Good morning! This morning I begin a 2 part series where I cover BTCST in this episode and then tomorrow in part 2 I cover the MARS project, a similar and possibly competing Bitcoin hashrate token that integrates into DeFi with a different approach. I know I covered BTCST a couple of weeks ago in Episode 110, but I was streaming from my laptop in a hotel hallway, so the sound was absolutely terrible. I hope the sound here redeems that episode a bit, but the information in the last episode was also really good and slightly different so I would recommend watching it as well. Sources: https://www.btcst.finance/ https://btcst.medium.com/%CF%84bitcoin-launch-guide-1-faqs-b33bd63f8a09 https://btcst.medium.com/announcing-btcsts-implementation-of-%CF%84-%CB%88ta%CA%8A-a-protocol-to-synthesize-proof-of-work-assets-9912ebf63200 https://www.coindesk.com/tau-protocol-debuts-hashrate-token-staking-for-bitcoin-rewards https://www.tauprotocol.org/ https://www.ofnumbers.com/2021/03/19/introducing-the-tau-protocol/ https://sora.org/ https://mars.poolin.fi/#/

Good morning! This morning I take myself down a rabbit hole of trust and consensus in the Bitcoin Consensus Network. Is there really only 21 million Bitcoin? Can it be changed? Can someone take over the network and change the truth? Is Bitcoin a Ponzi scheme? Is money as we know it a ponzi scheme? Can a Ponzi-like structure actually be a good thing? What happens if the internet shuts down? Will Bitcoin survive? Are there nasty elements lurking in the shadows of the Bitcoin Network? I have so many questions everyday. Here are some of the sources I found helping me to try to answer some of these questions: https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/e756eca9e8bf39f0a891f1760df0a317ecb7fee8/src/amount.h https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/gcmws5/technical_question_about_bitcoin_code_regarding/ https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Hardfork_Wishlist https://www.investopedia.com/tech/what-happens-bitcoin-after-21-million-mined/ https://twitter.com/cryptonator1337/status/1450903820138070022 https://cryptomode.com/4-ways-to-use-the-bitcoin-network-without-an-internet-connection/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blockstream https://finance.yahoo.com/news/blockstream-energy-could-let-bitcoin-170000805.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall https://cryptowhale.medium.com/heres-why-bitcoin-s-supply-isn-t-actually-limited-to-21-million-5254ca2a8153 https://blockstreammining.io/

I had no plan or agenda with this broadcast. This is a long one. I just logged on and streamed because I was up ahead of everyone on Thanksgiving morning in my house in pure Dad form.

Good morning know-it-alls! This morning I take a brief look at the Stock to Flow model. This model is constantly referred to in studies, charts, analyses, drunk talk, sales pitches, sex-talk, etc... Well I at the very least look into what it is. It is by no means an educated opinion on it. Just a low-brow look at what the hell it is... Sources: https://medium.com/@100trillionUSD/modeling-bitcoins-value-with-scarcity-91fa0fc03e25 https://www.mellon.com/c/document_library/get_file?uuid=ba9bc143-80b6-2ec7-1c51-2c5fa7de1f95&groupId=264414 https://www.coindesk.com/why-the-stock-to-flow-bitcoin-valuation-model-is-wrong https://blockworks.co/bny-mellon-report-takes-on-bitcoin-valuation/ https://bitcoinmagazine.com/markets/bny-mellon-releases-report-on-future-bitcoin-valuations https://hackernoon.com/measuring-the-bitcoin-peak-using-data-science-stock-to-flow-deviations-part-1-fvh3370