Difficulty Adjustments, Milei, and Portable Passports
block #805104
synopsis
Ian and Mandana cover missed holidays (Infinity Day, Summer Solstice/Nowruz, SegWit Activation Day), discuss the difficulty adjustment in Bitcoin mining, Unchained Capital's growth, the Orange Pill App raising $250K, the Current app's workaround for Apple's zap restrictions, and Argentina's pro-Bitcoin presidential candidate Milei. Mandana tangents into passports and international listener demographics.
quotes
Ian: "Bitcoin is the invention. The car. All the altcoins are Ford, Chevy, Dodge. The only difference is that you can never invest in the car. You have to invest in one of those car brands. Bitcoin — you can actually invest in the invention."
Ian: "Bitcoin miners are actually like creating new earth. Every 10 minutes."
Ian on the UK: "The only thing they have going for it is the fact they have all this stolen wealth hidden in banks all around the world. But it's hidden in things that are going to start trending towards zero against Bitcoin."
Mandana: "Don't bring dirty New York City into my island."
Ian on Argentina: "He's not saying I'm going to do something crazy. He's saying I'm doing what that guy is doing. And look at the results."
topics
Bitcoin difficulty adjustment and mining economicsUnchained Capital's growth as a Bitcoin adoption metricOrange Pill App raising seed capital ($250K)Apple App Store vs. Nostr zaps (Current app workaround)Argentina's Milei as a Bitcoin presidential candidatePassport power rankings and international listener demographicsSHA-256 hashing and altcoin mining equipment incompatibility