Bitcoin Audible24 Jan 2025

Read_865 - The Hard Path

"The Bitcoin community possesses a unique advantage that will ultimately allow us to prevail: not only do we have skin in the game, we have soul in the game.
Our tribe of a few thousand cypherpunk Bitcoin maximalist fanatics stand against an empire of fiat clones, millions of faceless cogs in a soulless machine. I like our odds." — Francis, Bull Bitcoin

In this episode I dive into Francis Pouliot's thought-provoking article, "The Hard Path", exploring the philosophy and challenges of building sustainable Bitcoin solutions. From the critical importance of self-custody to the ethics of taking the hard path in a fiat-dominated world, I reflect on the resilience and optimism required to shape Bitcoin’s future. Are the growing pains of decentralization signs of failure - or of progress toward something transformative?

Check out the original article The Hard Path by Francis Pouliot. (Link: https://tinyurl.com/mr33ezh8)

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Chat_124 - The Next Web with John Carvalho (Link: https://tinyurl.com/9ha8hc25)
The Obstacle Is the Way by Ryan Holiday (Link: https://tinyurl.com/yd45ahdj)

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