The bitcoin and crypto rollercoaster
2024-03-25 10:36:00 +07:00 by Mark Smith
I've found my learnings in the Bitcoin and crypto space a bit of a rollercoaster recently. I ended up writing a somewhat frustrated blog post and followup note, so I've been trying to piece together my recent somewhat turbulent learnings. Life is complicated and confusing sometimes, so many things happening at once. Writing about it helps figure it out, even if it's a bit inelegant at times.
Anyhow I thought it would be easier to vaguely re-create my journey with a list of podcasts. You too can experience the rollercoaster :)
This one will make you comfortable that Bitcoin can send/receive/store:
- Bitcoin Basics with Odell (Citadel Dispatch Podcast)
These two will freak you out about the wider world of crypto, and make you confused about the current state of Bitcoin development:
- Eigenlayer Q&A with Founder Sreeram Kannan (Bankless Podcast)
- Good Morning With Steve Lee (Citadel Dispatch Podcast)
This one will calm you down and be at ease and comfortable that Bitcoin actually has a robust layered architecture and sensible bigger picture:
- Bitcoin Satoshi’s Vision with Dhruv Bansal (What Bitcoin Did Podcast)
This one will make you curious about layer 1 and layer 2 infrastructure architectures:
- The 7 Most Bullish Crypto Narratives for 2024 (Bankless Podcast)
This one will make you much more comfortable about layer 2s in a Bitcoin context, and excited about the possibilities of programmable money which will likely compliment and enhance send/receive/store.
- The Challenge of Scaling Bitcoin with David Seroy (What Bitcoin Did Podcast)
Update: I just listened to the David Seroy Bankless episode which is a perfect compliment to his WBD episode. The future of Bitcoin with bitvm and zk rollups sounds very cool indeed.
- Are Bitcoin L2s Real? with David Seroy (Bankless Podcast)