg4mU-wuhI&t=
Use of Knowledge in Society:
https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_250—Use-of-Knowledge-in-Society-Part-1—F–A–Hayek-e43pfj
https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_251—Use-of-Knowledge-in-Society-Part-2—F–A–Hayek-e444k0
Money, Blockchains, and Social Scalability:
https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_066—Money–Blockchains–and-Social-Scalability-e2ndsj
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Read_387 – Anatomy of the State – Part 2 [Murray N. Rothbard]
“What the State fears above all, of course, is any
fundamental threat to its own power and its own existence”
– Murray N. Rothbard
The epic conclusion to Murray Rothbard’s Anatomy of the State. What is the ultimate end of state power? Can we test to see if the State is in fact interested in its own survival, or if its interested in the protection of its citizens? And how does Bitcoin alter this ancient dynamic? This and more in todays read.
Check out Mises.org for the amazing library of work made available for free!
https://mises.org/library/anatomy-state
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Read_386 – Anatomy of the State – Part 1 [Murray Rothbard]
“The greatest danger to the State
is independent intellectual criticism.”
-Murray N. Rothbard
Another piece made available thanks to the amazing team over at the Mises Institute, we dive into the first half of the essential work by Murray N. Rothbard, Anatomy of the State. A critical and objective view of what the tools and means of the state are, and how they differ from the average man. Trigger warning, some of it might be hard to hear.
Check out Mises.org for the amazing library of work made available for free!
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Read_385 – Bitcoin & the Technological Evolution of the Financial System [BitcoinTINA]
“I think of Bitcoin as a conservative investment because it’s so superior to gold. The value of it should wind up at least equal to gold’s…” – BitcoinTINA
Reading a piece by BitcoinTINA summarized from the BitcoinMagazine series on how Bitcoin is a fundamental shift in the nature of money, and how quickly everything could change despite how difficult to imagine it may be. Posted with other great work on the Swan Signal blog, we read “Bitcoin and the Technological Evolution of the Finanical System.”
Link to the Blog, plus the other great reading mentioned in the article:
https://www.swanbitcoin.com/bitcoin-and-the-technological-evolution-of-the-financial-system
The 4 part Bitcoin Magazine series where TINA dives deeper into these ideas:
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/listen-bitcointina-on-bitcoin-podcast-series
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