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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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 solution, its also revolutionary in the simple fact that it replaces a problem of violence and authority, merely through the burning of energy. How could we make the case that not only should we not scorn this amazing feat, but that we should want far more energy used by the system, to protect far more people around the world from systemic corruption of money?
Check out the original and drop some crazy applause on this one on medium:
https://bitcoinandenergy.medium.com/bitcoin-mining-and-the-case-for-more-energy-90094ce25fac
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Read_533 – Guy’s Take on the “Why Bitcoin Series, Part 1”

Completely left the intro and guy’s take section out of the publishing for last week’s episode, so figured I would drop it just for those who might like to...