We talk about monetary maximalism, and whether everything is good for bitcoin with Christian Keroles of HRF. We discuss:
Monetary maximalism: descriptive or prescriptiveBitcoin Spam AntifragilityWhat bitcoiners are getting wrong on personal financeHow 2023 played out with “ordinals”Not being used to winningX: @ck_SNARKsSite: HRF.orgSite: https://cbdctracker.hrf.org/homeSwan.com (code LIVERA)CoinKite.com (code LIVERA)Mempool.spaceFollow me on X: @stephanliveraSubscribe to the podcastSubscribe to Substack00:00 - Introduction01:22 - Defining Monetary Maximalism03:10 - Monetary Maximalism as an Observation05:00 - Descriptive vs Prescriptive Monetary Maximalism09:50 - The Debate on Ordinals and Spam21:05 - The Nuisance Level of Spam22:48 - What Are Most Bitcoiners Getting Wrong On Personal Finance29:49 - The Emergence of Ordinals and Inscriptions32:27 - Coinkite.com33:28 - Swan.com34:31 - Mempool.space 35:54 - The Umbrella Term of Ordinals41:16 - The Fallout and Consequences of Bitcoin Developments48:53 - The Strengthening of Bitcoin through Challenges53:20 - The Debate on Filtering in Bitcoin58:32 - The Emergence of Runes Protocol01:02:13 - Bitcoin's Winning Streak01:04:35 - Confusion and False Narratives01:07:37 - The Base of Bitcoin: 21 Million Coins and HODL01:08:37 - Closing Thoughts and Bitcoin Adoption