Bitcoin is for plebs. The recent dip is just another opportunity to get in and stack some Sats

Bitcoin has beaten my Lizard brain 🍾🥳

I’m living on a bitcoin standard (sort of). I work for fiat, but sending most of my Salary to @Xapo Bank and change my fiat to Bitcoin. I use my Xapocard for daily payment and have a daily account for tax. If btc is below power laws fairprice I take a loan on Xapobank for my usage. Is it over I pay down on my loan. That is my way to handle volatility. I asked Grok how many people lives on a Bitcoin standard like me or even heavier. Grok answered between 10 and 20.000. Hopefully Grok is wrong. It should be way more people doing that. It is pretty easy with these apps like Xapo, Bringin , Bull bitcoin and Strike.

It is a game someone is playing. Stay safe and stack sats, and the waves can’t reach you.

Don’t need to say more

This is the time when investment funds panic, while real Bitcoiners buy what they can afford.

Fire sale

Peaks are for the fiat crowd who want to get rich quick. Troughs are for the Bitcoin crowd. HODL on! #Bitcoin #BTC #HODL #BitcoinRainbow

Winter

It is a good da to buy bitcoin. Today approximately 75% of my salary went in to Bitcoin. Happy day 🎉🥳

Impressing with Lightning payment in South Afrika. Look at this Europe

Fountain

Citadel Dispatch • CD189: MONEYBADGER - BITCOIN PAYMENTS IN SOUTH AFRICA • Listen on Fountain

Carel van Wyk is the founder and CEO of MoneyBadger. MoneyBadger enables easy bitcoin payments at 650 thousand stores in South Africa. MoneyBadger ...

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This isn't a complaint against those who don't use Bitcoin, but rather those who only hoard it instead of stocks, gold, or real estate. Nevertheless, if the rest of us don't start using Bitcoin for daily purchases, it may eventually lose its value. We can use Bitcoin as daily currency via Lightning, Liquid, on-chain (for larger transactions), gift cards like Bitrefill, or credit cards such as Xapo Card, Bringin, Bitrefill, and more. Volatility is not an issue if you frequently convert fiat to Bitcoin and hold it for the long term. It even presents lending opportunities when Bitcoin has a deep dip. A great alternative to credit cards. As you see, my Xapo Mastercard is well used

Use Bitcoin as money. Convert from fiat, save some, and spend the rest directly with a Bitcoin-linked debit card, Bitrefill, gift cards or similar. Don’t let the rich convince you Bitcoin is an “asset”. It is money – fair money. This is not financial advice, it is an ethical advice. 😊

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When you stack BTC hard, you also need to send some back to your fiat currency account or pay with a credit card. For Europeans, Bringin.xyz is a good solution.

Fountain

Plebchain Radio • Sunday Brunch 2: Rod Palmer • Listen on Fountain

Sunday Brunch is your lightning-laced decompression chamber: no sermon, no prepared questions, just coffee, a record player, and a guest DJ, with V...

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Yesterday, I finally did something I've been thinking about for a long time. I deactivated my X account. I opened it many years ago to read news, but I ended up leaving because it's a platform that has a lot of fake news, so X is out. Now, I'm left with Nostr, where at least there are real people (I think), and traditional news channels that, despite everything, are easier to filter out what's fake and what's manipulated.

God has given us a paradise here on earth, but we humans are destroying it with our wickedness and selfishness. I am deeply despaired about the world as we have shaped it – with war, pollution, and foolishness. Can we ever break free from this self-destructive path, or is the Earth already exhausted from all we have done to it? Reference: Psalm 104:14 (NIV) - "He makes grass grow for the cattle, and plants for man to cultivate—bringing forth food from the earth: wine that gladdens the heart of man, oil to make his face shine, and bread that sustains his heart."

It is important to be less independent on fiat and pay more directly with bitcoin and then of course Lightning. I pay tax on my bitcoin gains when I pay. But this is control. What is next? What DAC8 Is ------------ DAC8 (Directive on Administrative Cooperation, 8th amendment) is the EU's framework for reporting crypto-asset transactions to tax authorities. It's based on the OECD's global Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (CARF) and applies uniformly across all providers serving EU residents. Bringin is built on regulated infrastructure. Our partner Striga (now part of Lightspark) holds the required MiCA license for crypto-asset services and customer protection. DAC8 is a separate framework that requires the collection and reporting tax data to authorities. MiCA happens behind the scenes; DAC8 is what requires action from you starting January 2026. Here’s what this means for you as a Bringin user: January 1, 2026 – Data collection begins. From this date, all regulated providers (including Bringin's infrastructure partners) must start tracking reportable transactions and collecting tax identification details from users. May 2026 (in or around May 4): You’ll be prompted in-app to add your Tax Residence Country and TIN (one-time, quick update). July 31, 2026 – Deadline to provide this information. After July 31, 2026: We're required to pause bitcoin transactions for accounts missing tax information. Your euro services stay active. The services resume immediately once you provide your Tax Residence and TIN. • Only bitcoin–euro conversions and your account info are reported. Transfers between your own wallets (onchain and Lightning) are not. Note - You don’t have to file anything yourself. Our regulated partner (Striga) handles all reporting.

I've fallen down the rabbit hole twice in my life. The first time was 20 years ago when I was saved by Jesus. I spent the following couple of years solely on reading, listening, and understanding God. The second time was Bitcoin, which I truly discovered in 2022. Jesus is the foundation I stand on, and Bitcoin is the only currency I care about.