𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝟭: "𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗕𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗼𝗶𝗻?" Below is the first chapter from the "𝟮𝟭 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀" audiobook, which is comprised of answers from @nat brunell, @knutsvanholm, @Alekandar Svetski, and yours truly. The audiobook will soon be available through Audible, so stay tuned!👀

𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗢𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗮 𝗙𝗲𝘄 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱, 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗖𝗮𝗻 𝗕𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗨𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝘀 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘆? 𝘈𝘯 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘱𝘵 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘺-𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 “𝟮𝟭 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀”, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥’𝘴 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 #Ai-𝘦𝘯𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘥 #Bitcoin 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬. This question, which was the first to be asked of Satoshi when he shared the whitepaper, has sparked debates, a Bitcoin “civil war,” and a variety of innovative ideas throughout Bitcoin’s lifetime. In this chapter, @Guy Swann, @Alekandar Svetski, and @Giacomo Zucco shed light on how Bitcoin is already scaling for global adoption so it can truly become the money of the future. Below is Giacomo Zucco’s answer, as written in “𝟮𝟭 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀”: 𝗚𝗶𝗮𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗼 𝗭𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗼’𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝘀𝘄𝗲𝗿: Bitcoin, as a system, allows for much, much more than just a few transactions per second. Bitcoin, as a digitally scarce asset, can be transacted numerous times and in various ways. So if we want to transact bitcoin in the most expensive possible way, which is also the safest in most use cases, we use the global layer one, the eternal and universal Bitcoin ledger. The ledger is one single, append-only, immutable register of all the participants' transactions that will be forever impossible to reduce and must be downloaded, verified, and stored by every node forever. This process is clearly very expensive and not scalable, so it will primarily serve as a settlement layer for more substantial transactions, which will be required with different kinds of security mechanisms. Some of these different security mechanisms will still retain a very strong security model, which is not the same as the Bitcoin timechain or blockchain but is still reliable and reasonable in most use cases. For example, a Lightning channel will still give the owner of the keys complete control over the content of the channel. And on a Lightning channel, we can have thousands of transactions per second, without having to use the settlement layer. Therefore, we can achieve good security while facilitating thousands of transactions per second. However, it's important to note that this provides a different level of security. For example, when using a Lightning channel, we would need to be online occasionally to check that the counterparty will not rob us, which is not the case for on-chain addresses. That said, the on-chain address can be censored or attacked by miners, especially if it's new, while a Lightning channel, even if it's old, can have new transactions happen a few seconds ago, having the same security as a transaction that happened a few months ago. Thus, various risk models are involved. Of course, the cheaper, faster, and more efficient you go, the more you may trade off security — especially the long-term security — for your funds. But this is not always true, as in the aforementioned paradox of mining attacks. To recap, Bitcoin transactions are not only a few per second. Bitcoin transactions are potentially unlimited in number per second. A very specific subset of these Bitcoin transactions, the on-chain, layer-one settlement transactions, are limited to a few per second. Scaling the entire Bitcoin ecosystem within this limitation involves minimizing the use of these on-chain, layer-one settlement transactions and aggregating the demand for transactions outside the blockchain into fewer, consolidated blockchain settlements. So, we need to aggregate many transactions with a different security model into a few settlement transactions that will happen with this very effective — but very expensive — security model. Additionally, this approach offers other benefits, as the settlement layer has notable privacy and censorship resistance limitations, unlike many off-chain transaction models. Giacomo Zucco is an Italian technology entrepreneur and a consultant/teacher for the Bitcoin and Lightning Network protocols. He spends his time supporting projects that he feels might be relevant to the future of Bitcoin, be it as an educator, consultant, entrepreneur, maximalist, or troll. Previously, he was involved in GreenAddress, AssoBIT, BlockchainLab, and Bitcoin Magazine. He's currently advancing Bitcoin via BHB Network, 𝘉𝘛𝘊𝘛𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴, Relai, BCademy, and Notarify. Stay tuned for an announcement about where you can soon purchase your own copy of “𝟮𝟭 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀”!👀

