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Narrative Watch - 9.16 | Bitcoin is political. pscp.tv/w/cE_TNjE0Nzc1…
What we're discussing:

At any given time, bitcoin & crypto have been viewed as a technology or as an economic disrupter, but what we're seeing now is the undeniable reality that Libra, cryptos and bitcoin are a *POLITICAL* force.
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Nipsey Hussle on BTC
@nic__carter "A most peaceful revolution"
@EpsilonTheory on @HiddenForcesPod
@el33th4xor @coindesk & @TheBlock__ on France/Germany blocking Libra
@Melt_Dem on monetary sovereignty

Linkboard @MessariCrypto
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@nic__carter @EpsilonTheory @HiddenForcesPod @el33th4xor @coindesk @TheBlock__ @Melt_Dem @MessariCrypto "What's clear is that Bitcoin is political. Cryptocurrencies are political. Libra is political. We are not just playing an economic game. We're not just playing a technology game. Those are the stakes of the game. Proceed as such"
@nic__carter @EpsilonTheory @HiddenForcesPod @el33th4xor @coindesk @TheBlock__ @Melt_Dem @MessariCrypto Get the podcast version of "Bitcoin is Political"

Google - play.google.com/music/m/Dz5yvs…
Spotify - open.spotify.com/episode/2bMdBl…
iTunes - podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nar…
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Nathaniel Whittemore
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Crypto Daily 3@3 - 9.19 | Why co's should fund open source / Regulatory clap back / N. Korea crypto pscp.tv/w/cFQOBDE0Nzc1…
What we discuss:

1. Serious regulatory ICO clapback plus some insane law enforcement around an extortion case.

2. The obligations of for-profits in crypto to support the protocols that make them money

3. The political implications of crypto in North Korea and elsewhere
Here’s my take(s)

1. If we’re trying to create a new financial landscape, let’s not do the same shit that makes the current one gross

2. *We* get to vote as consumers for exchanges and other companies that actually fund open source

3. Crypto has political implications. Period.
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Nathaniel Whittemore
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Crypto Daily 3@3 - 9.18 | Fed cuts & repo / Binance.US's BNB surprise / BTC ETF withdrawn [REPLAY] pscp.tv/w/cFK1fTE0Nzc1…
What I'm covering:

1. Fed injects >50% of BTC's market cap into the markets (with more on the horizon) and lowers rates

2. @BinanceAmerica goes live with a surprise: BNB!

3. Van Eck/SolidX withdraw ETF
@BinanceAmerica My takes:

1. Don't expect immediate price action around BTC; what matters is that this sort of macro action and the bitcoin narrative are now connected.

2. Binance either 1) is convinced BNB won't be considered a security; or 2) is willing to risk it. Either way, interesting
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Nathaniel Whittemore
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Crypto Daily 3@3 - 9.17 | Privacy coin delistings / Hashgraph <3 Alt Season / Tokenized NBA deals? pscp.tv/w/cFEvPzE0Nzc1…
News we cover:

+Hashgraph launch plus the larger question of whether the bump today means alt season

+Tokenized...stuff - the state of tokenizes securities incl. real estate funds and NBA contracts

+OKEx Korea delisting privacy coins - what it means
My takes:

+There is such a hunger in this market for anything resembling an alt season that we act like fiends every time something pops. Listen to William Goldman - "Nobody Knows Anything."

+Tokenized securities > security tokens

+The war on privacy is *real*
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