Following the anniversary of Ross Ulbricht's arrest, and the fall of the Silk Road experiment, we read a short but extraordinary piece, hand written in a cell by Ross, on Bitcoin's promise of freedom.  What did those first adopters, when Bitcoin had no price and no market, what did they see in those digital bits? How did Bitcoin achieve its first value, and what did it mean for our world? Don't forget to go to FreeRoss.org and sign the petition to bring attention to his injustice. https://freeross.org And check out the amazing (and infuriating) series, Railroaded: The Targeting & Caging of Ross Ulbricht https://freeross.org/railroaded/ If you would like to support this show, become a patron & you will not only ensure I can keep making all of this content available, but you’ll also get to join the Cryptoconomy Crew in our Telegram group where we talk about all sorts of crazy stuff and get to share in this new world we get see grow. https://www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message

An awesome discussion with the squad over at the Raleigh Bitcoin Podcast. Can anyone sensibly be both pro Bitcoin & pro big government? When, if ever, do we actually sell Bitcoin? And what's the price as the stock-to-flow approaches infinity? All this and so much more in a marathon chat with the Raleigh Bitcoin Meetup! Don't forget to subscribe to the meetup podcast at the link below: https://anchor.fm/raleigh-bitcoin-meetup If you want to join in the Cryptoconomy Telegram, chat with all the gang you can hear in this episode, & help support turning all of the best Bitcoin literature into audio, become a patron below! www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message