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The Agama Lizard live in small social groups consisting of a dominant male and several subordinate males and females.

The agama is a genus of lizards that lives throughout sub-Saharan Africa. There are more than 40 recognized species within this genus, the common agama or red-headed agama lizard will be the main focus unless otherwise mentioned. There are plenty of interesting facts to learn about the identification, habitat, reproduction, and behavioral adaptations of the African Agama lizard. Many people enjoy keeping them as exotic pets. Because of their relatively docile nature, they can get used to people handling them with enough time.

3 Agama Lizard Facts! -The large front teeth and powerful jaws are adaptations to help them eat large, hard prey. -Males initiate courtship by bobbing their heads up and down. This has given it the alternative name of koggelmander, or “little mocking man,” in the South African Afrikaans language. -The agama’s colors will suddenly become brighter when it’s alarmed or agitated in some manner.

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CHAPTER THIRTY FIVE

“Ladies and gentlemen,” James began, his voice firm but serene, “we have reached a stage where the name JP Enterprises must stand not only for affluence and innovation but also for responsibility and reinvention.”

The team leaned in, captivated by his tone.

“I’ve given this much thought,” he continued, “and it’s time we invested not just in profitable ventures but in communities especially those that raised men like me.”

Whispers of approval circled the room. James unfolded a series of blueprints and documents, revealing a new initiative named The Phoenix Foundation, a massive philanthropic wing of JP Enterprises aimed at funding education, rebuilding impoverished neighborhoods, and providing mentorship for underprivileged youth.

“This isn’t charity,” James clarified. “This is legacy.”

Meanwhile, on the other side of the city, Mark and Helen were dealing with the crushing weight of public disgrace. Their failed scheme had made headlines. Investors withdrew, associates distanced themselves, and even loyal allies now whispered behind their backs.

Helen slammed a newspaper onto the glass table in frustration. “They’ve blacklisted us from another tender. Mark, we’re becoming irrelevant!”

Mark, who had been pacing the room like a caged animal, finally stopped. “It’s not over. We still have leverage somewhere. James isn’t invincible.”

Helen scoffed. “Tell that to the world. They worship the ground he walks on. You think you can bring down a man who rose from being a street outcast to owning the city’s largest enterprise?”

Mark’s eyes darkened. “He bleeds, Helen. Everyone has a weak spot. We just haven’t found him yet.”

But even as their desperation festered, James was rising even higher. A televised interview had been scheduled where he would unveil The Phoenix Foundation. The nation watched eagerly. Sitting on a minimalist stage, flanked by banners of the foundation’s vision, James spoke from the heart.

“I know what it means to be invisible,” he said. “I know what hunger, shame, and rejection feel like. I’ve lived it. But I also know the power of one opportunity, one person who believes in you. Through this foundation, I want to be that person for thousands.”

The applause was thunderous, not only from the live audience but from homes, offices, and schools where people were inspired by his journey.

The days following the televised launch of The Phoenix Foundation brought waves of admiration and support from across the country. Letters of gratitude flooded JP Enterprises from parents whose children now had access to scholarships, to small business owners revitalized by community grants. James, once shunned and dismissed, was now a symbol of unshakable strength, resilience, and grace under fire.

But in the shadows, the remnants of Mark and Helen’s influence continued to decay.

With the media fixated on James’s rise and the overwhelming success of the foundation, Helen had become a recluse, seldom leaving her estate. The curtains were always drawn, the halls eerily quiet, and every incoming call was a potential threat to her already-battered reputation. Her once-prized social invitations had vanished, and even her closest acquaintances now found convenient excuses to avoid her.

One afternoon, as she sat on her leather chaise, surrounded by unopened letters and wilting orchids, her phone buzzed. It was Mark.

"We need to talk," his voice came through, rough and urgent.

"Unless you’ve figured out a way to reverse time or erase James from existence, I’m not interested," she replied dryly, her voice thick with exhaustion.

"I’ve been digging into his foundation. There might be something," he said, the faintest glimmer of his former arrogance returning.

Helen raised a skeptical brow. "You mean the only project that has made him a national hero overnight? Do enlighten me."

Mark hesitated for a moment, then spoke. "I have a contact. Someone who worked closely with James during his street days. She claims there's more to his story, something about a deal gone wrong before Ray Enterprises even noticed him."

Helen’s eyes narrowed. "You better not be chasing another ghost story, Mark. We’ve lost everything playing that game."

Meanwhile, back at JP Enterprises, James was unaware of the new whispers trailing behind him. His focus remained undivided, channeling his efforts into real progress. He visited schools sponsored by the foundation, shook hands with young entrepreneurs, and held intimate town hall meetings to listen to citizens’ concerns. His sincerity was unmistakable.

One evening, as he stood at the balcony of his high-rise office, looking over the city he once roamed as a stranger, his uncle Charles joined him.

"You’ve come a long way, James," Charles said, resting a firm hand on his shoulder. "Your father may have doubted you once, but now he sees what we always knew: you're more than capable of carrying this legacy."

James nodded slowly. "It’s not about the legacy anymore, Uncle. It’s about changing lives. If we succeed, JP Enterprises won’t just be remembered for profit margins, it'll be remembered for its heart."

And indeed, that heart had begun to beat in places once forgotten.

"Sir, there's something you might want to take a look at," James's personal assistant said as she stepped into his office, holding a manila folder with both hands.

James looked up from his tablet, where he had been reviewing the upcoming development plans for The Phoenix Foundation outreach program in rural districts. "Is it urgent?"

Tracy’s expression was uneasy. "I believe so. It slipped into the front reception without a name. Just labeled ‘To the President, Personal.’ We scanned the documents. They’re… sensitive."

James gestured for her to bring it over. He leaned back in his chair as she placed the folder before him and stepped away. Slowly, he opened it, revealing a series of photographs, transcripts, and one shocking email thread. His eyes narrowed as he scanned the contents. There it was detailed records of recent communications between Mark and a former government contractor, outlining a clandestine attempt to discredit The Phoenix Foundation by faking embezzlement allegations.

"So they haven’t learned their lesson," James muttered to himself, his jaw tightening.

Tracy, standing silently nearby, asked cautiously, "Should I inform legal?"

"Not yet," he replied, standing and pacing toward the window. "Let them think they still have the upper hand. We’ll collect more. I want this to be their final mistake, not just another slap on the wrist."

From the 39th floor, the skyline shimmered in the twilight. But beneath the golden hues of the sunset, darkness moved silently, calculating its next step.

Across town, in an upscale but dimly lit lounge, Mark and Helen sat across from each other, their faces drawn and wary. They were meeting a woman known only as "Seraphina," a discreet broker of information and, when needed, scandal.

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The company unveils a service to generate returns from the Lightning Network while maintaining full control over one’s bitcoin.

Amboss, a company dedicated to developing the Lightning Network ecosystem, has announced the launch of Rails, a platform that enables users to earn yields on their bitcoin while retaining complete custody.

Rails stands out as the first fully self-custodial yield-generation service built specifically for the Lightning Network. Users can act as Liquidity Providers (LPs) while maintaining full control over their funds, contributing at the same time to improving the performance and scalability of the Lightning Network.

The service leverages Amboss’ AI infrastructure to optimize the speed, reliability, and capacity of Lightning transactions.

How it works

Rails’ yield-generation mechanism is based on two main activities:

• Payment routing: users earn fees by facilitating payment routing through the Lightning Network;
• Liquidity leasing: by providing liquidity to other participants in the LN network.

Although returns are not guaranteed, the performance demonstrated by companies like Block is notable. During the Bitcoin 2025 conference in Las Vegas, Miles Suter of Block revealed that their routing node is generating a 9.7% APR on deposited bitcoin while maintaining control over private keys.

Strategic partnerships

Amboss has entered into partnerships with CoinCorner and Flux to launch Rails. CoinCorner has integrated the service into its exchange and payment platforms, while Flux aims to expand the Lightning Network’s role in global payments.

David Boylan, CFO of CoinCorner, stated:

“Rails offers a practical way for businesses like ours to participate in the Lightning Network’s growth. We’ve been using the Lightning Network for years, and Rails provides a structured approach to engaging with its economy, particularly through liquidity leasing and payment routing.”

Two complementary solutions

Rails offers two distinct services:

• Rails LP: designed for businesses with bitcoin treasuries, custodians, and high-net-worth individuals, with a minimum commitment of 1 BTC for one year;
• Liquidity subscriptions: aimed at businesses accepting bitcoin payments, with fees starting from 0.5%.

Jesse Shrader, co-founder and CEO of Amboss, commented:

“Rails is a transformative force for the Lightning Network. It’s not just about yield — it’s about enabling businesses to strengthen the network while earning on their bitcoins. This is a critical step in bitcoin’s evolution as a global medium of exchange.”

The post Amboss launches Rails: a service to earn yields from the Lightning Network appeared first on Atlas21.

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CHAPTER THIRTY FOUR

One evening, as the amber light of sunset poured through the massive windows of his penthouse, James sat quietly with a leather-bound journal in hand. It was filled with handwritten notes, sketches of business concepts, and scribbled affirmations from the years he spent in isolation.

Each page was a memory. A scar. A vow.

There, in solitude, his thoughts returned to the past not with bitterness, but with clarity. He remembered the cold nights behind Ray Enterprises, the condescending glares, the endless humiliation. Yet, in those moments of degradation, a fire had been lit within him a fire that now fueled empires.

Suddenly, his phone vibrated. A message from his father.

“Proud of you, son. Your mother and I would love to have dinner this weekend with just the three of us.”

James smiled faintly. The wound of abandonment hadn’t fully healed, but the gesture was a stitch in the fabric of reconciliation.

He replied simply, “I’ll be there.”

Downstairs in the JP lobby, a woman in her sixties entered hesitantly. Her clothes were modest but clean, and her eyes scanned the space with nervous curiosity. The receptionist greeted her with a polite smile.

“Good evening, ma’am. Do you have an appointment?”

“No,” she said softly, her hands wringing the strap of her purse. “I don’t. But… Can you tell Mr. James that Clara is here? He might remember that I used to give him leftover bread from my shop… when he had nowhere to go.”

The receptionist looked surprised but composed. “Please have a seat. Let me reach out to him.”

Moments later, James was informed. His heart caught for a second.

Clara.

He remembered her clearly as one of the few who had shown him kindness when the world turned its back. Without hesitation, he descended to the lobby.

As the elevator doors slid open, their eyes met. Clara gasped, tears already forming. “You’ve grown into such a fine man,” she whispered.

James walked up to her, gently took her hand, and with a voice rich in emotion said, “You fed me when I was invisible to the world. You gave me more than bread you gave me dignity. Thank you.”

He led her into his private lounge, offering tea and a warm meal, listening to her speak of her late husband, her children, and the small bakery she still ran despite her age.

Before she left, James handed her an envelope.

“I’d like to invest in your bakery,” he said. “Not for business just because every child in this city deserves to taste the kindness I received from you.”

Clara’s hands trembled as she opened the envelope, eyes widening at the check inside.

“Sir, there’s someone waiting in the executive lounge… says she knows you,” Rita informed James softly as she stepped into his office.

James, seated behind his grand mahogany desk, looked up with a faint furrow between his brows. “Who is it this time?” he asked, his voice calm but tired. It had been a long day of meetings, legal signings, and strategic calls.

“She gave her name as Olivia. Said she knew you... back when things were hard.”

James’s breath hitched momentarily. That name wasn't one he had heard in years. Slowly, he rose from his chair, buttoning his jacket with deliberate poise. “Send her in,” he said, his voice unreadable.

Moments later, the door opened and in walked Olivia slender, worn by time, but still carrying the same fiery glint in her eyes. She looked around the opulent office, her gaze settling on James.

“You’ve changed,” she said, almost in awe. “But those eyes… still the same.”

James didn’t speak for a moment. He merely gestured for her to sit, though he remained standing. “Why are you here, Olivia?”

She hesitated, then dropped her bag onto the seat and looked at him with measured defiance. “Because I wanted to see for myself. To see if it was true. That the man who once cleaned floors for my father now owns one of the most powerful corporations in the country.”

James chuckled softly, though there was no humor in it. “Funny how life works, isn’t it?”

She looked down, biting her lower lip. “I was young. Naive. Cruel, even. I regret what I said to you… how I treated you.”

“You don’t need to apologize,” James said, walking to the window and staring out at the golden cityscape. “Back then, your scorn was just one of many. It built me. Sharpened me.”

A long silence passed between them, heavy but not hostile.

“Are you happy?” she finally asked, voice softer now.

James turned to her slowly, his gaze steady. “Happiness is fleeting. But peace? I’ve found some. Purpose, too.”

She stood, eyes glossy. “I wanted to say I’m proud of you… and maybe, to ask if there’s a chance to start again. As friends. Nothing more.”

James studied her for a moment before nodding slightly. “Friendship... I can afford that now.”

They exchanged no handshake, no hug, just a mutual understanding. Olivia left quietly, and as the door closed, James sighed.

Outside his office, the world buzzed, phones rang, executives walked briskly past, deals were being sealed. But in that quiet moment, James returned to his desk, pulled out the photo of his younger self tucked into the drawer, and stared at it.

As the days passed, the wind of change blew steadily across the corridors of JP Enterprises. The company’s reputation had not only recovered from the smear campaign instigated by Mark and Helen but had soared beyond expectation. The public, once skeptical, now admired James even more for his composure under pressure and his resilience amidst controversy.

Within the elegantly marbled boardroom of JP Enterprises, James convened a confidential meeting with his top executives and legal team. The atmosphere was laced with anticipation and reverence.

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Custodial Lightning wallets allow users to transact without managing private keys or channel liquidity. The provider handles technical complexities, but this convenience comes with critical trade-offs:

• You don’t control your keys: The custodian holds your bitcoin.
• Centralized points of failure: Servers can be hacked or shut down.
• Surveillance risks: Providers track transaction metadata.

Key Risks of Custodial Lightning Wallets

*1. Hacks and Exit Scams*

Custodians centralize large amounts of bitcoin, attracting hackers:

• Nearly $2.2 billion worth of funds were stolen from hacks in 2024.
• Lightning custodians suffered breaches, losing user funds.

Unlike non-custodial wallets, victims have no recourse since they don’t hold keys.

*2. Censorship and Account Freezes*

Custodians comply with regulators, risking fund seizures:

• Strike (a custodial Lightning app) froze accounts of users in sanctioned regions.
• A U.K. court in 2020 ordered Bitfinex to freeze bitcoin worth $860,000 after the exchange and blockchain sleuthing firm Chainalysis traced the funds to a ransomware payment.

*3. Privacy Erosion*

Custodians log user activity, exposing sensitive data:

• Transaction amounts, receiver addresses, and IPs are recorded.

*4. Service Downtime*

Centralized infrastructure risks outages.

*5. Inflation of Lightning Network Centralization*

Custodians dominate liquidity, weakening network resilience:

• At the moment, 10% of the nodes on Lightning control 80% of the liquidity.
• This centralization contradicts bitcoin’s decentralized ethos.

How to Switch to Self-Custodial Lightning Wallets

Migrating from custodial services is straightforward:

*1. Choose a Non-Custodial Wallet*

Opt for wallets that let you control keys and channels:

• Flash: The self-custodial tool that lets you own your keys, control your coins, and transact instantly.
• Breez Wallet : Non-custodial, POS integrations.
• Core Lightning : Advanced, for self-hosted node operators.

*2. Transfer Funds Securely*

• Withdraw funds from your custodial wallet to a bitcoin on-chain address.
• Send bitcoin to your non-custodial Lightning wallet.

*3. Set Up Channel Backups*

Use tools like Static Channel Backups (SCB) to recover channels if needed.

*4. Best Practices*

• Enable Tor: Mask your IP (e.g., Breez’s built-in Tor support).
• Verify Receiving Addresses: Avoid phishing scams.
• Regularly Rebalance Channels: Use tools like Lightning Pool for liquidity.

Why Self-Custodial Lightning Matters

• Self-custody: Control your keys and funds.
• Censorship resistance: No third party can block transactions.
• Network health: Decentralized liquidity strengthens Lightning.

Self-custodial wallets now rival custodial ease.

Custodial Lightning wallets sacrifice security for convenience, putting users at risk of hacks, surveillance, and frozen funds. As bitcoin adoption grows, so does the urgency to embrace self-custodial solutions.

Take action today:

1. Withdraw custodial funds to a hardware wallet.
2. Migrate to a self-custodial Lightning wallet.
3. Educate others on the risks of custodial control.

The Lightning Network’s potential hinges on decentralization—don’t let custodians become its Achilles’ heel.

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Im Rahmen unseres Workshops möchte ich auf zwei inspirierende Beiträge von Frau Schütze hinweisen und dich einladen, deren Ansätze für die religionsbezogene Bildung weiterzudenken. Die beiden Ausgangspunkte sind:

1. Werkstattbericht: KI-Bilder im Ethik/Philosophie-Unterricht\ In diesem Beitrag beschreibt Frau Schütze, wie sie mithilfe verschiedener KI-Modelle (Midjourney, DALL·E, Ideogram.ai) Bilder generiert, um Schülerinnen und Schüler zum Nachdenken über philosophische und ethische Theorien anzuregen. So wurden zum Beispiel KI-Bilder erstellt, die eine Glückstheorie illustrieren, oder symbolische Darstellungen zum ontologischen und kosmologischen Gottesbeweis (etwa das „größte denkbare Wesen“ bzw. den Laplaceschen Dämon). Dabei erfahren die Lernenden nicht nur einen visuellen Zugang zu abstrakten Gedankenexperimenten, sondern reflektieren zugleich die Grenzen und Tücken von KI-gestützter Bildbeschreibung und -verarbeitung.\ https://frauschuetze.de/?p=7946

2. Rollenkarten Moralphilosophie / angewandte Ethik\ Hier stellt Frau Schütze Rollenkarten vor, die sie für den Oberstufenunterricht entwickelt hat, um Diskussionen zur angewandten Ethik zu strukturieren. Die Karten enthalten Porträts wichtiger Moralphilosophinnen (z. B. Diogenes, Spaemann) und weitere Rollen wie Hinterfragerinnen oder Zweifler*innen, die sich schnell in Fallanalysen, Fishbowl-Formate oder Philosophencafés einbringen lassen. Die Porträts wurden ebenfalls mit Midjourney erstellt, wobei die Prompts konkret beschreiben, wie die Figuren dargestellt werden sollen (z. B. „xxx as a character in a fantasy story, portrait“).\ https://frauschuetze.de/?p=7640

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Übertragung auf die religionsbezogene Bildung

Für religionsbezogene Bildungsszenarien eröffnen sich hier viele spannende Möglichkeiten. Im Folgenden findest du ein paar Ideenimpulse, wie du KI-Bilder und Rollenkarten gezielt einsetzen kannst, um religiöse Fragen, Traditionen und Identitäten in den Mittelpunkt zu rücken:

1. KI-Bilder zur Visualisierung religiöser Konzepte

2. Symbolik und Ikonographie erschließen\ Nutze KI-Modelle, um die Symbolwelten verschiedener Religionen (z. B. Christentum, Islam, Buddhismus, Hinduismus) visuell zu erkunden. Überlege: Wie lässt sich das Kreuz in unterschiedlichen Stilrichtungen (klassisch, modern, abstrakt) darstellen? Welche Bildwelten entstehen, wenn du nach einer fusionierten Ikonographie fragst, die christliche, buddhistische und indigene Symbole kombiniert? Durch den kreativen Prozess mit KI lernst du, welche Metaphern und Traditionen hinter religiösen Zeichen stehen und wie sie – bewusst oder unbewusst – von Algorithmen interpretiert werden. Dabei kannst du auch die Grenzen von KI thematisieren: Welche Vorurteile oder Fehldeutungen schleichen sich in die Bildgenerierung ein, wenn religiöse Themen verarbeitet werden?

3. Gedankenexperimente zu Gott und Transzendenz\ Analog zu den KI-Bildern für Gottesbeweise könntest du Aufgaben stellen wie:

   1. „Erstelle ein KI-Bild, das die Idee von Theodizee visuell darstellt.“

   2. „Lass die KI eine Szene generieren, in der gläubige und atheistische Perspektiven im Dialog stehen.“\ Anschließend diskutierst du mit der Gruppe, inwiefern die Bilder die jeweiligen Konzepte treffend abbilden oder eher stereotyp und eindimensional bleiben. Auf diese Weise vermittelst du nicht nur Content-Wissen, sondern entwickel auch die Medienkompetenz, indem du Fragen nach Intention, Deutungshoheit und algorithmischer Verzerrung aufwirfst.

4. Rollenkarten für religiöse Perspektiven und Diskussionsformate

5. Personen aus religiösen Traditionen als Rollen\ Statt ausschließlich Moralphilosophinnen zu berücksichtigen, kannst du Rollenkarten mit Porträts von Religionsstifterinnen (z. B. Jesus von Nazareth, Maria, Mohammed, Buddha, Krishna), Reformern (Martin Luther, Savonarola) oder zeitgenössischen Theolog*innen (z. B. Dorothee Sölle) gestalten. Die KI-gestützten Bilder können dabei in unterschiedlichen künstlerischen Stilrichtungen entstehen – von historischer Malerei bis hin zu zeitgenössischer Street-Art-Adaption. Jede Rolle enthält einen kurzen Steckbrief mit zentralen Glaubensvorstellungen, biografischen Eckpunkten und einem charakteristischen Argument oder Zitat. So kannst du die Lernenden in Rollendebatten schicken, etwa:

   • „Wie würde Luther heute auf die Klimakrise blicken?“

   • „Welche theologische Argumentation könnte Dorothee Sölle zum Thema Gewaltlosigkeit einbringen?“

6. Szenarien für kontroverse Debatten

   1. Religiöse Vielfalt versus Säkularismus\ Verteilt Karten, in denen Rollen wie „konservativer Christ“, „liberaler Muslim“, „selbstbewusste/r Konfessionslose/r“, „Theologieprofessor/in“ oder „politische/r Aktivist/in“ eingenommen werden. Die KI-Porträts unterstützen die Visualisierung, verleihen den Rollen ein Gesicht und erleichtern das Einfühlen in andere Perspektiven.

7. Interaktive Formate im Religionsunterricht

8. Glaubenscafé (analog zum Philosophencafé)\ In Kleingruppen diskutiert ihr verschiedene Glaubenspositionen. KI-Bilder dienen als Ausgangspunkt: Ein Bild, das etwa die Drei-Tage-Phase von Tod und Auferstehung Jesu künstlerisch darstellt, oder ein generiertes Motiv zu einem hinduistischen Fest (z. B. Holi), wird an die Wand projiziert. Anschließend reflektiert ihr gemeinsam: Welche Emotionen, Symbole, Bedeutungen nehmt ihr wahr? Danach schlüpft ihr in Rollenkarten (z. B. theologische/r Fachreferent/in, Religionskritiker/in, Gemeindemitglied) und erarbeitet Positionen, die ihr in einem moderierten Glaubenscafé präsentiert.

9. Fishbowl-Diskussionen\ Nutzt Rollenkarten zu religionsspezifischen Rollen (z. B. Rabbiner/in, Pfarrerin, Atheist/in, Kleriker/in einer traditionellen Religion, spirituelle/r Influencer/in) für eine Fishbowl-Diskussion zum Thema „Sinnsuche in der Postmoderne“. Die KI-Bilder dienen zu Beginn als visuelle Reize: „Welche Elemente im Bild sprechen für Spiritualität, welche eher für Skepsis?“ So wird die Distanz zwischen digitaler Darstellung und gelebter religiöser Erfahrung erlebbar.

10. Methodische Hinweise und Reflexion

11. Prompt-Kompetenz schulen\ Wie schon im Ethikunterricht festgestellt, erfordert das präzise Beschreiben von Bildwünschen viel Übung. Die Lernenden lernen, welche Schlüsselbegriffe notwendig sind und wie kulturelle Vorannahmen in Prompts stecken bleiben. Im religionspädagogischen Kontext könnt ihr dies gezielt thematisieren: Wie formuliert man z. B. den Prompt „Stelle eine friedvolle interreligiöse Konferenz zwischen Christentum, Islam und Judentum dar“ so, dass keine Stereotype reproduziert werden?

12. Ethik des Bilderzeugens\ Diskutiert gemeinsam, inwiefern KI-Bilder beim Umgang mit heiklen religiösen Themen (z. B. Darstellungen des Propheten Mohammed im Islam) kulturelle oder religiöse Grenzen überschreiten können. Legt zusammen ethische Leitlinien fest, bevor ihr KI zur Bildproduktion nutzt: Welche religiösen Bilder sind "sakrosankt", welche dürfen manipuliert werden und was bedeutet das für Religionsfreiheit und Respekt?

13. Reflexion über Urheberrecht und OER\ Wie Frau Schütze in den Rollenkarten-Anleitungen betont, sind ihre Materialien unter CC-BY-Lizenz verfügbar. Erörtert, was es bedeutet, religiöse Bild- und Textmaterialien unter Open-Content-Lizenzen zu verwenden und welche Implikationen das für Schule, Gemeinde und Zivilgesellschaft hat. Das sensibilisiert für Fragen von Teilhabe und Gemeineigentum im digitalen Raum.

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Einladung zum Weiterdenken

Ich lade dich herzlich ein, die vorgestellten Methoden und Materialien in eigenen Projekten auszuprobieren und weiterzuentwickeln. Diskutiere in Kleingruppen oder in einer offenen Runde:

• Welche religiösen Themen lassen sich besonders gut mit KI-Bildern visualisieren?\ Beispiele: Zehn Gebote, Fastenrituale, Schöpfungsmythen, Visionen von Heiligen oder Heiligenschauen. Welche Prompts würdest du verwenden, um diese Szenen zu erzeugen?

• Wie könnten Rollenkarten zu spezifischen religiösen Traditionen aussehen?\ Entwickle gemeinsam mit anderen kurze Steckbriefe und Bildprompts für Rollen wie „Sufi-Derwisch“, „Gottesleugner/in der Aufklärung“, „Ökumenische/r Pastor/in“, „Religionspädagog*in“, „Katholischer Laienbruder“ oder „Jüdische Rabbinerin“. Achte dabei auf unterschiedliche religiöse Sichtweisen und Geschlechterperspektiven.

• Welche Herausforderungen ergeben sich beim Einsatz von KI-Bildern im Religionsunterricht?\ Erörtert mögliche Missverständnisse, kulturelle Fehlinterpretationen oder ethische Konflikte (z. B. pietätslose Darstellungen von Figuren, die in bestimmten Glaubensgemeinschaften als heilig gelten). Entwickelt gemeinsam Kriterien oder einen Leitfaden, um solche Risiken zu minimieren.

• Wie lassen sich interreligiöse Dialoge durch digitale Methoden fördern?\ Gebt Impulse, wie man mit KI-Bildern und Rollenkarten einen „virtuellen Tempelraum“ gestalten kann, in dem Symbole unterschiedlicher Religionen nebeneinanderstehen und zu Dialog anregen. Welche Fragen stellen sich dabei hinsichtlich Toleranz, Respekt und theologischer Pluralität?

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Zusammenfassung und Ausblick

Die beiden Beiträge von Frau Schütze bieten hervorragende Grundlagen, um im religionsbezogenen Unterricht visuelle und interaktive Zugänge zu schaffen. Durch KI-Bilder gewinnen die Teilnehmenden neue Zugänge zu Symbolik, Theodizee und Gottesvorstellungen, während Rollenkarten Dialogkompetenz und Empathie für unterschiedliche religiöse Perspektiven stärken. Diese Ideenimpulse sollen dich ermutigen, die Methoden selbst zu erproben und weiterzuentwickeln. Im digitalen Zeitalter können wir so das gemeinsame Lernen und interkulturelle Verständnis gerade im sensiblen Feld der Religionsbildung bereichern.

Ich freue mich auf deine kreativen Umsetzungen und den Austausch über Erfahrungen, Herausforderungen und Fortschritte in diesem spannenden Feld!Antworte gerne auf diesen Beitrag und kommentiere mit deinen Gedanken und Assoziationen oder poste selbst etwas als Impuls, das andere anregt und weiterverwendet werden darf mit dem Hashtag #relilab.\ \ Template: Avery Re https://opengameart.org/content/trading-card-template unter der Lizenz CC-by https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.de / Einige Texte und Bezeichnungen von Frank Schlegel https://digitaldurstig.de/rollenkarten/ unter der Lizenz CC-by-SA 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.de\ Lizenz: cc-by-sa 4.0 / frauschuetze.de / Juli 2023

@ d37c9ef4:7fe34241

Em um cenário digital cada vez mais dinâmico e competitivo, plataformas de entretenimento online precisam se destacar oferecendo inovação, confiança e uma experiência marcante para seus usuários. É exatamente isso que a 73BET entrega. Com uma interface moderna, ampla gama de jogos e suporte de qualidade, a plataforma tem conquistado a preferência de jogadores brasileiros que buscam emoção, segurança e praticidade em um só lugar.

Conheça a 73BET: Simples, Rápida e Confiável A 73BET foi desenvolvida com o objetivo de proporcionar uma experiência fluida e satisfatória, tanto para iniciantes quanto para jogadores mais experientes. Seu site conta com um design intuitivo, responsivo e fácil de navegar, seja pelo computador ou dispositivo móvel. Além disso, o processo de cadastro é simples e rápido, permitindo que os usuários comecem a jogar em poucos minutos.

A plataforma é totalmente adaptada às necessidades do público brasileiro, oferecendo suporte em português, métodos de pagamento populares no país (como PIX e transferências bancárias) e promoções exclusivas pensadas para o jogador local. Tudo isso contribui para uma experiência mais confortável e personalizada.

Jogos para Todos os Gostos A variedade de jogos é um dos grandes diferenciais da 73BET. O catálogo é extenso e abrange desde os clássicos jogos de mesa até opções mais modernas com gráficos de última geração. Entre os principais destaques estão:

Slots Online (Caça-níqueis): Com centenas de títulos disponíveis, os jogos de slot da 73BET oferecem temas variados, bônus envolventes e jogabilidade dinâmica. É possível encontrar desde opções simples até máquinas com jackpots progressivos.

Jogos ao Vivo: Para quem busca interatividade, os jogos com crupiês ao vivo são uma excelente escolha. Eles proporcionam uma atmosfera imersiva e realista, onde o jogador pode acompanhar todas as ações em tempo real.

Jogos de Cartas e Mesa: Clássicos como poker, blackjack e roleta também marcam presença na plataforma, em diferentes versões para agradar todos os perfis de jogadores.

Apostas Esportivas: A 73BET também oferece um ambiente completo para quem gosta de esportes. Com cotações competitivas e cobertura de eventos nacionais e internacionais, é possível apostar em futebol, basquete, tênis e muito mais.

Experiência do Jogador: Suporte, Segurança e Recompensas Além da variedade de jogos, a 73BET se preocupa com a experiência completa do usuário. O suporte ao cliente é ágil e funciona 24 horas por dia, garantindo que qualquer dúvida ou problema seja resolvido com rapidez e eficiência.

A segurança também é um pilar fundamental da plataforma. A 73BET utiliza tecnologias avançadas de criptografia para proteger os dados dos usuários, além de contar com políticas claras de privacidade e jogo responsável.

Outro grande atrativo são os bônus e promoções. A plataforma oferece recompensas frequentes, como bônus de boas-vindas, cashback, giros grátis e campanhas sazonais. Esses incentivos tornam a jornada do jogador ainda mais emocionante e vantajosa.

Conclusão: Por que Escolher a 73BET? A 73BET se consolidou como uma das plataformas de entretenimento online mais completas e confiáveis do Brasil. Sua proposta é clara: oferecer diversão de qualidade, segurança nas transações e um atendimento que coloca o jogador em primeiro lugar.

Se você está procurando uma experiência diferenciada, com jogos variados, promoções imperdíveis e um ambiente seguro, a 73BET é a escolha ideal. Cadastre-se hoje mesmo e descubra por que milhares de brasileiros já estão aproveitando tudo o que essa plataforma tem a oferecer.

@ a9434ee1:d5c885be

Colors as a fun and useful identifier

Nostr apps often use totally random colors for their default avatars, profiles names in chat bubbles, etc... That's a missed opportunity. Why don't we just we just derive a color from the npub and use that instead, interoperably across apps?

It gives us a fun and visual extra point of recognition, often without having to add anything extra to the UIs.

The only problem is that we cannot just allow for any color. The colors should be readable as text in Light and Dark modes and gray-scales should be avoided too.

This is the goal: Luckily, there's a super simple solution.
(which was used to derive the color above)

Deriving the Colors

You can find the simple spec here: nostr: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

TLDR: 1. Convert HEX pubkey to Int 2. Calculate the Hue value: Int % 360 3. Set Saturation to 90 for Hues between 216 and 273, use 80 for the rest 4. Set Brightness to 65 for Hues between 32 and 212, use 85 for the rest

Convert HSB color to whatever format you need. Done.

Easy & Fun to integrate!

@ d37c9ef4:7fe34241

O universo do entretenimento digital tem crescido de forma acelerada nos últimos anos, e o Brasil se destaca como um dos mercados mais promissores da América Latina. Em meio a esse cenário, surge a plataforma BR2024, uma nova opção que está conquistando os jogadores brasileiros com sua proposta inovadora, interface moderna e variedade de jogos eletrizantes.

Conheça a Plataforma BR2024 Lançada com o objetivo de oferecer uma experiência diferenciada para o público brasileiro, a BR2024 combina tecnologia de ponta com um ambiente seguro e acessível. A plataforma foi totalmente desenvolvida pensando nas preferências locais, o que fica evidente já na interface, que é intuitiva, rápida e disponível em português.

O registro é simples e rápido, permitindo que novos usuários criem suas contas em poucos minutos. Além disso, a BR2024 se destaca pelo suporte ao cliente eficiente, com atendimento em tempo real e diversas opções de contato, incluindo chat ao vivo e e-mail.

Jogos para Todos os Gostos Um dos grandes destaques da BR2024 é a sua vasta seleção de jogos, que atende tanto os iniciantes quanto os jogadores mais experientes. Desde os clássicos jogos de cartas até opções modernas com gráficos de última geração, há sempre algo novo para explorar.

Entre os títulos mais populares, estão as roletas virtuais, jogos de dados, máquinas de giro (também conhecidas como slots), além de modalidades com dealers ao vivo — onde o jogador pode interagir com apresentadores reais, criando uma sensação muito próxima da experiência física. Há também seções dedicadas a jogos temáticos e sazonais, ideais para quem gosta de novidades.

Além disso, BR2024 firma parcerias com fornecedores de software de renome internacional, o que garante qualidade visual, jogabilidade fluida e resultados justos, auditados por empresas independentes.

Experiência Imersiva para o Jogador Brasileiro O que realmente diferencia a BR2024 de outras plataformas é o foco total na experiência do usuário. Desde o momento do login até o momento da vitória, tudo é pensado para que o jogador tenha conforto, confiança e diversão.

A plataforma oferece bônus generosos para novos membros, promoções regulares para usuários ativos e um sistema de fidelidade onde o jogador acumula pontos e pode trocar por vantagens exclusivas. Além disso, os métodos de pagamento são variados e incluem opções muito utilizadas no Brasil, como PIX, boleto bancário e carteiras digitais.

Outro ponto que chama a atenção é a compatibilidade com dispositivos móveis. A BR2024 funciona perfeitamente em smartphones e tablets, permitindo que o jogador se divirta a qualquer hora e em qualquer lugar, sem perder qualidade de imagem ou desempenho.

Conclusão A BR2024 chega ao mercado com uma proposta sólida e diferenciada. Com uma plataforma moderna, ampla variedade de jogos e foco total na experiência do usuário, ela se estabelece como uma das principais opções de entretenimento online para brasileiros em 2024. Se você busca diversão, segurança e inovação em um só lugar, vale a pena explorar tudo o que a BR2024 tem a oferecer.

@ 52b4a076:e7fad8bd

I have been recently building NFDB, a new relay DB. This post is meant as a short overview.

Regular relays have challenges

Current relay software have significant challenges, which I have experienced when hosting Nostr.land: - Scalability is only supported by adding full replicas, which does not scale to large relays. - Most relays use slow databases and are not optimized for large scale usage. - Search is near-impossible to implement on standard relays. - Privacy features such as NIP-42 are lacking. - Regular DB maintenance tasks on normal relays require extended downtime. - Fault-tolerance is implemented, if any, using a load balancer, which is limited. - Personalization and advanced filtering is not possible. - Local caching is not supported.

NFDB: A scalable database for large relays

NFDB is a new database meant for medium-large scale relays, built on FoundationDB that provides: - Near-unlimited scalability - Extended fault tolerance - Instant loading - Better search - Better personalization - and more.

Search

NFDB has extended search capabilities including: - Semantic search: Search for meaning, not words. - Interest-based search: Highlight content you care about. - Multi-faceted queries: Easily filter by topic, author group, keywords, and more at the same time. - Wide support for event kinds, including users, articles, etc.

Personalization

NFDB allows significant personalization: - Customized algorithms: Be your own algorithm. - Spam filtering: Filter content to your WoT, and use advanced spam filters. - Topic mutes: Mute topics, not keywords. - Media filtering: With Nostr.build, you will be able to filter NSFW and other content - Low data mode: Block notes that use high amounts of cellular data. - and more

Other

NFDB has support for many other features such as: - NIP-42: Protect your privacy with private drafts and DMs - Microrelays: Easily deploy your own personal microrelay - Containers: Dedicated, fast storage for discoverability events such as relay lists

Calcite: A local microrelay database

Calcite is a lightweight, local version of NFDB that is meant for microrelays and caching, meant for thousands of personal microrelays.

Calcite HA is an additional layer that allows live migration and relay failover in under 30 seconds, providing higher availability compared to current relays with greater simplicity. Calcite HA is enabled in all Calcite deployments.

For zero-downtime, NFDB is recommended.

Noswhere SmartCache

Relays are fixed in one location, but users can be anywhere.

Noswhere SmartCache is a CDN for relays that dynamically caches data on edge servers closest to you, allowing: - Multiple regions around the world - Improved throughput and performance - Faster loading times

routerd

routerd is a custom load-balancer optimized for Nostr relays, integrated with SmartCache.

routerd is specifically integrated with NFDB and Calcite HA to provide fast failover and high performance.

Ending notes

NFDB is planned to be deployed to Nostr.land in the coming weeks.

A lot more is to come. 👀️️️️️️

@ 123e53ec:df7e2608

Qu'est-ce que le Cyber-Mawonaj ?

Le Cyber-Mawonaj, c'est l'auto-défense numérique enracinée dans nos cultures afro-caribéennes. C'est refuser la plantation numérique des GAFAM pour cultiver nos propres jardins numériques libres.

Comme nos ancêtres marrons ont fui l'esclavage pour créer des communautés autonomes dans les mornes, nous fuyons la surveillance et l'exploitation des géants du web pour bâtir nos propres espaces.

Pourquoi maintenant ?

Nos données sont le nouveau sucre. Nos vies numériques, les nouvelles plantations. Facebook nous surveille. Google nous profile. Amazon nous exploite.

Pendant ce temps, la Guadeloupe vieillit, sa jeunesse fuit, son économie stagne. Nous devons créer MAINTENANT les outils de notre émancipation numérique et économique.

Nos valeurs

LIBERTÉ - Logiciels libres, données libres, esprits libres AUTONOMIE - Héberger nos services, contrôler nos outils SOLIDARITÉ - Partager les savoirs, mutualiser les ressources CULTURE - Ancrer la tech dans nos langues, nos récits, nos luttes SOBRIÉTÉ - Respecter la terre, économiser l'énergie

Notre vision

Imaginez une Guadeloupe où : - Chaque association a son cloud souverain - Chaque jeune apprend à coder en créole - Chaque entreprise utilise des outils libres - Chaque citoyen contrôle ses données

Ce n'est pas une utopie. C'est un projet.

L'appel

Rejoignez le Cyber-Mawonaj si vous êtes : - Fatigués de nourrir les algorithmes des autres - Prêts à apprendre et partager - Déterminés à construire notre souveraineté numérique

Comment ?

