The Bitcoin Standard, Bitcoin Scaling, Sidechains

Tommy and Brady discuss tweets that caught our attention this week about sidechains, The Bitcoin Standard book, bitcoin maximalism, and an interesting Lightning Network use case idea. We take a look at the bitcoin price and at why Roger Ver is wrong about scaling bitcoin. Links from the show below. Newish to Bitcoin? Confused? Overwhelmed? We feel you. Follow us on YouTube, Medium and here for useful breakdowns of news, the social & economic implications of bitcoin and easy to follow howtos. We're just making the leap from learn to teach, your early support is huge. 🌍🌎🌏If you find value in this content, please subscribe, like, rate, review and share! Citizen Bitcoin on Twitter: https://twitter.com/citizenbitcoin Citizen Bitcoin on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi_fqW5K7-eLUXcLU-dR3eQ/featured Citizen Bitcoin Podcast: https://citizenbitcoin.simplecast.fm/ Sidechains tweet from Armin van Bitcoin: https://twitter.com/ArminVanBitcoin/status/978291979208536064?s=03 The Bitcoin Standard tweet from Brady: https://twitter.com/bswen/status/983901356200267777 The Bitcoin Standard book: https://www.amazon.com/Bitcoin-Standard-Decentralized-Alternative-Central/dp/1119473861 Dr. Saifedean Ammous Udemy course: https://www.udemy.com/understanding-macroeconomics-for-university-and-business/learn/v4/overview Lightning Network publishing platform idea tweet from Ansel Lindner: https://twitter.com/AnselLindner/status/984115149299748865 Three bitcoin facts not widely understood yet: https://amp.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/8bgjlw/3_basic_facts_that_show_bitcoin_is_the_most/?__twitter_impression=true Jack Dorsey the bitcoin maximalist: https://twitter.com/bswen/status/983709064730497024 Why Roger Ver is Wrong About Scaling Bitcoin: https://medium.com/@citizenbitcoin/rebutting-roger-why-roger-ver-is-wrong-about-scaling-bitcoin-10ca4799975d Jameson Lopp's bitcoin resources: https://lopp.net/bitcoin.html Cryptoconomy Quick Reads podcast: https://cryptoconomy.podbean.com/ Bitcoin and Markets podcast: http://bitcoinandmarkets.com/