Bitcoin Audible

... And one of the greatest natural subsidies for renewable energy we could've asked for.   Today we hit a piece by Daniel Wingen. A thorough breakdown of the essence of mining, the necessity of its energy expenditure, the incentives for efficiency and renewable sources, and the unbelievable cost that is being rescued from wasteful alternatives. Not only is Bitcoin's energy consumption not a problem, it could be exactly what we need for a brighter future. Check out the full article and many links to other great works. A number of great charts and tables illustrating the argument to explore as well: https://medium.com/blockkeeper/bitcoins-energy-consumption-is-a-necessity-and-has-positive-impact-on-the-environment-752502288082 Don't forget to check out Daniel's other works and follow him on Twitter and Medium: https://medium.com/@danielwingen https://twitter.com/danielwingen --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message

Today we read yet another great piece by @hasufl and @suzhu available on uncommoncore.co on the core value offered by Bitcoin as a system and the high level trends in macroeconomics and technology that could lead to enormous future demand for just such an asset.   A big thanks as always to the amazing work produced by Hasu and Su Zhu. You must check out their blog over at uncommoncore.co where you can find many other great works for understanding Bitcoin's nature. Below I've linked to the ones we have covered previously on this show: An Honest Account of Fiat Money: https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_197---An-Honest-Account-of-Fiat-Money-e2ndo3 Unpacking Bitcoin's Social Contract: https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_198---Unpacking-Bitcoins-Social-Contract-e2oct5 Bitcoin and the Promise of Independent Property Rights: https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_225---Bitcoin--the-Promise-of-Independent-Property-Rights-e3j6b8 Bitcoin As a Hedge Against the Cashless Society: https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_227---Bitcoin-is-a-Hedge-Against-the-Cashless-Society-e3l5ne --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message

Finishing this week out with a short but wonderful introductory article by Nik Bhatia. Bitcoin is a money, a game, a land grab, works like email, and ultimately, Bitcoin is a human right. My discussion afterward may have gotten a little out of hand with a 40 minute follow-up to a 5 minute article. But when a good article sparks great ideas, sometimes its just hard to stop. ;) Today we read and discuss Nik’s excellent piece, “Bitcoin is a Human Right” https://medium.com/@timevalueofbtc/bitcoin-is-a-human-right-ff48c0b31134 Don’t forget to follow Nik Bhatia on twitter and medium and check out his other great work: https://twitter.com/timevalueofbtc Check out the other great pieces of Nik's we have covered on the show in the past: The Time Value of Bitcoin: https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_143---The-Time-Value-of-Bitcoin-e2ndq2 The Bitcoin Second Layer: https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_132---The-Bitcoin-Second-Layer-e2ndqd The Business of Bitcoin Cold Storage: https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_182---The-Business-of-Bitcoin-Cold-Storage-e2ndoj The Bitcoin Risk Spectrum: https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_109---The-Bitcoin-Risk-Spectrum-e2ndr7 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message

The Lightning protocol has made some major leaps in the last few months, and the software landscape has changed massively in the same span!  Here to talk all about the Breez lightning service that has been an absolute pleasure to play with, we have the CEO, Roy Sheinfeld, joining us on the show! If you wanted to hear how their team is creating a seamless experience in Lightning & what it will take to bring it to the everyday user, don't miss this chat! Dont' forget to follow @breez_tech on Twitter! https://twitter.com/Breez_Tech Join their telegram to talk with the community and share your ideas: https://t.me/breez_lightning Check out the website to download the app and learn more about the company: https://breez.technology/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message

Tomorrow we have an awesome interview with Roy Sheinfeld all about the Breez Lightning service! To set the stage, today we dive into the recent Lightning Labs Blog post on the incredible improvements in the 0.7-beta release. Followed with a fun discussion on the major developments and what it will mean for the UX, reliability, and further improvements of the Lightning ecosystem. If you need you Lightning Fix, this is where you'll find it. Don't forget to follow the blog and Twitter handles to stay up on what the Lightning Labs team is building!  Development is happening at a lightning fast pace and the team is straight fire! https://blog.lightning.engineering/announcement/2019/07/01/lnd-v0.7.html https://twitter.com/lightning The amazing team (twitter links included): https://lightning.engineering/team.html Check out the interview that Stephan Livera did with Conner Fromkneckt for a more in depth discussion of Wathctowers: https://stephanlivera.com/episode/83 And the earlier episode mentioned on "Lightning Wumbology!" https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_206---Reckless-to-Wumbology--The-Lightning-Network-Infrastructural-Build-Out-e3235m --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message

Merchants are scammers, Keynesians are scammers, altcoins are scammers, Bitcoin "investments" are scammers, scammers are scammers, and even Bitcoin hoarders are scammers.  Everyone's a scammer. There is a key list of works that are simply the "must reads" of the Bitcoin space if you want to understand the true nature of the new economic incentives and the technology behind it.  "Everyone's a Scammer" by Michael Goldstein, is one of those works.  Another piece that stood the test of time made available by the Nakamoto Institute, not to be missed by any serious Bitcoiner out there. Don't forget to check out Goldstein's amazing work and the enormous collection of quintessential Bitcoin writings over at the Nakamoto Institute: https://nakamotoinstitute.org https://nakamotoinstitute.org/mempool/everyones-a-scammer/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message

I was lucky enough to get the opportunity at the Bitcoin 2019 Conference to sit down with Alex Adelman, the CEO of Lolli, and talk all about how he got into Bitcoin and their crazy experience bursting into the Bitcoin scene!  This is definitely a crew to be watching closely as they continue to expand their service and grow with the Bitcoin ecosystem. Shout out to Matt Senter! It was great meeting you & if you ever get the time we would love to have you out at the Raleigh Bitcoin Meetup! Don't forget to grab the extension and visit the website to start staking sats immediately! https://www.lolli.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message

Today we finish the amazing journey through Jameson Lopp's thorough compilation of Craig Wright's extensive efforts and complications in trying to convince the world he is Satoshi Nakamoto, the creator of Bitcoin.  A huge thank you to Lopp and Bitcoin Magazine for making this extraordinary work available. Don't miss today's conclusion of "How Many Wrongs Make a Wright?" The culprits responsible for this work: www.bitcoinmagazine.com twitter.com/lopp // Lopp.net Check out the article for the video clips, graphics, screenshots, documents, & tons of links that accompany this article: https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/op-ed-how-many-wrongs-make-wright Get your copy of the latest issue of the Bitcoin Magazine, back in print! https://store.b.tc/ Don't forget to listen to Dave & Grahm's interview of Lopp on his perspective of the whole fiasco, and journey in putting this work together. https://letstalkbitcoin.com/blog/post/proof-of-wrongs-debunking-faketoshi-feat-jameson-lopp --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message

Did you hear about the guy who tried for years to convince the world he was Satoshi? If you ever wanted to explore the evidence against Craig Wright's dubious claims but simply didn't have the time to sit down and read it, this is the QuikRead for you.  Today we begin our journey through Jameson Lopp's thorough compilation of Faketoshi's failed efforts at convincing the world he is Satoshi Nakamoto, the creator of Bitcoin.  Published at Bitcoin Magazine, don't miss today's audio of "How Many Wrongs Make a Wright?" The culprits responsible for making this awesome content available: www.bitcoinmagazine.com twitter.com/lopp // Lopp.net Check out the article for the video clips, graphics, screenshots, documents, & tons of links that accompany this article: https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/op-ed-how-many-wrongs-make-wright Get your copy of the latest issue of the Bitcoin Magazine, back in print! https://store.b.tc/ Don't forget to listen to Dave & Grahm's interview of Lopp on his perspective of the whole fiasco, and journey in putting this work together. https://letstalkbitcoin.com/blog/post/proof-of-wrongs-debunking-faketoshi-feat-jameson-lopp --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message

I got a chance to sit down with Aleks Svetski of the Amber App & blockchain bashing fame at the Bitcoin2019 conference. The Citizen Bitcoin crew joins us to hear his story of bashing ICOs at an ICO conference, and speaking about the Death of Blockchain at a blockchain conference.  Don't miss this one. Aleks other great articles mentioned on the show: https://bitcointimes.news/ ("Blockchain is Dead") https://hackernoon.com/why-bitcoin-matters-c8bf733b9fad https://hackernoon.com/homo-sapiens-evolution-money-bitcoin-33f69701de (in audio) https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_075---Homo-Sapiens--Evolution--Money--Bitcoin-e2nds7 Follow Aleks on Twitter below: https://twitter.com/AleksSvetski Check out his interview on Citizen Bitcoin for more: https://citizenbitcoin.world/episodes/aleks-svetski-why-bitcoin-matters-why-i And don't forget to check out the Amber App: https://getamber.io/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message