๐จ The Satlantis team is heading to Madrid! ๐ช๐ธ
We'll be at @Watch out, Bitcoin! 2025 this weekend, connecting with sovereign individuals, freedom advocates & Bitcoiners from around Spain, Latam and the world.
If you're attending, let's meet up! ๐
๐ Our Head of Growth @Jordi Llonch Esteve will host a workshop about Nostr & Lightning with @verbiricha and @karliatto on Friday.
๐๏ธ Remember that the code SATLANTIS25 gives you a discount of 10% for the Normal and Running tickets.
Free Cities are self-governing jurisdictions where governance is intentionally streamlined and aligned with individual freedom and voluntary interaction.
These zones are designed to attract sovereign individuals and entrepreneurs by offering:
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Transparent, fixed service fees in place of traditional taxation
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A government role limited to protecting life, liberty, and property
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Citizen contracts that clearly define rights and obligations โ enforceable through independent arbitration
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Private regulation via insurance-based accountability, rather than top-down bureaucracy
In essence, they offer a new kind of legal environment โ one where people choose their governance and are treated as customers, not subjects. Such jurisdictions already exist โ and thrive โ in Honduras, and many more are under development across the world.
Why it matters to Satlantis
At Satlantis we are about sovereignty, independence and connection, wherever you travel. Free Cities are the real-world counterpart to the sovereign individual thesis. We are convinced that they will not only multiply in the coming years, but become very relevant and prosperous โ a new form of governance.
And as such, Free Cities are becoming attractive options for the very people that make up the Satlantis community. Their development is a key emerging trend that weโll be following very closely, and that we want our community to be a part of.
For anyone interested in location independence, legal optionality or international business, this conference offers a rare opportunity to engage with the leaders building these frameworks on the ground.
Satlantis at the Conference
Weโre pleased to announce that 
He will join a top-tier speaker line-up that includes:
๐ฃ Ttitus Gebel, founder of the Free Cities movement
๐ฃ Leaders from established jurisdictions such as Prospera Global or Ciudad Morazan (Honduras)
๐ฃ Representatives of 
If you would like to attend, we have a 20 โฌ discount code for all Satlantis friends. Just use the code SATLANTIS and youโll get the discount when purchasing your tickets.
๐ Discount code for the Satlantis community:
Use code SATLANTIS for 20 โฌ off your ticket
For Tickets and more info, visit the event on Satlantis: 
1๏ธโฃ๐ฃ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ฎ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐น ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป, ๐ ๐ฒ๐
๐ถ๐ฐ๐ผ
This gem of the Caribbean is where work and play seamlessly blend. ๐๏ธ
Get ready for:
- Affordable living with modern comforts
- Welcoming expat and nomad communities
- Stunning beaches + vibrant nightlife
๐ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ ๐ง๐ถ๐ฝ๐:
- Prioritize accommodations with fiber internet
- Leverage local WhatsApp groups for meetups & insights
Looking for an escape to paradise? Check out our Playa del Carmen page here: 
1๏ธโฃ This message is permanently embedded within the Genesis Block:
โ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ช๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ด 03/๐๐ข๐ฏ/2009 ๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ๐ญ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ฃ๐ณ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ด๐ฆ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฃ๐ข๐ช๐ญ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ฃ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฌ๐ด.โ
Why did Satoshi add this?
It linked the digital and physical worlds together, thus serving as proof of the moment in time when the block was found.
Satoshi couldnโt have known ahead of time what the headline of the London Times would have been, so ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐๐ต๐ถ ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐น๐ผ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ต๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐๐น๐, without any premine. ๐ฐ
2๏ธโฃ If you run your own node, you can verify the Genesis Block yourself.
Running your own node is the ultimate form of sovereignty for Bitcoiners:
- ๐ ๐ฐ๐ถ run the code.
- ๐ ๐ฐ๐ถ decide what Bitcoin is.
- ๐ ๐ฐ๐ถ verify the honesty and integrity of every Bitcoin transaction.
๐ฆ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ด๐ป๐๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป. If you donโt run your own node, then you are necessarily trusting someone else. So donโt trustโverify. ๐ฅ๏ธ
4๏ธโฃ Today is also celebrated as โProof of Keys Day,โ an idea proposed by Trace Mayer to promote sovereignty among Bitcoiners.
If you havenโt already done so, withdraw your Bitcoin from exchanges to ensure your ownership, so custodians canโt claim they hold more coins than they actually do.
