Are we mid-way through a steep correction or about to bounce? Probability may favour the bears at this point but as always nothing in crypto is certain. EOS had its big moment – did Block.one disappoint? Checkout out the video below by Investing With A Difference for an upbeat assessment. Bitcoin SV pumped mysteriously, KIK and the SEC locked horns as did the US and China over an ever-expanding trade dispute. Never a dull moment.

As usual, I’ve selected the articles etc. because I found them enlightening, compelling or challenging in some fashion. I don’t necessarily agree with the sentiments of each Tweet or article but aim to provide a door into the competing narratives that comprise crypto.

Picks of the Week

This cogent argument for acquiring at least one BTC. Also highly recommend the podcast featuring the CEO of Blockchain – lots of high value crypto information here though delivered in a very casual manner.

Twitter

Perhaps the Howey test needs to be changed in relation to crypto?:
https://twitter.com/jchervinsky/status/1133345271457427457

Settle-in an epic tweet-storm on ‘Satoshi’s vision’:
https://twitter.com/danheld/status/1084848063947071488

A brief tour of global market metrics:
https://twitter.com/krugermacro/status/1135559349051564032

A brief account of why Ari Paul got into and still supports crypto:
https://twitter.com/AriDavidPaul/status/959866635736756224

BTC pullbacks can be a longtime in coming:
https://twitter.com/Josh_Rager/status/1133371092175863808

Hodling visualized:
https://twitter.com/JamesTodaroMD/status/1133066222805893120

Cause math:
https://twitter.com/bgreene/status/1132639946899116032

Articles

Dan Larimer on privacy/freedom of speech (hot topic):
https://steemit.com/eos/@dan/does-freedom-require-radical-transparency-or-radical-privacy

Financially high risk times we live in (recommended but perhaps somewhat overstating the risk):
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-05-29/pimco-riskiest-credit-market-ever-central-banks-control-over-markets-coming-end

Decentralization of the internet will take time but…:
https://hackernoon.com/the-decentralized-internet-is-closer-than-you-think-5cef32cabb73

Money now and in the future:
https://medium.com/galaxy-digital-global-research/on-sound-money-afc0619697b3?source=collection_home—4——0———————–

Supply based blockchain – basic explanation:
https://hackernoon.com/the-technology-behind-blockchain-based-supply-chain-what-does-it-actually-do-3804f23c7387

Enter blockchain – rewriting the internet:
https://medium.com/@benihakak/taking-back-the-internet-6819a15a3809

Voice is going to be awhile:
https://medium.com/@eosnewyork/the-road-to-eosio-v1-8-b3aedb0d5098

Investors have had it good – perhaps too much so?:
https://theirrelevantinvestor.com/2019/06/02/the-coddling-of-the-american-investor/

Personal finance may not simply be about efficiency (non-crypto):
https://ofdollarsanddata.com/not-efficient-but-effective/

A return to city states? (fascinating):
https://aeon.co/essays/the-end-of-a-world-of-nation-states-may-be-upon-us

Podcasts

Exploring the history of custodial versus non-custodial solutions for Bitcoin (highly recommended):

https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/peter-smith-ceo-blockchain-on-its-dark-pool-crypto/id1123922160?i=1000440570945

The first of a 5-part series focusing on how to make the most of the next crypto bull run:

https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/two-minute-crypto-riding-the-bull-part-1-of-5/id1441492450?i=1000440115877

YouTube

A developer’s take on owning 1 Bitcoin (and then some):

Short, sweet and part of the answer to ‘Why don’t people send their Bitcoin?’:

A positive take on Block.one’s June 1st announcements (Use your own judgement):

Website / Utility

Brave now has a dedicated metric tracker:

https://batgrowth.com/

That’s it for this week’s journey down the crypto rabbit hole. Until next time! As always, looking forward to your comments and suggestions.

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.