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.

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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