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An Intro to Web3:

Better interactions with the internet — Why Web3? To understand “why web3”, we need to go over a brief history of the internet: These days, everybody has a sort of digital appendage called a smart phone. Phone is a misnomer — it’s a computer that we can carry around. Like our other appendages, we don’t leave the house…

Web 3

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An Intro to Web3:
An Intro to Web3:

Published in Coinmonks

·Jun 21

The Degen Era has Ended

A case for Bitcoin-Maximalism — You probably noticed that the crypto-world broke. The end of a supposed “cycle “ — unanimously agreed upon by the crypto-influencer world. Indeed, the next time we pump and go parabolic again will mark the entrance into a new cycle. It’s highly likely that Bitcoin will, one day, leave previous…

Bitcoin

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The Degen Era has Ended
The Degen Era has Ended

Published in Coinmonks

·Jun 4

Bitcoin: What are you getting into?

The Bitcoin Social Contract — So, you just bought some bitcoin and now it’s sitting comfortably under your portfolio tab in your exchange account. Everyday, there’s a new plus or minus number beside it telling you about the appreciation or depreciation of your BTC within a certain timeframe. Although those numbers are fun to follow…

Bitcoin

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Bitcoin: What are you getting into?
Bitcoin: What are you getting into?

Published in Coinmonks

·May 20

Bitcoin: The importance of Self-Custody

Physical assets vs. Virtual assets — Have you left your cryptocurrency — your virtual assets — in the exchange you bought them from? Perhaps you just bought your first 10 000 000 Satoshi, which is 0.1 Bitcoin (BTC), and now it’s sitting in your portfolio tab beside the BTC icon. It’s highly recommended that you “take…

Bitcoin

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Bitcoin: The importance of Self-Custody
Bitcoin: The importance of Self-Custody

Published in Coinmonks

·May 1

Bitcoin vs Precious Metals

An Investment Thesis — In the blue corner is a shiny yellowish, aesthetically-pleasing rock that is highly ductile, resistant to most acids, and conducts electricity and heat really well… Gold takes a lot of resources to mine, and with a little more than 200 000 tons of it above ground, it’s rare and functions…

Bitcoin

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Bitcoin vs Precious Metals
Bitcoin vs Precious Metals

Published in Coinmonks

·Apr 24

The Law of Consensus: Bitcoin

To understand why Bitcoin works, you need to understand the importance of consensus — Like many great engineers, Satoshi takes inspiration from nature when he designed Bitcoin. Like an airplane’s wing or a camera’s lens, Bitcoin’s consensus protocol is an artistic interpretation of an instinct that happens in nature — specifically in human societies. This is a thesis on the philosophical importance of this…

Bitcoin

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The Law of Consensus: Bitcoin
The Law of Consensus: Bitcoin

Published in Coinmonks

·Apr 16

Bitcoin Value Proposition, Case Study

The Canadian Freedom Convoy 2022 — Oh, Canada Recently, we’ve witnessed speculative value turn into realized value. Like when the over-hyped draft pick on your favorite Hockey team get’s that buzzer-beater, the come-from-behind championship run — you finally realize his value. Disbelievers are converted to fans. A legend is created. Similarly, Bitcoin just had it’s moment. Perhaps one…

Bitcoin

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Bitcoin Value Proposition, Case Study
Bitcoin Value Proposition, Case Study

Published in Coinmonks

·Apr 10

On Buying Bitcoin

Bitcoin vs. the culture war — Because of Bitcoin, and the crypto industry, I’ve developed a minor gambling addiction. Thankfully, the corruption of my soul is worth it — as Bitcoin adoption continues to positively affect many people . …

Bitcoin

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On Buying Bitcoin
On Buying Bitcoin

Published in Coinmonks

·Apr 3

An Intro to Bitcoin:

The Treasure Archetype — To better understand the necessity for Bitcoin — in all it’s brilliance — we can explore the brief history of humans and stores-of-value. From the very beginning, when human’s somehow realized value can be metaphorically stored in fungible, inanimate objects — objects with unique physical properties — we hoarded them…

Bitcoin

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An Intro to Bitcoin:
An Intro to Bitcoin:

Published in Coinmonks

·Feb 7

Bitcoin: More Than Just Money-Go-Up Tech

When I was new to Bitcoin I didn’t care whether it was some elaborate scheme, unsustainable and corrupted, or whether it was actually valuable — as long as the number went up — I wanted to own some. Ironically, my mental conception of Bitcoin was on the same level as…

Bitcoin

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Bitcoin: More Than Just Money-Go-Up Tech
Bitcoin: More Than Just Money-Go-Up Tech
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