Read_492 – What I Really Think of Bitcoin [Ray Dalio]
“I believe Bitcoin is one hell of an invention. To have invented a new type of money via a system that is programmed into a computer and that has worked for around 10 years and is rapidly gaining popularity as both a type of money and a storehold of wealth is an amazing accomplishment.” – Ray Dalio
We read a great piece by Ray Dalio to get his thoughts, concerns, & criticisms of Bitcoin as well as Guy’s Take trying to answer those criticisms and making sense of the mental model that will better make sense of these monetary technologies. Rather than trust the sound bites and the tweets, let’s hear exactly what Ray has to say.
What I Really Think About Bitcoin:
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/what-i-really-think-bitcoin-ray-dalio
Dont forget to check out the episode I mentioned in the commentary on Schelling Points, Network Effects, & Lindy:
https://bitcoinaudible.com/?p=4504
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Read_491 – Bitcoin Astronomy – The Second Law [Dhruv Bansal]
“Perhaps one of the great ironies of the future will be the Solcoin alliance between urbane Terrans and hillbilly belters.” – Dhruv Bansal
Continuing our awesome walk through Dhruv’s excellent Bitcoin Astronomy series we hit Part 2 today! What does a Type II blockchain look like when we scale to a Type II society? What time scales do they operate on, and what horizons will they enable us to conquer? Can multiple blockchains resonate with each other, or is one doomed to collapse into another? You ahve to listen to find out!
Check out the original article plus the incredible amount of other great writing at the Unchained Capital Blog:
https://unchained-capital.com/blog/bitcoin-astronomy-part-ii/
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Reboot – Bitcoin Astronomy #1 [Dhruv Bansal]
Preparing for the Second Part of Dhruv’s incredible series, today we have a reboot of Part 1!
Equal parts entertaining & intellectually intriguing, we start with Part 1 of Dhruv Bansal’s wonderful piece, Bitcoin Astronomy! The interplanetary center of hash, the Law of Hash Horizons, the Muskcoin Revolution, retaliation of the Bitcoin Empire, and the total economic devastation of the Hash Bomb! How could you not want to know more?
Another one from the excellent content over at the Unchained Capital Blog:
https://www.unchained-capital.com/blog/law-of-hash-horizons/
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Read_490 – How this Bull Run is Different [Abhay Aluri]
“People aren’t trading bitcoin, they’re accumulating more and more of it over time and holding it long term (aka, “stacking sats“). This is evident not only through the raw on-chain data and exchange flows, but also through consumer behavior.” – Abhay Aluri
We aren’t in the same world, nor the same phase of Bitcoin as we were in 2017. This bull run seems not to be fueled by retail speculation and wall street gamblers, but instead its entering a phase where its a truly legitimized, investment grade asset that is being used as a first layer money to hedge against the infrastructure of the financial system, as well as against the increasing volatility and devaluation seen across all fiat currency. Another great article from Bitcoin Magazine, by author Abhay Aluri, “Bitcoin 2017 v 2021: How This Bull Run is Different.”
Check out the original article at the length below:
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/bitcoin-2017-vs-2021-how-this-bull-run-is-different
Don’t forget to check out the other articles by Abhay linked in this piece:
https://ryze.substack.com/p/bitcoin-as-the-ultimate-insurance
https://ryze.substack.com/p/money-printing-inflation-and-the
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Guy’s Take #41 – Gamestop is the Battle, Bitcoin is the War
Curious to know what the recent clown show of GameStop and r/WallStreetBets was all about? Well we get into it in today’s rant about the phenomenal arrogance and outright manipulation of the major players in Wall Street after retail investors made them cry. There is nothing that could more perfectly demonstrate the reality that average Joe’s only have freedom when they are losing, but when they make a win at the expense of billionaire hedge funds, you can bet your ass the stocks will be delisted, accounts will be frozen, positions will be closed for no reason, the SEC will investigate “manipulation” from the retail investors, & the big dogs will do everything they can to prevent from paying the bill.
GameStop was just the battle, Bitcoin is the War. This shit has got to stop.
Links related to discussion in the show:
Naked Shorting:
https://www.investopedia.com/terms/n/nakedshorting.asp
The “In a Nutshell” Explanation:
https://twitter.com/GarbyJooman3/status/1354617711914061827
https://twitter.com/_jimmykelly/status/1354600999835607041/photo/1
SEC Investigating *Reddit Users*:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Es2aHJbUYAMgvTy?format=jpg&name=4096×4096
The Passion of WallStreetBets:
https://twitter.com/denverbitcoin/status/1354227501304852492
Ja Rule:
https://twitter.com/jarule/status/1354812123080138759
Robinhood ClassAction Lawsuit:
https://lawandcrime.com/lawsuit/robinhood-trading-app-has-already-been-sued-for-manipulating-the-open-market-by-restricting-trades-on-reddit-driven-stocks/
Insider Trading is Legal, Outsider Trading will be Punished:
https://twitter.com/AgoristView/status/1354277645324869633
https://www.reddit.com/r/wallstreetbets/comments/l79x17/it_runs_very_deep_my_friends/
Big Guys need to “Recalibrate”:
https://www.reddit.com/r/wallstreetbets/comments/l747eg/citadel_reloaded_their_shorts_before_they_told/
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Read_489 – The Cantillon Effect 2.0 – Bitcoin is the First Truly Fair Money [CK_snarks & Deniz Saat]
“Because of Nakamoto’s deliberate actions and Bitcoin’s permissionless, free & open-source nature, bitcoin is the first truly neutral money. Bitcoin eliminates the inherent unfairness that comes with all previous monies as well as any need to trust a third party in order to use Bitcoin.” – CK & Deniz Saat
The inherent problem with our monetary system is a systemic & inescapable unfairness. Bitcoin is provably, the fairest money that has ever existed. If you actually believe in equality, that everyone should play by the same rules, then there is no defensibility of our current money. For justice & equality, Bitcoin isn’t just a better option, its the only option.
Today’s amazing read from Christian Keroles & Deniz Saat, another amazing Bitcoin Magazine piece:
“The Cantillon Effect 2.0 – Bitcoin is the World’s First Truly Fair Money”
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/cantillon-effect-2-0-bitcoin-is-the-worlds-first-truly-fair-money
Another great episode was our recent reads, both from Bitcoin Magazine, first on “Winning Hearts and Minds for Bitcoin,” by Andy Edstrom & Peter McCormack:
https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/Read_487—Winning-Hearts–Minds-for-Bitcoin-Andy-Edstrom–Peter-McCormack-ep6s5k
And then CK’s previous piece on the podcast, “The Sovereign Company Thesis”:
https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/Read_475—The-Sovereign-Company-Thesis-Christian-Keroles-env68o
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Chat #56 – DLCs, PTLCs, the Oracle Problem & More with SuredBits’ Nadav
“Any solution to the oracle problem, makes Bitcoin able to do anything that any other protocol out there can do.” – Nadav Kohen
So much cool technology coming to Bitcoin! We dive into some of the most amazing new tools with Nadav Kohen of SuredBits. DLCs, Turing completeness, PTLCs, The future of Lightning and so much more! Don’t miss this incredible Bitcoin Audible Chat
Follow Nadav on Social media:
https://twitter.com/nadav_kohen
Check out the SuredBits blog for breakdowns of all this incredible tech:
https://suredbits.com/
Specs on DLCs, dig in and check out all the possibilities:
https://zmnscpxj.github.io/bitcoin/unchained.html
Video diving into all the cool details & features behind PTLCs:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9o4v7Idjno&feature=youtu.be
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Guy’s Take #40 – Double Spends & Wittgenstein’s Money
What the hell is everyone squealing about regarding this “critical flaw” and “confirmed double spend” on the Bitcoin network? Is this another 2013 bug, or a giant nothing burger? Guy dives into it on today’s episode and then gets into the follow-up to Wittgenstein’s Money, the amazing piece by Allen Farrington that we covered in the previous episode on the show. What is value, what is money, & what would it seem like if it did seem like a money was emerging from zero?
