Read_126 – Bitcoin, We Don’t Expect New Highs in 2018

Price prediction is a tricky game, but there is some fundamental analysis that may tell us more about the broad trends. Tuur Demeester looks at retail interest, institutional hesitancy, and Metcalf’s law for a current perspective in: “Bitcoin: We Don’t Expect New Highs in 2018.”
Don’t forget to applaud+follow+check out the charts and data with the full article:https://medium.com/@tuurdemeester/bitcoin-we-dont-expect-new-highs-in-2018-97e6a7a385f7
 
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Read_125 – Why Money Has Value & Spending Bitcoin is Senseless

Mises’ and Menger’s theories of money provide deep insight, but invariably never attempted to rank the functions of money during its period of establishment. To fill the gap, Fernando Ulrich explains why he believes a Store of Value must arise before a money becomes a Medium of Exchange.Don’t forget to clap for the article on Medium and check out the rest of this series:https://medium.com/@Ulrich_98986/why-money-has-value-and-spending-bitcoin-is-senseless-d2390127dc34
 
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Read_124 – ASIC Resistance is Nothing but a Blockchain Buzzword

Is ASIC resistance really the panacea that some claim it is?  Will it solve the never ending challenges of a decentralized network?  Or is it just a buzzword used to sell Bitcoin alternatives?  Find out in @StopAndDecrypt’s thorough piece on ASIC resistance.
Check out the medium page for the links and graphics, plus drop some applause for the excellent work:https://medium.com/@StopAndDecrypt/asic-resistance-is-nothing-but-a-blockchain-buzzword-b91d3d770366
If you would like to hear the referenced article on mining centralization at blog.sia.tech:https://cryptoconomy.podbean.com/e/cryptoquikread_069-the-state-of-cryptocurrency-mining/
 
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Read_123 – I, Pencil [Leonard E. Read]

In closing out the week we have one last piece on the economics behind Bitcoin and the natural market economy.  We read the classic piece “I, Pencil” by Leonard E. Read posted on Fee.org.

Check out the post itself to read the Foreward & Afterward, plus don’t miss the excellent collection of work at Fee.org:
https://fee.org/resources/i-pencil/

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Read_122 – “The Yield From Money Held” Reconsidered

What if “hoarding” money is both realizing its most important utility, and stabilizing in an uncertain economy?  If true, how could the exact opposite belief be so widespread?  Don’t miss our read from Hans Hermann Hoppe on Mises.org to find out more!
Check out the full article plus an exhaustive collection of economic theory at Mises.org:https://mises.org/library/yield-money-held-reconsidered
 
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Chat_004 – John Wolpert on Blockchain, Identity, Trust, and a New Internet

Taking a break from Bitcoin maximalism to have a chat with John Wolpert (@Consensys, @IBMblockchain, @Hyperledger) for what consensus protocols and blockchain can do for the future of decentralization, trust, and privacy!  Don’t miss today’s episode!
Don’t forget to check him out on Twitter and Medium:https://twitter.com/jwolperthttps://medium.com/@jwolpert
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Read_121 – Ethereum, Fomo3D, and Dangerous Game Theory

“This game, underlying FOMO3D (F3D), is called “The War of Attrition” and it can produce some insanely irrational outcomes… Human beings tend to play terribly and lose.”  Don’t miss Matt Stephenson’s great piece on how FOMO3D exploits “dangerous game theory.”
Dont forget to applaud the article on medium and dig a little deeper with part 2:https://hackernoon.com/fomo3d-and-dangerous-game-theory-97bd5f47ab3b
Part 2:https://blog.coinfund.io/can-a-good-smart-contract-beat-blockchains-new-12m-ponzi-yes-in-theory-6964eead5b84
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Read_120 – Visions of Bitcoin

Many different and often conflicting ideas of what Bitcoin is, and what it’s future should be, have emerged throughout the years.  Here @nic_carter’s and @hasufl’s exploration of past, present, and future narratives that molded Bitcoin into what it is today.
Don’t forget to clap for the article on Medium and check out the graphs and timeline visualizing the Bitcoin narrative history:https://medium.com/@nic__carter/visions-of-bitcoin-4b7b7cbcd24c
Check out both of their Medium pages for more great work:https://twitter.com/nic__carterhttps://twitter.com/hasufl
 
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Read_119 – Deep Dive into ETF Disapproval and SEC Commissioner’s Dissent

The SEC has disapproved the Winklevoss twin’s second attempt at a Bitcoin ETP for traditional markets.  Rife with contradictions & misunderstandings, a thorough rebuttal comes in a “Letter of Dissent” from none other than the SEC Commissioner herself!  Don’t miss today’s episode!  

Links to content referenced and sourced to bring together the information for today’s episode:
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/winklevoss-bitcoin-etf-proposal-denied-us-sec/
https://www.coindesk.com/winklevoss-brothers-bitcoin-etf-rejected-by-sec-for-second-time/
https://www.sec.gov/rules/other/2018/34-83723.pdf
https://www.sec.gov/news/public-statement/peirce-dissent-34-83723#.W1o-36vBMDU.twitter  

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Read_118 – Securing Property with Owner Authority

Bitcoin is the first truly decentralized registry for property ownership. The first application of which is value in its most abstract form, money.  But how can we extend this to physical property and titles outside of political institutions?  Who better to explore the topic with than Nick Szabo (@nickszabo4)? “Securing Property Titles with Owner Authority.”
Check out other detailed work on this concept and more with the excellent collection of literature at the Nakamoto Institute:https://nakamotoinstitute.org/secure-property-titles/#selection-7.7-7.50
Video with Peter Wuille referenced in the commentary:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSUVRj8iznU
My own article referenced in the commentary:Written – https://medium.com/@thecryptoconomy/7-misunderstandings-of-bitcoins-scaling-problem-c5142e938a68Audio – https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-t7qjf-8e4fe2
 
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Read_117 – How Central Banking Increased Inequality

With the huge number of conversations and claims of income inequality, the central banking monetary policy, which directly benefits the wealthy and financial sector, is almost entirely ignored.  What if it’s the largest piece of the inequality puzzle?  Listen to Louis Rouanet’s piece from Mises.org.
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Read_116 – Coindesk & Jake Chervinsky on the Bitcoin ETFs

Today we have a dual QuikRead with Nikhilesh De’s Coindesk article regarding the Direxion ETF and the SEC’s decision to postpone until September. Plus Jake Chervinsky’s comments and clarification on SEC processes in his informative Twitter thread. Listen for more details!
Check out the full @Coindesk article by @nikhileshde:https://www.coindesk.com/sec-delays-decision-on-direxions-bitcoin-etfs-until-september/
Link to @jchervinsky’s Twitter thread:https://twitter.com/jchervinsky/status/1021795224958455810
 
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