Bitcoin Audible

The crew from the Lightning Hood website and weekly wrap-up are back for another episode chatting all about the developments in Lightning & Bitcoin throughout the last year.  What's new, what's the same, and what are the next steps. Bitcoin is back in the spotlight, how long and winding is the road to good privacy, how Bitcoin & Lightning returns power to personal hardware, developing a protocol stack for sovereignty, how Lightning is disappearing into the background, and the coming wave of new Bitcoiners.  Don't miss another fun episode, hanging with the Lightning Hood crew. Don't forget to check out the guests on today's show and follow them on social media! @Pura_Vlda, @PetoVeritas, @CoinBeezy, and the silent, but always present @curlydream60e A shout out to our newest patron, David Parrish for supporting the work of turning all the greatest written work in the Bitcoin space into audio! IF you would like to support my work and join the exclusive telegram group for the Cryptoconomy Crew, become a patron below: https://www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message

Do we live in an age of liberty, where information is freely accessible, or an age of heavy-handed copyright restrictions where we are losing the ownership of the very devices we hold in our hands? If I had to judge, it's probably a bit of both.   Today we read a fascinating short story that I just recently ran across at the NakamotoInstitute.org by Richard Stallman, a dystopian tale of a future where we have to fight, for our "Right to Read." Thanks to SNI for making the work available, I wouldn't have found it otherwise.  And a thanks to Richard Stallman for the incredible decades long fight he has put up for a Free & Open Source Society! Check out the Nakamoto Institute for this and an incredible list of other literature to explore. https://nakamotoinstitute.org/right-to-read/ Shout out to our first Patron, Jesse Lawler! Thanks so much for supporting the show, plus all the help you've been over the last year, and of course, welcome to the Cryptoconomy Telegram Crew! If anyone else wants to support the audification of all brilliant things written about Bitcoin, become a patron and help make it happen. https://www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message

We make claims about Bitcoin's assurances all the time.  It is censorship resistant, it's open and permissionless, it's counterfeit proof, etc.  But are these things entirely true? When someone wants to acquire, use, or validate Bitcoin, how well do the claims match reality? Today we cover another great article from @nic_carter titled: "Unpacking Bitcoin's Assurances."  Don't forget to follow Nic on Twitter and Medium, and drop some applause on the original article at the link below: https://medium.com/@nic__carter/unpacking-bitcoins-assurances-a3c98824d3f0 Mentioned again because it always seems to come up in discussion, the great piece by @hasufl and @zhusu about Bitcoin as an independent system for property rights: https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_225---Bitcoin--the-Promise-of-Independent-Property-Rights-e3j6b8 If you love the show and would like to support and get access to the exclusive Cryptoconomy telegram group, become a patron below! https://www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message

Today we read an excellent article by Ben Perrin (@Btcsessions) laying out an excellent argument that reveals #BitcoinMaximalism as the meticulous and thoughtful position it actually is.  Rather than the arbitrary, religious, & closed-minded position many altcoiners would want you to believe. Drop some applause on the Medium article for the great work! https://medium.com/bull-bitcoin/my-path-to-bitcoin-maximalism-c77c53466cb5 Follow @BTCsessions on Twitter and Youtube for tons of great content! https://www.youtube.com/c/btcsessions https://twitter.com/BTCsessions To dig a little deeper into topics mentioned in this episode, here are a few other works I recommend: Unpacking Bitcoin's Social Contract by Hasu https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_198---Unpacking-Bitcoins-Social-Contract-e2oct5 BetterHash - Decentralizing Bitcoin Mining... by StopAndDecrypt https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_274---BetterHash--Decentralizing-Bitcoin-Mining-with-new-Hashing-Protocols-e4nn6i Bit Gold by Nick Szabo https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_275---Bit-Gold-e4o0vp If you love the show and would like to support and get access to the exclusive Cryptoconomy telegram group, become a patron below! https://www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message

Today we have on the show one of the best journalists in the Bitcoin ecosystem, Aaron Van Wirdum!  We chat about his path to finding Bitcoin, his process in investigating protocol developments, social impacts of paradigm shifting technology, the growing need and coming battle for privacy, his most anticipated new tech, and much more!   You'll find over 300! amazing articles by Aaron at https://bitcoinmagazine.com/authors/aaron-van-wirdum. And don't forget the great pieces available in the new 10th Anniversary Print Edition of the magazine! Get your copy = https://store.b.tc/ Here are a number of the previous articles of Aaron's that we've now got in audio + commentary: Statechains: Sending Keys Not Coins https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_272---Statechains--Sending-Keys-Not-Coins-e4mue1 Bitcoin as a Privacy Coin https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_149---Bitcoin-as-a-PrivacyCoin-e2ndpr Understanding Lightning Parts 1-3 https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_047---Understanding-The-Lightning-Network-Part-1-e2ndtd https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_048---Understanding-The-Lightning-Network-Part-2-e2ndt4 https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_049---Understanding-The-Lightning-Network-Part-3-e2ndtc Genesis Files: https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_111---Genesis-Files---With-Bit-Gold--Nick-Szabo-Was-Inches-From-Inventing-Bitcoin-e2ndr5 https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_095---The-Genesis-Files-Hashcash-or-How-Adam-Back-Designed-Bitcoins-Motor-Block-e2ndrl Atomic Swaps: How Lightning Extends to Altcoins https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_063---Atomic-Swaps--How-the-Lightning-Network-Extends-to-Altcoins-e2ndsm If you are appreciating the show and would like to support and become a part of the exclusive Cryptoconomy telegram group, become a patron below! https://www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message

