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Inaugural edition

**This article was posted to our website on 10/31/21 (we had no subscribers yet).  If you have already read it upon subscribing, new content will start next Sunday (11/14/21). **​​

Hey everyone! Welcome to Crypto Pulse! Are you pumped up??!!

On this historic day 13 years ago, October 31st, 2008 the Bitcoin whitepaper was published by Satoshi Nakamoto, so we thought it would be timely to launch our Substack newsletter promoting Bitcoin and cryptocurrency education and awareness on the anniversary date!

We’re two ER docs that love Bitcoin and cryptocurrency as a whole and believe it’s going to change the world. Our goal is to publish a ~bimonthly educational/entertaining newsletter targeting healthcare professionals to keep you up to date and on the pulse of Bitcoin and cryptocurrency so you can focus on the pulse of your patient and not miss out! If you aren’t in healthcare, that’s cool too.

We share a passion for Bitcoin namely, and how it’s going to change the world, but we also are realists and recognize that other cryptocurrencies will likely add value as well, and it’s important to understand the digital asset space as a whole. It’s evolving at ludicrous speed though and it’s hard to keep up.

We hope to bring you different viewpoints on various topics within crypto because even we don’t agree on everything, and that’s okay! That’s how it should be! But in the end, our goal is simply to open your mind to a new asset class with enormous potential that is insanely confusing and challenging to learn without help. We are deeply passionate about it but don’t claim to have all the answers either. We want to learn together and grow together while focusing on educating healthcare professionals and students specifically, because you’re our peeps, and we’re all too damn busy to keep up with everything outside of medicine without help!

Our hypothesis is that the majority of healthcare professionals have little to no interest in this stuff, but at least want to remain conversant in the space and not be taken advantage of if they do wade into the brave new world of Bitcoin and crypto. In addition, your financial advisor likely has zero (or minimal) knowledge of the space and advises you to stay away, so that’s not helpful. That’s why we’re here. To curate news and educational materials while bringing our own perspectives to help make sense of it all in a light hearted format that’s quick and easy to digest.

As ER doctors, we don’t claim to be financial advisors, but sometimes you want to hear what other like-minded people are doing since they are in a similar boat as yourself. We look at it like another data point you can use to help make decisions (Crypto Pulse, books, Google, Twitter, your financial advisor, CNN, your neighbor, etc.). We also approach, think, and talk about crypto like healthcare providers, so hopefully there will be some comfort and familiarity there that resonates with you and makes more sense.

So how did Crypto Pulse come about? I (Chris) was deeply disturbed by our current financial system (it’s worse now) and fell in love with Bitcoin and realized that almost no healthcare providers knew anything about it, and if they did invest in crypto, it was Dogecoin they were buying…

In addition, talking about Bitcoin seemed almost “taboo” (still is I think), which is crazy to me. No one wants to be wrong and look foolish when it comes to money, but that’s not how I roll. Try stuff…take calculated risks and chances in life.

I wanted to do this newsletter to educate healthcare providers (and my friends and family), so I did a “lit search” more or less on Google to see if anyone else was already doing it, and typed in “cryptocurrency for doctors”, or something like that. There were no real hits, but randomly, a podcast that Noah had done regarding Bitcoin resulted on page 2 or 3. I listened to it and couldn’t believe how like-minded we were regarding Bitcoin and cryptocurrency. I wasn’t sure what to do next, just keep to myself or reach out and see if he was interested. I stared at the Twitter message for hours and finally said, “F it”, and hit send.

Everyone fears rejection and ridicule, but you can also look at it as an opportunity. Noah was pumped about the idea and onward we went.

Ultimately, we believe Bitcoin and crypto are novel technologies that will dramatically impact your life and future generations, so we think it’s incredibly important that you start learning about it now to take advantage of these generational opportunities. Even if you are skeptical, that’s okay! You should be! We both were too (and still are at times)! That’s how everyone is when they start out. We are simply looking to bring awareness and encourage/support you to do your own research on a timeline you feel comfortable with. Hopefully, it’ll turn out like this!

There is a lot of noise out there for sure. We hope to be your signal, and together we can build a community that can really change the world for the better, just like we all wanted to do when we signed up for this job (no, crypto is NOT just about the money). We welcome you with open arms. All opinions are our own and not meant to be financial advice in this new and volatile space. We wish we had all the answers and could tell you what token is going to do well and which is going to flop. It’s like the early days of the internet - there will be winners and losers. However, we believe if you have knowledge of crypto as a whole you’ll be better informed to make decisions that fit your risk tolerance. We’re all different in that regard and have different objectives, preferences, interests, etc. That’s okay and should be embraced! Over the coming weeks, we’ll introduce ourselves further and start diving into Bitcoin first and why it’s so important and how it came into existence (hint hint - our financial system is broken). It’s definitely helpful to understand the OG (Bitcoin) first. From there, we’ll talk about other crypto projects (“altcoins”) and continue to circle back on Bitcoin news. We’re not toxic Bitcoin maximalists, just FYI, but we do firmly believe in its value. We hope you’re as excited as we are and are looking forward to the journey ahead!

Oh yea, and just in case you’re wondering…you’re still really early, like the first pitch of the first inning early. Even though we’re writing this on the date of BTC all-time high (10/20/21), the concept for Crypto Pulse started months ago when everyone thought it was dead. There will be insane highs and lows ahead that you’ll need to withstand, but ultimately, if you think you’re late to the Bitcoin and crypto revolution, trust us, it hasn’t even really started yet.

Thanks for reading.

Be humble, stay hungry, stay foolish.

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