𝗪𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗕𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗼𝗶𝗻'𝘀 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗘𝗻𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗛𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻? 𝘈𝘯 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘱𝘵 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘩 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 “𝟮𝟭 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀”, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥’𝘴 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 #Ai-𝘦𝘯𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘥 #Bitcoin 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬. This fear is often expressed by those who are new to Bitcoin and Austrian economics in general. According to the Keynesian model, Bitcoin would lead to economic stagnation, but as @Brad Mills, @Guy Swann, and @npub1cqm6...hjec explain in this chapter, this couldn’t be farther from the truth. Below is Brad Mills answer, as written in “𝟮𝟭 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀”: 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝗱 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀’ 𝗮𝗻𝘀𝘄𝗲𝗿: Bitcoin is a savings technology. Bitcoin’s unique properties make it the best vehicle for storing your wealth over long time frames in a world being digitized and where technology makes our lives easier. When your savings actually grow in purchasing power over time, you spend less in the present to preserve and grow your purchasing power in the future. I’m hopeful that Bitcoin will lead to a world with less consumerism, less waste, and smarter financial decisions, resulting in more individuals and families experiencing economic prosperity. The significant majority of people in the world are already experiencing economic stagnation when you measure purchasing power, not dollars. Wealth inequality is at record levels, the price of homes is rising while wages are not, and excess savings rates are low. We’ve been trained to over-borrow and over-consume; we sacrifice a comfortable future for a more pleasurable present. Bitcoin should help increase financial literacy and lead to more prosperity, reducing economic stagnation on the individual level. Brad Mills is a lifelong entrepreneur with a focus on product development and marketing. Involved with Bitcoin since 2011 as a miner, entrepreneur, and investor, Brad is a Value Maximalist at his core. Tune into the 𝘔𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘤 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘵 𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘺 podcast to deepen your insight into Bitcoin. Brad interviews industry game changers and shares their stories so you can learn about the deep roots of Bitcoin’s philosophy. Preorder your copy of “𝟮𝟭 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀”, and 𝘀𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘂𝗽 𝘁𝗼 𝟲𝟬%, by contributing to our @Geyser initiative:

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At the 1st #Bitcoin halving, the time between block 209999 and 210000 was about 𝟮𝟯 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗲𝘀.🐌 At the 2nd #halving, the time between block 419999 and 420000 was about 𝟱 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗲𝘀.🐇 At the 3rd halving, the time between block 629999 and 630000 was only about 𝟮𝟬 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝘀!🤯 While the decreasing duration of each epoch's final block may appear to be a consequence of rising hashrate, this is not the case. These block times are 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘥𝘶𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦. The Difficulty Adjustment every 2016 blocks, or about every 2 weeks, keeps blocks within a 10 minute timeframe 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗴𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗲, not with each individual block. Some blocks within a difficulty period will be found in mere 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝘀, while others will take an hour or more. But zoomed-out, they tend to take about 10 minutes. With the next halving only a couple days away, how long do you think block 839999 will last before block 840000 is found? Leave your guesses in the 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀!⬇️

𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘁 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲? 𝘈𝘯 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘱𝘵 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘩 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 “𝟮𝟭 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀”, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥’𝘴 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 #Ai-𝘦𝘯𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘥 #Bitcoin 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬. One of Bitcoin’s primary purposes is to separate the control of money from the state. But why does that matter? @npub1xr4d...f6z3, @Giacomo Zucco, and @CARLA⚡️ and @walker each give their answers, and emphasize how vital it is for money and state to be separated, if humanity is to flourish, or even 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘷𝘦 in the long-term. Below is Giacomo Zucco’s answer, as written in “𝟮𝟭 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀”: 𝗚𝗶𝗮𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗼 𝗭𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗼’𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝘀𝘄𝗲𝗿: It is important to separate the control of money from the state for the same reason that it's important to separate the control of anything from the state. The modern nation-state is a criminal organization, typically characterized by inefficiency, corruption, and moral bankruptcy. For this reason, it's important to separate the state from its control over defense and firearms, healthcare and medicine, and education and information. But in particular, it's crucial to separate the state's control over the most significant market of all: money. Money constitutes one-half of every trade that has ever occurred on this planet. The global economy has many sectors that are very important, strategic, and relevant, but no sector can be as important as the sector that is exactly one-half of every single economic transaction in every context, in every age, and in every culture, which is money. If you corrupt money, you can corrupt any other possible market. If you restore money, you can improve and mitigate problems in most other contexts and markets. So, we should separate the state from literally everything because we should separate organized crime from everything. While we should ostracize organized crime in all forms, it is especially crucial in the case of the most important market: money. Giacomo Zucco is an Italian technology entrepreneur, and a consultant/teacher for the Bitcoin and Lightning Network protocols. He spends his time supporting projects that he feels might be relevant for the future of Bitcoin, be it as an educator, consultant, entrepreneur, maximalist, or troll. Previously he was involved in GreenAddress, AssoBIT, BlockchainLab, and Bitcoin Magazine. He's currently advancing Bitcoin via BHB Network, BTCTimes, Relai, BCademy, and Notarify. Preorder your copy of “𝟮𝟭 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀”, and 𝘀𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘂𝗽 𝘁𝗼 𝟲𝟬% when you contribute to our @Geyser initiative:

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Our @Based Trading Cards on our @Geyser are all 𝗦𝗢𝗟𝗗 𝗢𝗨𝗧! You will still be able to collect new Spirit of Satoshi trading cards from @Based Trading Cards’s website in the future, but 𝘢𝘭𝘭 the exclusive cards for our @Geyser campaign have been claimed. You can still get your hands on multiple copies of “𝟮𝟭 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀”, though! Whether it’s hardcover, softcover, digital, or audiobook, 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘱𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮. We curated the top 21 questions that those new to Bitcoin tend to ask, then reached out to some of the most well-known Bitcoiners, like @Guy Swann, @CARLA⚡️ and @walker, @npub1exce...n72a, and others, and we asked each of them to answer a few of those questions. Additionally, the Spirit of Satoshi language model offers its own answer to each question at the end of every chapter. We’re in a race against centralized and absolute control of our daily lives on a global scale, and 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘳 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘱𝘵-𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘣𝘪𝘵𝘤𝘰𝘪𝘯, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦. Preorder yours today through our @Geyser page, and 𝘀𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝟲𝟬% on the total price!

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𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗕𝗶𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝗼𝘀𝗵𝗶 𝗡𝗮𝗸𝗮𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗼!🎉 Well, we 𝘴𝘢𝘺 that today is Satoshi’s birthday only because this is the date he gave for his birth when he created his profile on the P2P Foundation. Is it 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 his birthday? Perhaps not, but the date does carry with it some fascinating significance. If today is actually not his birthday, then Satoshi Nakamoto likely chose this date for a couple reasons. 𝟱 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 marks the anniversary of when the United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 6102, in 1933, which prohibited the hoarding of gold by U.S. citizens. This action essentially 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 gold from the general population, and centralized monetary control with the federal government. This event is symbolic of the kind of government overreach and control over money that #Bitcoin seeks to replace by 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽-𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝗼𝗳 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘆. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝟭𝟵𝟳𝟱 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗴𝗼𝗹𝗱. The ban on gold ownership was lifted on December 31, 1974, effectively allowing citizens to once again own and trade gold as of January 1, 1975. This moment symbolized a return to a 𝘴𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 of financial freedom and control over one's assets. Satoshi Nakamoto's choice of this particular date for his pseudonymous birthday, therefore, can be seen as a profound statement on 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘵𝘺 and 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘉𝘪𝘵𝘤𝘰𝘪𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘹𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘮𝘦. If Satoshi was actually born that day, then 𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗯𝗲 𝟰𝟵 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆. So let us all wish Satoshi a very happy birthday, wherever he is, whoever he is, and regardless of whether or not today is really his birthday.🎂