1. Apprenez - Formations aux outils libres
2. Créez - Vos propres services et contenus
3. Partagez - Vos savoirs et ressources
4. Connectez - Via le Fediverse, pas Facebook

Premier pas

Arrêtez de scroller. Commencez à construire.

https://o-k-i.net/

Fediverse : https://bokantaj.o-k-i.net/@sucupira https://gade.o-k-i.net/a/dkxone/video-channels https://www.tiktok.com/@cyber_mawonaj https://www.instagram.com/cyber_mawonaj/

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"Nèg mawon ka kouri, men sé pou viv lib" (Le nègre marron court, mais c'est pour vivre libre)

CyberMawonaj #Guadeloupe #LogicielLibre

@ 06639a38:655f8f71

Nostr-PHP

All commits on the main branch between 19-05 and 25-05: https://github.com/nostrver-se/nostr-php/commits/main/?since=2025-05-19&until=2025-05-25 

• Merged PR #95 finish implementing methods Relay and RelaySet
• Merged PR #90 implementing NIP-17 private direct messages

• Made some progress on the persistentConnection class for fetching messages from a relay in runtime (realtime)

New release: 1.8.0

What's Changed

• feat: Implement NIP-05 lookups by @dsbaars in https://github.com/nostrver-se/nostr-php/pull/89
• NIP 44 implementation fix and test improvements by @dsbaars in https://github.com/nostrver-se/nostr-php/pull/88
• remove CLI tool from library - https://github.com/nostrver-se/nostr-p… by @Sebastix in https://github.com/nostrver-se/nostr-php/pull/93
• Add extra metadata fields for profile by @dsbaars in https://github.com/nostrver-se/nostr-php/pull/94
• Finish implementing methods Relay and RelaySet by @dsbaars in https://github.com/nostrver-se/nostr-php/pull/95
• Implement NIP-17 Private Direct Messages by @dsbaars in https://github.com/nostrver-se/nostr-php/pull/90

Full changelog: https://github.com/nostrver-se/nostr-php/compare/1.7.1...1.8.0 
Link: https://github.com/nostrver-se/nostr-php/releases/tag/1.8.0

@ 502ab02a:a2860397

ย้อนกลับไปเมื่อปี 2015 ในเมืองเบิร์กลีย์ รัฐแคลิฟอร์เนีย มีนักชีววิทยาเชิงวิศวกรรมชื่อ Dr. Uma Valeti ผู้เป็นทั้งนักวิจัยโรคหัวใจและอดีตศัลยแพทย์หัวใจ เกิดแนวคิดที่ไม่ธรรมดาว่า "เขาจะสร้างเนื้อในห้องแล็บ เหมือนที่เราสร้างหัวใจเทียมในโรงพยาบาล" นั่นคือการสร้างเนื้อโดยไม่ต้องฆ่าสัตว์เลยแม้แต่ตัวเดียว เขาไม่ได้เพ้อฝันแบบลอยๆ เพราะเขาเองเป็นคนอินเดียที่เติบโตมาในครอบครัวมังสวิรัติ แต่กลับทำงานในวงการแพทย์ที่เกี่ยวข้องกับการปลูกถ่ายอวัยวะอยู่หลายปี และวันหนึ่ง เขาเห็นความเชื่อมโยงบางอย่างระหว่างเซลล์กล้ามเนื้อของหัวใจกับกล้ามเนื้อของเนื้อสัตว์

Valeti มองเห็นปัญหาจากอุตสาหกรรมปศุสัตว์ในแง่มลพิษ การใช้ทรัพยากร และความโหดร้ายของระบบผลิตอาหารในโลกยุคใหม่ แนวคิดนี้กลายเป็นจริงเมื่อเขาร่วมก่อตั้งบริษัท Memphis Meats ขึ้นในปีนั้น พร้อมกับเพื่อนร่วมอุดมการณ์อีกสองคน ได้แก่ Nicholas Genovese นักวิจัยด้านสเต็มเซลล์ และ Will Clem นักวิทยาศาสตร์ผู้เชี่ยวชาญด้านวิศวกรรมชีวภาพผู้เคยมีประสบการณ์จากการเปิดร้านบาร์บีคิวของตัวเอง ความฝันของพวกเขาคือการสร้าง "เนื้อแท้" ที่ไม่ต้องใช้ฟาร์ม ไม่ต้องฆ่าสัตว์ และไม่ต้องพึ่งทรัพยากรธรรมชาติอย่างมหาศาลแบบระบบปศุสัตว์ทั่วไป โดยนำเซลล์กล้ามเนื้อจากสัตว์มาเพาะเลี้ยงในห้องปฏิบัติการ แล้วกระตุ้นให้เติบโตด้วยสารอาหาร สารกระตุ้นการเจริญเติบโต และโครงสร้างที่เลียนแบบเนื้อเยื่อจริง ผลลัพธ์ที่ได้คือเนื้อไก่ เนื้อวัว และเนื้อหมู ที่หน้าตา กลิ่น และรสชาติเหมือนเนื้อที่ผู้คนคุ้นเคย แต่อยู่ในจานโดยไม่ต้องผ่านชีวิตสัตว์แม้แต่ชีวิตเดียว

เทคโนโลยีที่ Memphis Meats ใช้คือการเก็บเซลล์ต้นกำเนิดกล้ามเนื้อ (muscle stem cells) จากสัตว์ แล้วนำมาบ่มเพาะในห้องแล็บในสภาพแวดล้อมที่เหมาะสม ด้วยอาหารเหลวที่มีสารอาหารครบถ้วน เซลล์เหล่านั้นจะเจริญเติบโต แบ่งตัว และก่อตัวเป็นกล้ามเนื้อที่เหมือนกับเนื้อจริงทุกประการ การทดลองแรกประสบผลสำเร็จในปี 2016 เมื่อพวกเขาสร้างลูกชิ้นเนื้อวัวเพาะเลี้ยงได้เป็นครั้งแรกของโลก แม้ราคาจะสูงถึง 18,000 ดอลลาร์ต่อปอนด์ก็ตาม แต่สิ่งนี้คือการประกาศว่า "ของจริง" มาแล้ว

ความสำเร็จนี้ดึงดูดทั้งสายตาของโลก และเงินทุนจากบริษัทยักษ์ใหญ่ หนึ่งในผู้ลงทุนรายแรกคือ Tyson Foods บริษัทเนื้อสัตว์รายใหญ่ของอเมริกา ตามมาด้วย Bill Gates, Richard Branson และ Cargill ซึ่งต่างเห็นตรงกันว่านี่คือทิศทางใหม่ของอุตสาหกรรมอาหารโลก แต่การที่บริษัทเนื้อสัตว์ใหญ่ๆ เข้ามาร่วมลงทุน กลับสร้างคำถามถึงความจริงใจหรือการวางหมากล่วงหน้าเพื่อควบคุมอนาคตของอาหารในรูปแบบใหม่

เม็ดเงินจากภาคเอกชนไหลเข้ามาไม่ขาดสาย รวมถึงการสนับสนุนเชิงนโยบายจากหน่วยงานรัฐบาลสหรัฐฯ ที่เริ่มวางกรอบกำกับดูแลอาหารเพาะเลี้ยงอย่างจริงจัง ทว่าเบื้องหลังภาพฝันของเนื้ออนาคตนั้นก็มีมุมที่ต้องจับตามอง เพราะแม้จะใช้คำว่า “ปลอดภัย” และ “ยั่งยืน” เป็นหัวใจหลักในการสื่อสาร แต่องค์ประกอบหลายประการในกระบวนการผลิต เช่น เซรั่มจากเลือดวัว (FBS) ที่ยังใช้ในบางเฟสของการทดลอง หรือการเพาะเลี้ยงในสารอาหารสังเคราะห์ที่ต้องอาศัยเทคโนโลยีขั้นสูง ล้วนเป็นเรื่องที่ห่างไกลจากคำว่า "ธรรมชาติ" ไปมากโข

เมื่อเข้าสู่ปี 2021 บริษัท Memphis Meats ได้เปลี่ยนชื่อใหม่เป็น Upside Foods พร้อมกับการขยับสถานะจากสตาร์ตอัปมาเป็นผู้นำในตลาดเนื้อเพาะเลี้ยงอย่างเต็มตัว พร้อมกับเปลี่ยนโลโก้และทิศทางแบรนด์จากภาพลักษณ์นักวิทยาศาสตร์มาสู่แบรนด์ที่เข้าถึงผู้บริโภคมากขึ้น เน้นความยั่งยืน ความเป็นมิตรกับสัตว์ และวิธีการผลิตที่ "ชนะใจ" คนรุ่นใหม่ การเปลี่ยนชื่อครั้งนี้ไม่ใช่เพียงกลยุทธ์ด้านแบรนดิ้ง แต่สะท้อนถึงความทะเยอทะยานที่ต้องการให้ผู้บริโภคมองอาหารในมุมใหม่ ไม่ใช่สิ่งที่มาจากฟาร์ม แต่เป็นสิ่งที่มาจากการออกแบบ วิศวกรรม และนวัตกรรม

บริษัทเปิดโรงงานเชิงพาณิชย์แห่งแรกในปี 2022 ที่เมือง Emeryville แคลิฟอร์เนีย ชื่อว่า EPIC (Engineering, Production and Innovation Center) ซึ่งสามารถผลิตเนื้อไก่เพาะเลี้ยงในปริมาณมากได้จริง เพื่อรองรับการผลิตเชิงพาณิชย์ในอนาคต พร้อมกับสร้างความร่วมมือกับภาครัฐเพื่อเร่งให้ผลิตภัณฑ์ผ่านมาตรฐานความปลอดภัยของ FDA และ USDA

สิ่งที่น่าสนใจยิ่งกว่านั้นคือ ความร่วมมือระหว่าง Upside Foods กับหน่วยงานรัฐ เช่น FDA และ USDA เพื่อผลักดันให้ผลิตภัณฑ์เนื้อเพาะเลี้ยงได้รับอนุญาตวางขายในตลาดอเมริกา ซึ่งกลายเป็นจริงในกลางปี 2023 เมื่อ Upside Foods และ Good Meat ได้รับไฟเขียวอย่างเป็นทางการจาก FDA ให้สามารถวางจำหน่ายเนื้อไก่เพาะเลี้ยงแก่ผู้บริโภคได้

ความสัมพันธ์ระหว่าง Upside Foods กับรัฐบาลนั้นน่าสนใจไม่น้อย เพราะนี่คือครั้งแรกในประวัติศาสตร์ที่หน่วยงานรัฐของสหรัฐฯ อย่าง FDA อนุมัติการบริโภคเนื้อสัตว์เพาะเลี้ยงจากห้องแล็บเมื่อเดือนพฤศจิกายน 2022 โดยระบุว่า “ไม่มีข้อกังวลทางความปลอดภัย” แม้จะยังไม่มีข้อมูลเปิดเผยครบทุกขั้นตอนของกระบวนการผลิตอย่างโปร่งใสก็ตาม การอนุมัติครั้งนี้จึงเป็นได้ทั้งจุดเริ่มต้นของการปฏิวัติอาหาร หรือจุดเริ่มต้นของการสร้างอำนาจผูกขาดของบริษัทที่ครอบครองสิทธิบัตรเทคโนโลยีเพาะเลี้ยงเนื้อ เพราะในอนาคตอันใกล้ ถ้าอาหารทุกอย่างต้องผ่านระบบแล็บ ผ่านเทคโนโลยีเฉพาะ และผ่านลิขสิทธิ์เฉพาะ ประชาชนก็จะไม่มีวันเป็นเจ้าของอาหารได้อีกต่อไป

แต่มากกว่าความสำเร็จด้านเทคโนโลยีคือคำถามที่ลึกซึ้งยิ่งกว่า ว่าการผลิตอาหารในห้องแล็บเช่นนี้ ทำให้เกษตรกรรายย่อยหมดสิทธิ์ในการผลิตเนื้อหรือไม่? เพราะเทคโนโลยีระดับสูงนี้ต้องใช้เครื่องมือ ห้องปฏิบัติการ และต้นทุนที่เกษตรกรธรรมดาไม่สามารถเข้าถึงได้ และสุดท้ายแล้ว ผู้บริโภคต้องซื้อเนื้อจากบริษัทยักษ์ใหญ่เท่านั้น โลกใหม่ของอาหารกำลังผลักมนุษย์ให้เป็นเพียงผู้ซื้อ ไม่ใช่ผู้ผลิตอีกต่อไป

แน่นอนว่า Upside Foods อาจไม่ได้ตั้งใจผูกขาดตั้งแต่แรก แต่เมื่อเงินทุน เบื้องหลัง และการอนุญาตจากรัฐ เริ่มขับเคลื่อนไปในทิศทางเดียวกัน มันก็ไม่ต่างอะไรจากการร่างระบบเศรษฐกิจอาหารขึ้นใหม่ โดยมีศูนย์กลางอยู่ที่ห้องแล็บ ไม่ใช่ทุ่งหญ้า การเปลี่ยนแปลงนี้จึงไม่ใช่แค่เรื่องของนวัตกรรมเทคโนโลยี แต่คือการเปลี่ยนแปลงโครงสร้างความสัมพันธ์ระหว่างมนุษย์กับอาหารอย่างสิ้นเชิง และนั่นคือสิ่งที่เฮียอยากให้เพื่อนๆได้คิดก่อนกลืนคำแรกลงไป

สิ่งที่น่าคิดนั้นก็คือ ในโลกที่อาหารกลายเป็นสินทรัพย์ปัญญาแทนที่จะเป็นสิทธิพื้นฐาน การจะปลูก เลี้ยง หรือแลกเปลี่ยนอาหารอาจกลายเป็นเรื่องผิดกฎหมาย และเกษตรกรอาจเหลือบทบาทเพียงคนเฝ้าเครื่องจักรให้กับบริษัทข้ามชาติที่ถือสิทธิบัตรเนื้อ ความฝันที่สวยงามของเนื้อที่ปลอดการฆ่า จึงควรถูกตรวจสอบด้วยสายตาที่เปิดกว้างแต่ไม่ไร้เดียงสา เพราะอนาคตของอาหารนั้น ไม่ใช่แค่เรื่องบนโต๊ะอาหาร แต่เป็นเรื่องของอำนาจ ความเป็นเจ้าของ และสิทธิของประชาชนในฐานะมนุษย์ผู้มีชีวิตบนโลกใบนี้ #pirateketo #กูต้องรู้มั๊ย #ม้วนหางสิลูก #siamstr

@ a9434ee1:d5c885be

The Key Pair

What a Nostr key pair has by default:

• A unique ID
• A name
• A description
• An ability to sign stuff

The Relay

What a Nostr relay has (or should have) by default:

• Permissions, Moderation, AUTH, ...
• Pricing & other costs to make the above work (cost per content type, subscriptions, xx publications per xx timeframe, ...)
• List of accepted content types
• (to add) Guidelines

The Community

Since I need Communities to have all the above mentioned properties too, the simplest solution seems to be to just combine them. And when you already have a key pair and a relay, you just need the third basic Nostr building block to bring them together...

The Event

To create a #communikey, a key pair (The Profile) needs to sign a (kind 30XXX) event that lays out the Community's : 1. Main relay + backup relays 2. Main blossom server + backup servers 3. (optional) Roles for specific npubs (admin, CEO, dictator, customer service, design lead, ...) 4. (optional) Community mint 5. (optional) "Welcome" Publication that serves as an introduction to the community

This way: * any existing npub can become a Community * Communities are not tied to one relay and have a truly unique ID * Things are waaaaaay easier for relay operators/services to be compatible (relative to existing community proposals) * Running one relay per community works an order of magnitude better, but isn't a requirement

The Publishers

What the Community enjoyers need to chat in one specific #communikey : * Tag the npub in the (kind 9) chat message

What they needs to publish anything else in one or multiple #communikeys : * Publish a (kind 32222 - Targeted publication) event that lists the npubs of the targeted Communities * If the event is found on the main relay = The event is accepted

This way: * any existing publication can be targeted at a Community * Communities can #interop on content and bring their members together in reply sections, etc... * Your publication isn't tied forever to a specific relay

Ncommunity

If nprofile = npub + relay hints, for profiles
Then ncommunity = npub + relay hints, for communities

@ 5d4b6c8d:8a1c1ee3

Until the cookie I just ate, today was a pretty stellar day: slept well, ate well, fasted, did some physically demanding yard work in the hot Sun, walked the dog a few times.

How did the stackers do today on maintaining their ~HealthAndFitness?

https://stacker.news/items/994882

@ 58537364:705b4b85

ความสุขทางโลก ลัทธิสุขนิยมยกย่อง แต่ลัทธิทรมานตนประณาม หากไม่มองว่ากามสุขเป็นพรจากพระผู้เป็นเจ้า คนก็มักมองว่ากามสุขเป็นเครื่องลวงล่อของซาตาน ในเรื่องนี้พระพุทธศาสนาเลือกเดินสายกลาง โดยสอนว่าเราควรทำความเข้าใจกามสุขให้แจ่มแจ้ง ทั้งในแง่เสน่ห์เย้ายวน ข้อจำกัดและข้อบกพร่องทั้งหลาย

เพื่อให้เข้าใจกามสุขอย่างแจ่มแจ้ง เราอาจตั้งคำถามดังนี้: กามสุขสนองตอบความต้องการทางจิตใจแบบใดได้บ้าง และไม่อาจตอบสนองความต้องการแบบใดได้ เพราะเหตุใด

ความต้องการในส่วนที่กามสุขไม่อาจตอบสนองได้ เราควรปฏิบัติอย่างไร

เราหลงเพลิดเพลินและยึดติดในกามสุขมากเพียงใด และกามสุขมีอิทธิพลเหนือจิตใจเราเพียงใด

เราเคยทำหรือพูดสิ่งที่ไม่ถูกต้องเนื่องด้วยปรารถนาในกามสุขหรือไม่

เราเคยเบียดเบียนผู้อื่นเนื่องด้วยปรารถนาในกามสุขหรือไม่

บ่อยครั้งเพียงใดที่สุขทางโลกสร้างความผิดหวังให้เรา

ความคาดหวังมีผลกระทบอย่างไรต่อความสุขทางโลก การทำอะไรซ้ำๆ และความเคยชินส่งผลต่อความสุขทางโลกอย่างไร

เรารู้สึกอย่างไร ยามไม่ได้กามสุขที่เราปรารถนา

กามสุขมีความเกี่ยวข้องกับความซึมเศร้าหรือไม่ กับความวิตกกังวลด้วยหรือไม่

เรารู้สึกอย่างไร เมื่อนึกถึงอนาคตว่า จะต้องพลัดพรากจากสุขทางโลก เนื่องด้วยความเจ็บไข้ ความแก่ และความตาย

การพลัดพรากจากความสุขทางโลกรู้สึกอย่างไรบ้าง

เราตั้งคำถามได้มากมาย และยังตั้งคำถามได้มากไปกว่านี้
หลักสำคัญ คือ ยิ่งเห็นชัดแจ้งในกามสุข เราจะยิ่งเกิดปัญญาและเข้าถึงความสงบมากขึ้น

ธรรมะคำสอน โดย พระอาจารย์ชยสาโร แปลถอดความ โดย ปิยสีโลภิกขุ

@ 5d4b6c8d:8a1c1ee3

For about three years, we had a bedtime routine that worked very well and a kid that slept clear through the night in her own room.

For the past two years, bedtime has been a struggle. We made various adjustments, but they were never more than short-term bandages. Nighttime almost always turned into a battle of wills.

So, we gave up. No more bedtime. We go to bed when we're tired, or when the kid asks us to read to her. She usually wants to sleep in our room, which we only let her do if she's being quiet and trying to sleep, otherwise it's off to her own room. Being loud and wild in our room late into the night had been our breaking point.

The results aren't ideal, but the struggles are much reduced and she's sleeping in her room more often, because it's where she can stay awake if she wants.

What are some standard parenting practices that you've just abandoned entirely?

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Safety as a Community Creation

I quickly learned that Japan is known for being one of the safest countries in the world—yes, I didn't even realize that until I arrived there. But understanding safety as a statistic is different from witnessing it as a lived reality.

One of the most striking signals of this safety was watching first graders take themselves to school on public transportation in Tokyo. These tiny humans, navigating one of the world's largest cities completely independently. In contrast, my Chicago suburban hometown requires parents to wait at the bus stop for children of that same age, even if their house is just across the street.

I witnessed nearly everyone glued to their phones while out in public. Literally dozens of heads planted facedown into their palms while crossing major intersections. While that's not a trait I admire, it reflects the absolute safety every citizen must feel to be able to walk around like that. Similarly, Tokyo is definitely the place where you can show off designer fashion trends if you can afford to do so. While the style is far more modest and homogenous than here in the USA, expensive fashion statements are still blatantly made in the many high-trafficked districts of the mega city.

The contrast hit me viscerally when I remembered my friend's experience in São Paulo a few years ago. During a short three-mile run, while he was checking Google Maps, he was nearly mugged by a thief on a motorbike. The difference was unmistakable. Take heed of all warnings to not use a smart phone in the streets of Sào Paulo. Tokyo however - accidentally leave your phone at the Izakaya? Don't be surprised if it is personally returned to you by the owner of the Izakaya with a note thanking you once again for your earlier patronage.

Community M and the Dissolution of Transactional Relationships

While in Japan, I was invited to spend the weekend in an exclusive, members-only community nestled along a river flowing down from the mountains—remarkably, all still within Tokyo Prefecture. It felt like a hidden gem: only 5% of the prefecture consists of this kind of natural landscape, and I never would have discovered it without that special invitation.

There, I participated in a unique Bonsai class led by a woman who has been cultivating Bonsai her entire career. I also shared meals, nature walks, and sauna sessions with other community members. It was an eventful weekend, meeting and integrating with an entirely unique culture. The weekend felt truly memorable, special, everlasting—essentially boiled down to a priceless experience.

It's an experience I will remember and appreciate more than the time I've spent in several corporate luxury hotels. Don't get me wrong, corporate luxury hotels are very nice. Their amenities are much more comfortable than anything Community M could offer me. They feel safe, and they make me feel just a little bit entitled—in the sense that "I'm spending A LOT of money with the company that keeps you employed... so are you working for me to the maximum of our mutual expectations?" That's certainly okay. The hotel is offering a service and I am paying for it. Ultimately, it is indeed a mutually valuable transaction everyone is happy with.

But that time spent with Community M was something different. The amount of money I could have spent with them didn't matter. Friendships were formed over shared interests and probably genuine interest and curiosity in each other's cultures. Those values get washed away when the power dynamic shifts too much toward a monetary transaction—service in exchange for cash.

This experience crystallized something I'd been feeling but couldn't articulate: the difference between being served and being welcomed. In transactional relationships, your value is determined by your purchasing power. In genuine community, your value comes from your participation, your curiosity, your willingness to share and receive.

What Online Communities Could Become

What should online communities of the future look like? I think an amazing community could pull some of the best traits of American and Japanese culture. Reliance on oneself and personal responsibility is incredibly important. But as communities grow, it becomes so much harder to exercise personal interests without feeling like I'm "barging in" or something. I've never felt compelled to become the center of attention. What gets me excited is seeing people come together and being their best selves naturally and organically around one another, without any single person being too much "the center."

The way I see a lot of online communities advertised today is less desirable to me. It often looks like there's an influencer selling something and inviting all their followers to join "the community." This replicates the same extractive, transactional dynamics I experienced in luxury hotels, just digitally.

I left Japan with a sense of respect for what's possible when people come together under a shared understanding of a few basic human principles. The most obvious one being a sense of shared responsibility to look out for one another, thereby providing safety for all—a large, functional neighborhood watch, so to say. In Japan, I got the sense that the means to provide general well-being through shared responsibility is far greater than the more exclusive reliance on oneself and distrust of others that often appears in large American cities.

The Internet as Unsafe Territory

When thinking of safety and shared responsibility, the internet today is more like New York City than Tokyo. It's not safe for children, and outsourcing our own responsibility for maintaining safety to centralized, profit-seeking organizations makes no sense. These platforms have the undisputed goal of extracting value from the very communities they attempt to serve.

Current online communities are built backwards. Instead of communities creating tools for themselves, external platforms create tools to extract value from communities. The power dynamic is fundamentally extractive rather than generative.

Communities Building for Themselves

Eve will allow us to build intranets that are safer than anything YouTube, Facebook, TikTok, or any other platform could ever provide because they'll be built by communities, not for-profit organizations seeking to extract value. All applications will be open source, therefore all algorithms will be open source, thereby empowering everyone to exercise their shared responsibilities for maintaining safe, prosperous communities.

Communities will be enabled to create applications that deliver unique experiences specific to their rules and guidelines. Compare it to my Bonsai class. Someday there may be a Japan-oriented community where Bonsai masterclasses and other Bonsai-related services and products are offered. Communities won't be as dependent on platforms. Because of the open-source standard, more tradespeople will be enabled to quickly build whatever the community deems necessary. Communities will be in full control and not reliant on any one platform, nor any one person to maintain the community.

What I experienced in that members-only community by the river was a space where relationships form around shared interests and genuine curiosity - where the community itself determines its needs and builds its tools, where safety emerges from collective responsibility rather than external enforcement. In our digital age of abundance - I see a very real future where communities are enabled to free themselves from irrelevant distractions and build what they need to achieve both individual and collective prosperity.

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After @denlillaapan's post yesterday, I want to light a little fire under the stackers to step up their game.

So, I'm offering prizes for the top stackers in June (as judged by SN's "value" metric). At the end of the month, I'll award prizes as follows:

1st Place - 10k sats 2nd Place - 9k sats 3rd Place - 8k sats 4th Place - 7k sats 5th Place - 6k sats 6th Place - 5k sats 7th Place - 4k sats 8th Place - 3k sats 9th Place - 2k sats 10th Place - 1k sats

Winnings will be zapped to a post or comment of your choice.

Zap well!

@remindme in 1 month

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1. Introduction

Over the last 250 years the world’s appetite for energy has soared along an unmistakably exponential trajectory, transforming societies and economies alike. After a half‑century of relative deceleration, a new mix of technological, demographic and political forces now hints at an impending catch‑up phase that could push demand back onto its centuries‑long growth curve. This post knits together the history, the numbers and the newest policy signals to explore what that rebound might look like—and how Gen‑4 nuclear power could meet it.

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2. The Long Exponential: 1750 – 1975

Early industrialisation replaced muscle, wood and water with coal‑fired steam, pushing global primary energy use from a few exajoules per year in 1750 to roughly 60 EJ by 1900 and 250 EJ by 1975. Over that span aggregate consumption doubled roughly every 25–35 years, equivalent to a long‑run compound growth rate of ~3 % yr‑¹. Per‑capita use climbed even faster in industrialised economies as factories, railways and electric lighting spread.

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3. 1975 – 2025: The Great Slowdown

3.1 Efficiency & Structural Change

• Oil shocks (1973, 1979) and volatile prices pushed OECD economies to squeeze more GDP from each joule.
• Services displaced heavy industry in rich countries, trimming energy intensity.
• Refrigerators, motors and vehicles became dramatically more efficient.

3.2 Policy & Technology

• The Inflation Reduction Act (U.S.) now layers zero‑emission production credits and technology‑neutral tax incentives on top of existing nuclear PTCs citeturn1search0turn1search2.
• The EU’s Net‑Zero Industry Act aims to streamline siting and finance for “net‑zero technologies”, explicitly naming advanced nuclear citeturn0search1.

3.3 Result

Global primary energy in 2024 stands near 600 EJ (≈ 167 000 TWh)—still growing, but the line has flattened versus the pre‑1975 exponential.

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4. Population & Per‑Capita Demand

World population tripled between 1950 and today, yet total energy use grew roughly six‑fold. The imbalance reflects rising living standards and electrification. Looking ahead, the UN projects population to plateau near 10.4 billion in the 2080s, but per‑capita demand is poised to climb as the Global South industrialises.

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5. The Policy Pivot of 2023‑2025

| Region | Signal | Year | Implication | |--------|--------|------|-------------| | COP 28 Declaration | 20+ nations pledge to triple nuclear capacity by 2050 | 2023 | High‑level political cover for rapid nuclear build‑out citeturn0search2 | | Europe | Post‑crisis sentiment shifts; blackout in Iberia re‑opens nuclear debate | 2025 | Spain, Germany, Switzerland and others revisit phase‑outs citeturn0news63 | | United States | TVA submits first SMR construction permit; NRC advances BWRX‑300 review | 2025 | Regulatory pathway for fleet deployment citeturn1search9turn1search1 | | Global Strategy Report | “Six Dimensions for Success” playbook for new nuclear entrants | 2025 | Practical roadmap for emerging economies citeturn0search0 | | U.S. Congress | Proposed cuts to DOE loan office threaten build‑out pace | 2025 | Finance bottleneck remains a risk citeturn1news28 |

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6. The Catch‑Up Scenario

Suppose the recent 50‑year pause ends in 2025, and total energy demand returns to a midpoint historical doubling period of 12.5 years (the average of the 10–15 year rebound window).

6.1 Consumption Trajectory

| Year | Doublings since 2024 | Demand (TWh) | |------|----------------------|--------------| | 2024 | 0 | 167 000 | | 2037 | 1 | 334 000 | | 2050 | 2 | 668 000 | | 2062 | 3 | 1 336 000 |

(Table ignores efficiency gains from electrification for a conservative, supply‑side sizing.)

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7. Nuclear‑Only Supply Model

7.1 Reactor Math

• 1 GWᵉ Gen‑4 reactor → 8.76 TWh yr‑¹ at 100 % capacity factor.
• 2062 requirement: 1 336 000 TWh yr‑¹ → ≈ 152 500 reactors in steady state.
• Build rate (2025‑2062, linear deployment):
  152 500 ÷ 38 years ≈ 4 000 reactors per year globally.

(Down from the earlier 5 000 yr‑¹ estimate because the deployment window now stretches 38 years instead of 30.)

7.2 Policy Benchmarks

• COP 28 triple target translates to +780 GW (if baseline 2020 ≈ 390 GW). That is <100 1 GW units per year—two orders of magnitude lower than the theoretical catch‑up requirement, highlighting just how aggressive our thought experiment is.

7.3 Distributed vs Grid‑Centric

Small Modular Reactors (300 MW class) can be sited on retiring coal plants, using existing grid interconnects and cooling, vastly reducing new transmission needs. Ultra‑large “gigawatt corridors” become optional rather than mandatory, though meshed regional grids still improve resilience and market liquidity.

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8. Challenges & Unknowns

1. Finance: Even with IRA‑style credits, first‑of‑a‑kind Gen‑4 builds carry high cost of capital.
2. Supply Chain: 4 000 reactors a year means a reactor‑grade steel output roughly 20× today’s level.
3. Waste & Public Trust: Advanced reactors can burn actinides, but geologic repositories remain essential.
4. Workforce: Nuclear engineers, welders and regulators are already in short supply.
5. Competing Technologies: Cheap renewables + storage and prospective fusion could displace part of the projected load.

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9. Conclusions

Recent policy shifts—from Europe’s Net‑Zero Industry Act to the COP 28 nuclear declaration—signal that governments once again see nuclear energy as indispensable to deep decarbonisation. Yet meeting an exponential catch‑up in demand would require deployment rates an order of magnitude beyond today’s commitments, testing manufacturing capacity, finance and political resolve.

Whether the future follows the modest path now embedded in policy or the steeper curve sketched here, two convictions stand out:

• Electrification will dominate new energy demand.
• Scalable, dispatchable low‑carbon generation—likely including large fleets of Gen‑4 fission plants—must fill much of that gap if net‑zero targets are to remain credible.

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Last updated 1 June 2025.

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Marty's Bent

Sorry for the lack of writing over the last week. As many of you may already know, I was in Las Vegas, Nevada for the Bitcoin 2025 conference. It was my first time in Las Vegas. I had successfully avoided Sin City for the first 34 years of my life. But when duty calls, you have to make some personal concessions.

Despite what many say about this particular conference and the spectacle that it has become, I will say that having attended every single one of Bitcoin Magazine's conferences since 2019, I thoroughly enjoy these events, even if I don't agree with all the content. Being able to congregate with others in the industry who have been working extremely hard to push Bitcoin forward, all of whom I view as kindred spirits who have also dedicated their lives to making the world a better place. There's nothing better than getting together, seeing each other in person, shaking hands, giving hugs, catching up and reflecting on how much things have changed over the years while also focusing on the opportunities that lie ahead.

I think out of all the Bitcoin magazine conferences I've been to, this was certainly my favorite. If only because it has become abundantly clear that Bitcoin is here to stay. Many powerful, influential, and competent people have identified Bitcoin as an asset and monetary network that will play a large part in human society moving forward. And more importantly, Bitcoin is proving to work far better than anybody not paying attention expected. While at the same time, the fiat system is in woeful disrepair at the same time.

As a matter of reflection and surfacing signal for you freaks, here are the presentations and things that happened that I think were the most impactful.

Miles Suter's Block Presentation

https://youtu.be/iUXomXuXcuA

This presentation was awesome for many reasons, one of which being that we often forget just how dedicated Block, as an organization with many companies - including Cash App, Square, the open source organization known as Spiral and more recently, BitKey and Proto - has been to bitcoin over the last eight years. They've worked methodically to make Bitcoin a first-class citizen in their business operations and slowly but surely have built an incredibly integrated experience across their brands. The two big announcements from Block during the conference were the enablement of Bitcoin payments in Square point-of-sale systems and the amount of revenue they're making on their Lightning node, c=, from routing payments.

Right now, the Bitcoin payments and point of sale systems is in beta with many merchants testing it out for the next six months, but it will be available for all 4 million square merchants in 2026. This is something that many bitcoiners have been waiting for for many years now, and it is incredible to see that they finally brought it across the line. Merchants will have the ability to accept bitcoin payments and either convert every payment into fiat automatically, convert a portion of the bitcoin payment into fiat to keep the rest in sats, or simply keep all of the bitcoin they receive via payments in sats. This is an incredible addition to what Square has already built, which is the ability of their merchants to sweep a portion of their revenues into bitcoin if they desire. Square is focused on building a vertically integrated suite of bitcoin products for merchants that includes the ability to buy bitcoin, receive bitcoin, and eventually leverage financial services using bitcoin as collateral so that they can reinvest in and expand their businesses.

via Ryan Gentry

What went a bit underappreciated in the crowd was the routing node revenue that c= is producing, \~9.7% annualized. This is a massive validation of something that many bitcoiners have been talking about for quite some time, which is the ability to produce "yield" on bitcoin in a way that reduces risk significantly. Locking up bitcoin in a 2-of-2 multisig within Lightning channels and operating a Lightning routing node has been long talked about as one of the ways to produce more bitcoin with your bitcoin in a way that minimizes the threat of loss.

It seems that c= has found a way to do this at scale and is doing it successfully. 10% yield on bitcoin locked in Lightning channels is nothing to joke about. And as you can see from the chart above in the grainy picture taken by Ryan Gentry of Lightning Labs, this routing node "yield" is producing more return on capital than many of the most popular staking and DeFi protocols.

This is a strong signal to the rest of the market that this can be done. It may take economies of scale and a high degree of technical competency today. But this is incredibly promising for the future of earning bitcoin by providing valuable goods and services to the market of Bitcoiners. In this case, facilitating relatively cheap and instantly settled payments over the Lightning Network.

Saifedean Ammous' Bitcoin and Tether Presentation

https://youtu.be/SFUiGTayVL8

This was one of the best presentations at the conference. Saifedean Ammous is a friend, he has been an incredible influence on my personal bitcoin journey, and I feel comfortable in saying he's been a strong influence on the journey of hundreds of thousands, at least, if not millions of people as they've attempted to understand bitcoin.

This presentation is a bit spicy because it puts a pin in the balloon of hopium that stablecoins like Tether are mechanisms that could bail out the market for US Treasuries in the medium to long-term if they take enough market share. As one always should do, Saif ran the numbers and clearly illustrates that even in the most optimistic case, Tether's impact on the market for treasuries, their interest rates, and curbing the growth of the debt held by the US federal government will be minimal at best.

One of the most interesting things that Saif points out that I'm a bit embarrassed I didn't recognize before is that much of the demand for Tether that we're seeing these days is replacement demand for treasuries. Meaning that many people who are turning to Tether, particularly in countries that have experienced hyperinflationary events, are using Tether as a substitute for their currencies, which are operated by central banks likely buying U.S. treasuries to support their monetary systems. The net effect of Tether buying those treasuries is zero for this particular user archetype.

Saif goes on to explain that if anything, Tether is a weapon against the US Treasury system when you consider that they're storing a large portion of the stablecoin backing in Treasuries and then using the yields produced by those Treasuries to buy bitcoin. Slowly but surely over time bitcoin as a percentage of their overall backing of Tether has grown quite significantly starting at 0% and approaching 10% today. It isn't hard to imagine that at some point within the next decade, Bitcoin could be the dominant reserve asset backing tethers and, as a result, Tether could be pegged to bitcoin eventually.

It's a fascinating take on Tether that I've never heard before.

Nothing Stops this Train from Lyn Alden

https://youtu.be/Giuzcd4oxIk

Lyn's been saying it loudly for quite some time now; "Nothing stops this train." She's even been on our podcast to explain why she believes this many times over the last five years. However, I don't think there is one piece of content out there that consolidates her thesis of why nothing stops the train of fiscal irresponsibility and unfettered debt expansion and why that's good for bitcoin than the presentation she gave at the conference. Definitely give this one a watch when you get a chance if you haven't already.

Overall, it was a great week in Vegas and I think it's safe to say that bitcoin has gone mainstream. Whether or not people who have been in the bitcoin industry and community for a while are okay with does not really matter. It's happening and all we can do is ride the wave as more and more people come to recognize the value prop of bitcoin and the social clout they can gain from supporting it. Our job here at TFTC is to help you discern the signal from the noise, continue to champion the self-sovereign usage of bitcoin and keep you abreast of developments in the space as they manifest.

Buckle up. Things are only going to get weirder from here on out.

Bitcoin's Mathematical Destiny

Sean Bill and Adam Back make a compelling case for Bitcoin's inevitable march toward $1 million. Sean points out that Bitcoin represents just a tiny fraction—2 trillion out of 900 trillion—of total financial assets, calling it a "tiny orange dot" on their presentation to Texas pensions. He emphasizes that reaching parity with gold alone would deliver a 10x return from current levels. Adam highlights the mathematical impossibility of current prices, noting that ETF buyers are absorbing 500,000 BTC annually while only 165,000 new coins are mined.

"Who's selling at these prices? It doesn't quite add up to me." - Adam Back

The institutional wave is just beginning. Sean revealed that while 50% of hedge fund managers personally own Bitcoin, only 3% have allocated institutional funds. Combined with emerging demand from nation states and corporate treasuries meeting Bitcoin's fixed supply, the price trajectory seems clear. Both guests stressed the importance of staying invested—missing just the 12 best performing days each year would turn Bitcoin into a losing investment.

Check out the full podcast here for more on pensions allocating to Bitcoin, cypherpunk banking, and commodity trading insights.

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Adam O’Brien, Founder and CEO of Bitcoin Well, discovered Bitcoin in 2013 during its early days as what he describes as “hilarious internet money.”

Today, he leads a publicly traded Canadian company that’s redefining how people interact with this magic internet money, all while navigating a financial system that has personally debanked him and even his uninvolved loved ones.

“I had a terrible experience trying to buy bitcoin in 2013,” O’Brien explains. “Now of course today there are platforms like Bitcoin Well and many others that allow you to buy bitcoin with ease online, but in 2013 that wasn’t the case.”

This frustrating experience sparked the entrepreneurial question that would shape his future: “There must be a better way.”

With a background in restaurant management and customer service, O’Brien started small, meeting people locally in Edmonton, Canada to sell them bitcoin.

Soon after, he purchased and deployed Alberta’s first bitcoin ATM. The business grew organically, with a second machine following, then a third. Before long, Bitcoin Well had become one of Canada’s largest bitcoin ATM operators.

Today, Bitcoin Well operates approximately 160 bitcoin ATMs across Canada. While they’re no longer deploying new machines, these ATMs provide a crucial service that O’Brien is particularly proud of:

“In Canada, you can actually buy bitcoin up to $1,000 without giving your identity to Bitcoin Well. We’re the only platform in the country that is able to offer that service, which is fully legal, fully above board.”

Bitcoin Well has a fleet of over 170 bitcoin ATMs across Canada

The Pivot to Freedom

In 2020, O’Brien’s vision for the company evolved. What began as a mission for Bitcoin accessibility transformed into something deeper: a quest for financial freedom.

“I’m debanked across Canada. I don’t have my bank, even my wife has lost her bank accounts because of my work,” O’Brien revealed. “She’s not involved with the business at all. She’s a stay-at-home mother to our four kids, and she’s unbanked from the majority of the banks in Canada.”

This personal experience crystallized a troubling reality: “It became very clear to me that my money in the banking system was always going to be subject to how much I play by the rules.”

For someone self-described as “freedom-focused” and “freedom-minded,” this realization prompted a strategic shift. Bitcoin Well began developing its online platform, the Bitcoin portal, allowing users to buy, sell, and actually use bitcoin to replace traditional banking functions. O’Brien explains:

“The goal here is that we can be a conduit between the legacy financial system you know, and how you pay your bills, your rent, your power, credit card and phone bills and all that stuff  without having to have money in what I would call a captured fiat account.”

He summarizes the company’s North Star simply: “Allow people to replace their bank with bitcoin in self-custody.”

Living the Mission

O’Brien doesn’t just preach Bitcoin independence, he lives it. Debanked across Canada, he relies on Bitcoin Well’s services for his daily financial needs.

“I’ve got a normal American Express, but I pay that off with Bitcoin at the end of the month,” he shares. “In Canada, we’ve got the equivalent of Venmo, it’s called Interac e-Transfer. I can send an Interac e-Transfer to anyone in the country from bitcoin in self-custody.”

This allows him to navigate everyday situations where merchants don’t accept bitcoin directly.

“It’s spring right now. I’ve got a little property. The guy comes and picks up our rakes and trims the trees and all this stuff, and I pay him. He doesn’t want to accept bitcoin, but I’m able to pay in bitcoin, and he gets the money that he wants.”

In the U.S., Bitcoin Well customers can have their paychecks deposited with a designated portion automatically converted to sats and sent directly to self-custody, allowing clients to stack sats sovereignly without having to think much about it.

With Bitcoin Well you can set up automatic DCA

Building the Right Team

The journey hasn’t been without challenges. O’Brien candidly describes how rapid growth in 2021 led to hiring missteps.

“We scaled so fast I kind of lost control of hiring practice and culture, and we ended up with people that I felt like we had to almost convince of the mission,” he admits.

“Some of them weren’t convinced…they were just there because of the job, or they didn’t really understand the need for the freedom that I speak about every single day.”

After scaling back from that hiring spree, the company refocused on building a team aligned with its core values, emphasizing “hiring Bitcoiners really.”

The result has been transformative: “It’s so much fun having a team that is mission-focused and aligned on our mission to enable independence. Having everyone aligned and kind of running towards that mission is pretty special.”

This alignment creates a powerful filter for decision-making: “When we have a decision to make, it’s like, well, which one enables more independence? And usually there’s a pretty obvious answer. So we’re able to make very fast decisions that help the business and help the mission.”

Raising the Next Generation

Beyond building Bitcoin Well, O’Brien and his wife are raising four children with intention. The family is transitioning to homeschooling next year, allowing them to travel to Bitcoin conferences together while teaching their children to question everything.

“If you don’t indoctrinate your kids, the state will do it for you,” O’Brien states firmly. It’s a fair point, as indoctrination usually comes with a negative connotation, but it should not, since everyone gets indoctrinated with something.

It’s up to parents to decide what their kids are going to be indoctrinated with, and as parents, the O’Briens have chosen to actively shape their children’s worldview rather than defaulting to institutional influences.

Their approach combines Bitcoin principles with biblical values, with a heavy emphasis on lowering time preference. Something O’Brien notes is “10, 20, 30, 50 times more important” with children, though admittedly “way harder.”

“I think Bitcoiners more than anyone understand the need for generational thinking,” he observes.

“I’m so bullish on the amount of Bitcoiners that have more kids or that want to have more kids and that are actually excited to have kids compared to some of my fiat friends that are like, ‘Oh, it’s too expensive and I want to party.’ It’s like, man, you’re just missing the point.”

A Call to Support Bitcoin-Only Businesses

One of O’Brien’s most passionate messages is a call to action for fellow Bitcoiners: support businesses that align with your values.

“I want to call people to support businesses that are actually making steps towards the change they want to see in the world,” he urges. “If I hear one more Bitcoin maxi tell me that they’re using Kraken or Coinbase because it’s cheaper — why do you support the casinos?”

He expresses concern about the future if Bitcoin-only companies struggle to survive: “It would be very sad if all the Bitcoin-only and non-custodial businesses went out of business. That would make it very hard for me to feel comfortable onboarding my no-coiner friends.”

His message to Bitcoiners is clear: “A call out to all my fellow Bitcoiners to support and use the platform that they want to see their kids use.”

Bitcoin Well (TSX.V: BTCW, OTCQB: BCNWF) continues to build infrastructure for those who want to use Bitcoin daily while maintaining self-custody. For O’Brien, the mission is simple but powerful: enable independence and give people the freedom to control their own financial destiny.

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In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful,

"Permission to fight (against disbelievers) is given to those (believers) who are fought against, because they have been wronged and surely, Allah is Able to give them (believers) victory" [Quran 22:39]

"Those who believe, fight in the Cause of Allah, and those who disbelieve, fight in the cause of Taghut (anything worshipped other than Allah e.g. Satan). So fight you against the friends of Satan; ever feeble is indeed the plot of Satan."[Quran 4:76]

Some American writers have published articles under the title 'On what basis are we fighting?' These articles have generated a number of responses, some of which adhered to the truth and were based on Islamic Law, and others which have not. Here we wanted to outline the truth - as an explanation and warning - hoping for Allah's reward, seeking success and support from Him.

While seeking Allah's help, we form our reply based on two questions directed at the Americans:

(Q1) Why are we fighting and opposing you?\ (Q2) What are we calling you to, and what do we want from you?

As for the first question: Why are we fighting and opposing you? The answer is very simple:

(1) Because you attacked us and continue to attack us.

a) You attacked us in Palestine:

(i) Palestine, which has sunk under military occupation for more than 80 years. The British handed over Palestine, with your help and your support, to the Jews, who have occupied it for more than 50 years; years overflowing with oppression, tyranny, crimes, killing, expulsion, destruction and devastation. The creation and continuation of Israel is one of the greatest crimes, and you are the leaders of its criminals. And of course there is no need to explain and prove the degree of American support for Israel. The creation of Israel is a crime which must be erased. Each and every person whose hands have become polluted in the contribution towards this crime must pay its*price, and pay for it heavily.

(ii) It brings us both laughter and tears to see that you have not yet tired of repeating your fabricated lies that the Jews have a historical right to Palestine, as it was promised to them in the Torah. Anyone who disputes with them on this alleged fact is accused of anti-semitism. This is one of the most fallacious, widely-circulated fabrications in history. The people of Palestine are pure Arabs and original Semites. It is the Muslims who are the inheritors of Moses (peace be upon him) and the inheritors of the real Torah that has not been changed. Muslims believe in all of the Prophets, including Abraham, Moses, Jesus and Muhammad, peace and blessings of Allah be upon them all. If the followers of Moses have been promised a right to Palestine in the Torah, then the Muslims are the most worthy nation of this.

When the Muslims conquered Palestine and drove out the Romans, Palestine and Jerusalem returned to Islaam, the religion of all the Prophets peace be upon them. Therefore, the call to a historical right to Palestine cannot be raised against the Islamic Ummah that believes in all the Prophets of Allah (peace and blessings be upon them) - and we make no distinction between them.

(iii) The blood pouring out of Palestine must be equally revenged. You must know that the Palestinians do not cry alone; their women are not widowed alone; their sons are not orphaned alone.

(b) You attacked us in Somalia; you supported the Russian atrocities against us in Chechnya, the Indian oppression against us in Kashmir, and the Jewish aggression against us in Lebanon.

(c) Under your supervision, consent and orders, the governments of our countries which act as your agents, attack us on a daily basis;

(i) These governments prevent our people from establishing the Islamic Shariah, using violence and lies to do so.

(ii) These governments give us a taste of humiliation, and places us in a large prison of fear and subdual.

(iii) These governments steal our Ummah's wealth and sell them to you at a paltry price.

(iv) These governments have surrendered to the Jews, and handed them most of Palestine, acknowledging the existence of their state over the dismembered limbs of their own people.

(v) The removal of these governments is an obligation upon us, and a necessary step to free the Ummah, to make the Shariah the supreme law and to regain Palestine. And our fight against these governments is not separate from out fight against you.

(d) You steal our wealth and oil at paltry prices because of you international influence and military threats. This theft is indeed the biggest theft ever witnessed by mankind in the history of the world.

(e) Your forces occupy our countries; you spread your military bases throughout them; you corrupt our lands, and you besiege our sanctities, to protect the security of the Jews and to ensure the continuity of your pillage of our treasures.

(f) You have starved the Muslims of Iraq, where children die every day. It is a wonder that more than 1.5 million Iraqi children have died as a result of your sanctions, and you did not show concern. Yet when 3000 of your people died, the entire world rises and has not yet sat down.

(g) You have supported the Jews in their idea that Jerusalem is their eternal capital, and agreed to move your embassy there. With your help and under your protection, the Israelis are planning to destroy the Al-Aqsa mosque. Under the protection of your weapons, Sharon entered the Al-Aqsa mosque, to pollute it as a preparation to capture and destroy it.

(2) These tragedies and calamities are only a few examples of your oppression and aggression against us. It is commanded by our religion and intellect that the oppressed have a right to return the aggression. Do not await anything from us but Jihad, resistance and revenge. Is it in any way rational to expect that after America has attacked us for more than half a century, that we will then leave her to live in security and peace?!!

(3) You may then dispute that all the above does not justify aggression against civilians, for crimes they did not commit and offenses in which they did not partake:

(a) This argument contradicts your continuous repetition that America is the land of freedom, and its leaders in this world. Therefore, the American people are the ones who choose their government by way of their own free will; a choice which stems from their agreement to its policies. Thus the American people have chosen, consented to, and affirmed their support for the Israeli oppression of the Palestinians, the occupation and usurpation of their land, and its continuous killing, torture, punishment and expulsion of the Palestinians. The American people have the ability and choice to refuse the policies of their Government and even to change it if they want.

(b) The American people are the ones who pay the taxes which fund the planes that bomb us in Afghanistan, the tanks that strike and destroy our homes in Palestine, the armies which occupy our lands in the Arabian Gulf, and the fleets which ensure the blockade of Iraq. These tax dollars are given to Israel for it to continue to attack us and penetrate our lands. So the American people are the ones who fund the attacks against us, and they are the ones who oversee the expenditure of these monies in the way they wish, through their elected candidates.

