Read_284 – Bitcoin is the Antivirus [Brandon Quittem]
Our monetary system has confiscated trillions in resources and value by corrupting the very incentives that keep our economy healthy and resilient… in that world, what role does Bitcoin play?
Today we read and discuss the fascinating metaphors in Part 3 of Brandon Quittem’s excellent series on the Bitcoin Organism – “Bitcoin is the Antivirus to Uncertainty”
https://medium.com/@BrandonQuittem/bitcoin-is-the-antivirus-mushroom-medicine-part-3-4-fd1e6606a3f8
Don’t forget to check out Parts 1 & 2 below, links to the audio as well as the original articles.
Bitcoin is a Decentralized Organism: https://medium.com/@BrandonQuittem/bitcoin-is-a-decentralized-organism-mycelium-part-1-3-6ec58cdcfaa6
Part 1 Audio: https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_201—Bitcoin-is-a-Decentralized-Organism—Mycelium-Part-1-e2sarg
Bitcoin is a Social Creature: https://medium.com/@BrandonQuittem/bitcoin-is-a-social-creature-mushroom-part-2-3-6a05c3abe8f0
Part 2 Audio: https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_224—Bitcoin-is-a-Social-Creature–Mycelium-Part-2-e3iq3u
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Read_283 – Invalid Blocks Need Not Apply [StopAndDecrypt]
Everything that defines the Bitcoin network is in the validation rules, and the nodes are its enforcers. An impenetrable fortress of validation.
Because it deserves an episode of its own, today we read @StopandDecrypt’s excellent breakdown of the Bitcoin network and the critical importance of fully validating nodes. Originally an excerpt from a much longer article covered on the show, “Sharding Centralizes Ethereum.”
Drop some major applause on the original article below and don’t forget to explore the graphics for some amazing visualizations of the concepts discussed:
https://medium.com/hackernoon/bitcoin-miners-beware-invalid-blocks-need-not-apply-51c293ee278b
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Chat_019 – Under The Lightning Hood: Resurrection
The crew from the Lightning Hood website and weekly wrap-up are back for another episode chatting all about the developments in Lightning & Bitcoin throughout the last year. What’s new, what’s the same, and what are the next steps.
Bitcoin is back in the spotlight, how long and winding is the road to good privacy, how Bitcoin & Lightning returns power to personal hardware, developing a protocol stack for sovereignty, how Lightning is disappearing into the background, and the coming wave of new Bitcoiners. Don’t miss another fun episode, hanging with the Lightning Hood crew.
Don’t forget to check out the guests on today’s show and follow them on social media!
@Pura_Vlda, @PetoVeritas, @CoinBeezy, and the silent, but always present @curlydream60e
A shout out to our newest patron, David Parrish for supporting the work of turning all the greatest written work in the Bitcoin space into audio!
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Read_282 – The Right to Read [Richard Stallman]
Do we live in an age of liberty, where information is freely accessible, or an age of heavy-handed copyright restrictions where we are losing the ownership of the very devices we hold in our hands? If I had to judge, it’s probably a bit of both.
Today we read a fascinating short story that I just recently ran across at the NakamotoInstitute.org by Richard Stallman, a dystopian tale of a future where we have to fight, for our “Right to Read.” Thanks to SNI for making the work available, I wouldn’t have found it otherwise. And a thanks to Richard Stallman for the incredible decades long fight he has put up for a Free & Open Source Society!
Check out the Nakamoto Institute for this and an incredible list of other literature to explore.
https://nakamotoinstitute.org/right-to-read/
Shout out to our first Patron, Jesse Lawler! Thanks so much for supporting the show, plus all the help you’ve been over the last year, and of course, welcome to the Cryptoconomy Telegram Crew! If anyone else wants to support the audification of all brilliant things written about Bitcoin, become a patron and help make it happen.
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Read_281 – Unpacking Bitcoin’s Assurances [Nic Carter]
We make claims about Bitcoin’s assurances all the time. It is censorship resistant, it’s open and permissionless, it’s counterfeit proof, etc. But are these things entirely true? When someone wants to acquire, use, or validate Bitcoin, how well do the claims match reality?