Below is a tweet that was recently made in response to my excerpt from the twelfth chapter of “𝟮𝟭 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀”. Following that is my response, reposted here for your education and enjoyment. You are sadly mistaken. #Bitcoin is not a number on a postit or on anything else; 𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗮 𝘀𝗲𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗿𝘂𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻. These rules involve a type of mathematical function known as 𝘤𝘳𝘺𝘱𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘩𝘺, which is easy to solve in one direction, but impossible to solve in the other direction without a brute force guess-and-check. This brute force requires 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹-𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲, in much the same way that mining gold does, which is why Bitcoin's hashing process has been likened to actual mining. In this way, Bitcoin relies on 3 things to function: 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗼𝗿𝘆 of its users abiding by its rules, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘀 of cryptography, and 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝘄𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗵𝘆𝘀𝗶𝗰𝘀 in its use of energy. Bitcoin cannot break or neglect these 3 pillars, and 𝘢𝘴 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 3 𝘦𝘹𝘪𝘴𝘵, 𝘉𝘪𝘵𝘤𝘰𝘪𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯. You said that "𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘣𝘶𝘺𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘪𝘵 𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘴 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘦𝘭𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘰𝘰." This was also the case with gold, when it was first monetizing thousands of years ago, and is an example of the game theory mentioned above. Like Bitcoin, gold is also built on the 3 pillars of game theory, math (on a quantum level), and physics in order to continue to exist. However, 𝗕𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗴𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁. It's often said that gold has "intrinsic value", but in reality, 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘴 𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺, 𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘪𝘵𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧. Value, by definition, 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁 come from a beholder who wants something, and sees a means to achieve their desires in the thing they're beholding. Gold's apparent scarcity, durability, beauty and other attributes led to it being valued by anyone who wanted their money to not be easily debased or destroyed, and wanted it to look nice, too. Gold's beauty may be one of its only advantages over Bitcoin's invisibility (though that invisibility is often an advantage over gold's confiscatability). Bitcoin's many attributes include being: - 𝗮𝗯𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗲 (unlike gold, which exists in unknown quantities on Earth, practically infinite quantities throughout the universe, and increases in supply when it increases in price) - 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 (Bitcoin is made of information, so every additional copy of its code make it more durable) - 𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 (infinitely divisible, if needed, unlike gold, which is very difficult to divide, and can only be divided down to the atomic level) - 𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 over 𝘢𝘯𝘺 communications medium (unlike gold, which is very difficult to transport) - 𝗲𝘅𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘀 (unlike gold, which often has minor impurities) - easily 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 and 𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗲𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 (unlike gold, which has often been faked and is difficult to verify) - as 𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗲 and 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 as writing down or memorizing 12 words (unlike gold, which is difficult to store and easy to confiscate) - 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 (as good as Bitcoin's qualities are today, it will always be improvable, unlike gold, which will forever be merely a metal with an atomic number of 79) 𝗔𝗻𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗼𝗶𝗻, and see why it's superior to all other forms of money, including gold. 𝘠𝘰𝘶 may see more value in a substance that has an 𝘶𝘯𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘯 and 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘦 supply, that 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘺 when it rises in price, that is 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵, that is often 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘧𝘶𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦, that is 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘦𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 and 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘧𝘺, and that is difficult to store and 𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘦. If so, then you will value gold more than bitcoin, and that is your right. But 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗲𝗹𝘀𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗴𝗼𝗹𝗱, for the tangible advantages it brings to the ways they save and exchange the fruits of their labors. But like the Chinese who, over a century ago, valued silver more than gold, and were left behind by a world that valued gold more than silver, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗹𝗲𝗳𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗮 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗹𝘆 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗴𝗼𝗹𝗱 or anything else that can be used as money.

