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LONG READS SUNDAY 1 Year Retrospective

This weekend marks 52 weeks of LRS. To see everything that’s changed in that time, I’m going back and summing up each & every week: what we were talking about, who was driving the convo, and of course, the thread of the week. Let’s go! 👇
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One logistical note: For those of you who are like “YEAH BUT WHAT ABOUT LRS52 I NEED TO TALK ABOUT LIBRA ” never you fear. It’s coming right after this one.

Because I am an insane person.
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LRS1 - 7/1/18
BTC: $6,661


The thread that started it all! The first 3 pieces were @Melt_Dem on HF liquidations, @_jillruth on talent, @katherineykwu on the first China blockchain lawsuit.

Content OTW: @m2jr “Crypto Commons” blog.usejournal.com/crypto-commons…
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LRS2 - 7/8/18
BTC: $6,731


The vibe of this thread was “settling in” the the bear market. @NeerajKA wrote about Bear Market Blues, @nic__carter overview of governance at Zcon1

COTW: @AriDavidPaul mid-year reflection thread
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LRS3 - 7/15/18
BTC: $6728


The Augur launch & big thinking like @garybasin on crypto derivates, @simondlr on Harberger taxes. We were yapping about ETFs & @cburniske was noticing exchange tokens

COTW: @KyleSamani Web3 Stack multicoin.capital/2018/07/10/the…
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LRS4 - 7/22/18
BTC: $7730


Yay price bumps! Boo debates about the “free rider problem” in Bitcoin. @spencernoon wrote about community building, @jinglanW on Plasma.

COTW: @kjer on future of networks & the end of extraction: medium.com/public-market/…
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LRS5 - 7/29/18
BTC: $8242


@MustStopMurad with the greatest graphic ever on on everyone a maximalist. @twobitidiot suggesting VCs disclose token exits. PONZI GAMES.

COTW: @eeril on @PoWH3D/FOMO3D Ponzi games
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LRS6 - 8/5/18
BTC: $7112


This week was all institutions, let by the Bakkt announcement. @TuurDemeester BTC unlikely to see new ATH in 2018. Venezuela pops up.

COTW: @hasufl + @nic__carter on historical BTC narrative shifts medium.com/@nic__carter/v…
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LRS7 - 8/12/18
BTC: $6359


Price dips from weeks before. @brucefenton and @krugermacro on ETFs. Speculation about capitulation.

COTW: @eriktorenberg on “Money Crypto vs. Tech Crypto” tokendaily.co/blog/money-cry…
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LRS8 - 8/19/18
BTC: $6375


@Crypto_voices starts now regular looks at global money supply. Legal Twitter @msantoriESQ, @katherineykwu, @jchervinsky becomes a force.

COTW: My first #NarrativeWatch! tokeneconomy.co/market-narrati…
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LRS9 - 8/26/18
BTC: $6930


More on ETFs. @DoveyWan talks China ICO ban & @lindsayxlin on “regulatory tribalism” for @TokenDaily. @real_vijay on scarcity.

COTW: @Melt_Dem Decentralization Is A Myth
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LRS10 - 9/2/18
BTC: $7280


A big-thinky sort of week. @VitalikButerin on innovation at layer 1 vs. layer 2. @ercwl on ICOs. @danheld on Hodlers=revolutionaries.

COTW: @Krugermacro “Crypto: Traders’ Paradise. Investors Hell.” hackernoon.com/crypto-traders…
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LRS11 - 9/9/18
BTC: $6313


More ⬇️ market action, narrative battle between ETH death spirals vs. open finance

COTW:
@panekkkk open finance primer:

@real_vijay on underlying demand and death spirals
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LRS12 - 9/16/18
BTC: $6284


Clap back against ETH death narratives. @jchervinsky on regulators disciplinary action. EU surveillance law kicks up the privacy conversation.

COTW: @UdiWertheimer flags @AaronvanW privacy series
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LRS13 - 9/23/18
BTC: $6581


@krugermacro on massive XRP price surge (and flipping ETH). @katherineykwu on NYAG report. @nic__carter on “Dark Underbelly of Crypto Markets"

COTW: Epic @Travis_Kling podcast with @APompliano
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LRS14 - 9/30.18
BTC: $6617


Tons of convo around Bitmain IPO docs. 1Broker shutdown by SEC. Big intrigue around Huobi EOS Block Producer collusion. A16Z in Maker.

COTW: @lrettig 12 Reasons I’m bullish about Ethereum medium.com/crypto-nyc/twe…
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LRS15 - 10/7/18
BTC: $6677


“BTC as Stablecoin” jokes. @APompliano on Yale endowment. @MustStopMurad and @Kenoshaking introduce Market Value to Realized Value ratio.

COTW: @ercwl late night airport Bitcoin fever dream
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LRS16 - 10/14/18
BTC: $7134


Senate banking committee hearing on crypto & blockchain. Launch of Liquid. Coinbase launches ZRX, but this also makes people discuss token friction

COTW: @jchervinsky from the Senate hearing
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LRS17 - 10/21/18
BTC: $6472


Fidelity announces Fidelity Digital Assets. @CaitlinLong_ contextualizes institutional news. Endless chatter about Tether and bank runs.