Don’t miss today’s Guy’s Take episode! Other great must watch/listen pieces discussed in this episode:
How I made a Toaster from Scratch
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ODzO7Lz_pw
I, Pencil
https://bitcoinaudible.com/?p=1668
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Read_488 – Wittgenstein’s Money [Allen]
“What would it seem like if it did seem like a global, digital, sound, open source, programmable money was monetizing from absolute zero?” – Allenf32
Today’s piece is a remarkable and just fun article that dismisses defending Bitcoin against the static arguments that can’t be money because it is too volatile to “store value,” isn’t a widely used “unit of account,” & isn’t used as a “medium of exchange,” but rather it flips the perspective on its head. Instead of trying to prove that Bitcoin is or will be money, why don’t we go back to the beginning and ask what it *would* look like, if a new digital money was being monetized from zero?
This is one of my favorite of recent episodes, and we will have an awesome Guy’s Take on this soon, so don’t forget to subscribe! Check out the original article and drop massive applause on this piece at Allen’s medium page:
https://allenfarrington.medium.com/wittgensteins-money-7cac8d0635cf
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Read_487 – Winning Hearts & Minds for Bitcoin [Andy Edstrom & Peter McCormack]
“In a world in which governments and companies continually encroach on personal liberties via surveillance and outright control, Bitcoin shines like a beacon of freedom.” – Andy Edstrom & Peter McCormack
The anti-bitcoin narratives are going to flood in and have already started. We need to be ready for it, and that’s why this piece by Andy Edstrom & Peter McCormack is a required listen/read. How do we answer the Fed, how do we respond to the propaganda and the ignorance? Find out in another of Bitcoin Magazine’s incredible recent pieces title, “Winning Hearts & Minds for Bitcoin”
Check out the original at the link below, plus the incredible library of articles dropping every day at the link below:
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/winning-hearts-and-minds-for-bitcoin
Mentioned at the beginning of the show is BtcMag’s page dedicated to everything busting the Energy FUD, keep it for quick reference:
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/tags/energy-consumption
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Read_486 – The Moral Case for Bitcoin [Jimmy Song]
“Fiat money is a positivist money, a tool of governments pursuing a utopian vision. Bitcoin is a Natural Law money, a tool to protect individual liberty. Bitcoin is therefore the more moral money.” – Jimmy Song
There is the economic case, there is the individual sovereignty case, & there is an investment case for Bitcoin. But the deepest case to be made, & the one with the strongest argument, is the moral case. It’s not merely profits, sound economics, or the potential of future growth that make Bitcoin the proper investment, but the moral truths that make Bitcoin the only real option for a better future. Today we read Jimmy Song’s excellent piece from The Bitcoin Time Vol 3, “The Moral Case for Bitcoin.”
Don’t forget to check out and drop some applause on the article at Jimmy’s medium page below:
https://medium.com/the-bitcoin-times/the-moral-case-for-bitcoin-561ed592a464
A huge thanks as always to Aleks Svetski for putting together such an awesome publication & resource for the Bitcoin community.
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Read_485 – Why Bitcoin Is Not a Ponzi Scheme [Lyn Alden]
“From the beginning, Bitcoin has remained an open source and fully transparent project, and has the most organic growth trajectory of the industry. Given available information, the market has priced it as it sees fit, out in the open.” – Lyn Alden
Bitcoin is a Ponzi, say the detractors. Their arguments never seem anymore sophisticated, and sound increasingly desperate as Bitcoin continues to defy their view. Is there any truth to this? Well Lyn Alden decides to break it down for us, using a range from the most narrow, to the most broad view of a Ponzi, and lays out Bitcoin’s history, network effects, & open nature against it, to make the rather obvious case in hindsight, that Bitcoin, is indeed, Not a Ponzi scheme.
Check out the original for a few great graphics and charts to better visualize the argument, and to support/follow the work both of LynAlden, and the excellent Swan Bitcoin blog:
https://www.swanbitcoin.com/why-bitcoin-is-not-a-ponzi-scheme-point-by-point/
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