Book I’m Reading
This is the second book of three in Edmund Morris’ excellent work on the 26th President of the United States. The first book was excellent and all three have great reviews.
I enjoy seeing how the different personalities of various US Presidents worked themselves out in differing periods of our nation’s history. Each period required and received leaders with nuanced differences in their approach to leadership.
Roosevelt’s swashbuckling approach to life and nation-building would be out of place today. But, it was exactly what the US needed at that time and resulted in remarkable progress for our interests globally.
Podcast I’m Listening To
Another great conversation on the Bitcoin Podcast from The Investors Podcast Network.
This episode is an interview with Bob Burnett, a Bitcoin mining and technology expert. Bob explains why the value of a block is largely misunderstood and how the future of mining may differ from common assumptions. They discuss the forward marketplace for blockspace, the economic implications of its scarcity, and the evolving role of miners.
Bob also shares insights into the strategic importance of securing blockspace for major corporations and the potential symbiotic relationships between mining and financial services companies.
Articles I’m Reading
This 23-Floor Manhattan Office Building Just Sold at a 97.5% Discount (NY Times)
Google Cloud now has a dedicated cluster of Nvidia GPUs for Y Combinator startups (TechCrunch)
On Bitcoin
Another excellent keynote from Saylor.
Tweets I’m Reading
In June, @cameron and I were invited to a crypto round table in DC with the White House in attendance. Two weeks later, we were disinvited because we publicly endorsed @realDonaldTrump. The Biden-Harris Administration did not want us there and refused to attend the event if we…
— Tyler Winklevoss (@tyler) July 26, 2024Dear Wormwood
— Makoto Fujimura (@iamfujimura) July 29, 2024
We managed a frenzy of attention from “The Last Supper” (a painting I despise and I refuse to understand) controversy during the Olympics. Well done. You incited, as planned, many so called “Christians” who think their “faith” is all about being offended by the…
The wait is over. This is our Louisiana Purchase moment.
— Senator Cynthia Lummis (@SenLummis) July 31, 2024
Read the text for my BITCOIN Act below ⬇️⬇️https://t.co/mSYJVwn1wI
ROWING TO GOLD 🇺🇸🥇
— Team USA (@TeamUSA) August 1, 2024
Team USA is back on the podium in the men's fours for the first time since 2012!#ParisOlympics pic.twitter.com/YVkUJv1N9w
Every time a major terrorist is eliminated I think of this clip… It will never be unfunny 🤣
— Dr. Eli David (@DrEliDavid) July 31, 2024
pic.twitter.com/HUB097UAL8
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