Among life's little pleasures....when you first slip on new workout shoes after six months of beating on your old ones.

Is precariousness the dominant feeling in the world today? I intensely dislike the feeling of imminent “shoe drops” that seem to characterize lives today. Maybe subconsciously this is what draws me to Bitcoin. Pick your metaphor - port in a storm, shoulder to lean on. No matter the price, I know that next block will print 10 minutes from now. I know how many Bitcoin how many will result from that block. I know it can’t be changed on a whim. I entered this space thanks to a fascination with the technology. And I admit it - the price volatility. But it opens your eyes to so much more. Bitcoin - the perfect weapon to defend yourself against the precariousness of modern life.

The vulgarity of US domestic air travel never disappoints…

Only a matter of time before US airlines drop the facade of customer service and go full on military style jump seats.

Take a few minutes out of your week and listen to @Nik Bhatia . Nik is a great teacher. Learn some stuff.

It's great to be here now, as we're still early. But I also really want to know what the Bitcoin network and the ecosystem will look like 50, 60 years from now.

@Whitney Webb An impressive amount of intellectual horsepower went into this piece. I learn something every time I read Whitney's work.

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In the aftermath of the recent Bitcoin ETF approvals, BlackRock's Larry Fink revealed that soon everything will be "ETF'd" and tokenized,...

I've developed a near manic need to rinse the top of any beverage can before I open it.

Concise always beats verbose. A brilliant little gem to kick off the weekend... "Their Sex Life" by A.R. Ammons One failure on Top of another

Today I retrieved some long-lost storage I had completely forgotten about and not seen for over 15 years. It's like opening a time capsule that was sealed even before the first ever Bitcoin transaction. It feels like Christmas! We have come a long way.

Finally a review of the Putin interview that avoids projection of one's own virtuous opinions about him and Carlson.

Thematic Markets | Marvin Barth | Substack

Differentiated, value-added insights into the themes driving the global political economy and markets. Click to read Thematic Markets, by Marvin Ba...