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Bitcoin Model T: Perfection Doesn't Need Improvement

[Oct 18 4:25 PM] The Ford Model T has been invented, the automobile has arrived and nothing else must be done! A hand crank start motor, rear wheel drive only, wooden wheels, and transmission based braking system with no wheel brakes. Why would anyone need anything…

To Succeed Bitcoin Needs Something New, Not More of the Same

[Oct 17 4:34 PM] Too much of this space, and things being built around it, is centered around essentially mimicking the legacy financial system. There is not much being built trying to blaze new grounds. Micropayments, while admittedly something I’ve been very…

Crypto for Advisors: Bitcoin’s Price

[Oct 17 3:00 PM] Bitcoin began to gain wider attention in the October 2023 rally when it became more clear that so-called “spot” ETFs would be approved and launched soon. The launch of 11 ETFs on Jan. 11 was a milestone for the digital asset world and broke ETF…

Planning for Inevitable Regulatory Change

[Oct 16 4:27 PM] With election day approaching in the U.S., the regulatory environment for digital assets continues to be shrouded in uncertainty. No matter the outcome, investors should brace for regulatory changes in 2025, says Beth Haddock.

US Elections 2024: Brace for Impact

[Oct 16 4:15 PM] With the U.S. presidential election polls showing a tense race, cryptocurrency investors are bracing for volatility. But how important is the outcome of the election for the future of crypto in the medium to long run?, poses Gregory Mall.

Bitcoin’s False Dichotomy between SoV and MoE

[Oct 16 1:00 PM] This post is long overdue. I talk about Bitcoin a lot. In any given week, I’ll have dozens of conversations about bitcoin with various people across different sectors. And like a pendulum oscillating every other year, the narrative of bitcoin not…

CORVA: Bitcoin Can Reduce Racism

[Oct 15 4:00 PM] Follow Frank on X. At face value, the statement “Bitcoin can reduce racism” seems silly, if not downright offensive to those who have been the victims of racism. And it presupposes that an open-source protocol, which is completely indifferent to…

Blackrock CEO Is Right: Trump and Kamala Can’t Stop Bitcoin

[Oct 15 12:42 PM] I'll admit - just a few years ago, I'd be shocked to hear myself say that the CEO of BlackRock is making good points about Bitcoin. As head of the world's largest asset manager, I assumed Larry Fink would be Bitcoin's biggest critic. But compared…

I Bought MicroStrategy (MSTR) Stock For No Real Reason

[Oct 14 2:15 PM] The price of MicroStrategy stock surging above $200, the MSTR bulls were out in force last week, insufferably posting about how Michael Saylor’s tech firm, a once dead tech company from the dot-com era, will outperform everything again this cycle…

Has Ethereum Lost Its Way?

[Oct 11 3:26 PM] Is Ethereum in danger of being all things to all people and being master of none? It needs to focus on its original ambition to be a World Computer, says Ganesh Swami, co-founder of Covalent.

DePIN Promises Small Business Innovation in Emerging Markets

[Oct 11 2:23 PM] DePIN node sales are not like ICOs or even token sales. They are more like a market stall or “micro franchise programs” for the emerging markets. DePIN networks have potential to be a prodigious driver of tech-centered economic development, says…

The Memecoin Supercycle Thesis Is Bitcoin Aligned

[Oct 10 2:44 PM] Murad Mahmudov is back igniting our X timelines, but you may have noticed these days the “former” Bitcoin maximalist isn’t posting much about Bitcoin. For the uninitiated, Murad is a Bitcoin maximalist, albeit one who has run the ire of the culture

The Shopification of Wealth

[Oct 9 3:12 PM] Just as Shopify democratized e-commerce, enabling millions to open online stores, on-chain rails are poised to lower the barriers to entry in the financial advisory business, says Miguel Kudry.

For Millennials, Bitcoin Is the New Real Estate

[Oct 9 3:12 PM] Bitcoin represents a new frontier for wealth accumulation among younger generations. Instead of pursuing increasingly expensive real estate, younger investors might consider allocating funds to bitcoin, says Cyrus Ip, head of content, Bybit.

Asian Bitcoiners Are Profit Maximalists

[Oct 9 12:55 PM] WHAT WE’RE READING: Blockspace Media A recent Blockspace article deeply resonated with me as someone who's lived in Asia and the West. It examined how Asia-based Bitcoiners are mostly profit maximalists, not philosophically driven Bitcoin…

The DPRK's Deep Roots in Crypto

[Oct 9 4:00 AM] Last week, CoinDesk's Sam Kessler reported that developers and IT workers employed by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea – i.e. North Korea – had managed to get themselves hired by a number of crypto projects, giving them two different ways…