Bitcoin Audible

Is Bitcoin really a religion? Is all money some form of religious institution? What happened to Virgil Griffith? Are juries the best or worst idea for finding justice? These are the important questions that we answer at the Raleigh Meetup Podcast! Listen to today's episode and dont forget to check out the Raleigh Meetup podcast for an awesome chat every week! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message

Is Bitcoin the perfect money, or is it the worst money that solves the most essential problem, as simply and reliably as possible? In true "New Jersey” style, Bitcoin doesn’t attempt to be everything, it attempts to do ONE thing as beautifully, & as unambiguously as possible. Today we read a fascinating piece from Bitcoin’s rich history, originally published in 2011, and edited, added to, and updated for years since. At Gwern.net, Bitcoin is Worse is Better: https://www.gwern.net/Bitcoin-is-Worse-is-Better Don’t forget to check out the original piece with a literal ocean of links and further exploration. If you want to waste 15 minutes, or half a day, there’s more than enough to explore. As a great (& short) read to accompany this on the “Rise of Worse is Better” philosophy, check out the original post by Richard P. Gabriel below: https://dreamsongs.com/RiseOfWorseIsBetter.html For more on the history of Bitcoin, the open source movement, and the “worse is better” design philosophy, I highly recommend the Iterative Capital Thesis on The Cryptocurrency Phenomenon: https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/Whats-Really-Driving-the-Cryptocurrency-Phenomenon----The-Iterative-Capital-Thesis-e2u7qq If you want to support the show and join the Cryptoconomy Telegram crew, become a patron below! https://www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message

For everyone that tells you Bitcoin is a stagnant technology going nowhere, this is the article to point them to.  Another be returning author Lucas Nuzzi, we cover a piece that touches on the plethora of developments happening across all fronts in the Bitcoin ecosystem.  Much like the development of the internet, Bitcoin has the benefit of building a modular protocol stack to solve a vast array of problems without compromising the underlying network. A great read to close the week. Follow Lucas Nuzzi on Twitter, be sure to drop some applause on the article, check out the link to explore all the crazy stuff discussed in this piece, and lastly check out Digital Assets Research for more great work: https://medium.com/digitalassetresearch/a-look-at-innovation-in-bitcoins-technology-stack-7edf877eab14 Check out the other great reads we have by Lucas! Schnorr Signatures & the Inevitability of Privacy https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_226---Schnorr-Signatures--The-Inevitability-of-Privacy-in-Bitcoin-Lucas-Nuzzi-e3jfhi The Resolution of the Big Block Experiment https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_218---The-Resolution-of-the-Big-Block-Experiment-Lucas-Nuzzi-e3g7ms The Liquid Network w/ Thoughts from Lucas Nuzzi https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_166---Liquid-Network-Launch-and-Thoughts-from-Lucas-Nuzzi-e2ndp8 If you want to support the show and join the Cryptoconomy Telegram crew, become a patron below! https://www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message

Money is the tool that enables human exchange and prosperity... Bitcoin is a sovereign, sound, digital form of money... Time is the only true scarcity that exists for humanity... Listen to a walk through the Bitcoin perspective and the rich history that enlightens the story for Bitcoin's immense monetary potential. Reading the unabridged audiobook of Money, Bitcoin & Time, written by Robert Breedlove.  Link below to the original PDF to explore the data and graphics or the extraordinary list of reads in the sources on pages 89-90. https://www.parallaxdigital.io/blog --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message

Another of the many great pieces from Nik Bhatia getting into the impact and scope of the system that the Lightning Network could become. Bitcoin is neither just a store of value, nor just a medium of exchange, it's both. The LNP/BP protocol stack is taking us into the future, hear all about it in today's read from Nik Bhatia, now part the OpenNode team, titled "The Lightning Network: Why I Quit the Bond Market for Bitcoin." Link to Nik's Twitter and the original article on his Medium page: https://twitter.com/timevalueofbtc https://medium.com/@timevalueofbtc/the-lightning-network-why-i-quit-the-bond-market-for-bitcoin-12693120039f The other great pieces by Nik we have covered on the show: The Triumvirate of Liquidity https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_317---The-Triumvirate-of-Liquidity-Nik-Bhatia-e8t41e Bitcoin is a Human Right https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_269---Bitcoin-is-a-Human-Right-Nik-Bhatia-e4jtga The Business of Bitcoin Cold Storage https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_182---The-Business-of-Bitcoin-Cold-Storage-Nik-Bhatia-e2ndoj Our 3rd ever Interview with Nik Bhatia all about the future of Capital Markets https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoChat_003---Nik-Bhatia-on-The-Future-of-Bitcoin-Financial-Markets-e2ndqv The Bitcoin Second Layer https://cryptoconomy.podbean.com/e/cryptoquikread_132-the-bitcoin-second-layer/LNRR The Time Value of Bitcoin https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_143---The-Time-Value-of-Bitcoin-e2ndq2 The Bitcoin Risk Spectrum https://cryptoconomy.podbean.com/e/cryptoquikread_109-the-bitcoin-risk-spectrum/ Grab your copy of the Little Bitcoin Book or listen to the audiobook read by me! https://www.amazon.com/Little-Bitcoin-Book-Matters-Finances/dp/1641990503/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2K1ZY3IJWOWZE&keywords=the+little+bitcoin+book&qid=1575326799&sprefix=the+littel+bitcoin%2Caps%2C156&sr=8-1 Join me at the Bitcoin maximalist conference next year! Get tickets for BitBlockBoom2020 at the link below - offer code CC for 30% off! BitBlockBoom.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message

