History just happened. Roxom launched the first Oil-BTC perpetual futures. For the first time, you can trade the world’s most important commodity without a single U.S. Dollar involved. The "Petrodollar" has a competitor. 🛢️⚡️ #Bitcoin #Macro

Bitcoin, invented to replace the financial system, is now being accepted as collateral by the institution that helped crash it in 2008. Fannie Mae and Coinbase just announced crypto-backed mortgages. No margin calls. No forced selling. No taxable event. Your Bitcoin secures the loan and stays yours. Rates run 0.5 to 1.5 points higher than conventional. Here's the tension though: the whole point of Bitcoin is to exit a system built on debt and dilution. Using it as collateral inside that same system is... philosophically complicated. Adoption looks different than most people imagined. But here we are.

Your bank isn't holding your money. They are leveraging it. When you leave Bitcoin on a centralized exchange, you just recreate the exact same fiat casino. A paper claim to a bearer asset is just another promise waiting to be broken.

Bitcoin Mining is Just a Lottery???

Tariffs are just a polite word for domestic inflation. When supply chains break and import costs rise, the consumer pays the exact difference. Your cost of living is going up regardless of who sits in the Oval Office. Escape the system.

The best monetary policy ever written fits in 31,000 lines of code.

A Brand New Bitcoin User Can Receive Instant Payments With Ark - No Setup Required

What fills Bitcoin's blocks might be the most important debate in the space right now. JPEGs. Tokens. "Spam." Legitimate transactions. Who decides? March 31st at 7PM, @ForrestHODL joins us to break down Bitcoin Core vs. Knots. No tribalism, just the technical reality. The Deep Dive:

What happens when every central bank on earth is easing at the same time and there's nothing left to debase against?

They said Bitcoin was a pet rock. Meanwhile, people are paying bills instantly over Lightning. Critics argue, while the parallel economy settles daily life at the speed of light. You don't have to wait for hyperinflation to opt out.

Bitcoin: The Next Chapter of Humanity

Sound money is boring. That's the feature.

In 2013, the FBI seized 144,000 BTC from Silk Road and auctioned them off for $48 million. Today those coins are worth over $10 billion. The government sold the future to fund a fiscal quarter.

The "Bitcoin needs regulation to succeed" crowd has it backwards. Bitcoin succeeds specifically because it doesn't need permission.

Edmonton Bitcoin meetup this Thursday, April 2 at The Pint! If you’re into Bitcoin and want to meet others who are too, this is where you want to be. Whether you’re deep down the rabbit hole or just getting started, come through. We’re also kicking off larger quarterly meetups soon with presentations and deeper Bitcoin discussions. More to come. 🫡 See you there 🧡