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Brad⚡(Beyond The Price)

https://beyondtheprice.substack.com/

Based in Tokyo. Documenting Bitcoin adoption in East Asia with the Beyond The Price podcast. Let's connect!

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cobaltotter1@primal.net

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2024-08-08 15:16:23

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Everything's correlated to the yen right now. I'll get some of the specifics here wrong but my understanding is: When the yen suddenly strengthened (blue line going down on the chart), the many entities shorting the yen in one form or another (e.g. the yen carry trade) had to scramble to cover their shorts, so they sold whatever they could, and bitcoin's easy to sell.
Everything's correlated in a panic, but I'm curious how long this will remain the case.

2024-08-08 15:05:34

Fascinating isn't it. Japanese yen vs Bitcoin price
https://m.primal.net/JsZE.png

2024-07-31 02:35:04

Preston + Luke = 🔥
Thanks @npub1s5y…6q7z @npub14mc…frlx @npub16le…ffxj
https://fountain.fm/episode/XBkpKMiN1pfgNaDUS4q3

2024-06-13 13:01:32

Recent fiat food podcast from @npub1s5y…6q7z blew my mind. Had heard pieces of the story but it was really the economic element that tied it all together and pushed it over the edge of 'this needs to influence my life to a way greater degree'

2024-06-10 22:56:26

Haven't been on here in a while

2024-04-21 01:57:59

I heard he's gonna rename it Bitford when he's mayor

2024-04-10 22:30:59

Uhhh just lost all the people I follow

2024-04-10 22:25:29

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Glad you made it!

2024-03-27 04:00:54

Made it to NYC. Excited to walk the streets for a week.

2024-03-26 02:55:48

Excited to visit NYC for the first time in 10 years and visit @npub1key…lt3h for the first time. Any other New York recommendations? #asknostr

2024-03-24 04:16:33

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Always good to make a reference and then immediately explain it.

2024-03-23 14:03:04

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Looks like you got the 100k hot potato!

2024-03-23 13:53:31

TIL candy is shiny because of bug shit
https://youtu.be/iEkKwOWZS_E?si=JeHd-lUXX-d1bLUT

2024-03-23 02:45:57

Would love to do this someday
#note1v63…hd0e

2024-03-22 21:15:24

It's funny that on The Mentalist, Simon Baker speaks in an excellent American accent throughout, but after the credits each episode when he says, "Stay tuned for scenes from our next episode," he reverts back to his Australian accent.

2024-03-22 16:23:06

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Thank you!

2024-03-21 19:14:41

For those who don't know, I interview people about #Bitcoin adoption - and sometimes #nostr - in East Asia (I'm based in Tokyo).
This is my recent conversation with John Riggins of @npub1t8a…56yu about his time in China (since 2016), the upcoming Bitcoin Asia conference in HK, why he thinks the alpha is in Asia, and much more.
Most interesting to me were how bullish he is on Hong Kong (and even China), and the "secret" story behind the 2021 bitcoin mining ban. Check it out!
https://fountain.fm/episode/3j4T00mXDN8SVrUtQnda
The link above is for @npub1v5u…n0v5, where you can earn bitcoin as you listen, but it's also available wherever you get your podcasts.
#introductions

2024-03-20 15:27:19

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That is one confusing pic

2024-03-20 15:25:44

Did some digging but couldn’t find anything. Any insights appreciated
https://m.primal.net/HmlY.jpg

2024-03-19 20:35:21

Crazy. And way more informative than any coverage I've seen.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URfCwT3UQy4

2024-03-19 18:50:15

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Happily bought it with broken money 😄

2024-03-19 14:26:15

Think about it, if MrBeast were on #Nostr, he could drop fortunes on random followers or reward every single follower completely seamlessly whenever he wanted.
So which one of you is going to be the MrBeast of Nostr?!
(I'd do it, but I don't think I'm crazy enough.)
https://images.samsung.com/is/image/samsung/assets/us/explore/brand/mrbeast-x-samsung/mo/MrBeast_Partnership-LP-FT03-KV-M.jpeg?

2024-03-19 02:12:23

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Gotta rectify that, way too much to do here! Especially in September 😉 @npub19x0…2ree @npub17n5…j6ds

2024-03-18 20:57:57

What would be cool is an animated lightning border around reposts that you also zapped, so your followers know you really liked it.

