Leon

A society grows great when old men plant trees in whose shade they know they shall never sit.

My newsletter "The Connection Between Money and Building Culture" is out! This essay is also part of my upcoming book 'Digital Real Estate', a project I've been working on for over 2.5 years. The writing process took far longer than expected, as I’ve tested every idea and strategy in practice—but the book is finally scheduled for release in Q2 2026.

The Connection Between Money and Building Culture

TBN 34 - In this edition I explain why modern architecture often resists timeless principles of beauty seen in the Mona Lisa, the Pyramids, or the ...

Poor design has always existed, but fiat amplifies it by fueling mass production through artificially cheap credit, rigid regulation, and political capture.

Mein Vortrag „Die Zukunft von Bitcoin & Immobilien“ vom 3. Bitcoin Forum Bayern ist jetzt als PDF-Slides & Transkript auf meiner Website. Dort findet ihr alle meine bisherigen Vorträge, Artikel, Podcasts etc. rund um Bitcoin & Immobilien usw., gesammelt aus den letzen Jahren.

Leon A. Wankum

Die Zukunft von Immobilien und Bitcoin - Leon Wankum

Im Oktober 2025 hatte ich die Freude, auf dem Bitcoin Forum Bayern zu sprechen.In meinem Vortrag zeigte ich, wie Bitcoin die Rolle von Immobilien als

I just uploaded the 33rd edition of my newsletter, 'Bitcoin’s Impact on Global Markets', to YouTube, this is the second time I’ve released one of my essays as an AI-narrated audio version (based on my own voice). I’m slowly building out the channel to make my work more accessible. Next week, I’ll also upload some (German) talks from the Bitcoin Forum Bayern, Germany’s biggest Bitcoin conference this year.

My newsletter “Bitcoin’s Impact on Global Markets” is out!

Bitcoin’s Impact on Global Markets

TBN 33 - In this edition, I explore Bitcoin’s economic and social impact through the lens of its influence on global markets.

I’ve postponed my newsletter on architecture to first tackle the bigger question: What is Bitcoin’s impact on global markets? I’ll dive into that in next week’s issue before zooming back into the micro-level of architecture, construction, and design. Out next week 📧

The Bitcoin Newsletter | Leon Wankum | Substack

Bitcoin. Real Estate. Philosophy & Ethics. Click to read The Bitcoin Newsletter, by Leon Wankum, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers.

The entire world lives in a perceived reality

It’s pretty cool to see an emerging group of architects recognizing the cultural consequences of decaying money. It feels inevitable that their paths and Bitcoiners’ will converge. In one of my upcoming newsletters, I’ll explore how decaying money erodes substance in our building culture. When money decays, so does culture, and architecture is no exception.

The Bitcoin Newsletter | Leon Wankum | Substack

Bitcoin. Real Estate. Philosophy & Ethics. Click to read The Bitcoin Newsletter, by Leon Wankum, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers.