Read_673 - Crypto is Peak Silicon Valley [Allen Farrington]

November 15, 2022 01:00:20
Read_673 - Crypto is Peak Silicon Valley [Allen Farrington]
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Read_673 - Crypto is Peak Silicon Valley [Allen Farrington]

Nov 15 2022 | 01:00:20

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Guy Swann

Show Notes

"My learned opinion is that although your average toxic Bitcoin maximalist might be able to sniff out this bullshit a mile away, Silicon Valley cannot, because Crypto is peak Silicon Valley, and Silicon Valley has sadly become peak fiat." - Allen Farrington We bring another great piece by Allen just after our last great piece from Allen, but this time diving into the FTX insanity and how to understand why this and the other recent disasters are obvious consequences of the fiat mentality pervasive in the crypto space. Crypto is Peak Silicon Valley... Check out the original article and drop some applause on his medium page at the link below: https://allenfarrington.medium.com/crypto-is-peak-silicon-valley-b599ac24ec95 • The best place to onboard a true Bitcoiner - Stack sats automatically, withdraw automatically, and learn or get help from the best team of Bitcoiners out there with Swan Bitcoin. (swanbitcoin.com/guy) • Dive into the Bitcoin only wallet, the cypherpunk calculator, and a company that has built secure Bitcoin products for nearly a decade. Code BITCOINAUDIBLE gets 5% off everything in the store! (guyswann.com/coldcard) • Gets sats back every time you dump fiat at a store, to pay your bills, everything in your fiat life pays you sats with the Fold Debit Card and FoldApp. 5,000 FREE SATS at (guyswann.com/fold) --------------------------- "Humans are shit. This thing is addressing problems that don't exist. It's solutionism at its worst. We are dumbing down machines that are inherently superior." - Gilfoyle, from Silicon Valley Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message

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