Cody Hall

What I'm reading, writing, and thinking about.

What I’m Crunching — July 27, 2025

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Books I’m Reading

Alexander Hamilton, American

Brookhiser has done good work in writing biographies on several founding fathers of the United States. After finishing Give Me Liberty last week, I started in on Alexander Hamilton, American. It has been great so far.

Hamilton, like so many of the younger founding fathers, excelled in many areas, over and above his peers. He wrote significant works at a young age, entered college at a young age, and read far more than those around them.

He served as one of George Washington’s aides for four years in the Revolutionary War, helped craft the United States Constitution, and, as the first Secretary of the Treasury, was the primary architect and advocate for creating America’s first central bank – the First Bank of the United States, which was established in 1791.

On Bitcoin

Both Bitcoin and stablecoins have immense implications for gospel work globally.

Paying your international staff in stablecoins like USDT or USDC protects them from the inevitable debasement of their local fiat currencies.

In many cases, fees associated with stablecoin payments are <10% of the fees they would pay to convert the USD in their bank accounts into local currencies. Rather than 2-5% fees, they’re more like 0.2-0.5%. Reducing the cost of financial transactions reduces the friction inherent in many areas of life.

On the Bitcoin side, larger ministry payments (think capital expenditures, etc.) sent through traditional USD payment channels (international wires, etc.) are subject to increased scrutiny and fees.

Bitcoin allows an individual or entity to transfer value directly to another individual or entity without an intermediary. Think about that.

Settlement is in minutes on the blockchain vs. days on traditional rails and the fees are fractions of a percent.

Tweets I’m Reading

^ Opportunity cost is real.

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