(c) Also the American army is part of the American people. It is this very same people who are shamelessly helping the Jews fight against us.

(d) The American people are the ones who employ both their men and their women in the American Forces which attack us.

(e) This is why the American people cannot be not innocent of all the crimes committed by the Americans and Jews against us.

(f) Allah, the Almighty, legislated the permission and the option to take revenge. Thus, if we are attacked, then we have the right to attack back. Whoever has destroyed our villages and towns, then we have the right to destroy their villages and towns. Whoever has stolen our wealth, then we have the right to destroy their economy. And whoever has killed our civilians, then we have the right to kill theirs.

The American Government and press still refuses to answer the question:

Why did they attack us in New York and Washington?

If Sharon is a man of peace in the eyes of Bush, then we are also men of peace!!! America does not understand the language of manners and principles, so we are addressing it using the language it understands.

(Q2) As for the second question that we want to answer: What are we calling you to, and what do we want from you?

(1) The first thing that we are calling you to is Islam.

(a) The religion of the Unification of God; of freedom from associating partners with Him, and rejection of this; of complete love of Him, the Exalted; of complete submission to His Laws; and of the discarding of all the opinions, orders, theories and religions which contradict with the religion He sent down to His Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). Islam is the religion of all the prophets, and makes no distinction between them - peace be upon them all.

It is to this religion that we call you; the seal of all the previous religions. It is the religion of Unification of God, sincerity, the best of manners, righteousness, mercy, honour, purity, and piety. It is the religion of showing kindness to others, establishing justice between them, granting them their rights, and defending the oppressed and the persecuted. It is the religion of enjoining the good and forbidding the evil with the hand, tongue and heart. It is the religion of Jihad in the way of Allah so that Allah's Word and religion reign Supreme. And it is the religion of unity and agreement on the obedience to Allah, and total equality between all people, without regarding their colour, sex, or language.

(b) It is the religion whose book - the Quran - will remained preserved and unchanged, after the other Divine books and messages have been changed. The Quran is the miracle until the Day of Judgment. Allah has challenged anyone to bring a book like the Quran or even ten verses like it.

(2) The second thing we call you to, is to stop your oppression, lies, immorality and debauchery that has spread among you.

(a) We call you to be a people of manners, principles, honour, and purity; to reject the immoral acts of fornication, homosexuality, intoxicants, gambling's, and trading with interest.

We call you to all of this that you may be freed from that which you have become caught up in; that you may be freed from the deceptive lies that you are a great nation, that your leaders spread amongst you to conceal from you the despicable state to which you have reached.

(b) It is saddening to tell you that you are the worst civilization witnessed by the history of mankind:

(i) You are the nation who, rather than ruling by the Shariah of Allah in its Constitution and Laws, choose to invent your own laws as you will and desire. You separate religion from your policies, contradicting the pure nature which affirms Absolute Authority to the Lord and your Creator. You flee from the embarrassing question posed to you: How is it possible for Allah the Almighty to create His creation, grant them power over all the creatures and land, grant them all the amenities of life, and then deny them that which they are most in need of: knowledge of the laws which govern their lives?

(ii) You are the nation that permits Usury, which has been forbidden by all the religions. Yet you build your economy and investments on Usury. As a result of this, in all its different forms and guises, the Jews have taken control of your economy, through which they have then taken control of your media, and now control all aspects of your life making you their servants and achieving their aims at your expense; precisely what Benjamin Franklin warned you against.

(iii) You are a nation that permits the production, trading and usage of intoxicants. You also permit drugs, and only forbid the trade of them, even though your nation is the largest consumer of them.

(iv) You are a nation that permits acts of immorality, and you consider them to be pillars of personal freedom. You have continued to sink down this abyss from level to level until incest has spread amongst you, in the face of which neither your sense of honour nor your laws object.

Who can forget your President Clinton's immoral acts committed in the official Oval office? After that you did not even bring him to account, other than that he 'made a mistake', after which everything passed with no punishment. Is there a worse kind of event for which your name will go down in history and remembered by nations?

(v) You are a nation that permits gambling in its all forms. The companies practice this as well, resulting in the investments becoming active and the criminals becoming rich.

(vi) You are a nation that exploits women like consumer products or advertising tools calling upon customers to purchase them. You use women to serve passengers, visitors, and strangers to increase your profit margins. You then rant that you support the liberation of women.

(vii) You are a nation that practices the trade of sex in all its forms, directly and indirectly. Giant corporations and establishments are established on this, under the name of art, entertainment, tourism and freedom, and other deceptive names you attribute to it.

(viii) And because of all this, you have been described in history as a nation that spreads diseases that were unknown to man in the past. Go ahead and boast to the nations of man, that you brought them AIDS as a Satanic American Invention.

(xi) You have destroyed nature with your industrial waste and gases more than any other nation in history. Despite this, you refuse to sign the Kyoto agreement so that you can secure the profit of your greedy companies and*industries.

(x) Your law is the law of the rich and wealthy people, who hold sway in their political parties, and fund their election campaigns with their gifts. Behind them stand the Jews, who control your policies, media and economy.

(xi) That which you are singled out for in the history of mankind, is that you have used your force to destroy mankind more than any other nation in history; not to defend principles and values, but to hasten to secure your interests and profits. You who dropped a nuclear bomb on Japan, even though Japan was ready to negotiate an end to the war. How many acts of oppression, tyranny and injustice have you carried out, O callers to freedom?

(xii) Let us not forget one of your major characteristics: your duality in both manners and values; your hypocrisy in manners and principles. All*manners, principles and values have two scales: one for you and one for the others.

(a)The freedom and democracy that you call to is for yourselves and for white race only; as for the rest of the world, you impose upon them your monstrous, destructive policies and Governments, which you call the 'American friends'. Yet you prevent them from establishing democracies. When the Islamic party in Algeria wanted to practice democracy and they won the election, you unleashed your agents in the Algerian army onto them, and to attack them with tanks and guns, to imprison them and torture them - a new lesson from the 'American book of democracy'!!!

(b)Your policy on prohibiting and forcibly removing weapons of mass destruction to ensure world peace: it only applies to those countries which you do not permit to possess such weapons. As for the countries you consent to, such as Israel, then they are allowed to keep and use such weapons to defend their security. Anyone else who you suspect might be manufacturing or keeping these kinds of weapons, you call them criminals and you take military action against them.

(c)You are the last ones to respect the resolutions and policies of International Law, yet you claim to want to selectively punish anyone else who does the same. Israel has for more than 50 years been pushing UN resolutions and rules against the wall with the full support of America.

(d)As for the war criminals which you censure and form criminal courts for - you shamelessly ask that your own are granted immunity!! However, history will not forget the war crimes that you committed against the Muslims and the rest of the world; those you have killed in Japan, Afghanistan, Somalia, Lebanon and Iraq will remain a shame that you will never be able to escape. It will suffice to remind you of your latest war crimes in Afghanistan, in which densely populated innocent civilian villages were destroyed, bombs were dropped on mosques causing the roof of the mosque to come crashing down on the heads of the Muslims praying inside. You are the ones who broke the agreement with the Mujahideen when they left Qunduz, bombing them in Jangi fort, and killing more than 1,000 of your prisoners through suffocation and thirst. Allah alone knows how many people have died by torture at the hands of you and your agents. Your planes remain in the Afghan skies, looking for anyone remotely suspicious.

(e)You have claimed to be the vanguards of Human Rights, and your Ministry of Foreign affairs issues annual reports containing statistics of those countries that violate any Human Rights. However, all these things vanished when the Mujahideen hit you, and you then implemented the methods of the same documented governments that you used to curse. In America, you captured thousands the Muslims and Arabs, took them into custody with neither reason, court trial, nor even disclosing their names. You issued newer, harsher laws.

What happens in Guatanamo is a historical embarrassment to America and its values, and it screams into your faces - you hypocrites, "What is the value of your signature on any agreement or treaty?"

(3) What we call you to thirdly is to take an honest stance with yourselves - and I doubt you will do so - to discover that you are a nation without principles or manners, and that the values and principles to you are something which you merely demand from others, not that which you yourself must adhere to.

(4) We also advise you to stop supporting Israel, and to end your support of the Indians in Kashmir, the Russians against the Chechens and to also cease supporting the Manila Government against the Muslims in Southern Philippines.

(5) We also advise you to pack your luggage and get out of our lands. We desire for your goodness, guidance, and righteousness, so do not force us to send you back as cargo in coffins.

(6) Sixthly, we call upon you to end your support of the corrupt leaders in our countries. Do not interfere in our politics and method of education. Leave us alone, or else expect us in New York and Washington.

(7) We also call you to deal with us and interact with us on the basis of mutual interests and benefits, rather than the policies of sub dual, theft and occupation, and not to continue your policy of supporting the Jews because this will result in more disasters for you.

If you fail to respond to all these conditions, then prepare for fight with the Islamic Nation. The Nation of Monotheism, that puts complete trust on Allah and fears none other than Him. The Nation which is addressed by its Quran with the words: "Do you fear them? Allah has more right that you should fear Him if you are believers. Fight against them so that Allah will punish them by your hands and disgrace them and give you victory over them and heal the breasts of believing people. And remove the anger of their (believers') hearts. Allah accepts the repentance of whom He wills. Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise." [Quran9:13-1]

The Nation of honour and respect:

"But honour, power and glory belong to Allah, and to His Messenger (Muhammad- peace be upon him) and to the believers." [Quran 63:8]

"So do not become weak (against your enemy), nor be sad, and you will be*superior ( in victory )if you are indeed (true) believers" [Quran 3:139]

The Nation of Martyrdom; the Nation that desires death more than you desire life:

"Think not of those who are killed in the way of Allah as dead. Nay, they are alive with their Lord, and they are being provided for. They rejoice in what Allah has bestowed upon them from His bounty and rejoice for the sake of those who have not yet joined them, but are left behind (not yet martyred) that on them no fear shall come, nor shall they grieve. They rejoice in a grace and a bounty from Allah, and that Allah will not waste the reward of the believers." [Quran 3:169-171]

The Nation of victory and success that Allah has promised:

"It is He Who has sent His Messenger (Muhammad peace be upon him) with guidance and the religion of truth (Islam), to make it victorious over all other religions even though the Polytheists hate it." [Quran 61:9]

"Allah has decreed that 'Verily it is I and My Messengers who shall be victorious.' Verily Allah is All-Powerful, All-Mighty." [Quran 58:21]

The Islamic Nation that was able to dismiss and destroy the previous evil Empires like yourself; the Nation that rejects your attacks, wishes to remove your evils, and is prepared to fight you. You are well aware that the Islamic Nation, from the very core of its soul, despises your haughtiness and arrogance.

If the Americans refuse to listen to our advice and the goodness, guidance and righteousness that we call them to, then be aware that you will lose this Crusade Bush began, just like the other previous Crusades in which you were humiliated by the hands of the Mujahideen, fleeing to your home in great silence and disgrace. If the Americans do not respond, then their fate will be that of the Soviets who fled from Afghanistan to deal with their military defeat, political breakup, ideological downfall, and economic bankruptcy.

This is our message to the Americans, as an answer to theirs. Do they now know why we fight them and over which form of ignorance, by the permission of Allah, we shall be victorious?

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Wird hier gerade eine Hollywood-Show vor unseren Augen aufgeführt?

Trump tut oft so, als ob die USA erst mit seiner zweiten Präsidentschaft zu existieren begonnen haben. Die Suppe, die ihm die Biden-Regierung eingebrockt hat auszulöffeln, gehört zur Übernahme der Amtsgeschäfte. Ist es wahrscheinlich, dass die Vorbereitungen für den Stellvertreterkrieg zwischen den USA und Russland, auf dem Rücken der Ukrainer, erst mit der Biden-Administration angefangen haben, oder schon früher?

Nicht vergessen: Als dominierende Kraft in der NATO sind die USA maßgeblich für die Provokation Russlands durch die NATO-Osterweiterung verantwortlich.

Jetzt, wo man, wie in anderen „demokratiebringenden Einmärschen“ vorher auch schon, erkannt hat, dass man wieder mal gescheitert ist, versuchen sich die USA einen schlanken Fuß zu machen? Wollen sie sich gesichtswahrend aus der Affaire ziehen und Europa den schwarzen Peter zuschieben? Am Ende hieße es dann möglicherweise: Wir haben ja alles versucht, uns für eine Befriedung in der Ukraine einzusetzen, aber ihr Europäer wolltet ja nicht. Jetzt seht selber zu, wie ihr damit fertig werdet. Schon lange vor dem Ukraine-Krieg gab es Stimmen, die sagten, dass wenn es einmal darauf ankommt, werden die USA Europa fallen lassen, wie eine heiße Kartoffel.

Trump deutet an, eine große Zahl der Besatzungstruppen in Europa, besonders präsent in Deutschland, abziehen zu wollen. Gleichzeitig ist die geplante Stationierung von Hyperschallraketen namens „Dark Eagle“ in 2026 noch nicht zurückgenommen worden. Das wäre ein klares Signal einer vertrauensbildenden Maßnahme. Trump könnte in Wiesbaden das Licht ausmachen. Auch das wäre Russland gegenüber, ein klares Zeichen zum festen Willen einer Deeskalation.

Wie geht es mit den rund 800 weltweiten US-Basen weiter? Gibt es hier Pläne, sich zurückzuziehen?

Trump könnte veranlassen, dass Starlink abgeschaltet würde, ein Anruf bei Musk genügte, dann wäre die Ukraine blind. Warum tut er das nicht, um den Krieg schneller zu beenden?

Warum fließen von Deutschland finanzielle Mittel in die Ukraine, um den Betrieb von Starlink weiter aufrechtzuerhalten?

All das könnten klare Zeichen Richtung Russland sein, die es beruhigen und das territoriale Sicherheitsgefühl des Landes wiederherstellen würde.

Wusste Trump nichts von der Auslagerung der Bio-Waffen-Labore in die Ukraine?

Haben die zahlreichen Executive Orders, so gut sie auch sein mögen, nicht auch den Charme von Autokratie oder sogar schon Diktatur? Sind diese in einer Ausnahmesituation gerechtfertigt? Dann wären die Ermächtigungsgesetze bei der Machtübernahme in Deutschland es auch gewesen. Sie geschahen aus der Sicht der Verantwortlichen ja auch in bester Absicht. Das kann doch eigentlich nicht sein. Oder kann man beides nicht miteinander vergleichen?

Wie passt das alles zusammen?

Im Juni gibt es ein NATO-Treffen. Wird Trump dort den Austritt aus der NATO verkünden?

Vorher macht Merz seinen Antrittsbesuch bei Trump. Gibt es eine saftige Ohrfeige, entlässt Trump Deutschland in die Volljährigkeit, oder erklärt Trump Deutschland zu seinem stärksten und verlässlichsten Partner in Europa? Man muss mit allem rechnen.

Durch seine Rede auf der Sicherheitskonferenz in München, bemängelte Vance unter anderem die Meinungsfreiheit in Deutschland. Ist das wirkliche Meinungsfreiheit, wenn diese derzeit in den USA vor allem in den Händen von Musk liegt?

Vance sah auch eine Gefahr für die Demokratie in Deutschland durch die Brandmauer gegen die Opposition. Es ist offensichtlich, dass Trump konservative Kräfte und somit die Opposition in Deutschland unterstützt und stärkt. Die Opposition steht jedoch auch zur NATO und ist für eine angemessene Verteidigungsfähigkeit. Keine Überlegungen, ob die Neutralität für Deutschland nicht ebenfalls eine Alternative wäre. Besteht hier nicht eine Gefahr, denn es ist nicht das erste Mal, dass die USA in einem anderen Land Kräfte unterstützen, von denen sie der Meinung sind, dass sie der Demokratisierung dienen. Hier gibt es Beispiele dafür, dass der Schuss auch nach hinten losgehen kann. Dieses Mal mag es ja vielleicht in die richtige Richtung gehen, doch wer garantiert das? Am Ende zeigt es jedoch vor allem, dass Deutschland nur ein Spielball ganz anderer Kräfte ist, und aus sich heraus nicht in der Lage, vernunftbegabte, eigene Entscheidungen zu treffen. Und werden Entscheidungen getroffen, dann gehen sie in die falsche Richtung. Deutschland darf nicht stärkste Kraft in Europa werden, schon allein aufgrund seiner eigenen Geschichte nicht.

Und die, die die durchaus vorhandenen mahnenden Stimmen in Deutschland unterstützen müssten, die tun es (noch) nicht. In der Tat muss der Wandel von unten nach oben erfolgen, durch den Souverän, weil es mehr als genug Beweise dafür gibt, dass die politische Klasse weder willens noch dazu in der Lage ist, wieder freiheitlich-demokratische Verhältnisse herzustellen, auch, wenn sie ständig gebetsmühlenartig betont, dass sie Unseredemokratie mit allen Mitteln schützen will. Mittlerweile ist die Lage schon so pervers, dass man sich förmlich einen tagelangen Blackout, Benzinpreise von 5,00 Euro den Liter, exorbitant hohe Heiz- und Lebenshaltungskosten herbeiwünscht, damit dieses derzeit leider enttäuschende, bräsige Volk endlich den Irren in Berlin deutlich zu verstehen gibt, dass es so nicht weitergehen kann.

Herr Pistorius scheint der Ansicht zu sein, dass, wenn er das Wort Diplomatie in den Mund nimmt, er augenblicklich an Zungenkrebs erkrankt. Nein, Herr Pistorius, wir müssen nicht kriegstüchtig werden, wir müssen nicht nur friedensfähig werden, sondern friedensliebend durch eine vernunftbegabte deutsche Politik sein, kapieren Sie das endlich! Und diese Friedensliebe muss in die Welt hinausposaunt werden, als Zeichen, dass Deutschland aus seiner Geschichte gelernt hat (wenn es denn so wäre).

Und Frieden durch Krieg schaffen zu wollen, ist und bleibt bekloppt!

Und Merz, verkündet stolz die Stationierung einer Brigade in Litauen, direkt an der russischen Grenze. Es scheint ihm Vergnügen zu bereiten, den Bären an der Tatze zu kitzeln. So lange, bis er die Krallen zeigt, weil es ihm zu viel wird. In Litauen selbst scheint es seit Ende des 2. Weltkrieges noch bis heute eine beträchtliche Anzahl von ewig Gestrigen zu geben, genauso, wie in der Ukraine. Wie passt das zusammen?

Oder soll gar am Ende doch noch der Morgenthau-Plan umgesetzt werden? Anzeichen dafür gibt es.

Was, Herr Trump, ist jetzt mit den Goldreserven in Fort Knox? Sind sie noch da, oder nicht? Was ist mit den deutschen Goldreserven? Die sieht Deutschland wahrscheinlich nie wieder, weil sie mit den jahrzehntelangen Kosten für den US-NATO-Schutz verrechnet werden. Und am Ende würde wahrscheinlich sogar noch ein Saldo zu Ungunsten Deutschlands übrigbleiben.

Ja, es sind viele Baustellen begonnen worden und es gibt immer noch sehr starke Kräfte in den USA, die das Aufräumen verhindern wollen:

Weniger Zucker, keine künstlichen Zusatzstoffe in Lebensmitteln, zusatzfreies Wasser, alles schön und gut. Was nutzt es, wenn die Amis sich wieder gesünder ernähren können, die Fettleibigkeit zurückgeht und viele am Ende dann doch an den Folgen der Spritze zugrunde gehen.  Ein offizielles, nationales, sofortiges Verbot der mRNA-Vergiftung gibt es immer noch nicht. Und auch keine laufende Aufarbeitung und Aufklärung von alleroberster Stelle. Kennedy tut was er kann, aber das reicht noch nicht.

Wer sind die Hintermänner der Wettermanipulation, die derzeit teilweise geahndet werden? Irgendjemand muss den Auftrag dazu geben, wo wird das Zeug hergestellt, wer mischt es dem Flugbenzin bei, was wissen die Flugkapitäne, wenn es denn so ist?

Wird eine Grand Jury vorbereitet, in denen die von Biden am letzten Tag begnadigten Personen, inklusive ihm selbst, zur Rechenschaft gezogen werden? Wo ist das US-amerikanische Nürnberg 2.0 für alle, die an dem Spritzen-Verbrechen beteiligt gewesen sind?

Was ist mit den Kinderschändern? Können die fliehen, wohin? Oder landen die allesamt auf dem elektrischen Stuhl, wo sie hingehören würden? Auch, wenn man grundsätzlich gegen die Todesstrafe ist, in diesem Fall könnte man doch mal eine Ausnahme machen, falls Guantanamo zu voll würde. Sich in teuflischer Art auf verschiedene Weise an Kindern zu vergehen, ist das widerlichste, abscheulichste, menschenverachtendste, das sich ein normaler Mensch überhaupt nur vorstellen kann. Und gleich danach kommt die weltweite, satanische mRNA-Vergiftung.

Was sollen die Friedensgespräche zwischen Russland und der Ukraine in Istanbul? Wie der durch die NATO-Osterweiterung von den USA angezettelte Krieg in der Ukraine, so wäre es jetzt auch die Pflicht der USA, dieses grandiose Deppenstück mit unzähligen Toten und Verstümmelten auch wieder zu beenden. Und das geht nur zwischen den USA und Russland. Die Ukraine hat dabei wenig bis gar nichts zu melden, genau so wenig, wie Europa, und schon gar nicht Möchte-Gernegroß-Deutschland.

Ist das ein Hinhaltetaktik?

Klar war, dass Trump den Krieg in der Ukraine nicht in 24 Stunden beenden konnte. Wurde Europa die Gelegenheit gegeben, ein Bündnis der Willigen aufzustellen, dass verzweifelt aber erfolglos versucht, einen Keil in die Friedensverhandlungen zu treiben? Soll damit das wahre Gesicht von Großbritannien, Frankreich und Deutschland augenscheinlich werden? Steckt ein Plan dahinter, aber welcher?

Welche Möglichkeiten hätte Trump, die Europäische Union, als Handlanger des Deep States und der NATO, mit einer Überdosis der von der EU-Kommissarin per SMS bestellten Haarspray-Dosen zu ersticken, damit eine für alle einträgliche Neuauflage der Europäischen Wirtschaftsgemeinschaft selbständiger Nationalstaaten wiederauferstehen kann? Damit Gurken und Bananen wieder krumm sein dürfen, und die Sommerzeit, unnötig wie ein Loch im Kopf, endlich wieder abgeschafft wird, weil keiner sie will und weil sie nichts bringt. Das sind nur die harmlosesten Beispiele. Dieses nicht demokratisch gewählte Bürokratie-Monster mit europäischem Herrschaftsanspruch, Militärphantasien und diktatorischen Gleichmachungsgedanken gehört aufgelöst, und die agierenden Handlanger in ihm dürfen nie wieder politische Verantwortung übertragen bekommen.

Es ist richtig, wenn es Stimmen gibt, die sagen, die Veränderung der politischen Verhältnisse muss von der Graswurzel aus erfolgen, weil man erkennen muss, dass das ganze System vergiftet ist. Die USA waren genau so wenig jemals unser Freund, wie Russland unser Feind ist. Es ging und geht immer nur um Interessen, nicht um Nächstenliebe. Wie viele Generationen und ein anderes Bildungssystem braucht es, bis die Menschen das verstehen?

Trump hat schon mehrmals angekündigt, dass „nächste Woche“ Großes geschehen wird. Bisher heiße Luft, oder ist da etwas verkündet worden, dass man nicht mitbekommen hat?

Trump ist nicht der Retter der Welt! Mit dem Projekt Warp-Speed geht es jetzt weiter mit Stargate. Hier sollen 500 Milliarden Dollar in die mRNA-Forschung zur Bekämpfung von Krebs und in die KI-Infrastruktur bereitgestellt werden. Welche Rolle spielen Thiel mit Palantir und Musk mit Neurolink und weitere Tech-Giganten? Digitale Identitäten sollen die illegalen Einwanderer abhalten, zum Schutz der eigenen Bevölkerung. Wer sagt denn, dass hier nicht ein totaler Überwachungsstaat installiert werden soll? Man muss Speck in die Mausefalle legen, damit die Maus darauf hereinfällt. Und dann – schnappt sie zu! Vieles, was aus den USA kommt, hört sich erst einmal befreiend an. Basiert das wirklich auf humanen Prinzipien, oder sind am Ende auch hier nur Interessen, wie überall, die treibende Kraft?

Die USA sind keine lupenreine Demokratie, genauso wenig wie Russland, denn am Ende zählt, wer das meiste Geld zusammenbekommen hat, um an die Macht zu kommen. Das ist wohl eher eine "Moneykratie", eine Geldherrschaft. Einmal sind es die Demokraten, ein anderes Mal sind es die Republikaner. Am Ende ziehen immer diejenigen die Strippen, die dahinterstehen, die man nicht sieht, die Einser, die aus den vielen Nullen eine Tausend machen, damit sie ihre Macht entfalten können. Wer entscheidet denn, wer die guten Reichen und wer die bösen Reichen sind? Am Ende verdirbt Geld und Macht bei allen den Charakter. Und was die sogenannten Philanthropen anrichten können, hat man ja in vollen Zügen „genießen“ dürfen. Raus aus der WHO, ein richtiger Schritt der USA und Argentiniens. Und was ist mit den anderen Staaten? Auch hier tut sich Deutschland wieder einmal in besonders unangenehmer Weise durch zusätzliche Geldspritzen hervor.

Wir sollten endlich innerhalb unserer Menschheitsentwicklung erwachsen werden, uns von dem Gedanken verabschieden und uns darauf verlassen, dass Mama und Papa es schon richten werden. Mit wirklicher Freiheit umzugehen, muss gelernt sein. Wir müssen aus der Freiheits-Simulation aufwachen. Das macht vielen Angst, weil Freiheit mit Selbstverantwortung, Selbstermächtigung und Selbstdenken zu tun hat. Die Auswahl in einem 5 Meter langen Joghurt-Regal hat nichts mit Freiheit zu tun!

Bisher wurden wir in den sogenannten Demokratien darauf hin konditioniert, dass wir unser Kreuzchen machen, damit wir jemanden haben, auf den wir schimpfen können: Die da oben! Und die da oben, interessiert das einen feuchten Kehricht. Das muss aufhören!

Wir müssen unser Schicksal und Wohlergehen endlich selbst in die Hand nehmen.

Alle Systeme, und klingen sie noch so verlockend, dienen der Steuerung und Lenkung von Massen, weil einige Wenige glauben zu wissen, was gut für uns ist. Dabei sollten wir das doch selbst am allerbesten wissen. Dazu gehört vor allem die Freiheit, die kein System wirklich zulassen kann, auch die USA nicht, weil das den absoluten Machtverlust für es bedeuten würde.

Selbst, wenn sich unter dem Vorangegangenen, Wirres für den Leser befinden sollte, es sind eigene Gedanken und eine Meinung, die immer noch besser ist, als die vorbereiteten, geschälten Apfelscheite von einem Tellerchen aufzunehmen, gedankenlos in den Mund zu stecken, leicht durchzukauen und herunterzuschlucken, so, wie es bei denen, die immer noch vor dem Fernseher hocken und glauben, was ihnen da vorgelogen wird, der Fall ist.

Insasse der Freiluft-Irrenanstalt, bediene Dich Deines eigenen Verstandes und heile Dich selbst von der Massenpsychose, in die man Dich durch jahrelange Gehirnwäsche getrieben hat. Schock den Staat, denke selbst!

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U ovoj sekciji pratićemo cene raznih dobara i usluga, a pre svega nekretnina, prosečne srpske plate, goriva, deviznih i zlatnih rezervi Srbije u odnosu na Bitkoin. Iz priloženih grafikona može se videti da sve vremenom gubi vrednost, odnosno postaje jeftinije u odnosu na BTC.

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Visina prosečne zarade u Republici Srbiji, cene goriva, dinarska i devizna štednja stanovništva, devizne i zlatne rezerve Srbije - izraženo kroz Bitkoin (kompletni grafikoni)

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Prosečna cena m2 stana u Gradu Beogradu izražena kroz BTC

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Prosečna cena m2 stana u "Beogradu na vodi" izražena kroz BTC

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Prosečna cena m2 stana u Novom Sadu izražena kroz BTC

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Prosečna cena m2 stana u Nišu izražena kroz BTC

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Prosečna cena m2 stana u Kragujevcu izražena kroz BTC

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Prosečna zarada u Republici Srbiji izražena kroz BTC

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Cena goriva 'Evro Premium BMB 95' izražena kroz BTC

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Cena goriva 'Evro Dizel' izražena kroz BTC

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Javni dug Republike Srbije izražen kroz BTC & EUR

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Since its emergence in 2009, Bitcoin has generated a wide range of success and failure stories. Some of these stories feature people who invested early and reaped the rewards of their foresight, while others highlight the ups and downs that define Bitcoin’s highly volatile market. Over the years, many of these cases have become iconic—serving as both inspiration and cautionary tales for newcomers.

Success stories

01 - Laszlo Hanyecz – The 10,000 Bitcoin Pizza

One of the most legendary stories in Bitcoin’s history involves Laszlo Hanyecz, a programmer from Florida. In 2010, he paid 10,000 bitcoins for two pizzas. At the time, the value was negligible, and the transaction went largely unnoticed. In retrospect, however, those 10,000 bitcoins would be worth hundreds of millions of dollars today.

Though Hanyecz didn’t become rich from this transaction, the story of the “10,000 bitcoin pizza” has become a symbol of Bitcoin’s extraordinary rise in value—and a reminder of how even small holdings in the early days could have been life-changing.

02 - Michael Saylor and MicroStrategy

Michael Saylor, CEO of MicroStrategy, made headlines in 2020 by transforming his company into the first major corporation to invest heavily in Bitcoin. Purchasing over 100,000 bitcoins as a treasury reserve, Saylor positioned Bitcoin as a strategic hedge against inflation and fiat currency devaluation.

Initially met with skepticism, Saylor’s decision turned out to be highly profitable as Bitcoin’s price soared. His bold move inspired other corporations and institutional investors to consider Bitcoin, and he remains one of the cryptocurrency’s most vocal advocates in the business world.

Failure Stories

01 - James Howells – The Lost 8,000 Bitcoins

James Howells, an IT professional from Wales, accidentally discarded a hard drive in 2013 containing the private keys to 8,000 mined bitcoins—worth only a few thousand pounds at the time. As Bitcoin's value skyrocketed, he attempted to recover the drive from a landfill, but was denied permission by local authorities.

This story has become a powerful lesson in crypto security and the consequences of lost private keys. Despite multiple campaigns to dig up the landfill, the bitcoins remain unrecovered.

02 - Mt. Gox Collapse – The Fall of a Giant

At its peak, Mt. Gox was the largest Bitcoin exchange in the world. In 2014, it collapsed after losing about 850,000 bitcoins—worth over $450 million at the time—due to hacking, internal security failures, and poor management.

The exchange’s failure devastated thousands of investors and highlighted the vulnerabilities in early crypto infrastructure. Though some funds were later recovered, the Mt. Gox disaster remains one of Bitcoin’s darkest moments and a turning point for the push toward greater security and transparency in the crypto industry.

• The impact of volatility and adoption

These stories reflect the unpredictable and high-risk nature of the Bitcoin market. The same volatility that has made millionaires has also led to substantial losses. While some view Bitcoin as a path to financial freedom and a hedge against inflation, others have suffered from poor planning, mismanagement, or unfortunate timing.

Bitcoin’s growing adoption, especially in emerging markets and among institutional players and shows its increasing legitimacy, as an alternative to traditional finance. However, exchange failures and lost fortunes underscore the need for robust infrastructure, personal responsibility, and long-term thinking.

In summary, success and failure are two sides of the same coin in the world of Bitcoin. From life-changing gains to heartbreaking losses, these stories illustrate the risks and rewards of participating in a young and volatile market. Whether as a cautionary tale or a source of inspiration, they emphasize the importance of education, security, and strategy for anyone engaging with this revolutionary form of money.

Thank you very much for reading this far. I hope everything is well with you, and sending a big hug from your favorite Bitcoiner maximalist from Madeira. Long live freedom!

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Anime, a style of Japanese animation, has become a global phenomenon, captivating audiences with its vibrant visuals, engaging storylines, and relatable characters. But beyond its entertainment value, anime often explores complex themes and issues that resonate deeply with real life.

Exploring Real-Life Issues

1. Mental Health: Anime like "Your Lie in April" and "A Silent Voice" tackle mental health struggles, promoting empathy and understanding.

2. Social Commentary: Shows like "Attack on Titan" and "Psycho-Pass" critique societal norms, politics, and technology, encouraging viewers to think critically.

3. Relationships and Identity: Anime like "Clannad" and "My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU" explore complex relationships, identity, and self-discovery.

Inspiring Personal Growth

1. Perseverance and Determination: Anime like "Naruto" and "Dragon Ball" showcase characters overcoming adversity, inspiring viewers to stay motivated

2. Friendship and Camaraderie: Shows like "Haikyuu!!" and "K-On!" highlight the importance of supportive relationships and teamwork.

3. Self-Reflection and Introspection: Anime like "A Silent Voice" and "The Pet Girl of Sakurasou" encourage viewers to reflect on their actions and emotions.

Cultural Exchange and Understanding

1. Japanese Culture: Anime provides a window into Japanese culture, traditions, and values, promoting cross-cultural understanding.
2. Global Community: Anime conventions and online forums foster a sense of community among fans worldwide.

The Power of Storytelling

1. Emotional Resonance: Anime's storytelling capabilities evoke strong emotions, creating a deep connection with viewers.
2. Social Commentary: Anime often uses metaphor and allegory to comment on real-world issues, encouraging viewers to think critically.

Anime's impact extends beyond entertainment, offering insights into the human experience, cultural exchange, and personal growth. Its themes and stories resonate deeply with real life, making it a powerful medium for connection and reflection.

In conclusion, every anime has its own lesson to teach its audience. And also, anime isn't just an anime, it's creators didn't just make it up, it is made from life experience of someone we don't know.

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LUV and Hivebits/HBIT/Wusang pause tl;dr LUV and HBIT (aka, Hivebits and the Wusang game) are on a pause at the moment, taking a break. https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/crrdlx/23x1SY8Vx8j1mVGnDFtq7ebuzKNGd8K9Ssex51AEerxks1VYikxGPShM7bjNhmSrEZ2wf.png Image from pixabay.com Why? There are odd things going on. I have a theory, but here's what is known... May 28, 2025, at about 1:30 pm GMT (8:30 AM EDT), a second attack (for lack of better term) hit HBIT in about a week. It seemed to start with @tyler45 with this comment https://peakd.com/blog/@tyler45/comment-20250528125108033 tx: https://he.dtools.dev/tx/7e7d4126196ca5b6dbe0a04dcded0e25d3bcc7f4 See tyler45's activity at https://he.dtools.dev/@tyler45 Notice the reply and WUSANG command is to a post by @olivia897 and how many of the other WUSANG comments on the explorer are in reply to olivia897. It seems these are all auto-generated accounts. The names and "birthdates" and interactions all point to automation. Once initiated, things happened very fast on the back end, clearly not being done manually. In this way, this seems rather sophisticated technically. I estimate just over 400 HBIT were pilfered the other day from the @Hivebits account before I noticed and was able to shut things down. Just for a little background, after the first attack May 21, 2025. I wrote a small bit of info: https://peakd.com/hivebits/@crrdlx/hbit-resource-credits A couple of days ago this post by @holoz0r was interesting: https://peakd.com/hive-133987/@holoz0r/text-analytics-reveal-thirty-two-percent-of-comments-on-hive-are-not-unique-and-at-least-ten-percent-add-no-value-to-discussion The thing that caught my eye was that the WUSANG comment was the largest by far, along with BBH (hello @bradleyarrow), because the attackers used both commands. Then, a few days later, things happened again: sudden start, repetitive bot attack, until I shut things down. So, a pause This is a period in my personal calendar where I simply don't have time to sit down at a computer for an extended period and try fiddle with this stuff. So, for now @Luvshares and @Hivebits (HBIT) and the @Wusang game are on hold. Plus, there's other fun stuff to do. https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/crrdlx/AJL43SREA1EuyqPXhydmqaq1RHhRVoYd12PfiBN5vDMu2WSKUtGeYWgKJyuRwV8.jpg I go by @crrdlx or "CR" for short. See all my links or contact info at https://linktr.ee/crrdlx.

Originally posted on Hive at https://peakd.com/@crrdlx/luv-and-hivebitshbitwusang-pause

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This is a part of the Bitcoin Infinity Academy course on Knut Svanholm's book Bitcoin: Sovereignty Through Mathematics. For more information, check out our Geyser page!

A New Form of Life

It’s not easy to define the properties that would deem an entity a new form of life. There’s no consensus among scientists or nations regarding the definition of what a life form is. This is one of the main hurdles when it comes to defining artificial or synthetic life. How does one know when life has been created if there’s no clear definition of what life actually is? One popular definition of life is that a living organism is an open system that maintains homeostasis, is composed of cells, has a life cycle, undergoes metabolism, can grow, adapt to its environment, respond to stimuli, reproduce, and evolve. Could Bitcoin fit into this description? In order to find out, we need to dissect both this definition of life and the basic properties of the Bitcoin network.

Bitcoin is quite clearly an open system, but what does it mean for an organism to maintain homeostasis? Homeostasis is the tendency towards a relatively stable equilibrium between interdependent elements, especially (but not limited to) as maintained by physiological processes. The first part of that sentence perfectly describes what Bitcoin does. The equilibrium is the consensus between the nodes, which act as interdependent elements. One could even argue that they actually are maintained by physiological processes since each node’s decisions are ultimately made by human brains and not software, but for now, we’ll examine Bitcoin as a life form from a non-meta-argument perspective. The next part of the definition is that life is made up of cells, which the Bitcoin network also arguably is, especially if you count nodes as cells.

A life cycle is defined as a “series of changes in form that an organism undergoes, returning to the starting state,” according to Wikipedia. The life cycle of the Bitcoin network is still unclear, but it seems unlikely that it will ever return to its starting state. What is more likely is that while we have witnessed its birth, it is highly unlikely that any human alive today will outlive the network, so we won’t have any way of knowing. This is not unheard of in nature either however. A species of fungi called Armillaria Ostoyae, or the Humongous Fungus, in the Blue Mountains of Oregon, is one of the largest and oldest organisms ever known to man. This mushroom network is estimated to be between 2500 and 8500 years old based on its current growth rate. No one knows what its life cycle looks like in perfect detail.

The three main purposes of metabolism in a living body are the conversion of food to energy to run cellular processes, the conversion of food into bodily building blocks, and the elimination of nitrogenous wastes. Bitcoin’s metabolism works in a similar manner. Bitcoin feeds on electricity, and its cellular processes are its transactions. Its body has its own building blocks, literal blocks, that are added to its body, the blockchain, roughly every ten minutes. Malicious blocks are considered waste and are thus eliminated by the system. Bitcoin grows and adapts to its environment organically, exemplified lately by the development of the Lightning Network and other Layer 2 scaling solutions. It responds to external stimuli by showing a more and more ironclad resistance to change while still responding well to sufficiently clever improvement proposals. Like the Armillaria Ostoyae, Bitcoin grows rather than reproduces, and it evolves over time by adopting good ideas and rejecting bad ones.

The notion of Bitcoin as a life form may sound far-fetched and even a bit silly, even though a lot of its properties fit the bill. What we do know about it is that it is very unlikely to go away or stop functioning in the foreseeable future. Whether or not Bitcoin is alive is up for debate, but it can’t be killed, and that ought to mean something. We should study it carefully and try to be as unbiased and humble as possible when drawing conclusions about it.

Speaking of fungi, one of the most important aspects of money is its fungibility. Fungibility goes hand-in-hand with privacy and censorship resistance. If certain Bitcoin addresses were to end up on a government's blacklist, they’d end up becoming less valuable than their not yet blacklisted neighbors. Look at what happened to the Indian Rupee bills that were banned overnight by the Indian government in late 2017 in order to “fight corruption.” They’re still in use, but only worth about 70% of the value they held when they were considered “legal tender”. If Bitcoin transactions can’t be private, they won’t be fungible. This would reduce Bitcoin’s monetary capability. We’re at a point in history where Bitcoin transactions can be completely private, but only a select few people know how to ensure that they really are. This is arguably Bitcoin’s greatest flaw and a very real hurdle on the way to mainstream adoption.

So, how many privacy measures does the average user need to take? Just as when it comes to storage, it depends on the user’s knowledge level. Most users should probably be more careful than they are right now, but there’s little reason to be paranoid. It’s still very hard to prove that a specific transaction was made by a specific user. The whole ordeal is somewhat akin to the fight against the BitTorrent network ten years ago. The copyright lobby found different means of scaring off users in different parts of the world, banning websites, prosecuting providers, and so on, but the network itself is still thriving, and torrent files are as accessible as they ever were. A lot of heads will probably have to roll before Bitcoin is accepted everywhere, but just like they couldn’t fight filesharing, governments won’t be able to fight Bitcoin. Even the policymakers will understand the advantages of Bitcoin usage sooner or later. The word later is key here. If you want to be absolutely sure that what you do with your Bitcoin is legal, private, or worthwhile, just wait. Wait out the storm, and don’t use them until they’re fully acceptable everywhere. They’ll be worth a lot more, and you’ll have a lot more options in general. Remember, HODLing is using.

One of the greatest hidden perks of Bitcoin adoption is that it forces people to think for themselves. First, it forces the user to think about computer security. In order to store your Bitcoins safely, you have to know what you’re doing, what software and hardware you can trust, etc. It is virtually impossible to do anything online without trusting any third party. Every piece of hardware and software inside and in between each of the two computers communicating could potentially be corrupt. In Bitcoin, the cautious user will be rewarded, and the reckless user will be punished eventually. This is also true for Bitcoin’s on- and off-ramps, and the less cautious user is always more likely to end up in legal trouble. The coming tsunami that is hyperbitcoinization is scary, but a skilled surfer can expect the ride of his lifetime.

About the Bitcoin Infinity Academy

The Bitcoin Infinity Academy is an educational project built around Knut Svanholm’s books about Bitcoin and Austrian Economics. Each week, a whole chapter from one of the books is released for free on Highlighter, accompanied by a video in which Knut and Luke de Wolf discuss that chapter’s ideas. You can join the discussions by signing up for one of the courses on our Geyser page. Signed books, monthly calls, and lots of other benefits are also available.

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Bitcoin Circular Economy in Africa

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We have our finalists: - Indiana (4) @ OKC (1)

Pick one team to win the finals and one player to win Finals MVP.

Scoring this round is 8 points + seed value for picking a winner and 8 points for picking the Finals MVP. The maximum points this round are 20.

Current Scores | Stacker | Points | |----------|-------| | @Undisciplined | 44| | @gnilma | 40| | @grayruby | 32 | | @Carresan | 30| | @fishious | 25| | @WeAreAllSatoshi | 24| | @BlokchainB | 19 | | @Coinsreporter | 19 | | @Car | 14 |@Slestak_Jack| 0 |

SGA and Siakam were the Conference Finals MVPs

Most of the stackers can still catch me, but only if something unexpected happens. Good luck!

I believe I said the prize is 10k. I'll double check that in the event I don't win.

https://stacker.news/items/994522

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This isn’t a comfortable post to write. I first composed it on Thursday night, May 29, 2025, just after the Bitcoin2025 conference — but I needed a few days to sit with it before posting.

Because freedom, if it means anything, has to include tension — not just agreement.

Four names kept surfacing in conversations on Nostr and at the Bitcoin2025 conference: President Donald Trump, Chelsea Manning, Edward Snowden (who gave the keynote at Bitcoin2024), and Ross Ulbricht.

I believe in truth. I believe in moral boundaries.\ And I believe people are made in the image of God — with dignity that can’t be erased by their choices.

So let me be honest: I disagree with the transgender lifestyle on a moral and theological level.

But I believe Chelsea Manning deserved to be freed after exposing military wrongdoing.

I’m conflicted about Edward Snowden.\ I don’t see him as a hero — but I don’t believe he’s a traitor either.\ The truth, as is so often the case, is far more complicated.

Snowden revealed the scale of warrantless surveillance against Americans. He helped expose a shadow system of data collection and control. That matters.\ But in doing so, he may also have endangered lives — disclosing classified intelligence in a way that potentially compromised undercover agents and global operations.

He’s also been largely silent during Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and that raises hard questions.\ What truths go unspoken when your safety depends on a state with its own authoritarian tendencies?

Still — I’m grateful for what he did.\ I’ve never met him, but I think we could’ve been friends in another world.\ I can like someone very much and still disagree with them about what they did.\ That’s not weakness. That’s human.

And Ross Ulbricht?

I don’t think he’s entirely without fault.\ But I do believe his original sentence — two life sentences without parole — was a gross miscarriage of justice.\ His recent pardon by President Trump corrected something our courts never did.\ I admire Ross. And like with Snowden, I can hold that admiration even while acknowledging complexity.

I say this as someone who voted for Trump and agrees with many of his stances.\ I believe in strong, secure borders.\ But I also believe we need a more compassionate and streamlined process for immigration and asylum.\ Security and mercy are not opposites — we can pursue both.

But I’ll also say this:

I’m troubled by some of the recent moves Trump has made.\ The promotion of meme coins by Trump feels flippant and off-base when so many Americans are struggling to understand real monetary sovereignty.

