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Chapter 1: The Last Refuge The year is 2030. The world is in chaos. Hyperinflation has rendered most currencies worthless. Governments have collapsed or turned authoritarian. Wars, riots, and famines have ravaged the planet. Millions of people have died or become refugees. But not everyone has given up hope. In small enclaves around the world, a network of rebels has emerged. They call themselves the Bitcoin Resistance. They use the decentralized cryptocurrency as a means of exchange, communication, and coordination. They believe that Bitcoin can restore freedom, justice, and prosperity to humanity. One of these enclaves is located in a hidden valley in the…

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After World War II, a new international monetary system called Bretton Woods was created. Bretton Woods established three main things: (1) the U.S. dollar was to be an international reserve currency, (2) the U.S. dollar would be backed by gold at a price of $35 per ounce, and (3) any country could exchange dollars for gold. Countries running trade surpluses with the US sought to exchange their dollars for gold, and this rapidly shrunk US gold reserves. This then led to the so called Nixon shock - President Richard Nixon effectively ending the Bretton Woods system in 1971. The world economy entered a new era: the US Dollar became t…

When Microsoft went public in March of 1986, co-founders Bill Gates and Paul Allen, two friends from high school who bonded over their mutual love of computer science, became multi-millionaires. Gates, then 30, remained CEO and rose to prominence as one of the richest people in the U.S. The shares he sold made him $1.6 million, and the 45 percent stake he retained gained a market value of $350 million. The young CEO celebrated his newfound wealth by making a very sensible decision: He paid off his $150,000 mortgage, he told Fortune in 1986. "I bought one thing that was a tiny bit of a splurge," Gates told David Rubenstein during a 2016 Bloomberg interview. …

Weekly Recap 1) Saudi Arabia enters trade alliance with China, Russia, India, Pakistan, and four Central Asian nations to step further away from reliance on the US dollar. 2) China and France complete first LNG gas trade using Chinese Yuan, ending reliance on the US dollar for energy trades. 3) China and Brazil to settle trades in their own currencies, ditching the US dollar. 4) Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa (BRICS) are developing a new currency, State Duma Deputy Chairman says. 5) Saudi Arabia partners with China to build a Chinese oil refinery for 83.7 billion yuan ($12.2 billion). 6) Kenya signs deal with Saudi Arabia and …

Abstaining from all food and water/juices or abstaining from all food but drinking water/juices?