Don't be the oblivious boomer who lets their hard work get sucked away by that garbage Boomer Bucks currency. Be a part of the future, and Buy Bitcoin! Another fun chat with the Raleigh Bitcoin Meetup! Check out the Raleigh Meetup Podcast and subscribe so you don't miss them: https://anchor.fm/raleigh-bitcoin-meetup Get your copy of "The Little Bitcoin Book" in print or audio (read by your truly) for those long holiday drives: https://www.amazon.com/Little-Bitcoin-Book-Matters-Finances-ebook/dp/B07W957N7T Join me at BitBlockBoom2020 for an awesome time with the best of the Bitcoin maximalists! https://bitblockboom.com/ And of course, if you want to join the Cryptoconomy Telegram and hang out with the crew, become a patron below: https://www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message

An economy leveraged 150:1 A spiraling tower of debts to pay for our previous debts Central Banks repeating the same policies that caused our problems as their solutions The confiscation through counterfeit of $Trillions in economic production Massive distortions of the price mechanism & monetary authorities who argue over not whether they should, but by how much they will debase our hard earned money Bitcoin Fixes This. Part 6 in the Gradually, Then Suddenly series by Parker Lewis from the Unchained Capital blog. Unchained just dropped the "greatest hits" collection of their blog, tons of great content to explore below: https://unchainedcap.wpengine.com/greatest-hits/ Mentioned in the show: Use of Knowledge in Society - Parts 1 & 2 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 If you want to support the show and join the Cryptoconomy Telegram crew, become a patron below! https://www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message

To think of the value of a global, jurisdiction-less, "money-for-enemies" network as nothing more than the result of how many transactions it can do on the base layer, is to miss the point entirely.  The difference between the payments systems and settlement systems of the world, their degree of assurances, and the desirable characteristics of their operation are often diametrically opposed. Listen to another of Nic Carter's excellent pieces to learn all about how "Transaction Count is an Inferior Measure." Check out the original post (great charts illustrating his argument) on Nic's Medium page, plus the tons of other great written content he publishes regularly: https://medium.com/@nic__carter/transaction-count-is-an-inferior-measure-fba2d5ac97f1 Another great tool to show the relative "speed" of competing networks: https://howmanyconfs.com/ Other great work in audio from Nic Carter: • A Most Peaceful Revolution https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_293---A-Most-Peaceful-Revolution-Nic-Carter-e5bfpm • A Most Peaceful Revolution (Guy's Follow Up) https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/GuysTake_23---Revolution-in-the-Protocol-on-Nic-Carters-Peaceful-Revolution-e5cap9 • Unpacking Bitcoin's Assurances https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_281---Unpacking-Bitcoins-Assurances-Nic-Carter-e4sn3r • How to Scale Bitcoin Without Changing a Thing [parts 1 & 2] https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_238---How-to-Scale-Bitcoin-Without-Changing-a-Thing-Part-1---Nic-Carter-e3qgfg https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_239---How-to-Scale-Bitcoin-Without-Changing-a-Thing-Part-2---Nic-Carter-e3qsvi • Bitcoin's Existential Crisis https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_181---Bitcoins-Existential-Crisis-Nic-Carter-e2ndok --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message

INTRODUCTION At the end of the 16th century, a rag tag group of rebel intellectuals and entrepreneurs founded a country on some of the least desirable land in Europe—so often flooded that it needed hundreds of miles of moats - while fighting an eighty year long war against the largest empire in the world. From this struggle and melting pot of ideas emerged the Dutch and British golden ages, innovative economic institutions that changed the world, as well as one of America’s most successful socio-economic experiments: New York City. This report makes the case that the 21st century emergence of bitcoin, encryption, the internet, and millennials are more than just trends; they herald a wave of change that exhibits similar dynamics as the 16-17th century revolution that took place in Europe. ... Author - Tuur Demeester --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message

The World Has Gone Mad, & the System is Broken. Ray Dalio drops a bomb recently with his post showing the sorry state of our money, the cracks in our world monetary system, and the coming paradigm shift.  A short piece that requires much ranting, don't miss it. Link to the original post and Ray Dalio's twitter page: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/world-has-gone-mad-system-broken-ray-dalio/ https://twitter.com/RayDalio Other great works mentioned in this show: The Case for Electronic Cash https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/The-Case-for-Electronic-Cash-Jerry-Brito-e3rhj6 Use of Knowledge in Society - Parts 1 & 2 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 How is Fiat Money Possible - Parts 1-3 https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_234---How-is-Fiat-Money-Possible-Part-1---Hans-Hermann-Hoppe-e3odu1 https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_235---How-Is-Fiat-Money-Possible-Part-2---Hans-Hermann-Hoppe-e3oon2 https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_236---How-Is-Fiat-Money-Possible-Part-3---Hans-Hermann-Hoppe-e3p2k1 And if you want to start down a rabbit hole... WTFHappenedin1971.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message