Today we cover another great article from @nic_carter titled: “Unpacking Bitcoin’s Assurances.” Don’t forget to follow Nic on Twitter and Medium, and drop some applause on the original article at the link below:
https://medium.com/@nic__carter/unpacking-bitcoins-assurances-a3c98824d3f0
Mentioned again because it always seems to come up in discussion, the great piece by @hasufl and @zhusu about Bitcoin as an independent system for property rights:
https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_225—Bitcoin–the-Promise-of-Independent-Property-Rights-e3j6b8
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Read_280 – My Path to Bitcoin Maximalism [Ben Perrin]
Today we read an excellent article by Ben Perrin (@Btcsessions) laying out an excellent argument that reveals #BitcoinMaximalism as the meticulous and thoughtful position it actually is. Rather than the arbitrary, religious, & closed-minded position many altcoiners would want you to believe.
Drop some applause on the Medium article for the great work!
https://medium.com/bull-bitcoin/my-path-to-bitcoin-maximalism-c77c53466cb5
Follow @BTCsessions on Twitter and Youtube for tons of great content!
https://www.youtube.com/c/btcsessions
https://twitter.com/BTCsessions
To dig a little deeper into topics mentioned in this episode, here are a few other works I recommend:
Unpacking Bitcoin’s Social Contract by Hasu
https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_198—Unpacking-Bitcoins-Social-Contract-e2oct5
BetterHash – Decentralizing Bitcoin Mining… by StopAndDecrypt
https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_274—BetterHash–Decentralizing-Bitcoin-Mining-with-new-Hashing-Protocols-e4nn6i
Bit Gold by Nick Szabo
https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_275—Bit-Gold-e4o0vp
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Chat_018 – Investigating Bitcoin with Aaron Van Wirdum
Today we have on the show one of the best journalists in the Bitcoin ecosystem, Aaron Van Wirdum! We chat about his path to finding Bitcoin, his process in investigating protocol developments, social impacts of paradigm shifting technology, the growing need and coming battle for privacy, his most anticipated new tech, and much more!
You’ll find over 300! amazing articles by Aaron at https://bitcoinmagazine.com/authors/aaron-van-wirdum. And don’t forget the great pieces available in the new 10th Anniversary Print Edition of the magazine! Get your copy = https://store.b.tc/
Here are a number of the previous articles of Aaron’s that we’ve now got in audio + commentary:
Statechains: Sending Keys Not Coins
https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_272—Statechains–Sending-Keys-Not-Coins-e4mue1
Bitcoin as a Privacy Coin
https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_149—Bitcoin-as-a-PrivacyCoin-e2ndpr
Understanding Lightning Parts 1-3
https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_047—Understanding-The-Lightning-Network-Part-1-e2ndtd
https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_048—Understanding-The-Lightning-Network-Part-2-e2ndt4
https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_049—Understanding-The-Lightning-Network-Part-3-e2ndtc
Genesis Files:
https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_111—Genesis-Files—With-Bit-Gold–Nick-Szabo-Was-Inches-From-Inventing-Bitcoin-e2ndr5
https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_095—The-Genesis-Files-Hashcash-or-How-Adam-Back-Designed-Bitcoins-Motor-Block-e2ndrl
Atomic Swaps: How Lightning Extends to Altcoins
https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_063—Atomic-Swaps–How-the-Lightning-Network-Extends-to-Altcoins-e2ndsm
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Guy’s Take_020 – How Bitcoin Could Bring Down the State
Inflation, or manipulation of the money supply to the benefit of the politically well connected, is quite possibly the most pervasive frauds of modern society. It creates multiple layers of compounded resource misallocation, it benefits the debtors and manipulators at the expense of savers, it puts a constant downward pressure on living standards, and it enables more unchecked corruption and abuse of power than any other aspect of our political systems.
Following Hulsmann’s work, Deflation & Liberty, we have a foundation to understand how deflation, and sound money, strips the false elites of this power. Bitcoin isn’t a new player, Bitcoin is a whole new game. Today we have a Guy’s Take follow-up to Hulsmann’s great work, and a conversation on how Bitcoin could bring down the state.
