Learn How to Buy & Self-Custody bitcoin! Cornell Bitcoin Club Meeting #16 Follow-Up & #17 Info
Hi All,
Hope you've been enjoying the nice weather! Here are the slides & recording from the 16th meeting.
Main Topic: "Navigating Bitcoin’s Role in Democratic Resilience and Ruin" Led by Matthew Correa
Explored case studies from Russia and Turkey, assessing how citizens leverage Bitcoin as a tool for financial independence and resistance against authoritarian regimes.
Participated in a policy-response simulation, offering an opportunity to understand Bitcoin’s impact on the complex dynamics behind democratic backsliding.
See youWednesday, 10/23, at 6 pm in Gates G01! Brian Liu, one of our Club's Subcommittee Leads, will be leading our conversation on the topic ofbest practices in buying and self-custodying bitcoin(if you so choose; not financial advice). Brian will also be going over some more technical aspects of bitcoin (such as its UTXO model and different address types).There will also be pizza!
News Updates:
I love the "News Block" by Natalie Brunell & Sam Callahan. They present all weekly news in 10 mins or about the time it takes to mine a block. (Substack & Podcast)
The transformation of El Salvador has now become a Harvard Business School case study (link)
Two papers caused quite a stir. The 1st was from the European Central Bank & the 2nd from the Minneapolis Fed. Frank Corva sheds light on ECB paper here & this is a really good twitter thread discussing both papers.)
Meeting Calendar:
10/23: Cornell Bitcoin Club Meeting - Led by Brian Liu
11/06: Cornell Bitcoin Club Meeting - Led by Maggie Gao
11/13: Cornell Bitcoin Club Meeting - Led by Ella Hough on Topic of Nostr
11/20: Cornell Bitcoin Club Meeting - GUEST SPEAKER: Drew Armstrong
11/27: NO Cornell Bitcoin Club Meeting; Thanksgiving break!
12/03: Cornell Bitcoin Club Meeting - GUEST SPEAKER: Jeff Booth
All External Links to Join Virtual Meeting Will Be On Shared Google Calendar (Linked Below)
Event Calendar:
10/30: Cornell Bitcoin Club White Paper Party! Celebrate the day Bitcoin was announced to the world. We will have lots of food, games to earn sats, & a little bit of history of October 31, 2008 (& 1517 )
11/01: Virtual Panel w/ Bitcoin Mining Experts. Hosted by UCLA Bitcoin Bruins Club
11/02: Bitcoin Mining Film Dirty Coin Screening @ The Schwartz Film Forum
11/09: OP_NEXT Conference @ Fidelity Center for Applied Technology (FCAT) in Boston (Free Student Tickets)
TBD: Sal Pineda has been working on how to recruit into Bitcoin jobs
Reminders:
Missed a Meeting?
09/18: Welcome | Intro to CBTC | Lesson: "The Price of Today: Why You Should Care About Bitcoin" - Led by Ella Hough (slides v1, slides v2, & recording)
09/25 GUEST SPEAKER: Nate, Engineer at Voltage (slides & recording)
10/02: Proof of Work Day: Projects Overview & Beginning - Led by Ella Hough (slides & no recording)
10/09: Lesson & Debate Activity on Bitcoin in Emerging Markets - Led by Rafa Baldeon (slides & recording)
Be in touch if there's anything we can do for you. Thank you!
Warmly,
Ella