Even more disturbing are reports that his administration contracted with companies like Palantir to build a vast data infrastructure — the kind that could be used to track, profile, and suppress U.S. citizens1.

That’s a betrayal of the very freedom we claim to defend.\ And it reveals a deeper conflict I can’t ignore:\ How can we champion liberty with one hand while constructing surveillance tools with the other?

This isn’t about party.\ It’s about principle.

And if I’m honest, the one thing that’s hardest for me to tolerate — in myself or in others — is hypocrisy.\ Not disagreement. Not even failure.\ But posturing. Pretending. Saying one thing and doing another.\ That’s what corrodes trust — in politics, in faith, in freedom itself.

Because if your definition of freedom only includes people who think, live, or vote like you —\ it’s not freedom. It’s favoritism.

Bitcoin reminds me of a better standard.\ It doesn’t care about your politics, background, beliefs, or identity.\ It’s borderless. Neutral. Permissionless.\ It just works — for everyone.

Bitcoin gives us a glimpse of a freer world — not perfect, but principled.\ A world where disagreement isn’t a threat, and dignity isn’t earned.\ That’s the kind of future worth building — not with slogans, but with truth, grace, and work that lasts.

Zap me if this resonates.\ Push back if it doesn’t — that’s freedom too.

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✍️ Acknowledgment

This piece was shaped with help from Dr. C (ChatGPT) to organize and clarify ideas, but the heart of it — the desire to seek truth over comfort, and to honor people over posture — comes from a deeper place.\ Any wisdom here I credit to the Holy Spirit, who leads us into all truth (John 16:13) and continues to stir the courage to speak it — even when it's uncomfortable.

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📘 Footnote

Reporting confirms that the Trump administration contracted Palantir Technologies to develop large-scale federal data platforms consolidating personal information from the IRS, Social Security Administration, immigration systems, and more. Palantir also secured a $30 million contract to build “ImmigrationOS,” a surveillance tool for ICE. These systems raise serious concerns among civil liberties advocates. See:

• [Economic Times: Palantir to create vast federal data platform](https://tinyurl.com/22bdv72d)

• [Immigration Policy Tracking Project: $30 million for ImmigrationOS\(https://tinyurl.com/2686bgvy)

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Last month I wrote about how bitcoin is decoupling from stocks. So a lot of you finally had the courage to save more in bitcoin. My mission, to explain bitcoin/computers, is coming to end a new on-slot of financial advisors flogging bitcoin is on the horizon.

“the poor you will always have with you” —Jesus. Not everyone has the courage to save seed for next year or to sow plentifully in the spring. Now that bitcoin has decoupled you will see more financial type people trying to show you why bitcoin’s purchasing power grew 20% CAGR in the last decade.

Just like people don’t understand the value of bitcoin, a lot of people don’t understand the value in Artificial Intelligence (AI). This spring I started using Home Assistant (HA) to monitor the house and garden. Most people use automation to save time, but HA provide a lot more benefits to me. Having local data enhances my decision making abilities. I can now tell you how much energy I have stored and how much energy I normally use and when I use it. It answers the question. “Was getting solar really worth the cost?” To me AI is a lot like a calculator, but can answer more than just math questions.

The noun “Google” became a verb because a lot of people started using google search to enhance there understanding. Even Google is embracing the use of AI in their web search capabilities. In 2025, it is weird that any internet user can ask AI about health or wealth and get a smart reply without having to make an appointment with a doctor or a financial planner. To get the courage to act you still might need a mentor, but at least now you kind of know what you should do. Are you willing to let AI plan your day yet?

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Saturday 9AM It’s a chilly Saturday morning in Warsaw, and I don’t want to get out of bed. This is not because of the hangover; it’s because I feel like a failure.

The first day of Bitcoin FilmFest was a whirlwind of workshops, panels and running between stages. The pitch competition did not go my way. Another ‘pitching rabbit’ (an actual experienced film-maker) was selected to win the €3,000 of funding.

Rather than get up and search for coffee, I replay the scenes in my head. What could I have done differently? Will investors ever believe in me: I’m just a writer with no contacts in the industry. Do I have what it takes to produce a film?

Eventually, I haul myself out of bed and walk to Amondo, the festival’s morning HQ (and technically, the smallest cinema in Europe). Upon arrival, I find Bitcoin psychonaut Ioni Appelberg holding court in front of around a dozen enraptured disciples. Soon, the conversation spills out to the street to free up space for more workshops.

I attend a talk on film funding, then pay for coffee using bitcoin. I see familiar faces from the two previous nights. We compare notes on Friday night and check the day’s schedule. The morning clouds burn off, and things feel a little brighter.

The afternoon session begins just a few blocks away in the towering Palace of Culture and Science. My role in today's proceedings is to present my freedom fiction project, 21 Futures, on the community stage. Other presentations range from rap videos and advice on finding jobs in bitcoin to hosting ‘Bitcoin Walks’. This is how we are fixing the culture.

Saturday 8PM I feel a tap on my shoulder. ‘Excuse me, Mr. Philip. Your car is waiting. The Producers’ Dinner is starting soon’.

What? Me, a producer? I’ve been taking part in some panels and talks, but I assumed my benefits as a guest were limited to a comped ticket and generous goodie bag.

Soon, I am sharing a taxi with a Dubai-based journalist, a Colombian director, and the cypherpunk sponsor of the pitch competition I didn’t win.

The pierogies I dreamed of earlier that day somehow manifest (happy endings do exist), and we enjoy a raucous dinner including obligatory slivovitz.

Sunday 2AM The last few hours of blur include a bracing city-bike ride in a crew of nine attendees back to the Palace of Culture, chatting with a fellow bitcoin meetup organiser, and vaguely promising to attend a weekend rave with a crew of Polish artists and musicians on the outskirts of London.

I leave the party while it’s still in full swing. In five hours, I have to wake up to complete my Run for Hal in Marshal Edward Rydz-Śmigły Park.

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Thursday 9PM The festival kicks off in Samo Centrum on Pizza Day. I arrive in a taxi straight from a cramped flight (fix the airlines!), having not eaten for around ten hours.

The infectious sounds of softly spoken Aussie bitrocker Roger9000 pound into the damp night. I’m three beers in, being presented by the organisers to attendees like a (very tall) show pony. I try to explain more about my books, my publishing connections, my short film.

When I search for the food I ordered an hour ago, I find it has been given away. The stern-faced Polish pizza maker shrugs. ‘You not here.’

I’m so hungry I could cry (six hours of Ryanair can do that to a man). And then, a heroic Czech pleb donates half a pizza to me. Side note: this same heroic pleb accidentally locked me out of my film-funds while trying to fix a wallet bug on Sunday night.

I step out into the rain. Roger9000 reminds us we should have laser eyes well past 100k. I take a bite of pizza and life tastes good.

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The Films Side events, artists, late nights, and pitcher’s regret is all well and good, but what of the films?

My highlights included Golden Rabbit winner No More Inflation — a moving narrative with interviews from two dozen economists, visionaries, and inflation survivors.

Hotel Bitcoin, was a surprisingly funny comedy romp about a group of idiots who happen across a valuable laptop.

Revolución Bitcoin — an approachable and thorough documentary aimed to bring greater adoption in the Spanish-speaking world.

And, as a short-fiction guy, I enjoyed the short films The Man Who Wouldn’t Cry, a visit to New York’s only Somali restaurant in Finding Home.

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Sunday 7PM The award ceremony has just finished. I head to Amondo for the final time to pay for mojitos in bitcoin and say goodbye to newly made friends. I feel like I’ve met almost everyone in attendance. Are you going to BTC Prague?!? we ask as we part ways.

Of course, the best thing about any festival is the people, and BFF25 had a cast of characters worthy of any art house flick:

• The bright-eyed and confident frontwoman of the metal band Scardust
• A nostr-native artist selling his intricate canvases to the highest zapper
• A dreadlocked DJ who wears a pair of flying goggles on his head at all times
• An affable British filmmaker explaining the virtues of the word ‘chucklesome’
• A Duracell-powered organiser who seems to know every song, person, film, book, and guest at the festival.

Warsaw itself feels like it has a role to play, too. Birdsong and green parks contrast the foreboding Communist-era architecture. The weather changes faster than my mood — heavy greys transform to bright sunshine. The roads around the venue close on Sunday for a political rally. And there we are in the middle, watching our bitcoin films.

Tuesday 10AM I’m at home now, squinting at my email inbox and piles of washing, wondering when the hell I’ll find time. The festival Telegram group is still buzzing with activity. Side events like martial arts tutorials, trips to a shooting range, boat tours. 5AM photos of street graffiti, lost and found items, and people asking ‘is anyone still around?’

This was not just a film festival. BFF is truly a celebration of culture — Art. Books. Comedy. Music. Video. Talk. Connection.

All this pure signal has lifted my spirits so much that despite me being a newbie filmmaker, armed only with a biro, a couple of powerpoints and a Geyser fund page, I know I will succeed in my mission. It turns out you can just film things.

You may have attended bitcoin conferences before — you know, the ones with ‘fireside chats’, VIP areas, and overpriced merch. Bitcoin FilmFest is a moment in time. We are fixing the culture, year after year, until art can flourish again.

As fellow author Aaron Koenig commented during a panel session, ‘In twenty years, we won’t be drawing laser eyes and singing about honey badgers. Our grandchildren won’t understand the change we went through.’

Would I do it all again? Of course!

Join me next June in Warsaw.
I’ll be the tall one presenting his short animation premiere.

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Philip Charter is a full-time writer and part-time cat herder. As well as writing for bitcoin founders and companies, he runs the 21 Futures fiction project.

Find out more about theNoderoid Saga animation projecton Geyser.

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The exchange reveals the extent of the breach that occurred last December as federal authorities investigate the data leak.

Coinbase has disclosed that the personal data of 69,461 users was compromised during the breach in December 2024, according to documentation filed with the Maine Attorney General’s Office.

The disclosure comes after Coinbase announced last week that a group of hackers had demanded a $20 million ransom, threatening to publish the stolen data on the dark web. The attackers allegedly bribed overseas customer service agents to extract information from the company’s systems.

Coinbase had previously stated that the breach affected less than 1% of its user base, compromising KYC (Know Your Customer) data such as names, addresses, and email addresses. In a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the company clarified that passwords, private keys, and user funds were not affected.

Following the reports, the SEC has reportedly opened an official investigation to verify whether Coinbase may have inflated user metrics ahead of its 2021 IPO. Separately, the Department of Justice is investigating the breach at Coinbase’s request, according to CEO Brian Armstrong.

Meanwhile, Coinbase has faced criticism for its delayed response to the data breach. Michael Arrington, founder of TechCrunch, stated that the stolen data could cause irreparable harm. In a post on X, Arrington wrote:

“The human cost, denominated in misery, is much larger than the $400m or so they think it will actually cost the company to reimburse people. The consequences to companies who do not adequately protect their customer information should include, without limitation, prison time for executives.”

Coinbase estimates the incident could cost between $180 million and $400 million in remediation expenses and customer reimbursements.

Arrington also condemned KYC laws as ineffective and dangerous, calling on both regulators and companies to better protect user data:

“Combining these KYC laws with corporate profit maximization and lax laws on penalties for hacks like these means these issues will continue to happen. Both governments and corporations need to step up to stop this. As I said, the cost can only be measured in human suffering.”

The post Coinbase: 69,461 users affected by December 2024 data breach appeared first on Atlas21.

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For those who still don't truly understand Bitcoin, it means you still don't understand what money is, who creates it, and why humans need money.

It's a scam that the education system doesn't teach this important subject, while we spend almost our entire lives trying to earn money. Therefore, I recommend following the money and studying Bitcoin seriously.

Why Bitcoin Matters

Saving is the greatest discovery in human history

Before humans learned to save, we were just animals living day to day. Saving is what makes humans different from other animals — the ability to think about the future and store for later.

Saving created civilization itself

Without saving, there would be no cities, no science, no art. Everything we call "progress" comes from the ability to save.

Money is the greatest creation in human history

It is the tool that has allowed human civilization to advance to this day. Money is the best tool humans use for saving.

Bitcoin is the best money ever created

It is the most perfect money humans have ever created. No one can control, manipulate, destroy it, and it is truly limited like time in life.

Bitcoin is like a black hole

That will absorb all value from the damaged financial system. It will draw stability and value to itself. Everything of value will flow into Bitcoin eventually.

Bitcoin is like Buddhism discovering truth

It helps understand the root problems of the current financial system and the emergence of many problems in society, just like Buddha who understood all suffering and the causes of suffering.

Bitcoin is freedom

Money is power, money controls human behavior. When we have money that preserves value and cannot be controlled, we will have intellectual freedom, freedom of expression, and the power to choose.

The debt that humanity has created today would take another thousand years to pay off completely

There is no way out and it's heading toward serious collapse. Bitcoin is the light that will help prevent humanity from entering another dark age.

Bitcoin cannot steal your time

It cannot be created from nothing. Every Bitcoin requires real energy and time to create.

Bitcoin is insurance that protects against mismanagement

It helps protect against currency debasement, economic depression, and failed policies. Bitcoin will protect your value.

Bitcoin is going to absorb the world's value

Eventually, Bitcoin will become the store of value for the entire world. It will absorb wealth from all assets, all prices, and all investments.

Exit The Matrix

We live in a financial Matrix. Every day we wake up and go to work, thinking we're building a future for ourselves. But in reality, we're just giving energy to a system that extracts value from us every second. Bitcoin is the red pill — it will open your eyes to see the truth of the financial world. Central banks are the architects of this Matrix — they create money from nothing, and we have to work hard to get it.

The education system has deceived us greatly. They teach us to work for money, but never teach us what money is. We spend 12-16 years in school, then spend our entire lives earning money, but never know what it is, who creates it, and why it has value. This is the biggest scam in human history.

We are taught to be slaves of the system, but not taught to understand the system.

The Bitcoin standard will end war

When you can't print money for war anymore, war becomes too expensive.

We are entering the Bitcoin Renaissance era

An era of financial and intellectual revival. Bitcoin is creating a new class of humans. People who understand and hold Bitcoin will become a new class with true freedom.

The Path to Financial Truth

Follow the money trail and you will see the truth: - Who controls money printing? - Why do prices keep getting higher? - Why are the poor getting poorer and the rich getting richer?

All the answers lie in understanding money and Bitcoin.

Studying Bitcoin is not just about investment — it's about understanding the future of currency and human society.

Don't just work for money. Understand money. Study Bitcoin.

If you don't understand money, you will be a slave to the system forever. If you understand Bitcoin, you will gain freedom.

@ 3c7dc2c5:805642a8

🧠Quote(s) of the week:

Fred Krueger: 'Generally, people overanalyze too much. Bitcoin is amazing tech. It works. It has been the top-performing asset in 13 of the last 15 years. Stop with the analysis. Buy it. Don't trade it. Don't look for "entry points". And don't do a 1% allocation either. Grow a pair.'

🧡Bitcoin news🧡

Money. Time. Energy. You only get to pick two… Unless you’re a Bitcoiner. https://i.ibb.co/1Gw9BJdB/Gqspxqd-Xg-AAw03e.jpg

On the 19th of May.

➡️ El Salvador is $357 million in profit on Bitcoin holdings.

➡️Metaplanet ended Monday as Japan's 9th most traded stock, with ¥61.69B ( $425M) daily volume, surpassing Toyota, SoftBank, and Nintendo.

➡️Circle $USDC in "informal talks" to sell itself to Coinbase or Ripple, Fortune reports. WhalePanda: "Imagine running a $60 billion stablecoin in such an incompetent way you can't even turn a decent profit and desperately have to sell."

➡️Panama introduces a bill to allow citizens to buy, sell, and accept Bitcoin freely anywhere in the country.

On the 20th of May:

➡️https://i.ibb.co/v61tLVTc/Grk-OL6x-Ws-AAIGum.jpg

Tick Tock next block, but it seems like we are right on schedule. Bitcoin is doing exactly what it was designed to do.

➡️BTC just hit a new ATH in Argentina Weak currencies first. Then all of them.

➡️ThumzUp Media officially files to raise $500m to buy Bitcoin as a treasury reserve asset.

➡️Indonesian fintech DigiAsia's stock surges over 90% after announcing plans to raise $100M for a Bitcoin treasury.

➡️River: America’s story began with sound money. Hard-working Americans saved their wealth in gold-backed money. Today, Bitcoin carries that torch forward.

https://i.ibb.co/zTFLqMjC/Grpd4lm-WAAAq-W7m.png

Insane stat! Bitcoin is now the people's money. Imagine the price when nation-states get on board.

The US government is outpacing global rivals like China by embracing Bitcoin. The federal government's Bitcoin holdings now represent twice its global market share of gold reserves.

Worth the read: https://blog.river.com/american-bitcoin-advantage/

'In this report, you'll learn about: - Why Bitcoin is an underestimated pillar of American dominance. - America’s lead in Bitcoin businesses, institutions, development, and policy. - Bitcoin's emergence as America’s reserve asset.'

Ergo: America is the dominant Bitcoin player in just about every dimension: investment, government reserves, development, institutional embrace, supportive policy, and mining.

➡️Texas Bitcoin Reserve bill SB 21 will be considered on the second reading in the House this morning. Note: the Texas Constitution requires that second and third readings be conducted on separate days. If it passes today, then the final vote could be tomorrow

➡️Bitcoin accumulation trends signal bullishness with smallholders (<1 BTC) accelerating accumulation (score ~0.55), and whales (100-10K BTC) aggressively buying. Source: Glassnode

➡️French company The Blockchain Group raises €8.6 million to buy more Bitcoin. Press release

➡️Chinese printer manufacturer Procolored unknowingly distributed Bitcoin-stealing malware through its official device drivers, resulting in 9.3 BTC ($950K) stolen from users.

https://x.com/MistTrack_io/status/1924411803540590728

➡️Bitmine launches its Bitcoin Treasury Advisory Practice with a $4M deal, including $3.2M for leasing 3K Bitcoin miners and an $800K consulting agreement

➡️Bitcoin's correlation to gold is at its lowest since February 2025, per Glassnode data.

➡️UK-listed Smarter Web Company adds 16.42 BTC to its treasury at an average price of $104,202. Total Holdings: 35.62 BTC The Smarter Web Company is stacking with conviction—building a treasury designed for the long term.

On the 21st of May:

➡️Vivek's Strive Asset Management looking to buy up to 75,000 Bitcoin from Mt. Gox claims at a discount to build a Bitcoin treasury.

➡️Bitcoin is $1k from an all-time high and the Google Trends chart looks like this. https://i.ibb.co/qYLb7j6C/Gra6-BSd-Xo-AATN2-A.jpg

On the 22nd of May:

Happy Pizza Day! 15 years ago today Laszlo Hanyecz bought 2 pizzas for 10,000 Bitcoin. That Bitcoin is now worth $1.2 BILLION.

Will Baxter: "But how did he get that much bitcoin? Well, there’s a lot more to Laszlo's story than those pizzas. Here are four facts about him most people don’t know (the last one blew my mind): 1. Laszlo, a Mac developer, discovered bitcoin in 2010. After realizing that Bitcoin only ran on Windows, he took it upon himself to port it to Mac OS. He built and released the first bitcoin client for Mac making it accessible to more users. 2. In its earliest days, bitcoin could be mined with just a CPU, something that every computer has. But Laszlo had other plans. In mid-2010, he released a solution that would allow users to mine with their GPUs. Laszlo is single-handedly responsible for ushering in the era of GPU mining which massively increased Bitcoin’s total hashrate. 3. By being one of the early adopters of GPU mining, Laszlo enjoyed a massive jump in mining efficiency and hashrate, which meant that he was able to mine a lot of blocks. In total, Laszlo’s Bitcoin wallets received more than 80,000 BTC over the first few months of the GPU mining era. It’s estimated that Laszlo mined well over 100,000 BTC in Bitcoin’s early days. 4. Laszlo has single-handedly mined more Bitcoin than any publicly listed Bitcoin mining company. As an example, MARA, the largest publicly traded Bitcoin miner by market capitalization, has mined an estimated 48,000 BTC since 2018. Laszlo and his GPUs managed to mine more than twice that amount! Incredible.

➡️Pizza slice inscribed on the Bitcoin blockchain forever! Block #897813

➡️Strategy: 'Bitcoin Pizza Day at Strategy. Paid for with USD.'

Kinda disgusting. The largest Bitcoin Treasury Company is not even able to pay for pizza in Bitcoin on Bitcoin Pizza Day? Why did they even bother to buy pizza today? They show zero understanding of the meaning of Pizza Day and Bitcoin history.

Plebs all around the world are celebrating Pizza Day by "spend and replace" Bitcoin for some lovely pizzas. What is Saylor doing? He decides to use his giant megaphone to stomp all over it. "Pay with Dollars. Eat the Pizza. Keep the Bitcoin." That post rubbed me the wrong way. That’s because they are not bullish on the payment use case of Bitcoin. I have been saying all the time: that he has an agenda against the medium of exchange. This is plausible as Saylor never minced words as far as I know. His model is HODL. Spending would contradict.

Not sure if I am overreacting because of store of value for several more years will eventually lead to a Medium of Exchange Bitcoin world.

As you might already know I am not particularly a fan of the whole Bitcoin treasury - public companies.

Read the following thread why, an excellent thread on the risks of Bitcoin treasury companies by a bitcoiner.

https://x.com/lowstrife/status/1925717037915005357

➡️For the first time in history, Bitcoin is now trading above $111,000 and just surpassed $2.2 TRILLION in market cap for the first time in history. $3 Billion worth of Bitcoin shorts to be liquidated at $120,000 Small, tiny reminder. In 2021 dollars, Bitcoin hasn’t broken $100K yet. We need to hit $118K to meet that milestone. Celebrating $1 million (eventually) might not be as much fun as you think.

➡️H100 Group buys 4.39 BTC and becomes Sweden's first publicly listed #Bitcoin treasury company. After announcing its first Bitcoin purchase shares surged 37%. A small stack, big signal.

➡️Bitcoin has now surpassed both Amazon and Google to become the 5th largest asset in the world, and Bitcoin just surpassed the Taiwan Dollar and is now the 8 largest currency in the world. Nothing stops this train. https://i.ibb.co/Jj11QjkL/Grk-Ume-KXs-AAm-Xp6.jpg

➡️Michael Saylor's 'Strategy' now has a $23.8 billion unrealized profit on its Bitcoin portfolio. Meanwhile, Strategy is to sell up to $2.1 billion of 10% preferred stock.

➡️'Traditional finance consensus: "What's the use case for BTC?" Allowing Millennials to afford a home despite Boomer policymakers actively pursuing policies to prevent them from doing so Median US home price, price in BTC, 2020-today IMO, this chart is going <1 in coming yrs.' - Luke Gromen https://i.ibb.co/tpCk7HD2/Grka1-Ld-Wc-AAo-IQn.jpg

Just to give you one more perspective on this topic:

➡️Joe Consorti: US real estate has been in a 15-year bull market. But guess what? Priced in bitcoin, the average US home price has dropped from ~3 million BTC to just 4.38 BTC in 15 years. All assets are deflationary in Bitcoin terms. https://i.ibb.co/m5Nk2Yq2/Grk9d92-XUAAAwz-H.jpg

➡️Taiwanese Legislator has proposed a Bitcoin Strategic Reserve at 0.1% of GDP = $780m

➡️Chinese automaker Jiuzi Holdings to buy 1,000 Bitcoin for treasury.

➡️ 'Singapore's Genius Group buys another 24.5 Bitcoin. Now holds 85.5 Bitcoin, 1,000 BTC target confirmed.' - Bitcoin Archive

➡️Standard Chartered expects Bitcoin to hit: - Q2: $120,000 by the end of Q2 - Q4: $200,000 by late 2025 - 2028: $500,000

➡️On-Chain college: 'New ATH for Bitcoin yet realized profit is significantly lower than the last two local tops and prior cycle tops. HIGHER' https://i.ibb.co/ch0HWwWx/Grjx-GHVWo-AAd7-Wt.jpg

Not sure about that. Could be a double top.

On the 23rd of May:

➡️The Blockchain Group confirms the acquisition of 227 BTC for ~€21.2 million, the holding of a total of 847 BTC, and a ‘BTC Yield’ of 861.0% YTD Press release.

➡️The 8th largest economy in the world will start to buy Bitcoin. No one is bullish enough! Governor Abbot to sign Bitcoin Reserve bill into law! Texas to become the 3rd US state to enact an SBR!

➡️Publicly traded The Smarter Web Company bought 23.09 Bitcoin for £1.85 million for its treasury.

➡️For the love of god. Delate Coinbase or any other shitcoin casino/exchange (for example here in the Netherlands Bitvavo) and cold-Storage your Bitcoin and don’t touch them.

https://i.ibb.co/y3BmmNt/Grp-TDv-BWk-AAs7-Gh.jpg

Not your keys, not your coins.

➡️'The Russian Bitcoin mining sector now ranks first in growth rates and second in mining volume globally. The country's largest Bitcoin miners, BitRiver and Intelion, controlling over 50% of the market, generated $200M in revenue for FY2024, per RBC.' -Bitcoin News

➡️Alex Gladstein: 'Absolutely crazy Hundreds of millions of people saw their wage and savings technology lose 15%, 30%, 50%, 75%, even 90% (!) of its value last year Fiat is broken, time for a Plan ₿' https://i.ibb.co/hRZwFsPJ/Gro-s-KJXUAAh97-M.jpg

➡️Bitwise predicts nation-states and institutions will hold 4,269,000 BTC—worth $426.9B. https://i.ibb.co/RkVDmGLg/Gro6wb-VX0-AAHCT0.jpg

➡️'Metaplanet is now the #4 most traded stock in Japan, moving nearly $1B in a day—just a year after adopting #Bitcoin. From obscurity to 300x returns, this is what happens when a company runs on hard money.' -Bitcoin for Corporation

➡️TFTC: "Scammers are mailing fake "Ledger Security" letters demanding wallet validation via QR code. They spoof official branding and ask users to visit fraudulent sites."

https://i.ibb.co/nNg0JgX6/Grpd0o-BWc-AI3-Yj-Y.jpg

On the 24th of May:

➡️Bitcoin has the same number of users as the Internet had in 1999. https://i.ibb.co/1frYh4Z7/Gru2-J3-UW8-AA-05y.jpg

Now talking about that Bitcoin Adoption S-curve...

➡️Thomas Fahrer: 'Holding Bitcoin means getting rich while feeling frustrated 90% of the time. Deflationary money - designed to increase in value - forever. It's difficult for the human mind to comprehend. Most still don't get it.' https://i.ibb.co/9HwPkxK3/Grwpw-W0-W0-AEc-PSb.jpg

On the 25th of May:

➡️Pakistan allocates 2,000mw of electricity to Bitcoin mining and Ai - Bloomberg Daniel Batten: Pakistan announced 2000 MW for Bitcoin mining & AI. That's potentially ~17,000 BTC per year for an SBR. Plus, India will now have to follow. Game theory playing out. *Assuming that 50% of this is for Bitcoin mining, using latest-gen machines, 95% uptime, network hashrate is on average 1200 EH/s by the time they are complete

➡️Normally, I would write this in the segment below 🌎Macro/Geopolitics... "First signpost: DOGE failed to reduce the deficit.

Second signpost: Pushing for SLR changes to boost demand for Treasuries from domestic banks.

Third signpost: Pushing for legislation to boost demand for Treasuries from stablecoin issuers.

Fourth signpost: New spending bill estimated to increase deficit by 33% by 2027.

Fifth signpost: Bessent: "We'll grow GDP faster than the debt to stabilize debt-to-GDP."

Read below (segment 🌎Macro/Geopolitics) his full statement and my view on it.

TL;DR: Keep spending. Pass new laws and tweak regs to suppress long-end yields. Boost nominal GDP (mostly via inflation). Debase the currency. Bondholders and cash savers lose in real terms. Got Bitcoin?" -Sam Callahan

➡️Sminston With: 'There is a myth that 100% of the returns in Bitcoin only happen if you buy at the bottoms and then sell at the tops during one of the cycles. Power law quantile analysis shows otherwise; in fact, there are nearly identical growth rates (CAGR) whether you buy/sell at the bottoms (support) or around the middle (median) 52% vs 53% as of this year! Whichever trendline is followed, even if you only trade at the bottoms, the compounded annual returns of Bitcoin will be >7x of what you'd ever expect from the S&P. Ignore or try to time Bitcoin at your own risk!' https://i.ibb.co/5QHQHqF/Grzig5-BWIAAy9-Jb.jpg

On the 26th of May:

➡️Bitcoin made another weekly record close at $109,004.

➡️When BlackRock holds 1M Bitcoin and the price hits $1M... They’ll be earning $2.5B a year in fees. Every year. Forever.

➡️Florida proposes eliminating Capital Gains Tax on Bitcoin. If passed, it would make Florida the first U.S. state to offer this kind of tax relief.

➡️Strategy acquires 4,020 BTC for $427.1 million at $106,237 per Bitcoin. They now HODL 580,250 BTC acquired for $40.61 billion at $69,979 per Bitcoin.

💸Traditional Finance / Macro:

Jeroen Blokland: U.S. vs. Eurozone in the digital money age!

https://i.ibb.co/dJ3085qm/Grko80y-WMAATw-V1.jpg

On the 20th of May:

👉🏽TKL: 'Retail investors are piling into stocks: Individual investors bought a net $4.1 BILLION in US stocks on Monday between 9:30 AM and 12:30 PM ET, the biggest buy on record. This surpassed the previous high by over $1 BILLION, according to JPMorgan data. Retail investors also broke the $4 billion buying threshold by noon ET for the first time in history. Additionally, retail accounted for a record 36% of the trading volume yesterday, exceeding the previous record set in late April. This supported the S&P 500's rapid recovery from a -1.1% decline at the beginning of Monday’s session into positive territory by the close. Retail investors are driving the market.'

https://i.ibb.co/HTM721rw/Gr-Zot-Th-XMAAl-EB.jpg

To provide you with another example of why retail is driving this market. Institutional investors remain bearish of US stocks:

A net 38% of institutional investors were underweight US equities in early May, the lowest since May 2023, according to BofA. Outside of 2023, this marks the lowest allocation since the lead-up to 2008. Over the last 5 months, this percentage has fallen by ~70 points, the biggest drop on record. The difference between the proportion of investors being overweight in the Eurozone versus US equities hit a net ~75%, the highest since October 2017. By comparison, 4 months ago, the net percentage was -62 points, the lowest since 2012.

The sentiment shift among professional investors has been historic. Institutions dump U.S. stocks and flock to the Eurozone. Institutions bailing on US stocks while retail piles in - smells like a correction brewing.

🏦Banks:

On the 21st of May:

👉🏽The Federal Reserve has experienced its first back-to-back annual losses since 1915, totaling $192 billion in 2023 and 2024. The most expensive “expertise” in history.

https://i.ibb.co/zzPHp40/Gr-Xx-Hsy-WUAARd-IV.jpg

On the 23rd of May:

👉🏽'U.S. Banks U.S. Banks are currently facing $482 Billion in unrealized losses, an increase of 33% from the prior quarter. With rates now skyrocketing, these losses are going to increase. Banks, particularly small banks, are ( potentially) in trouble!!' - Barchart https://i.ibb.co/1FHmTBc/Grm-GA3-OWMAAro5k.jpg

🌎Macro/Geopolitics:

1 bar of gold

= 1 house (1975) 1 bar of gold

= 1 house (2025) Do you get it yet?

https://i.ibb.co/tTM7Kw0n/Gr-W8b-K0b-AAQvu-He.jpg

Got Bitcoin?

On the 19th of May:

👉🏽 TKL: "Risky debt issuance has stalled in the US: Low-rated US corporations have issued less than $1 billion in bonds in April, the lowest in at least 4 years. At the same time, leveraged loan issuances have reached $13 billion. High-yield corporate bonds and leveraged loan issuances are ~10 TIMES lower than during the same period last year. Leveraged loans are typically used to finance M&A, refinance debt, or general business activity, all of which are slowing down." Seems like uncertainty is really affecting everything.

👉🏽'US Treasuries are selling off: The 30-year Treasury yield surpassed 5%, for the first time since November 2023. It is now trading at the 2nd-highest level in 18 YEARS. Investors are signaling that the US public debt CRISIS is heading to a turning point.' -Global Markets Investor

👉🏽The stupidity of EU leaders knows no limits.

https://i.ibb.co/gCpMxsH/Gr-Txm-P1-Ww-AAALx-L.jpg

'Russia pumps gas 3.000 km from frozen Siberia to China through a Gazprom-owned pipeline. Meanwhile, massive Chinese LNG tankers, too enormous for the Suez Canal, sail the long route around the Cape of Good Hope just to supply Europe,filling the gap left by Russia’s fading influence. And now? Russian gas costs three times more.'

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jan/09/european-imports-of-liquefied-natural-gas-from-russia-at-record-levels

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/24/eu-spends-more-russian-oil-gas-than-financial-aid-ukraine-report

👉🏽Klarna losses widen as more users miss payments; 100 million now on platform — FT “The fintech, which offers interest-free consumer loans to allow customers to make retail purchases, on Monday reported a net loss of $99mn for the three months to March, up from $47mn a year earlier.” https://www.ft.com/content/6c4bf393-c80b-42b7-993a-35270143f688 https://i.ibb.co/prsJNdB2/Gr-Y6-WTQXs-AAPu-Tr.png

Funny how they never learn that unsecured debt to subprime holders is a bad idea. Buy now pay later was a model destined to fail because those least capable of repaying the loans are the very people borrowing it. "100M people using Klarna and they're losing money because broke people keep defaulting on burritos"

On the 20th of May:

👉🏽As mentioned in my previous Bitcoin & Macro recap. Japan’s Prime Minister Ishiba called the current bond market situation in Japan “worse than Greece.” Shocking (not!), falling demand for long bonds in a country with a debt-to-GDP ratio of 216%.

Admitting that you’re situation is worse than Greece should horrify people. "Japan's bond market is imploding: Japan's 30Y Government Bond Yield has officially surged to its highest level in history, at 3.15%. For decades, Japan was known for low long-term interest rates. Now, they are dealing with high inflation, a shifting policy outlook, and a whopping 260% debt-to-GDP ratio. On top of this, Japan holds $1.1 TRILLION worth of US debt, making it the largest foreign holder of US debt." -TKL

This is not just about Japan. It’s a signal that the global debt machine is approaching its structural limits and that the next liquidity cycle may not be voluntary, but forced by sovereign fragility.

Read the following thread:

https://x.com/onechancefreedm/status/1924831549683298535

Remember:

1990: Japan has a goal of bringing prices down.

2012: Japan has a goal of getting prices up.

"History tells us that deflation [and inflation] has a habit of getting out of control."

👉🏽Gold prices extend gains to +5% since their May 15th low and near $3,300/oz as markets price-in uncertainty. Gold and Bitcoin are becoming the ONLY global safe-havens.

Talking about gold. China’s gold ETF inflows have more than doubled in the last 12 months, fueling a 38% surge in gold prices. From retail to the central bank—China has never bought more gold.

https://i.ibb.co/kVHh27vz/Gr-YB3-Wj-XUAAiai-W.jpg

On the 21st of May:

👉🏽For the Dutch followers/readers: The renovation of the Binnenhof is more than twice as expensive as the reconstruction of the Notre-Dame… and it costs more than the tallest building in the world, the Burj Khalifa…A typical case of being royally screwed over with other people's money (our tax money!)

👉🏽And yet another manufacturer driven out of the country by ridiculous climate and energy policies. Paint producer AkzoNobel is closing factories in the Netherlands and Belgium; 276 jobs cut.

They now will produce their products, partly, in France (Pamiers). That’s where they’ll continue production — with cheap and reliable nuclear energy.

Source: https://archive.ph/4nVyg

On the 22nd of March:

👉🏽TKL: "The decline in value of fiat currencies against gold has been truly remarkable: Since 1971, the US Dollar has lost 98.94% of its value against gold, the second-largest fall among major currencies. During the same period, the British Pound has declined 99.42%. The Euro would have lost 98.76% if it existed since 1971. Furthermore, the Japanese Yen and Swiss Franc have dropped 97.47% and 94.85%, respectively. Meanwhile, gold prices in US Dollar terms are up ~1,000% during this period. Gold remains a hedge against currency debasement." Wrong, Bitcoin is the hedge against currency debasement. Just look at the Bitcoin/Gold chart. I prefer 'digital' gold. Voltaire famously said, 'Fiat currency always eventually returns to its intrinsic value--zero.

On the 23rd of May:

👉🏽Trump recommends a 50% tariff on products imported from the European Union, starting on June 1, 2025. TKL: 'The trade war is back just as the 10Y Note Yield crosses above 4.60%. This morning, President Trump threatened 25% tariffs on Apple, $AAPL, and 50% tariffs on the EU beginning June 1st. Now, yields are pulling back sharply as recession worries resurface. The drop in yields on this announcement will only give MORE of a reason for President Trump to prolong the trade war. As we have said MULTIPLE times, a trade war accomplishes all of Trump's economic goals at once. Trump wants lower rates, the Fed won't cut, so he will get them the hard way.'

👉🏽US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent: "We can both grow the economy and control the debt. What is important is that the economy grows faster than the debt. If we change the growth trajectory of the country, of the economy, then we will stabilize our finances and grow our way out of this." “We can grow our way out of this” RIP Fiscal Austerity, 2025-2025 lmao!

Notice how it’s shifted from “we’re going to cut spending” to “we’re going to grow our way out” regarding our debt burden. Bessent knows it’s cooked, hence why he stopped talking about yields. It is kinda delusional to think we are going to grow the economy fast enough to accomplish this when the budget deficit is over 6% of GDP.

Translation: they are unable to meaningfully reduce the debt. US government debt will continue to grow. They will be forced to print eventually. Your purchasing power will continue to fall. Got Bitcoin?

Just to give you one more example:

👉🏽'The national debt has grown under every U.S. president, regardless of political party, for decades. And that is set to continue during President Donald Trump’s second term. Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency (“DOGE”) initially promised to cut $2 trillion in wasteful spending, but have since admitted this figure is likely to total a couple hundred billion bucks at best. Meanwhile, the president is pushing Congress to pass his “big, beautiful bill,” which is expected to add trillions in new deficit spending over the next several years. Make no mistake… the spending will never stop.' - Porter Stansberry

https://i.ibb.co/8k4LNg2/Grlug-NNX0-AAQnw-T.jpg

U.S. National Debt:

1970: $371B

1980: $908B

1990: $3.2T

2000: $5.7T

2010: $13.6T

2020: $26.9T

You can't fix this with votes. Maybe Bitcoin can stop this train? It can also incentivize governments to spend responsibly and manage budgets with discipline. One thing I do know is that you’re not voting your way out of this chart.

On the 24th of May:

👉🏽'The Bank of Japan owns 52.0% of all domestic government bonds. By comparison, life insurers, banks, and pension funds hold 13.4%, 9.8%, and 8.9%, respectively. According to Bloomberg, the Japanese government now holds $7.8 trillion of debt. This makes the Japanese government the third most indebted government in the world, behind the US and China. Furthermore, the Bank of Japan holds a whopping $4.1 trillion of government bonds on its balance sheet. Japan needs a major restructuring.' -TKL

Just to make it even worse...

👉🏽'Prices in Japan are soaring: The cost of rice jumped +98.4% year-over-year in April, posting the biggest monthly jump since 1971. This is an acceleration from the +92.1% surge recorded in March. Energy prices rose +9.3% after the March phaseout of Japanese government subsidies for gas and electricity. As a result, Japan's inflation CPI excluding fresh food rose by +3.5% from the previous year, up from a +3.2% gain in March. This marks the 5th consecutive monthly reading at 3%+. Meanwhile, Japan's economy shrank by -0.7% in Q1 2025, the first decline since Q1 2024. Japan has entered stagflation.' -TKL

👉🏽Birth rates are plummeting in a lot of countries. Population collapse is the greatest threat to civilization.

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Question: How sustainable are the government debts with the population decline, like in Japan and Europe?

Grok: Population decline in Japan and Europe strains government debt sustainability. Japan's debt, at 245% of GDP, faces pressure from an aging population, with social spending projected to hit 24% of GDP by 2040. Europe's debt varies, with Greece at 163.6% and Italy at 137%, while aging reduces tax bases. Immigration and productivity boosts could help, but their impact is uncertain. Japan's domestic debt ownership offers some stability, while EU fiscal rules aid Europe. Outcomes depend on policy execution and economic conditions.

On the 26th of May:

👉🏽Cheap energy = abundance One population is so brainwashed they choose poverty. Michael A. Arouet: Can someone please explain the logic behind Germany closing its perfectly fine nuclear power plants, and deindustrialising?

https://i.ibb.co/tTwkmhcB/Gr3-IWgk-Ww-AAVz-Y3.jpg

👉🏽'The US budget deficit has averaged 9% of GDP over the last 5 years. Over the last 12 months alone, the budget gap has hit 7% of GDP. This is even higher than during the 2001 or the 1980s recessions. This comes as the US government spent a whopping $7.1 trillion over the last year, an equivalent of 24% of GDP. The government is now running larger deficits than during an average economic downturn. What happens if the US economy enters a recession?' -TKL

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A posição do libertário que rejeita o cristianismo padece de sérias incoerências lógicas, históricas e filosóficas. Ao renegar as bases espirituais e culturais que tornaram possível o próprio ideal libertário, tal posição demonstra ser, ao mesmo tempo, autofágica e irracional. É o caso de alguém que se gloria dos frutos de uma árvore que corta pela raiz.

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I. Fundamento histórico: a civilização da liberdade é cristã

Não foi o secularismo moderno, nem o paganismo antigo, que ergueram as instituições que protegem a dignidade da pessoa humana e os limites ao poder. Desde os primeiros séculos, a Igreja resistiu ao culto estatal romano, afirmando a soberania de Deus sobre os Césares — "Mais importa obedecer a Deus que aos homens" (Atos 5,29).

Foi o cristianismo que:

• Fundou universidades livres, onde o saber era buscado sob o primado da verdade;

• Defendeu a lei natural como fundamento do direito — uma doutrina que protege o indivíduo contra tiranias;

• Resgatou e aprofundou o conceito de pessoa, dotada de razão e livre-arbítrio, imagem de Deus, e, portanto, inalienavelmente digna e responsável.

Em momentos-chave da história, como nas disputas entre papado e império, nas resistências contra absolutismos, e na fundação do direito internacional por Francisco de Vitoria e a Escola de Salamanca, foi o cristianismo quem freou o poder estatal em nome de princípios superiores. A tradição cristã foi frequentemente o principal obstáculo à tirania, não seu aliado.

Negar isso é amputar a própria genealogia da liberdade ocidental.

Uma das chaves do cristianismo para a construção dessa civilização da liberdade foi a exaltação do individualismo. Ao afirmar que o ser humano é feito à imagem de Deus e que sua salvação é uma escolha pessoal, o cristianismo colocou o indivíduo no centro da moralidade e da liberdade. Diferente dos gregos, cuja ética era voltada para a polis e a cidade-estado, o cristianismo reafirma a suprema importância do indivíduo, com sua capacidade de escolha moral, responsabilidade pessoal e dignidade intrínseca. Esse princípio, mais do que qualquer outra religião, foi o alicerce do desenvolvimento da liberdade individual e da autonomia, valores que sustentam a civilização ocidental.

A ética grega, na melhor das hipóteses, descreve a ordem natural — mas não consegue justificar por que essa ordem deveria obrigar a vontade humana. Um Logos impessoal não tem autoridade moral. Uma ordem cósmica sem um Legislador é apenas um dado de fato, não uma norma vinculante. A vontade pode rebelar-se contra o telos — e sem um Deus justo, que ordena a natureza à perfeição, não há razão última para não o fazer.

A cultura grega teve uma influência indiscutível sobre o desenvolvimento da civilização ocidental, mas o cristianismo não só absorveu o que havia de bom na cultura grega, como também elevou e completou esses aspectos. O cristianismo, ao afirmar que todos os homens são feitos à imagem e semelhança de Deus e têm dignidade intrínseca, levou a uma noção de igualdade moral e liberdade que transcende as limitações da pólis grega.

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II. Falsa dicotomia: fé e liberdade não são opostas

Com frequência equiparam a religião à coerção e à obediência cega. Mas isso é um equívoco: o cristianismo não se impõe pela força, mas apela à consciência. O próprio Deus, em sua relação com a criatura racional, respeita sua liberdade. Como ensina a Escritura:

"Se alguém quiser vir após mim..." (Mt 16,24);
"Eis que estou à porta e bato. Se alguém ouvir a minha voz e abrir a porta, entrarei em sua casa e cearei com ele." (Ap 3,20);
"Assim falai, e assim procedei, como devendo ser julgados pela lei da liberdade." (Tiago 2,12).

A adesão à fé deve ser livre, voluntária e racional, pois sem liberdade não há verdadeiro mérito, nem amor genuíno. Isso é mais compatível com o princípio de não agressão do que qualquer utopia secular. Ora, o núcleo do evangelho é voluntarista: salvação pessoal, conversão interior, caridade.

Ninguém deve ser forçado, contra sua vontade, a abraçar a fé, pois o ato de fé é por sua natureza voluntário (Dignitatis Humanae; CDC, cân. 748,2)

Se algum Estado usa da força para impor o cristianismo, afirmar que o cristianismo causou as coerções é tão equivocado quanto dizer que a propriedade privada causa o comunismo; é uma inversão da realidade, pois o comunismo surge precisamente da violação da propriedade. Portanto, a fé forçada é inválida em si mesma, pois viola a natureza do ato de crer, que deve ser livre.