2024-03-16 17:37:42

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Maybe I should've tagged this #grownostr

2024-03-16 17:04:24

Unpopular opinion (?): #Nostr needs a toxically addicting app more than a feel-good community.
An app that sucks you in, keeps you doomscrolling until 5 am, convinces you that the alpha/enlightenment/fulfillment you crave can be found in the very next post, shoves the trash you hate but always click on in your face every time you open it, delivers the dopamine when your spouse/partner/significant other does not, poisons your relationships, self-image, and productivity, messes up an entire generation of teenagers. And onboards half the world.
Then, far healthier alternatives will pop up (/have always existed) and people will flock to them because they don't have to give up their networks.
Right now, it's not that people don't know their habits are unhealthy, it's that the calculus doesn't make it seem worth it to quit. "Go where my friends/entertainers are" vs. "go where is good for me" almost always resolves in one direction. So lure them in with the unhealthy and then present the healthy without the switching cost.
People talk about how calm/happy/refreshing Nostr is, but I suspect we'll need the rage-baiters, the e-thots, the slack-jawed soyboys in order to make a dent in the world.
Problem is who would knowingly build a dopamine casino with no walls?
(I should note that the beauty of Nostr is that none of this means we can't keep the feel-good communities, they'll just have to work a bit harder at filtering when everyone else moves in.)
https://i.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/facebook/000/035/358/tangled-1.jpg

2024-03-16 16:22:46

I wish @npub12vk…pugg on desktop had the same slick wallet experience as on mobile. The @npub1get…0nfm extension is good, but zaps need to be one click.

2024-03-16 00:16:28

This is a common refrain, but I don’t actually understand it. Why would counterparties value gold when what they really need are food, water, and weaponry? How would you divide your gold (bars, coins, etc.) to spend it? How would they verify the authenticity of your gold?
Some Bitcoiners acknowledge that gold would be superior to #Bitcoin in a no-internet, apocalyptic scenario, but I’m not convinced. I think internet would be one of the first things to come back, purely out of desperation. As soon as that happens, game over for gold. But I’m not sure it’s not game over for gold even before that.
Show me if I’m being insufficiently imaginative.
https://m.primal.net/HlTQ.jpg

2024-03-15 19:21:35

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That's a big total!

2024-03-15 00:57:27

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Those are the two I’ve tried, will check out FreeFrom

2024-03-13 04:53:42

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Wise words. Also “career in media” sounds awful 😆

2024-03-13 04:32:21

It’s hard to be on social media (including #nostr) and not start caring about the numbers. Like I’d really like to get to 500 followers, for no reason other than then I can go for 1000, and so on.

2024-03-10 03:31:37

First time doing daylight savings time in years

2024-02-26 00:43:29

One mistake I see Bitcoiners making is assuming the opponents of #Bitcoin reject it because they understand it.
In most cases, they don’t. They’re not rejecting it because they hate freedom/self-sovereignty/superior money/whatever, they’re rejecting it because they think about Bitcoin the way you think about “crypto”.
That’s an opportunity.

2024-02-18 07:23:24

A few years ago I was translating something by a wealthy Japanese art collector, and one thing he said stuck in my mind.
He said he thinks it's better for an artist to grow up in a small city or town rather than a big city like Tokyo because in a big city, you're surrounded by people at the top of the game and it's easy to feel like you'll never achieve what they have, whereas in a small city the competition is less in your face.
I think social media or the internet at large has the same problem, we all have access to the most popular entertainers, most engaging writers, the biggest podcasters, etc., so it's easy to get discouraged if you're trying to follow in their footsteps. Worsened by the fact that it seems much more within reach because of the accessibility, but secretly isn't.
Kinda wish I could just do my thing, even if it sucks, without knowing about all the people doing it better than me.

2024-02-12 03:18:25

One overtime game in the history of the Super Bowl?!

2024-02-12 02:25:42

LET'S GO

2024-02-12 02:07:29

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Didn't expect to see Jack onscreen!

2024-02-12 01:38:30

Always crazy to me they do all that on the same field they play on

2024-02-11 23:13:08

Got the American stream by paying ¥140 (about $1) on DAZN. What an age we live in

2024-02-11 23:10:00

Anyone else about to watch the Super Bowl? Not that I'm really into football, but everyone's always talking about how #nostr needs more non-#bitcoin talk, so let's do it

2023-12-06 09:50:14

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Like in an email, “Nice to e-meet you!”
Ugh.

2023-12-06 00:55:02

Guys stop saying "e-meet"

2023-12-03 07:09:50

Apparently something like 80% of podcasts don't make it past 10 episodes. In celebration of that milestone, I chose my favorite clips from the first 10 episodes and put them together, along with some bonus clips from my interviews at #Nostrasia! I think you'll enjoy this.
I'm still trying to find my audience (whether to focus on people who haven't seen the relevance for #Bitcoin to their lives yet, or people already into Bitcoin who are located in or just interested in Asia), but things will become more clear with your feedback as we keep going.
Big thanks to my guests and all of you!
Guests:
@npub13lk…lpsy
@npub1x9h…n4qw
@npub17n5…j6ds
@npub1h88…hqta
@npub1kzn…7zc4
@npub1txp…xacz
@npub16vr…p2va
@npub1dc8…jwqd
@npub1v5u…n0v5
@npub1nst…rg5l
Bonus Nostrasia interviews:
@npub1klk…x3vt
@npub1az9…m8y8 Nicolas Dorier,
Daniel from @npub1hcw…h9rq
https://fountain.fm/episode/xM9bLCLTcYHXCZmIPhEm

