Well, that was a week worthy of a recap, from IOTA shutting down (for now) to Tron ‘partnering’ with Steemit, and WAX teasing a partnership with Disney. Oh, and Voice finally launched – in beta and limited to the US but it’s a start.

Bitcoin cracked 10k and until moments ago stayed above that figure of ‘public interest’. Also a great week for most Alts with many posting double-digit gains though they have also seen a sudden sharp correction.

As always, a focus on long-term fundamentals will probably provide the greatest return on investment…so, be careful out there.

Picks of the Week

Alts, alts, alts…all that glitters is not gold (or Bitcoin). Also well worth your time, this article on the moment we see before us and this explanation of why you may feel you are falling further behind year after year after year.

Twitter

Why do we need Bitcoin? (highly recommended):
https://twitter.com/Rhythmtrader/status/1224855844296232965

Crypto founder insanity…
https://twitter.com/nic__carter/status/1225625524078247936

An exploration of some of the implications of BTC going forward:
https://twitter.com/ChrisEspley1/status/1225740617235353606

BTC = a paradigm shift:
https://twitter.com/johnkvallis/status/1226170402562551808

Zoom out on BTC (recommended):
https://twitter.com/GordonBuckley3/status/1228211791332663297

On BTC liquidity and marketing:
https://twitter.com/butera_simone/status/1227285326986727427

The next BTC peak may be lower – here’s why (recommended):
https://twitter.com/Josh_Rager/status/1218265268243304449

Bitcoin as super-collateral (recommended):
https://twitter.com/fiatminimalist/status/1225296658138722305

An argument for a bullish perspective on EOS:
https://twitter.com/EOSandCHILL/status/1226432865031770112

There’s a central bank trend here…
https://twitter.com/owengwilliam/status/1227154278453665797

A lot of China has now gone offline:
https://twitter.com/balajis/status/1226211246975934464

Articles

The clock is ticking on owning 1 Bitcoin (recommended):
https://medium.com/in-bitcoin-we-trust/the-race-to-own-1-full-bitcoin-has-begun-4c32dabefed0

Bit Brain on Understanding the market/opportunity before us (highly recommended):
https://trybe.one/you-need-to-understand

Fiat is comfortable – BTC is growth (highly recommended):
https://medium.com/in-bitcoin-we-trust/fiat-money-is-your-comfort-zone-bitcoin-is-your-growth-zone-8994ea554d5f

Bringing Efficiency to Ethereum’s Economics (recommended):
https://cryptobriefing.com/ethereum-efficiency-proposal-could-make-token-holders-richer/

EOS seeking to integrate Ethereum smart contracts:
https://cryptobriefing.com/eos-pursuing-compatibility-ethereum-smart-contract-code/

On factional ownership (recommended):
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-02-07/you-can-own-a-fraction-of-a-warhol-but-should-you?

Seven possible inflection points for the coming decade (non-crypto specific):
https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/7-tipping-points-2020s

Podcasts

Beware the promises of Altcoins (highly recommended):

https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/podcast/the-beginners-guide-to-bitcoin-part-9-altcoins-a-history-of-failure-with-nic-carter

Bitcoin as tech that fundamentally resets the current financial system (recommended):

YouTube

Feel like you are falling behind? (highly recommended):

Exploring the Ethereum ecosystem (recommended):

Another informative EOS update by Colin Talks Crypto:

A roundup of the current state of VeChain (basic information only):

A simple demonstration of one of the powerful aspects of crypto:

Infographics

Bitcoin on-chain activity looks very bullish:

https://twitter.com/woonomic/status/1226387700963532801/photo/1

The DeFi space has grown immensely in recent months:

https://twitter.com/spencernoon/status/1225606337578643458/photo/1

Website / Utility

An excellent resource of quality Bitcoin focused articles (recommended):

Exciting times indeed. However, remember to stay sceptical – verify don’t trust. The noise to value ratio of the crypto space is set to explode – keep learning and filter, filter, filter.

Note on Sources:

Twitter & Reddit (cryptos current meta-brains) / Medium / Trybe / Hackernoon / Whaleshares / TIMM and so on/ YouTube / various podcasts and whatever else I stumble upon. The aim is a useful weekly aggregator of ideas rather than news. Though I try to keep the sources current – I’ll reference these articles and podcasts etc. as I encounter them – they may have been published just a couple of days ago or in some cases quite a bit earlier.