Episode notes
Bitcoin Basics Series Episode 1. This chat is an introduction to a multipart series (out roughly once a month) where the fundamentals of Bitcoin are explored in laid back, conversational, round table type style. Josh & Dan will be joined throughout this series by Seb Bunney and DazBea of Looking Glass Education.
FULL BITCOIN BASICS SERIES HERE
WE COVER:
- Daz, Seb, Josh, Dan backstories
- The significance of the Bitcoin protocol
- How & why Bitcoin realigns broken incentives in the world
- What is money and why Bitcoin may be the best form our species has ever had
WANT MORE? HERE ARE FURTHER RESOURCES REGARDING THIS TOPIC:
- Daz’s pick — The Bullish Case for Bitcoin (Vijay Boyapati)
- Seb’s pick — The Price of Tomorrow (Jeff Booth)
- Josh’s pick — Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind (Yuval Noah Harari)
- Dan’s pick — “BTC001: Bitcoin Common Misconceptions” Podcast (Preston Pysh & Robert Breedlove)Â
ITEMS MENTIONED:
- Looking Glass EducationÂ
- Blue Collar Bitcoin Resources Page (includes ColdCard guides)
- Seb Bunney website/newsletter — The Qi of Self-Sovereignty
- ”The Bullish Case for Bitcoin” by Vijay BoyapatiÂ
- Preston Pysh
- Andreas AntanopolousÂ
- ”Bitcoin Is The Mycelium of Money” by Branden QuittemÂ
- Gigi WritingÂ
- Jason LoweryÂ
- “The Price of Tomorrow” by Jeff BoothÂ
- “Sapiens” by Yuval HarariÂ
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