Episode 1230

News! The cult of Bitcoin maximalists, Bezos is going to space, & Facebook's smartwatch | E1230

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Show notes:

0:00 Intro

1:19 Toxic Bitcoin Maximalism

3:56 Bitcoin 2021 convention: craziest moments

9:50 SnackMagic - Get 10% off by using code TWIST at https://www.snackmagic.com/twist

11:22 The "Doge Bomb," silencing dissent of other types of crypto

15:16 Michael Saylor's questionable Bitcoin advice & Twitter exchange with Jason

25:03 Breaking down MicroStrategy's recent financials & Bitcoin investments

27:07 Silicon Valley Bank - Learn more at https://www.svb.com/twist

28:06 Does Bitcoin have warning signs of a cult?

35:16 Bezos plans on going to space in a few weeks, is it worth the risk?

40:59 Facebook is building a smartwatch, has Apple forced their hand into wearables with new privacy features?

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Referenced in the episode:

https://www.wsj.com/articles/microstrategys-rough-life-as-a-bitcoin-tracker-11623234600

https://www.wsj.com/articles/microstrategy-to-sell-new-bitcoin-bond-11623094736

https://www.macrotrends.net/stocks/charts/MSTR/microstrategy/revenue

https://www.barrons.com/articles/microstrategy-bitcoin-buying-debt-51623092516

https://culteducation.com/warningsigns.html

https://www.instagram.com/p/CP0MSOqnYEo/

https://www.theverge.com/2021/6/9/22526266/facebook-smartwatch-two-cameras-heart-rate-monitor

Tweets:

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https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1401018189534928898

https://twitter.com/Jason/status/1402483731932213251

https://twitter.com/Jason/status/1403019683922464768

https://twitter.com/thesheetztweetz/status/1402326637883047937

https://twitter.com/lexfridman/status/1402038290899947522

https://twitter.com/Jason/status/1402705569224413184

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