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LRS32 Super Bowl Edition!
You might have heard that Tom Brady has thrown 11.4% of all Super Bowl TDs ever, but did you know that Dan Larimer created 47.6% of all blockchains?
This week reinforced that, in crypto, the “big game” is the battle of ideas. Here are 20 👇
You might have heard that Tom Brady has thrown 11.4% of all Super Bowl TDs ever, but did you know that Dan Larimer created 47.6% of all blockchains?
This week reinforced that, in crypto, the “big game” is the battle of ideas. Here are 20 👇
2/ IDEA: Crypto tribalism results in part from different base belief systems.
@arjunblj & @yassineARK kicked off a massive amount of lively discussion with this piece on the difference of constrained vs. unconstrained visions of the world.
@arjunblj & @yassineARK kicked off a massive amount of lively discussion with this piece on the difference of constrained vs. unconstrained visions of the world.
3/ IDEA: If Ethereum has failed in five years, this is why.
@lrettig prompted this valuable though experiment that got the Ethereum community self-reflecting in a massive way on what might go wrong and how they could do better.
@lrettig prompted this valuable though experiment that got the Ethereum community self-reflecting in a massive way on what might go wrong and how they could do better.
4/ As a quick aside, although there were a lot of great contributions to the thread..this one from @ercwl has to take the prize.
5/ IDEA: Ethereum should optimize for price. Here’s why and how.
Speaking of big ideas within the ETH community, check out @ameensol’s argument for why ETH price matters for the Ethereum community and how to address that fact.
Speaking of big ideas within the ETH community, check out @ameensol’s argument for why ETH price matters for the Ethereum community and how to address that fact.
6/ IDEA: 2019 will be the year of the DAO.
The Ethereum community wasn’t just gathering online this week, but also came together in Berlin for #AraCon2019 hosted by @AragonProject. Some great talks on decentralized governance and emergent work on DAOs.
The Ethereum community wasn’t just gathering online this week, but also came together in Berlin for #AraCon2019 hosted by @AragonProject. Some great talks on decentralized governance and emergent work on DAOs.
7/ IDEA: Apparently there can still be good crypto conferences.
Despite my feeling that crypto events are a junket that shuttle the same speakers from conference to conference, between Aracon and #SBC19, maybe I have to reconsider.
All SBC talks here: youtube.com/channel/UCV-51…
Despite my feeling that crypto events are a junket that shuttle the same speakers from conference to conference, between Aracon and #SBC19, maybe I have to reconsider.
All SBC talks here: youtube.com/channel/UCV-51…
8/ IDEA: The potential of Bitcoin and crypto isn’t just better money, it’s a better world.
@BreakerMag wrote a slew of good articles on this theme, calling it “Social Good Week.”
Check out this great interview with @billbarhydt as an example
@BreakerMag wrote a slew of good articles on this theme, calling it “Social Good Week.”
Check out this great interview with @billbarhydt as an example
9/ IDEA: Bitcoin can help prevent genocide.
@wheatpond explains why historically, ethnic cleansing has been both motivated and enabled by asset & wealth seizure and why cryptoassets could transform that dynamic.
@wheatpond explains why historically, ethnic cleansing has been both motivated and enabled by asset & wealth seizure and why cryptoassets could transform that dynamic.
10/ IDEA: Governments that try to ban Bitcoin will eventually recognize the futility in that.
@iamjosephyoung shared this article about why Iran reversed a ban on Bitcoin and what it might mean going forward.
@iamjosephyoung shared this article about why Iran reversed a ban on Bitcoin and what it might mean going forward.
11/ IDEA: Governments will issue their own cryptocurrencies.
Speaking of global nation-state involvement with crypto, news broke this week that Saudi Arabia and the UAE were launching a cryptocurrency trial with the idea to improve remittances coindesk.com/saudi-arabia-u…
Speaking of global nation-state involvement with crypto, news broke this week that Saudi Arabia and the UAE were launching a cryptocurrency trial with the idea to improve remittances coindesk.com/saudi-arabia-u…
12/ IDEA: "The Fed is the parent of a kid with a drug problem.”
