Read_908 - The Utility of Bitcoin

"Payments are the camcorders of our age, the next
technology whose time has passed. The new age that is just
beginning will feel qualitatively different, like the moment
Dorothy steps out of her black-and-white world into the vibrant
colors of Oz. When value flows as freely as information, the
economy changes, and society changes with it."
~ Roy Sheinfeld


What happens when money moves as freely as a text message? This
episode dives into Roy Sheinfeld’s vision of Bitcoin not just as
an asset - but as the network that commoditizes value transfer
itself. I explore how this shift could dissolve borders, upend
the legacy payments stack, and unlock a new creator economy built
directly on Lightning.


Check out the original article The Utility of Bitcoin:
Moving Value Like Information by Roy Sheinfeld (Link:
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/technical/the-utility-of-bitcoin-moving-value-like-information)


Links Referenced:


Breez (Link: Breez.tech)

Breez SDK (Link: https://breez.technology/sdk/)

Alby + NWC [Start9 integration]
(Link: https://tinyurl.com/yzhwf6t6)

PearDrive Core
(Link: https://github.com/peardrive/PearDriveCore)

PearDrive CLI (Link:
https://github.com/peardrive/PearDriveCLI)

Zero to One by Peter Thiel [PDF]
(Link: https://morfene.com/021.pdf)

Secrets of Sand Hill Road: Venture Capital and How to Get it
by Scott Kupor
(Link: https://a16z.com/books/secrets-of-sand-hill-road/)

Arc / Spark / Fedi / Botanix / Cashu



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