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Read_508 - Sovereignism Part 1 - Digital Creative Destruction [Robert Breedlove] Mar 24, 2021

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"To state it plainly: Bitcoin is a momentous monetary innovation enabling a new mode of non-nation-state human organization, a “purified” form of capitalism free of nation-state interference and deserving of its own neologism. Let us call the new mode of socioeconomic organization enabled by encrypted digital money sovereignism." - Robert Breedlove

Today we start an amazing series by Breedlove based on the thesis proposed by the Sovereign Individual. Could the new dynamic brought about by the existence of Bitcoin, potentially destroy the economic cost/reward reality of centralized, violent nation states? And what does such a potentiality mean for the future?

Don’t miss today’s read from Swan Bitcoin blog, by Robert Breedlove:
Sovereignism Part 1 - Digital Creative Destruction
https://www.swanbitcoin.com/sovereignism-part-i-digital-creative-destruction/

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Read_507 - Trust, That we Need More of [Karo Zarogus] Mar 23, 2021

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“We can already observe some faint light at the end of the tunnel. Savings have been reintroduced into the hands of society. You can save money and the State is unable to influence your funds on the Bitcoin blockchain. Nobody can take your money away, and this creates economic stability that positively influences mental wellbeing. When you know that you have savings, and that you will be able to pay any and all unexpected expenses that might arise and that you have built the foundations of a prosperous future, things change.” - Karo

Paper money doesn't merely have economic consequences, it has deep impact on the very nature of who we are. Today's read from Bitcoin Magazine delves into what those consequences are. And despite losing a long Guy's rant thanks to some failed software, I would point you to an older episode that had a very similar topic of discussion, Guy's Take #36 - Walking Tall

Check out the original article and the other great stuff at Bitcoin Magazine below:
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/trust-that-we-need-more-of

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Read_506 - Pumping Iron [Arthur Hayes] Mar 19, 2021

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“40 years of this back and forth has resulted in almost $20 trillion in zero- or negative-yield government and corporate debt, the lowest interest rates in the last 5,000 years, and the most amount of global debt ever in human civilization." - Arthur Hayes

Our macro situation is teeter between Financial Armageddon on the one hand, if governments and central banks let interest rates rise, and possible war and revolution on the other, if they hyperinflate their currencies to absolve them of their debts. Is there anything that can protect us from this terrible situation? How on earth do you build a portfolio in such an environment?

Today we read, Arthur Hayes's amazing piece from the BitMex blog, "Pumping Iron":
https://blog.bitmex.com/pumping-iron/

Don't forget to read/listen to his other great piece mentioned "Choose Your Fiction":
https://bitcoinaudible.com/?p=3907

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Shitcoin Insider #005 - Why Your Altcoin is Worthless - The Clubhouse Debate Mar 18, 2021

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Back from the dead! Shitcoin Insider returns with a lengthy discussion of money, networks, altcoins, their merits, the lack of, & everything else in a marathon discussion on Clubhouse. Don't forget to subscribe, drop your criticisms, questions, & insults to the @ShitcoinInsider Twitter handle. And in the meantime, enjoy Episode #005.

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Read_505 - The Separation of Money & State [Knut Svanholm] Mar 17, 2021

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"As long as there are money printers, there can be no freedom of expression. Money is the tool we use to express value to each other. Whoever controls the money supply controls the world." - Knut Svanholm

The world became vastly more free when we separated our religious morals and authority from the apparatus of the state. The separation of church and state is one of the most important developments for freedom in history. But the state retained an unjust, unequal level of control & limitation on the freedom of expression, by monopolizing the very tool we use to express value. Money.

Bitcoin is, The Separation of Money and State. Check out the full article at Bitcoin Magazine below:
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/bitcoin-and-the-separation-of-money-and-state

To dig deeper into the concept of rights and the Bitcoin system, check out Guy's Take #32.
Rights, Incentives & the Bitcoin System:
https://bitcoinaudible.com/?p=4800

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Chat #58 - Preston Pysh on Monetary Revolutions Mar 15, 2021

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"The World is in Denial" - Preston Pysh

Preston Pysh joins Bitcoin Audible to talk the horrible macro environment, the unraveling of the financial markets, the enormous risk of inflation, & how the maturation of Bitcoin could turn everything upside down. The establishment of real market interest rates & liquid futures markets within the Bitcoin ecosystem isn't merely a sign of growth, it's a fundamentally important step toward a robust, global financial system built atop Bitcoin as the new monetary base.

Don't miss today's excellent interview with the host of the most downloaded investor's podcast, "We Study Billionaires" and founder of the "Investors Podcast Network," Preston Pysh.

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https://twitter.com/PrestonPysh
https://www.theinvestorspodcast.com/

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Guy's Take #43 - The Sound of Inevitability Mar 11, 2021

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• Why Matt Odell is wrong about the OCC statement
• Bullish review of the SeeTee Shareholder Letter
• Microstrategy & 0% bonds
• Jack Mallers taking over the world
• NYDIG
• MassMutual, Square, Tesla, Marathon, Stone Ridge, & the Bitcoin Treasury Rush
• Next phase of the Bitcoin mining industry
• Lightning everywhere
• New developer grants
• Rewards Cards everywhere!
…and tons more

The flood of 2021 is well underway.

Lightning as a Retail Payment System:
https://medium.com/galoymoney/lightning-as-a-retail-payment-system-part-1-7463c46342ef

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Read_504 - SeeTee Shareholder Letter [Kjell Inge Røkke] Mar 10, 2021

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"We are not going to wait for the future - we want to join in building it as well! I encourage entrepreneurs to reach out to Seetee. The bigger the dream, the more we listen."

Kjell Inge Røkke

Covering the recent, incredible announcement that the Norwegian energy giant, Aker has made a strong push into both building for & investing in the Bitcoin ecosystem, we read the SeeTee shareholder letter on their breakdown of their journey into Bitcoin, their thinking on its massive potential, & their vision for the future. Another phenomenal read not to be missed.

The SeeTee Shareholder Letter, check out the original below:
https://www.seetee.io/

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Read_503 - Bitcoin is Time [DerGigi] Mar 05, 2021

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“This problem is precisely why all previous attempts of digital cash required a centralized registry. You always had to trust someone to correctly identify the order of things. A centralized party was required to keep the time. Bitcoin solves this problem by re-inventing time itself. It says no to seconds and yes to blocks.”- DerGigi

DerGigi is back at it with a chapter from his upcoming book 21 Ways, all about the nature of Bitcoin not as new invention in money, or payments, or cryptography… but rather a new invention in the realm of time. Bitcoin doesn’t merely allow an ordering of events, it actually invents its own concept, of time.

Bitcoin is Time:
https://dergigi.com/2021/01/14/bitcoin-is-time/

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POW is a Decentralized Clock:
https://bitcoinaudible.com/?p=4728

21 Lessons:
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Today's Bitcoin Resource:
Bo Bullshit Bitcoin

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Read_502 - LOT true or false? The Last Hurdle for Taproot [Aaron Van Wirdum] Mar 04, 2021

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"As a consensus system without central authority, Bitcoin protocol upgrades can be challenging. If one segment of the network upgrades to a new version of the protocol before another segment does, different nodes might enforce different rules, introducing the risk that the network fractures between them." - Aaron Van Wirdum

Today's read is from Aaron Van Wirdum at Bitcoin Magazine, an excellent writer who has so many brilliant breakdowns of the technical and historical elements of Bitcoin. Taproot is SO close, but there is a final debate, a final hurdle to tackle before we get to see it activated on the network, and that’s over how and when to turn on the switch.

LOT=true or LOT=false? This is the Last Hurdle Before Taproot Activation:
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/technical/lottrue-or-lotfalse-this-is-the-last-hurdle-before-taproot-activation

Check out the Bitcoin Audible Page for Aaron & his collection of amazing work:
https://bitcoinaudible.com/?page_id=5204

Today’s Bitcoin Resource:
mempool.space

Final thanks to Bitcoin Magazine and the LTBNetwork for being such an incredible source of signal to the Bitcoin ecosystem! letstalkbitcoin.com

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