Re-hypothecation:
Using mutual funds as collateral for loans you never intended on repaying because nothing is more important than the solvency of Bitcoin (cashing out).
Central Command
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Quantum disappointment. OG AI. Litecoin is proof Bitcoin is broken. ETC is proof blockchains never mattered.
Something I've been tossing around lately is the idea of U.S. Dollars becoming their own digital platform. What it means for national currencies and the communities who still use them, but more importantly the corporations, whose stocks and bonds share the networking effect of the U.S. Dollar.
Companies like Apple and Nvidia dwarf the economies of many countries; representing the purchasing power of a G7 nation.
If the greatest asset in 2026 is liquidity, will they seek the same capital flight as seen by national bankers?
I'm guessing Square doesn't provide liquidity services for these poor chaps. 12% of sales, still not bad. I've met some of these people and they don't have a clue.
Can we go back to casino chips? They have a nicer feel.
The relationship between LTC and DOGE should be enough to realize the value of printed money will always be greater than Bitcoin. Even in a trustless system, the asset with consistently constant inflation wins. Bitcoin is the shovel, cash is king.
The goal is not to adopt Bitcoin, but to avoid it at all costs, leveraging its value into your own networks; forcing Bitcoin to accept your own values, your own chains, in exchange for the goods and services you provide.