# The Sunday Crypto Recap - Down the Rabbit Hole 82
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As the FED's balance sheet crosses $7 trillion and Hong Kong's [independence dies ](https://twitter.com/milessuter/status/1263806064421736448)- the case for Bitcoin grows ever stronger. Don't be fooled though - challenges abound from government antipathy to inter-crypto tribalism - smooth sailing it most certainly shall not be.

Another week of rich narrative discussion - Twitter as per usual being an excellent place from which to observe the 'great show'.

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# Picks of the Week

This [report](https://messari.io/bitcoin-halving-2020/institutional) examining the unfolding institutionalization of Bitcoin. If looking to round out your knowledge on BTC there is no better podcast [resource](https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/the-beginners-guide-to-bitcoin) than this. Also an easy recommendation is this brief [discussion](https://youtu.be/JNVqXE2bSfE) of BTC risk factors going forward.

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# Twitter

BTC's properties:
https://twitter.com/pierre_rochard/status/1262154649701945345

The issuance contrast:
https://twitter.com/tylerwinklevoss/status/1259885898138861570

For you Trekkie fans out there:
https://twitter.com/EditionSatoshi/status/1260067498076012544

BTC fiat contrast in the FED's own words:
https://twitter.com/BChappatta/status/1262164078019084295

Adoption of BTC isn't as widely required as soon may think:
https://twitter.com/gaborgurbacs/status/1262360088976769024

Institutions are here - now (recommended):
https://twitter.com/MessariCrypto/status/1262399907257868291

Visa had something interesting to say about crypto this week:
https://twitter.com/_RJTodd/status/1262115994467794945

Crypto folks worth a follow:
https://twitter.com/ihatecodee/status/1262922211645669383

Continuous Liquidity Pools - a thread (recommended):
https://twitter.com/Rewkang/status/1232414958706520064

DigiByte founder bows out - in his own words (indirectly highlights one of BTCs competitive advantages):
https://twitter.com/jaredctate/status/1261284080827674625

Thoughts on central bank digital currencies (recommended):
https://twitter.com/cuysheffield/status/1262165232027185152

Hong Kong's independence just died - a thread on why this matters (highly recommended):
https://twitter.com/milessuter/status/1263806064421736448

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# Articles

A quality Messari report examining the institutionalization of BTC (highly recommended):
https://messari.io/bitcoin-halving-2020/institutional

Explaining crypt to 'normal' people:
https://markhelfman.com/2020/05/15/the-best-way-to-talk-to-normal-people-about-cryptocurrency/

Arguing that PoW is not inefficient (recommended):
https://www.danheld.com/blog/2019/1/5/pow-is-efficent

Unsure of whether to buy BTC?:
https://medium.com/in-bitcoin-we-trust/5-things-to-know-if-youre-hesitating-to-buy-bitcoin-for-the-first-time-44c269b4f493

Outlining BTC core value:
https://medium.com/in-bitcoin-we-trust/open-letter-to-peter-schiff-that-claim-bitcoin-has-no-intrinsic-value-ea95e02d6163

Government policies are in themselves a catalyst for BTC growth:
https://medium.com/in-bitcoin-we-trust/governments-response-to-the-economic-crisis-will-be-a-catalyst-for-the-upcoming-bitcoin-price-4755cfa366b2

Capital markets past/present/future (report format - highly recommended):
http://brucefenton.com/economic-report/

An analysis of how to assign value to crypto assets (highly recommended):
https://bankless.substack.com/p/how-to-value-crypto-capital-assets

A brief outline of BlockOne's entry into EOS voting:
https://block.one/news/initial-voting-criteria-and-next-steps/

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# Podcasts

The single best podcast resource for budding Bitcoiners (highly recommended);

https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/the-beginners-guide-to-bitcoin

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Examining the diverse and sometimes confusing world of Bitcoiners (recommended):

https://anchor.fm/5-minute-crypto-podcast/episodes/Five-Minute-Crypto--The-Bitcoiner-Menagerie-ee04jn/a-a1pvsb

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Misir Mahmudov outlines his new BTC book (recommended):

https://play.acast.com/s/tales-from-the-crypt/8555c47a-42a9-42e8-acdd-9f69488c6cc2

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# YouTube

Andreas Antonopoulos discusses some common threat vectors for BTC going forward (highly recommended):

https://youtu.be/JNVqXE2bSfE

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An intro to BTC for those Potter fans among you (also highly entertaining):

https://youtu.be/W7l4A5DSYas

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Alex Saunders on markets and opportunities (recommended):

https://youtu.be/2OVRWUs2yRA?t=104

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A somewhat gushing overview of pending ETH developments - informative but uncritical (recommended):

https://youtu.be/8HHdrmA4sEU

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Where to from here for the global economy (recommended):

https://youtu.be/jS0IKayjO-k

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Recessions - brief overview (recommended):

https://youtu.be/X2c_7dU8shQ

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# Infographics

Hashrate has taken a hit (as expected):


https://twitter.com/ssaurel/status/1262283215303294977/photo/1

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On the other hand Bitcoin addresses holding more than 1 BTC continue to rise:

https://twitter.com/glassnodealerts/status/1262629520307298304/photo/1

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BTC has returned to a blissful lack of correlation with stocks:

https://twitter.com/lawmaster/status/1260869426586451969/photo/1

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# Website/Utility

What better way to while away the day than with this BTC transaction visualization tool:

https://bitcoin-vr.github.io/

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So much happening around the cryptosphere. It's hard to keep up but well worth the time invested. As always, looking forward to your comments and suggestions.

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**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.*

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Also published on [TIMM](https://mentormarket.io/cryptocurrencies/cryptos-decrypted/the-sunday-crypto-recap-down-the-rabbit-hole-82/).


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