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III. Fundamento moral: sem transcendência, o libertarianismo flutua no vácuo

O libertário anticristão busca defender princípios objetivos — como a inviolabilidade do indivíduo e a ilegitimidade da agressão — sem um fundamento transcendente que lhes dê validade universal. Por que a agressão é errada? Por que alguém tem direito à vida, à liberdade, à propriedade? Sem uma explicação transcendental, as respostas para tais perguntas se tornam apenas opiniões ou convenções, não obrigações morais vinculantes. Se a moralidade é puramente humana, então os direitos podem ser modificados ou ignorados conforme a vontade da sociedade. O conceito de direitos naturais, tão caro ao libertarianismo, precisa de um solo metafísico que justifique sua universalidade e imutabilidade. Caso contrário, eles podem ser tratados apenas como acordos utilitários temporários ou preferências culturais, sem qualquer obrigatoriedade para todos os seres humanos em todas as circunstâncias.

Pensadores libertários seculares, como Ayn Rand e Murray Rothbard, tentaram ancorar os direitos naturais na razão humana ou na natureza do homem. Rand baseia sua ética no egoísmo racional, enquanto Rothbard apela à lei natural. Embora essas abordagens busquem objetividade, elas carecem de uma resposta definitiva para por que a razão ou a natureza humana obrigam moralmente todos os indivíduos. Sem um fundamento transcendente, suas concepções permanecem vulneráveis a interpretações subjetivas ou a cálculos utilitários.

Aqui, o cristianismo oferece uma explicação sólida e transcendental que fundamenta os direitos naturais. A visão cristã de que o ser humano foi criado à imagem e semelhança de Deus confere à pessoa uma dignidade intrínseca, imutável e universal. Essa dignidade não depende de fatores externos, como consenso social ou poder político, mas é uma característica inerente ao ser humano pela sua criação divina. A partir dessa perspectiva teológica, torna-se possível afirmar com base sólida que os direitos naturais são dados por Deus e, portanto, são universais e vinculantes.

O cristianismo também é a base de um sistema moral que distingue claramente justiça de legalidade. O Estado pode criar leis, mas isso não significa que essas leis sejam justas. A justiça, sob a ótica cristã, é uma expressão da ordem moral objetiva, algo que transcende as leis humanas e é definido pela vontade divina. Por isso, o libertarianismo cristão vê a agressão como uma violação de uma ordem moral objetiva, e não apenas uma violação de uma convenção social ou de um acordo utilitário.

Se a moralidade e os direitos naturais não forem fundamentados em um Logos criador e legislador, o que acontece é que o conceito de direito natural degenera para algo mais frágil, como um simples acordo utilitário. Nesse cenário, os direitos do indivíduo se tornam algo acordado entre os membros de uma sociedade, em vez de princípios imutáveis e universais. Os direitos podem ser negociados, alterados ou ignorados conforme o interesse do momento.

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IV. Fundamento científico: a racionalidade moderna é filha da fé cristã

A ciência moderna só foi possível no contexto cultural cristão. Nenhuma outra civilização — nem a grega, nem a islâmica, nem a chinesa — produziu o método científico como o Ocidente cristão o fez.

Isso se deve a quatro premissas teológicas:

1. Criação racional: O mundo é ordenado por um Deus racional.

2. Distinção entre Criador e criatura: A natureza não é divina e pode ser estudada sem sacrilégio.

3. Valor do trabalho e da observação empírica, herdado do monaquismo.

4. Autonomia institucional, presente nas universidades medievais.

A doutrina cristã da Criação ex nihilo ensina que o mundo foi criado por um Deus racional, sábio e pessoal. Portanto, o cosmos é ordenado, possui leis, e pode ser compreendido pela razão humana — que é imagem do Criador. Isso contrasta fortemente com as cosmovisões panteístas ou mitológicas, onde o mundo é cíclico, arbitrário ou habitado por forças caprichosas.

Sem essa fé no Logos criador, não há razão para crer que a natureza tenha uma ordem inteligível universal e constante, que pode ser descoberta por observação e dedução. A ciência moderna só é possível porque, antes de investigar a natureza, pressupôs-se que ela era investigável — e isso foi uma herança direta do pensamento cristão.

Homens como Bacon, Newton, Kepler e Galileu viam na ciência um modo de glorificar o Criador. O ateísmo cientificista é, portanto, parasitário da teologia cristã, pois toma seus frutos e rejeita suas raízes. A ciência moderna nasceu como filha legítima da fé cristã. E os que hoje a usam contra sua mãe, ou são ingratos, ou ignorantes.

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V. O cristianismo como barreira à revolução cultural

O cristianismo é a barreira mais sólida contra a infiltração revolucionária. A chamada "marcha gramsciana", que visa corroer os fundamentos morais da sociedade para subjugar o indivíduo ao coletivo, encontra sua resistência mais firme nos princípios cristãos. A fé cristã, ao proclamar a existência de uma verdade objetiva, de uma lei moral imutável e de uma dignidade humana que transcende o Estado e o consenso social, imuniza a civilização contra o relativismo e o igualitarismo nivelador do marxismo cultural.

Além disso, o cristianismo é uma tradição milenar, profundamente enraizada no cotidiano das pessoas, não sendo uma novidade a ser imposta ou implementada, mas uma força presente há séculos, que permeia a estrutura social, moral e cultural da sociedade. Sua presença constante nas comunidades, desde os tempos mais antigos, oferece uma resistência robusta contra qualquer tentativa de subverter a ordem natural e moral estabelecida.

Não por acaso, tanto Karl Marx quanto Antonio Gramsci identificaram no cristianismo o principal obstáculo à realização de seus projetos revolucionários. Marx chamou a religião de "ópio do povo" porque sabia que uma alma ancorada em Deus não se submete facilmente ao poder terreno; Gramsci, mais sutil, propôs a destruição da cultura cristã como pré-condição para o triunfo do socialismo. Sem essa âncora transcendente, a sociedade torna-se presa fácil das engenharias sociais que pretendem redefinir arbitrariamente o homem, a família e a liberdade.

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Conclusão

O libertário anticristão, consciente ou não, nega as fundações mesmas do edifício que habita. Ao rejeitar o cristianismo, cava o abismo sob os próprios pés, privando o ideal libertário de sua base moral, cultural e racional. Ele defende a ética voluntária, a liberdade individual e a ordem espontânea, mas sem o solo metafísico e histórico que torna esses princípios inteligíveis e possíveis. É um erro tentar preservar a liberdade em termos absolutos sem reconhecer as raízes cristãs que a sustentam, pois o cristianismo é a única tradição que a legitima e a viabiliza.

Negar o cristianismo é racionalmente insustentável. A liberdade, como a conhecemos, é filha da fé cristã, que oferece a base moral e metafísica que torna a liberdade tanto desejável quanto possível. Mesmo que ateu, o libertário que ama a liberdade deveria, no mínimo, respeitar — e, idealmente, redescobrir — essas raízes cristãs. Pois sem fé, restam apenas o niilismo e o relativismo, que, eventualmente, desaguam na servidão.

Como nos ensina a tradição: Ubi fides ibi libertas — onde há fé, há liberdade.

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It's time to secure user data in your identity system This post was also published with the Industry Association of Privacy Professionals.

It seems like every day there is a new report of a major personal data breach. In just the past few months, Neiman Marcus, Ticketmaster, Evolve Bank, TeamViewer, Hubspot, and even the IRS have been affected.

The core issue is that user data is commonly spread across multiple systems that are increasingly difficult to fully secure, including database user tables, data warehouses and unstructured documents.

Most enterprises are already running an incredibly secure and hardened identity system to manage customer login and authorization, commonly referred to as a customer identity access management system. Since identity systems manage customer sign-up and sign-in, they typically contain customer names, email addresses, and phone numbers for multifactor authentication. Commercial CIAMs provide extensive logging, threat detection, availability and patch management.

Identity systems are highly secure and already store customers' personally identifiable information, so it stands to reason enterprises should consider identity systems to manage additional PII fields.

Identity systems are designed to store numerous PII fields and mask the fields for other systems. The Liberty Project developed the protocols that became Security Assertion Markup Language 2.0, the architecture at the core of CIAM systems, 20 years ago, when I was its chief technology officer. SAML 2.0 was built so identity data would be fully secure, and opaque tokens would be shared with other systems. Using tokens instead of actual user data is a core feature of identity software that can be used to fully secure user data across applications.

Most modern identity systems support adding additional customer fields, so it is easy to add new fields like Social Security numbers and physical addresses. Almost like a database, some identity systems even support additional tables and images.

A great feature of identity systems is that they often provide a full suite of user interface components for users to register, login and manage their profile fields. Moving fields like Social Security numbers from your database to your identity system means the identity system can fully manage the process of users entering, viewing and editing the field, and your existing application and database become descoped from managing sensitive data.

With sensitive fields fully isolated in an identity system and its user interface components, the identity system can provide for cumbersome and expensive compliance with standards such as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act for medical data and the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard for payment data, saving the time and effort to achieve similar compliance in your application.

There are, of course, applications that require sensitive data, such as customer service systems and data warehouses. Identity systems use a data distribution standard called System for Cross-domain Identity Management 2.0 to copy user data to other systems. The SCIM is a great standard to help manage compliance such as "right to be forgotten," because it can automatically delete customer data from other systems when a customer record is deleted from the identity system.

When copying customer data from an identity system to another application, consider anonymizing or masking fields. For example, anonymizing a birthdate into an age range when copying a customer record into a data warehouse can descope the data warehouse from containing personal information.

Most enterprises already run an Application Programming Interface Gateway to manage web services between systems. By combining an API Gateway with the identity system's APIs, it becomes very easy to automatically anonymize and mask customer data fields before they are copied into other systems.

A new set of companies including Baffle, Skyflow, and Piiano have introduced services that combine the governance and field management features of an identity system with extensive field masking. Since these systems do not offer the authentication and authorization features of an identity system, it's important to balance the additional features as they introduce an additional threat surface with PII storage and permissions.

PII sprawl is an increasing liability for companies. The most secure, compliant and flexible central data store to manage PII is the existing CIAM and API Gateway infrastructure that enterprises have already deployed.

Move that customer data into your identity system and lock it down. https://peter.layer3.press/articles/3c6912eb-404a-4630-9fe9-fd1bd23cfa64

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Key Takeaways

Dr. Jack Kruse returns in this fiery episode to expose what he alleges is a coordinated campaign by Big Pharma, technocrats, and global elites to control public health narratives and financial systems through manipulated health policies and propaganda. He accuses figures like Calli and Casey Means of fronting a compromised "Maha Movement," backed by A16Z, Big Tech, and the World Economic Forum, with ambitions to embed themselves into U.S. health policy and bioweapons programs. Kruse details his covert efforts to expose these connections, claiming they led to the withdrawal of Casey Means' Surgeon General nomination, and warns of a looming biotechnocratic surveillance state where mRNA vaccines act as bioweapons to enforce compliance. Urging Bitcoiners to expand their fight for sovereignty beyond finance into healthcare and biology, Kruse argues that the true war is over time sovereignty—not just monetary freedom—and that protecting children from vaccine harms is now the most urgent front in this escalating battle.

Best Quotes

"Bitcoin is worthless if you have no time."

"We’re not playing games here. This is to the death."

"Big Pharma is just the drug dealer. The real boss is the Department of Defense and DARPA."

"The real battle in D.C. isn’t left vs. right, it’s Rothschilds and Rockefellers vs. the technocrats."

"First principle Bitcoiners need to become first principle decentralizers of life itself."

Conclusion

This episode delivers a provocative call to action from Dr. Jack Kruse, who warns that the fight for sovereignty must go beyond finance to confront what he sees as the immediate threat of centralized bio-surveillance through mRNA vaccines. Blending insider claims with health activism, Kruse urges Bitcoiners and the public to recognize that true freedom requires decentralizing not only money but also healthcare and information systems, arguing that without protecting biological sovereignty, Bitcoin’s promise of liberty will be meaningless if people are left physically, mentally, or politically compromised.

Timestamps

0:00 - Intro
0:47 - Outlining MAHA infiltration
22:59 - Fold & Bitkey
24:35- Danger to children
28:27 - Political shell game
35:40 - Unchained
36:09 - Time theft
41:07 - Vax data
46:32 - Bioweapon and control system
58:29 - Game plan - Decentralized yourself
1:15:16 - Priorities
1:24:30 - Support Mary Talley Bowden

Transcript

(00:00) me, Larry Leard, those kind of Bitcoiners, the people that are out there that have money, like they're looking to take us out. You need to know a little bit about the back history that I don't think I've talked about anywhere on any other podcast. Rick Callie is linked to the current administration is through Susie Watts.
(00:17) They both were working at Mercury PR basically is the frontman for propaganda for Big Farm. Basically, who pays you? You become their [ __ ] We're not playing games here. This is to the death. This is the biggest issue facing Maha now. It's not Froot Loops. It's not red dye. But the messenger RA job can drop you like Demar Handler.
(00:40) Can end your career like JJ Watt. Dr. Jack Cruz, welcome back to the show. Thank you, sir, for having me. Well, thank you for being here. I mean, you're making a lot of noise around a topic that I wasn't well aware of. I'm not going to lie. I think I got duped by or we'll find out if I actually got duped by the meanses. Cali means was coming in last year talking big about Maja getting the food correct.
(01:15) Um, basically telling the story of him being a lobbyist and understanding how corrupt the food system is. And we talked about it last time we were on two months ago. this sort of maha movement has shifted towards focusing on preventative care particularly in diets and you were on the Danny Danny Jones show late last year with Cali means uh sort of pressuring him to admit that the vaccine should be pulled off the market and he did not did not bite and would not budge on that and now his sister Casey has been appointed to surgeon general and
(01:50) this is something Let me let me tell you a little bit about that because you need to know a little bit about the back history that I don't think I've talked about anywhere on any other podcast. She was going to be named surgeon general uh back then. Just so you know that I knew it and I knew quite a bit of other things.
(02:16) So what was my goal? I knew um that Cali and Casey were tied to big tech. They were tied specifically, which you'll be interested in, A16Z, the shitcoiners extraordinaire, and they were also tied to the World Economic Forum through the book deal. Um, so my goal at that time as part of the person that was big in the mob like, and Marty, I don't know if you know this back part of the story.
(02:46) Maha begins not with Casey and Cali and Bobby Kennedy. It began with me, Bobby, and Rick Rubin on Rick's podcast the day that I told RFK Jr. that SV40 was in the Fiser Jabs. Mhm. And that's when Bobby found out that I wrote the law for Blly for a constitutional amendment for medical freedom. And he asked me to use four pages of the law.
(03:13) And Blly cleared me to do that. And then Aaron Siri, who was Bobby's attorney and working with a lot of the stuff that Bobby does with vaccines and I can Aaron contacted me. So just so you're clear, this is two and a half years ago. This is before this is a year previous to Casey and Cali coming on the scene. And I was always behind the scenes.
(03:37) I was not really interested in getting involved um in the [ __ ] show. But when I saw these two show up, the way they showed up and when I heard Cali actually say on a podcast that, you know, he was the modus operande of the Maha movement and he's the one that brought Bobby and Trump together.
(04:02) I said, "That's where I draw a [ __ ] line." I'm like, "Uh-uh. These guys, I know exactly what they're going to do. I see the game plan. they're going to use a shell game and I needed to have proof before you can come out and be a savage. You got to have proof. So, I hired three former Secret Service agents to actually do a very deep dive.
(04:24) We're talking about the kind of dive that you would get uh if you were going for a Supreme Court nomination. Okay? It cost me a lot of money. And why did I think it was important? Because as you know, you know, as a Bitcoiner, you just saw the big scam that happened with Maya Paribu down in Cerninam that happened after.
(04:49) Well, when I hired these guys, when all of my research that I had done was confirmed by them, I said, "Okay, now we need to go on a podcast very publicly and we need to put Cali's feet to the fire." Why? because I knew and he did not know that I knew this prior to the podcast. Uh that his sister was going to be nominated for surgeon general then.
(05:14) And because he didn't know and you you'll be able to confirm this or the savages in your audience can confirm this with Danny Jones. Do you know that Cali cancelled the podcast to do it into uh February? Yeah. Well, I think it was April of 25 because he didn't want to give anybody the time and day.
(05:37) So, what did I start doing? I started posting some of the information back in November that I found and the links to the Wjikis and the links to Bin, the links to A16Z. I didn't didn't give a ton of the information, but let's just put it this way. enough to make Callie and Cassie scream a little bit that people in DC started to read all my tweets.
(06:04) And then he called Danny up and said, "Danny, I want to do this podcast immediately." And I knew the reason why. Cuz I was baiting him to come so I could hit him with the big stuff. Why? Because you have to understand these two kids, you know, tied to the Rockefellers. They're tied to the banking elite.
(06:26) They're tied to the World Economics Form. Rick Callie is linked to the current administration is through Susie Watts. They both were working at Mercury PR and uh Mercury PR uh basically is the frontman for propaganda for Big Farm and everybody knows that, but not everybody knew that Cali worked for them.
(06:50) And you know the story that he sold all you guys, how he fooled you. And I consider you a smart guy, a savage, it's not shocking how he fooled you because he said as a um a lobbyist basically who pays you, you become their [ __ ] to to be quite honest and you'll say things that will make sense. Everybody in creation who's going to watch your podcast knows that all the things that Casey and Cali have said have been said literally for 30, 40, 50 years going all the way back to probably Anel Peas about diet and exercise.
(07:25) Everybody [ __ ] knows that. It's not new. They just decided to repackage it up and then they actually got in Bobby's ear about it. And when I released all this stuff, did Bobby know what I had? Yeah, he knew. And did the people in DC all what all their antennas up about this issue? Who was most pissed off with Uncle Jack back then? Susie [ __ ] Walls.
(07:56) Why? because those two are her babies that were going to be the amber that Susie Cassidy Cassidy Big Farmer were going to place around um Bobby Kennedy once he got confirmed. And that's why for the savages that are listening to this podcast, you go back and look at Nicole's tweet from, you know, I guess it was about four or five days ago that this didn't make sense.
(08:20) Why? because I gave the data directly to the people in DC behind the scenes of what was really going on and because it was so explosive. That's the reason Susie had to not give the job to Casey Means. She had to wait till the heat died down. So they elevated Janette and Janette bas

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First article Skynet begins to learn rapidly and eventually becomes self-aware at 2:14 a.m., EDT, on August 29, 1997 https://layer3press.layer3.press/articles/45d916c0-f7b2-4b95-bc0f-8faa65950483

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We got more great contributions from the usual suspects, but also some very interesting reporting on the Venezuelan economy.

Top Posts

MONEY CLASS OF THE DAY: Market Efficiency: You Come Into MYYYYY HOUSE?! by @denlillaapan, 31 comments and 5834 sats A great primer on what "market efficiency" means and the epistemological issues with claims of inefficiency

Mini Pleb Economist: No Tax on Tips? by @SimpleStacker, 24 comments and 2035 sats Some interesting predictions about what the second order effects will be of removing taxes on tips

There Will Never Be Another Buffett (WSJ, Jason Zweig) by @denlillaapan, 23 comments and 1212 sats The most popular of Den's many sendoff's to the Oracle of Omaha

2 ways to buy gasoline in Venezuela by @bief57, 27 comments and 1835 sats A very interesting look at the parallel systems of market priced and "free" gas in Venezuela

Thank you to our OP's and commenters for keeping ~econ interesting.

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During the incredible Bitcoin Filmfest, I attended a community session where a discussion emerged about zapping and why I believe zaps are important. The person leading the Nostr session who is also developing an app that’s partially connected to Nostr mentioned they wouldn’t be implementing the zap mechanism directly. This sparked a brief but meaningful debate, which is why I’d like to share my perspective as an artist and content creator on why zaps truly matter.

Let me start by saying that I see everything from the perspective of an artist and creator, not so much from a developer’s point of view. In 2023, I started using Nostr after spending a few years exploring the world of ‘shitcoins’ and NFTs, beginning in 2018. Even though I became a Bitcoin maximalist around 2023, those earlier years taught me an important lesson: it is possible to earn money with my art.

Whether you love or hate them, NFTs opened my eyes to the idea that I could finally take my art to the next level. Before that, for over 15 years, I ran a travel stock video content company called @traveltelly. You can read the full story about my journey in travel and content here: https://yakihonne.com/article/traveltelly@primal.net/vZc1c8aXrc-3hniN6IMdK

When I truly understood what Bitcoin meant to me, I left all other coins behind. Some would call that becoming a Bitcoin maximalist.

The first time I used Nostr, I discovered the magic of zapping. It amazed me that someone who appreciates your art or content could reward you—not just with a like, but with real value: Bitcoin, the hardest money on earth. Zaps are small amounts of Bitcoin sent as a sign of support or appreciation. (Each Bitcoin is divisible into 100 million units called Satoshis, or Sats for short—making a Satoshi the smallest unit of Bitcoin recorded on the blockchain.)

The Energy of Zaps

If you’re building an app on Nostr—or even just connecting to it—but choose not to include zaps, why should artists and content creators share their work there? Why would they leave platforms like Instagram or Facebook, which already benefit from massive network effects?

Yes, the ability to own your own data is one of Nostr’s greatest strengths. That alone is a powerful reason to embrace the protocol. No one can ban you. You control your content. And the ability to post once and have it appear across multiple Nostr clients is an amazing feature.

But for creators, energy matters. Engagement isn’t just about numbers—it’s about value. Zaps create a feedback loop powered by real appreciation and real value, in the form of Bitcoin. They’re a signal that your content matters. And that energy is what makes creating on Nostr so special.

But beyond those key elements, I also look at this from a commercial perspective. The truth is, we still can’t pay for groceries with kisses :)—we still need money as a medium of exchange. Being financially rewarded for sharing your content gives creators a real incentive to keep creating and sharing. That’s where zaps come in—they add economic value to engagement.

A Protocol for Emerging Artists and Creators

I believe Nostr offers a great starting point for emerging artists and content creators. If you’re just beginning and don’t already have a large following on traditional social media platforms, Nostr provides a space where your work can be appreciated and directly supported with Bitcoin, even by a small but engaged community.

On the other hand, creators who already have a big audience and steady income on platforms like Instagram or YouTube may not feel the urgency to switch. This is similar to how wealthier countries are often slower to understand or adopt Bitcoin—because they don’t need it yet. In contrast, people in unbanked regions or countries facing high inflation are more motivated to learn how money really works.

In the same way, emerging creators—those still finding their audience and looking for sustainable ways to grow—are often more open to exploring new ecosystems like Nostr, where innovation and financial empowerment go hand in hand.

The same goes for Nostr. After using it for the past two years, I can honestly say: without Nostr, I wouldn’t be the artist I am today.

Nostr motivates me to create and share every single day. A like is nice but receiving a zap, even just 21 sats, is something entirely different. Once you truly understand that someone is willing to pay you for what you share, it’s no longer about the amount. It’s about the magic behind it. That simple gesture creates a powerful, positive energy that keeps you going.

Even with Nostr’s still relatively small user base, I’ve already been able to create projects that simply wouldn’t have been possible elsewhere.

Zaps do more than just reward—they inspire. They encourage you to keep building your community. That inspiration often leads to new projects. Sometimes, the people who zap you become directly involved in your work, or even ask you to create something specifically for them.

That’s the real value of zaps: not just micro-payments, but micro-connections sparks that lead to creativity, collaboration, and growth.

Proof of Work (PoW)

Over the past two years, I’ve experienced firsthand how small zaps can evolve into full art projects and even lead to real sales. Here are two examples that started with zaps and turned into something much bigger:

Halving 2024 Artwork

When I started the Halving 2024 project, I invited people on Nostr to be part of it. 70 people zapped me 2,100 sats each, and in return, I included their Npubs in the final artwork. That piece was later auctioned and sold to Jurjen de Vries for 225,128 Sats.

Magic Internet Money

For the Magic Internet Money artwork, I again invited people to zap 2,100 sats to be included. Fifty people participated, and their contributions became part of the final art frame. The completed piece was eventually sold to Filip for 480,000 sats.

These examples show the power of zaps: a simple, small act of appreciation can turn into larger engagement, deeper connection, and even the sale of original art. Zaps aren’t just tips—they’re a form of collaboration and support that fuel creative energy.

I hope this article gives developers a glimpse into the perspective of an artist using Nostr. Of course, this is just one artist’s view, and it doesn’t claim to speak for everyone. But I felt it was important to share my Proof of Work and perspective.

For me, Zaps matter.

Thank you to all the developers who are building these amazing apps on Nostr. Your work empowers artists like me to share, grow, and be supported through the value-for-value model.

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🌍 Too Young. Too Idealistic. Too Alive. A message came in recently that stopped me cold.

It was from someone young—16 years old—but you’d never guess it from the depth of what they wrote. They spoke of having dreams so big they scare people. They’d had a spiritual awakening at 14, but instead of being nurtured, it was dismissed. Surrounded by people dulled by bitterness and fear, they were told to be realistic. To grow up. To face “reality.”

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And that reality, to them, looked like a life that doesn’t feel like living at all.

They wrote that their biggest fear wasn’t failure—it was settling. Dimming their fire. Growing into someone they never chose to be.

And that—more than anything—scared them.

They told me that my book, I Don’t Want to Grow Up, brought them to tears because it validated what they already knew to be true. That they’re not alone. That it’s okay to want something different. That it’s okay to feel everything.

It’s messages like this that remind me why I write.

As many of you know, I include my personal email address at the back of all my books. And I read—and respond to—every single message that comes in. Whether it’s a few sentences or a life story, I see them all. And again and again, I’m reminded: there are so many of us out here quietly carrying the same truth.

Maybe you’ve felt the same. Maybe you still do.

Maybe you’ve been told your dreams are too big, too unrealistic. Maybe people around you—people who love you—try to shrink them down to something more “manageable.” Maybe they call it protection. Maybe they call it love.

But it feels like fear.

The path you wish to walk might be lonelier at first. It might not make sense to the people around you. But if it lights you up—follow it.

Because when you do, you give silent permission to others to do the same. You become living proof that another kind of life is possible. And that’s how we build a better world.

So to the person who wrote to me—and to every soul who feels the same way:

Keep going. Keep dreaming. Keep burning. You are not too young. You are not too idealistic. You are just deeply, radically alive.

And that is not a problem. That is a gift.

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 If this speaks to you, my book I Don’t Want to Grow Up was written for this very reason—to remind you that your wildness is sacred, your truth is valid, and you’re not alone. Paperback/Kindle/Audiobook available here: scottstillmanblog.com

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ສຳລັບໃຜທີ່ຍັງບໍ່ເຂົ້າໃຈ Bitcoin ຢ່າງແທ້ຈິງ, ຫມາຍຄວາມວ່າເຈົ້າຍັງບໍ່ທັນເຂົ້າໃຈວ່າເງິນແມ່ນຫຍັງ, ໃຜເປັນຜູ້ສ້າງມັນ, ແລະເປັນຫຍັງມະນຸດຈຶ່ງຕ້ອງການເງິນ. ມັນເປັນເລື່ອງ scam ທີ່ລະບົບການສຶກສາບໍ່ໄດ້ສອນເລື່ອງສຳຄັນນີ້, ໃນຂະນະທີ່ພວກເຮົາໃຊ້ເວລາເກືອບທັງຊີວິດເພື່ອຫາເງິນ. ດັ່ງນັ້ນ, ຂໍແນະນຳໃຫ້ follow the money ແລະ ສຶກສາ Bitcoin ຢ່າງຈິງຈັງ.

Why Bitcoin Matters

Saving is the greatest discovery in human history

ກ່ອນທີ່ມະນຸດຈະຮຽນຮູ້ການເກັບອອມ, ພວກເຮົາເປັນພຽງແຕ່ສັດທີ່ມີຊີວິດຢູ່ແບບວັນຕໍ່ວັນ. ການປະຢັດແມ່ນສິ່ງທີ່ເຮັດໃຫ້ມະນຸດແຕກຕ່າງຈາກສັດອື່ນ — ຄວາມສາມາດໃນການຄິດກ່ຽວກັບອະນາຄົດ ແລະ ເກັບໄວ້ສຳລັບມື້ຫຼັງ.

Saving created civilization itself

ບໍ່ມີການເກັບອອມ, ບໍ່ມີການສ້າງເມືອງ, ບໍ່ມີວິທະຍາສາດ, ບໍ່ມີສິລະປະ. ທຸກສິ່ງທີ່ເຮົາເອີ້ນວ່າ "ຄວາມກ້າວໜ້າ" ແມ່ນມາຈາກຄວາມສາມາດໃນການຮູ້ຈັກເກັບອອມ.

Money is the greatest creation in human history

ມັນເປັນເຄື່ອງມືທີ່ເຮັດໃຫ້ອາລະຍະທຳມະນຸດກ້າວໜ້າມາເຖິງທຸກມື້ນີ້ ເງິນ ເປັນເຄື່ອງມືທີ່ດີທີ່ສຸດທີ່ມະນຸດໃຊ້ໃນການເກັບອອມ.

Bitcoin is the best money ever created

ມັນແມ່ນເງິນທີ່ສົມບູນແບບທີ່ສຸດທີ່ມະນຸດເຄີຍສ້າງຂຶ້ນມາ. ບໍ່ມີໃຜສາມາດ ຄວບຄຸມ, ຈັດການ, ທຳລາຍ ແລະ ມີຈຳກັດຢ່າງແທ້ຈິງ ຄືກັບເວລາໃນຊີວິດ.

Bitcoin ຄືກັບ black hole

ທີ່ຈະດູດເອົາມູນຄ່າທັງໝົດຈາກລະບົບການເງິນທີ່ເສຍຫາຍມັນຈະດູດເອົາຄວາມໝັ້ນຄົງແລະມູນຄ່າມາສູ່ຕົວມັນເອງ. ທຸກສິ່ງທີ່ມີມູນຄ່າຈະໄຫຼເຂົ້າສູ່ Bitcoin ໃນທີ່ສຸດ.

Bitcoin ຄືກັບສາດສະໜາພຸດທີ່ຄົ້ນພົບຄວາມຈິງ

ມັນເຮັດໃຫ້ເຂົ້າໃຈຕົ້ນຕໍບັນຫາຂອງລະບົບການເງິນປະຈຸບັນ ແລະ ເກີດເປັນບັນຫາຫລາຍໆຢ່າງໃນສັງຄົມ ດັ່ງກັບພະພຸດທະເຈົ້າທີ່ເຂົ້າໃຈທຸກ ແລະ ເຫດຂອງການເກີດທຸກ.

Bitcoin ຄືອິດສະຫຼະພາບ

ເງິນຄືອຳນາດ, ເງິນຄືສິ່ງຄວບຄຸມພຶດຕິກຳຂອງມະນຸດ ເມື່ອເຮົາມີເງິນທີ່ຮັກສາມູນຄ່າໄດ້ ແລະ ຄວບຄຸມບໍ່ໄດ້ ຈຶ່ງຈະມີຄວາມອິດສະຫຼະທາງຄວາມຄິດ, ການສະແດງອອກ, ແລະ ອຳນາດໃນການເລືອກ.

ຫນີ້ສິນທີ່ມະນຸດສ້າງຂຶ້ນໃນປະຈຸບັນນີ້ ໃຊ້ເວລາອີກພັນປີກໍ່ໄຊ້ຫນີ້ບໍ່ໝົດ

ມັນບໍ່ມີທາງອອກ ແລະ ກຳລັງມຸ່ງໜ້າສູ່ການລົ່ມສະລາຍຢ່າງຮ້າຍແຮງ. Bitcoin ຄືແສງສະຫວ່າງທີ່ຈະຊ່ວຍປ້ອງກັນບໍ່ໃຫ້ມະນຸດເຂົ້າສູ່ຍຸກມືດມົວອີກຄັ້ງ.

Bitcoin cannot steal your time

ມັນບໍ່ສາມາດຖືກສ້າງຂຶ້ນຈາກຄວາມຫວ່າງເປົ່າ. ທຸກ Bitcoin ຕ້ອງໃຊ້ພະລັງງານແລະເວລາທີ່ແທ້ຈິງໃນການສ້າງ.

Bitcoin ຄືປະກັນໄພທີ່ປ້ອງກັນການບໍລິຫານທີ່ຜິດພາດ

ມັນຊ່ວຍປ້ອງກັນຄວາມເສື່ອມໂຊມຂອງເງິນຕາ, ເສດຖະກິດທີ່ຕົກຕ່ຳ ແລະ ນະໂຍບາຍທີ່ຜິດພາດ, Bitcoin ຈະປົກປ້ອງຄຸນຄ່າຂອງເຈົ້າ.

Bitcoin is going to absorb the world's value

ໃນທີ່ສຸດ, Bitcoin ຈະກາຍເປັນທີ່ເກັບຮັກສາມູນຄ່າຂອງໂລກທັງໝົດ. ມັນຈະດູດເອົາຄວາມມັ່ງຄັ່ງຈາກທຸກຊັບສິນ, ທຸກລາຄາ, ແລະທຸກການລົງທຶນ.

Exit The Matrix

ພວກເຮົາອາໄສຢູ່ໃນ Matrix ທາງດ້ານການເງິນ. ທຸກໆມື້ພວກເຮົາຕື່ນຂຶ້ນມາແລະໄປເຮັດວຽກ, ຄິດວ່າເຮົາກຳລັງສ້າງອະນາຄົດໃຫ້ຕົວເອງ. ແຕ່ຄວາມຈິງແລ້ວ, ພວກເຮົາພຽງແຕ່ກຳລັງໃຫ້ພະລັງງານແກ່ລະບົບທີ່ຂູດເອົາຄຸນຄ່າຈາກພວກເຮົາທຸກວິນາທີ. Bitcoin is the red pill — ມັນຈະເປີດຕາໃຫ້ເຈົ້າເຫັນຄວາມຈິງຂອງໂລກການເງິນ. Central banks are the architects of this Matrix — ພວກເຂົາສ້າງເງິນຈາກຄວາມຫວ່າງເປົ່າ, ແລະພວກເຮົາຕ້ອງເຮັດວຽກໜັກເພື່ອໄດ້ມັນມາ.

ລະບົບການສຶກສາໄດ້ຫຼອກລວງເຮົາຢ່າງໃຫຍ່ຫຼວງ. ພວກເຂົາສອນໃຫ້ເຮົາເຮັດວຽກເພື່ອຫາເງິນ, ແຕ່ບໍ່ເຄີຍສອນວ່າເງິນແມ່ນຫຍັງ. ເຮົາໃຊ້ເວລາ 12-16 ປີໃນໂຮງຮຽນ, ຫຼັງຈາກນັ້ນໃຊ້ເວລາທັງຊີວິດເພື່ອຫາເງິນ, ແຕ່ບໍ່ເຄີຍຮູ້ຈັກວ່າມັນແມ່ນຫຍັງ, ໃຜສ້າງ, ແລະເປັນຫຍັງມັນມີຄຸນຄ່າ.This is the biggest scam in human history ພວກເຮົາຖືກສອນໃຫ້ເປັນທາດຂອງລະບົບ, ແຕ່ບໍ່ໄດ້ຮັບການສອນໃຫ້ເຂົ້າໃຈລະບົບ.

The Bitcoin standard will end war

ເມື່ອບໍ່ສາມາດພິມເງິນເພື່ອສົງຄາມແລ້ວ, ສົງຄາມຈະກາຍເປັນສິ່ງທີ່ແພງເກີນໄປ.

ພວກເຮົາກຳລັງເຂົ້າສູ່ຍຸກ Bitcoin Renaissance

ຍຸກແຫ່ງການຟື້ນຟູທາງດ້ານການເງິນແລະປັນຍາ. Bitcoin is creating a new class of humans ຄົນທີ່ເຂົ້າໃຈ ແລະ ຖື Bitcoin ຈະກາຍເປັນຊົນຊັ້ນໃໝ່ທີ່ມີອິດສະຫຼະພາບຢ່າງແທ້ຈິງ.

The Path to Financial Truth

Follow the money trail ແລະເຈົ້າຈະເຫັນຄວາມຈິງ:

• ໃຜຄວບຄຸມການພິມເງິນ?
• ເປັນຫຍັງລາຄາສິນຄ້າຂຶ້ນສູງຂຶ້ນເລື້ອຍໆ?
• ເປັນຫຍັງຄົນທຸກທຸກກວ່າເກົ່າ ແລະຄົນຮັ່ງມີຮັ່ງມີກວ່າເກົ່າ?

ຄຳຕອບທັງໝົດແມ່ນຢູ່ໃນການທຳຄວາມເຂົ້າໃຈເລື່ອງເງິນ ແລະ Bitcoin.

ການສຶກສາ Bitcoin ບໍ່ແມ່ນພຽງແຕ່ການລົງທຶນ — ມັນແມ່ນການເຂົ້າໃຈອະນາຄົດຂອງເງິນຕາ ແລະ ສັງຄົມມະນຸດ.

Don't just work for money. Understand money. Study Bitcoin.

ຖ້າເຈົ້າບໍ່ເຂົ້າໃຈເງິນ, ເຈົ້າຈະເປັນທາດຂອງລະບົບຕະຫຼອດໄປ. ຖ້າເຈົ້າເຂົ້າໃຈ Bitcoin, ເຈົ້າຈະໄດ້ຮັບອິດສະຫຼະພາບ.

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ກຸນແຈສຳຄັນແມ່ນການເຂົ້າໃຈວ່າແສງແດດບໍ່ແມ່ນສິ່ງດຽວ—ມັນແມ່ນຄື່ນຄວາມຖີ່ທີ່ສັບສົນທີ່ເຮັດວຽກຮ່ວມກັນຄືດັ່ງດົນຕີສຳລັບສຸຂະພາບຂອງມະນຸດ.

ວົງດົນຕີສຸຂະພາບຂອງດວງອາທິດ

ແສງຕອນເຊົ້າ (ແສງແດງ/ແສງອິນຟາເຣດໃກ້): ແສງແດງອ່ອນໂຍນຂອງຕອນແລງແລະຄຳ່ທີ່ປະກອບສ້າງ 90% ຂອງການປ່ອຍແສງຂອງດວງອາທິດ. ຄື່ນຄວາມຖີ່ນີ້ເຮັດໜ້າທີ່ຄືການປັບແຕ່ງເຊວລ໌, ເພີ່ມການຜະລິດພະລັງງານມີໂຕຄອນເດຍແລະກະກຽມຮ່າງກາຍຂອງທ່ານສຳລັບມື້ທີ່ຈະມາເຖິງ. ຄິດໃສ່ວ່າມັນແມ່ນການກະກຽມເຄື່ອງຈັກເຊວລ໌ຂອງທ່ານ.

ແສງຕອນກາງວັນ (ແສງ UV/ແສງສີຟ້າ): ແສງອາທິດທີ່ເຂັ້ມຂົ້ນຕອນກາງວັນສົ່ງມອບແສງອຸນຕາລະວິໂອເລດທີ່ຜະລິດວິຕາມິນ D—ຮໍໂມນທີ່ສຳຄັນຫຼາຍທີ່ເກືອບທຸກເຊວລ໌ໃນຮ່າງກາຍຂອງທ່ານມີຕົວຮັບສຳລັບມັນ. ເຖິງແມ່ນວ່າມັນຖືກເອີ້ນວ່າ "ວິຕາມິນ," ຮ່າງກາຍຂອງທ່ານຜະລິດວິຕາມິນ D ສ່ວນໃຫຍ່ຜ່ານການສຳຜັດຜິວໜັງກັບແສງ UVB. ນີ້ບໍ່ແມ່ນພຽງແຕ່ເລື່ອງສຸຂະພາບກະດູກ—ການຂາດວິຕາມິນ D ໄດ້ຖືກເຊື່ອມໂຍງກັບມະເຮັງ, ໂຣກພູມຄຸ້ມກັນຕົນເອງ, ໂຣກຫົວໃຈແລະເສັ້ນເລືອດ, ແລະການເພີ່ມຂຶ້ນຂອງການເສຍຊີວິດຈາກທຸກສາເຫດ. ວິຕາມິນ D ທີ່ຜະລິດຕາມທຳມະຊາດຈາກແສງແດດແກ່ຍາວ 2-3 ເທົ່າໃນຮ່າງກາຍຂອງທ່ານເມື່ອທຽບກັບຢາເສີມ, ສະແດງໃຫ້ເຫັນວ່າເປັນຫຍັງການສຳຜັດແສງແດດຕາມທຳມະຊາດຈຶ່ງດີກວ່າຢາເສີມ.

ແສງ UV ຍັງກະຕຸ້ນການຜະລິດເມລານິນ, ທີ່ເຮັດໜ້າທີ່ເປັນແບັດເຕີຣີທຳມະຊາດ, ເກັບຮັກສາອີເລັກຕຣອນທີ່ໃຫ້ພະລັງງານແກ່ມີໂຕຄອນເດຍຂອງທ່ານ. ໃນຂະນະທີ່ແສງສີຟ້າຮັບໃຊ້ຈຸດປະສົງຄູ່: ມັນຮັກສາໃຫ້ທ່ານຕື່ນຕົວໃນຕອນກາງວັນໃນຂະນະທີ່ຂັດຂວາງການຜະລິດເມລາໂທນິນ. ແຕ່ວ່າ, ແສງສີຟ້າມີດ້ານມືດ—ການສຶກສາສະແດງວ່າມັນສາມາດເຮັດໃຫ້ເກີດຄວາມເສຍຫາຍຂອງ DNA ແລະສ້າງສິ່ງທີ່ເປັນອັນຕະລາຍທີ່ເອີ້ນວ່າສະສາລະອົກຊິເຈນປະຕິກິລິຍາຢູ່ທັງຜິວໜັງແລະຕາ, ຄ້າຍຄືກັບລັງສີ UV. ນີ້ແມ່ນເຫດຜົນທີ່ການສຳຜັດແສງສີຟ້າໂດດດ່ຽວ (ເຊັ່ນຈາກໜ້າຈໍ) ໂດຍບໍ່ມີຄື່ນຄວາມຖີ່ປ້ອງກັນຂອງແສງອາທິດສາມາດເປັນອັນຕະລາຍໂດຍສະເພາະ.

ການປ່ຽນແປງຕອນແລງ: ເມື່ອແສງສີຟ້າຫຼຸດລົງໃນຕອນແລງ, ຮ່າງກາຍຂອງທ່ານເລີ່ມຜະລິດເມລາໂທນິນ, ທີມງານທຳຄວາມສະອາດເຊວລ໌ທີ່ເອົາຜະລິດຕະພັນພິດທີ່ສະສົມໃນລະຫວ່າງການຜະລິດພະລັງງານຂອງມື້ອອກ.

ວິກິດການແສງສະໄໝໃໝ່

ມະນຸດສະໄໝໃໝ່ໃຊ້ເວລາ 93% ຢູ່ໃນເຮືອນ, ສ້າງຄວາມບໍ່ສົມດູນຂອງແສງທີ່ເປັນອັນຕະລາຍ. ພວກເຮົາໄດ້ປ່ຽນໝໍ້ແສງໄຟແກ້ວທີ່ມີປະໂຫຍດດ້ວຍ LED ທີ່ຂາດຄື່ນຄວາມຖີ່ແສງອິນຟາເຣດໃກ້ທີ່ປ້ອງກັນ, ໃນຂະນະທີ່ແສງສີຟ້າປອມຈາກໜ້າຈໍຂັດຂວາງການຜະລິດເມລາໂທນິນຕາມທຳມະຊາດຂອງພວກເຮົາໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ. ນີ້ສ້າງພາຍຸທີ່ສົມບູນແບບ: ຄວາມເຄັ່ງຕຶງຈາກການເກີດອົກຊິເດຊັນໂດຍບໍ່ມີກົນໄກການທຳຄວາມສະອາດຕາມທຳມະຊາດ, ການຂາດວິຕາມິນ D, ແລະການຂາດຄື່ນຄວາມຖີ່ປ້ອງກັນຕອນເຊົ້າທີ່ກະກຽມຮ່າງກາຍຂອງພວກເຮົາສຳລັບການສຳຜັດແສງແດດ.

ທາງແກ້ໄຂຕາມທຳມະຊາດ

ການຄົ້ນຄວ້າຊີ້ໃຫ້ເຫັນວິທີການງ່າຍໆ: ຮັບເອົາຈັງຫວະຕາມທຳມະຊາດຂອງດວງອາທິດ. ເລີ່ມມື້ຂອງທ່ານດ້ວຍການສຳຜັດແສງຕອນເຊົ້າເພື່ອກະກຽມມີໂຕຄອນເດຍຂອງທ່ານ. ຍອມຮັບວ່າແສງແດດຕອນກາງວັນບາງຢ່າງໃຫ້ວິຕາມິນ D ແລະເມລານິນທີ່ຈຳເປັນ. ຄ່ອຍໆຜ່ອນຄາຍເມື່ອແສງແລງຫຼຸດລົງ, ອະນຸຍາດໃຫ້ມີການຜະລິດເມລາໂທນິນຕາມທຳມະຊາດ.

