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The Connection Between Money and Building Culture

TBN 34 - In this edition I explain why modern architecture often resists timeless principles of beauty seen in the Mona Lisa, the Pyramids, or the Golden Ratio, how this relates to the devaluation of money and why bitcoin, as hard money, could help reshape building culture, fostering designs that re

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Bitcoin and AI

In this article, I explore the growing synergy between Bitcoin and AI. With its fixed supply and disinflationary nature, Bitcoin provides the perfect complement to AI's deflationary potential.

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How Bitcoin Mining Can Energize Real Estate

TBN 25 - In this edition of the newsletter, I explore how Bitcoin mining can energize real estate by providing cost-effective energy solutions and enhancing the overall value and sustainability of properties.

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The Role of Real Estate and Its Utility Value on a Bitcoin Standard

TBN 22 - In this edition of the newsletter, I will explore the utility value of real estate on a Bitcoin standard. This exploration has been critical in developing practical strategies to address the changes brought about by bitcoin, which, as a near-perfect digital store of value, represents digita

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The Need To Protect Individual Freedom

The Bitcoin Newsletter 21 - In view of increasingly questionable political decisions and social movements that are taking on totalitarian characteristics, it is becoming increasingly important to protect individual freedom.

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Bitcoin’s Role as Collateral in Real Estate Development

The Bitcoin Newsletter 20 - In this edition of The Bitcoin Newsletter, I illuminate a pathway to include bitcoin in the financial framework of real estate development, marrying the two in a manner that could redefine real estate investment.

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Real estate vs. Bitcoin: Dismantling The Cash-Flow Narrative

The Bitcoin Newsletter 18 - In this edition of the newsletter, I debunk the myth of 'intrinsic value' and illustrate why cash flow does not directly impact an asset's capacity to serve as a reliable store of value, even in the context of real estate.

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Bitcoin & Real Estate

The Bitcoin Newsletter 17 - We are entering a new era in which the world will likely start to realize that Bitcoin is a black hole that is sucking up the monetary premium that other scarce goods have accumulated in an inflationary fiat system.

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