Archive - The Bitcoin Letter

Blockbuster And The Infrastructure Of Digital Value

The collision between Blockbuster and Netflix was between physical and digital business models. The winner was inevitable.

Apr 3, 2022 •

Matthew Pettigrew

Google Maps & Understanding Bitcoin As A Digital Asset-Class

Afixing the term "digital" to legacy words is an exponential change, not a linear change.

Jan 5, 2022 •

Matthew Pettigrew

The Next Countries That Should Adopt Bitcoin

Now that El Salvador has adopted Bitcoin, which countries are most likely to follow suit?

Dec 6, 2021 •

Matthew Pettigrew

Aspirational Inflation Rates and the CPI

Everything is getting more expensive. What prices you care about are the prices that matter most.

Feb 20, 2022 •

Matthew Pettigrew

What is Bitcoin?

A peer-to-peer electronic cash system

Oct 29, 2021 •

Matthew Pettigrew

Digital Scarcity And A Lesson From Nissan

Digitally scarcity is a profound innovation, and is the foundation of the 21st Century economy

Jan 26, 2022 •

Matthew Pettigrew

Before you can understand Bitcoin, you need to understand money

Oct 25, 2021 •

Matthew Pettigrew

What is Backing Bitcoin?

Base-layer monies are not backed by assets, they are backed by ideas.

Nov 5, 2021 •

Matthew Pettigrew

Digital Over Physical

Bitcoin's digital nature is not detrimental to its value, it is among its greatest features

Nov 25, 2021 •

Matthew Pettigrew

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