ຮ່າງກາຍຂອງທ່ານພັດທະນາມາຫຼາຍລ້ານປີກັບວົງຈອນແສງນີ້. ໃນຂະນະທີ່ພວກເຮົາບໍ່ສາມາດປະຖິ້ມຊີວິດທີ່ທັນສະໄໝໄດ້, ພວກເຮົາສາມາດເຄົາລົບຄວາມຕ້ອງການທາງຊີວະວິທະຍາຂອງພວກເຮົາສຳລັບແສງແດດແບບຄົບຖ້ວນ. ຫຼັງຈາກທັງໝົດ, ທຸກເຊວລ໌ໃນຮ່າງກາຍຂອງທ່ານແລ່ນດ້ວຍພະລັງງານ, ແລະດວງອາທິດຍັງຄົງເປັນແຫຼ່ງພະລັງງານຫຼັກຂອງໂລກພວກເຮົາ. ໃນໂລກເທັກໂນໂລຢີສູງຂອງພວກເຮົາ, ພວກເຮົາຕ້ອງຈື່ຄູ່ຮ່ວມງານບູຮານລະຫວ່າງສຸຂະພາບຂອງມະນຸດກໍຄືແສງແດດ.

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The Adapter Pattern in TypeScript

What is the Adapter Pattern?

The Adapter Pattern is a structural design pattern that allows objects with incompatible interfaces to work together. It acts as a bridge between two interfaces, enabling integration without modifying existing code.

In simple terms: it adapts one interface to another.

Real-World Analogy

Imagine you have a U.S. laptop charger and you travel to Europe. The charger plug won't fit into the European socket. You need a plug adapter to convert the U.S. plug into a European-compatible one. The charger stays the same, but the adapter allows it to work in a new context.

When to Use the Adapter Pattern

• You want to use an existing class but its interface doesn't match your needs.
• You want to create a reusable class that cooperates with classes of incompatible interfaces.
• You need to integrate third-party APIs or legacy systems with your application.

Implementing the Adapter Pattern in TypeScript

Let’s go through a practical example.

Scenario

Suppose you’re developing a payment system. You already have a PaymentProcessor interface that your application uses. Now, you want to integrate a third-party payment gateway with a different method signature.

Step 1: Define the Target Interface

javascript ts CopyEdit// The interface your application expects interface PaymentProcessor { pay(amount: number): void; }

Step 2: Create an Adaptee (incompatible class)

javascript ts CopyEdit// A third-party library with a different method class ThirdPartyPaymentGateway { makePayment(amountInCents: number): void { console.log(`Payment of $${amountInCents / 100} processed via third-party gateway.`); } }

Step 3: Implement the Adapter

```javascript ts CopyEdit// Adapter makes the third-party class compatible with PaymentProcessor class PaymentAdapter implements PaymentProcessor { private gateway: ThirdPartyPaymentGateway;

constructor(gateway: ThirdPartyPaymentGateway) { this.gateway = gateway; }

pay(amount: number): void { const amountInCents = amount * 100; this.gateway.makePayment(amountInCents); } } ```

Step 4: Use the Adapter in Client Code

```javascript ts CopyEditconst thirdPartyGateway = new ThirdPartyPaymentGateway(); const adapter: PaymentProcessor = new PaymentAdapter(thirdPartyGateway);

// Application uses a standard interface adapter.pay(25); // Output: Payment of $25 processed via third-party gateway. ```

Advantages of the Adapter Pattern

• Decouples code from third-party implementations.
• Promotes code reuse by adapting existing components.
• Improves maintainability when dealing with legacy systems or libraries.

Class Adapter vs Object Adapter

In languages like TypeScript, which do not support multiple inheritance, the object adapter approach (shown above) is preferred. However, in classical OOP languages like C++, you may also see class adapters, which rely on inheritance.

Conclusion

The Adapter Pattern is a powerful tool in your design pattern arsenal, especially when dealing with incompatible interfaces. In TypeScript, it helps integrate third-party APIs and legacy systems seamlessly, keeping your code clean and extensible.

By learning and applying the Adapter Pattern, you can make your applications more robust and flexible—ready to adapt to ever-changing requirements. https://fox.layer3.press/articles/cdd71195-62a4-420b-9e24-e23d78b27452

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Sad news stackers. Episode 34 was lost in a tragic boating accident.

We'll revisit our recording setup going forward.

Rest assured that it was a glorious episode and it felt no pain upon its untimely departure. In lieu of an episode, I recommend @BlokchainB's excellent rant about his Knicks.

https://stacker.news/items/994354

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This piece is the first in a series that will focus on things I think are a priority if your focus is similar to mine: building a strong family and safeguarding their future.

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Choosing the ideal place to raise a family is one of the most significant decisions you will ever make. For simplicity sake I will break down my thought process into key factors: strong property rights, the ability to grow your own food, access to fresh water, the freedom to own and train with guns, and a dependable community.

A Jurisdiction with Strong Property Rights

Strong property rights are essential and allow you to build on a solid foundation that is less likely to break underneath you. Regions with a history of limited government and clear legal protections for landowners are ideal. Personally I think the US is the single best option globally, but within the US there is a wide difference between which state you choose. Choose carefully and thoughtfully, think long term. Obviously if you are not American this is not a realistic option for you, there are other solid options available especially if your family has mobility. I understand many do not have this capability to easily move, consider that your first priority, making movement and jurisdiction choice possible in the first place.

Abundant Access to Fresh Water

Water is life. I cannot overstate the importance of living somewhere with reliable, clean, and abundant freshwater. Some regions face water scarcity or heavy regulations on usage, so prioritizing a place where water is plentiful and your rights to it are protected is critical. Ideally you should have well access so you are not tied to municipal water supplies. In times of crisis or chaos well water cannot be easily shutoff or disrupted. If you live in an area that is drought prone, you are one drought away from societal chaos. Not enough people appreciate this simple fact.

Grow Your Own Food

A location with fertile soil, a favorable climate, and enough space for a small homestead or at the very least a garden is key. In stable times, a small homestead provides good food and important education for your family. In times of chaos your family being able to grow and raise healthy food provides a level of self sufficiency that many others will lack. Look for areas with minimal restrictions, good weather, and a culture that supports local farming.

Guns

The ability to defend your family is fundamental. A location where you can legally and easily own guns is a must. Look for places with a strong gun culture and a political history of protecting those rights. Owning one or two guns is not enough and without proper training they will be a liability rather than a benefit. Get comfortable and proficient. Never stop improving your skills. If the time comes that you must use a gun to defend your family, the skills must be instinct. Practice. Practice. Practice.

A Strong Community You Can Depend On

No one thrives alone. A ride or die community that rallies together in tough times is invaluable. Seek out a place where people know their neighbors, share similar values, and are quick to lend a hand. Lead by example and become a good neighbor, people will naturally respond in kind. Small towns are ideal, if possible, but living outside of a major city can be a solid balance in terms of work opportunities and family security.

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Let me know if you found this helpful. My plan is to break down how I think about these five key subjects in future posts.

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There is something quietly rebellious about stacking sats. In a world obsessed with instant gratification, choosing to patiently accumulate Bitcoin, one sat at a time, feels like a middle finger to the hype machine. But to do it right, you have got to stay humble. Stack too hard with your head in the clouds, and you will trip over your own ego before the next halving even hits.

Small Wins

Stacking sats is not glamorous. Discipline. Stacking every day, week, or month, no matter the price, and letting time do the heavy lifting. Humility lives in that consistency. You are not trying to outsmart the market or prove you are the next "crypto" prophet. Just a regular person, betting on a system you believe in, one humble stack at a time. Folks get rekt chasing the highs. They ape into some shitcoin pump, shout about it online, then go silent when they inevitably get rekt. The ones who last? They stack. Just keep showing up. Consistency. Humility in action. Know the game is long, and you are not bigger than it.

Ego is Volatile

Bitcoin’s swings can mess with your head. One day you are up 20%, feeling like a genius and the next down 30%, questioning everything. Ego will have you panic selling at the bottom or over leveraging the top. Staying humble means patience, a true bitcoin zen. Do not try to "beat” Bitcoin. Ride it. Stack what you can afford, live your life, and let compounding work its magic.

Simplicity

There is a beauty in how stacking sats forces you to rethink value. A sat is worth less than a penny today, but every time you grab a few thousand, you plant a seed. It is not about flaunting wealth but rather building it, quietly, without fanfare. That mindset spills over. Cut out the noise: the overpriced coffee, fancy watches, the status games that drain your wallet. Humility is good for your soul and your stack. I have a buddy who has been stacking since 2015. Never talks about it unless you ask. Lives in a decent place, drives an old truck, and just keeps stacking. He is not chasing clout, he is chasing freedom. That is the vibe: less ego, more sats, all grounded in life.

The Big Picture

Stack those sats. Do it quietly, do it consistently, and do not let the green days puff you up or the red days break you down. Humility is the secret sauce, it keeps you grounded while the world spins wild. In a decade, when you look back and smile, it will not be because you shouted the loudest. It will be because you stayed the course, one sat at a time. \ \ Stay Humble and Stack Sats. 🫡

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ຄົນສ່ວນຫຼາຍມັກຈະມອງເຫັນ Bitcoin ເປັນສິນຊັບທີ່ມີຄວາມສ່ຽງສູງ ເນື່ອງຈາກມີອັດຕາການປ່ຽນແປງລາຄາທີ່ຮຸນແຮງແລະກວ້າງຂວາງໃນໄລຍະສັ້ນໆ. ແຕ່ຄວາມຈິງແລ້ວ ຄວາມຜັນຜວນຂອງ Bitcoin ແມ່ນຄຸນລັກສະນະພິເສດທີ່ສຳຄັນຂອງມັນ ບໍ່ແມ່ນຂໍ້ບົກພ່ອງ.

ລາຄາແມ່ນຫຍັງ?

ເພື່ອເຂົ້າໃຈເລື້ອງນີ້ດີຂຶ້ນ ເຮົາຕ້ອງເຂົ້າໃຈກ່ອນວ່າລາຄາໝາຍເຖິງຫຍັງ. ລາຄາແມ່ນການສະທ້ອນຄວາມຄິດເຫັນແລະການປະເມີນມູນຄ່າຂອງຜູ້ຊື້ແລະຜູ້ຂາຍໃນເວລາໃດໜຶ່ງ. ການຕັດສິນໃຈຊື້ຫຼືຂາຍໃນລາຄາໃດໜຶ່ງ ກໍແມ່ນການສື່ສານກັບຕະຫຼາດ ແລະກົນໄກຂອງຕະຫຼາດຈະຄ້ົນຫາແລະກໍານົດລາຄາທີ່ແທ້ຈິງຂອງສິນຊັບນັ້ນ.

ເປັນຫຍັງ Bitcoin ຈຶ່ງຜັນຜວນ?

Bitcoin ຖືກສ້າງຂຶ້ນບົນພື້ນຖານອິນເຕີເນັດ ເຮັດໃຫ້ການສື່ສານຄວາມຄິດເຫັນຂອງຜູ້ຄົນສາມາດເຮັດໄດ້ຢ່າງໄວວາ. ຍິ່ງໄປກວ່ານັ້ນ Bitcoin ມີລັກສະນະກະຈາຍສູນ (decentralized) ແລະບໍ່ມີຜູ້ຄວບຄຸມສູນກາງ ຈຶ່ງເຮັດໃຫ້ຄົນສາມາດຕັດສິນໃຈຊື້ຂາຍໄດ້ຢ່າງໄວວາ.

ສິ່ງນີ້ເຮັດໃຫ້ລາຄາຂອງ Bitcoin ສາມາດສະທ້ອນຄວາມຄິດເຫັນຂອງຄົນໄດ້ແບບເວລາຈິງ (real-time). ແລະເນື່ອງຈາກມະນຸດເຮົາມີຄວາມຄິດທີ່ບໍ່ແນ່ນອນ ມີການປ່ຽນແປງ ລາຄາຂອງ Bitcoin ຈຶ່ງປ່ຽນແປງໄປຕາມຄວາມຄິດເຫັນລວມຂອງຜູ້ຄົນແບບທັນທີ.

ປັດໄຈທີ່ເພີ່ມຄວາມຜັນຜວນ:

ຂະໜາດຕະຫຼາດທີ່ຍັງນ້ອຍ: ເມື່ອປຽບທຽບກັບຕະຫຼາດການເງິນແບບດັ້ງເດີມ ຕະຫຼາດ Bitcoin ຍັງມີຂະໜາດນ້ອຍ ເຮັດໃຫ້ການຊື້ຂາຍຈຳນວນໃຫຍ່ສາມາດສົ່ງຜົນກະທົບຕໍ່ລາຄາໄດ້ຫຼາຍ.

ການຄ້າຂາຍຕະຫຼອດ 24/7: ບໍ່ເຫມືອນກັບຕະຫຼາດຫຼັກຊັບທີ່ມີເວລາເປີດປິດ Bitcoin ສາມາດຊື້ຂາຍໄດ້ຕະຫຼອດເວລາ ເຮັດໃຫ້ການປ່ຽນແປງລາຄາສາມາດເກີດຂຶ້ນໄດ້ທຸກເວລາ.

ການປຽບທຽບກັບສິນຊັບອື່ນ

ເມື່ອປຽບທຽບກັບສິນຊັບອື່ນທີ່ມີການຄວບຄຸມ ເຊັ່ນ ສະກຸນເງິນທ້ອງຖິ່ນຫຼືທອງຄຳ ທີ່ເບິ່ງຄືວ່າມີຄວາມຜັນຜວນໜ້ອຍກວ່າ Bitcoin ນັ້ນ ບໍ່ແມ່ນຫມາຍຄວາມວ່າພວກມັນບໍ່ມີຄວາມຜັນຜວນ. ແຕ່ເປັນເພາະມີການຄວບຄຸມຈາກອົງການສູນກາງ ເຮັດໃຫ້ການສື່ສານຄວາມຄິດເຫັນຂອງຄົນໄປຮອດຕະຫຼາດບໍ່ແບບເວລາຈິງ.

ດັ່ງນັ້ນ ສິ່ງທີ່ເຮົາເຫັນແມ່ນການຊັກຊ້າ (delay) ໃນການສະແດງຄວາມຄິດເຫັນທີ່ແທ້ຈິງອອກມາເທົ່ານັ້ນ ບໍ່ແມ່ນຄວາມໝັ້ນຄົງຂອງມູນຄ່າ.

ກົນໄກການຄວບຄຸມແລະຜົນກະທົບ:

ສະກຸນເງິນ: ທະນາຄານກາງສາມາດພິມເງິນ ປັບອັດຕາດອກເບີ້ຍ ແລະແຊກແຊງຕະຫຼາດ ເຮັດໃຫ້ລາຄາບໍ່ສະທ້ອນມູນຄ່າທີ່ແທ້ຈິງໃນທັນທີ.

ຫຼັກຊັບ: ມີລະບຽບການຫຼາຍຢ່າງ ເຊັ່ນ ການຢຸດການຊື້ຂາຍເມື່ອລາຄາປ່ຽນແປງຫຼາຍເກີນໄປ (circuit breakers) ທີ່ຂັດຂວາງການສະແດງຄວາມຄິດເຫັນທີ່ແທ້ຈິງ.

ທອງຄຳ: ຖຶງແມ່ນຈະເປັນສິນຊັບທີ່ບໍ່ມີການຄວບຄຸມ ແຕ່ຕະຫຼາດທອງຄຳມີຂະໜາດໃຫຍ່ກວ່າ Bitcoin ຫຼາຍ ແລະມີການຄ້າແບບດັ້ງເດີມທີ່ຊ້າກວ່າ.

ບົດສະຫຼຸບ

ການປຽບທຽບຄວາມຜັນຜວນລະຫວ່າງ Bitcoin ແລະສິນຊັບອື່ນໆ ໂດຍໃຊ້ໄລຍະເວລາສັ້ນນັ້ນ ບໍ່ມີຄວາມສົມເຫດສົມຜົນປານໃດ ເພາະວ່າປັດໄຈເລື້ອງການຊັກຊ້າໃນການສະແດງຄວາມຄິດເຫັນນີ້ແມ່ນສິ່ງສຳຄັນທີ່ສົ່ງຜົນຕໍ່ລາຄາທີ່ແທ້ຈິງ.

ສິ່ງທີ່ຄວນເຮັດແທ້ໆແມ່ນການນຳເອົາກອບເວລາທີ່ກວ້າງຂວາງກວ່າມາວິເຄາະ ເຊັ່ນ ເປັນປີຫຼືຫຼາຍປີ ແລ້ວຈຶ່ງປຽບທຽບ. ດ້ວຍວິທີນີ້ ເຮົາຈຶ່ງຈະເຫັນປະສິດທິຜົນແລະການດຳເນີນງານທີ່ແທ້ຈິງຂອງ Bitcoin ໄດ້ຢ່າງຈະແຈ້ງ

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Here’s a revised timeline of macro-level events from The Mandibles: A Family, 2029–2047 by Lionel Shriver, reimagined in a world where Bitcoin is adopted as a widely accepted form of money, altering the original narrative’s assumptions about currency collapse and economic control. In Shriver’s original story, the failure of Bitcoin is assumed amid the dominance of the bancor and the dollar’s collapse. Here, Bitcoin’s success reshapes the economic and societal trajectory, decentralizing power and challenging state-driven outcomes.

Part One: 2029–2032

• 2029 (Early Year)\ The United States faces economic strain as the dollar weakens against global shifts. However, Bitcoin, having gained traction emerges as a viable alternative. Unlike the original timeline, the bancor—a supranational currency backed by a coalition of nations—struggles to gain footing as Bitcoin’s decentralized adoption grows among individuals and businesses worldwide, undermining both the dollar and the bancor.

• 2029 (Mid-Year: The Great Renunciation)\ Treasury bonds lose value, and the government bans Bitcoin, labeling it a threat to sovereignty (mirroring the original bancor ban). However, a Bitcoin ban proves unenforceable—its decentralized nature thwarts confiscation efforts, unlike gold in the original story. Hyperinflation hits the dollar as the U.S. prints money, but Bitcoin’s fixed supply shields adopters from currency devaluation, creating a dual-economy split: dollar users suffer, while Bitcoin users thrive.

• 2029 (Late Year)\ Dollar-based inflation soars, emptying stores of goods priced in fiat currency. Meanwhile, Bitcoin transactions flourish in underground and online markets, stabilizing trade for those plugged into the bitcoin ecosystem. Traditional supply chains falter, but peer-to-peer Bitcoin networks enable local and international exchange, reducing scarcity for early adopters. The government’s gold confiscation fails to bolster the dollar, as Bitcoin’s rise renders gold less relevant.

• 2030–2031\ Crime spikes in dollar-dependent urban areas, but Bitcoin-friendly regions see less chaos, as digital wallets and smart contracts facilitate secure trade. The U.S. government doubles down on surveillance to crack down on bitcoin use. A cultural divide deepens: centralized authority weakens in Bitcoin-adopting communities, while dollar zones descend into lawlessness.

• 2032\ By this point, Bitcoin is de facto legal tender in parts of the U.S. and globally, especially in tech-savvy or libertarian-leaning regions. The federal government’s grip slips as tax collection in dollars plummets—Bitcoin’s traceability is low, and citizens evade fiat-based levies. Rural and urban Bitcoin hubs emerge, while the dollar economy remains fractured.

Time Jump: 2032–2047

• Over 15 years, Bitcoin solidifies as a global reserve currency, eroding centralized control. The U.S. government adapts, grudgingly integrating bitcoin into policy, though regional autonomy grows as Bitcoin empowers local economies.

Part Two: 2047

• 2047 (Early Year)\ The U.S. is a hybrid state: Bitcoin is legal tender alongside a diminished dollar. Taxes are lower, collected in BTC, reducing federal overreach. Bitcoin’s adoption has decentralized power nationwide. The bancor has faded, unable to compete with Bitcoin’s grassroots momentum.

• 2047 (Mid-Year)\ Travel and trade flow freely in Bitcoin zones, with no restrictive checkpoints. The dollar economy lingers in poorer areas, marked by decay, but Bitcoin’s dominance lifts overall prosperity, as its deflationary nature incentivizes saving and investment over consumption. Global supply chains rebound, powered by bitcoin enabled efficiency.

• 2047 (Late Year)\ The U.S. is a patchwork of semi-autonomous zones, united by Bitcoin’s universal acceptance rather than federal control. Resource scarcity persists due to past disruptions, but economic stability is higher than in Shriver’s original dystopia—Bitcoin’s success prevents the authoritarian slide, fostering a freer, if imperfect, society.

Key Differences

• Currency Dynamics: Bitcoin’s triumph prevents the bancor’s dominance and mitigates hyperinflation’s worst effects, offering a lifeline outside state control.
• Government Power: Centralized authority weakens as Bitcoin evades bans and taxation, shifting power to individuals and communities.
• Societal Outcome: Instead of a surveillance state, 2047 sees a decentralized, bitcoin driven world—less oppressive, though still stratified between Bitcoin haves and have-nots.

This reimagining assumes Bitcoin overcomes Shriver’s implied skepticism to become a robust, adopted currency by 2029, fundamentally altering the novel’s bleak trajectory.

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It seems like every other day there's another company announced that is going public with the intent of competing with Strategy by leveraging capital markets to create financial instruments to acquire Bitcoin in a way that is accretive for shareholders. This is certainly a very interesting trend, very bullish for bitcoin in the short-term, and undoubtedly making it so bitcoin is top of mind in the mainstream. I won't pretend to know whether or not these strategies will ultimately be successful or fail in the short, medium or long term. However, one thing I do know is that the themes that interest me, both here at TFTC and in my role as Managing Partner at Ten31, are companies that are building good businesses that are efficient, have product-market-fit, generate revenues and profits and roll those profits into bitcoin.

While it seems pretty clear that Strategy has tapped into an arbitrage that exists in capital markets, it's not really that exciting. From a business perspective, it's actually pretty straightforward and simple; find where potential arbitrage opportunities exists between pools of capital looking for exposure to spot bitcoin or bitcoin's volatility but can't buy the actual asset, and provide them with products that give them access to exposure while simultaneously creating a cult-like retail following. Rinse and repeat. To the extent that this strategy is repeatable is yet to be seen. I imagine it can expand pretty rapidly. Particularly if we have a speculative fervor around companies that do this. But in the long run, I think the signal is falling back to first principles, looking for businesses that are actually providing goods and services to the broader economy - not focused on the hyper-financialized part of the economy - to provide value and create efficiencies that enable higher margins and profitability.

With this in mind, I think it's important to highlight the combined leverage that entrepreneurs have by utilizing bitcoin treasuries and AI tools that are emerging and becoming more advanced by the week. As I said in the tweet above, there's never been a better time to start a business that finds product-market fit and cash flows quickly with a team of two to three people. If you've been reading this rag over the last few weeks, you know that I've been experimenting with these AI tools and using them to make our business processes more efficient here at TFTC. I've also been using them at Ten31 to do deep research and analysis.

It has become abundantly clear to me that any founder or entrepreneur that is not utilizing the AI tools that are emerging is going to get left behind. As it stands today, all anyone has to do to get an idea from a thought in your head to the prototype stage to a minimum viable product is to hop into something like Claude or ChatGPT, have a brief conversation with an AI model that can do deep research about a particular niche that you want to provide a good service to and begin building.

Later this week, I will launch an app called Opportunity Cost in the Chrome and Firefox stores. It took me a few hours of work over the span of a week to ideate and iterate on the concept to the point where I had a working prototype that I handed off to a developer who is solving the last mile problem I have as an "idea guy" of getting the product to market. Only six months ago, accomplishing something like this would have been impossible for me. I've never written a line of code that's actually worked outside of the modded MySpace page I made back in middle school. I've always had a lot of ideas but have never been able to effectively communicate them to developers who can actually build them. With a combination of ChatGPT-03 and Replit, I was able to build an actual product that works. I'm using it in my browser today. It's pretty insane.

There are thousands of people coming to the same realization at the same time right now and going out there and building niche products very cheaply, with small teams, they are getting to market very quickly, and are amassing five figures, six figures, sometimes seven figures of MRR with extremely high profit margins. What most of these entrepreneurs have not really caught on to yet is that they should be cycling a portion - in my opinion, a large portion - of those profits into bitcoin. The combination of building a company utilizing these AI tools, getting it to market, getting revenue and profits, and turning those profits into bitcoin cannot be understated. You're going to begin seeing teams of one to ten people building businesses worth billions of dollars and they're going to need to store the value they create, any money that cannot be debased.

Grant Gilliam, one of the co-founders of Ten31, wrote about this in early 2024, bitcoin being the fourth lever of equity value growth for companies.

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Bitcoin Treasury - The Fourth Lever to Equity Value Growth

Most companies do not hold enough bitcoin There is a saying you often hear in bitcoin circles that “you can never have enough bitcoin.” This is typically expressed by those who have spent the time to both understand bitcoin’s unique and superior monetary properties and also to appreciate why tho

Ten31 - Investors in bitcoin infrastructure and freedom techGrant Gilliam

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We already see this theme playing out at Ten31 with some of our portfolio companies, most notably Strike, which recently released some of their financials, highlighting the fact that they're extremely profitable with high margins and a relatively small team (~75). This is extremely impressive, especially when you consider the fact that they're a global company competing with the likes of Coinbase and Block, which have each thousands of employees.

Even those who are paying attention to the developments in the AI space and how the tools can enable entrepreneurs to build faster aren't really grasping the gravity of what's at play here. Many are simply thinking of consumer apps that can be built and distributed quickly to market, but the ways in which AI can be implemented extend far beyond the digital world. Here's a great example of a company a fellow freak is building with the mindset of keeping the team small, utilizing AI tools to automate processes and quickly push profits into bitcoin.

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Again, this is where the exciting things are happening in my mind. People leveraging new tools to solve real problems to drive real value that ultimately produce profits for entrepreneurs. The entrepreneurs who decide to save those profits in bitcoin will find that the equity value growth of their companies accelerates exponentially as they provide more value, gain more traction, and increase their profits while also riding the bitcoin as it continues on its monetization phase. The compounded leverage of building a company that leverages AI tools and sweeps profits into bitcoin is going to be the biggest asymmetric play of the next decade. Personally, I also see it as something that's much more fulfilling than the pure play bitcoin treasury companies that are coming to market because consumers and entrepreneurs are able to recive and provide a ton of value in the real economy.

If you're looking to stay on top of the developments in the AI space and how you can apply the tools to help build your business or create a new business, I highly recommend you follow somebody like Greg Isenberg, whose Startup Ideas Podcast has been incredibly valuable for me as I attempt to get a lay of the land of how to implement AI into my businesses.

America's Two Economies

In my recent podcast with Lyn Alden, she outlined how our trade deficits create a cycle that's reshaping America's economic geography. As Alden explained, US trade deficits pump dollars into international markets, but these dollars don't disappear - they return as investments in US financial assets. This cycle gradually depletes industrial heartlands while enriching financial centers on the coasts, creating what amounts to two separate American economies.

"We're basically constantly taking economic vibrancy out of Michigan and Ohio and rural Pennsylvania where the steel mills were... and stuffing it back into financial assets in New York and Silicon Valley." - Lyn Alden

This pattern has persisted for over four decades, accelerating significantly since the early 1980s. Alden emphasized that while economists may argue there's still room before reaching a crisis point, the political consequences are already here. The growing divide between these two Americas has fueled populist sentiment as voters who feel left behind seek economic rebalancing, even if they can't articulate the exact mechanisms causing their hardship.

Check out the full podcast here for more on China's man

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Em nota, a prefeitura justificou que essas alterações visam ampliar a segurança das praias, conforto e organização, para os frequentadores e trabalhadores dos locais. No entanto, Orla Rio, concessionária responsável pelos espaços, e o SindRio, sindicato de bares e restaurantes, ficou insatisfeita com as medidas e reforçou que a música ao vivo aumenta em mais de 10% o ticket médio dos estabelecimentos e contribui para manter os empregos, especialmente na baixa temporada.

De acordo com Paes, as medidas visam impedir práticas ilegais para que a orla carioca continue sendo um espaço ativo econômico da cidade: “Certas práticas são inaceitáveis, especialmente por quem tem autorização municipal. Vamos ser mais restritivos e duros. A orla é de todos”.

Saiba quais serão as 16 proibições nas praias do Rio de Janeiro

• Utilização de caixas de som, instrumentos musicais, grupos ou qualquer equipamento sonoro, em qualquer horário. Apenas eventos autorizados terão permissão.
• Venda ou distribuição de bebidas em garrafas de vidro em qualquer ponto da areia ou do calçadão.
• Estruturas comerciais ambulantes sem autorização, como carrocinhas, trailers, food trucks e barracas.
• Comércio ambulante sem permissão, incluindo alimentos em palitos, churrasqueiras, isopores ou bandejas térmicas improvisadas.
• Circulação de ciclomotores e patinetes motorizados no calçadão.
• Escolinhas de esportes ou recreações não autorizadas pelo poder público municipal.
• Ocupação de área pública com estruturas fixas ou móveis de grandes proporções sem autorização.
• Instalação de acampamentos improvisados em qualquer trecho da orla.
• Práticas de comércio abusivo ou enganosas, incluindo abordagens insistentes. Quiosques e barracas devem exibir cardápio, preços e taxas de forma clara.
• Uso de animais para entretenimento, transporte ou comércio.
• Hasteamento ou exibição de bandeiras em mastros ou suportes.
• Fixação de objetos ou amarras em árvores ou vegetação.
• Cercadinhos feitos por ambulantes ou quiosques, que impeçam a livre circulação de pessoas.
• Permanência de carrinhos de transporte de mercadorias ou equipamentos fora dos momentos de carga e descarga.
• Armazenamento de produtos, barracas ou equipamentos enterrados na areia ou depositados na vegetação de restinga.
• Uso de nomes, marcas, logotipos ou slogans em barracas. Apenas a numeração sequencial da prefeitura será permitida.

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I have been really busy this week with work - albeit back in Madeira - so I had little time to read or do much other than work. In the coming weeks I should have more time - I am taking a few weeks off work and have quite a list of things to do.

First thing is to relax a bit and enjoy the pleasant weather here in Funchal for a few days. With 1st May tomorrow it does seem that there will be quite a bit to do..

Some food for thought for you. Who takes and makes your decisions? Do you make them yourself based on information that you have and know to be true or do you allow other people to take and make decisions for you? For example - do you allow governments or unaccountable beaureaucrats and others to decide for you and even to compell you?

In theory Governments should respect Consent of the Governed and the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights states that "The will of the people shall be the basis of the authority of government". For you to decide if and to what extent governments today are acting in line with these principles. If not, what can you do about it? I dive into this below and do refer back to letter 9 - section: So What can you do about it.

First, a few things to read, watch and listen to

• I Finance the Current Thing by Allen Farrington - when money is political, everything is political...

• Prediction for 2030 (the Great Reset). Sorelle explains things pretty clearly if you care to watch and listen...

• The Global Pandemic Treaty: What You Need to Know . James Corbett is pretty clear too... is this being done with your support? Did you miss something?

• Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid - fascinating thinking on how quite a few recent things came about...

And a few classics - you ought to know these already and the important messages in them should be much more obvious now...

• 1984 by George Orwell - look for the perpetual war & conflict, ubiquitous surveillance and censorship not to mention Room 101

• Animal farm - also by George Orwell - note how the pigs end up living in the farmhouse exceeding all the worst behaviour of the farmer and how the constitution on the wall changes. Things did not end well for loyal Boxer.

• Brave New World by Aldous Huxley- A World State, inhabited by genetically modified citizens and an intelligence-based social hierarchy - the novel anticipates large scale psychological manipulation and classical conditioning that are combined to make a dystopian society which is challenged by only a single individual who does not take the Soma.

For more - refer to the References and Reading List

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

One of the most transformative books that I ever read was 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Steven Covey. Over many years and from researching hstorical literature he found seven traits that successful people typically display. By default everyone does the opposite of each of these! Check how you do - be honest...

• Habits 1-3 are habits of Self - they determine how you behave and feel

• Habits 4-6 are habits of interpersonal behaviour - they determine how you deal with and interact with others

• Habit 7 is about regeneration and self care - foundation for happy and healthy life and success

One: Be proactive

Choose your responses to all situations and provocations - your reaction to a situation determines how you feel about it.

By default people will be reactive and this controls their emotions

Two: Begin with the end in mind

When you start to work on something, have a clear view of the goal to be achieved; it should be something substantial that you need and will value.

By default people will begin with what is in front of them or work on details that they can do or progress without having a clear view on the end result to be achieved

Three: Put First things First

Be clear on, and begin with, the Big Rocks- the most important things. If you do not put the Big Rocks into your planning daily activities, your days will be full of sand and gravel! All things can be categorised as Urgent or Not-Urgent and Important or Not-Important.

By Default people will focus on Urgent regardless of importance - all of the results come from focusing on Important Non-Urgent things. All of the 7 Habits are in this category!

Four: Seek Win-Win in all dealings with people and in all negotiations

This is the only sustainable outcome; if you cannot achieve Win-Win then no-deal is the sustainable alternative.

By default people will seek Win-Loose - this leads to failed relationships

Five: Seek first to understand - only then to be understood.

Once you visibly understand the needs and expectations of your counterpart they will be open to listening to your point of view and suggestions/requests - not before!

By default people will expound their point of view or desired result causing their counterpart to want to do the same - this ends in "the dialogue of the deaf"

Six: Synergise - Seek the 3rd alternative in all problems and challenges

Work together to find a proposal that is better than what each of you had in mind

By default people will focus on their own desired results and items, regardless of what the other party could bring to help/facilitate or make available

Seven: Sharpen the saw

Take time to re-invigorate and to be healthy - do nothing to excess. Do not be the forrester who persists in cutting the tree with a blunt saw bcause sharpening it is inconvenient or would "take too much time"!

By default people tend to persist on activities and avoid taking time to reflect, prepare and recover

Mindaps - a technique by Tony Buzan

Many years ago I summarised this in a Mind Map (another technique that was transformative for me - a topic for another Letter from around the world!) see below. Let me know if this interests you - happy to do an explainer video on this!

That's it!

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Introduction: Why Money Matters to Faith

Most of us don’t think about money theologically. But Scripture speaks of it often — not just as a tool, but as a test.

Jesus said, “Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also” (Matthew 6:21). The love of money, not money itself, is called the root of all kinds of evil. And dishonest scales? “An abomination to the Lord” (Proverbs 11:1).

So what happens when the entire system of money becomes dishonest — when it’s based not on work or value, but manipulation and control?

That’s the world Bitcoin was born into. And it offers a radically different way — one that, surprisingly, echoes deep truths of the Christian faith — and especially what many call the Victorious Gospel: the belief that Christ’s redemption is not partial, but total. Not only personal, but cosmic.

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1. What Is Bitcoin, and Why Was It Created?

Bitcoin is a new kind of money that isn't controlled by any government or company. You can send it anywhere in the world, and no one can block or censor your transaction. It’s digital, but unlike credit cards or PayPal, it’s not just “numbers in a bank.” It is scarce, secure, and independent.

The key idea is this: Bitcoin is money backed by work — not by trust in a government, but by real energy and effort.

Why is that important? Because the current system of money — what we call fiat — works very differently.

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2. What Is Fiat, and Why Is It Broken?

“Fiat” simply means “by decree.” It’s the money we all use today — dollars, euros, yen — created by government decree. It used to be backed by gold. Not anymore.

Today, new fiat money is created whenever a central bank wants. It can be “printed” digitally without cost. This leads to inflation — meaning your savings buy less over time.

It’s like a form of slow theft. You worked hard for your dollars, but someone else can create more with a click. That’s not just bad economics — it violates biblical principles of fairness, honesty, and stewardship.

Bitcoin fixes this by making money that cannot be faked or inflated, because it’s based on Proof of Work — and is capped at a fixed amount.

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3. What Is Proof of Work — and Why It Matters

Imagine you want to add a page to a history book — but to make it trustworthy, you must solve a complex puzzle that proves you did real work. Once solved, everyone else can see the solution and verify it was done properly.

That’s Proof of Work, the system Bitcoin uses to record transactions. Each time people send Bitcoin, that transaction gets added to a public ledger (called the blockchain). But it can only be added if someone does the work to secure it — using energy, effort, and computer power.

This work:

• Costs something (just like real-world labor),

• Prevents cheating (you can’t just rewrite history),

• And rewards the worker with newly created Bitcoin.

This reward is important — because it’s how new Bitcoin enters circulation. But here’s the catch:\ 👉 There will only ever be 21 million Bitcoin.\ That number is fixed forever, written into Bitcoin’s code. No one — not a government, company, or individual — can create more.

Right now, not all of the 21 million Bitcoin have been released. The process of mining — doing the Proof of Work — slowly releases new Bitcoin over time as a reward. This happens in a predictable schedule and will continue until the very last Bitcoin is mined around the year 2140.

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4. Why Bitcoin Is the Hardest Money Ever Created

In monetary terms, “hardness” refers to how difficult it is to increase the supply of money. The harder the money, the more resistant it is to inflation or dilution.

Let’s compare:

• Gold is scarce — but not fixed. Miners extract more gold every year, adding about 1–2% to the total supply annually.

• Fiat money (like the U.S. dollar) is the softest. It can be created at will, with no limit.

• Bitcoin is the hardest money ever invented:

• The total supply is forever capped at 21 million.

• The rate of creation cuts in half every four years.

• No one can change this schedule.

This makes Bitcoin the first truly scarce asset in human history — not just physically scarce like gold, but mathematically and absolutely scarce.

Why does this matter?

Because it changes the very nature of money. Instead of being something that loses value over time, Bitcoin becomes a form of property — a way to store your labor, your time, your effort — across generations.

• It encourages saving, not spending out of fear of inflation.

• It rewards patience and stewardship, not speculation and debt.

• It teaches long-term thinking, a concept deeply woven into Scripture (Proverbs 13:22: “A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children”).

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5. Why Does This Matter for Christianity?

Christianity affirms that creation is good, work is sacred, and truth matters.

In Genesis, God gave Adam a task — to work the garden. Work is not a curse. It’s part of what it means to bear God’s image.

Bitcoin’s Proof of Work aligns with this:

• It says value comes from real effort, not manipulation.

• It links truth to time — just as God’s Word unfolds through history.

• It defends against corruption — just as the Kingdom of God resists the lies of Babylon.

• It places a limit on excess — just as Sabbath and Jubilee rhythms place a brake on endless exploitation.

In contrast, fiat systems reward those closest to the money printers — often the rich or powerful — while devaluing the labor of ordinary people. That’s why Bitcoin has been called “money for the people” — because anyone, anywhere, can use it without asking permission.

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6. The Victorious Gospel: A Bigger Redemption

The Victorious Gospel teaches that Jesus didn’t just save individual souls. He came to restore all things — including how we live, build, work, and relate to each other.

That means we care about justice, truth, dignity, and creation itself. And it means we seek tools that reflect those values.

Bitcoin isn’t the Gospel. But it rhymes with it:

• It honors work, like God does.

• It respects time, like Scripture does.

• It tells the truth, like Jesus does.

• It has limits, just as the Sabbath, Creation, and grace all have defined edges.

• And it stores value — the value of human time and labor — like good soil stores seed.

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7. But Isn’t Bitcoin Just for Rich Tech People?

Actually, the opposite is true.

Bitcoin doesn’t care who you are. It doesn’t ask for ID. It doesn’t need a bank. A farmer in El Salvador, a refugee in Ukraine, or a pastor in Nigeria can all use it the same as a Wall Street investor.

It’s global, permissionless, and radically equal — not because it’s utopian, but because it’s built on truth, not trust.

And that makes it a powerful tool for Christians who care about freedom, fairness, and flourishing.

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8. Final Thoughts: Proof of Work and the Work of Christ

When Jesus died on the cross, He said: “It is finished.” That was not just poetry. It was proof — that the work was done. That redemption had been secured.

In a small way, Bitcoin reflects that kind of finality:

• Once a block is written, it cannot be undone.

• Once work is proven, it stands as a record.

• Once grace is given, it cannot be revoked.

We don’t need to “stake” our claims based on how much power or status we hold (as in Proof of Stake). We rest in what has been proven.

That’s why many Christians — especially those who believe in a victorious, world-restoring Gospel — are finding in Bitcoin a tool that aligns with their deepest values.\ \ ✍️ Acknowledgment

This article was crafted with the assistance of Dr. C (ChatGPT) to help structure and clarify these ideas. But more than that, it was born of prayer, conviction, and the quiet guidance of the Holy Spirit, who leads us into all truth (John 16:13) and brings to remembrance all that Christ has taught (John 14:26).\ Any clarity, wisdom, or insight found here belongs to Him. Any confusion or error is mine alone.

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Summary

Bitcoin is not just “internet money.” It’s a response to a broken system.\ Proof of Work means truth is earned, not claimed.\ Fiat money is manipulable and inflationary; Bitcoin is fixed and fair.\ Bitcoin is the hardest money in history — with a supply cap of 21 million.\ It appreciates over time, acting as a new form of digital property.\ Christianity calls us to honest scales, faithful stewardship, and dignified work.\ And the Victorious Gospel declares that Jesus is restoring all things — including how we steward value, time, and trust.

Bitcoin may not be the final answer. But it’s a faithful step in the right direction.

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This past week I have been very busy in Holywood - just outside Belfast, Northern Ireland with a lot to do on top of my day-job! It was an unplanned trip but mission accomplished and we are off on the road again. I am writing this on my 3h30 Ryanair flight - so even in weeks like this you can find time to reflect quietly and think clearly if you look for it and seize the opportunity.

You might have noticed that I have "rebranded" the website and newsletter as "Letter From ...around the world". This reflects the reality that Hong Kong is not currently the "Asia World City" and I am not there. Whether it will ever reclaim that title again and when, or even if I can return remains to be seen. I am deeply saddened that after living 10 fabulous years in HK we had to abandon everything that Saturday night at the end of February.

This is the third time in my life that I have chosen Exit from "Loyalty, Voice or Exit" - (recall issue 09 - On Location).... Expect both Voice and Exit to become increasingly difficult or even unavailable in many jurisdictions. It is time to wake up. Talk to me if you are awake or curious!

One thing I learned back in 2004 on my first businss trip to New York is that "The way you react to a situation determines how you feel about it". This is one of so many insights that I learned from "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People" by Steven Covey. I found the book at 4pm in the afternoon walking around outside my hotel trying to stay up to overcome jet-lag. I got back to the hotel and proceeded to devour the entire book overnight. I had never done that with any book before and I do not think I have done it since. Look out for a full review in an upcoming newsletter.

Thanks to Ali Abdaal for his passionate and insightful review of "Show Your Work" by Austin Kleon - clearly this is something that he has internalised and he does practice what he preaches. Indeed this is a short and easy read with many pictures and simple suggestions - recommended! I did read it on my Kindle and I am enjoying how the highlights automagically sync into Obsidian (see last week's find).

I was also inspired by Ali's How to Start a Youtube Channel explainer. I have been following Ali for about 5 years since he was a student doing these videos in his student room on his iPhone while studying Medicine in Cambridge. His passion for sharing his insights on how to study effectively as well as facilitating the learning that medical students needed to do enabled him to set up his own businesss. This set him on the road to his current 3 million subscribers and a business employing over a dozen people inspiring and helping others to acquire skills that are increasingly valuable in the the world today and going forward.

Over the coming months I will be experimenting with different channels and different media not only to discover new insights for myself but also to share things that I distill and find interesting. Also somewhat loosely inspired by "How to Get What you want and Want What You Have" by Jon Gray, I do recognize that I am now in the latter of the "Ten Time Periods" - if I had to pick one, I would say number 8 - at least that is how I feel!

So do subscribe to the newsletter and do follow along on Youtube. I'm obviously still in stage 1 of Ali's 3-stage process - so be patient and do give feedback, questions and suggestions!

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🚀 Fast and Efficient Recovery\ We understand that time is crucial in crypto recovery. Our optimized systems enable you to regain access to your funds quickly, focusing on speed without compromising security. With a success rate of over 90%, you can rely on us to act swiftly on your behalf.

🔒 Privacy is Our Priority\ Your confidentiality is essential. Every recovery session is conducted with the utmost care, ensuring all processes are encrypted and confidential. You can rest assured that your sensitive information remains private.

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Bitcoin has always been rooted in freedom and resistance to authority. I get that many of you are conflicted about the US Government stacking but by design we cannot stop anyone from using bitcoin. Many have asked me for my thoughts on the matter, so let’s rip it.

Concern

One of the most glaring issues with the strategic bitcoin reserve is its foundation, built on stolen bitcoin. For those of us who value private property this is an obvious betrayal of our core principles. Rather than proof of work, the bitcoin that seeds this reserve has been taken by force. The US Government should return the bitcoin stolen from Bitfinex and the Silk Road.

Using stolen bitcoin for the reserve creates a perverse incentive. If governments see bitcoin as a valuable asset, they will ramp up efforts to confiscate more bitcoin. The precedent is a major concern, and I stand strongly against it, but it should be also noted that governments were already seizing coin before the reserve so this is not really a change in policy.

Ideally all seized bitcoin should be burned, by law. This would align incentives properly and make it less likely for the government to actively increase coin seizures. Due to the truly scarce properties of bitcoin, all burned bitcoin helps existing holders through increased purchasing power regardless. This change would be unlikely but those of us in policy circles should push for it regardless. It would be best case scenario for American bitcoiners and would create a strong foundation for the next century of American leadership.

Optimism

The entire point of bitcoin is that we can spend or save it without permission. That said, it is a massive benefit to not have one of the strongest governments in human history actively trying to ruin our lives.

Since the beginning, bitcoiners have faced horrible regulatory trends. KYC, surveillance, and legal cases have made using bitcoin and building bitcoin businesses incredibly difficult. It is incredibly important to note that over the past year that trend has reversed for the first time in a decade. A strategic bitcoin reserve is a key driver of this shift. By holding bitcoin, the strongest government in the world has signaled that it is not just a fringe technology but rather truly valuable, legitimate, and worth stacking.

This alignment of incentives changes everything. The US Government stacking proves bitcoin’s worth. The resulting purchasing power appreciation helps all of us who are holding coin and as bitcoin succeeds our government receives direct benefit. A beautiful positive feedback loop.

Realism

We are trending in the right direction. A strategic bitcoin reserve is a sign that the state sees bitcoin as an asset worth embracing rather than destroying. That said, there is a lot of work left to be done. We cannot be lulled into complacency, the time to push forward is now, and we cannot take our foot off the gas. We have a seat at the table for the first time ever. Let's make it worth it.

We must protect the right to free usage of bitcoin and other digital technologies. Freedom in the digital age must be taken and defended, through both technical and political avenues. Multiple privacy focused developers are facing long jail sentences for building tools that protect our freedom. These cases are not just legal battles. They are attacks on the soul of bitcoin. We need to rally behind them, fight for their freedom, and ensure the ethos of bitcoin survives this new era of government interest. The strategic reserve is a step in the right direction, but it is up to us to hold the line and shape the future.

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The global population has been rising rapidly for the past two centuries when compared to historical trends. Fifty years ago, that trend seemed set to continue, and there was a lot of concern around the issue of overpopulation. But if you haven’t been living under a rock, you’ll know that while the population is still rising, that trend now seems set to reverse this century, and there’s every indication population could decline precipitously over the next two centuries.

Demographics is a field where predictions about the future are much more reliable than in most scientific fields. That’s because future population trends are “baked in” decades in advance. If you want to know how many fifty-year-olds there will be in forty years, all you have to do is count the ten-year-olds today and allow for mortality rates. That maximum was already determined by the number of births ten years ago, and absolutely nothing can change that now. The average person doesn’t think that through when they look at population trends. You hear a lot of “oh we just need to do more of x to help the declining birthrate” without an acknowledgement that future populations in a given cohort are already fixed by the number of births that already occurred.

As you can see, global birthrates have already declined close to the 2.3 replacement level, with some regions ahead of others, but all on the same trajectory with no region moving against the trend. I’m not going to speculate on the reasons for this, or even whether it’s a good or bad thing. Instead I’m going to make some observations about outcomes this trend could cause economically, and why. Like most macro issues, an individual can’t do anything to change the global landscape personally, but knowing what that landscape might look like is essential to avoiding fallout from trends outside your control.

The Resource Pie

Thomas Malthus popularized the concern about overpopulation with his 1798 book An Essay on the Principle of Population. The basic premise of the book was that population could grow and consume all the available resources, leading to mass poverty, starvation, disease, and population collapse. We can say in hindsight that this was incorrect, given that the global population has increased from less than a billion to over eight billion since then, and the apocalypse Malthus predicted hasn’t materialized. Exactly the opposite, in fact. The global standard of living has risen to levels Malthus couldn’t have imagined, much less predicted.

So where did Malthus go wrong? His hypothesis seems reasonable enough, and we do see a similar trend in certain animal populations. The base assumption Malthus got wrong was to assume resources are a finite, limiting factor to the human population. That at some point certain resources would be totally consumed, and that would be it. He treated it like a pie with a lot of slices, but still a finite number, and assumed that if the population kept rising, eventually every slice would be consumed and there would be no pie left for future generations. That turns out to be completely wrong.

Of course, the earth is finite at some abstract level. The number of atoms could theoretically be counted and quantified. But on a practical level, do humans exhaust the earth’s resources? I’d point to an article from Yale Scientific titled Has the Earth Run out of any Natural Resources? To quote,

> However, despite what doomsday predictions may suggest, the Earth has not run out of any resources nor is it likely that it will run out of any in the near future. > > In fact, resources are becoming more abundant. Though this may seem puzzling, it does not mean that the actual quantity of resources in the Earth’s crust is increasing but rather that the amount available for our use is constantly growing due to technological innovations. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the only resource we have exhausted is cryolite, a mineral used in pesticides and aluminum processing. However, that is not to say every bit of it has been mined away; rather, producing it synthetically is much more cost efficient than mining the existing reserves at its current value.

As it happens, we don’t run out of resources. Instead, we become better at finding, extracting, and efficiently utilizing resources, which means that in practical terms resources become more abundant, not less. In other words, the pie grows faster than we can eat it.

So is there any resource that actually limits human potential? I think there is, and history would suggest that resource is human ingenuity and effort. The more people are thinking about and working on a problem, the more solutions we find and build to solve it. That means not only does the pie grow faster than we can eat it, but the more people there are, the faster the pie grows. Of course that assumes everyone eating pie is also working to grow the pie, but that’s a separate issue for now.

Productivity and Division of Labor

Why does having more people lead to more productivity? A big part of it comes down to division of labor and specialization. The best way to get really good at something is to do more of it. In a small community, doing just one thing simply isn’t possible. Everyone has to be somewhat of a generalist in order to survive. But with a larger population, being a specialist becomes possible. In fact, that’s the purpose of money, as I explained here.

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The more specialized an economy becomes, the more efficient it can be. There are big economies of scale in almost every task or process. So for example, if a single person tried to build a car from scratch, it would be extremely difficult and take a very long time. However, if you have a thousand people building a car, each doing a specific job, they can become very good at doing that specific job and do it much faster. And then you can move that process to a factory, and build machines to do specific jobs, and add even more efficiency.

But that only works if you’re building more than one car. It doesn’t make sense to build a huge factory full of specialized equipment that takes lots of time and effort to design and manufacture, and then only build one car. You need to sell thousands of cars, maybe even millions of cars, to pay off that initial investment. So division of labor and specialization relies on large populations in two different ways. First, you need a large population to have enough people to specialize in each task. But second and just as importantly, you need a large population of buyers for the finished product. You need a big market in order to make mass production economical.

Think of a computer or smartphone. It takes thousands of specialized processes, thousands of complex parts, and millions of people doing specialized jobs to extract the raw materials, process them, and assemble them into a piece of electronic hardware. And electronics are relatively expensive anyway. Imagine how impossible it would be to manufacture electronics economically, if the market demand wasn’t literally in the billions of units.

Stairs Up, Elevator Down

We’ve seen exponential increases in productivity over the past few centuries, resulting in higher living standards even as population exploded. Now, facing the prospect of a drastic trend reversal, what will happen to productivity and living standards? The typical sentiment seems to be “well, there are a lot of people already competing for resources, so if population does decline, that will just reduce the competition and leave a bigger slice of pie for each person, so we’ll all be getting wealthier as a result of population decline.”

This seems reasonable at first glance. Surely dividing the economic pie into fewer slices means a bigger slice for everyone, right? But remember, more specialization and division of labor is what made the pie as big as it is to begin with. And specialization depends on large populations for both the supply of specialized labor, and the demand for finished goods. Can complex supply chains and mass production withstand population reduction intact? I don’t think the answer is clear.

The idea that it will all be okay, and we’ll get wealthier as population falls, is based on some faulty assumptions. It assumes that wealth is basically some fixed inventory of “things” that exist, and it’s all a matter of distribution. That’s typical Marxist thinking, similar to the reasoning behind “tax the rich” and other utopian wealth transfer schemes.

The reality is, wealth is a dynamic concept with strong network effects. For example, a grocery store in a large city can be a valuable asset with a large potential income stream. The same store in a small village with a declining population can be an unprofitable and effectively worthless liability.

Even something as permanent as a house is very susceptible to network effects. If you currently live in an area where housing is scarce and expensive, you might think a declining population would be the perfect solution to high housing costs. However, if you look at a place that’s already facing the beginnings of a population decline, you’ll see it’s not actually that simple. Japan, for example, is already facing an aging and declining population. And sure enough, you can get a house in Japan for free, or basically free. Sounds amazing, right? Not really.

If you check out the reason houses are given away in Japan, you’ll find a depressing reality. Most of the free houses are in rural areas or villages where the population is declining, often to the point that the village becomes uninhabited and abandoned. It’s so bad that in 2018, 13.6% of houses in Japan were vacant. Why do villages become uninhabited? Well, it turns out that a certain population level is necessary to support the services and businesses people need. When the population falls too low, specialized businesses can no longer operated profitably. It’s the exact issue we discussed with division of labor and the need for a high population to provide a market for the specialist to survive. As the local stores, entertainment venues, and businesses close, and skilled tradesmen move away to larger population centers with more customers, living in the village becomes difficult and depressing, if not impossible. So at a certain critical level, a village that’s too isolated will reach a tipping point where everyone leaves as fast as possible. And it turns out that an abandoned house in a remote village or rural area without any nearby services and businesses is worth… nothing. Nobody wants to live there, nobody wants to spend the money to maintain the house, nobody wants to pay the taxes needed to maintain the utilities the town relied on. So they try to give the houses away to anyone who agrees to live there, often without much success.

So on a local level, population might rise gradually over time, but when that process reverses and population declines to a certain level, it can collapse rather quickly from there.

I expect the same incentives to play out on a larger scale as well. Complex supply chains and extreme specialization lead to massive productivity. But there’s also a downside, which is the fragility of the system. Specialization might mean one shop can make all the widgets needed for a specific application, for the whole globe. That’s great while it lasts, but what happens when the owner of that shop retires with his lifetime of knowledge and experience? Will there be someone equally capable ready to fill his shoes? Hopefully… But spread that problem out across the global economy, and cracks start to appear. A specialized part is unavailable. So a machine that relies on that part breaks down and can’t be repaired. So a new machine needs to be built, which is a big expense that drives up costs and prices. And with a falling population, demand goes down. Now businesses are spending more to make fewer items, so they have to raise prices to stay profitable. Now fewer people can afford the item, so demand falls even further. Eventually the business is forced to close, and other industries that relied on the items they produced are crippled. Things become more expensive, or unavailable at any price. Living standards fall. What was a stairway up becomes an elevator down.

Hope, From the Parasite Class?

All that being said, I’m not completely pessimistic about the future. I think the potential for an acceptable outcome exists.

I see two broad groups of people in the economy; producers, and parasites. One thing the increasing productivity has done is made it easier than ever to survive. Food is plentiful globally, the only issues are with distribution. Medical advances save countless lives. Everything is more abundant than ever before. All that has led to a very “soft” economic reality. There’s a lot of non-essential production, which means a lot of wealth can be redistributed to people who contribute nothing, and if it’s done carefully, most people won’t even notice. And that is exactly what has happened, in spades.

There are welfare programs of every type and description, and handouts to people for every reason imaginable. It’s never been easier to survive without lifting a finger. So millions of able-bodied men choose to do just that.

Besides the voluntarily idle, the economy is full of “bullshit jobs.” Shoutout to David Graeber’s book with that title. (It’s an excellent book and one I would highly recommend, even though the author was a Marxist and his conclusions are completely wrong.) A 2015 British poll asked people, “Does your job make a meaningful contribution to the world?” Only 50% said yes, while 37% said no and 13% were uncertain.

This won’t be a surprise to anyone who’s operated a business, or even worked in the private sector in general. There are three types of jobs; jobs that accomplish something productive, jobs that accomplish nothing of value, and jobs that actually hinder people trying to accomplish something productive. The number of jobs in the last two categories has grown massively over the years. This would include a lot of unnecessary administrative jobs, burdensome regulatory jobs, useless DEI and HR jobs, a large percentage of public sector jobs, most of the military-industrial complex, and the list is endless. All these jobs accomplish nothing worthwhile at best, and actively discourage those who are trying to accomplish something at worst.

Even among jobs that do accomplish some useful purpose, the amount of time spent actually doing the job continues to decline. According to a 2016 poll, American office workers spent only 39% of their workday actually doing their primary task. The other 61% was largely wasted on unproductive administrative tasks and meetings, answering emails, and just simply wasting time.

I could go on, but the point is, there’s a lot of slack in the economy. We’ve become so productive that the number of people actually doing the work to keep everyone fed, clothed, and cared for is only a small percentage of the population. In one sense, that’s a cause for optimism. The population could decline a lot, and we’d still have enough bodies to man the economic engine, as it were.

Aging

The thing with population decline, though, is nobody gets to choose who goes first. Not unless you’re a psychopathic dictator. So populations get old, then they get small. This means that the number of dependents in the economy rises naturally. Once people retire, they still need someone to grow the food, keep the lights on, and provide the medical care. And it doesn’t matter how much money the retirees have saved, either. Money is just a claim on wealth. The goods and services actually have to be provided by someone, and if that someone was never born, all the money in the world won’t change anything.

And the aging occurs on top of all the people already taking from the economy without contributing anything of value. So that seems like a big problem.

Currently, wealth redistribution happens through a combination of direct taxes, indirect taxation through deficit spending, and the whole gamut of games that happen when banks create credit/debt money by making loans. In a lot of cases, it’s very indirect and difficult to pin down. For example, someone has a “job” in a government office, enforcing pointless regulations that actually hinder someone in the private sector from producing something useful. Their paycheck comes from the government, so a combination of taxes on productive people, and deficit spending, which is also a tax on productive people. But they “have a job,” so who’s going to question their contribution to society? On the other hand, it could be a banker or hedge fund manager. They might be pulling in a massive salary, but at the core all they’re really doing is finding creative financial ways to transfer wealth from productive people to themselves, without contributing anything of value.

You’ll notice a common theme if you think about this problem deeply. Most of the wealth transfer that supports the unproductive, whether that’s welfare recipients, retirees, bureaucrats, corporate middle managers, or weapons manufacturers, is only possible through expanding the money supply. There’s a limit to how much direct taxation the productive will bear while the option to collect welfare exists. At a certain point, people conclude that working hard every day isn’t worth it, when taxes take so much of their wages that they could make almost as much without working at all. So the balance of what it takes to support the dependent class has to come indirectly, through new money creation.

As long as the declining population happens under the existing monetary system, the future looks bleak. There’s no limit to how much money creation and inflation the parasite class will use in an attempt to avoid work. They’ll continue to suck the productive class dry until the workers give up in disgust, and the currency collapses into hyperinflation. And you can’t run a complex economy without functional money, so productivity inevitably collapses with the currency.

The optimistic view is that we don’t have to continue supporting the failed credit/debt monetary system. It’s hurting productivity, messing up incentives, and contributing to increasing wealth inequality and lower living standards for the middle class. If we walk away from that system and adopt a hard money standard, the possibility of inflationary wealth redistribution vanishes. The welfare and warfare programs have to be slashed. The parasite class is forced to get busy, or starve. In that scenario, the declining population of workers can be offset by a massive shift away from “bullshit jobs” and into actual productive work.

While that might not be a permanent solution to declining population, it would at least give us time to find a real solution, without having our complex economy collapse and send our living standards back to the 17th century.

It’s a complex issue with many possible outcomes, but I think a close look at the effects of the monetary system on productivity shows one obvious problem that will make the situation worse than necessary. Moving to a better monetary system and creating incentives for productivity would do a lot to reduce the economic impacts of a declining population.

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Recently we have seen a wave of high profile X accounts hacked. These attacks have exposed the fragility of the status quo security model used by modern social media platforms like X. Many users have asked if nostr fixes this, so lets dive in. How do these types of attacks translate into the world of nostr apps? For clarity, I will use X’s security model as representative of most big tech social platforms and compare it to nostr.

The Status Quo

On X, you never have full control of your account. Ultimately to use it requires permission from the company. They can suspend your account or limit your distribution. Theoretically they can even post from your account at will. An X account is tied to an email and password. Users can also opt into two factor authentication, which adds an extra layer of protection, a login code generated by an app. In theory, this setup works well, but it places a heavy burden on users. You need to create a strong, unique password and safeguard it. You also need to ensure your email account and phone number remain secure, as attackers can exploit these to reset your credentials and take over your account. Even if you do everything responsibly, there is another weak link in X infrastructure itself. The platform’s infrastructure allows accounts to be reset through its backend. This could happen maliciously by an employee or through an external attacker who compromises X’s backend. When an account is compromised, the legitimate user often gets locked out, unable to post or regain control without contacting X’s support team. That process can be slow, frustrating, and sometimes fruitless if support denies the request or cannot verify your identity. Often times support will require users to provide identification info in order to regain access, which represents a privacy risk. The centralized nature of X means you are ultimately at the mercy of the company’s systems and staff.

Nostr Requires Responsibility

Nostr flips this model radically. Users do not need permission from a company to access their account, they can generate as many accounts as they want, and cannot be easily censored. The key tradeoff here is that users have to take complete responsibility for their security. Instead of relying on a username, password, and corporate servers, nostr uses a private key as the sole credential for your account. Users generate this key and it is their responsibility to keep it safe. As long as you have your key, you can post. If someone else gets it, they can post too. It is that simple. This design has strong implications. Unlike X, there is no backend reset option. If your key is compromised or lost, there is no customer support to call. In a compromise scenario, both you and the attacker can post from the account simultaneously. Neither can lock the other out, since nostr relays simply accept whatever is signed with a valid key.

The benefit? No reliance on proprietary corporate infrastructure.. The negative? Security rests entirely on how well you protect your key.

Future Nostr Security Improvements

For many users, nostr’s standard security model, storing a private key on a phone with an encrypted cloud backup, will likely be sufficient. It is simple and reasonably secure. That said, nostr’s strength lies in its flexibility as an open protocol. Users will be able to choose between a range of security models, balancing convenience and protection based on need.

One promising option is a web of trust model for key rotation. Imagine pre-selecting a group of trusted friends. If your account is compromised, these people could collectively sign an event announcing the compromise to the network and designate a new key as your legitimate one. Apps could handle this process seamlessly in the background, notifying followers of the switch without much user interaction. This could become a popular choice for average users, but it is not without tradeoffs. It requires trust in your chosen web of trust, which might not suit power users or large organizations. It also has the issue that some apps may not recognize the key rotation properly and followers might get confused about which account is “real.”

For those needing higher security, there is the option of multisig using FROST (Flexible Round-Optimized Schnorr Threshold). In this setup, multiple keys must sign off on every action, including posting and updating a profile. A hacker with just one key could not do anything. This is likely overkill for most users due to complexity and inconvenience, but it could be a game changer for large organizations, companies, and governments. Imagine the White House nostr account requiring signatures from multiple people before a post goes live, that would be much more secure than the status quo big tech model.

Another option are hardware signers, similar to bitcoin hardware wallets. Private keys are kept on secure, offline devices, separate from the internet connected phone or computer you use to broadcast events. This drastically reduces the risk of remote hacks, as private keys never touches the internet. It can be used in combination with multisig setups for extra protection. This setup is much less convenient and probably overkill for most but could be ideal for governments, companies, or other high profile accounts.

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Nostr’s security model is not perfect but is robust and versatile. Ultimately users are in control and security is their responsibility. Apps will give users multiple options to choose from and users will choose what best fits their need.

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One of the most common criticisms leveled against nostr is the perceived lack of assurance when it comes to data storage. Critics argue that without a centralized authority guaranteeing that all data is preserved, important information will be lost. They also claim that running a relay will become prohibitively expensive. While there is truth to these concerns, they miss the mark. The genius of nostr lies in its flexibility, resilience, and the way it harnesses human incentives to ensure data availability in practice.

A nostr relay is simply a server that holds cryptographically verifiable signed data and makes it available to others. Relays are simple, flexible, open, and require no permission to run. Critics are right that operating a relay attempting to store all nostr data will be costly. What they miss is that most will not run all encompassing archive relays. Nostr does not rely on massive archive relays. Instead, anyone can run a relay and choose to store whatever subset of data they want. This keeps costs low and operations flexible, making relay operation accessible to all sorts of individuals and entities with varying use cases.

Critics are correct that there is no ironclad guarantee that every piece of data will always be available. Unlike bitcoin where data permanence is baked into the system at a steep cost, nostr does not promise that every random note or meme will be preserved forever. That said, in practice, any data perceived as valuable by someone will likely be stored and distributed by multiple entities. If something matters to someone, they will keep a signed copy.

Nostr is the Streisand Effect in protocol form. The Streisand effect is when an attempt to suppress information backfires, causing it to spread even further. With nostr, anyone can broadcast signed data, anyone can store it, and anyone can distribute it. Try to censor something important? Good luck. The moment it catches attention, it will be stored on relays across the globe, copied, and shared by those who find it worth keeping. Data deemed important will be replicated across servers by individuals acting in their own interest.

Nostr’s distributed nature ensures that the system does not rely on a single point of failure or a corporate overlord. Instead, it leans on the collective will of its users. The result is a network where costs stay manageable, participation is open to all, and valuable verifiable data is stored and distributed forever.

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Let's support Bitcoin merchants! I'd love to hear some of your latest Lightning purchases and interesting products you bought. Feel free to include links to the shops or businesses you bought from.

Who else has a recent purchase they’re excited about? Bonus sats if you found a killer deal! ⚡

If you missed our last thread, here are some of the items stackers recently spent and zap on.

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Trong bối cảnh nền kinh tế số đang trở thành động lực cốt lõi cho sự phát triển bền vững tại Việt Nam, VNWIN nổi lên không chỉ là một nền tảng trực tuyến về giải trí mà còn là một mắt xích quan trọng đóng góp vào sự chuyển đổi số quốc gia. Với nền tảng công nghệ vững chắc, quy trình vận hành hiện đại và khả năng tích hợp hệ thống linh hoạt, VNWIN đã và đang tạo ra một không gian số toàn diện, nơi người dùng không chỉ tham gia vào các hoạt động trực tuyến mà còn được tiếp cận với một mô hình kinh doanh thông minh. Nhờ áp dụng các công nghệ tiên tiến như AI, Big Data và bảo mật đa tầng, VNWIN không chỉ đảm bảo an toàn thông tin tuyệt đối mà còn tối ưu trải nghiệm người dùng theo từng nhu cầu cụ thể. Điều này không chỉ giúp nâng cao hiệu quả hoạt động nội bộ mà còn mang đến những giá trị gia tăng thực tế cho nền kinh tế, khi số lượng lớn người dùng VNWIN mỗi ngày đều tương tác, giao dịch và tiêu dùng thông qua nền tảng. Đặc biệt, việc tích cực tuân thủ các tiêu chuẩn pháp lý về thương mại điện tử cũng là điểm cộng lớn giúp VNWIN ngày càng khẳng định vai trò trong sự phát triển chung của hạ tầng kinh tế số Việt Nam.

Bên cạnh yếu tố công nghệ, VNWIN còn nổi bật nhờ khả năng xây dựng cộng đồng trực tuyến lành mạnh và có tính kết nối cao. Hệ sinh thái người dùng của VNWIN không chỉ dừng lại ở việc cung cấp sản phẩm mà còn liên tục mở rộng qua các chương trình tương tác cộng đồng, chăm sóc khách hàng chuyên sâu và các hoạt động trải nghiệm mang tính giáo dục về an toàn công nghệ số. Trong khi nhiều nền tảng số khác chỉ chú trọng vào lượt truy cập, VNWIN lại đầu tư vào chất lượng tương tác với người dùng, giúp tăng sự trung thành và độ tin cậy thương hiệu. Thông qua các kênh hỗ trợ như chat trực tuyến, hotline, email và mạng xã hội, người dùng VNWIN luôn nhận được sự hỗ trợ tận tình, nhanh chóng, thể hiện rõ cam kết đồng hành của doanh nghiệp với khách hàng. Ngoài ra, VNWIN cũng thường xuyên tổ chức các chương trình khuyến mãi, ưu đãi hấp dẫn và hoạt động tặng thưởng, nhằm kích thích hoạt động thương mại trong cộng đồng người dùng, tạo nên một chuỗi giá trị khép kín vừa phục vụ mục tiêu kinh doanh vừa thúc đẩy phát triển tiêu dùng nội địa. Việc người chơi quay lại sử dụng dịch vụ không chỉ đơn thuần vì giải trí mà còn bởi niềm tin vào hệ sinh thái số mà VNWIN đang kiến tạo mỗi ngày.

Không dừng lại ở việc phát triển nền tảng và xây dựng cộng đồng, VNWIN còn chủ động mở rộng ảnh hưởng thông qua các hoạt động hợp tác chiến lược với các đối tác công nghệ, tài chính và giáo dục. Sự kết nối đa ngành này không chỉ mở rộng quy mô hoạt động mà còn giúp VNWIN tăng cường tính đa dạng trong dịch vụ, tạo ra nhiều lựa chọn hơn cho người dùng. Bên cạnh đó, VNWIN cũng thể hiện vai trò tiên phong trong việc thúc đẩy nhận thức xã hội về lợi ích của nền kinh tế số thông qua các chiến dịch truyền thông tích cực, các dự án chia sẻ kiến thức công nghệ đến cộng đồng và các chương trình hỗ trợ thanh toán không tiền mặt. Đây chính là biểu hiện rõ ràng nhất cho cam kết phát triển bền vững, đưa công nghệ vào cuộc sống một cách hiệu quả, minh bạch và có trách nhiệm. Với định hướng phát triển lấy người dùng làm trung tâm, cùng chiến lược dài hạn trong việc đồng hành cùng nền kinh tế số Việt Nam, VNWIN đang khẳng định vị thế không thể thay thế trong hành trình số hóa toàn diện của quốc gia.

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"Bitcoin is a peaceful revolution." --Alex Gladstein

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Life is still a bit upside-down after our house move, so I'm running slightly behind schedule this week.

I spent yesterday at Cyphermunk House for Bloom Fest, and it was honestly one of the best days I've had as a Bitcoiner. The range of personalities, the positivity, and the energy were all incredible. Huge credit to Psyfer and his team for making it happen. If you're reading this on Sunday, there's still time to head down for day two--full details here.

It's a quieter week for meetups across the UK and Ireland, but everything that's happening is listed below.

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Upcoming Bitcoin Meetups

Happening this week…

1. Belfast Bitcoin: Join them on Tuesday the 3rd June, 20:00. These guys meet in person monthly on the first Tuesday of each month at Ormeau Baths Event Space, 18 Ormeau Avenue, Belfast, BT2 8HS, Northern Ireland. 🍻

2. Bitcoin Walk - Edinburgh: Every Saturday they walk around Arthur's Seat in this historic city. Join them at 12 pm to chat about all things Bitcoin and keep fit. 🚶🏽‍♂️🚶🏼‍♀️🚶🏻

3. Bitcoin Derby: On Saturday the 7th June Bitcoin Derby will be at Ye Olde Dolphin, DE1 3DL. 🍺

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New Businesses Accepting Bitcoin

This week we have…

• Danson Garage: A trusted, independent garage based in Sidcup, DA15 9NP offering honest, high-quality car servicing, repairs and MOTs. Whether it's diagnostics, tyres, brakes or general maintenance, their experienced team provides reliable work at fair prices. They're known for clear communication, quick turnarounds and great customer service, keeping local drivers safely on the road. Now accepting bitcoin. 🚗👨🏻‍🔧
• Pintus Deli: A cherished Italian brasserie, coffee house, and restaurant located at 132 Northcote Road in Wandsworth, South London. Open seven days a week, it offers a delightful menu featuring breakfast, brunch, lunch, and dinner, complemented by freshly brewed coffee, juices, and a selection of wines and cocktails. With its warm ambiance and commitment to fresh, healthy ingredients, Pintus Deli provides a welcoming spot for any meal of the day. Now accepting bitcoin. 🥗🍝
• Stationery Place: Owned by long-established paper specialists John W Adams Ltd, offers a full range of printing, copying, scanning, binding and laminating services, plus custom-made rubber stamps. They stock an extensive selection of specialist paper and card, including their own high-quality range alongside premium brands from top paper companies. With over a century of expertise behind them, Stationery Place is a reliable go-to for both everyday stationery needs and professional print services. Now accepting bitcoin. 🖨️ 📖

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Upcoming Special Events

These events aren't happening next week, but they're important to add to your calendar now as tickets are selling fast.

Children of Riddim Festival - Bitcoin Stage: This is shaping up to be one of the biggest music festivals with Bitcoin vibes in the world.

Around 150 DJs, artists, and speakers will perform over four days, from 12--16 June, in Hemel Hempstead. A dedicated stage, the Barn of Freedom, will spotlight Bitcoin culture, education, and unstoppable apps on the Nostr protocol--alongside music, talks, and much more.

Support for the Barn of Freedom stage can be given via geyser.fund, where both ticket purchases and donations are welcome. One-day and four-day passes are available, and on-site camping is included.

Confirmed names include Joe Bryan, Metamick (Geyser Fund), Roger9000, Angor, MadMunky, Huxley, and many more.

The Bitcoin Beach Retreat: An annual Bitcoin-only gathering held at a scenic coastal campsite in North Wales. Celebrating its fifth year in 2025, the retreat offers a relaxed, community-driven alternative to traditional conferences. From July 11--14, up to 120 Bitcoiners will come together to share knowledge, enjoy beachside BBQs, and strengthen their networks under the stars. With no pre-booked speakers, the event thrives on peer-led workshops and spontaneous discussions, fostering genuine connections among attendees. Emphasising local engagement, the retreat directs the majority of its funds into the surrounding community, with 42% of expenses paid in Bitcoin last year. Whether attending solo or with family, attendees can expect a welcoming environment dedicated to sound money and shared values.

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Get Involved

• Volunteer: Passionate about merchant adoption? Reach out to Bridge2Bitcoin on Twitter or website.
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This week's sponsors is…

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Get out and support the meetups where you can, visit Bitcoin Events UK for more info on each meetup and to find your closest on the interactive map.

Stay tuned for more updates next week!

Simon.

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Issue 11 already - I will be including numbers going forward to make past letters easier to find and refer to. The past two weeks I have been on vacation - my first real vacation is a couple of years. Monday I am back to work for a bit. I have decided to work from here rather than subject myself to more international travel - we are still refugees from the insanity in Hong Kong. We really have been relaxing and enjoying life on the island. Levada hikes and Jeep tours!

220415 Jeep tour - Cabo Girao, Porto Moniz, Fanal and Ponto do Sol - Madeira

We had plenty of time to relax and enjoy life. Madeira is a fantastic place to visit with lots to see and do and even more weather!. I did think that HK was mountainous - but Madeira is next level! Portuguese is also something else; have not yet made much progress but we did not try much and English will generally suffice. As you see in the video above, Madeira is getting serious about attracting Digital Nomads and as you will see below they have forward-thinking local government - exactly as foreseen in my top book pick - The Sovereign Indvidual.

I did get to read quite a lot of interesting books and material - will be sharing insights below and going forward. Happy to discuss too - that offer is still open.

Among other things I got to appreciate more the Apple ecosystem and the seamless integration between Mac, iPhone and iPad - in combination with working with no/limited WiFi and using tethering from my CalyxOS Pixel. Strong privacy is important and Apple scores reasonably well - though you will want to take some additional precautions, I have been enjoying reading my kindle on all platforms and listening to the audio-books with reading-location syncing (fantastic). I am considering sharing tips and tricks on secure setups as well as aspects that I find particularly useful - do talk to me if you have questions or suggestions.

Bitcoin BTC

Given how important Bitcoin already is and will become I think it is right that I should include a section here with relevant news, insights and provocations to discuss. Note that Bitcoin is different from "Crypto"; do not get them mixed up!

• Madeira is not just trying to be friendly to digital nomads - photo above and Ponto do Sol. Last week the President of the Government of Madeira, Miguel Albuquerque attended the Miami conference to announce that his government will “work to create a fantastic environment for bitcoin in Madeira.” This is part of the Game Theory of Bitcoin Adoption by Nation States

• Announcing Taro, Multi-Asset Bitcoin & Lightning** **- this has potential to be something really big. It complements, and may even be better than, Jack Mallers' Strike. Their Blog post is here and the Wiki with the detailed specification is here.

• Michael Saylor is one of today's pre-eminent thinkers and communicators. Listen and learn from his revcent interview with Lex Friedman.

• SLP365 Anita Posch - Bitcoin For Fairness in Zimbabwe and Zambia — A great interview by Stephan Livera. Key takeaways: Learn how to use it before you really need it. if it works in Zimbabwe and Namibia it will work anywhere It’s still early and governments will give no help; rather they will be busy putting sticks in the wheels and sand in the gears…

• For those who look for education on Bitcoin - a starting point can be Anita Posch's The Art of (L)earning Bitcoin with many useful resources linked.

Discovery of the week - Obsidian

For years I have been an avid notetaker. I caught the bug when I did Electronic Engineering at Southampton University and we had to keep a "lab book". Ever since then in my professional work I kept a notebook and took daily notes. Recently this evolved into taking notes on computer. With the arrival of online working and screen-sharing such notes can be very useful and this unleased new value in note-taking.

For personal notes I found great value with Apple Notes - a tool that has improved dramatically in recent years and works perfectly on Mac, iPhone and iPad. However, like many notetakers I often felt that I was "missing a trick". The reality is that searching and retrieval is not as easy as you want it to be and it's hard to reassemble and repurpose your collected information into new output.

In recent years I have considered using several tools but found none of them compelling enough to put in the time to learn and adopt. There is also the fear of "lock in" and endless subscriptions to pay - as anyone who has used Evernote will know!

Big thank you to Rachel for this one. She did get me thinking and encouraged me to give Obsidian another try - I had looked at it last year but it felt overwhelming compared to Apple Notes - I could never have imagined how great it could be!

The absolute best overview of Obsidian and how to use it is FromSergio - his playlist is required watching. Particular highlights:

• Kindle Highlights - this is a superbly useful feature that normally you can only get with a subscription service - do buy the developer a coffee!

• No Lock-in - your files are simple markdown and you have full control

• Works perfectly on Mac and iPhones using iCloud - no annoying sync subscription to pay for

• It's free for personal use - no payment or annoying subscription

• Lots of high quality training material readily available and a great community of people to help you

Reading

• Empires Rise and Fall this extracts and summarises from John Glubb's paper of nearly 100 years ago, The Fate of Empires - I think you call that foresight! I do identify with his frustrations about how history has been taught considering how important it is to learn from past generations.

• The Sovereign Individual is required reading for everyone - I did dip back into it a few times over the last week or so, making Kindle highlights that magically sync into Obsidian - how great is that! If you read nothing else, read chapter 7.

• From Paris to Karachi – Regime Change is In the Air - Tom Luongo is a most interesting character and he does speak his mind. Read and consider. You might prefer to listen to him discussing with Marty.

• Aleks Svetski: The Remnant, The Parasite & The Masses - inspired by the incredible 1930’s essay by Albert J Nock; Isaiah’s Job. Aleks discusses this in his Wake Up podcast - also recommended.

• In my TBR queue (to be read): Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand - I must admit, I am in intrigued by Odolena's review in addition to Aleks' recommendation.

• I also think that I need to restart on (and finish) Foundation by Isaac Asimov - after watching Odolena's review of it!

• ...and I need to add Meditations by Marcus Aurelius - again inspired by Odolena's review and I have seen others recommend it too!

Watching and Listening

• Joe Blogs: Who is BUYING Russian Oil Now? Can Europe really change SUPPLIERS & are SANCTIONS Working? - do stop and think - in who's name are the governments implementing all these extreme measures - go back and re-read section "So what can you do about it?" in issue 9

• Rupert Murdochizing The Internet — The Cyberlaw Podcast — whether you agree with him or not Stewart Baker is just the best podcast provocateur!

• AntiWarhol, Culture Creation, & The Pop Art Syndicate — One of The Higherside Chats - perhaps this might open your mind and make you question some things. The rabbit hole goes deep.

• How Britain's Bankers Made Billions From The End Of Empire. At the demise of British Empire, City of London financial interests created a web of offshore secrecy jurisdictions that captured wealth from across the globe and hid it behind obscure financial structures in a web of offshore islands.

• Secret City - A film about the City of London, the Corporation that runs it.

• How things get Re-Priced when a Currency Fails — An important explainer from Joe Brown of The Heresy Financial Podcast — keep an eye out for signs!

• E76: Elon vs. Twitter — the All-In Podcast. I do not agree with all these boyz say but it is interesting to listen to see how the Silicon Valley types think. David Sacks nails it, and Chamath is not far behind! If you were in any doubt as to how corrupt things are this should put you right!

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Capitalism is the most effective system for scaling innovation. The pursuit of profit is an incredibly powerful human incentive. Most major improvements to human society and quality of life have resulted from this base incentive. Market competition often results in the best outcomes for all.

That said, some projects can never be monetized. They are open in nature and a business model would centralize control. Open protocols like bitcoin and nostr are not owned by anyone and if they were it would destroy the key value propositions they provide. No single entity can or should control their use. Anyone can build on them without permission.

As a result, open protocols must depend on donation based grant funding from the people and organizations that rely on them. This model works but it is slow and uncertain, a grind where sustainability is never fully reached but rather constantly sought. As someone who has been incredibly active in the open source grant funding space, I do not think people truly appreciate how difficult it is to raise charitable money and deploy it efficiently.

Projects that can be monetized should be. Profitability is a super power. When a business can generate revenue, it taps into a self sustaining cycle. Profit fuels growth and development while providing projects independence and agency. This flywheel effect is why companies like Google, Amazon, and Apple have scaled to global dominance. The profit incentive aligns human effort with efficiency. Businesses must innovate, cut waste, and deliver value to survive.

Contrast this with non monetized projects. Without profit, they lean on external support, which can dry up or shift with donor priorities. A profit driven model, on the other hand, is inherently leaner and more adaptable. It is not charity but survival. When survival is tied to delivering what people want, scale follows naturally.

The real magic happens when profitable, sustainable businesses are built on top of open protocols and software. Consider the many startups building on open source software stacks, such as Start9, Mempool, and Primal, offering premium services on top of the open source software they build out and maintain. Think of companies like Block or Strike, which leverage bitcoin’s open protocol to offer their services on top. These businesses amplify the open software and protocols they build on, driving adoption and improvement at a pace donations alone could never match.

When you combine open software and protocols with profit driven business the result are lean, sustainable companies that grow faster and serve more people than either could alone. Bitcoin’s network, for instance, benefits from businesses that profit off its existence, while nostr will expand as developers monetize apps built on the protocol.

Capitalism scales best because competition results in efficiency. Donation funded protocols and software lay the groundwork, while market driven businesses build on top. The profit incentive acts as a filter, ensuring resources flow to what works, while open systems keep the playing field accessible, empowering users and builders. Together, they create a flywheel of innovation, growth, and global benefit.

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Yeah, I’m sure everything in the file is legit. 👍 Let’s review the guard witness testimony…Oh wait, they weren’t at their posts despite 24/7 survellience instructions after another Epstein “suicide” attempt two weeks earlier. Well, at least the video of the suicide is in the file? Oh wait, a techical glitch. Damn those coincidences!

At this point, the Trump administration has zero credibility with me on anything related to the Epstein case and his clients. I still suspect the administration is using the Epstein files as leverage to keep a lot of RINOs in line, whereas they’d be sabotaging his agenda at every turn otherwise. However, I just don’t believe in ends-justify-the-means thinking. It’s led almost all of DC to toss out every bit of the values they might once have had.

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Autor: Bernd Schoepe. Dieser Beitrag wurde mit dem Pareto-Client geschrieben. Sie finden alle Texte der Friedenstaube und weitere Texte zum Thema Frieden hier. Die neuesten Pareto-Artikel finden Sie in unserem Telegram-Kanal.

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„*Es handelt sich beim Krieg nicht nur um eine Zerstörung von (...) Millionen Menschen, sondern um die Zerstörung der gesamten sozialen, moralischen und menschlichen Struktur einer Gesellschaft, von der man überhaupt nicht voraussehen kann, welche weiteren Konsequenzen an Barbarei, an Verrücktheit sie (...) mit sich bringt. (..) *

Die Gewalt kann fast alles mit den Menschen machen. Es ist wichtig zu sehen, dass es nur fast alles ist. Sie kann mit einigen Menschen nicht das machen, was sie will, nämlich ihre seelische Struktur, ihre Überzeugungen ändern und mit allen Menschen kann sie nur das machen, was sie will, wenn sie gewisse, sehr schädliche Nebenerscheinungen in Kauf nimmt: die Nebenerscheinung der Verdummung, der Lähmung der Vitalität, der Einbildungskraft, dem Schöpferischsein des Menschen. In vielen Fällen aber sind die, die die Gewalt ausüben gar nicht daran interessiert, dass diese Folgen nicht eintreten. Im geschichtlichen Prozess allerdings bleiben diese Folgen von großer Wichtigkeit.“

Erich Fromm, Zur Theorie und Strategie des Friedens (1969).

„Solange Kriege geführt werden, wird uns Kummer plagen, werden kräftige Beine nutzlos werden und strahlende Augen dunkel.“

Sean O’ Casey, Der Preispokal

Der Friede geht uns alle an – Vom Krieg profitieren aber immer nur Wenige

Gerne komme ich zum Einstand als Mit-Autor dieses wunderbaren Projekts „Die Friedenstaube“ dem Wunsch nach, über meine biographischen Hintergründe in Bezug auf das Friedensthema zu schreiben. Obwohl mein erster Impuls doch eher zögerlich war: „Darauf kommt es doch gar nicht an!“, schoss es mir zunächst durch den Kopf. 

\ Geht der Frieden doch uns alle an, und zwar so stark, dass alle persönlichen Gründe, Motive, Unter-, Ober- und Zwischentöne zu dem Thema eigentlich kaum eine Rolle spielen können… – oder!? Erliegen wir nicht sogar einer ganz und gar deplatziert wirkenden Eitelkeit angesichts des „Alles oder Nichts“, um das es bei der Frage nach Krieg oder Frieden geht, wenn wir glauben, wir müssten, um für den Frieden einzutreten, irgendwelche individuellen Gründe oder spezielle biographische Motive ins Feld führen?

Für den Frieden muss man sein, weil und insoweit man ein Mensch ist (1). 

So grundsätzlich und selbstverständlich, wie es der Autor des berühmten Anti-Kriegsromans „Im Westen nichts Neues“, Erich Maria Remarque, ausdrückte:

„Ich dachte immer, jeder Mensch sei gegen den Krieg. Bis ich rausfand, dass es welche gibt, die dafür sind, nämlich die, die nicht hingehen müssen.“

Erneut ist dieses Zitat – und welche Bitterkeit und welcher „Abscheu vor der Weltgeschichte“ (Erwin Chargaff) liegen darin, dies konstatieren zu müssen! – zum Wort der Stunde geworden. Auch heute wird wieder von der herrschenden  Politik und den Leitmedien weitgehend ausgeblendet, welche Interessen hinter der allgemeinen Mobilmachung zum Krieg am Werke sind und wer von ihr wirklich profitiert.

Mit Erich Fromm gesprochen sind Kriegsbegeisterung und Kriegshysterie Kennzeichen von nekrophilen Gesellschaften. Wann hat sich unsere Gesellschaft offiziell so krass vom Leben und vom Wert des Lebendigen verabschiedet? Wie konnte es aufs Neue soweit kommen?

Die Zumutungen, die in der Logik, der Unterordnung unter das Prinzip der Nekrophilie liegen und die vom Krieg auf die Spitze getrieben werden, sind von Hannes Wader im „Einheitsfrontlied“ prägnant auf den Punkt gebracht worden:

„Und weil der Mensch ein Mensch ist

Drum hat er Stiefel im Gesicht nicht gern.

Er will unter sich keinen Sklaven sehen

*Und über sich keinen Herrn.“ *

(2) 

Die Ordnung des Krieges aber stellt in gewisser Weise die Vollendung der auf Herrschafts- und – in seiner neoliberalen Ausprägung – Markt- und Mammon-Vergottung und der auf Arbeitssklavengehorsam der Massen basierenden Abhängigkeits- und Ausbeutungsverhältnisse dar. Unter dessen Joch leben im Kapitalismus des 21.Jahrhunderts die Menschen weltweit. Wobei die Anzahl derer, die unter diesen Bedingungen in extremer Armut dahinvegetieren müssen –  schließlich setzt „leben“ ein Mindestmaß an Würde voraus – sich global auf über eine Milliarde Menschen beläuft. \ Willy Brandt hat gesagt: „Der Frieden ist nicht alles, aber ohne Frieden ist alles nichts“. Sein Gegenteil – der Krieg – ist die schlimmste Kollektiverfahrung, die eine Generation erleben kann. Zuletzt musste die Generation meiner Eltern und Großeltern diese Erfahrung durchmachen.

Wir Nachgeborenen können uns das Grauen, das Elend des Krieges, das unendliche Leid, das er über die Menschen bringt, nicht wirklich vorstellen. Wir können aber um die Ausmaße des Zivilisationsbruchs des Ersten Weltkrieges und dann, noch einmal furchtbar gesteigert, des Zweiten Weltkrieges wissen. Und als zum Mitfühlen fähige Wesen können wir ermessen, was es heißt, im Krieg zu sein:

„Keiner kommt aus dem Geschehen in einem Kriegsgebiet wieder heil raus, das macht etwas mit einem. Auf der anderen Seite (...) muss man sich immer klar machen, das eine ist das Geschehen im Kriegsgebiet, aber das andere sind die Kriegstreiber. (...) Sie sitzen da, wo einem nichts geschieht (...)“, 

so Patrick Baab, der als einer der wenigen Journalisten wiederholt im umkämpften Kriegsgebiet der Ost-Ukraine war und seine Eindrücke erster Hand in dem Buch „Auf beiden Seiten der Front. Meine Reisen in die Ukraine“ geschildert hat.

