1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:03,560 You're listening to an outtake of a bonus episode for the Bitcoin Playbook. 2 00:00:03,920 --> 00:00:08,120 If you want access to this entire conversation, you can go over to the Fountain app and subscribe 3 00:00:08,120 --> 00:00:13,800 there for $5 a month. A subscription will get you access to ad-free episodes, bonus content like 4 00:00:13,800 --> 00:00:19,280 this, as well as live calls with other entrepreneurs and business owners. If you'd rather keep going on 5 00:00:19,280 --> 00:00:23,400 free mode, just a reminder, you're not losing access to any content, but I want to make sure 6 00:00:23,400 --> 00:00:28,040 that I'm creating additional content for those who are paid subscribers. Either way, I hope you enjoy. 7 00:00:28,040 --> 00:00:34,340 All right, David, we'll appreciate you sharing on the interview earlier. This is a portion for 8 00:00:34,340 --> 00:00:39,580 subscribers, paid subscribers to the podcast. We're going to delve into a couple things today. 9 00:00:39,580 --> 00:00:46,420 You mentioned in the interview that you benefit from reading, wanted to pick your brain a little 10 00:00:46,420 --> 00:00:51,860 bit on some of the things that have helped to keep you sharp or introduce you to new ideas. 11 00:00:51,860 --> 00:01:10,618 And then the other topic you wanted to talk about and this is going to be a bit of a a hostile audience or at least a skeptical audience but Bitcoin and DeFi So I forewarned you but I want to see what you have to say here because it something that you want to share 12 00:01:10,678 --> 00:01:14,978 And you did provide a lot of great insight when it comes to Bitcoin mining. 13 00:01:14,978 --> 00:01:21,418 So let's start off with reading and things that help to keep you sharp and introduce you to new ideas. 14 00:01:21,418 --> 00:01:37,058 Yeah, you know, as far as reading, you know, something that really kind of clicks for me is always not being afraid to be curious on the topics, right? 15 00:01:37,498 --> 00:01:43,338 And really just kind of diving into what might be present as well, right? 16 00:01:43,358 --> 00:01:44,418 You'd be surprised, right? 17 00:01:44,418 --> 00:01:50,958 that and I was kind of sharing one book that I'm currently reading, which is called The 18 00:01:50,958 --> 00:01:51,958 Harvest, right? 19 00:01:51,958 --> 00:01:54,878 So it's by Adam Livingston. 20 00:01:54,878 --> 00:02:09,236 You can find it there But you know super intriguing book it was recommended to me by a good friend of mine who a professor over at UT His name is John Professor John Dollary So but it an awesome book awesome read 21 00:02:09,236 --> 00:02:15,636 Um, but at the end of the day, it's like, well, it keeps me really fresh and it keeps 22 00:02:15,636 --> 00:02:18,496 me, keeps me up to date again, right. 23 00:02:18,496 --> 00:02:25,156 It's, it's being curious about what's out there, always asking, well, how, and why does 24 00:02:25,156 --> 00:02:25,736 this work? 25 00:02:25,936 --> 00:02:26,416 Right. 26 00:02:26,456 --> 00:02:31,276 And, and really looking for applications towards my own, towards my own theories, right. 27 00:02:31,296 --> 00:02:35,196 Everybody has their own perspective on what they're, what they kind of think that this 28 00:02:35,196 --> 00:02:36,456 market's going to develop into. 29 00:02:36,456 --> 00:02:45,136 It really helps just to kind of get just stay curious and always read always read towards towards what might, you know, what might come next. 30 00:02:45,796 --> 00:02:45,876 Yeah. 31 00:02:46,016 --> 00:02:50,396 So is this the Adam Livingston that's sharing on X a lot these days? 32 00:02:50,456 --> 00:02:52,796 I feel like I've seen an Adam Livingston pop up. 33 00:02:52,836 --> 00:02:53,616 Is this the same one? 34 00:02:53,716 --> 00:02:53,956 Do you know? 35 00:02:54,956 --> 00:02:55,316 Yeah. 36 00:02:55,436 --> 00:03:05,934 Yeah I believe so It you see the book there It called The Great Harvest Yeah The Great Harvest Yeah cool Yeah cool I seen him producing a lot of stuff these days He can spit out some content 37 00:03:06,234 --> 00:03:10,494 I don't follow him, I don't think, but he's definitely out there in the ether. 38 00:03:11,594 --> 00:03:16,394 So the next thing is DeFi on Bitcoin. 39 00:03:16,614 --> 00:03:18,474 So sell us on it. 40 00:03:19,574 --> 00:03:20,414 Oh, man. 41 00:03:20,414 --> 00:03:31,334 And so, you know, I think really start, you know, I won't really sell you on it, but I'll kind of just inform you of like what's what's current and what's present. 42 00:03:31,334 --> 00:03:39,934 Right. And what we've where we've where we've actually what we've actually stemmed from, you know, in the beginning of 20, you know, I'd say 2018 ish, 29. 43 00:03:40,074 --> 00:03:44,954 Well, really, 2020, you know, we had, you know, DeFi summer. 44 00:03:44,954 --> 00:03:49,674 Right. We had the emergence of a lot of these stable coins that kind of came around. 45 00:03:50,174 --> 00:03:56,574 And we're also seeing the emergence of legislation towards stable coins specifically. 46 00:03:57,294 --> 00:04:00,954 Right now, why this is important is because.