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Title: *UPDATED* September 2014 - Beliathon's recommended articles and vids
Post by: Beliathon on July 08, 2014, 03:41:13 AM
Here's my selection of the best and most enlightening bitcoin writing and journalism. Most of these are from within the past few months. Enjoy and share wildly!

Reading:

Why You Should Care About Bitcoin: Money is going digital and it is impacting the biggest growth industry of the past 75 years (https://medium.com/@agilemofo/why-you-should-care-about-bitcoin-1a812f8fa7cd) Medium.com from Sept. 2013

Accelerated Learning for Bitcoin: How I got up to speed on bitcoin in about a month. (https://medium.com/@spc_bitcoin/accelerated-learning-for-bitcoin-ab461d4ee1b7) Medium.com from Nov. 2013

Why Bitcoin is grossly undervalued (http://jackcliu.com/post/87517311997/why-bitcoin-is-grossly-undervalued)

I'm hoarding bitcoins and no you can't have any (http://themisescircle.org/blog/2014/02/12/im-hoarding-bitcoins-and-no-you-cant-have-any)

Bitcoin doesn't have the properties of money, it changes them. (http://bitcoinsberlin.com/bitcoin-doesnt-properties-money-changes)

The Advent of Cryptocurrencies: A reason to rethink currency in the 21st century (http://kingsreview.co.uk/magazine/blog/2014/06/28/the-advent-of-cryptocurrencies-a-reason-to-rethink-currency-in-the-21st-century)

China, cryptocurrency, and the world order (http://wdwreview.org/desks/china-crypto-currency-and-the-world-order)

China, cryptocurrency, and the world order part 2 (http://wdwreview.org/desks/china-crypto-currency-and-the-world-order-part-2)

Code as Law: How Bitcoin Could Decentralize the Courtroom (http://motherboard.vice.com/read/code-as-law-how-bitcoin-could-decentralize-the-courtroom)

Virtual currencies can challenge the sovereignty of states (http://www.pfhub.com/ireland-central-bank-official-warns-virtual-currencies-can-challenge-sovereignty-of-states-909)

Dark marketplaces positioned to accelerate the collapse of governments (http://cryptobizmagazine.com/dark-marketplaces-positioned-to-accelerate-the-collapse-of-governments)

Only the black market matters (http://bitcoinism.liberty.me/2014/06/30/only-the-black-market-matters)

Trust no US companies with the future of bitcoin (http://bitcoinism.liberty.me/2013/08/15/trust-no-us-companies-with-the-future-of-bitcoin)

Bitcoin: Fact, Fiction, Future (http://dupress.com/articles/bitcoin-fact-fiction-future)

European banks are in trouble (http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-07-06/european-banks-are-trouble)

Privatize the pound? (http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/jun/17/bitcoin-privatise-pound-free-market-thinktank)

Could the bitcoin protocol be the birth of virtual collective consciousness? (http://descrier.co.uk/science/can-bitcoin-protocol-morph-virtual-collective-consciousness)

Bitcoin: Economy of the Eternal Now (http://historiesofthingstocome.blogspot.com/2014/07/bitcoin-economy-of-eternal-now.html)

https://paybycoin.intuit.com/

Videos:

The real value of bitcoin and crypto currency technology (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIVAluSL9SU)

Andreas Antonopoulos on Bitcoin @ Maker Faire 2014 Detroit (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wq8yOMl8IUs)

Bitcoin the Organism TED talk with Jeff Garzik (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vaPgfErzeu0) (from April)

Thomas Spaas at TEDxUHasselt - The concepts of Bitcoin and their impact on the worldwide legal space (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20r6DLhn7o8)

Interview: Bernard von NotHaus on the Liberty Dollar (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=argq_cxalZ8)

Interview: Max Wright (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yvfe7m7L9Zc)

Interview: Mike Maloney - is Bitcoin an NSA setup? (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEh5izdlpLc)

Bitcoin 101, with Daniel Altman (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDsExjoyoqw)

Ron Paul on the possibility of a Bitcoin boom (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrcszolEW0s) (from January)

Draper's long-term bet on bitcoin (http://video.cnbc.com/gallery/?video=3000289713)

Introducing Crypto Cards! (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLgYh4kSEes)

Why Bitcoin's growth is normal (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHUPPYzzZrI)

The Evolving Digital Commerce Ecosystem (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIPvQ1_pvGs)

Bitcoin can fulfill the role of cash in a digital society (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUC7rzRK5Ds)

Bruce Fenton: Bitcoin and the New York "BitLicense" proposed regulations (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEpg-B6anWU)

Matt Whitlock on Elliptic Curve Cryptography (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JszfLU4ysEM)


Title: Re: July 2014 - Beliathon's recommended reads
Post by: OROBTC on July 08, 2014, 04:06:20 AM
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Beliathon, you have posted some excellent material!  I hope that you get your wish, that people read (watch) some/many of the pieces above.

Yeah, I am hoarding BTC, as fast as I get my hands on them.

***

My contribution to a reading list is just below.  Here I tackle the interesting problem of how to better cover your tracks while using BTC.  A "new" used laptop.  Long daisy chains of transactions.  I did not address TOR and email encryption, as those are beyond my scope.  For now anyway.

