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Check out show sponsor Coinkite: https://coinkite.com/ Donations to Porkopolis Economics via BTCPay appreciated: https://donations.porkopolis.io/ This is the eighty-first video installment from Porkopolis Economics, covering macro and money, from the creator of the Crypto Voices podcast, Matthew Mezinskis. Contents 00:00 Intro 00:23 Review of regression trendlines 02:22 Review of 2021 boom 03:58 Review of earlier booms 04:37 Review of prior year 05:09 2-sigma down move 07:13 1-sigma moves 08:04 2-sigma up moves 08:55 Trendline out to 2030 Here I review the latest power regression trendline for the Bitcoin price, based on all the pricing data, from 22-May 2010, until today, 10-Nov-2023. Prior videos with further info: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBMDh9ly95Y https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlrqnAwucmk Host: Matthew Mezinskis https://porkopolis.io https://twitter.com/crypto_voices Show content is not investment or financial advice in any way.

Donations to Porkopolis Economics via BTCPay appreciated: https://donations.porkopolis.io/ This is the one hundred fifty-seventh podcast episode from Crypto Voices. Show support appreciated: donations.cryptovoices.com Matthew interviews Aaron van Wirdum, journalist and editor at Bitcoin Magazine, and author of the upcoming Genesis Book. Contents 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:30 Explaining Bitcoin to others 00:07:12 Hyperbitcoinization 00:10:50 Bitcoin's utility 00:12:41 Physical cash growth 00:22:37 Cash, Bitcoin, CBDCs 00:31:15 European regulation 00:32:50 Bitcoin privacy 00:41:24 Bitcoin Amsterdam 00:43:23 New book! 00:49:02 Closing links Links for more info: https://twitter.com/AaronvanW Nostr: npub1art8cs66ffvnqns5zs5qa9fwlctmusj5lj38j94lv0ulw0j54wjqhpm0w5 https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1j7PDr7uTNsJs3CmCmtB0vLjmkKz4GOnQ https://bitcoinmagazine.com/authors/aaron-van-wirdum Show Sponsor: hodlhodl.com/join/cryptovoices Hosts: Matthew Mezinskis, Michel, Alec Harris Music: New Friend Music newfriendmusic.com/ Podcast & videos Bitcoin, privacy, cryptoeconomics & liberty Thanks for watching! https://porkopolis.io https://twitter.com/1basemoney Show content is not investment or financial advice in any way.

Donations to Porkopolis Economics via BTCPay appreciated: https://donations.porkopolis.io/ This is the one hundred fifty-sixth podcast episode from Crypto Voices. Show support appreciated: donations.cryptovoices.com Matthew and Michel interview Henrik Skogstrøm, founder and CEO of Torq (formerly known as LN Capital). The Torq platform is enterprise software for managing capital, channels, and routing nodes in a secure, automated, and trigger-driven way. Contents 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:08 Background on LN Capital (and Torq) 00:02:35 Open or closed? 00:03:12 Target market 00:05:14 State of Lightning Network 00:07:08 Which implementations? 00:07:56 Async? 00:08:24 Active customers? 00:09:00 Main features 00:10:23 Dashboard demo 00:18:10 LSP definition 00:18:50 LN econ vs. On-chain 00:21:05 Scaling Bitcoin w/ LN 00:24:20 Escaping to LN? 00:30:44 Routing node profit motive 00:32:08 LN landscape vs. On-chain 00:35:18 LN capacity 00:39:46 Data collection? 00:40:17 Scaling Lightning 00:43:56 Torq mid-term goals 00:45:50 LN econ vs. On-chain (again) 00:47:37 LN fees vs. On-chain 00:52:48 Closing links Links for more info: https://twitter.com/ohskogstrom https://twitter.com/TorqLN https://ln.capital/ https://twitter.com/ScalingLN https://scalinglightning.com/ Show Sponsor: hodlhodl.com/join/cryptovoices Hosts: Matthew Mezinskis, Michel, Alec Harris Music: New Friend Music newfriendmusic.com/ Podcast & videos Bitcoin, privacy, cryptoeconomics & liberty Thanks for watching! https://porkopolis.io https://twitter.com/1basemoney Show content is not investment or financial advice in any way.

