Nima and Dylan discuss the early days of the cryptocurrency revolution, the history of Bitcoin's different forks, how Modern Monetary Theory thoroughly explains the value of cryptocurrencies (a topic that Nima and Dylan have pioneered and discussed for years), and which cryptocurrency and alt-tech projects appear interesting and genuinely useful in today's environment.
Notes:
- Early Bitcoin price history https://www.bitcoin2040.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/BTC-price-history.jpg
- Kazaa https://imag.malavida.com/mvimgbig/download-fs/kazaa-3946-1.jpg
- Napster https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napster
- Austrian School https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austrian_School
- Bitcoin QT https://en.bitcoinwiki.org/upload/en/images/6/62/Bitcoin-qt.png
- A Look at How Second Life's Linden Dollars Helped Kickstart Bitcoin's Value https://news.bitcoin.com/a-look-at-how-second-lifes-linden-dollars-helped-kickstart-bitcoins-value/
- So That's The End Of Bitcoin Then https://www.forbes.com/sites/timworstall/2011/06/20/so-thats-the-end-of-bitcoin-then/?sh=506ea3035d71
- Bitcoin Is Dying. Whatever. https://www.gizmodo.com.au/2011/08/the-bitcoin-is-dying-whatever/
- The Rise and Fall of Bitcoin https://web.archive.org/web/20140409144129/https://www.wired.com/2011/11/mf_bitcoin/all/
- Why Bitoin Is Doomed to Fail https://www.chron.com/business/fool/article/Why-Bitcoin-Is-Doomed-to-Fail-4413416.php
- Fool's Gold https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2013/04/bitcoin-is-a-ponzi-scheme-the-internet-currency-will-collapse.html
- Bitoin Sees the Grim Reaper https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2013/06/bitcoin-sees-the-grim-reaper.html
- Did The SEC Shows Why Bitcoin Is Doomed https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2013-08-08/did-the-sec-just-validate-bitcoin-no-
- Bitcoin Is A Currency For Clowns https://www.businessinsider.com/bitcoin-is-a-currency-for-clowns-2013-11
- Bitcoin Is Still Doomed https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2013-11-20/bitcoin-is-still-doomed
- Meetup @ Internet Archive - Nima Mahdjour, Vitalik Buterin, Brewster Kahle https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21WcX57TFr8
- Bit.co.in https://bit.co.in
... complete list at https://irida.tv/technology/how-cryptocurrency-mmt-go-hand-in-hand-ep-20/
