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Andrew Bailey is professor at Yale-NUS College in Singapore where he teaches classes in the humanities and social sciences. He, along with Bradley Rettler & Craig Warmke, recently wrote Resistance Money, which aims to understand and evaluate bitcoin in a way that integrates philosophy, politics, and economics.

Amazon book link: https://a.co/d/01FXxIGv

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This week's read is the Bitcoin Magazine article “Bitcoin Education Can Change the World'' by Frank Corva. As a career educator, this article is near and dear to my heart as it tells the story of John Dennehy’s vision that became Mi Primer Bitcoin. After the read, I give my two sats about the current state of education as well as how initiatives like Mi Primer Bitcoin are shaping the future of education.

In this episode, I get to talk with OceanBit Co-Founder, Nate Harmon, about the problem Hawaii has faced with electricity generation, his background in oceanography as well as Bitcoin, and how using 24/7 carbon-free ocean thermal energy to power Bitcoin mining incentivizes cheaper energy for those in costal regions.

For this week’s read, I’m going to read and respond to a Stackchain Magazine article by Arman the Parman titled “The 10 Commandments of Good Bitcoining.” I love this because, firstly - the overriding positivity and uplifting nature of the list, and secondly - while it’s focused on Bitcoin, these lessons are transferable to all aspects of life.https://stackchainmagazine.net/the-10-commandments-of-good-bitcoining/https://armantheparman.com/https://x.com/parman_the

In this episode, Ecosystem Lead at Fold App, Brian Harrington, shares his journey through tech and finance as well as Fold's new development - SAVE IN BITCOIN, SPEND IN DOLLARS. Fold users now have the ability to direct deposit into bitcoin and have an account & routing number tied to their bitcoin account.

For this week’s read, I chose “Heating a car & truck wash with Bitcoin miners” by Craig on Bitcoin. While this is a quick read, it’s so powerful because Craig matter of factly illuminates the ever-increasing use cases and applications for bitcoin mining by focusing on, of all things, an Idaho car & truck wash facility. After the read, I share a collection of current and proposed potential implementations of bitcoin mining.

In this episode, board certified internal medicine physician Dr. Ahmad Ammous joins me to discuss his journey through the healthcare industry as well as his bitcoin journey. We discuss how true health is able to be achieved from within, not via our currently broken and misinformed system.

In this episode, Amboss co-founder & CEO, Jesse Shrader, and I discuss ways to conceptualize Bitcoin's dominant second layer, the Lightning Network, how peer-to-peer digital payments can revolutionize commerce, and how Amboss is helping achieve that goal for individuals and businesses.

In this video, I read an excerpt from History Echoes Bitcoin's chapter on Permissionlessness, The Protestant Reformation. Let me know if you see the parallels between this seemingly disparate time in history and the need for a permissionless protocol like Bitcoin.

Join Ulric Pattillo as he explains why Bitcoin is for ballers in the world of sports. Learn how athletes are embracing Bitcoin and the potential it has for the future of sports finance.

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