This video from Trader University was shared by Adam Back as a simple enough explanation. gotta say this is so far best explainer on why BIP 119 is premature, and pushing changes without consensus results in rejection. some things missing or simplified, but over all great. Adam Back Watch the Read more…
To actually understand bitcoin, you need to put in about 100 hours of research into it. Not many people can spare that time but here’s a list of good resources to get your friends and family hooked and want to read more. Documentaries Mysterium Satoshi (The Satoshi Mystery) Wonderful animated Read more…
From this tweet: “The general manager of the Bank for International Settlements says The Central Bank wants to have ‘ABSOLUTE CONTROL’ over your money… when people say something, believe them” @TogetherDec London panel: ‘Digital IDs: A Threat to Freedom’ Watch the clip:
Let’s face it, if you’re here, you’re probably bullish on Bitcoin. And the safe bet is that bitcoin is going to go up, way up in the following years. Here’s a way to borrow against your bitcoin with 0% interest (You read that right.) Abra, is a service similar to Read more…
Make yourself a frappe and get educated. Andreas Antonopoulos explains bitcoin on stage. Watch the Introduction to Bitcoin. Read more of Andreas’ books here.
J. Peterson dropped the best lowkey insult to fiat economists, central planners and „scientists“. Asking @saifedean: Why were you not deceived like others by economic modelling? Maybe it’s because of your engineering degree. Because engineers like to build things that work. Watch the video: If you’re as convinced as Jordan Read more…
Lauren Sieckmann on twitter seems to think so. I love these analyses but basically any movie or story based on the archetype of Plato’s Cave of Shadows can be reinterpreted as a bitcoin story. 1/ In the film ‘The Truman Show’, Truman’s every move is captured by hidden cameras. Unknowingly, Read more…
Trader University explains in this video how the current fiat overindulgence can send both physical and digital stores of value to the moon, as we say on twitter. Here’s how to buy bitcoin. And here’s how to buy gold.
The Lightning network is no longer a distinct possibility. Ordinary people are using it in El Salvador, almost 2 million of them every minute of every day. The growth in less than 30 days has been extraordinary and while there have been many issues with the ATMs and connection problems, Read more…
Saifedean Ammous shared his chapter on time preference: Time Preference, Chapter 13 of my forthcoming textbook, Principles of Economics, is now available for members of http://saifedean.com This is my most detailed discussion of time preference yet. Or you can watch this video if you don’t have the required patience yet: