When someone asks me what is money: #bitcoin #gold #fiat #btc

@strike it would be great to generate more than one profile/lightning address for my account. For example, one might be used with strangers where you don’t want to reveal real identity whereas another you might use with friends and family where it is super clear that it is you. #btc #bitcoin

Most people have heard of the legendary Greek warrior Achilles, but few have heard of Bophades. Like Achilles, as a baby he was dipped in the river Styx, but where Achilles was held by his heel, Bophades’ mother held him by the bawls - that’s right, she dangled him in the river Styx by his bawls. But that only served to make him a more legendary warrior, everyone protects their bawls in battle, that’s a force of nature. But eventually in the heat of an epic battle he was fatally struck by an arrow right in the twig and berries, his only weak spot, and was killed instantly. A tragic Greek death: an arrow to the bawls. Everybody knows about Achilles and his heel, but now you know the legend of Bophades Bawls.

Who uses coinjoin or similar services to enhance privacy of their bitcoin? Any tips or tricks? #bitcoin #btc #privacy

Something I think about a lot: #history #democracy #government #dictatorship #gold #bitcoin #btc

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The Eurodollar market is tens of trillions in USD right now and by its nature is largely outside the regulatory authority of the US Federal Reserve. That is a LOT of potential power the US Sovereign COULD have. With USD stablecoins backed by USTs, a different arm of the US Sovereign (the Treasury) could effectively absorb and replace the Eurodollar market. This allows the US Sovereign to exert more direct control beyond its own borders AND it allows the US Treasury to take significant power at the same time while diminishing the power of the US Central Bank. #gold #bitcoin #usd #markets

If not your keys then not your coins then not your disks not your media. #bitc #bitcoin #fallout

In case you missed it, the money supply wars have just begun. #bitcoin #gold #usd #banking #deposits #treasuries

Unless I misunderstand something, most of the bitcoin I own are in ETFs in my traditional brokerage accounts. I really like how I can add the exposure to Roth IRAs, solo 401(k), etc. Plus with all the estate planning work I’ve done including revocable trusts. It’s just so convenient and the cost of carry is like 15 bps. I can also do a pledged asset line on Schwab for a cost of 8% to 9% which is pretty damn competitive. Given all of that I find it hard to justify owning most of my bitcoin exposure natively in wallets. Am I just too retarded to understand? #bitcoin #btc

How many of you guys go through efforts to blur the likelihood that someone could trace how much bitcoin you have? I started looking into what coinjoin does and other types of techniques. #btc #bitcoin

I’m clearly new at this, but I think I just figured out how to send my own bitcoin in a hot wallet on a exchange directly to my cold wallet. In a lot of ways, a deep understanding of traditional finance is helpful in analyzing this new technology, but it also sometimes makes it slower to understand the details. #btc #bitcoin #fiat

Anyone experiment with #bitchat? Would appreciate insights.

As someone who has been in finance/capital markets for over 20 years the following cannot be understated enough especially in the context of history: On July 1st, 2025, Basel III banking regulations officially reclassified physical gold as a Tier 1 asset, specifically a high-quality liquid asset (HQLA). This means that U.S. banks can now count physical gold at 100% of its market value towards their core capital reserves. Previously, gold was considered a Tier 3 asset, requiring banks to discount its value. Many times in markets the catalyst for great change is when the RULES change. #gold #bitcoin #markets #banks

Great insight here: “Money is not the point of civilization and it’s far from the most important feature,” Rickards argues. “Still, it’s part of the bedrock and performs crucial roles. Money is an advance on barter. Money is an alternative to violence. Money facilitates commerce and investment, and acts as a store of wealth. Money is among the institutions, along with law, religion, and the family, that enable civilizations to be civil and avoid a Hobbesian war of all against all.” #bitcoin #gold #money #markets

I run my own business and our treasury consists of floating rate US Treasuries and #Gold Bullion. As I have gotten more experienced with #BTC I am thinking about including it too. I am leaning toward using Strike but would be interested in folk's views on this. I would want a solution that permits me to also pay my people in #BTC if they so chose as well.

The whole turf fight over control of the USD (US Treasury vs US Central Bank) does not bother me as much because I am sailing out of the system in this:

Fun fact, "greenbacks" were issued by President Abraham Lincoln’s administration during the Civil War to fund military efforts when traditional borrowing in specie (gold) proved insufficient. They were non-convertible paper currency, legally mandated as "legal tender" for all debts, though notably, import duties and interest on public debt still required payment in gold. Wouldn't it be interesting if the current tariffs were declared to be payable in gold? #gold #tariffs #trump #inflation #money #bitcoin #zaps

Incidentally, you might think college tuition has gotten really expensive and you would be correct to say it has generally gotten more expensive at a faster rate relative to other things…if you price it in USD. Yale College Tution, Room & Board priced in a debasement resistant monetary asset like gold is near all time lows in cost for the past 125 years. #gold #bitcoin #hardmoney #inflation #debasement

Give Us Back Our Gold! The 80-Year Journey of Poland's WWII Bullion #gold #bitcoin #zaps #WW2 #poland #germany