COTW: @pierre_rochard on Bitcoin's Buyers Of Last Resort medium.com/@pierre_rochar…
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LRS18 - 10/28/18
BTC: $6387


The 10 year anni of Satoshi’s White Paper! Stablecoin’s everywhere - including the launch of USDC. @avichal on falling trust in institutions.

COTW: @danheld’s epic 4 part Bitcoin origins series
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LRS19 - 11/4/2018
BTC: $6433


NLW new baby edition! @BMBernstein on expanding BTC narrative. @zooko from DevCon4. @AriannaSimpson on staking as a service.

COTW: @cburniske on centralized apps on top decentralized protocols
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LRS20 - 11/11/18
BTC: $6397


SEC action against EtherDelta. Many speculate: are DEX’s fucked? Uptick in convo on crypto UX w/ @austingriffith and @tayvano_

COTW: @katherinykwu on SEC action
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LRS21 - 11/18/18
BTC: $5485


More SEC action against Paragon and Airfox ICOs. @hasufl and @QWQiao on hashwars. Generalized mining narrative.

COTW: @jchervinsky on the end of SEC’s crypto phase one
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LRS22 - 11/25/18
BTC: $4089


BTC craters under $4k while ETH hovers near 2 digits. @CryptoHayes on HF fund manager unpleasant convos. @Melt_Dem on the “crypto crisis"

COTW: @lawmaster corrects ETH death spiral narrative.
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LRS23 - 12/2/18
BTC: $4116


All about the crypto winter narratives: @martybent & @ariannasimpson on difficulty adjustment vs mining death spirals. @Apompliano on HF shutdowns.

COTW: @DoveyWan on why the winter looked bad
@MartyBent @AriannaSimpson @APompliano @DoveyWan 26/

LRS24 - 12/9/18
BTC: $3592


ConsenSys layoffs. @CoinSharesCo on Bitcoin mining. Uptick in governance conversation. @zooko on cryptowinter narratives.

COTW: @_jillruth crypto winter as canary for broader downturn
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LRS25 - 12/16/18
BTC: $3589


ETF decision delays. Bitcoin narrative competition. @Bquittem on Bitcoin as a living organism. Basically, winter.

COTW: @VitalikButerin on non-financial applications of blockchains
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LRS26 - 12/23/18
BTC: $4084


This was the one where I did the ENTIRE thread in the style of “Twas the Night Before Christmas.” Please validate the time that took by going back and liking it, thnx.

COTW: #NarrativeWatch tokeneconomy.co/crypto-narrati…
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LRS27- 12/30/18
BTC: $3814


The most popular LRS ever was best of 2018. @BMBernstein on cryptos as money, not equity. @jon_choi_ on the crypto idea maze. @timevalutofBTC on LN.

COTW: Impossible, but @real_vijay was defining. medium.com/@vijayboyapati…
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LRS28 - 1/6/19
BTC: $4022


As you might guess, the first LRS of 2019 was all about predictions incl @nic_carter reviewing his hidden and time stamped 2018 predictions.

COTW: The essential predictions thread from @arjunblj medium.com/@arjunblj/cryp…
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LRS29 - 1/13/19
BTC: $3700


The year kicked of w/ a 51% attack on ETC which generated amazing content from @hosseeb. Oh, and there was Tron-BitTorrent.

COTW: @DoveyWan on why 51% attacks are an evolutionary feature of PoW
@hosseeb @DoveyWan 32/

LRS30 - 1/20/19
BTC: $3547


The week was all about the launch of Grin, which @wheatpond wrote eloquently about. Constantinople delays; year of the DAO; & LN rounded it out.

COTW: @CaitlinLong_ showed how far ahead Wyoming is
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LRS31 - 1/27/19
BTC: $3483


Tons of chatter re: Crypto Law (thnx @VladZamfir!), + a bunch about donuts? Venezuela surged even further into crypto consciousness.

COTW: @Codiox livestream on Venezuela was the must watch:
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LRS32 - 2/3/19
BTC: $3432


@ameensol and @lrettig were two leaders of brilliant convos on the future of Ethereum + a lot more about state power vs. crypto

COTW: @yassineARK & @arjunblj on ideological divides in crypto
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LRS33 - 2/10/19
BTC: $3,626


@jack took the LN torch. @brockpierce announced a new Mt. Gox plan. MMT became crypto’s new mortal enemy.

COTW: The vital piece from @coincenter on cash, privacy and surveillance
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LRS34 - 2/17/19
BTC: $3888


@molochDAO emerged. DeFi at #ETHDenver. The Morgan Creek crew announced a new fund. JPMorgan Coin!