𝟯 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗼𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘄 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲 On 25 March 2021, @jack accidentally created the "Moscow Time" meme during a House committee video call. Here’s the history of that meme, and what it means: 👇 Jack’s backdrop on the video call featured a Blockclock — a clever device from @npub1wu4a...3vw0, made for displaying various details about the current state of Bitcoin’s network — displaying "1952", which was 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝗮𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗱𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲, not the time in any geographical time zone. Like all the best memes, this one’s birth was unintentional. Chris Vickery, a cybersecurity researcher with a keen eye but dull Bitcoin acumen, misinterpreted the Blockclock's display as an 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭 clock cryptically set to Moscow's timezone. Vickery's oversight became fodder for Bitcoin maximalists, who turned his blunder into a rallying cry. Living on “Moscow Time" became a tongue-in-cheek reference to shifting one's economic paradigm to measuring 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗱𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝗮𝘁𝘀, and away from measuring the rising price of bitcoin in dollars. The "Moscow Time" meme encapsulates Bitcoin's ethos — valuing innovation, mocking stubborn ignorance, and cherishing a global movement that redefines how we see wealth. Moscow Time’s “Number Go Down” rate of sats per dollar 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘵𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘉𝘪𝘵𝘤𝘰𝘪𝘯’𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺, and adds a little humor to this widely misunderstood revolution. Celebrate the 3rd anniversary of this meme by giving this a 𝗟𝗶𝗸𝗲🤙, 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴🔖 this for later, and 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲🔄 it with others. And you can keep track of the current “Moscow Time” here:

The time in Moscow right now. Sponsored by Sat Symbol

𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗕𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗼𝗶𝗻 If you’re a #Bitcoin maximalist, you know the importance of stacking sats, hodling them with diamond hands, and never selling, no matter what the price does. If you can help it, you should never sell your bitcoin, but 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙙 𝗶𝘁, 𝗶𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆. Here’s why: It’s crucial that you both 𝗵𝗼𝗱𝗹 your bitcoin and 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱 it to help drive adoption and increase its utility as a medium of exchange. While hodling your bitcoin as a store of value is important due to its disinflationary nature and potential for long-term price appreciation, spending it is equally essential, in order to realize its full potential as a decentralized digital currency. Spending your bitcoin and selling it differ in the sense that selling typically involves converting it back into fiat currency, which adds downward pressure (albeit minor) to Bitcoin’s price. On the other hand, 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 bitcoin involves using it directly as a means of payment for goods and services, thereby bypassing legacy fiat intermediaries, and promoting financial sovereignty. By actively spending bitcoin, you can contribute to the growing ecosystem of merchants and businesses that accept it, thus 𝘢𝘥𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘥𝘰𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘯𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘴. This not only strengthens bitcoin's use case as a medium of exchange, but also helps to solidify its position as a viable alternative to fiat. Furthermore, spending bitcoin helps to circulate the currency within the economy, facilitating economic activity, and promoting a more robust and self-sustaining bitcoin ecosystem. As more individuals use bitcoin for everyday transactions, its utility and acceptance will continue to grow, 𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽-𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺. In conclusion, it’s essential to strike a balance between hodling bitcoin for its long-term value proposition, and actively spending it to support its use as a currency. By doing both, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆 𝗮 𝗰𝗿𝘂𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗱𝗼𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝗼𝗳 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗻. Remember to give this a 𝗟𝗶𝗸𝗲🤙 and a 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲🔄, and add this to your 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝘀🔖.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘆? 