Bitcoin Bros & Bear Market Blues | What's The Point In Owning Crypto?

Are we buying Bitcoin to compensate for our fragile masculinities? In Episode #524 of 'Meanderings', Juan and I discuss: are young men drawn to Bitcoin and crypto because of masculinity, how easy it is for commentators to analyse online language to cherry-pick the loudest voices and build a sweeping narrative from that, our personal journey with Bitcoin and why we still find it compelling today, whether Bitcoin’s future is as a widely used currency and what actually gives something value. Stan Link: https://stan.store/meremortals Timeline: (00:00:00) Intro (00:02:07) Bitcoin Bros and the masculinity angle (00:06:54) Where the book gets Bitcoin right and wrong (00:15:35) From NFT jokes to why they would buy Bitcoin today (00:23:22) Their personal Bitcoin journeys and travel lessons (00:30:04) Is Bitcoin mainly a financial asset or something more (00:40:16) Will Bitcoin usage shrink as tech and payments evolve (00:47:51) Bear market mood, volatility and long term adoption (01:05:12) Australian digital dollars, VC trends and market scepticism (01:17:01) Could energy or compute become the next currency? (01:19:49) Next week: celebrations, milestones and obligation Connect with Mere Mortals: Website: https://www.meremortalspodcasts.com/ Discord: https://discord.gg/K99e8fysBn Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/meremortalspods Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcasts/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@meremortalspodcasts Value 4 Value Support: V4V: https://www.meremortalspodcasts.com/support Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/meremortalspodcast