Does Maximalism Help or Hurt Bitcoin? Lyn Alden and Udi Wertheimer Debate - Ep. 417

Published: Nov. 8, 2022, 8:30 a.m.

b"Lyn Alden, founder of Lyn Alden Investment Strategy, and Udi Wertheimer, a recovering Bitcoin maxi, talk about Bitcoin Maximalism, how Bitcoin is developing, and what\\u2019s the future of Bitcoin\\u2019s security model.\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\nShow highlights:\\n\\nWhat the definition of Bitcoin maximalism is\\n\\nwhether BTC maximalism is toxic\\n\\nwhether Vitalik Buterin is still a bitcoiner and how Bitcoiners became the 'token police', according to Udi\\n\\nwhy Lyn thinks Bitcoin has been attacked by the media since the beginning\\n\\nthe attacks by Bitcoin maximalists on Nic Carter and Andreas Antonopoulos\\n\\nhow adoption kicked in during previous cycles and why it benefitted BTC\\n\\nwhat the different types of Bitcoiners are\\n\\nwhat developments are being made around Bitcoin\\n\\nthe importance of Bitcoin being permissionless\\n\\nwhat the use cases for Bitcoin are and whether it\\u2019s still a highly speculative asset\\n\\nwhether people care about using decentralized payment tools\\n\\nhow Lyn defines \\u2018ultra sound money\\u2019 and why she thinks that Bitcoin is better at that than ETH\\n\\nwhether Bitcoin\\u2019s security model needs to be fixed\\xa0\\n\\nwhy being able to run a node is essential for censorship resistance\\n\\nTake Unchained's 2022 survey!\\xa0\\xa0\\nUnchained is doing its annual survey. Tell us how you think we\\u2019re doing and how we could improve, whether it be on the podcast, in the newsletter, or in our premium offering. Looking forward to hearing your thoughts!\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\nThank you to our sponsors!\\nCrypto.com\\nChainalysis\\nMinima\\n\\xa0\\nUdi:\\n\\nTwitter\\n\\nSubstack\\n\\nPrevious Unchained episodes:\\n\\nWhy Bitcoin Maximalism Is \\u2018Like a Shitcoin Community\\u2019\\n\\n\\xa0\\nLyn:\\n\\nTwitter\\n\\nWebsite\\n\\nPrevious Unchained episodes:\\n\\nHow Will Inflation Impact Crypto?\\n\\n\\nIs Ethereum a Good Investment?\\xa0\\n\\nWhy Bitcoin Now: Meltem Demirors and Lyn Alden on the Perfect Conditions for Bitcoin\\n\\nEpisode Links\\nPrevious Coverage of Unchained:\\nIs Bitcoin Doomed to Fail? Eric Wall and Justin Bons Face Off\\n\\n\\nArthur Hayes, Former Ethereum Skeptic, on Why the Merge Makes Him Bullish on ETH\\xa0\\n\\nWith the Merge, Will Ethereum Take Over Bitcoin\\u2019s Title as Digital Gold?\\n\\n\\xa0Bitcoin\\u2019s culture and security\\n\\nBitcoin Maximalism Is Dead, Long Live Bitcoin Maximalism by Pete Rizo\\n\\n\\nSetting the record straight by Nic Carter\\n\\n\\nThe Rise and Fall of Bitcoin Culture by Paul J. Dylan-Ennis\\n\\n\\nGeeks, MOPs, and sociopaths in subculture evolution by David Chapman\\n\\n\\nSurprisingly, Tail Emission Is Not Inflationary by Peter Todd\\n\\n\\nJustin Bons\\u2019 thread on BTC security model\\n\\n\\nA (brief and incomplete) history of censorship in /r/Bitcoin by John Blocke\\n\\nUltra sound money\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices"