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Bitcoin’s perception in the eyes of its community has evolved as much as the industry itself. We’ve complied a few articles, some dating as far back as 2014, that have influenced the community over the years and would be great introductory pieces to a curious newcomer.
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1/ There is no better place to start understanding the core technology in Bitcoin other than the original #Bitcoin 
whitepaper itself. https://bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf
whitepaper itself. https://bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf
2/ Back in 2014, @naval wrote a post explaining how #Bitcoin ’s potential was that beyond just being an online currency, envisioning the way its four fundamental technology’s would eventually usher in a new financial system. https://nav.al/bitcoin-the-internet-of-money
’s potential was that beyond just being an online currency, envisioning the way its four fundamental technology’s would eventually usher in a new financial system. https://nav.al/bitcoin-the-internet-of-money
3/ Also back in 2014, co-founder of @a16z Marc Andreesen ( @pmarca) wrote about a technology that offered the first practical solution to a longstanding problem in computer science: The Byzantine General’s Problem called #Bitcoin ...
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3.5/ His firm has continued to seek investments in the industry ever since. https://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/01/21/why-bitcoin-matters/
4/ Ray Dalio ( @raydalio), without ever mentioning the word #Bitcoin , wrote an insightful piece describing his investment thesis around an upcoming paradigm shift driven by the shortcomings of monetary policies directed by central banks. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/paradigm-shifts-ray-dalio/
, wrote an insightful piece describing his investment thesis around an upcoming paradigm shift driven by the shortcomings of monetary policies directed by central banks. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/paradigm-shifts-ray-dalio/
5/ Bitcoin is Antifragile. @parkeralewis’s article goes into why Bitcoin’s is beautifully designed to gain strength rather than falter when stressed. What doesn’t kill bitcoin only makes it stronger. https://unchained-capital.com/blog/bitcoin-is-antifragile/
6/ The world is in the midst of the largest monetary and fiscal policy experiment in human history, @travis_kling wrote for @TheBlock__. https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/17838/bitcoin-an-insurance-policy-against-the-largest-monetary-and-fiscal-policy-experiment-in-human-history
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This is profound in understanding Bitcoin’s place in the world, as every fiat currency in history has completely failed in its ability to maintain purchasing power.
This is profound in understanding Bitcoin’s place in the world, as every fiat currency in history has completely failed in its ability to maintain purchasing power.
7/ Bitcoin can be looked at as an organism who appears simple at first glance, but in reality is much more complex than most can imagine. @bquittem makes this analogy by explaining #Bitcoin as a decentralized organism. https://www.brandonquittem.com/bitcoin-is-the-mycelium-of-money/
as a decentralized organism. https://www.brandonquittem.com/bitcoin-is-the-mycelium-of-money/
8/ The most powerful protest is one in which you vote with your capital.
@nic__carter eloquently conveys this, explaining that one of bitcoin offers the potential of a parallel, reliable financial system that functions outside of state intervention. https://medium.com/@nic__carter/a-most-peaceful-revolution-8b63b64c203e
@nic__carter eloquently conveys this, explaining that one of bitcoin offers the potential of a parallel, reliable financial system that functions outside of state intervention. https://medium.com/@nic__carter/a-most-peaceful-revolution-8b63b64c203e
9/ One of Bitcoin’s biggest drivers is the myriad investment theses that surround it, appealing to people of various demographics and perspectives. @pierre_rochard collects several investment theses around #Bitcoin in one comprehensive article. https://medium.com/@pierre_rochard/bitcoin-investment-theses-part-1-e97670b5389b
in one comprehensive article. https://medium.com/@pierre_rochard/bitcoin-investment-theses-part-1-e97670b5389b
10/ Lastly, @real_vijay’s “The Bullish Case for Bitcoin” explores how in a world awash with reckless global monetary policies, “owning bitcoins is one of the few asymmetric bets that people across the entire world can participate in.” https://medium.com/@vijayboyapati/the-bullish-case-for-bitcoin-6ecc8bdecc1
11/ These are only a small sample of the diverse thinking within the Bitcoin community!
What posts have influenced you or brought you into #Bitcoin? Please reply with link(s) below.
What posts have influenced you or brought you into #Bitcoin
? Please reply with link(s) below.