Check out show sponsor Coinkite: https://coinkite.com/ Donations to Porkopolis Economics via BTCPay appreciated: https://donations.porkopolis.io/ This is the eightieth video installment from Porkopolis Economics, covering macro and money, from the creator of the Crypto Voices podcast, Matthew Mezinskis. Contents 00:00 Intro 00:20 Official dollar price (in ARS) 04:09 Bitcoin price (in ARS) 06:58 Black market dollar price (in ARS) 11:00 Mainstream doesn't call it "black" Here I cover the devaluation of the Argentine peso which occurred recently on 14 August. You may be surprised to know that there is a long-standing black market price for the peso, and you can actually back into this using the Bitcoin price (in Argentine pesos), as Bitcoin is one of the most liquid, free, and globally traded assets around the world. Prior videos with further info: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVKzQYtX1PY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5tJCGoU9yE Host: Matthew Mezinskis https://porkopolis.io https://twitter.com/crypto_voices Show content is not investment or financial advice in any way.

Donations to Porkopolis Economics via BTCPay appreciated: https://donations.porkopolis.io/ This is the one hundred fifty-fifth podcast episode from Crypto Voices. Show support appreciated: donations.cryptovoices.com Matthew, Alec, and Michel interview Matěj Žák, CEO of Trezor, the oldest Bitcoin hardware wallet manufacturer and champion of open-source tech. Contents 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:08 Background on Trezor 00:02:55 Open-source nature 00:05:12 Trezor clones 00:07:45 Self-custody trends 00:13:30 Current chip 00:19:38 Open-source chip 00:20:50 New products 00:22:10 Coinjoin implementation 00:28:00 Products continued 00:32:15 New chip continued 00:38:00 Bitcoin vs. Other 00:45:47 Ledger Recover 00:51:52 Customer issues 01:00:59 Prague follow-up Links for more info: https://twitter.com/matej_zak https://trezor.io Show Sponsor: hodlhodl.com/join/cryptovoices Hosts: Matthew Mezinskis, Michel, Alec Harris Music: New Friend Music newfriendmusic.com/ Podcast & videos Bitcoin, privacy, cryptoeconomics & liberty Thanks for watching! https://porkopolis.io https://twitter.com/1basemoney Show content is not investment or financial advice in any way.

Check out show sponsor Coinkite: https://coinkite.com/ Donations to Porkopolis Economics via BTCPay appreciated: https://donations.porkopolis.io/ This is the seventy-ninth video installment from Porkopolis Economics, covering macro and money, from the creator of the Crypto Voices podcast, Matthew Mezinskis. Contents 00:00 Intro 00:20 Monetary base value 04:50 Gov. pension fund 13:22 Central bank total assets 14:27 % of pension fund Here I cover the Norwegian central bank's balance sheet. You may be surprised to learn that it's famous, massive "Government Pension Fund Global" sovereign wealth fund is included as part of its total assets (and liabilities). This is quite rare in the world. As well, the size is so massive, 94% of total assets are included in this fund, which absolutely dwarfs the size of Norway's monetary base (the "main thing" that central banks are supposed to be in charge of!). Prior videos with further info: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fe3WaE8o0rY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPpTrgPNTz4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zghGPfY3J8I Host: Matthew Mezinskis https://porkopolis.io https://twitter.com/crypto_voices Show content is not investment or financial advice in any way.

Check out show sponsor Coinkite: https://coinkite.com/ Donations to Porkopolis Economics via BTCPay appreciated: https://donations.porkopolis.io/ This is the one hundred fifty-fourth podcast episode from Crypto Voices. Show support appreciated: donations.cryptovoices.com Matthew and Alec interview Robert Malka, entrepreneur and author, and board member at the Bitcoin Today Coalition. Contents 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:20 Foundations and Bitcoin? 00:05:20 US legislative landscape 00:16:08 US regulatory landscape 00:27:12 402 payment error 00:29:02 Bitcoin and the dollar 00:42:47 BTC VETS 00:49:39 Philosophical musings on BTC 00:56:22 New book 00:58:03 Closing thanks Links for more info: https://twitter.com/rjmalka https://www.malkarobert.com/ https://bitcointodaycoalition.org/ https://bitcointodaycoalition.org/btc-vets Show Sponsor: hodlhodl.com/join/cryptovoices Hosts: Matthew Mezinskis, Michel, Alec Harris Music: New Friend Music newfriendmusic.com/ Podcast & videos Bitcoin, privacy, cryptoeconomics & liberty Thanks for watching! https://porkopolis.io https://twitter.com/1basemoney Show content is not investment or financial advice in any way.

