Mycelium of Money with Brandon Quittem (a video) - from Pacific Bitcoin
TLDR: Brandon Quittem presents, Mycelium of Money: A Bitcoin Microdose, based on an essay he wrote in 2020 about the striking similarities the Bitcoin network shares with fungi.
Hey Bitcoiners,
Like mycelium, Bitcoin's decentralized structure allows it to grow organically and spread across borders without a central controlling authority. In a natural ecosystem, mycelium helps nourish and support the growth of plants. Similarly, Bitcoin is seen as a financial mycelium that can support and empower individuals in the global economy.
Just as mycelium can emerge and grow in various environments, Bitcoin has the potential to emerge and thrive in different economic and social contexts. Join Brandon as he dives deeper into how much Bitcoin and fungi have in common during a Swan Dome session at Pacific Bitcoin 2023.
Enjoy!
Tick tock next block,
Cory Klippsten
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Quote of the Day
“The Bitcoin protocol automates the contract that is agreed upon on the social layer, while the social layer determines the rules of Bitcoin, based on the consensus of its users. They are symbiotic: Neither would be sufficient without the other.”
- Hasu, Unpacking Bitcoin’s Social Contract
Job of the Day
The Company
Swan is a leading Bitcoin-only financial services company supporting individuals and companies throughout their Bitcoin journey. We hire passionate Bitcoiners who want to work with a self-motivated and fully distributed startup team.
The Role
The ideal person for this role as a Senior Infrastructure Automation Engineer will have a background in both full-stack application and cloud infrastructure development, including AWS/GCP, automation, networking, and high grade security.
You will be responsible for maintaining auditable secure infrastructure as code, as well as developing brand new services and products.
You should have a broad hands-on development history with demonstrable skills, while also being able to lead from the back, take responsibility, and handle pressure situations when they arise.
Your Responsibilities
Develop and maintain cloud infrastructure for the Swan core application and peripheral services
Participate in threat modeling sessions with the security team to review infrastructure security concerns
Collaborate closely with developers to improve tooling and deployment pipelines to achieve efficiency gains
Perform ongoing improvements to achieve compliance with cloud security standards
Refactor and modularize existing infrastructure code (terraform)
Research and implement new infrastructure in support of a growing set of needs for new services, self-hosting of vendor software, and data transformation pipelines
Skills and experience that will help you succeed
A senior level background in software development, especially event driven systems & domain driven design, and test driven development
Mid to senior level experience with Terraform, developing modular infrastructure as code
Familiarity with AWS Well Architected Framework and/or experience building reliable infrastructure with a security first approach
Familiarity with data, event pipeline, and customer data platform products in AWS or otherwise (EventBridge, PostHog, Rudderstack, etc.)
Familiarity and expertise in OWASP, CIS Benchmarks, and other security frameworks
Confidence in refactoring legacy code as well as greenfield development
Experience with shell scripting, git, regex, and other command line tools
Here's a bit about our culture
We’re a growing team: Fully distributed across the world, Slack and Huddles are huge here.
We’re very flat: Leadership is desired and encouraged; we hire people who care about and use the product they are working on.
We’re Bitcoiners: We find solutions that encourage Bitcoin principles. We are often involved in the Bitcoin community through writing, podcasts, conferences, open source projects, and time spent on Twitter to help educate the masses. We love Bitcoin, and it comes through in our daily chats, meetings, and actions.
Join us, become a Swan!
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Event of the Day
Pacific Bitcoin 2024
Santa Monica, California
Early Bird Special
We’re already gearing up for the 2024 festival during what is sure to be an exciting year ahead for Bitcoin.
A limited supply of early bird tickets for Pacific Bitcoin 2024 are now on sale. These are the lowest prices we will offer and are fully refundable until February 1, 2024.
Thank you,
Swan Team
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