The EU is hijacking the term “circular economy.” 🚩 The concept of Bitcoin—open, decentralized currencies, no control, no government access—is being transformed into a political regulatory framework for material goods: raw materials, products, packaging, textiles, and waste. The EU is preparing a Circular Economy Act, which is intended to establish the legal framework for a functioning circular economy in the single market by the end of 2026. The goal: binding, target-oriented rules that will significantly accelerate the transition from a linear to a circular economy. In practice, this means: Mandatory recycling rates (e.g., PET bottles), mandatory labeling of recycled materials. New rules for waste shipments, textile regulations, electronics, and waste. Public procurement as a steering mechanism: Government agencies must increasingly purchase products that comply with circular economy principles. Funding with “green” requirements: Funds are prioritized for projects that meet EU criteria. Prohibitions: Single-use cigarettes, restrictions on ultra-fast fashion. Digitalization: Material passports, tracking, traceability—more data requirements, more oversight. This is not “green branding,” but a political framework designed to steer market decisions. For Bitcoin and the Bitcoin community: Mining, hardware, energy, and data will be subject to general environmental, energy, and electronics regulations. No blanket bans on Bitcoin, but more indirect hurdles due to ESG and environmental requirements: Institutional investors, banks, and insurance companies tend to view Bitcoin as “unsustainable.” The EU’s circular economy framework will not support Bitcoin as a circular monetary system, but will treat it as an environmental and infrastructure issue. In practice: more control and regulation of the infrastructure, fewer direct “Bitcoin bans,” but more indirect hurdles due to ESG and environmental requirements. https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/api/files/document/print/en/ip_25_1710/IP_25_1710_EN.pdf

Bitcoin geht NICHT darum, reich zu werden, sondern darum, die Kontrolle über das eigene Geld zurückzugewinnen. Andreas Antonopoulos – Wer er ist und was er wirklich über Bitcoin denkt Andreas Antonopoulos ist einer der einflussreichsten und meistzitierten Bitcoin-Educatoren weltweit. Der griechisch-britische Autor und Speaker hat mit Büchern wie „Mastering Bitcoin“ und der Reihe „The Internet of Money“ maßgeblich dazu beigetragen, Bitcoin verständlich zu erklären – sowohl technisch als auch philosophisch. Seine zentrale Überzeugung: Bitcoin ist kein Investment und kein Spekulationsobjekt. Es ist eine fundamentale Neuerfindung des Geldes selbst. Antonopoulos beschreibt Bitcoin als das härteste, zensurresistenteste und dezentralste Geld, das je existiert hat. Mit einer festen Obergrenze von 21 Millionen Einheiten entzieht es sich der willkürlichen Geldmengenausweitung durch Staaten und Zentralbanken. Für ihn ist Bitcoin vor allem ein Werkzeug für finanzielle Souveränität – besonders für Menschen, die vom traditionellen Finanzsystem ausgeschlossen sind oder unter Inflation und Kapitalverkehrskontrollen leiden. Er betont immer wieder, dass Bitcoin nicht primär eine Technologie ist, sondern eine neue Form von Geld, die auf mathematischen Regeln statt auf Vertrauen in Institutionen basiert. Seine oft zitierte Haltung: Bitcoin geht nicht darum, reich zu werden, sondern darum, die Kontrolle über das eigene Geld zurückzugewinnen.

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In the future, the Office for the Protection of the Constitution will be able to recruit minors aged 16 and older. Yes, you read that right: the government, which considers minors too immature to use social media, wants to be able to turn 16- and 17-year-olds into paid informants.

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I just found something really exciting here: In El Salvador, students in the Torogoz Dev Program (Lightning developer training) have built Torogoz Pay—a payment gateway that automatically and instantly splits the sats when a purchase is made. You buy a bag of coffee for 5 USD in sats. The farmer in the mountains gets his share in real time. So does the roaster. And the packager, too. No weeks-long bank transfers. No middlemen skimming off 30–50%. No uncertainty. The farmer sees the money in his Lightning wallet while the coffee is still in the bag. This isn’t just efficient. It’s fair trade on steroids—made possible by transactions that take seconds and minimal costs. In doing so, Lightning also solves structural problems in supply chains.

Why the Bitcoin price in dollars or euros is often irrelevant: In a circular economy, what matters is what you can buy directly with Bitcoin, not how many fiat units are shown on the chart. After being cut off from banking services, the key question is often: Can I still make payments, save money, or receive donations? For activists and journalists, Bitcoin can primarily serve as a means of resisting censorship and receiving support payments. In countries experiencing currency devaluation, Bitcoin serves as an alternative to local currency depreciation, not as a US dollar chart. For self-custody, what matters most is whether you have secure control over your coins, not whether BTC is trading higher or lower in euros today. For small business owners, what matters is whether Bitcoin drives demand, reduces costs, or attracts new customers. For cross-border payments, the fiat price is secondary when speed, independence, and availability matter. For fundraising campaigns, what matters is whether people can pay directly without intermediaries. In everyday Lightning use, usability matters, not the daily fluctuations in the exchange rate. Those who view Bitcoin as an alternative monetary system measure success not by euro or dollar highs, but by usability, sovereignty, and acceptance.

The most dangerous form of ignorance is not not knowing - but the belief that you already know everything. Der Dunning-Krüger-Effekt ist weniger ein psychologisches Kuriosum als eine tägliche Beobachtung.

Wörgl was banned because better money was a threat to the existing system. Bitcoin is the first better money that can no longer be banned. - BUT this only worked in Wörgl because the mayor managed to get people to participate, and they then got the Wörgl free money circulating. My little channel aims to do just that: inform people and get them involved. So it's all a team effort! You can support me (and yourselves) by subscribing, liking, commenting, sharing... the usual stuff ;-)

Why the Bitcoin price in dollars or euros is often irrelevant: In a circular economy, what matters is what you can buy directly with Bitcoin, not how many fiat units are listed on the chart. After debanking, the crucial question is often: Can I continue to pay, save, or receive donations? For activists and journalists, Bitcoin can be a means of censorship resistance and receiving support payments. In countries experiencing currency devaluation, Bitcoin serves as an alternative to local currency devaluation, not as a US dollar price. For self-custody, it's more important whether you securely control your coins, not whether BTC is trading higher or lower in euros today. In small businesses, what matters is whether Bitcoin generates demand, reduces costs, or reaches new customers. For cross-border payments, the fiat price is secondary when speed, independence, and availability are paramount. For fundraising campaigns, the key is whether people can pay directly without intermediaries. In everyday use of Lightning, usability is what counts, not the daily fluctuations in the price. Those who understand Bitcoin as an alternative monetary system don't measure success in euro or dollar highs, but in usability, sovereignty, and acceptance.

Unpopular thesis: The Bitcoin price in fiat currency is irrelevant! For activists, journalists, traders, international payments, and local Bitcoin communities, the fiat price is often just noise. The real question is: Does Bitcoin work where banks fail?

I've actually just gained a new user for Nostr. 🥳 🥳 🥳 A really, really tech-savvy person. And what happens? Goes to the Nostr app store... and doesn't understand a thing! I'm trying to draw attention to a fundamental problem here: The most amazing tool won't find any users if the product description doesn't explain understandable what it's for! 😵‍💫 Open to commissions: infoflowsolution.com