Check out show sponsor Coinkite: https://coinkite.com/ Donations to Porkopolis Economics via BTCPay appreciated: https://donations.porkopolis.io/ This is the seventy-eighth video installment from Porkopolis Economics, covering macro and money, from the creator of the Crypto Voices podcast, Matthew Mezinskis. Contents 00:00 Intro 00:20 Price in log scale 00:40 PSR multiple meaning 02:10 PSR for Bitcoin meaning 02:57 PSR multiple 05:16 PSR trendline 06:12 1-sigma bands for PSR 07:43 2-sigma bands for PSR Here I review again the PSR ("price-to-sales" ratio) for the Bitcoin network. Is Bitcoin's market cap over- or under-valued based on this benchmark of trailing 12-month network or miner revenue? You won't find this research anywhere else!! Prior videos with further info: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0APCdaAKJA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhF_4SUdkKo Host: Matthew Mezinskis https://porkopolis.io https://twitter.com/crypto_voices Show content is not investment or financial advice in any way.

Check out show sponsor Coinkite: https://coinkite.com/ Donations to Porkopolis Economics via BTCPay appreciated: https://donations.porkopolis.io/ This is the seventy-seventh video installment from Porkopolis Economics, covering macro and money, from the creator of the Crypto Voices podcast, Matthew Mezinskis. Contents 00:00 Intro 00:12 All-time daily avg. fees ($) 01:02 BTC fee spike in May 03:40 TTM block reward % of total 07:32 Overall fee trend low % of total Here I review again the Bitcoin fee pressure which occurred in early May 2023, due to the Ordinal, BRC-20, and NFTs on Bitcoin hype. It seems like a flash in the pan so far, but what about the overall trend when looking at the block reward/new coins vs. these fees? Prior videos with further info: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFvIRWxrjh0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnIO9QfLFXQ Host: Matthew Mezinskis https://porkopolis.io https://twitter.com/crypto_voices Show content is not investment or financial advice in any way.

Check out show sponsor Coinkite: https://coinkite.com/ Donations to Porkopolis Economics via BTCPay appreciated: https://donations.porkopolis.io/ This is the one hundred fifty-third podcast episode from Crypto Voices. Show support appreciated: donations.cryptovoices.com Matthew and Alec interview Kevin Maurer, award-winning journalist and bestselling author of many books on war. We discuss his latest, Damn Lucky, Wagner in Syria, and more. Contents 00:00 Note on Wagner mutiny 03:25 Show intros 04:50 Latest book: Damn Lucky 13:10 Wagner story in Syria 2018 27:50 American hard / soft power 37:55 War reporting 41:47 'sof' definitions 52:58 Adversarial views on US 56:52 What are our principles? 01:03:10 Journalism OpSec 01:08:46 Closing thanks Links for more info: https://twitter.com/ScribblerSix https://kevinmaurer.net/ https://www.rollingstone.com/author/kevin-maurer/ https://thewarhorse.org/special-forces-soldiers-reveal-first-details-of-battle-with-russian-mercenaries-in-syria/ Help the show by using this link to buy Damn Lucky: https://www.amazon.com/Damn-Lucky-Bloodiest-Military-Campaign/dp/1250874270/ref=sr_1_1?crid=5B6ZPN51I34A&keywords=kevin+maurer+damn+lucky&qid=1687876918&sprefix=kevin+maurer+damn+lucky%252Caps%252C204&sr=8-1&_encoding=UTF8&tag=porkopolis-20&linkCode=ur2&linkId=c175e6ca5251a18c445d2b4a3aba64d1&camp=1789&creative=9325 Help the show by using this link to buy No Easy Day: https://www.amazon.com/No-Easy-Day-audiobook/dp/B0095PEFYS/?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_w=ywZZ5&content-id=amzn1.sym.ed85217c-14c9-4aa0-b248-e47393e2ce12&pf_rd_p=ed85217c-14c9-4aa0-b248-e47393e2ce12&pf_rd_r=131-2678105-4022343&pd_rd_wg=xEGzx&pd_rd_r=20eea3be-5d90-45f1-a3b7-0de3eccf8c3a&ref_=aufs_ap_sc_dsk&_encoding=UTF8&tag=porkopolis-20&linkCode=ur2&linkId=74b98097e8fb2a24aa0e6e300fbd8e4b&camp=1789&creative=9325 Show Sponsor: hodlhodl.com/join/cryptovoices Hosts: Matthew Mezinskis, Michel, Alec Harris Music: New Friend Music newfriendmusic.com/ Podcast & videos Bitcoin, privacy, cryptoeconomics & liberty Thanks for watching! https://porkopolis.io https://twitter.com/1basemoney Show content is not investment or financial advice in any way.