COTW: @twobitidiot’s video interview series at #ETHDenver2019 were all great, ex w @zooko
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LRS35 - 2/24/19
BTC: $3831


Major protocol ragequits. @Binance DEX interviews from @VentureCoinist + BNB analysis. More QuadrigaCX analysis.

COTW: @_jillruth with the essential reading list on decentralized ID & reputation
@binance @VentureCoinist @_jillruth 38/

LRS36 - 3/3/19
BTC: $3741


This week was a rare moment of near total unity around Coinbase’s acquisition of Neutrino, led by former members of Hacker Team.

COTW: @davidzmorris had *the* essential thread
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LRS37 - 3/10/19
BTC: $3866


Apparently this was crypto research week, feat @Delphi_Digital, @tokendaily, @ResearchCricle and more!

COTW: This research on devs from @ElectricCapital on devs was just huge
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LRS38 - 3/17/19
BTC: $3976


The 30th anniversary of WWW! Interesting crypto history from @francispouliot_, @hosseeb, @AaronvanW

COTW: A 50-year zoom out from @ricburton on why open finance wins medium.com/balance-io/why…
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LRS39 - 3/24/19
BTC: $3947


Reflections on the Hong Kong blockchain scene from @arjunblj. @Lawmaster on IEO discussions. Cuban national twerk team (gross).

COTW: @BitwiseInvest research on fake exchange volume for the SEC
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LRS40 - 3/31/19
BTC: $4145


It was staking all the time, staking everywhere. There were probably even some pictures of steak. Also @ashegan, @iam_preethi and others on governance

COTW: @Melt_Dem on the inaugural staking summit medium.com/@Melt_Dem/refl…
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LRS41 - 4/7/19
BTC: $5311


BTC smashed through $5k and @parabolictrav came back. IEOs sold out like it was 2017. New SEC guidance!

COTW: @katherineykwu massive analysis on the SEC Investment Contract guidance
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LRS42 - 4/14/19
BTC: $5082


This week will forever be We Are All Hodlonaut. Also some interesting back and forth b/n Ethereum and Polkadot.

COTW: Big think on display in @Delphi_Digital’s Quarterly Macro Report
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LRS43 - 4/21/19
BTC: $5401


Hodlonaut culminated in #delistBSV. #NarrativeWatch on token migrations. @AriannaSimpson on Uniswap.

COTW: @TuurDemeester report on “BTC In Heavy Accumulation” - which seems prophetic now
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LRS44 - 4/28/19
BTC: $5214


The latest Tether saga was Bitfinex in an $850m hole, w @krugermacro, @hasufl, @CaitlinLong_ and others on the commentary.

COTW: @woonomic surveyed tons of prominent minds on the bottom
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LRS45 - 5/5/19
BTC: $5952


More on Tether and Bitfinex, including the announcement of their IEO. @Barrysilbert launches #DropGold. @CremeDeLaCrypto BTC awareness research.

COTW: MultiCoin’s 3 Mega Theses
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LRS46 - 5/12/19
BTC: $7944


Binance hacked for the first time, which kicked off a massive debate about “re-orgs.” New FinCen guidance. The beginning of NY Blockchain Week!

COTW: @_jillruth announces the Open Money Initiative
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LRS47 - 5/19/19
BTC: $8105


The vibe at NYBlockchain Week was determined optimism. No big announcements but lots of small cool projects plowing on.

COTW: @ethereumJoseph @EtherealSummit keynote looking back from 2047
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LRS48 - 5/26/19
BTC: $8850


@nic_carter noticing exchanges reading negative regulatory tea leaves. Lots on DeFi and more on IEOs, including epic @jdorman81 thread

COTW: @MiguelCuneta “don’t use my country as your narrative”
@nic_carter @jdorman81 @MiguelCuneta 51/

LRS49 - 6/2/19
BTC: $8481


EOS launches massive Voice.com social network. Beginning of “Defend Crypto.” First convo from @martybent and others on FATF.

COTW: @literature why crypto is attracting the best talent
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LRS50 - 6/9/19
BTC: $8057

The faithful CT legal core debriefed us on the SEC’s suit against Kik. Apple came out hard as a privacy company. Hints about Facebook’s Libra

COTW: @jeremyrwelch on the meta-shift towards privacy and sovereignty
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LRS51 - 6/16/19
BTC: $9379


State power vs. crypto sovereignty, w/ Binance.com geoblocking the US, mass alt coin deslistings. Details on FB Libra partners.

COTW: @nic__carter’s epic Unpopular Bitcoin opinions
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And here we are! Week 52. Check back for the link but here’s the preview: It’s all about Algorand, FATF, and, of course, how the world changes with Libra.
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And - oh yeah! $10k+ Bitcoin for the one year anniversary!

In all seriousness, when I started the market was settling into a bear market. Now it feels something like the opposite.
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The question for all of us is what we want this bull to mean? Right now, in this moment, is the time to remind ourselves why we’re here, and what we want to drive this space towards.
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One thing's for sure.

Keep producing great threads, great essays, great pods and videos - and I'll make sure it has a home here.

THANKS FOR READING!

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