Last week I spoke with Jeff Wernick and Eric Yakes on a podcast to give an annual update on Bitcoin. We held a podcast on BitChute, a free speech platform that is trying to compete with YouTube. Jeff is a Bitcoiner who founded the platform, so he has an interest in promoting Bitcoin education and content. Eric is a Bitcoin investor who founded a Bitcoin venture capital firm. Here is the link to the podcast in case you are curious. I'll review some of the main points in case you want an executive summary. (This is my summary, not coming from ChatGPT!)
Overall, the shared sentiment among the three of us is that it is important to stay close to Bitcoin's underlying principles. As Bitcoin grows and attracts a wider community, it's easy to drift from those principles. These principles may lead you to opinions that differ from the majority. That's what I will discuss here. Below is a list of three controversial points that we discussed.
Stablecoins expand the fiat empire
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