Meanwhile back at home, @Travis_Kling writes about how we’re undergoing the largest monetary policy experiment in history and BTC provides a way to opt out
Meanwhile back at home, @Travis_Kling writes about how we’re undergoing the largest monetary policy experiment in history and BTC provides a way to opt out
13/ IDEA: Global macro patterns around both money and politics make Bitcoin and crypto more attractive.
@raynesteinberg similarly flags a set of macro trends: 1) deflation to inflation; 2) cooperation moving to competition; 3) markets as political tools medium.com/arca/whats-tru…
@raynesteinberg similarly flags a set of macro trends: 1) deflation to inflation; 2) cooperation moving to competition; 3) markets as political tools medium.com/arca/whats-tru…
14/ IDEA: Bitcoin is conservative by design.
If BTC represents a way to opt out of the global money printing experiment, this article by @kyletorpey does a great job explaining why “the absolute most important thing is that we do not destroy the system” forbes.com/sites/ktorpey/…
If BTC represents a way to opt out of the global money printing experiment, this article by @kyletorpey does a great job explaining why “the absolute most important thing is that we do not destroy the system” forbes.com/sites/ktorpey/…
15/ IDEA: We have to lay the foundations of privacy technology before we need it.
This sprawling essay by @secparam for @tokendaily is one of the deepest treatments of blockchain privacy in recent memory. tokendaily.co/blog/blockchai…
This sprawling essay by @secparam for @tokendaily is one of the deepest treatments of blockchain privacy in recent memory. tokendaily.co/blog/blockchai…
16/ IDEA: Unit of Account and Medium of Exchange needn’t be the same.
This fascinating essay by @jp_koning explains the curious case of the Haitian dollar, which is used to price things across Haiti, but which doesn’t actually exist. jpkoning.blogspot.com/2019/01/the-ha…
This fascinating essay by @jp_koning explains the curious case of the Haitian dollar, which is used to price things across Haiti, but which doesn’t actually exist. jpkoning.blogspot.com/2019/01/the-ha…
17/ IDEA: There is a shift in crypto hedge funds to a more venture-like model.
The Placeholder team shared some good thinking on the evolutions of professional allocators in the bear market. Essay: placeholder.vc/blog/2019/2/2/… or check out the convo here
The Placeholder team shared some good thinking on the evolutions of professional allocators in the bear market. Essay: placeholder.vc/blog/2019/2/2/… or check out the convo here
18/ IDEA: The Herd is Considering.
Speaking of professional allocators, this thread by @AriDavidPaul provides some great perspective on the state of thinking from institutional investors in the current market climate
Speaking of professional allocators, this thread by @AriDavidPaul provides some great perspective on the state of thinking from institutional investors in the current market climate
20/ IDEA: Cryptocurrency ecosystems have to actively design approaches to dev incentives.
Prompted by @grinMW, there has been a massive conversation around what the right combination of dev funds, voluntary donations, etc are for core devs.
Prompted by @grinMW, there has been a massive conversation around what the right combination of dev funds, voluntary donations, etc are for core devs.
21/ IDEA: Finally, money is a human narrative that changes over time...
...and Bitcoin is, according @Breedlove22, the latest chapter in the story.
As an aside, this is exactly the type of gem that LRS was designed to capture. 👏
...and Bitcoin is, according @Breedlove22, the latest chapter in the story.
As an aside, this is exactly the type of gem that LRS was designed to capture. 👏
22/ And that’s the Super Bowl big crypto ideas edition of LRS! Thanks as always for reading! Sign up to get LRS by email getrevue.co/profile/nlw and let me know what other ideas captured your attention this week.
Appendix: BONUS Idea: Free market for governance models.
@chrisamccoy wrote an essay for @TheBlock__ arguing that 2019 will see different governance models competing directly for interest and resources
@chrisamccoy wrote an essay for @TheBlock__ arguing that 2019 will see different governance models competing directly for interest and resources
