Read_692 - A Quick & Dirty Explanation [DerGigi]

January 17, 2023 00:29:43
Read_692 - A Quick & Dirty Explanation [DerGigi]
Bitcoin Audible
Read_692 - A Quick & Dirty Explanation [DerGigi]

Jan 17 2023 | 00:29:43

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Guy Swann

Show Notes

"Bitcoin is paradoxical. It is simple yet complicated, ever-changing yet unchangeable. A novel machine without any novel parts; a technological innovation that isn't really about technology. You can't touch it, yet it is hard money. You can't see it, yet it will show you a vision of the future. You can't possess it, yet thousands of people seem to be possessed by it." - Dergigi In the spirit of getting back to some of the basics, I want to open up a series of hitting basic concepts around bitcoin and how to use and interact with its network and many moving pieces with the opening chapter of Dergigi's forthcoming book, 21 Ways. Chapter Zero: A Quick and Dirty Explanation... Link tot he read plus Gigi's other phenomenal work: https://21-ways.com/ch0-03-quick-and-dirty/ Don't forget to check out our amazing sponsors: • 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 10% off everything in the store until Christmas! (https://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 (https://guyswann.com/fold) • 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. (https://swanbitcoin.com/guy) -------------------------------------- “Study hard what interests you the most in the most undisciplined, irreverent and original manner possible.” – Richard Feynman 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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