By holding your keys, you also eliminate the risk of losing your funds due to exchange hacks, fraud, or insolvency. This will require greater responsibility on your part, but the result is greater freedom.
If you donโt control your own keys yet, make today the day. Invest in a hardware wallet, engrave your seed phrase in steel or titanium, and take full ownership of your wealth.
As sovereign individuals like to say: โ๐๐ฐ๐ต ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐บ๐ด, ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ต ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ช๐ฏ๐ด.โ ๐
(Caution: Do NOT use this seed phrase!)
So today, on Bitcoin's 16th birthday, remember what the Genesis Block stands for: ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, ๐๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ด๐ป๐๐, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฝ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐.
Run a node. Hold your keys. ๐๐ฆ๐ณ๐ช๐ง๐บ ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐บ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ.
Bitcoin is a blueprint for freedom, but itโs up to you to do the work to earn it.
Start now. Become sovereign with Bitcoin. ๐
1๏ธโฃ On ๐ญ๐ญ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐, the first U.S. Bitcoin Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) were approved
For the first time, mainstream investors could add Bitcoin to their portfolios through the same platforms they use for stocks and bonds. No wallets, private keys, or exchangesโ๐ซ๐ถ๐ด๐ต ๐ค๐ญ๐ช๐ค๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฃ๐ถ๐บ. ๐ฑ๏ธ
Sure, this isnโt the sovereign individual approach to stacking sats, but everyone has to start somewhere, right?
The result has been a tidal wave of institutional demand, and more FOMO from retail buyers. ๐
But the most important part isn't the price; it's the fall of the next domino on Bitcoin's path to global adoption.
2๏ธโฃ On ๐ญ๐ต ๐๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ถ๐น, Bitcoin's block subsidy halved from ๐ฒ. ๐ฎ๐ฑ to ๐ฏ. ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฑ
This means that the rate of new bitcoin mined with each block was ๐ค๐ถ๐ต ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ญ๐ง. So instead of about 900 new bitcoin being mined each day, ๐ผ๐ป๐น๐ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฌ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฑ.
Starting at block 840,000, the stock-to-flow ratioโor the ratio of new bitcoin compared to already-existent bitcoinโbecame roughly twice that of gold, ๐ผ๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฏ๐ถ๐๐ฐ๐ผ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐บ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ง! ๐คฏ
These halvings, which happen every 210,000 blocksโor roughly every 4 yearsโis how Bitcoinโs supply cap is enforced, and is one of the primary causes of Bitcoinโs 4-year bull/bear cycle.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐ผ๐ป๐น๐ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฏ ๐๐ถ๐๐ฐ๐ผ๐ถ๐ป ๐ต๐ฎ๐น๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐, and 4 have already come and gone. Each one marks a turning point in Bitcoin's history, when the worldโs hardest money hardens even more, and further secures our civilization against an uncertain future.
3๏ธโฃ On ๐ฎ๐ณ ๐๐๐น๐, Donald Trump gave a keynote speech at 
5๏ธโฃ On ๐ญ๐ด ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ, El Salvador agreed to the IMF's terms to receive $1.4 billion in aid from them.
The catch? ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ๐บ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ค๐ฉ๐ข๐ฏ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ช๐ณ ๐ญ๐ข๐ธ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐ฃ๐ช๐ต๐ค๐ฐ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ข๐ค๐ค๐ฆ๐ฑ๐ต๐ข๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ ๐ท๐ฐ๐ญ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ต๐ข๐ณ๐บ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ด๐ช๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ด๐ด๐ฆ๐ด. ๐ฎ
It had been compulsory for merchants to accept bitcoin, but this was rarely enforced, so removing it seemed like an acceptable tradeoff for President Bukele.
Since 17 November 2022, El Salvador had been buying 1 bitcoin each day, regardless of the price. But on the 19 December of this year, and again on the 21st, President Bukele used the funds from the IMF to buy ๐ญ๐ญ ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ bitcoin! ๐คฏ
What would ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ do if you suddenly received a large sum of fiat?
Hopefully, youโd buy bitcoin. ๐
๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฐ ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ถ๐๐ฐ๐ผ๐ถ๐ป! ๐
History will doubtlessly record it as the year when nation-states entered the sat-stacking race, and adoption began to change from "๐จ๐ณ๐ข๐ฅ๐ถ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐บ" to "๐ด๐ถ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ญ๐บ" (H/T 