Other Episodes & Works mentioned in today’s show:
Jorg Guido Hulsmann’s, Deflation & Liberty
https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_278—Deflation–Liberty-Part-1-e4q6gc
https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_279—Deflation–Liberty-Part-2-e4qpvp
Conner Brown’s, Bitcoin Has No Intrinsic Value
https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_249—Bitcoin-Has-No-Intrinsic-Value—Thats-Great-e43bcm
Simon Lutz’s, Keynesian Errors on Time and Demand
https://medium.com/coinmonks/bitcoin-has-no-intrinsic-value-and-thats-great-e6994adbfe0f
Thomas Sowell’s, Applied Economics: Thinking Beyond Stage One
https://www.amazon.com/Applied-Economics-Thinking-Beyond-Stage/dp/0465003451
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Read_279 – Deflation & Liberty [Part 2 – Jörg Guido Hülsmann]
“If Bitcoin’s supply is expected to be endlessly deflationary, doesn’t this ensure a never ending, economy destroying downward spiral?”
Today we conclude with Part 2, Hulsmann’s incredible work on the consequences and nature of deflation and what it means for liberty.
Continuing a 3 episode answer to this critically important question we finish Jörg Guido Hülsmann’s amazing piece, available thanks to the Mises Institute:
Deflation & Liberty
https://mises.org/library/deflation-and-liberty-1
We will conclude the argument for the liberating powers of deflationary money with a Guy’s Take episode breaking it all down. Subscribe and stay tuned so you don’t miss it!
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Read_278 – Deflation & Liberty [Part 1 – Jörg Guido Hülsmann]
When we think about the unmatched scarcity of Bitcoin as a monetary good (particularly after looking at @100trillionUSD’s stock-to-flow model), it inevitably leads to an important question. If Bitcoin’s supply is expected to be endlessly deflationary, doesn’t this ensure a never ending, economy destroying downward spiral? Doesn’t deflation halt economic growth and investment?
Beginning a 3 episode answer to this critically important question we start by reading Jörg Guido Hülsmann’s amazing piece, available thanks to the Mises Institute:
Deflation & Liberty
https://mises.org/library/deflation-and-liberty-1
We will conclude the argument for the liberating powers of deflationary money with a Guy’s Take episode breaking it all down. Subscribe and stay tuned so you don’t miss it!
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Read_277 – Modeling Bitcoin’s Value with Scarcity [100trillionUSD]
The incredible model for predicting and assessing the value of the Bitcoin network by @100trillionUSD is analyzed in his exceptional article that we read on today’s show, “Modeling Bitcoin’s Value with Scarcity.” With an R^2 above 95%, if you plan for a bitcoin future without closely assessing this model, you are ignoring a powerful indicator. Hear all about what it means for “orange coin number” in today’s episode!
Don’t forget to drop some major applause for the excellent work at the original article:
https://medium.com/@100trillionUSD/modeling-bitcoins-value-with-scarcity-91fa0fc03e25
Be sure to follow @100trillionUSD on Twitter so you don’t miss out on his continuous amazing work:
https://twitter.com/100trillionUSD
Other episodes mentioned in the show to dive deeper:
Conner Brown’s – Bitcoin has no Intrinsic Value, & that’s Great!
https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_249—Bitcoin-Has-No-Intrinsic-Value—Thats-Great-e43bcm
Money, Blockchains, & Social Scalability
https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_066—Money–Blockchains–and-Social-Scalability-e2ndsj
Shelling Out: The Origin of Money
https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/Shelling-Out—The-Origins-of-Money-e2ndom
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Chat_017 – Reminiscing with Car & Bird on a Crazy Year & a Changing World
If you haven’t listened to the earlier episode where I went on the Friends Against Government Podcast, then you no longer have to miss out! A year later, we get back together & talk about what a crazy year it has been in Bitcoin, podcasting, & the increasingly confused world. Just an awesomely fun time!
Check out the Friends Against Government Podcast. Entertaining, informative, & just the right amount of absurd!
https://open.spotify.com/show/2TqT6kcwVFRSAQP8BUlH58?si=0aws7YRVRJ2NXTuB9g41EA
And follow the guys of twitter for some Grade-A, Anti-Govt trolling:
https://twitter.com/FAGCAST
https://twitter.com/CarCampIt
https://twitter.com/birdarchist
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