Global stock markets continue to trend higher - so everything must be fine. Makes sense, right? Comment
Twitter got itself hacked - an event the media happily marketed as a ‘Bitcoin scam’. In any case, Obama and Elon Musk are now Bitcoin bulls, so there’s that!
Bitcoin is clearly approaching a decision point - probably best to think on it before it does…
Some Alts continue to outperform particularly those in the DeFi space - worth noting users are still few and far between. A lot of influencers are now shilling ‘hidden-gem’ DeFi projects - treat these endorsements with extreme skepticism.
As per usual, lots of narratives to explore from this last week in crypto - enjoy!
Picks of the Week
Greed is good? Well, not always. A Bitcoin podcast guaranteed to teach you something. Exploring Bitcoin in the context of Austrian economics.
Now that was a faucet!:
https://twitter.com/DavidJNage/status/1282287317613449218
- DavidJNage
BTC hashrate already back at all-time highs:
https://twitter.com/_Nick_Chong/status/1282441520285487104
- _Nick_Chong
More on hashrate - proof of work equivalent days:
https://twitter.com/BobMcElrath/status/1282690286381039616
- BobMcElrath
On hodling BTC in 2020:
https://twitter.com/caprioleio/status/1241772569235034117
- caprioleio
A thread exploring whether altcoin profits end up recycled into BTC and Eth (recommended):
https://twitter.com/AriDavidPaul/status/1282118061311524917
- AriDavidPaul
Bitcoin viewed in terms of land (recommended):
https://twitter.com/guydbennett/status/1280911312978161664
- guydbennett
BTC’s energy value:
https://twitter.com/caprioleio/status/1280123919211679744
- caprioleio
DeFi continues to grow rapidly:
https://twitter.com/econoar/status/1280265740101103616
- econoar
A step by step Twitter scam:
https://twitter.com/anilsaidso/status/1283544832888070145
- anilsaidso
In time they (central banks) will all walk this path:
https://twitter.com/crypto_rand/status/1282721205007589377
- crypto_rand
In defense of ideas freely disseminated (non-crypto specific):
https://twitter.com/eriktorenberg/status/1282427077409386501
- eriktorenberg
Articles
Beware greed…(highly recommended):
https://medium.com/in-bitcoin-we-trust/greed-is-the-number-one-enemy-in-the-bitcoin-world-7d247463d2b8
Bitcoin occupies a space of its own:
https://cointelegraph.com/news/comparing-apple-to-bitcoin-crypto-occupies-a-class-of-its-own
A concise introduction to Bitcoin (highly recommended for those new to the space):
https://bitcoin-only.com/#bitcoin
On ‘the hack’:
https://bitcoinmaximalist.net/twitter-hack-not-bitcoin-scam-twitter-hackers-fool-fools-out-of-bitcoin/
Nic Carter on the Twitter hack (recommended):
https://www.coindesk.com/after-twitter-hack-we-need-user-owned-internet-more-than-ever
Chainlink tokenomics:
https://medium.com/understanding-basic-chainlink-tokenomics/chainlink-tokenomics-the-guide-to-understanding-a-unique-asset-class-link-b766d5a89759
A great outline of how to get off zero when it comes to coding non-crypto specific but highly recommended):
https://hackernoon.com/learn-to-code-in-30-days-my-personal-journey-yv3y3ua0
Is continued dollar supremacy a given?
https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/covid19-shock-rapid-dollar-depreciation-by-stephen-s-roach-2020-06
Debt, debt, and a dash more debt:
https://www.zerohedge.com/economics/world-drowning-debt
Podcasts
An hour well spent in the company of some of Bitcoin’s most eloquent commentators (highly recommended):
https://open.spotify.com/episode/0KfUWJoLFBFPftMqvXQfXuExplaining the intersection of Bitcoin and Austrian economics (highly recommended):
https://stephanlivera.com/episode/71/
Hodling Bitcoin requires an awareness of risk (recommended):
https://anchor.fm/5-minute-crypto-podcast/episodes/Five-Minute-Crypto--The-Bitcoin-Hodler-Rabbit-Hole-Risk-eg7624/a-a1pvsb
YouTube
Broader market investors view of Bitcoin (recommended):
Entertaining but true:
Why no movement for Eth? (recommended):
Colin tours the crypto landscape and debunks the ‘state’ of the economy along the way(recommended):
An overview of the 'potential of VeChain:
Modern Monetary Theory explored (recommended):
Exploring FED stability:
Infographics
Yep, ATH boys and girls:
https://twitter.com/_Nick_Chong/status/1282441520285487104/photo/1
- _Nick_Chong
You know it, I know it, how long until ‘they’ know it:
https://twitter.com/LastCoinStandng/status/1279251603204145152/photo/1
- LastCoinStandng
There’s truth here:
https://twitter.com/BitcoinMagazine/status/1282042102126444548/photo/1
- BitcoinMagazine
Website/Utility
An article resource re DeFi - beware not a lot of objectivity here:
A week of woe and wonder - crypto rarely does ‘normal’. As always, looking forward to your comments and suggestions.
Note on Sources:
Twitter & Reddit (cryptos current meta-brains) / Medium / Trybe / Hackernoon / Whaleshares / TIMM and so on/ YouTube / various podcasts and whatever else I stumble upon. The aim is a useful weekly aggregator of ideas rather than news. Though I try to keep the sources current – I’ll reference these articles and podcasts etc. as I encounter them – they may have been published just a couple of days ago or in some cases quite a bit earlier.