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John Balkam
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CMO at Sovreign | Bartender at PubKey DC
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John Balkam 7 months ago
Which restaurant or retailer would you be most siked about adopting #Bitcoin for payment next?
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John Balkam 7 months ago
Thank God for Steak N' Shake to help bring us back together after all that OP_Return debate 😅
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John Balkam 8 months ago
Thought Experiment: What if instead of calling it money, we called it "survival tokens?" That is essentially what money is. We use money to buy shelter, food, water, and the essentials we need for survival. If money is simply tokens we use to acquire the things we need to survive, then it's important for us to have good money. For most of human history, we have had bad money. Money that has decreased in value over time. Because of the devaluation of money, it has become more difficult for the majority of people to survive and thrive. #Bitcoin is good, sound money. Bitcoin is an effective survival token. Because Bitcoin is scarce and has a fixed supply, it maintains its value over time. Any individual, family, company, or country that holds Bitcoin will have an easier time surviving than those who hold a fiat currency. Everyone and every entity can benefit from Bitcoin and not just survive but thrive over time as all of the essentials of life become less expensive.
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John Balkam 8 months ago
Bought a little $CEP today on the news that it will become Twenty One Capital because while I am a hardcore #Bitcoin in cold storage maxi, this is the first time I've been able to get a stake in a @jack mallers run company. There are a only few savages out there operating companies who I trust to allocate and steward my capital better than I can myself, and Jack is one of them. Godspeed brother. Stack your brains out. 🫡
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John Balkam 8 months ago
Morning routine: - Sunlight into the eyes - DCA into the stack - Creatine into the body Life is good baby! #Bitcoin
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John Balkam 8 months ago
The amount of restraint it takes to not absolutely snap and start yelling at everyone in your life who hasn't gotten any #Bitcoin yet... "All of the money in your bank account is fake and worthless!" "The central bankers can click a few buttons and create new units out of thin air!!" "Every war is a bankers war!!!" God help us early Bitcoiners...
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John Balkam 8 months ago
One day we'll all look back at 2020-2025 and say damn, "can't believe I was able to buy #Bitcoin that cheap. 🫡
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John Balkam 8 months ago
I don't know how many golf fans are on here, but man, Rory McIlroy's Masters win today was one of the most satisfying things I've witnessed in years. What a rollercoaster ride.
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John Balkam 8 months ago
I'm glad I cut my teeth in #Bitcoin in 2022. Rather I got my teeth kicked in by that bear market. Held all the way through. Kept stacking. Held through the run up to $100k. Holding now. Low time preference. Conviction. HODL. 🫡
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John Balkam 8 months ago
Please explain this to me like I'm a non-technical retard. Is it worthwhile for me to simply run Bitcoin Core on my laptop all day? Even if I don't hold any coins in the wallet that's monitoring the ledger? #Bitcoin #AskNostr
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John Balkam 9 months ago
Decentralized wealth. Decentralized health. Decentralized information. Let's fucking go. #Bitcoin #Nostr
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John Balkam 9 months ago
As insane as 2020 - 2024 was, somehow I think 2025 - 2029 will be more insane.
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John Balkam 9 months ago
Tariffs shmariffs. Sats on sale baby. #Bitcoin
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John Balkam 9 months ago
You know what the last 4-5 years taught me? You have to be a warrior in this life. It is so easy to get complacent, comfortable, and domesticated. But you leave yourself vulnerable to predators if you let yourself go. A warrior mentality is necessary, no matter how well off you are. It doesn't necessarily mean that you're violent. It just means that you're capable of defending yourself. Mind, body, and spirit. You have to be constantly getting stronger and smarter. More resilient. As brutal as this decade has been so far, it has been a much needed wake up call. There are dangerous enemies out there that want to harm you and me. They want to attack us and take our stuff. The wise move is to make it extremely difficult for them to be successful with their attacks. Take nothing for granted.
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John Balkam 9 months ago
Really disturbing: Bitcoiner and aspiring Presidential candidate in Suriname, Maya Parabhoe, appears to be in distress. Posting on X minutes ago: "Help. Life and family unde threat. SOS" Not sure what we can do right now, but say a prayer and follow the story. One of our own may be under attack. #Bitcoiner
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John Balkam 9 months ago
I really wanted to believe Trump - Vance would be good for the American people. And you know what, the pro-Bitcoin stuff they're doing I see as a real positive. But man, this Israel shit is ruining them for me. The Presidency and the Congress are still feckless puppets for the military industrial complex and/or the Israel lobby. The Proof of Weapons network as Simon Dixon describes it. Same shit different day. Ah well. Stay humble and stack sats it is. Control what you can control. 🫡 #Bitcoin
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John Balkam 9 months ago
We are in a Fourth Turning, and Bitcoiners are the Hero generation that will get us through the Winter. #Bitcoin