Bitcoin Tech Talk #310

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What I've been working on

1. Somi Arian Podcast - She’s a philosopher and filmmaker who’s into NFTs, Metaverse and all the Web3 buzzwords, so we had a pretty frank conversation. I explained why all those things are excuses for tokens and how that hurts the most vulnerable people in the world. If you want to know why I’m such a Bitcoin Maximalist, listening to this conversation should give you a good idea.

2. Bitcoin Developer Panel - The panel I did with Peter, Lisa and Martin is up. We talked about the incentives for developers, why development is so much more rigorous in Core and why altcoins fail so often. Good video to watch if you want to understand how the culture of Bitcoin development is significantly different than every other project.

3. Meat Mafia Podcast - I spoke with the meat mafia about first principles and how I approach food and money. There’s a lot of interest among Bitcoiners about being a carnivore and a lot of carnivores that are interested in Bitcoin and we explored the commonality between the two. The conclusion we came to is that both these come out of first-principles thinking and taking responsibility for your own fate in both these areas.

What I'm up to

1. BTC22 - I was in Innsbruck for the largest German-speaking Bitcoin conference. Most of the content was in German and I was one of only 4 presentations that were in English. Still, even though I don’t speak the language, I could tell I was among my people. They love liberty, self-sovereignty and hate authoritarianism. Also, they’re really, really fun. Despite the language barrier, this was one of the most fun conferences I’ve been to.

2. New Book - I’ll be working for the next month on a book about how fiat has ruined so much through its cancerous growth. I’m hoping to set up some sort of crowd-funding on Lightning for the book and would love suggestions on which solutions exist. Please let me know of any experiences you may have had in doing crowd funding with Bitcoin by replying to this email.

3. Rome - My next destination is Rome to see and study some of the most marvelous things that humans have ever created. I’m told that most Bitcoiners are in Milan in Italy, but given that Rome’s history, I need to experience and see the brilliance for myself.

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What I’m Shilling

• Books

  • Bitcoin and the American Dream

  • Thank God for Bitcoin

  • The Little Bitcoin Book

  • Programming Bitcoin

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