Crypto, Investing & Markets

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Evolution of money
Money & credit cycles
Good explanation on the basics of blockchain tech
Ascent of money documentary/book
-Neil Ferguson in 2008
Trust requirements ->

One advantage crypto has over gold
Published in 2008

This chad predicts crypto(e-cash), talks about implications of increased online privacy & other possible technological evolutions - in a very analytical way (he is an economist)

Enjoyed the audiobook, he narrated it himself
His father also spoke on the topic in 1999

His views & vision mirror a popular ideology of many Bitcoiners
& IMO will be a strong narrative for crypto over the next few years
Early visions of encryption / privacy & crypto

Recommend all 4 parts in the series
Vitalik on the more general implications of crypto+more
Vitalik on Ethereum, PoW vs PoS & many other topics

Are we here???
Video footage of normies in 1995
Steve Jobs on the short term price movements in $APPL in 1997

APPL & Amazon shares both crashed 90% + twice w/ avg intra-year drawdowns of 30%

The thing about technology is it just tends to get better, slowly or rapidly overtime
Amazon in 1999
The bull case for DeFi
Great recent overview of the $SNX ecosystem
Timestamps for the Bankless interview below 🌝 https://twitter.com/gatheringgwei/status/1305538794070843395
The Big Short

Pay attention to the emotions of the market participants

From the euphoria experienced by those who thought they were property experts ➡️ to the impatience of some shorters

Also note how far a bull run can go beyond what is ‘overvalued’
Boomerang

Good coverage on sovereign debt across a bunch of different countries

Heard a few ppl on here recommend it & was worth the read
Luck, Risk & Avoiding Losers

Favourite takeaway is to pay close attention to the role luck has to play in outcomes

Just because you lost, doesn’t mean you made the wrong decision & vice versa https://open.spotify.com/episode/1WVEqKj46WqsVSlfpdn78F?si=AHd4HhX5QJ-e5WnTVlGEew
If you liked the interview ^

His memo ‘you bet’ is definitely worth a read - summary in this thread

Goes into his ideas in a lot more detail https://twitter.com/gatheringgwei/status/1292541908661592064
You can follow @GatheringGwei.
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