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Marty's Bent

A daily newsletter highlighting signal in Bitcoin.

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Issue #1016: Capital misallocation is leading to dangerous externalities

Fix the money, fix the world.

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Issue #1015: The noise is only going to get louder. Put your blinders on.

Taking the blinders off and screeching back at the screechers takes away from the things I should be focused on.

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Issue #1014: Political risk in the wild

It seems like history is repeating itself.

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Issue #1013: Taproot, inflation, and adoption

Thank God for Bitcoin.

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Issue #1012: Layer 3 begins to bud

This is a beautiful thing to see.

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Issue #1011: Tasteful ridicule is the best way out

Do not fear these people. Mock them. Incessantly.

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Issue #1010: The IMF is not happy with El Salvador

If we continue speaking up, we will win. I do not doubt this in the least bit.

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Issue #1009: The road to serfdom...

It's all very very creepy.

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Issue #1008: Did the FBI hack Bitcoin?

No. No they did not.

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Issue #1007: Nation States have entered the room

Get on the train or get left behind.

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Issue #1006: Bitcoin 2021 is here

Having been down here for a couple of days now, I can say without a shadow of a doubt that Bitcoin is going to win.

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Issue #1005: Moon bouncing transactions are here

If bitcoiners have limited avenues through which they can relay transactions it becomes easier to attack the network.

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Issue #1004: Mempools cleared this morning

If you're looking to consolidate UTXOs or open up Lightning Channels today is a great day to get that done.

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Issue #1003: A case study from the 19th century railroad boom

Bitcoin provides a unique opportunity to build on a new open-source financial frontier.

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Issue #1002: Mining will get pushed off the grid

Buckle up freaks, the War on Bitcoin is only going to heat up from here.

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Issue #1001: Highlighting fundamentals

It's been a hoopla-heavy week, so I figured I'd use today's issue to highlight some fundamentals around development and legislation that have crossed my radar over the last few days.

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Issue #1000: 1 to 1,000 real quick

I did not expect to write this piece about my "journey" today, but oh well. Here it is.

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Issue #999: It's the (fiat) money, stupid.

"The love of money is the root of all evil." This is a very powerful quote that many misquote as "Money is the root of all evil." The love of

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Issue #998: This is the opposite of owning the framing

As bitcoiners we should be hyper-vigilant about these type of attacks that start off as what seems to be a benign virtue signal.

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Issue #997: Own the Framing

It's only going to heat up from here, freaks.

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Issue #996: A Letter to the Editor

My message to this particular freak and any of you who may be having similar thoughts is simple, the overall health of the "Bitcoin market" is better than it has ever been.