𝘈𝘯 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘱𝘵 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘩 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 “𝟮𝟭 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀”, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥’𝘴 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 #Ai-𝘦𝘯𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘥 #Bitcoin 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬. This is a deceptively-simple question with many complex answers, which must be asked by everyone at some point while they fall down the Bitcoin rabbit hole. @Guy Swann, @Daniel Prince, and @Max explore this question, and offer their answers for those taking the orange pill. Below is Daniel Prince’s answer, as written in “𝟮𝟭 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀”: 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝗹 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲’𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝘀𝘄𝗲𝗿: In Austrian economics, money is viewed as a commodity that has evolved naturally in the market to facilitate exchange. Austrian economists, including figures like Ludwig von Mises and Friedrich Hayek, emphasize the decentralized and spontaneous nature of the emergence of money. In layman's terms, money is an agreed-upon medium of exchange used between two parties to execute a mutually beneficial transaction. Over time, a commodity with specific desirable characteristics, such as durability, divisibility, portability, and recognizability, comes to be widely accepted in transactions. Without the emergence of a medium of exchange, humans would have been confined to using a barter system and would have not evolved to form complex societies and civilizations. The problem with a barter system is that it doesn't solve the economic phenomenon of ‘The Coincidence of Wants’, whereby one party does not value or desire another party's goods or services. ‘Money’ solves this problem when both parties agree on a medium of exchange to use to transact peacefully and prosperously with each other. Furthermore, Austrian economists argue against the notion of a central authority (like a government or central bank) having a monopoly on the issuance and control of money. They contend that a competitive and decentralized market for money is more likely to produce a stable and efficient monetary system and a more productive and peaceful society. Daniel Prince is the host of the Once Bitten Podcast, with a mission to help educate as many people about Bitcoin as possible so that they can gain financial freedom, and the InspirEd Podcast, showcasing world thought leaders in the 'alternative' education space. He is also the author of "𝘊𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘓𝘪𝘧𝘦: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘛𝘰𝘰𝘭𝘴, 𝘛𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘏𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘓𝘰𝘯𝘨-𝘛𝘦𝘳𝘮 𝘍𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘋𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘕𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘴". He hosted the Homeschool Global Summits 2019 and 2020. Preorder your copy of “𝟮𝟭 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀”, and 𝘀𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘂𝗽 𝘁𝗼 𝟴𝟬%, by contributing to our @Geyser initiative:

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𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗟𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗹 𝗦𝗲𝘁𝘂𝗽 If you run your own #Bitcoin node, and you’re looking to open some Lightning channels, liquidity triangles are a great way to do it. What is a liquidity triangle? Read on to find out. A liquidity triangle is 𝗮 𝘀𝗲𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝟯 𝗟𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗹𝘀 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝟯 𝗟𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘀 who run their own nodes. It allows for sats to be easily moved in either direction along the channel, so every participant has enough liquidity for inbound and outbound transactions. When a Lightning channel is opened, all the sats that are locked up in the channel are typically only on one side of the channel. There are ways to open a channel with sats on both sides, but this is seldom done. When all the sats are on a user’s side of the channel, they may 𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘥 up to that many sats to the other side, but they cannot 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘪𝘷𝘦 any sats from the other side. But with liquidity triangles, 𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗹𝘀 to allow for sending 𝘢𝘯𝘥 receiving, without having to trust the other party to compensate them for the sats they send to their side. Here’s how it works: 𝗨𝘀𝗲𝗿 𝗔 opens a channel with 𝗨𝘀𝗲𝗿 𝗕, who opens a channel with 𝗨𝘀𝗲𝗿 𝗖, who opens a channel with 𝗨𝘀𝗲𝗿 𝗔. Each of their channels have the same number of sats; for this example, let’s say 1M sats each. Then any of the users (let’s say 𝗨𝘀𝗲𝗿 𝗔) can send 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘴 half the amount in the channels, sending 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 the channel with outbound liquidity, and 𝘵𝘰 the channel with inbound liquidity. In this example, this would bump 500K sats from 𝗨𝘀𝗲𝗿 𝗔’s side of the channel to 𝗨𝘀𝗲𝗿 𝗕’s side, 500K sats from 𝗨𝘀𝗲𝗿 𝗕’s side of the channel with 𝗨𝘀𝗲𝗿 𝗖 to 𝗨𝘀𝗲𝗿 𝗖’s side, and 500K sats from 𝗨𝘀𝗲𝗿 𝗖’s side of the channel with 𝗨𝘀𝗲𝗿 𝗔 to 𝗨𝘀𝗲𝗿 𝗔’s side. In the end, everyone still has the same number of sats on their sides of the channels, but now divided in half in each channel. This allows each of them to send and receive up to 500K sats, freeing them to transact as they wish. Each of the users will likely be connected to other users with other channels, and 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘴 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘭𝘪𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘦𝘴, which will better enable them to use the Lightning Network to send and receive bitcoin instantly, and nearly for free. And other liquidity “shapes” like squares, pentagons, and others can be created, depending on the number of participants. But triangles are the smallest and simplest. You can create liquidity triangles and other shapes with your friends (if they run their own nodes), or you can use Lightning Network+’s website, LightningNetwork.plus, to find others to open Lightning channels with. Liquidity triangles effectively balance Lightning Network channels for 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗺𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, allowing users to both send and receive sats. This method enhances the network's utility and scalability by ensuring participants can transact freely. It exemplifies the ingenuity of the Lightning Network, offering a blueprint for more complex liquidity solutions and underscoring the network's potential for facilitating instant, cost-effective Bitcoin transactions. Make sure you 𝗟𝗶𝗸𝗲🤙, 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲🔄, and 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸🔖 this for future reference. Have you created any liquidity triangles before? Tell me how it went in the 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀⬇️

𝟮𝟭 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝗜 & 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗪𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗕𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 https://bitcoinnews.com/pr/21-questions-first-ai-written-bitcoin-book/ With answers expertly written by @Alekandar Svetski, @npub1ltt9...k97y, @Brad Mills, @CARLA⚡️ and @walker, @ck, @Daniel Prince, @Giacomo Zucco, @Guy Swann, @npub1cqm6...hjec, @knutsvanholm, @Max, @nat brunell, @PABLOF7z, @npub1xr4d...f6z3, @npub1exce...n72a, @npub1mz70...tl8g, and yours truly, "21 Questions" answers the 21 most common, pertinent, and important questions people have about #Bitcoin. This is likely to become the simplest Bitcoin introductory book ever written!

𝗜𝘀 𝗕𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗢𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗔𝗳𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝘆? 𝘈𝘯 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘱𝘵 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘧𝘵𝘩 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 “21 𝘘𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴”, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥’𝘴 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 #Ai-𝘦𝘯𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘥 #Bitcoin 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬. Anyone who knows that 1 bitcoin can be divided into 100 million sats knows the answer to this question. But for everyone else, @knutsvanholm, @Daniel Prince, and @Giacomo Zucco explain this clearly and concisely. Below is Knut Svanholm’s answer, as written in “𝟮𝟭 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀”: 𝗞𝗻𝘂𝘁 𝗦𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗺’𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝘀𝘄𝗲𝗿: Since the only way to get something out of your bitcoin holdings is to trade them away for goods or services, there are no ways for the filthy rich to leverage their stacks. At least not in the long run. Anyone on Earth with a smartphone can easily accept sats for anything by simply downloading an app. Furthermore, on-chain data show us that addresses with one bitcoin or less are growing in number while addresses with 10,000 bitcoin or more are shrinking in number. Knut Svanholm is a former sea captain whose biggest claim to fame is the infamous bitcoin meme "Everything divided by 21 million", which is also the title of his best-selling book. Nowadays, he spends his time hosting the Freedom Footprint Show and advising a handful of Bitcoin companies and non-profit organizations. He recently wrote a book about praxeology – the science of human action. Occasionally, you'll find him entertaining people at conferences by speaking, playing guitar, moderating panels, or reciting inappropriate dad jokes to the wrong people. You can count on Knut to deliver a healthy dose of real stupidity amidst the AI revolution. Preorder your copy of “𝟮𝟭 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀”, and 𝘀𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘂𝗽 𝘁𝗼 𝟲𝟬%, by contributing to our @Geyser initiative:

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𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗕𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗟𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗧𝘂𝗹𝗶𝗽𝘀 In the 17th-century, there was a brief period in the Dutch Republic known as the Tulip Mania, in which tulip bulb prices skyrocketed and then collapsed, resulting in widespread financial losses. An oft-repeated and flawed argument is that #Bitcoin is just another bubble like tulips, or the South Sea company of the following century. 𝘕𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 could be farther from the truth. Here’s why👇 Bitcoin's evolution showcases 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵 in adoption and price, distinct from the short-lived 17th-century tulip mania. Its rise mirrors that of leading tech firms, driven by 𝘢 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘢𝘴𝘦 and 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 among merchants and institutions, positioning it as a significant digital currency. Bitcoin's finite supply of 21 million coins, designed to prevent debasement via inflation, alongside its decentralized, secure, and transparent nature, 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘁. Its Proof of Work ensures secure, immutable transaction records, operating on a peer-to-peer network that eliminates intermediaries. Critics often overlook the source of Bitcoin's value: the human desire for their time and labor to be represented