- Satoshi Nakamoto publishes the Bitcoin White Paper. Cypherpunks love it. Michael Saylor is not one of them. He says that Bitcoin’s days are numbered and that it’s a matter of time before Bitcoin suffers the same fate as online gambling. - A few years later Mike changes his mind. Satoshi is a genius and Bitcoin is the best thing ever. Except it should not be used the way Satoshi intended. That would be paranoid crypto anarchy. Instead, Bitcoin should be more like a digital Manhattan and it can be custodied by #Coinbase. - Mike’s company #MicroStrategy starts to buy Bitcoin like there is no tomorrow. Mike tells us that Bitcoin is the best, and that there is no second best. - Mike delivers keynote speeches in every #Bitcoin conference and arranges great parties. If you have a Bitcoin podcast with over 500 subscribers, you are invited. He has a lot of fans in the Bitcoin circles. - When cypherpunks ask Saylor fans, “how can you consider Mike a Bitcoiner when Mike does not want Bitcoin to be used as money?”, the fans feel uncomfortable. The parties are great and the interviews get a lot of views… They don’t want to make Mike angry. So, they just call Mike a different kind of Bitcoiner. - Deep in their hearts they hope that Mike would say something positive about Bitcoin as money. But unfortunately for them, Mike does not give a fuck about them and their feelings. And instead of saying nice things about Bitcoin as money Saylor pivots to being a full-blown shitcoiner. - Now the #Saylor fans are trying to find right moment to slay their hero. On one hand, staying in the Team Saylor is becoming a credibility issue. And, on the other hand, the interviews are still getting a lot of views and there are probably still some great parties to come. It. Is. So. Difficult.

John F. Kennedy was assassinated on November 22, 1963, because he wanted to splinter the money printer proxy CIA into a thousand pieces. Since that moment the money printer mafia and its proxies, such as the CIA, have tightened their grip on the society. And now you are trying to vote your way out of their control. What color is the sky in your world? This Thomas Massie stuff is totally retarded. The reason why Massie gets a lot of attention from the mainstream media -- unlike any Bitcoiners who talk about the importance of peer-to-peer cash -- is this: Massie is not a threat to the system. #politics #USD #bitcoin #centralbank #CBDC #stablecoins #USDC #USDT #bitcoin #CIA #thomasmassie #massie #democracy

"I have realized that there is a way of storing value without a central bank, owning money without a bank and spending it without a government permission. Now I have to follow the law in my country. So, pick the right jurisdiction. Those jurisdictions exist, because people want to escape.” - npub1546jstdajzf6gw4plvr6z4kpcaxtvl3h0zjdv5gw8tx8uup5d6rq8ef9mt You DON’T have to follow the law. Nobody obeyed their way out of tyranny. Besides, why would you give any importance or respect for the laws created by these corrupt fiat politicians? I am not saying that the whole Plan B attitude is a bit of a cuckold attitude that takes down the chances of the Plan A being successful (even if I kind of am), but what I am saying is this: You cannot always run away. I myself am often thinking what is the right place to live, and I have nothing against relocating to a good place and being flexible. However, the plan cannot be to relocate whenever the laws change. #Bitcoin is about the separation of money and state. It empowers the individual. Laws will change to prevent that from happening.

“If in 2026 you think that you can vote your way out of this, you are just delusional. Absolutely delusional.” - npub1s33sw6y2p8kpz2t8avz5feu2n6yvfr6swykrnm2frletd7spnt5qew252p I like that. I don’t know what has to happen so that people quit thinking that they can vote their way out of this mess. 00:00 Introduction to Stacks Chats 07:07 Transition from Academia to Trading 16:17 The Rise of Peter #Thiel and #PayPal 24:31 #Palantir: The Intersection of Technology and Government 30:12 Reflections on 9/11 and Government Trust 36:50 The Role of the Federal Reserve 41:52 The Impact of #Stablecoins 57:46 Concerns About Bitcoin's Future 01:11:44 The Block Size Wars and Their Impact 01:17:02 Understanding Bitcoin Mining and Node Operation 01:22:15 Hashers vs. Miners: The Dynamics of Bitcoin Mining 01:29:20 Bitcoin Core vs. Bitcoin Knots: A Civil War 01:39:07 BIP 110: Addressing Spam and Consensus Issues 01:52:31 Understanding BIP 110 and Its Activation Process 01:57:26 The Dynamics of Soft and Hard Forks 02:05:06 The Implications of BIP 110 on Bitcoin's Functionality 02:13:06 Community Response and the Future of Bitcoin 02:23:57 Potential Outcomes of a Chain Split 02:32:53 The Bitcoin Community's Responsibility 02:41:34 The Role of Key Figures in Bitcoin 02:49:56 The Future of Bitcoin and Power Structures 03:01:09 Navigating Bitcoin's Challenges and Opportunities 04:02:47 Technical Difficulties and Recording Challenges 04:03:36 The Role of Bitcoin Plebs in Consensus 04:05:07 Engagement and Community in Bitcoin Education #bitcoin #btc #bip110 #knots #core #politics

I am thinking about going to the next Bitcoin Historico… But I am not sure if it’s about Salvadoran people embracing Bitcoin or Bitcoiners embracing Nayib Bukele. Somebody is going to say that it’s both… But after the first Bitcoin Historico I just heard everybody repeating Bukele’s words about El Salvador being really, really safe. Like really safe. It’s so incredibly safe that nothing can be as safe. You can go there, and you are like totally safe. If you have any concerns there, safety is not one of them. And it’s thanks to Bukele. The rest of the world is not that safe, because not every country has its own Bukele. But, perhaps, if we vote really hard, find our own Bukeles, and let them do what’s needed, then we can be safe. Good night. Safe dreams. #elsalvador #bukele #nayibbukele #bitcoin #btc

MONEY MASTERS I had not seen this documentary before! It’s excellent. My takeaway: If we end up messing up Bitcoin, we will have to go back to using the tally stick system. By the way, I am aware of Bill Still’s #crypto history. And I don’t agree with everything he says. Not even close. Some of the stuff he says is pretty stupid. But it does not change the fact that I learned a lot by watching this documentary. And (if possible) I became even MORE convinced that bankers and politicians can play no role in #Bitcoin adoption. #history #btc #stablecoins #cbdc

A good interview, thanks npub16le69k9hwapnjfhz89wnzkvf96z8n6r34qqwgq0sglas3tgh7v4sp9ffxj & Bitcoin Mechanic! It’s nice to see a civilized conversation after the Michael Saylor shitshow a few of months ago. #bip110 #bitcoin #btc

Thousands of years ago it was common knowledge that #usury is not ok. Now we have “progressed” so much that we don’t even recognize usury when we see it. #bitcoin #btc #cbdc #stablecoins #christianity #religion #homeschooling

Saylor is a shitcoiner, but he is not stupid. When Saylor tweets something like this, he MUST know what kind of a reception the tweet is going to get. And still he goes ahead and publishes the tweet. And then the tweet gets the reception we can all see. Is he trying to lose credibility? #asknostr #bitcoin #btc #saylor #strategy #digitalcredit

Makoto Shibuya interviewed npub1s05p3ha7en49dv8429tkk07nnfa9pcwczkf5x5qrdraqshxdje9sq6eyhe again. Don’t just listen. Pay attention. Fountain.fm: https://fountain.fm/episode/gd8v7yGjGyKTlDpR5LSM Youtube: npub1s777ezg5073d8f0kgf4ga34akke30nhgu0vqwjt7jfjkt9nn5feq64xfyy is becoming one of my go-to Bitcoin channels! #bitcoin #btc

Ayn Rand vs Nayib Bukele: #ElSalvador #NayibBukele #Bukele #meme #memes #memestr #politics