Doing Satoshi's work 💪

How am I going to get my dopamine fix for the day when Pelosi's plane has already landed and WW3 didn't break out? :/

I think this puts us right in between the "then they laugh at you" and the "then they fight you" stages 👀

Congrats on the new role! What research topics are you most excited to dig into?

What is the bitcoin scene like in Taiwan? Is there a Taipei monthly bitdevs meetup?

Great answer, thank you!

The big question is what part of the financial system breaks first under the increased stretch. In 2019, it was the repo market. What do people think?

Great thread! Here's the Onion Routing section of the spec for anybody that wants to dive deeper: https://github.com/lightning/bolts/blob/master/04-onion-routing.md

One fun fact is that the routing schema is based on the Sphinx construction, which is where Sphinx.Chat got its name from.

Yes I think this chart makes very clear that the investment thesis for Bitcoin the asset is as a hedge against monetary debasement from the central bankers (the US Fed in particular). https://twitter.com/WClementeIII/status/1548464261369802754

Good read! As an investment, Bitcoin the asset is a hedge against money supply inflation, but not against CPI inflation (which lags money supply inflation by 12-18 months it seems).

But it's value as a tool for censorship-resistant transactions has only really started taking off in parts of the world where that's needed and desirable - Argentina, Brazil, Nigeria, Ukraine, Vietnam, Philippines, etc. Our payments systems in the West and in China are pretty good, but will be outcompeted over time as long as there's interested developers and passionate users.