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A little cooler in the market this week. Low-ball BTC entry points have been rewarded but a test of 10k and lower does seem likely. This week focuses on Alts as they generally continue to bleed-out against Bitcoin. Personally, I would advise patience - the time to trade out of Alts was 2 months ago.

In addition, this week I'd like to draw your attention to the Twitter section. There's a lot of value to be extracted from curated Tweets -the constraints imposed by the medium (character limit) occassionally result in very elegantly constructed discussion pieces. The included Tweets range from a few words of witty observation to articles in a Tweet-storm format.

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# Picks of the Week

An [article in a Tweet](https://twitter.com/jdorman81/status/1145897192244166658) - well 22 of them discussing the current state of the Alt coin market and what may accrue value going forward. An [insiders take on Libra](https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/libras-dante-disparte-on-why-we-should-trust-financial/id1347049808?i=1000442264377) also makes for an excellent investment of time.

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# Twitter

Time to stop waiting on Alt season? - An article in a Tweet (highly recommended):
https://twitter.com/jdorman81/status/1145897192244166658

Tips on short-term trading BTC (recommended):
https://twitter.com/krugermacro/status/1144984725699911680

Bitfnex shorts explained - technical (recommended):
https://twitter.com/ismailtarim977/status/1145429588031541250

Advice on BTC - short and in my opinion - correct:
https://twitter.com/zhusu/status/1146214526573928449

BTC/ALT divergence:
https://twitter.com/zhusu/status/1146587630110310400

Tether is doing something interesting:
https://twitter.com/sassal0x/status/1146237778075631616

Freedom to encrypt is most certainly not a given anymore:
https://twitter.com/AriDavidPaul/status/1144582882997997568

The saga of Craig Wright continues (summary of the latest of one of his many court appearances):
https://twitter.com/KatieAnanina/status/1144831152131313664

A bullish dispute for crypto (perhaps very bullish indeed)?
https://twitter.com/AlexSaundersAU/status/1146541149600878592

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# Articles

Touring the institutional landscape of crypto:
https://medium.com/@kinjalbshah/institutions-have-arrived-who-what-and-why-920f00fc00e8

BTC as a global currency - breaking the mould:
https://offthechain.substack.com/p/bitcoins-department-of-defense-the

Dan Larimer's latest on decentralized governance (recommended):
https://medium.com/@bytemaster/decentralizing-governance-7bb43ddae81d

An interesting (possible) 'bullish' indicator from Chinese state media:
https://decrypt.co/7624/chinas-state-run-media-agency-reports

The Internet of Things (IOT) examined:
https://medium.com/swlh/internet-of-things-whats-that-d3fb018aa7b8

IOT and decentralization require each other:
https://cryptobriefing.com/computing-edge-iot-decentralization/

Examining Ethereum as a potential investment:
https://trybe.one/is-ethereum-a-good-investment

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# Podcast

The case for Libra from an insider (don't let current regulatory headwinds distract you -Libra will likely launch at some point):

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https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/libras-dante-disparte-on-why-we-should-trust-financial/id1347049808?i=1000442264377

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# YouTube

An original thinker with a long history of making good calls - well worth being aware of (recommended):
https://youtu.be/TCOokkMPByE

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The Lightning Network very clearly explained (recommended):
https://youtu.be/9UIOeoBEjmw

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The market is ever contrary (highly recommended):
https://youtu.be/pM7n7Hk65QU

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A sensible take on what to do with your Alts as they currently fail to track BTC (recommended):
https://youtu.be/J3uoDcXgWTU

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# Infographic

Just in case you hold the belief that interest in Ethereum is dying:

https://etherscan.io/charts

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# Website / Utility

An easy and engaging way to work out returns on holding BTC (recommended):

https://99bitcoins.com/bitcoin/investment/

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Well, I hope you found some material of interest and/or value during this week's trip through the crypto rabbit hole. 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.*