Sound Money is the challenge and opportunity of our lifetime. Unsound money is the cause of numerous social ills. Bitcoin is solution as important as previous tech revolutions. Educating, advising and managing capital through this powerful transition.
So, you’re interested in bitcoin and you want to get involved, but how do you actually buy the thing? There are a variety of ways to buy and store bitcoin. The answer depends on the individual allocation, knowledge, and risks, but here are a few key questions to help with this process. TLDR: buy from … More Beginners how to buy bitcoin guide
Bitcoin is the political vehicle I choose to represent my political, economic and social views. Represents core principles Like any political party, bitcoin doesn’t necessarily perfectly represent my views, but it encapsulates my core political principles and it represents them in a way that no political party is brave enough to. A life raft, not … More The Political Party of Bitcoin
Tesla has announced that it purchased $1.5bn worth of bitcoin in Q4 2020. Bitcoin adoption by a globally renown company is exciting, and it’ll probably trigger the next phase in this bitcoin bull-market, but I’ve got mixed emotions. Bitcoin could be caught in Tesla’s narrative, which is frustrating because there are two distinct assets. Untangling … More Scarce digital tech (tesla) is not digital sound money (bitcoin)
In the 2021 outlook, we said that the year ahead “will be a wilder ride than 2020…” Well, it has not disappointed thus far! The market is clearly speculative in nature, but investors need to get comfortable with the speculative nature of global financial markets. In this note, we update a few indicators and touch … More Bitcoin Bulletin: healthy trading despite speculative phase
In January 2020 an internet chat group took down a Wall Street hedge and got one back for the little guy in a classic Robinhood story – or so you’re led to believe… While there’s a tinge of truth here, a reverse Robinhood story is on-going and unsound money is at the centre. [Reading time: … More SMM: (ed. 7) When will this Game of reverse Robinhood Stop?
This is a very short note that gets to the essence of the what and why of bitcoin. Bitcoin is an elegant combination of 3 attributes and there are 4 broad groups of people who find it valuable. The 3 key attributes: 1. A digital protocol for exchanging and settling value on the internet Fiat … More What is bitcoin and who needs it?
So, you’re on the path to appreciating that Bitcoin is a revolutionary technology that could alter the global economy. You agree that it has incredible upside price potential, but how much should you allocate? I’ve suggested before that a 1% of your investment portfolio allocation to bitcoin is a no-brainer because this makes almost no … More How much should I allocate to bitcoin?
2020 Sound Money Recap In 2020 we established that “sound money is the challenge and opportunity of our lifetime.” Central banks have pursued aggressively loose monetary policies since the 1970s, trying to solve every problem, social, economic, political or financial, with lower interest rates and debt. They’ve ignored the consequences like deteriorating economic growth, falling … More Sound Money Monthly: (ed. 6) Invest capital into a sound future
2020 has been an unbelievable year. Apart from cementing the importance of relationships and community, bitcoin is the most positive component of a challenging year. 300%+ investment returns are spectacular, but bitcoin is far more important than price appreciation. In this note, I touch on numerous positive aspects of bitcoin, including protecting value in the … More 2021 bitcoin outlook: Hold onto your hats!
I’ve followed Jawad on twitter for years but engaged with his material infrequently until 2020. What can I say, there’s a lot of content on twitter and my attention was drawn elsewhere in the past… Through 2020 I’ve been acutely drawn to this work and I loved reading Stray Reflections. It’s not really a personal … More Stray Reflections by Jawad Mian
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