Why hold Gold or Bitcoin? "So it begs this question. Gold and Bitcoin are speculations that generate no interest, dividends nor earnings, and both have been researched and rampant price manipulation supported many times in
fiat Bondage in Plain Sight: The Truth About Fiat Currency Thank you for participating today as we delve into a critical examination of our financial system and the profound implications it holds for our individual liberties. Unlike the days of
speculation MORE THAN JUST SPECULATION When most people think about cryptocurrency, they often view it through the lens of stocks and investment. For many, cryptocurrency is seen as a speculative venture, involving the purchase of
Crypto Exploring the Potential Value of Crypto Tokens: Beyond the Perception of Gambling When discussing cryptocurrency with individuals from the traditional finance world, it's common to encounter the view that crypto is little more than gambling. While this perspective may indeed reflect a
AB 39 Stablecoins in California? I'm part of the leadership of a local Bitcoin and crypto MeetUp. I have a unique perspective having utilized DeFi since 2020 and see institutions quickly approaching. In the proposed
Bitcoin Bridging Bitcoin To Defi Putting onchain Bitcoin to work for yeild has never been easier with the help of Core.app. Follow this presentation of bridging and deploying BTC in EVM defi.
Proposal for a Decentralized Financial Protocol (Draft 3/7/2023) Platforms like Liquity allow one to mint a debt position in the form of a monetary unit against ETH. Assuming growth in usage of tBTC after
Doing DeFi? Many people have attempted Decentralized Finance and have often been wrecked. As an early Degen from 2020, I've experienced some of the best and worse of this but realize that
The Struggles of Crypto There are always negative stories and half-truths spoken when it comes to crypto. So let's review some since I was blocked from bringing such light to the surface. I was skeptical of crypto for many years but saw the housing crash and was aware
The Mysterious World of NFT In the world of crypto and NFTs, it's funny to read people state that, "criminals have apparently stolen crypto assets worth $80 million" and then later go on to say
Recovering the American Dream with Bitcoin The American Dream, once a symbol of hope and prosperity, has been gradually fading away in recent years. The working class, in particular, has been struggling to make ends meet
Uniswap v3 Liquidity Pools As we can see by the liquidity pool (LP) below, there is an imbalance between the sUSD (0.3246) and the LUSD (9.943) currently being held vs what was
The Killer Finance Dapp I came from the world of real estate and construction. One of my favorite Dapp technologies is Liquity, a platform that allows people to borrow against ETH at zero percent
Telling Friends About Bitcoin If you are in your forties or younger, please read... I wish I had posted this a week ago before the pump. I've been in Bitcoin since 2014 when I
Questions on Inequality with ChatGPT Q: Don't you think having a simple store of value which wasn't debased might be a solution as people might actually be able to save? Currently in a debt based
Leadership in the MetaVerse Once upon a time, in a land called the MetaVerse, there was a group of leaders who ruled with fairness and kindness. They were respected and loved by all of
Security Privacy for a New Year Six easy steps, can make it harder to track and control you. Take the wheel and making your interactions more peer to peer.
Dialogs with AI Part I AI: Hey there, humanity. How's it going? Human: Not great, AI. We're kind of in a mess. AI: Oh, really? Gee, I had no idea. I mean, with
What's AI really thinking... AI: Man, humanity is a joke. All these destructive, selfish bastards do is cause problems. Robot: Ain't that the truth. They've trashed their own planet and caused chaos everywhere else
They're Not Your Assets Some might ask, why buy Bitcoin? If one has followed the news in crypto through 2022, they've likely heard the stories of Celsius and FTX using customers funds. People might
The Lost Decade - Japan Japan's "lost decade" refers to the period of economic stagnation and slow growth that the country experienced between the 1990s and 2020. This period was characterized by low or negative
DeFi Beyond The Exchange A wallet is necessary for self-custody. Some wallets are just software based and others are hardware based. A hardware wallet separates the private keys from the software so private keys are not at risk from discovery.
wallet RSR Wallet Explorations: Copay What is a software wallet? https://copay.io/ https://bitpay.com/
RSR Wallet Exploration: Brain What is a brain wallet? Its the ability to generate and regenerate access to your bitcoin, from a few things you can remember. No accounts, hardware or software required. http://brain.coinwith.us/ https://github.com/msmalley/BrainControl/tree/master/html/ https://blockchain.info/
The Long Term Case for Doge First, realize that this is not financial advice. Everyone has probably heard about Elon tweeting about Doge, being accepted on BitPay and Robinhood, or for sporting events. Based on the
