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Joël Valenzuela
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Business development and marketing for Dash. Crypto and liberty lover. Living on crypto since 2015. FreeState Project mover, content creator for Digital Cash Network.
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TheDesertLynx 2 years ago
Which are the best crypto companies that are most instrumental to actual adoption of crypto as money? Bitrefill and Spritz come to mind immediately. Anyone else? 🤔
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TheDesertLynx 2 years ago
Everyone hoping to live on the Bitcoin standard doesn't remember how the gold standard turned out: custodians, fractional reserve, and eventually dissolution. Our only hope at sound money is decentralized payments. Digital cash or GTFO ⚡️💵
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TheDesertLynx 2 years ago
For months I've been obsessed with figuring out how to do NFC payments (tap-and-pay) while only owning a de-Googled phone running GrapheneOS. Dead end after dead end. Today I finally got a breakthrough! 😀
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TheDesertLynx 2 years ago
You know it was a good chat with Nate when it runs over two hours! 🤯Really good build-up to the eventual governance vs. ungovernance showdown we'll be sure to have at some point.
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TheDesertLynx 2 years ago
The world you grew up in is never coming back. You've got to realize just how good that is.
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TheDesertLynx 2 years ago
Crypto isn't political. It does enable radical human freedom, which as it turns out people are pretty damn political about. 😅
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TheDesertLynx 2 years ago
Really loved last week's podcast with Ryan on Zcon4. Definitely give it a listen if you missed the conference.
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TheDesertLynx 2 years ago
Yesterday I used six different cryptos. This isn't rare for me. Cross-chain is the way of the future, whether you're ready for it or not.
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TheDesertLynx 2 years ago
Far too few people have seen this video and think it's hard to live on crypto. Let's change that. Share this everywhere! 📢
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TheDesertLynx 2 years ago
Remember when libertarians got into crypto to #EndTheFed, then kinda just got distracted and stopped trying to use it? 😒
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TheDesertLynx 2 years ago
Paying with cash isn't quite as private as some people think. You leak location and biometric data (your face), and it's much harder to avoid building patterns with these. Crypto can definitely be less private, but it can also be a lot more private if you do it right.
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TheDesertLynx 2 years ago
Today at 3pm EDT/7pm UTC Nate of EatSleepCrypto comes back on the Digital Cash Rundown to talk PayPal's new stablecoin and Bitcoin drivechains
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TheDesertLynx 2 years ago
How many of you have a full-time job as well as another paying gig on the side? If you do, why? 🤔
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TheDesertLynx 2 years ago
If you want people to do stuff, pay them. Somehow this is a controversial point of view today. 😵‍💫
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TheDesertLynx 2 years ago
What's been the most useful AI tool you've used so far?
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TheDesertLynx 2 years ago
ZCon4 was a blast, and I'm happy to recap the whole situation with Ryan. Tune in, whether you missed the conference or not.