Inflation, or manipulation of the money supply to the benefit of the politically well connected, is quite possibly the most pervasive frauds of modern society.  It creates multiple layers of compounded resource misallocation, it benefits the debtors and manipulators at the expense of savers, it puts a constant downward pressure on living standards, and it enables more unchecked corruption and abuse of power than any other aspect of our political systems.   Following Hulsmann's work, Deflation & Liberty, we have a foundation to understand how deflation, and sound money, strips the false elites of this power.  Bitcoin isn't a new player, Bitcoin is a whole new game. Today we have a Guy's Take follow-up to Hulsmann's great work, and a conversation on how Bitcoin could bring down the state. Other Episodes & Works mentioned in today's show: Jorg Guido Hulsmann's, Deflation & Liberty https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_278---Deflation--Liberty-Part-1-e4q6gc https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_279---Deflation--Liberty-Part-2-e4qpvp Conner Brown's, Bitcoin Has No Intrinsic Value https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_249---Bitcoin-Has-No-Intrinsic-Value---Thats-Great-e43bcm Simon Lutz's, Keynesian Errors on Time and Demand https://medium.com/coinmonks/bitcoin-has-no-intrinsic-value-and-thats-great-e6994adbfe0f Thomas Sowell's, Applied Economics: Thinking Beyond Stage One https://www.amazon.com/Applied-Economics-Thinking-Beyond-Stage/dp/0465003451 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message

"If Bitcoin's supply is expected to be endlessly deflationary, doesn't this ensure a never ending, economy destroying downward spiral?" Today we conclude with Part 2, Hulsmann's incredible work on the consequences and nature of deflation and what it means for liberty. Continuing a 3 episode answer to this critically important question we finish Jörg Guido Hülsmann's amazing piece, available thanks to the Mises Institute: Deflation & Liberty https://mises.org/library/deflation-and-liberty-1 We will conclude the argument for the liberating powers of deflationary money with a Guy's Take episode breaking it all down.  Subscribe and stay tuned so you don't miss it! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message

When we think about the unmatched scarcity of Bitcoin as a monetary good (particularly after looking at @100trillionUSD's stock-to-flow model), it inevitably leads to an important question.  If Bitcoin's supply is expected to be endlessly deflationary, doesn't this ensure a never ending, economy destroying downward spiral?  Doesn't deflation halt economic growth and investment? Beginning a 3 episode answer to this critically important question we start by reading Jörg Guido Hülsmann's amazing piece, available thanks to the Mises Institute: Deflation & Liberty https://mises.org/library/deflation-and-liberty-1 We will conclude the argument for the liberating powers of deflationary money with a Guy's Take episode breaking it all down.  Subscribe and stay tuned so you don't miss it! And to get started with eToro, our awesome sponsor for the show, click the link below: http://go.thoughtleaders.io/1195920190731 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message

The incredible model for predicting and assessing the value of the Bitcoin network by @100trillionUSD is analyzed in his exceptional article that we read on today's show, "Modeling Bitcoin's Value with Scarcity." With an R^2 above 95%, if you plan for a bitcoin future without closely assessing this model, you are ignoring a powerful indicator.  Hear all about what it means for "orange coin number" in today's episode! Don't forget to drop some major applause for the excellent work at the original article: https://medium.com/@100trillionUSD/modeling-bitcoins-value-with-scarcity-91fa0fc03e25 Be sure to follow @100trillionUSD on Twitter so you don't miss out on his continuous amazing work: https://twitter.com/100trillionUSD Other episodes mentioned in the show to dive deeper: Conner Brown's - Bitcoin has no Intrinsic Value, & that's Great! https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_249---Bitcoin-Has-No-Intrinsic-Value---Thats-Great-e43bcm Money, Blockchains, & Social Scalability https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_066---Money--Blockchains--and-Social-Scalability-e2ndsj Shelling Out: The Origin of Money https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/Shelling-Out---The-Origins-of-Money-e2ndom If you want to support my work and be a part of the exclusive Cryptoconomy Telegram group to get the inside scoop on the show and what other things I'm working on, become a patron! https://www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message

If you haven't listened to the earlier episode where I went on the Friends Against Government Podcast, then you no longer have to miss out! A year later, we get back together & talk about what a crazy year it has been in Bitcoin, podcasting, & the increasingly confused world.  Just an awesomely fun time! Check out the Friends Against Government Podcast.  Entertaining, informative, & just the right amount of absurd! https://open.spotify.com/show/2TqT6kcwVFRSAQP8BUlH58?si=0aws7YRVRJ2NXTuB9g41EA And follow the guys of twitter for some Grade-A, Anti-Govt trolling: https://twitter.com/FAGCAST https://twitter.com/CarCampIt https://twitter.com/birdarchist And don't forget to start playing around with the awesome platform + app of our newest sponsor, eToro: http://go.thoughtleaders.io/1195820190729 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message