"When people get up and begin to talk to me about how they’re going to use the blockchain to solve supply chain, or whatever other (mostly ridiculous) idea they have, it reminds of someone who just discovered that limestone aggregate in concrete makes for better strength and better overall properties in concrete; so they then apply it to everything else: • They put some limestone in their green smoothie • On their avocado and toast • In their latte • As a back rub on their partner’s skin • And even as fuel in their car" - The Bitcoin Times, Vol 1 Jumping into a 2 part covering of the first edition of The Bitcoin Times by Aleksandar Svetski and the team over at Amber. "Blockchain is Dead!" - but what is blockchain? Isn't it a breakthrough innovation that can be applied to a plethora of important data sources all around the world? Listen to find out more! For more awesome content, be sure to follow Aleksandar on Twitter, check out the Amber app for simple Bitcoin buying, & see the awesome visual setup of "The Bitcoin Times" over at https://bitcointimes.news/ Don't forget to listen to the hilarious conversation we had with Aleks & the awesome guys from the Citizen Bitcoin Podcast at Bitcoin2019! https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoChat_014---Aleks-Svetski-on-the-Death-of-Blockchain-e4gi7h And lastly, Conner Brown, the author of yesterday's piece "Stop Calling Bitcoin Deflationary" will be featured in the next volume of Bitcoin Times, so follow him as well so you don't miss the next edition. If you want to support the show AND join the Cryptoconomy Telegram crew, become a patron below! https://www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message

The author of the incredible work we covered last week, Bitcoin: Sovereignty Through Mathematics, joins us on the show today to talk all about the foundations of his thinking, what sovereignty really means, why we should question our monetary priests, whether we are living in an Orwellian nightmare, or the new renaissance, human inability to understand complex systems, the gullible collective, & why we should all be more "posimistic." Don't miss a great chat with Knut Svanholm! Links to the tons of other content mentioned in this episode. • Nicosia Masters Program Q&A https://www.youtube.com/user/MScDigitalCurrency • Article: We Are All Venezuelans https://hackernoon.com/were-all-venezuelans-c3ac98354f52 • Hans Rosling's - 200 countries, 200 Years, in 4 Minutes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbkSRLYSojo • TEDtalk: Building a Toaster From Scratch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ODzO7Lz_pw • TBPAFK https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTOKXCEwo_8 • You Need to Know About August 1st https://medium.com/hackernoon/casual-bitcoin-users-you-need-to-know-about-aug-1st-d568e07418cb • Lure Out The Beast - Driven https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByTdQqVYUGM • Grokking Bitcoin - Kalle Rosenbaum Amazon.com... • Sovereignty Through Mathematics - Knut Svanholm Amazon.com... --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message