"Fun With Bitcoin for Beginners: Part Eight"

http://goo.gl/8ylIVo



Title: Re: July 2014 - Beliathon's recommended reads
Post by: odolvlobo on July 22, 2014, 04:20:08 PM
Coinjelly exchange offers bitcoin debt cards (with wallet insurance!) (http://www.coindesk.com/coinjelly-exchange-offer-bitcoin-debit-cards-insured-wallets)

You might want to cross that article off your list. It promotes CoinJelly, which is a scam. Source: http://coinfire.cf/2014/07/08/tale-coinjelly/


Title: Re: July 2014 - Beliathon's recommended reads
Post by: OROBTC on July 22, 2014, 04:27:01 PM
...

Below I write about getting a blockchain.info wallet and trucoin.com's new "BTC by credit card" service.  This is really more for beginners, but FWIW here you all go:

"Fun With Bitcoin for Beginners: Part Nine"

http://goo.gl/zllrtT


Title: Re: July 2014 - Beliathon's recommended reads
Post by: KawalGrover on September 05, 2014, 07:11:34 PM
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Beliathon, you have posted some excellent material! 


I would second that observation.


Title: Re: July 2014 - Beliathon's recommended reads
Post by: Beliathon on September 05, 2014, 07:19:46 PM
Coinjelly exchange offers bitcoin debt cards (with wallet insurance!) (http://www.coindesk.com/coinjelly-exchange-offer-bitcoin-debit-cards-insured-wallets)

You might want to cross that article off your list. It promotes CoinJelly, which is a scam. Source: http://coinfire.cf/2014/07/08/tale-coinjelly/
Thanks for the tip, I removed that link

Updated the OP, added:

Blog article - Bitcoin: Economy of the Eternal Now (http://historiesofthingstocome.blogspot.com/2014/07/bitcoin-economy-of-eternal-now.html)

article - Why You Should Care About Bitcoin: Money is going digital and it is impacting the biggest growth industry of the past 75 years (https://medium.com/@agilemofo/why-you-should-care-about-bitcoin-1a812f8fa7cd) Medium.com from Sept. 2013

article & links - Accelerated Learning for Bitcoin: How I got up to speed on bitcoin in about a month. (https://medium.com/@spc_bitcoin/accelerated-learning-for-bitcoin-ab461d4ee1b7) Medium.com from Nov. 2013

video - Jeff Garzik TED talk - Bitcoin the Organism  (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vaPgfErzeu0)

video - Andreas Antonopoulos on Bitcoin | Maker Faire 2014 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wq8yOMl8IUs)

video - Bitcoin 101: Why Bitcoin's growth is normal (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHUPPYzzZrI)

video - The Evolving Digital Commerce Ecosystem (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIPvQ1_pvGs)

video - Bitcoin can fulfill the role of cash in a digital society (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUC7rzRK5Ds)

video - Bruce Fenton: Bitcoin and the New York "BitLicense" proposed regulations (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEpg-B6anWU)

https://i.imgur.com/Kud1sAA.jpg?1

Bless all forms of resistance,

Yours in compassion and solidarity,

World Citizen Beliathon


Title: Re: *UPDATED* September 2014 - Beliathon's recommended articles and vids
Post by: practicaldreamer on September 05, 2014, 07:43:15 PM
Hey, Beli - some great links.

Can I be so bold as to add this :-  Matt Whitlock on Elliptic Curve Cryptography (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JszfLU4ysEM)

It says in the intro that he's an "Anarcho Capitalist" - but I'll forgive him that one, as his explanation of the maths I thought was really engaging and well explained.


BTW Beli - I am a big fan, as you know - but whats with all this referring to yourself in the 3rd person stuff ? You are starting to sound like Donald Trump  :D


Title: Re: *UPDATED* September 2014 - Beliathon's recommended articles and vids
Post by: Beliathon on September 05, 2014, 07:56:59 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JszfLU4ysEM <- Watching now and will tentatively add to list because I like you.

whats with all this referring to yourself in the 3rd person stuff ? You are starting to sound like Donald Trump
It's mostly just for fun, but also to push the World Citizen (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_citizenship) concept. Also pushing class consciousness (especially for Temporarily Embarrassed Millionaire (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SKEODtaQUU) Americans) and solidarity. As well as the importance of compassion now, at the dawn of humanity's Age of Empathy (http://empathiccivilization.com/).

“Nationalism is our form of incest, is our idolatry, is our insanity. 'Patriotism' is its cult... Just as love for one individual which excludes the love for others is not love, love for one's country which is not part of one's love for humanity is not love, but idolatrous worship.”
-Erich Fromm, The Sane Society

http://www.bsatroop780.org/skills/images/CitizenOfTheWorld.jpg

P.S.
The Empathic Civilization (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7AWnfFRc7g) RSA Animate


Title: Re: *UPDATED* September 2014 - Beliathon's recommended articles and vids
Post by: lunarboy on July 03, 2015, 12:45:26 PM
Bumping this list becasue it's a great place to start.