in a scarce, divisible, portable, and fungible asset. Bitcoin's digital and decentralized attributes enhance these characteristics, 𝘧𝘶𝘳𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘪𝘵𝘤𝘰𝘪𝘯’𝘴 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦. Bitcoin serves as 𝗮 𝗵𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘃𝘂𝗹𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀, offering a diversification tool against inflation, currency devaluation, and geopolitical risks. Its independence from conventional financial mechanisms renders it an appealing choice for safeguarding wealth. In short: Unlike the Tulip Bubble of the 17th century, Bitcoin's ongoing development and inherent qualities firmly establish it as much more than a speculative asset. Its properties and role as a financial system hedge underscore its 𝗶𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲 and 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 in the global economy. @npub15was...msy8 Be sure to give this a 𝗟𝗶𝗸𝗲🤙, a 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲🔄, and 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸🔖 it for later. And let me know your thoughts on this in the 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀⬇️ below.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗭𝗼𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗰 𝗠𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗕𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗼𝗶𝗻? Tomorrow the Chinese New Year begins, and we will exit the year of the 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝗮𝗯𝗯𝗶𝘁, and enter the year of the 𝗪𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗗𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗼𝗻. Whether or not you take the Chinese zodiac seriously, it can be fun to learn the different elements and animals of each year, and what they symbolize. Here is a glimpse of #Bitcoin through this lens👇 Bitcoin was both proposed and born in the year of the 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗥𝗮𝘁, which embodies the Rat's 𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 and 𝘢𝘥𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺, and the Earth’s 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 and 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺. Bitcoin perfectly demonstrates the Earth Rat's characteristics of innovation, practical application, and the foresight to solve the problem of trust in the digital age. Bitcoin's origins in the Earth Rat year emphasizes its quiet strength and potential for growth. 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗕𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗼𝗶𝗻’𝘀 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿, 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝗼𝘀𝗵𝗶 𝗡𝗮𝗸𝗮𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗼, 𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗥𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁: “Satoshi” can be translated to mean “𝘸𝘪𝘴𝘥𝘰𝘮” or “𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘭𝘦𝘥𝘨𝘦”, which are both qualities of the Rat. “Nakamoto” can be translated to mean “𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯” or "𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘦", which both describe the groundedness of the Earth element. 🌎🐀 Truly, Bitcoin is characterized by the qualities that those born in the year of the Earth Rat are said to have! 🤯 Tomorrow, however, begins the year of the 𝗪𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗗𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗼𝗻. This could signify 𝗮 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗕𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗼𝗶𝗻. Dragons symbolize 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘵𝘩 and 𝘭𝘶𝘤𝘬, and wood infuses these qualities with 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘵𝘩 and 𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘸𝘢𝘭. This combination hints at an exciting year for Bitcoin, especially with the anticipated halving event. The halving is a significant event in Bitcoin, as 𝘪𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘋𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘰𝘯'𝘴 𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘵𝘩. It increases bitcoin’s scarcity by changing the issuance of new coins from about 𝟵𝟬𝟬 𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗱𝗮𝘆 to about 𝟰𝟱𝟬 𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗱𝗮𝘆. This decrease of new supply causes prices to rise, and drives more value and innovation to the Bitcoin network. This beautifully reflects the Wood Dragon's blend of 𝘢𝘮𝘣𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 with 𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘵. 🪵🐉 As Bitcoin enters the year of the Wood Dragon, its journey showcases the enduring qualities of its birth in the year of the Earth Rat. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗕𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗱, embodying the best traits of these powerful zodiac symbols. Remember to give this a 𝗟𝗶𝗸𝗲🤙, and celebrate the Chinese New Year by 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴🔄 this and 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴🔖 it for later (𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶’𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘪𝘧 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘵 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘦! 😉). What do you think about the Chinese New Year and its zodiac? Tell me in the 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀⬇️