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Reina is back on the show. Her and I talk about the bitcoin ecosystem and make another trip around the world:
Top stories for this week:
Bitconnect aftermath Bitcoin ETFs rejected again by the S.E.C. Was Bitmex victim of a DDoS attack? Research by Bitmex suggests Satoshi owns less coins than we thought The first jackpot winner in ETH ponzi 'Fomo3D' Woz is back and excited about crypto China has updated its crypto rankings China Bans: Shanghai and WeChat
Everyone, tune into Humans of Bitcoin this Monday night (EST) for an exclusive with Cody Wilson that will rock your world.
Lawsuits, internet arguments, they have become a staple. The bear market is in full force, so we bring you some tips to take advantage of it.
China update
Nassim Taleb saw that the financial system was way too complex for any one to understand. He succeeded as a trader by learning how to deal with uncertainty.
His work (check out all of Nassim's books on Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/Nassim-Nicholas-Taleb/e/B000APVZ7W/ref=dbs_p_pbk_rwt_abau)is quite popular within the bitcoin community. Joey and I thought it would be worthwhile to look at some of his ideas through lens of Bitcoin:
- the Turkey problem - Risk taking and iterative action - Mediocristan vs extremistan - Fat Tails and asymmetries - IYIs - Dr. John and Fat Tony - Lindy effect - Antifragility - Learn by doing and iterating
Bitcoin.com developer and contrarian thinker Joey King is in da house. He provides his own spin on the latest news:
CEO Jack Dorsey is attracting criticism from the left for failing to ban figures it disagrees with, such as Infowars' Alex Jones, who was unceremoniously booted from Spotify, Youtube, and Apple's App Store in one fell swoop. Did the market panic because of the delayed ETF? Surprising coins being considered for Coinbase custody: Ripple, Bytecoin, Kik and Monero
What is it like running the largest node on the Lightning Network?
Andreas Brekken of Shitcoin.com shares his findings. Halfway through the project, we cover the following aspects of the LN:
China update
You may not think it when you glance at its current market value, but bitcoin is eating the world.
Specifically, it's eating a big chunk out of the devalued currencies in nations such as Venezuela, as citizens seek a refuge from the volatility of government issued money.
Reina Nakamoto is back and we cover the latest stories around the world:
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