Nice coffee in the sun today... today I get to relax after a few months of hard work...

Just was talking to a Singaporean guy who was able to take a Japanese Yen denominated loan from a Singaporean bank to buy a Japanese rental property (income above costs apparently) and Japanese govt gave him immediately a 10% tax rebate of some sorts. Can you say Japanese Carry trade? Apparently lots of 'smart finance people' have been doing it and 'the Japanese govt is very conservative about changing interest rates' even though he knew that they just did raise interest rates for first time in decades (?). I asked what happens if Japanese interest rates go up? He said his costs will increase but they are still low right now. I said the entire world is in the same boat. He seemed unsure about that propsect 😒. I didn't bother with the Bitcoin speech, he's too far deep and I just met him in line at the airport. Lucky fella escaped unscathed! But Bitcoin.

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Palisades Gold Radio • Luke Gromen: A U.S. Recession Remains Highly Unlikely • Listen on Fountain

Tom Bodrovics welcomes back Luke Gromen, the founder and president of FFTT (Forest for the Trees). They discuss the implications of the recent 50 b...

Very good episode on monetary corruption and some BTC speculation. Whitney and Mark aren't always correct but I think its important to have people prying to see what is loose and what is solid so to speak.

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Unlimited Hangout with Whitney Webb • Plundering the Crisis Economy with John Titus • Listen on Fountain

In this episode, Whitney, along with UH contributor Mark Goodwin, talk to John Titus about the recent US economic crises, the role of BlackRock on ...

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Why is BTC more sensitive that Gold in terms of market cap? For eg Mark Moss says BTC goes up $9 for every $1 that comes in. Some others say 4/5 per $1 in market cap. But what is the reason for this? I assume it's because BTC is a more diff asset to increase the supply of ie more 'hardened' and therfore more secure in fiat monetary problematic times. Is this correct in your opinion or another reason? #asknostr #macro #politics #economics #plebchain #btc #gold #bitcoin #nostr

Some people saying BTC cycles are over... the sideways market is getting to people and its showing... "Cycle not broken it just changes each time slightly. Kamala just proposed $750 to citizens, China is doing QE, FED is lowering rates, increased war looks probable, new US admin into office soon, debt ceiling in US renegotiate in Jan 25, debt repayments on 35 trillion. Plenty of reasons to turn on the printer. People just forget as 4 years can sometimes feel long. BTC will top in Q4 25 1 year after elections as it has done twice before imo." #btc #macro #politics #bitcoin #nostr

If this post receives 10,000 Sats total I shall send each person who zapped (no matter how much you zapped) a digital copy of this Canadian Bitcoin Flag. If this post receives 10,000 Sats total I shall send each person who zapped (no matter how much you zapped) a digital copy of this Canadian Bitcoin Flag in large size at 36" wide by 18" high. Download likn will be from DropBox and sent to you probabaly via Nostr DM. I can see who zaps this post so will know who to send the link to once it hits 10k. This would look epic printed out and framed or even printed on a flag. If you want to arrange printing let me know and I can arrange that also although costs will be additional. npub1wn4n5y6sjl5a0k85ceevhxgq9gfgzjyy9x6ygjy033akv6h6snxs7qg6pm You might like this one brother. I wanted to keep the awesome Maple Leaf so had the BCT logos more subtely in the background. #canada #canadianbitcoin #btc #mapleleaf #canucks #neighborstothenorth #neighbors #art #artstr #design #wallart #digitalart #auction #commerce #plebchain #nostr #grownostr #zap #zapathon #onlyzaps #introductions #nostriches #asknostr #plebs #pleb #plebstr #sats #nostrplebs #unitedstates #gold #reservecurrency #trump #politics #macro

If this post gets to 10,000 Sats total Zaps I will send a digital copy of this Bitcoin Flag to everyone who zaps it - even if you Zapped a lower amount.

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One thing people dont consider very much is "factions" within global elite. It's possible that Bitcoin was created by 'government' but when people usually say this they mean 'it's a set up or a trap' for us plebs and we will be rugged of your value at some point. For example you could listen to Tom Luongo, Ian Ferguson and/or Whitney Webb to get an idea of these factions and how they are sometimes aligned against plebs and other times are just fighting for control vs eachother. In the case of the former we plebs get fucked. In the case of the latter then the plebs benefit by having the enemy of our enemy doing things which align with our interests also. But this is not to be confused with the enemy of our enemy being 'for plebs' of our friends. Maybe interests align for a period of time but eventually once these factions play out in a 'Game of Thrones' style epic saga of in fighting assassinations and war the winning faction will again look to subjugate the Plebs. I dont think many people will understand the nuance of factions within power structures. Instead of Bitcoin being a rugpull for plebs its actually a rugpull for the faction of the elites who have their power basis in fractional reserve banking and Libor Rates of interest on loaned money. Its this group of Elites who are non US and European based who are not aligned with Cypto and will eventually be ousted by it in favour or Bitcoin and Crypto currencies more generally as a basis for the new financial system. Crypto is one big power play to oust the old regime and start a new one. This is not to be confused with 'BTC World Reserve Currency' type hopium, I think there will eventually be a rugpull when the new power faction has won and now looks to subjugate plebs. Not that I think BTC Network will fail. More likely imo some Layer 2 regime is set up on top and is KYC. In addition I also think GDP could be increased significantly with AI and new energy tech so as to lower the problemat Debt:GDP ratio. #macro #politics #bitcoin #btc #prediction #plebchain #nostr #nostrthoughts #grownostr #reservecurrency

Some Gold Bugs I follow have outdated criticisms of Bitcoin like what happens if the internet goes down? Internet is not likely to go down for long if at all. Too much depends on it. Nodes are now in satellites based on non-internet comms and we cna keep up with the network this way. Its more likely that govts will ban your Gold rather than disrupt the internet. The internet is based on cables but hundreds of them making up the entire global network. Its unlikely that all of them are disrupted. #bitcoin #btc #nostr #gold

Inflation hack: earn a stronger currency than you spend locally. Travel and digital nomadism is a great way to achieve this. Then also use the fiat you earn to buy BTC. Btc appreciated fastest amongst almost all assets (Nvidia sometimes) and your expenses are reduced due to spending in a cheaper destination. Next month I'll move to a remote surf town where rent is $104 USD p/month for 3 months. This is about 20% of where I have been loving in the last 3 months. #inflation #nostr #digitialnomad #travel #btc #grownostr #travelhack #plebchain

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BTC on the pump and here I was last week saying ignore the price lol

So many crypto people I meet just don't get the power of a reliably capped suppy asset.

If censorship continues Nostr will grow... eg Brazil recently. If you use Nostr in a KYC manner you are effectively shooting yourself in the foot. You are moving from one control regime to another because your safe haven in Nostr will also be tied to your identity. Be aware that slick clients like #primal are VC backed and they represent imo the new or future control regime. They have a slick UI cos they have VC funds but those backers are likely part of the future control regime. To avoid this use community funded clients like Nostr and Damus. They are more frustrating to use because they are less slick, they are less slick because the devs really on community funds which are less. Imo we need to take the frustration of community built clients in order to avoid KYC and support non VC backed clients. Donate to your local friendly community dev now. #amethyst #damus #asknostr #nostrdevs #grownostr #nostr #plebchain