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Chronicler. I share things I learn to help people move from the old world to the new. I blog in the areas of human history, freedom tech, and deeper truths. Two rules to try and live by: -Treat others as you want to be treated -Live and let live Be well, Everyone.

• The Weekly News Roundup, ending 17 July 2022 – Celsius Files for Bankruptcy

  By Just Brian on July 17, 2022 • ( 0 )

  

  An abbreviated post this week, Celsius files for bankruptcy, and a bonus video on lessons learned over the last five years.

• From the Archives: “History Lesson: ‘Triumph of the Nerds, PT.1 (1996)'”

  By Just Brian on July 14, 2022 • ( 0 )

  

  Parallels with the PC industry and the crypto space

• (Video) Lessons Learned: What Five Years Has Taught Me About Bitcoin

  By Just Brian on July 12, 2022 • ( 0 )

  

  Success in bitcoin is very simple to learn, but difficult to follow

• The Weekly News Roundup, ending 10 July 2022 – Lending Woes Continue

  By Just Brian on July 10, 2022 • ( 0 )

  

  Celsius’ situation is tenuous. Other platforms in dire straits. Mining suffers from reduced revenue.

• Tomer Strolight: “Why Bitcoin, The Series, #8. Why Bitcoin is the Best Way to Save Money”

  By Just Brian on July 7, 2022 • ( 0 )

  

  Welcome to Why Bitcoin. Each article in this series is short, accessible to newcomers, and offers perspective.

• What Bitcoin Did: Bitcoin and the U.S. Fiscal Reckoning with Avik Roy

  By Just Brian on July 5, 2022 • ( 0 )

  

  In this interview, I talk to Avik Roy, Editor at Forbes. We discuss the growing problems with debt and inflation, healthcare, and central bank digital currencies.

• The Weekly News Roundup, ending 3 July 2022 – The Fallout Continues

  By Just Brian on July 3, 2022 • ( 0 )

  

  The fallout of leverage continues. This week, we see the further unfolding saga of over-extended Three Arrows Capital (3AC), Voyager Digitial, and the assets of BlockFi go up for grabs.

• Via Cointelegraph: “Crisis in crypto lending shines light on industry vulnerabilities”

  By Just Brian on June 28, 2022 • ( 0 )

  

  As the bear market continues, we find who was in the water without pants on.

• The Weekly News Roundup, ending 26 June 2022 – CeFi Continues Bleeding

  By Just Brian on June 26, 2022 • ( 0 )

  

  This week saw the continued unravelling of CeFi/DeFi lending/loaning platforms and affiliated parties, (and graphics cards are dropping in price.)

• Arca Finance: “That’s Our Two Satoshis”- 11 Random Thoughts During a Digital Assets Bear Market (video & post link)

  By Just Brian on June 23, 2022 • ( 0 )

  

  As global markets continue to hemorrhage and digital assets suffered their worst week yet, we consider what’s driving this unprecedented bear market.