====== The Bitcoin Wars ======
**The Bitcoin Wars** is a series focused primarily around [[:Bitcoin]], but also other digital currencies and their effects on the world, written by [[:Mathew Crawford]] at [[:Rounding the Earth]]. He is now keeping track of interesting Bitcoin history and information in his [[https://embed.kumu.io/a37e593ee52fe21ef1fb114c986edf63|Bitcoin graph]].


===== History of Bitcoin =====
  * [[https://roundingtheearth.substack.com/p/genesis-block-day-2022|Genesis Block Day 2022]]

==== Bitcoin Adoption ====
  * [[https://roundingtheearth.substack.com/p/is-bitcoin-climbing-the-s-curve-of|Is Bitcoin Climbing the S-Curve of Adoption?]]
  * [[https://roundingtheearth.substack.com/p/why-a-new-brics-reserve-currency|Why A New BRICS Reserve Currency Would Favor Bitcoin]]


===== Lessons =====

==== Lessons for Beginners ====
  * [[https://roundingtheearth.substack.com/p/bitcoin-beginners-public-and-private?s=w|Bitcoin Beginners: Public and Private Keys]]
  * [[https://roundingtheearth.substack.com/p/bitcoin-beginners-mining-is-a-lottery?s=w|Bitcoin Beginners: Mining is a Lottery]]
  * [[https://roundingtheearth.substack.com/p/invitation-to-bitcoin-education-chat|Invitation to Bitcoin Education Chat Group]]
  * [[https://roundingtheearth.substack.com/p/bitcoin-beginners-a-few-excellent|Bitcoin Beginners: A Few Excellent Talks and Interviews]]
  * [[https://roundingtheearth.substack.com/p/bitcoin-beginners-meetups-as-education|Bitcoin Beginners: Meetups as Education]]

==== Intermediate Lessons ====
  * [[https://roundingtheearth.substack.com/p/a-personal-umbrel-lightning-node|A Personal Umbrel Lightning Node Setup]]


===== Cryptocurrencies =====
Bitcoin may be the most important development in digital ledger technology, but there are other cryptocurrencies, which are digital units swapped around digital ledger systems.

==== Alt Coins ====
The term "alt coin" refers to cryptocurrencies aside from Bitcoin itself.

  * [[https://roundingtheearth.substack.com/p/elon-doge-and-twitter|Elon, DOGE, and Twitter]]

=== Tokens ===

== Non-Fungible Tokens ==
  * [[https://roundingtheearth.substack.com/p/non-fungible-tokens-simply-explained|Non-fungible Tokens Simply Explained]]

==== Investment and Trading ====
  * [[https://roundingtheearth.substack.com/p/why-you-probably-shouldnt-trade-cryptocurrency|Why You Probably Shouldn't Trade Cryptocurrency - Another Kirsch Capital Story]]


===== Education and Outreach =====
  * [[https://roundingtheearth.substack.com/p/bitcoin-education-and-optimism|Bitcoin, Education, and Optimism]]
  * [[https://roundingtheearth.substack.com/p/how-i-lucked-up-and-bought-the-last|How I Lucked Up and Bought the Last Box of Series 1 Bitcoin Trading Cards]]


===== Monetary Policy =====
  * [[https://roundingtheearth.substack.com/p/inside-money-and-outside-money?s=w|Inside and Outside Money]]
  * [[https://roundingtheearth.substack.com/p/the-mature-future-of-bitcoin-economics|The Mature Future of Bitcoin Economics]]
  * [[https://roundingtheearth.substack.com/p/the-cantillon-effect-is-currency|The Cantillon Effect is Currency Slavery]]
  * [[https://roundingtheearth.substack.com/p/why-a-new-brics-reserve-currency|Why A New BRICS Reserve Currency Would Favor Bitcoin]]


==== Incentives ====
  * [[https://roundingtheearth.substack.com/p/my-favorite-thing-about-bitcoin-metcalfs|My Favorite Thing About Bitcoin: Metcalf's Law and Aligned Interests]]
  * [[https://roundingtheearth.substack.com/p/bitcoin-and-energy-optimization?s=w|Bitcoin and Energy Optimization]]


===== Government, Politics, Bitcoin, and Blockchain =====
  * [[https://roundingtheearth.substack.com/p/election-2024-the-bitcoin-presidential|Election 2024: The Bitcoin Presidential Election]]



===== Practical Effects of Bitcoin on the World =====
  * [[https://roundingtheearth.substack.com/p/start-building-back-better-with-bitcoin|Start Building Back Better with Bitcoin and NOW]]
  * [[https://roundingtheearth.substack.com/p/bitcoin-and-necessary-invention-for?s=w|Bitcoin and Necessary Invention]]
  * [[https://roundingtheearth.substack.com/p/bitcoin-and-energy-optimization?s=w|Bitcoin and Energy Optimization]]
  * [[https://roundingtheearth.substack.com/p/the-cantillon-effect-is-currency|The Cantillon Effect is Currency Slavery]]
  * [[https://roundingtheearth.substack.com/p/why-a-new-brics-reserve-currency|Why A New BRICS Reserve Currency Would Favor Bitcoin]]
  * [[https://roundingtheearth.substack.com/p/why-student-loan-forgiveness-is-theft|Why Student Loan Forgiveness is Theft that Fractures Society, and How Bitcoin Fixes That]]

==== Science ====
  * [[https://roundingtheearth.substack.com/p/incorruptible-data-and-medical-tyranny|Incorruptible Data and Medical Tyranny]]
  * [[https://roundingtheearth.substack.com/p/bitcoin-fixes-this-peer-reviewed|Bitcoin Fixes This: Peer-Reviewed Scientific Publication]]

==== Technology ====
  * [[https://roundingtheearth.substack.com/p/a-potential-new-paradigm-of-property|A Potential New Paradigm of Property on the Horizon]]
  * [[https://roundingtheearth.substack.com/p/a-personal-umbrel-lightning-node|A Personal Umbrel Lightning Node Setup]]

=== Smart Contracts ===
  * [[https://roundingtheearth.substack.com/p/intermediate-technology-lesson-what|Intermediate Technology Lesson: What are Smart Contracts?]]


===== Financial Technology (FinTech) =====
  * [[https://roundingtheearth.substack.com/p/banking-governance-a-discussion-with|Banking Governance: A Discussion with Oliver Studd About Valhalla Network as a Solution to Community Banking]]

==== Major FinTech Scams and Other Events ====
  * [[https://roundingtheearth.substack.com/p/world-premiere-dude-suddenly|World Premiere: Dude Suddenly]]

==== Cryptocurrency Trading ====
  * [[https://roundingtheearth.substack.com/p/everything-in-high-finance-is-conspiracy?s=w|Everything in High Finance is Conspiracy Theory]]