Dorion Mode - A blog by Robinson Dorion.

Just under a year ago, Towerbank announced publicly they'd open accounts and facilitate fiat banking services⁽ⁱ⁾ for people who use math and electricity to communicate value, y'know Bitcoin.⁽ⁱⁱ⁾ At the Blockchain Summit here July last, they announced they would, at some point in the future, accept Bitcoin as collateral for fiat loans. Then, in the autumn, they partnered with Rodrigo Icaza and his Blockchain Space to convert space in their El Dorado branch office into a coworking area, called Towerlab, where they'd be holding regular educational and networking events. Jacob and I were invited to an inauguration event the last week of January at which point I learned, along with others in the audience,⁽ⁱⁱⁱ⁾ I'd be giving a presentation on the Fundamentals of Bitcoin on March 23rd.

Here, they made a flier :

Let's breakdown further these aforementioned fundamentals :

• How do Bitcoins come into existence ?
• How are Bitcoins stored and transacted ?
• How are disputes resolved in a decentralized, Peer to Peer, network ?
• What protocol risks does Bitcoin face ?^(iv)
• Why is Bitcoin the strongest extant system for protecting property rights ?
• If I want to be the best Bitcoiner I can be, how should I go about it ?

Logistics

• Time & Date : 6pm on Thursday, March 23rd, 2023
• Location : Towerbank, Avenida Miguel A. Brostella, El Dorado. Here's a link to g00gle maps.
• Format : 45 minute presentation followed by Questions, Answers and Networking.
• Language : English.^(v)
• Cost : free, open to the public, though the space is limited to about 50 people, so RSVP ASAP.
• RSVP : submit the JWRD Computing Contact Form or use Eventbrite.

I'm looking forward to seeing you there. Salud !

Update : the video recording is now available for download (part 1 and part 2), as well as the presentation slides.

And a pic, minus a few of the camera shy :

1. Panama has been placed on various colored lists by the bankrupt socialists to the north who control the correspondent banking network because the Isthmian Republic's asset protection laws were written too well and the bankrupt parties don't like the competition. Thus the socialist have done what they always do when they want to level the field so their stupidity might last just a little longer : attack the fungibility of the currency. In a futile attempt to get off the various colored lists, various banks have become quite allergic to business and since Bitcoin is also competition for the lulzy list makers, it's often the case people lose their accounts if the banks get wind they communicate value with math and electricity. Pecunia non olet will win in the end, it always does. [^]
2. Apparently they're chain agnostic so they also welcome people who identify with "Crypto", "DeFi" and I'm not keeping up with all the new marketing buzzwords these days, I'm sure there are more. [^]
3. In this case it's better to be volunteered than passed over, I'd say. [^]
4. That's right, it won't be a rosy tinted glasses presentation. While I'll cover the many strengths, I'll also shine light on the few weaknesses and sharp edges Bitcoiners might run into. I'm not there to push a sale onto anyone --in fact keeping the wrong people away is nearly as important as bringing the right people in. I'm showing up to explain things how I understand them after 9 years* of due diligence and practice and let those with ears hear.
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   * Going on 3 block halvings !!
   Sed fugit interea fugit irreparabile tempus, singula dum captos circumvectamur amore. [^]
5. If you commit to proper due diligence on Bitcoin and its history, you have to read English because that's what the primary sources wrote in. Bitcoin isn't going to adapt to you, it's an evolutionary pressure to be adapted to. Plus, Panama probably has more English speakers per capita than Miami, so I don't reckon it'll be a problem. [^]