In Ep 5 of Protocol, we had the pleasure of conversing with Robert Breedlove, the CEO of Parallax Digital, an event-driven hedge fund based in Los Angeles. In our discussion, we anchored into many of Roberts's thoughts & insights on money as a metaphor for time, and how he believes that Bitcoin is likely the perfect metaphysical manifestation of time scarcity. To learn more about Robert: Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/breedlove22 Twitter: https://twitter.com/breedlove22?lang=en Medium: https://medium.com/@breedlove22

British Columbia has become a select jurisdiction for Bitcoin mining firms coming from all over the world. With some of the cheapest hydroelectricity, along with mothballed big industry, sawmills, pulp mills, etc. BC Hydro and the province of British Columbia have become an attractive place for Bitcoin miners to tie into large loads quickly and get access to inexpensive hydroelectric power. To learn more about Dina Matterson & Bitcoin mining in British Columbia:   Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dina-matterson New Business BC Hydro: https://app.bchydro.com/accounts-billing/electrical-connection

Stephan Livera is the host of the “Stephan Livera Podcast” focused on Bitcoin & Austrian Economics. Stephan has done a tremendous job in amplifying where we see strong themes of Austrian Economics in Bitcoin. In this episode of Protocol, Stephan gives us the Austrian economics 101 lesson, he touches on everything from money & prices, to macro behavioral changes under a hard money system. Follow along with Stephan:   Website: https://stephanlivera.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/stephanlivera

In episode 2, we spoke with Bitcoin business and thought leader Dan Held. Dan is the founder of InterchangeHQ, which recently was acquired by Kraken, a top tier digital asset exchange. Post-acquisition, Dan is now the head of business development at Kraken. In this episode, we conversed with Dan about the information theory of money, and how he believes central banks have an inherent data problem when setting the price of money & guiding policy. Beyond building exceptional businesses in Bitcoin, Dan has published a number of excellent pieces on medium, positioning himself as a thought leader in the space. You can read his publishings here: https://medium.com/@danhedl. Dan is also active on twitter, he is certainly worth a follow! https://twitter.com/danheld.

Brandon Quittem is a self-taught expert mycologist with a deep interest in Bitcoin. In December of 2018 Brandon published a series on medium titled “Bitcoin is a decentralized organism”, which you can read here: https://medium.com/@BrandonQuittem. Brandon highlighted some very intriguing commonalities between mycelium & Bitcoin, which resonated in the Bitcoin community & beyond. His tweetstorm format of “Bitcoin is a decentralized organism” went viral, seen by 400k people, over 500+ retweets, 8,500+ page views, you can view it here: https://twitter.com/bquittem/status/1072864756296486913. To learn more about Brandon:   Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandonquittem/ Twitter:https://twitter.com/bquittem Medium: https://medium.com/@BrandonQuittem