Today we have a great chat with Richard Myers all about the recently unveiled Lot49 protocol and how Global Mesh Labs intends to incentivize and help build a global, decentralized meshnet powered by Lightning!  Check out the website and read the whitepaper for a deep dive into the project: https://globalmeshlabs.org/ Don’t forget to join the telegram for any questions or to join the community: https://t.me/joinchat/HvhpZhT_q4VYUgXm5hOFGA Follow Richard Myers & Global Mesh Labs on Twitter to stay up on new developments and applications: https://twitter.com/remyers_ https://twitter.com/GlobalMeshLabs I forgot to mention on the show, but don't miss out on following the amazing GoTenna project & Daniela Perdomo, the CEO/co-founder working to make this a reality (check out her 2017 talk that inspired Lot49): https://twitter.com/goTenna https://twitter.com/danielaperdomo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWl2HBNyK48 And if, like me, you now feel you have no choice but to start working on your satellite node, you can find the details of that project below: https://blockstream.com/satellite/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message

Does money need some alternative utility?  Is there an example of virtual money that could be hundreds of years old?  Today we read about one of the most interesting analogies to the nature and value of Bitcoin in the piece, "The Island of Stone Money" by Milton Friedman.  Made available by the Hoover institute and published in 1991.   Don't forget to check out the huge collection available at the Hoover Institute, including numerous works by Milton Friedman. https://www.hoover.org/publications/economics-working-papers https://miltonfriedman.hoover.org/friedman_images/Collections/2016c21/Stanford_02_01_1991.pdf Other episodes and content mentioned in the show: Friedman's "Free to Choose" Series - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3N2sNnGwa4 The Triple-Entry Revolution of Bitcoin - https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_255---Bitcoin-An-Accounting-Revolution-e473tj There is no sponsor due to the licensing with this work, if you value what I do with this show, please donate to help keep this project alive!  Thanks! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message