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Achieving Mastery and Survival in crypto-world - Day 68

7 Dec 2021 3 minute read 2 comments Heruvim78 $0.30

I am reading a book about Ultralearning. Basically is a method, or rather a bunch of methods on how to learn everything really really fast. It is easy to explain, but hard to follow. You know that story, when you need to make a detailed 10 years plan...

Bitcoin - Transaction Settlement on the World’s Blockchain

4 Dec 2021 6 minute read 2 comments hifi.bitcoin $1.11

Listen to this article as a podcast. The digitization of our world is astounding. Over the past thirty years, communication, finance, education, governance, and more have increasingly shifted from physical to digital spaces. The internet has explode...

Bitcoin vs. Fiat - Round 2

27 Nov 2021 6 minute read 2 comments hifi.bitcoin $0.10

Listen to this article as a podcast. Our world is in the midst of an extreme crisis: a debt crisis that threatens to wreak havoc on economies and standards of living around the globe. It’s estimated that the global debt level of governments, househo...

Finding Relief at the American Gas Pump (A Fix for the Energy Component of Current American Inflation)

26 Nov 2021 4 minute read 2 comments kev_nag $0.57

***INTRODUCTION*** The idea of American energy independence had all but been forgotten. After all, we gave up being energy independent in 1957. But during the Trump administration a pledge was made to restore energy independence and in December of 20...

Bitcoin vs. Fiat - Round 1

20 Nov 2021 5 minute read 3 comments hifi.bitcoin $1.59

Listen to this article as a podcast. The history of our world is full of financial crises. A review of various powerful governments from the past, such as the Roman and British empires, reveals that their downfalls had just as much to do with econom...

Differentiating Gambling from Investing

3 Nov 2021 5 minute read 1 comment kev_nag $0.05

INTRODUCTION It is very true that both gambling and investing involve choice and risk, specifically both activities involve the risk of a certain amount of capital with the future anticipation of a return of profit. But gambling over the long run yie...

Another Example of Why We Need Crypto

3 Nov 2021 1 minute read 0 comments nealmcspadden $0.02

Despite knowing better, I browse Reddit a fair amount. Today, I came across this gem: I'm not going to link to the post because the particular post doesn't matter. This kind of stuff is all over the place. I am eternally confused by these kinds of S...

What is Game Theory, and How Does it Apply to Bitcoin?

14 Oct 2021 4 minute read 7 comments MintDice.com $1.06

Over the years, you may have heard of something called game theory, especially when it comes to discussing the relationships between some of the most powerful countries in the world. And game theory can actually be a very useful way to predict the f...

(JaiChai) Those who forget the past... (Re: Japan, Africa)

11 Oct 2021 1 minute read 0 comments JaiChai $0.07

  image source   It is wise to remember how post-war Japan went from "a maker of cheap, low quality products to the nation that dethroned 'The Big three of Detroit'; that is, General Motors, Ford Motor Company and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles". You...

Power Returns to Lebanon After 24-Hour Outage

10 Oct 2021 1 minute read 0 comments AverageVancouverite $0.04

Lebanese officials say that power has been restored after a 24-hour shutdown of Lebanon's energy supply due to a fuel shortage at the nation's two largest powerplants. While officials initially said that it may take several days for the network to re...