2023-11-22 09:14:08

FINALLY finished editing together my recordings from #Nostrasia. Huge thanks to everyone who spoke with me and onstage.
@npub1y67…q62h @npub1lel…kvyz @npub1sg6…f63m @npub1sn0…jdv9 @npub1gg5…ke5x @npub1jdy…fwsu @npub1hcw…h9rq @npub1az9…m8y8 @npub1klk…x3vt しおんさん、つるるんさん
Check it out and share it with someone you want to purple-pill!
https://fountain.fm/episode/Zz5J2Ju3qirzanqP7Net

2023-10-19 16:12:26

So sick of hearing the word ‘alpha’

2023-10-18 13:23:53

The term "Web3" has a bad rap in #Bitcoin circles, and for good reason. At the same time, it's obvious that our current Internet is rife with problems, problems that decentralized technology offers solutions to.
I had the privilege of talking with Graham Krizek ( @npub1txp…xacz ), founder & CEO of Voltage ( @npub15kl…4m73 ), about everything from Lightning to #Nostr to Ordinals to Taproot assets and more. Social media to mobile gaming.
Perhaps "Web3" is beyond reclamation, but the next generation of the Web belongs to Bitcoin & Nostr.
I think this episode is a decent one for Bitcoiners and crypto people alike. Feedback always appreciated!
"Is Bitcoin the Key to Web3?"
https://fountain.fm/episode/tA4K7TsF4TuSmlazEbVG

2023-10-12 08:12:36

What does #Bitcoin offer Taiwan, caught between the ambitions of the US and China?
Recently had the privilege of interviewing Louis Liu, CEO of Mimesis Capital, a Taiwan-based family fund. The conversation went in an unexpected but thought-provoking and prescient direction, covering questions like:
- How is investing with a Bitcoin mindset different from a fiat mindset or crypto mindset?
- How does investing in Bitcoin companies stack up against just investing in Bitcoin?
- How is Bitcoin a middle path between two empires, the US and China?
- What does Bitcoin have in common with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC)?
- How can Taiwanese protect their wealth as war looms? (Louis' family has a very personal connection to this question)
- Is it unpatriotic to protect your wealth from your country going to war?
All in all a great conversation that I highly recommend.
https://fountain.fm/episode/1KE3MHNhzjKJ5I75m2Vh

2023-08-26 02:28:04

How well you need to do vs inflation to maintain your desired lifestyle (excerpted from @npub1a2c…w83a's latest newsletter, linked below)
"-If someone wishes to buy finite things like prime real estate, fine art, bitcoin, or the leading tech monopoly stocks, their income and net worth better keep up with the growth of broad money supply.
-If someone wishes to own the median house, with a good healthcare plan and retirement savings, along with nutritionally-dense food and plenty of energy abundance, their income and net worth better surpass official CPI, even if it falls a bit short of broad money supply growth.
-If someone wishes to just get by, living in multifamily housing or with their relatives, with their time spent mainly in the virtual world with cheap mass-produced processed food and with cheap mass-produced consumer goods, then they can get by with less growth of income and net worth, in line with official CPI or lower."
https://www.lynalden.com/august-2023-newsletter/

2023-07-03 12:26:03

Hey @npub16lh…p536!

2023-04-29 01:28:44

Apparently yesterday was “Shibuya Day” because 4-2-8 (April 28) can be read ‘shi-bu-ya’.
It was pretty insane, Red Bull turned Rat Alley, normally where people only park their bikes and piss, into a full-on club with DJ booth and drinks counters.
And you still have doubts about coming to #Nostr Japan in November, anon??

2023-04-19 00:27:15

仮想通貨じゃなくて、ビットコインだけのポッドキャストって日本語でありますか？
Are there any Bitcoin-only Japanese podcasts?

2023-04-17 00:49:34

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What if we elect Bitcoiners?

2023-04-04 15:27:24

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Sam Harris

2023-03-07 03:50:21

It’s interesting to participate in the formation of a social media platform from such an early stage. On the one hand, I’d like a way to see significant posts since the last time I opened the app, rather than just the most recent. But that’s also the first step down the road to slavery to the algorithm like we see on every other platform atm.
The good thing about Nostr is that you’d be able to move between algorithms without losing your community, and I suppose in the end that’s the best we can do in any domain - preserve the right to vote with one’s feet.
Just not confident we’re actually able to evaluate the best thing for ourselves.

2023-03-04 08:15:48

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Maxi

2023-03-02 23:40:16

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Super obvious but it’s still weird to me that we’re all using different apps to see the same feed & interact. Awesome!

2023-03-02 21:37:54

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Looks like you got it though!

2023-03-02 14:18:39

Maybe this weekend I’ll figure out which checkmark thing to do

2023-02-28 23:53:43

Trying to switch away from BlueWallet because I heard they’re shutting down their Lightning Network wallets, but why can’t I find another app that offers multiple wallets/accounts in one app?
And why is LNURL so rare?