@Jameson Lopp another one for your journal: copy-pasta from X acc 0xLouisT: "Ledger Co-Founder's kidnapping is a brutal reminder to be very careful about your security as a public crypto person - On Jan 21, David Balland and his wife are abducted from their home and taken to separate locations - Kidnappers demand 100 BTC (~$10M) ransom from another co-founder, allegedly Éric Larchevêque, and send one of David’s severed fingers as proof - Part of the ransom is paid to buy time - GIGN (France's elite unit) locates and rescues David - Hours later, they free his wife, found tied up in a car - Most of the ransom is tracked and frozen Total suspects apprehended: 10 gang members (ages 20-40), now facing life imprisonment"

Is everyone broke af pretending to be rich? We aren't changing anything, let alone making it any better. For all I know, it is progressively worsening.

Yup. 💯🤝🏻

crypto bros

Is Dread Pirate Roberts coming to our oasis? #AskNostr #Nostr Ross, you're welcome home!

#AI

#AskNostr #Bitcoin

gassed

🤮 🤮 🤮 The President-elect of the United States of America just launched his own memecoin shitcoin on the Friday night before his inauguration. 🤡 🤡 🤡 #AskNostr #Nostr #Bitcoin $TRUMP #Trump

I have more corn than one can ever dream of, but the Dunning-Kruger cognitive bias among "bitcoiners" who grossly overestimate their competence is staggering. No wonder there are so many people who hate hearing about bitcoin. I even bet the ones who make those 'clever' memes don't have a whole coin.

Coinbase launches #Bitcoin $BTC loans for US users.

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Coinbase launches DeFi-backed Bitcoin loans for US users — and says this time it’s different

Coinbase is bringing back Bitcoin loans for US users. DeFi lender Morpho will facilitate the loans behind the scenes. Coinbase axed its previous cr...

👀 President-elect Donald Trump is open to creating an America-first strategic reserve that prioritizes cryptocurrencies such as Solana $SOL and $XRP. #Nostr #AskNostr

can't spend, gotta hodl hard money #Bitcoin #AskNostr

on my way to tap the non-kyc atm for sats

NOSTR -> NOSTR 🫡 #nostr #asknostr

A federal judge clears the Department of Justice to sell $6.5 billion in #Bitcoin seized from the Silk Road marketplace. Judge Richard Seeborg rejects a motion against forfeiture, paving the way for the sale of almost 70000 $BTC, according to court filings.

HOPIUM IS A DOUBLE-EDGED SWORD Dream big, but don't fool yourselves, be realistic. It is easy to be scammed when desperate. A French woman was convinced she was dating Brad Pitt.🫢 She divorced her millionaire husband, and sent the scammer $800k+ for "cancer treatment".🤡 She is now receiving clinical care for severe depression.😬 It's both hilarious and sad. 🤦‍♂️ Check out the photos that convinced her she was dating Brad:🤣

"I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.” - Nelson Mandela

The point of making money is not so you can buy a lot of junk. It is to redeem your freedom, so you don't need to sell your time, so nobody can buy you as a slave. Work hard and own your life. If you are not disciplined, you will have to keep selling your time as a prostitute, making others happy. When you live healthfully, life is long. You can sacrifice your early years. It is never too late, but the earlier you develop the discipline to make money and invest it, the better the rest of your life.