"Bitcoin is the first time we’ve combined Money as a unit, with Money as a Network, into one thing."
- Alexsandar Svetski
Dont miss part 2, the conclusion, of Aleks Svetski's excellent volume of "The Bitcoin Times." A new global monetary network, the future & potential of Lightning, the difference between money & payments, Bitcoin & the internet, investing in networks, "dumb" vs "smart," and so much more!
Check out volume 1, and be sure to not miss out on the coming editions at the link below:
https://bitcointimes.news/
For further reading and exploration of these ideas, check out the other links mentioned in today's read:
https://hackernoon.com/why-bitcoin-matters-c8bf733b9fad
https://hackernoon.com/homo-sapiens-evolution-money-bitcoin-33f69701de
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