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PLUS: Ray Dalio on our #1 problem

GM everyone. This is 2036, the crypto newsletter that pays you.
Today is Favorite Friday, where we serve up the resources we most enjoyed this week 🍲.
So if you're looking for content to dig into this weekend, this is your list...
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What we most enjoyed this week

This is the presentation that sent chills down the spine of every crypto enthusiast this week.
It is the best presentation we’ve watched in a long time.
So, if you have time for just ONE thing this weekend, this should be it.
Here’s a short snippet…
“Be grateful for every noble challenge that you face in your work for you are alive and your work is important. Be grateful for this opportunity in front of you. Consider all those people in traditional finance. Those cogs in the regulatory state who go to work each day with dead eyes and weak hearts. Their soul knows that they are involved in nothing creative or beautiful. They are involved in nothing wild or romantic. But many of you are so embrace it and cherish it and build upon it.
Wild and romantic: these words still define the heart of crypto. And in a world of bureaucratic soul-crushing absurdity where society seems to be eating itself, grinding to dust all those who dare stand as individuals against an Arcane apparatus, this wild and romantic heart of crypto still beats block by block with unrelenting ambition. Stand tall and remember that you are neither slave nor serf. In America the common man is the noble, so act like it. Be men and women of vitality, integrity and of proud disposition. Be the pioneering industrialists and reflect the nobility of that role.
Ray Dalio is a master at explaining what’s going on in the world.
He’s the founder of the most successful hedge fund of all time and a macroeconomics wizard.
This interview is short but 100% worth watching entirely.
Ray talks about:
what 3 regions of the world will thrive in the next decade
one country that stands out above all others
the biggest threat to US supremacy in the next 5 years
… and a lot more [we summarized the whole thing in Tuesday’s newsletter].
He thinks central banks will turn to real assets like gold as US debt becomes unsustainable.
But we think there’s an even better alternative to gold…
Despite being down nearly 70% from its 2021 highs, there is still a high likelihood that Bitcoin succeeds.
With the market going sideways, Bitcoin volatility near all time lows, and me losing my mind, decided to compile a few thoughts on why:
It is widely known that Bitcoin… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
— Will Clemente (@WClementeIII)
8:47 PM • Sep 19, 2023
This short post details why bitcoin - given the circumstances explained by Ray Dalio - is likely to succeed.
If you’re still wondering why bitcoin - and not real estate, gold, etc. - check it out. It’s short and insightful.
We aren’t alone in thinking bitcoin can take off in the face of the problems we’re facing today:
Bitcoin Price Predictions for 2024
Cathie Wood: $1 million
Mike Novogratz: $500K
Tim Draper: $250k
Standard Chartered: $120K
Pantera Capital: $148,000
Tom Lee: $180,000
Robert Kiyosaki: $100k
Adam Back: $100k
Arthur Hayes: $70,000
JP Morgan: $45,000Fun fact: If we… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
— Whale (@WhaleChart)
4:47 AM • Sep 18, 2023
The average bitcoin price prediction for 2024 is $265,000… 👀
🐦 A couple of Tweets we found interesting
The best of the bird

#Bitcoin is the most thermodynamically sound asset.
— Michael Saylor⚡️ (@saylor)
5:38 PM • Sep 17, 2023
The US will pay you 5.5% to lend them money for a year.
But with a ~$2 Trillion deficit, those interest payments will come from... issuing more debt.
If that sounds normal to you, perhaps I can interest you in some Argentine bonds that pay 118%
— Stack Hodler (@stackhodler)
7:18 AM • Sep 18, 2023
JUST IN: Personal interest payments in the US hit a record $506 BILLION in July.
During the first 7 months of 2023, Americans paid a total of $3.3 TRILLION in personal interest.
This is up a staggering 80% since 2021 and nearly above the entire 2022 total.
The worst part?… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
— The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter)
1:58 PM • Sep 17, 2023
Imagine spending your life’s energy to accumulate something that’s infinite in supply…
— Erik Voorhees (@ErikVoorhees)
4:43 PM • Sep 19, 2023
We we done with the AI hype? 🤔
Retail net buying of AI stocks has dropped to lows we haven't seen since March
— Markets & Mayhem 🤖 (@Mayhem4Markets)
9:58 PM • Sep 19, 2023
✍️Fall/Winter Token Watchlist✍️
The bear market has left select few projects severely undervalued.
A shortlist of protocols/tokens I’m monitoring going towards the end of the year and into 2024👇
---------------------------------------1️⃣ $MKR - one of the top earning… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
— Thor⚡️Hartvigsen (@ThorHartvigsen)
8:47 AM • Sep 21, 2023
If you struggle to understand compounding, here's a picture of rice doubling:
— Dickie Bush 🚢 (@dickiebush)
12:33 AM • Sep 22, 2023
🏆 The winner of this week’s task
Earn $30 in ETH for opening an Ethereum-compatible wallet

Thank you to everyone who participated in this week’s task.
Congratulations to the two winners 👏 - your $30 in ETH are on their way.
Paid tasks will resume next week.
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