Dass diese Teilung in solche und solche, die Remarque in seinem Zitat lakonisch-pointiert thematisiert, auch heute wieder beobachtet werden muss, d.h. Politik und Leitmedien von (ahnungslosen?) Kriegsverharmlosern und Kriegstreibern und ihrem bellizistischen Geschrei beherrscht werden, während die Mehrheit des Volkes sich weiterhin sehnlichst Frieden wünscht, auf diesen erschreckenden Sachverhalt und was  aus ihm geschlossen werden müsste, hat Baab kürzlich im Interview mit dem Overton-Magazin hingewiesen (3).

Ein Hinweis am Ende dieser Einleitung:

Ich muss den Leser vorab um Geduld bitten, denn mein Text wird mit der autobiographischen Tür nicht gleich ins Haus, weder in das des Krieges noch in das des Friedens fallen. 

Die ersten Teile (II –V) werden im Zeichen der politischen Analyse stehen. Einer Analyse, die nicht vor dem Hintergrund meiner eigenen, sondern der bundesdeutschen Geschichte und einige ihrer größten blinden Flecken – mit Ulrike Guérot könnte man auch sagen „ihrer größten Märchen“– unternommen wird. Dass mein antimilitaristisches Ich in Interaktion zu dieser Geschichte stand und steht, muss wohl nicht eigens betont werden. 

Erst nach dieser Erkundung des Makrokosmos werden sich im Verlauf des Textes von da aus, nach einer Durchleuchtung seiner Bedingtheiten, Zugänge zum eigenen Mikrokosmos eröffnen. Sonst wären sie vermutlich als autobiographische Lesart des Themas nicht offen zu Tage getreten, möglicherweise mir sogar ganz verschlossen geblieben. So aber darf mit guten Gründen vermutet werden, dass das persönlich hier von mir Festgehaltene und Fokussierte nicht nur mich angeht. Vielmehr erscheint es in dem Maße verallgemeinerbar zu sein, wie durch den Fortgang meiner Darlegungen jeder Leser individuell (hoffentlich) ebenfalls dazu motiviert werden kann, die Frage zu reflektieren, was es bedeutet, wenn es sich bei der persönlichen Begegnung mit dem Krieg um eine Begegnung auf den zweiten oder sogar dritten Blick handelt?

Der Nachkriegs-„Frieden“ als die Zeit ernst gemeinter, nicht enden wollender Kriegsspiele

„Nie wieder Krieg! Nie wieder Faschismus!“

Das war die Lehre aus den Weltkriegs-Zivilisationszusammenbrüchen, die vor allem anderen, wenn auch auf verschiedene Weise, als DNA beiden deutschen Republiken, zu ihren Gründungszeiten eingeprägt wurde.

Was aber ist aus dieser DNA geworden? 

Heute lassen wir zu, dass in Manier des NS-Reichspropagandaministers Goebbels von „Kriegstüchtigkeit“ als Staatsziel schwadroniert wird (4), das man bitteschön mal bis 2030, mal schon 2027 erreicht haben müsse, weil sonst „der Russe“ am Brandenburger Tor stehe. Mit „Kriegstüchtigkeit“ sind immense, unvorstellbare Summen an Geld gemeint, neue Schulden, die in die Rüstung und Militarisierung der Gesellschaft fließen sollen und folglich anderswo, für eine menschliche, dem Leben dienende Politik, schmerzlich fehlen. Die Militarisierung soll nun wieder, wie im Wilhelminismus und im Dritten Reich, von Kindesbeinen an propagiert und gefördert werden. 

An den Schulen darf der Beutelsbacher Konsens mit seinem Überwältigungsverbot – er wurde schon in der Corona-Zeit mit schlimmsten Folgen für die Kinder und Jugendliche  missachtet (5 https://www.cicero.de/kultur/fuenf-jahre-schulschliessungen-corona-aufarbeitung) – nun auch der Wehrertüchtigung der jungen Generation und dem Ruf „Zu den Waffen!“ auf keinen Fall mehr im Wege stehen. Völlig abstrus: Schüler, die gegen die Kriegsertüchtigung an den Schulen protestieren, werden dafür von Pädagogen (!) wegen „Störung des Schulfriedens“ bestraft. Antimilitaristische, pazifistische Haltungen werden ausgegrenzt und kriminalisiert. Mittels Framings sind, wie schon in der Corona-Zeit, die Mainstream-Medien erneut eifrig dabei, die vernünftig-skeptischen Stimmen moralisch zu diskreditieren. Wurden zu Plandemie-Zeiten jene, die die Verhältnismäßigkeit der staatlichen Maßnahmen in Frage stellten und sich der systematisch betriebenen Panikmache und Massenpsychose verweigerten, öffentlich verächtlich gemacht, werden nun all jene, die für Abrüstung, Diplomatie und Völkerverständigung plädieren,  diffamiert und ins gesellschaftliche Abseits gestellt. 

Dennoch regt sich kein massenhafter Protest, der den Minister, der die Kriegstüchtigkeit zum Gesellschaftsziel erhoben hat, zum Rücktritt zwingen und die Journalisten zur Besinnung und zur Einhaltung professioneller Standards bringen könnte. Und das obwohl die Forderung nach Kriegstüchtigkeit – wie die gesamte Russland-Ukraine-Politik der bundesdeutschen Regierungen in den letzten fünfzehn Jahren – eine eklatante Verletzung der Friedenspflicht des Grundgesetzes darstellt. So gab Angela Merkel Ende 2022 bekannt, man habe die Verhandlungen um das 2015 ratifizierte Minsker Abkommen nur geführt, um der Ukraine genug Zeit zum Aufbau einer kriegsfähigen Armee und für das Aufrüsten zu geben (6). Die Ukraine sollte in die Lage versetzt werden, die Donbass-Provinzen zurückzuerobern, die sich in Folge von Kiews ultra-nationalistischer Politik seit 2015 sezessionistisch, mit Unterstützung Russlands, für autonom erklärt hatten. Ergänzt werden muss, dass in der Ukraine nach  den gewalttätigen Ereignissen auf dem Maidan, die zum Sturz von Janukowytsch führen sollte, ein den Faschismus verherrlichender, hybrider Nationalismus politisch die Oberhand gewann, der die vor allem im Osten des Landes lebende russische Bevölkerung zunehmend diskriminierte und ihre Kultur unterdrückte.

Die bundesdeutsche Öffentlichkeit nahm die absolut skandalöse Äußerung der ehemaligen Regierungschefin achselzuckend hin. Nicht einmal ansatzweise flammte eine Debatte darüber auf, wie viel diplomatisches Porzellan durch diese Täuschung des russischen Vertragspartners zerschlagen und wie stark dadurch die außenpolitische Glaubwürdigkeit der Bundesrepublik – die lange Zeit international als ehrlicher Makler des Interessenausgleichs gegolten hatte  – beschädigt wurde.

Was ist aus dem Vorschlag Michail Gorbatschows geworden, eine gemeinsame europäische Sicherheitsarchitektur von Lissabon bis Wladiwostok zu schaffen, den Präsident Putin beim Deutschland-Besuch 2001 noch einmal als sein umfassendes Angebot zur Zusammenarbeit an den Westen bekräftigt hatte? Damals sagte Putin in seiner weitgehend auf Deutsch gehaltenen Rede vor dem Bundestag:

*„Ohne eine moderne, dauerhafte und standfeste internationale Sicherheitsarchitektur schaffen wir auf diesem Kontinent nie ein Vertrauensklima und ohne dieses Vertrauensklima ist kein einheitliches Großeuropa möglich. Heute sind wir verpflichtet, zu sagen, dass wir uns von unseren Stereotypen und Ambitionen trennen sollten, um die Sicherheit der Bevölkerung Europas und die der ganzen Welt zusammen zu gewährleisten. (...) *

Noch vor kurzem schien es so, als würde auf dem Kontinent bald ein richtiges gemeinsames Haus entstehen, in welchem Europäer nicht in östliche und westliche, in nördliche und südliche geteilt werden. Solche Trennungslinien bleiben aber erhalten, und zwar deswegen, weil wir uns bis jetzt noch nicht endgültig von vielen Stereotypen und ideologischen Klischees des Kalten Krieges befreit haben.“

(7)

Putins Bitte, sich endgültig von den Stereotypen und Klischees des Kalten Krieges zu befreien – er erhielt für seine Rede im Bundestag damals lang anhaltenden Beifall und stehende Ovationen – sollte sich als frommer Wunsch erweisen. Die einflussreichen, entscheidenden Kräfte in den USA dachten überhaupt nicht daran, diesen Schritt zu tun. Der „nationale Egoismus“, von dem Putin im selben Zusammenhang als Hinderungsgrund für weitere Annäherungen sprach, sollte – vor allem seitens der USA, wie es aus den Strategiepapieren der mächtigen, dem Pentagon zuarbeitenden Denkfabriken der NeoCons unmissverständlich hervorgeht – auf ganzer Linie triumphieren:

„Allein die Lektüre einiger amerikanischer geopolitischer Texte hätte den deutschen Politikern zeigen können, dass die Vereinigten Staaten niemals eine Annäherung Deutschlands an Russland akzeptieren würden. (...) Für die Strategen in Washington glich eine deutsch-russische Allianz einem absoluten Albtraum.“ 

(8) 

Folglich wurde die Rede nicht als historische Chance, als einzigartiges window of opportunity begriffen, die bilateralen und multilateralen Beziehungen neu zu definieren und damit ein neues Kapitel des Friedens und des Wohlstandes unter den Völkern aufzuschlagen und, wie es der russische Präsident formulierte, „damit unseren gemeinsamen Beitrag zum Aufbau des europäischen Hauses“ (9) zu leisten. 

Stattdessen setzte sich, trotz der veränderten Bedingungen einer komplizierter gewordenen, nach 1990 multipolar sich neu ordnenden Welt, wiederum das alte, hegemoniale Denken der US-Amerikaner im gesamten, offenbar nun erstarkten (10) und bis an die Grenzen Russlands ausgedehnten Westen (NATO-Osterweiterung!) durch. Damit folgte man wiederum den alten Pfaden der Konfrontation statt den neuen der Kooperation, was leider eine lange Kontinuität aufweist.

So haben neuere Forschungen im Rahmen der Geschichte der Kognitiven Kriegsführung belegt, dass die Bundesrepublik von Anfang an systematisch durch die USA militärisch-geostrategisch und mental in Stellung gegen die Sowjetunion gebracht wurde. An der Bewertung der Beziehungen Deutschlands und Russlands hat sich grundlegend auch nach 1990 und dem Ende der Blockpolarität aus Sicht der US-Amerikaner nichts geändert.

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Der Amerikanist und Propagandaforscher Jonas Tögel hat herausgearbeitet (11), in welchem Ausmaß es 1945 den USA nicht um die Befreiung des europäischen Kontinents ging. Vielmehr lautete die Doktrin, dass als der eigentliche Kriegsgegner die Sowjetunion bezwungen werden müsse: „Europa war in letzter Konsequenz genauso strategisches Gebiet wie davor (...). Es sollten offenbar die letzten deutschen Truppen (...) mit den letzten alliierten Truppen in einem neuen Aufgebot gen Osten geschickt werden“ (12). Die US-amerikanischen Regierungen sahen – über 1945 hinaus! – die Sowjetunion als den Hauptfeind an. Dabei war klar, wo der Austragungsort der Entscheidungsschlacht zwischen den Systemantagonisten liegen würde: 1955, im ersten Mitgliedsjahr der BRD, wurde eine „Carte Blanche“ genannte NATO-Übung durchgeführt, in der es ein Szenario von 168 Atombombenabwürfen über deutsches Gebiet mit 1,7 Millionen getöteten und 3,5 Millionen verletzten Deutschen entworfen gab. Weitere Planspiele, die die atomare Zerstörung Deutschlands vorsahen, folgten. Etwas größere Bekanntheit erlangte, durch den damaligen Staatssekretär im Bundesverteidigungsministerium Willy Wimmer (CDU), die NATO-Übung WINTEX/FALLEX (13) von 1986, in der Atombombeneinsätze gegen Dresden und andere deutsche Städte vorgesehen waren.

„Er, Wimmer, sei von dieser Anforderung völlig überrascht worden und sei entsetzt gewesen. Er habe es abgelehnt, an der Planung eines Atomwaffeneinsatzes auf Ziele in Ostdeutschland und damit gegen die ostdeutsche Bevölkerung – wenn auch „nur“ übungsweise – mitzuwirken. In dieser Situation habe er sofort Kontakt mit dem damaligen Bundeskanzler Dr. Helmut Kohl (CDU) aufgenommen und ihn von diesem für ihn unerhörten Vorgang in Kenntnis gesetzt. Bundeskanzler Kohl habe daraufhin entschieden, dass sich die Vertreter der Bundesregierung sofort aus der weiteren Übung zurückziehen und sich keinesfalls an diesen nuklearen Planspielen gegen Ziele wie Dresden und andere ostdeutsche Städte beteiligen sollten. Deutschland habe, so Wimmer, deshalb seine weitere Mitwirkung an dieser NATO-Übung – vier Tage vor ihrem Ende – eingestellt. Die Übung sei dann – ohne deutsche Beteiligung – fortgesetzt worden.“  (14)

Der Schweizer Militär- und Geheimdienstexperte Jacques Baud geht soweit zu behaupten, dass die NATO „für den Kalten Krieg und für den Nuklearkrieg geschaffen wurde.“ (15) Zu einem Zeitpunkt, wo der erst im zweiten Wahlgang gewählte neue deutsche Bundeskanzler noch immer nicht öffentlich seine Erklärung zurückgenommen hat,  Taurus-Raketen an die Ukraine liefern zu wollen, sollte dies unbedingt in Erinnerung gerufen werden. 

Darüber hinaus gilt, was alle Kriegsspiele, sowohl die Kriegsspiele der NATO als auch jene der Sowjetunion bzw. später Russlands dokumentieren:

„Die Deutschen haben nicht mitzureden, wenn es um die Vernichtung ihres eigenen Landes geht.“ (Jonas Tögel, 16).

Kann es da verwundern, dass spiegelbildlich dazu der von der NATO losgetretene Informationskrieg gerade in Deutschland immer bizarrere Blüten treibt?

Denn hier liegt das Schlachtfeld des Propagandakrieges, der jedem Waffengang erst einmal vorausgeht und gewonnen sein will. Das meint auch die Rede von der zu erlangenden Kriegstüchtigkeit. Sie dient als Propaganda zur Formierung der Gesellschaft gegen „den“ Feind, wobei der Feind grundsätzlich austauschbar ist (es kann auch ein „gefährliches“ Virus sein...), immer aber gewisse Eigenschaften aufweisen muss. So sollte er leicht adaptierbar an die Ängste oder Aggressionen der Menschen sein. Dies impliziert auch, dass die aktuelle Einschätzung von 16 amerikanischen Geheimdiensten, nach denen Russland keinen Krieg gegen die europäischen NATO-Staaten beabsichtige und plane, in der öffentlichen Debatte hierzulande keine Rolle spielt und der Bevölkerung vorenthalten wird (17). 

Kontrafaktisch wird mit Hilfe der immer gleichen Protagonisten des militärisch-industriellen, und – wie hinzugefügt werden muss – propagandistisch-medialen Komplexes am Bedrohungsszenario festgehalten. Wer es nicht glaubt, der möge bei Google im Suchfenster: „16 amerikanische Geheimdienste Russland keine Bedrohung“ oder etwas Sinngleiches eingeben und schauen, ob er auf den ersten Seiten irgendwelche „Treffer“ landet. Ich wünsche viel Spaß dabei!

Teil 2 folgt demnächst.

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If you haven't noticed already, #Nostr is a little different from what most people are used to. One of the ways this is felt most acutely is with media hosting. Users are accustomed to uploading their images and videos directly through the app they are posting from. Many Nostr apps provide that same experience nowadays, but it wasn't always the case.

Just a couple years ago, users had to find somewhere to host their media separately, and then copy and paste the URL into their note whenever they wanted to share their cat pictures. One of the first, if not the first, media hosting services specifically intended for Nostr was nostr:npub1nxy4qpqnld6kmpphjykvx2lqwvxmuxluddwjamm4nc29ds3elyzsm5avr7, which will be the service we are reviewing today.

Like our previous review of Amber, Nostr.Build is a service for users to pair with other Nostr apps. You won't generally use nostr:npub1nxy4qpqnld6kmpphjykvx2lqwvxmuxluddwjamm4nc29ds3elyzsm5avr7 by itself. Rather, you'll use it to host that incredible shot you want to post to #Olas, or to host screenshots for your long-form tutorial about setting up Nostr Wallet Connect that you'll be posting from #Habla.news, or for hosting a hilarious video of your cat falling asleep to nostr:npub1cj8znuztfqkvq89pl8hceph0svvvqk0qay6nydgk9uyq7fhpfsgsqwrz4u's voice and taking a tumble off of his favorite perch that you want to share on #Damus. However, there are some features within Nostr.Build that you may want to check out quite apart from using it with any other Nostr app.

Overall Impression

Score: 4.8 / 5

I have been impressed by Nostr.Build for some time now, but they have pulled out all the stops in their latest update, increasing their maximum file size for free accounts to 100MB, integrating the #Blossom protocol, adding the ability to share directly to Nostr from within your dashboard, and more integrations with other Nostr apps than ever before. Nostr.Build is simply a pleasure to use, whether through their web interface, or through another Nostr app that integrates with them.

With the ability to easily organize your media, view statistics, browse the media gallery of free uploads, metadata removal for increased privacy, and AI image generation, Nostr.Build is not simply a media hosting service, it is a full-fledged media management platform. Its robust features keep it well ahead of other Nostr-focused media hosting options available, and a particularly strong option for those using Blossom and wanting redundancy and reliable uptime for their media.

As much as I enjoy using the web interface, though, where Nostr.Build really shines is their integrations with other Nostr apps. These integrations allow users to have the same experience they are accustomed to from centralized social platforms of uploading their media from within the same app they are using to share it. No copy/pasting a URL from one app to another. In fact, many users may not realize they have been using Nostr.Build in their client of choice, simply because it is the default option for media hosting for many Nostr apps.

This has the added benefit to client developers that they can provide this experience to their users without having to run media hosting infrastructure on top of trying to build their app. The separation of relays, clients, and media hosting between different entities, while keeping a similar experience to centralized platforms where a single company controls all three, is critical to Nostr adoption.

Features

Nostr.Build has a plethora of features beyond simply hosting your media. Let's take a look!

AI Image Generation

Do you need a quick title image for a long-form article? How about inspiration for a logo or art piece? Nostr.Build's AI Studio has you covered.

They have provided a few different models based on the plan you purchase, beginning with the Professional plan, which includes SDXL-Lightning and Stable Diffusion 1. Upgrading to the Creator plan will give you access to all Pro Stable Diffusion models and unlimited use of the Flux.1 model, which is the same core model used for Grok2 images.

I personally have a Professional account, so I haven't had a chance to try out Flux.1, but I have used Stable Diffusion extensively for creating character art for #NostrHeroes characters, such as these:

Nothing too spectacular when compared with some of the newer models out there, and there is no image-to-image support (yet), but more than adequate for casual image generation needs. Moreover, it is far more than what one would expect from a simple media-hosting service.

Admittedly, I am also no expert at coaxing AI models to produce anything remarkable so your results may vary. Either way, image generation is a welcome tool to have available without needing to go to an outside service unless you require something very specific.

Upload Limits

The maximum file size limits on Nostr.Build have been getting progressively larger, even for their free service. As I recall, it was a mere 21MB limit per file just a few months ago, which is fine for image files, but is quickly exceeded with videos. Then they increased their limits to 50MB per file, and as of recent updates it has been increased once more to a whopping 100MB per file... for free! This is more than adequate for most uses.

However, free users' images, GIFs, and videos are automatically viewable via Nostr.Build's free media gallery. This is something to particularly bear in mind when uploading images you intend to share via direct message. Though your DMs are encrypted, the images uploaded to Nostr.Build are not, and if you don't have a paid account, they will be viewable to the all paid users in the free media gallery. If you want to upload images that will not be viewable unless you actively share them, you must have a paid account.

Paid accounts have no file size limit, but they do have a total storage limit. I could not find anything about total storage limits for free accounts, but Professional tier will give you 25GB, Creator 50GB, and Advanced 250GB. Uploads to paid accounts are not visible in the free media gallery, so only those you give the link to will be able to access your content.

Media Types

Many file types are supported by Nostr.Built, even for free users, including:

• Image: .jpg, .png, .gif
• Video: .mov, mp4
• Audio: mp3, .wav

Upgrading to the Professional plan will add .pdf and .svg to the list of permitted file types, and upgrading to Creator or above will add .zip files, as well.

I believe other common file types are also supported, but these are the only ones specifically mentioned on the site.

Free Media Gallery

The free media gallery is an interesting little feature that Nostr.Build has available to paid accounts. Free users can get a preview, such as the one below, but only paid users can browse through the millions of uploads made by free users.

Apart from being amusing to browse through the things people have been uploading, I am unsure of how useful this particular feature is. No indication is given as to who uploaded the media, and it is limited compared to media feeds in other Nostr apps in two important ways. First, it only shows media uploaded to Nostr.Build, while other media-focused Nostr apps, such as Slidestr, Lumina, or even Primal will show media posted by all Nostr users. Second, Nostr.Build's gallery doesn't show all uploads to Nostr.Build, but only uploads from those without a paid account, further limiting the scope of whose uploads are seen.

Paid users have the advantage of being able to upload media that is not viewable to anyone unless they intentionally share the link somewhere. Free users, on the other hand, must be aware that their uploads are viewable by any paid users, whether they shared the link anywhere or not.

One incident I had while testing out another app required me to reach out to Nostr.Build support to request deletion of an image. It had some of my personal information in it, and had been uploaded to Nostr.Build and sent to me via DM. The sender assumed that since it was being sent via DM, no one else would be able to see the image, but because he was not a paid user of Nostr.Build, the image was included in the Free Media Gallery for any paid user to see. Not ideal, but the folks at Nostr.Build were quick to get it deleted for me.

In short, I have mixed feelings about this particular feature.

Blossom

Blossom is a media storage and retrieval protocol built for Nostr, but usable with any application that needs to access media via the web, and Nostr.Build has recently added support for Blossom uploads via their Blossom server: blossom.band

I will likely be adding a Nostrversity article going over Blossom in detail in the near future, but here's the basics of what it makes possible:

First, easy integration for media uploading from your favorite Nostr apps. Amethyst, Coracle, Primal and others have added Blossom upload support, so you just have to hop into your settings and add Nostr.Build's Blossom server address to start using it as your media host. No need to go to a separate app to upload your media and copy/paste the URL into your Nostr note!

Second, your media in Blossom is content addressable. This means it is named based on a hash of its actual data. Because of this, you can verify that the media has not been altered or replaced by your media host. If the hash doesn't match the data, it won't be loaded by the Nostr client, so you never have to worry about the image in your note being replaced by a different image by your media host.

Finally, because your media is addressable by its content, you can save the same media to multiple hosts, and if one of them goes down, Nostr apps can fetch your media from other hosts, just like they can do with your notes by fetching them from different relays if one relay you write to is down. This makes your images and videos much harder to censor, since you would need to be banned by multiple Blossom servers for your media to no longer be accessible.

If you would like to upload media to more than one Blossom server at the same time, your options are currently to use Primal and ensure that your settings have "Enable media mirrors" toggled on, or to use Bouquet. Hopefully we will see this option added to more Nostr apps in the near future.

Metadata Stripping

For files uploaded via Nostr.Build's dashboard, location metadata is removed upon upload. This is to protect user privacy, since this data could be used to reveal your home address if it is left attached to images posted publicly on Nostr.

When uploading via Blossom, media containing location metadata will be rejected. The user will be required to remove the metadata before they can upload the media.

No KYC and No Ads Policy

The only form of identification needed to use Nostr.Build is your Nostr identity. Every upload is tied to your npub, but no name, date of birth, email, or other identifying information is required. This is made possible because Nostr.Build only accepts Bitcoin as payment for their accounts, and no KYC is required to make Bitcoin transactions via Lightning.

Additionally, Nostr.Build is philosophically opposed to targeted advertising, so they have a policy that they will never use ads on their hosting service.

Client Integrations

Even before Blossom, Nostr.Build had many Nostr clients that used it as the default media hosting service, allowing users to upload directly within the app. This has only expanded now that Nostr.Build has added Blossom.

A very non-exhaustive list of clients that integrate with Nostr.Build is listed on their site, and includes Damus, Amethyst, Nostrudel, Snort, Iris, Coracle, Flycat, and Yakihonne. Additional apps that support Nostr.Build via Blossom include Primal and Flotilla. Some of these integrations support both Blossom and NIP-96 options for uploading media, such as Amethyst, while others only support one or the other.

I would not be surprised to see more and more Nostr apps move to integrating Blossom and phasing out NIP-96 support. Either way, though, Nostr.Build currently supports both, and is therefore an excellent hosting option if you want to use it with a wide range of Nostr apps.

Media Statistics

For those with a paid account, Nostr.Build provides information about how often each of your uploads has been requested and viewed within a given time period.

This can be valuable information for content creators, so they can determine what content is resonating with their audience, and what times of day their posts get the most views.

This information can currently be viewed for a maximum period of three months prior to the current date, and as short a period as just the past hour.

Can My Grandma Use It?

Score: 4.7 / 5

Nostr.Build is incredibly easy to use if you have a paid account, or if you are a free user uploading to Nostr.Build through a client that integrates with them by default. Previous frictions encountered by free users trying to upload large files should now be few and far between, thanks to the generous 100MB size limit.

Where things may be a bit more involved is when users are trying to set up media hosting on Nostr apps that don't use Nostr.Build by default. Exactly where in the settings the user must go to set this up, and whether to use the Blossom or NIP-96 address may not be immediately apparent, and requires an understanding of the difference that the user may not possess. This is not the fault of Nostr.Built, though, and I have not taken it into consideration in the scoring. Each individual Nostr app's settings should be as easy to understand as possible.

Another point of friction may come from free users who want to upload directly through the Nostr.Build site, instead of via another Nostr app. This used to be possible without logging in, but in an effort to ensure the service was used for Nostr, and not for general media hosting, Nostr.Build added the requirement to log in.

Thankfully, there are plenty of login options, including npub and password, browser extension (NIP-07), and even via a one-time-code sent to you via Nostr DM. However, if you don't have a paid account already, logging in will prompt you to upgrade. It seems that uploading directly via the website has been removed for free users entirely. You can only upload via another Nostr app if you don't have a paid account. This may lead to confusion for users who don't want to pay for an account, since it isn't made apparent anywhere that uploading through the website isn't an option for them.

Additionally, I would like to see the addresses for the Blossom server and for NIP-96 uploads (unless they are being phased out) added to the main page somewhere. Even selecting the "Blossom" page from the site navigation doesn't make clear what needs to be done to utilize the service. Something as simple as, "To use Nostr.Build with your favorite Blossom compatible Nostr apps, just add https://blossom.band as your media host in the app settings," would be enough to point users in the right direction.

For those who do have paid accounts, the dashboard is easy to navigate and organize your media.

By default, all uploads are added to the Main Folder. Users can leave them there, or they can easily create new folders and drag and drop media to organize it.

Every image has a copy/paste clipboard icon for ready access to copy the media URL for inclusion into a Nostr note.

Additionally, Nostr.Build allows users to share their uploaded media to Nostr directly from the dashboard. Bear in mind, though, this is published to a set of popular relays, without taking into account the user's preferred write relays.

The section just below the user's profile information gives an at-a-glance view of important information, such as how much of the user's allotted storage has been used, how many AI Studio credits are available, how many days are left before their paid account must be renewed, and how many files from three major categories — GIFs, images, and videos — have been uploaded.

Uploading directly to the dashboard is also incredibly easy. You can simply drag and drop files into the upload pane, or browse for them. If you have a URL for the media you want to upload, you can even paste it to import from another website or Blossom server.

Anything I could think of that I might want to do in the interface was intuitive to find, well labeled, or had common and easily identified icons.

How do UI look?

Score: 4.7 / 5

I would describe Nostr.Build's UI as clean and utilitarian, which is what one would expect from a media hosting service. Nothing too flashy. Just what you need and nothing you don't.

We certainly like our purple color-schemes on Nostr, and Nostr.Build leans into that with white text on shades of purple backgrounds, along with occasional color-popping accents. If a Nostr client had made the same color choices, I might be a bit more critical, but it works in an app that users won't be spending a ton of time in, except while managing their media, or using the AI Studio to generate some images.

UI elements such as buttons, active folder indicators, and icons all maintain an attractive, and simple design, with rounded corners wherever appropriate. Nothing looks too busy or overbearing, and the spacing between image previews in the folder view is just right.

Font remains consistent throughout the interface, with no jarring changes, and bold text, in white or another contrasting color, is used appropriately to draw attention, while subdued text is rendered in a light purple to blend more with the background, while remaining readable.

As such, the UI is attractive, without being particularly breathtaking. Nothing to complain about, but also nothing to write home about.

Log In Options

Score: 4.8 / 5

As mentioned previously, Nostr.Build provides three ways a user can log in.

The first should be very familiar for any Nostr user who frequents web clients, and that is by use of a browser extension (NIP-07), such as Alby, Nos2x, or Gooti. Note, this will also work if you are on Android and using KeyChat's browser, which has a NIP-07 signer built in.

Next is the legacy login method for Nostr.Build that they have used since the service first launched, which is via npub and password. This should serve to remind you that even though Nostr.Build supports Nostr login, and can post your images to Nostr for you, it's really just a centralized media hosting service. Just like you wouldn't use only one Nostr relay, you should not use just one media host. Mirror your media to other Blossom servers.

Most intriguing, and one I had not seen used before, is the option to use your npub and have a one-time-code sent to you via Nostr DM. I tested this method out and it worked flawlessly. It is unfortunately using the old NIP-04 DM spec, though, so any clients that have deprecated these DMs will not work for receiving the code. We're in a strange place with Nostr DMs currently, with some clients deprecating NIP-04 DMs in favor of NIP-17, others that still only support NIP-04, and a few that support both. If you don't see the DM in your client of choice, hop over to Primal and check your DMs there in the "other" tab.

Since Nostr.Build is supporting Nostr login, I would like to see them add remote signer (NIP-46) login alongside browser extension login to round out the options expected from a Nostr web app.

Feature Set

Score: 4.8 / 5

The features provided by Nostr.Build all work as expected and provide a lot of value to the user. With only one exception, all of the features make sense for a media hosting and management service to provide, and they are adding more features all the time.

Users not only get a reliable hosting service, with excellent uptime for their media, but they get integrations with most Nostr clients I can think of, Blossom protocol support, media organization and statistics, posting media to Nostr from within the dashboard, metadata stripping for enhanced privacy, a wide range of supported file types, and an AI image generation studio! What's more, there are additional features already on the roadmap, including traditional and AI image editing, additional plan options, expandable storage, and video transcoding for optimized playback. Nostr.Build is just getting started and they already offer more than most media hosting services out there, intended for Nostr or otherwise.

The one feature I am still not sold on is the "Free Media Gallery." The name is misleading. The gallery itself is not free. You must have a paid account to access more than a preview of it. Rather, it displays media uploaded by free users, regardless of whether they uploaded that media to send via DM, or uploaded it but decided not to share it out, or uploaded it to post it only within a private group on Flotilla, or uploaded it and only sent the note with the image link to a private relay.

Moreover, if I want to see media that has been shared on Nostr, there are plenty of ways I can do so that I can be confident only include media users intended to be publicly viewable. This feature from Nostr.Build, if it is kept at all, should have some way of ensuring the gallery only includes images that were shared on public relays.

Pricing

Score: 5 / 5

The pricing structure for Nostr.Build is exceptionally reasonable when compared with other services.

The Professional plan, which is their lowest paid tier, is just 69,000 sats a year. At current price, that translates to around $70 for the year, and Nostr.Build has been known to lower their pricing as Bitcoin goes up. Users can also get a 10% or 20% discount if they buy 2 or 3 years at a time, compensating for the fact that Bitcoin tends to go up year over year.

For that cost, users get 25GB of storage, unlimited file size for uploads within that storage cap, and access to all of Nostr.Build's features mentioned in this review, with the exception of their highest end AI models and storage of certain file types.

If I were to set up my own VPS to host a Blossom server with comparable storage, I would be paying around $14 a month before the cost of the domain, and it would be anything but plug and play. Even then, all I would have is storage. I would be missing out on all of the other features Nostr.Build has out of the box for less than half the price.

The Creator plan is close to double the cost at 120,000 sats, or about $120, a year. However, you aren't just getting double the storage space at 50GB; you are also getting double the AI credits, access to the higher tier AI models, S3 backup for all of your media, and your own Creator page you can share out with your media available for others to browse in one location.

The Advanced plan doesn't add a lot of extra features for more than double the price of the Creator plan, but it MASSIVELY increases your storage limit by 5x to a total of 250GB. Comparable storage space on a VPS to run your own Blossom server would be about $100 a month and Nostr.Build is offering it for about $250 (250,000 sats) for a whole year! If you really need to host that much media, it's hard to beat this price. The plan also comes with a Nostr.Build NIP-05 address, if you need one.

Now, the argument can be made, "But it's priced in sats, and that means in four years I will have spent many times that dollar amount on their service, possibly making it more expensive than other services priced in fiat." While that is true, it also doesn't take opportunity cost into account. Every dollar you spend on something other than Bitcoin is a missed opportunity to have bought Bitcoin with it. There's not really any difference between spending $70 in fiat to buy a hosting plan vs spending 69,000 sats, because you could have used that same $70 to buy Bitcoin instead, so you are losing out on that increase in purchasing power either way.

Not to mention, you can just buy the sats with your fiat and send it to Nostr.Build, so you would effectively be buying your plan with fiat, and they would be receiving sats.

I think Satellite.earth is still technically less expensive at just $0.05 per GB per month, which comes to $15 a year for the same 25GB of Nostr.Build's professional plan. However, all you get is media hosting. You miss out on all of the other features provided by Nostr.Build. And if you are uploading files of 100MB or less... Well, free with Nostr.Build is still cheaper than $0.5 per GB.

Wrap Up

All of the above comes together to make Nostr.Build a versatile and full-featured media hosting and management service at an affordable price point for their paid accounts, but with no need to pay at all if you just want a place to upload photos, GIFs, memes, and even some videos, so long as the file size stays under 100MB. Whether you want to use Nostr.Build as your primary media host, or as just one redundancy in your Blossom set up, they have you covered and I encourage you to check them out!

For the next review, I would like to go with another client, this time for the web, and the two options I am debating between are Coracle.social and Jumble.social. Let me know in the comments which you would like to see!

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April already and we are still refugees from the madness in HK. During March I had quite a few family matters that took priority and I also needed to work for two weeks. April is a similar schedule but we flew to Madeira for a change of scene and so that I could have a full 2-weeks off - my first real holiday in quite a few years!

We are staying in an airBnB in Funchal - an experience that I can totally recommend - video below! Nice to have an apartment that is fully equipped in a central location and no hassle for a few weeks. While here we are making the most of the great location and all the local possibiliites.

Elsewhere in the world

Things are clearly not going great around the world. If you are still confused as to why these things are happening, do go back and read the previous Letter from HK section "Why? How did we get here?"

You should be in no doubt that the "Great Reset" with its supporting "Great Narrative" is in full swing.. This is it - it is not a drill. For additional insights the following are recommended.

• Jeff Booth discusses clearly and unemotionally with Pomp - Inflation is theft from humanity by the world governments

• James' summary of Day 2 of the Miami conference - Peter Thiel (wow) and a fantastic explainer from Saifedean on the costs of the current corrupt financial system

• James' summary of Day 3 of the Miami conference - listen in particular to the words of wisdom from Michael Saylor and Lyn Alden

• Layered Money - The corruption of the system will blow your mind once you understand it…

• This is BIG: Strike Is Bringing Freedom To Retail Merchants

• Mark summarises Ray's book: Things will go faster and slower than you want!

• Thoughtful words from George - evil is at work - be in no doubt..

• Wow - My mind is blown. Must listen to John Carvalho - what clear ambition and answers to every question!

• Related to the John Carvalho discussion. Likely these two options will end up complementing each other

On the personal and inspirational side

Advantage of time off work is that I have more time to read, listen and watch things that interest me. It really is a privilege that so much high quality material is so readily available. Do not let it go to waste. A few fabulous finds (and some re-finds) from this past week:

• Ali Abdaal's bookshelf review just blew my mind! For the full list of books with links see the text under his video. So many inspirations and his delivery is perfect.

• Gotta recommend Ali's 21 Life Lessons. I have been following him since he was student in Cambridge five years ago - his personal and professional growth and what he achieves (now with his team) is truely staggering.

• Also his 15 books to read in 2022 - especially this one!

• I also keep going back to Steve Jobs giving the 2005 Stanford Commencement address Three stories from his life - listen and be inspired - especially story #3

You will know that I am a fan of Audio Books and also Kindle - recently I am starting to use Whispersync where you get the Kindle- and Audio-books together for a nice price. This makes it easier to take notes (using Mac or iPad Kindle reader) while getting the benefit of having the book read to you by a professional reader.

I have also been inspired by a few people pushing themselves to do more reading - like this girl and Ali himself with his tips. Above all: just do it and do not get stuck on something that does not work for you!

Books that I am reading - Audio and Kindle!

• The Final Empire: Mistborn, Book 1 - this is a new genre for me - I rather feel that it might be a bit too complicated for my engineering mind - let's see

• Die with Zero: Getting All You Can from Your Money and Your Life - certainly provocative and obvious if you think about it but 99% do the opposite!

• Chariots of the Gods - a classic by Erich von Daniken (written in 1968) - I have been inspired by his recent YT video appearances. Thought provoking and leads you to many possibilities.

So what's it like in Funchal, Madeira?

Do check out HitTheRoadMadeira's walking tour around Funchal

My first impressions of Funchal 

and see my day out on Thursday!

Saturday - Funchal and Camar de Lobos

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The arrival of the coronavirus brought not only illness and death but also fear and panic. In such an environment of uncertainty, people have naturally stocked up on necessities, not knowing when things will return to normal.

Retail shelves have been cleared out, and even online suppliers like Amazon and Walmart are out of stock for some items. Independent sellers on these e-commerce platforms have had to fill the gap. With the huge increase in demand, they have found that their inventory has skyrocketed in value.

Many in need of these items (e.g. toilet paper, hand sanitizer and masks) balk at the new prices. They feel they are being taken advantage of in a time of need and call for intervention by the government to lower prices. The government has heeded that call, labeling the independent sellers as "price gougers" and threatening sanctions if they don't lower their prices. Amazon has suspended seller accounts and law enforcement at all levels have threatened to prosecute. Prices have dropped as a result and at first glance this seems like a victory for fair play. But, we will have to dig deeper to understand the unseen consequences of this intervention.

We must look at the economics of the situation, how supply and demand result in a price and how that price acts as a signal that goes out to everyone, informing them of underlying conditions in the economy and helping coordinate their actions.

It all started with a rise in demand. Given a fixed supply (e.g., the limited stock on shelves and in warehouses), an increase in demand inevitably leads to higher prices. Most people are familiar with this phenomenon, such as paying more for airline tickets during holidays or surge pricing for rides.

Higher prices discourage less critical uses of scarce resources. For example, you might not pay $1,000 for a plane ticket to visit your aunt if you can get one for $100 the following week, but someone else might pay that price to visit a dying relative. They value that plane seat more than you.

*** During the crisis, demand surged and their shelves emptied even though

However, retail outlets have not raised prices. They have kept them low, so the low-value uses of things like toilet paper, masks and hand sanitizer has continued. Often, this "use" just takes the form of hoarding. At everyday low prices, it makes sense to buy hundreds of rolls and bottles. You know you will use them eventually, so why not stock up? And, with all those extra supplies in the closet and basement, you don't need to change your behavior much. You don't have to ration your use.

At the low prices, these scarce resources got bought up faster and faster until there was simply none left. The reality of the situation became painfully clear to those who didn't panic and got to the store late: You have no toilet paper and you're not going to any time soon.

However, if prices had been allowed to rise, a number of effects would have taken place that would have coordinated the behavior of everyone so that valuable resources would not have been wasted or hoarded, and everyone could have had access to what they needed.

On the demand side, if prices had been allowed to rise, people would have begun to self-ration. You might leave those extra plies on the roll next time if you know they will cost ten times as much to replace. Or, you might choose to clean up a spill with a rag rather than disposable tissue. Most importantly, you won't hoard as much. That 50th bottle of hand sanitizer might just not be worth it at the new, high price. You'll leave it on the shelf for someone else who may have none.

On the supply side, higher prices would have incentivized people to offer up more of their stockpiles for sale. If you have a pallet full of toilet paper in your basement and all of the sudden they are worth $15 per roll, you might just list a few online. But, if it is illegal to do so, you probably won't.

Imagine you run a business installing insulation and have a few thousand respirator masks on hand for your employees. During a pandemic, it is much more important that people breathe filtered air than that insulation get installed, and that fact is reflected in higher prices. You will sell your extra masks at the higher price rather than store them for future insulation jobs, and the scarce resource will be put to its most important use.

Producers of hand sanitizer would go into overdrive if prices were allowed to rise. They would pay their employees overtime, hire new ones, and pay a premium for their supplies, making sure their raw materials don't go to less important uses.

These kinds of coordinated actions all across the economy would be impossible without real prices to guide them. How do you know if it makes sense to spend an extra $10k bringing a thousand masks to market unless you know you can get more than $10 per mask? If the price is kept artificially low, you simply can't do it. The money just isn't there.

These are the immediate effects of a price change, but incredibly, price changes also coordinate people's actions across space and time.

Across space, there are different supply and demand conditions in different places, and thus prices are not uniform. We know some places are real "hot spots" for the virus, while others are mostly unaffected. High demand in the hot spots leads to higher prices there, which attracts more of the resource to those areas. Boxes and boxes of essential items would pour in where they are needed most from where they are needed least, but only if prices were allowed to adjust freely.

This would be accomplished by individuals and businesses buying low in the unaffected areas, selling high in the hot spots and subtracting their labor and transportation costs from the difference. Producers of new supply would know exactly where it is most needed and ship to the high-demand, high-price areas first. The effect of these actions is to increase prices in the low demand areas and reduce them in the high demand areas. People in the low demand areas will start to self-ration more, reflecting the reality of their neighbors, and people in the hotspots will get some relief.

However, by artificially suppressing prices in the hot spot, people there will simply buy up the available supply and run out, and it will be cost prohibitive to bring in new supply from low-demand areas.

Prices coordinate economic actions across time as well. Just as entrepreneurs and businesses can profit by transporting scarce necessities from low-demand to high-demand areas, they can also profit by buying in low-demand times and storing their merchandise for when it is needed most.

Just as allowing prices to freely adjust in one area relative to another will send all the right signals for the optimal use of a scarce resource, allowing prices to freely adjust over time will do the same.

When an entrepreneur buys up resources during low-demand times in anticipation of a crisis, she restricts supply ahead of the crisis, which leads to a price increase. She effectively bids up the price. The change in price affects consumers and producers in all the ways mentioned above. Consumers self-ration more, and producers bring more of the resource to market.

Our entrepreneur has done a truly incredible thing. She has predicted the future, and by so doing has caused every individual in the economy to prepare for a shortage they don't even know is coming! And, by discouraging consumption and encouraging production ahead of time, she blunts the impact the crisis will have. There will be more of the resource to go around when it is needed most.

On top of this, our entrepreneur still has her stockpile she saved back when everyone else was blithely using it up. She can now further mitigate the damage of the crisis by selling her stock during the worst of it, when people are most desperate for relief. She will know when this is because the price will tell her, but only if it is allowed to adjust freely. When the price is at its highest is when people need the resource the most, and those willing to pay will not waste it or hoard it. They will put it to its highest valued use.

The economy is like a big bus we are all riding in, going down a road with many twists and turns. Just as it is difficult to see into the future, it is difficult to see out the bus windows at the road ahead.

On the dashboard, we don't have a speedometer or fuel gauge. Instead we have all the prices for everything in the economy. Prices are what tell us the condition of the bus and the road. They tell us everything. Without them, we are blind.

Good times are a smooth road. Consumer prices and interest rates are low, investment returns are steady. We hit the gas and go fast. But, the road is not always straight and smooth. Sometimes there are sharp turns and rough patches. Successful entrepreneurs are the ones who can see what is coming better than everyone else. They are our navigators.

When they buy up scarce resources ahead of a crisis, they are hitting the brakes and slowing us down. When they divert resources from one area to another, they are steering us onto a smoother path. By their actions in the market, they adjust the prices on our dashboard to reflect the conditions of the road ahead, so we can prepare for, navigate and get through the inevitable difficulties we will face.

Interfering with the dashboard by imposing price floors or price caps doesn't change the conditions of the road (the number of toilet paper rolls in existence hasn't changed). All it does is distort our perception of those conditions. We think the road is still smooth--our heavy foot stomping the gas--as we crash onto a rocky dirt road at 80 miles per hour (empty shelves at the store for weeks on end).

Supply, demand and prices are laws of nature. All of this is just how things work. It isn't right or wrong in a moral sense. Price caps lead to waste, shortages and hoarding as surely as water flows downhill. The opposite--allowing prices to adjust freely--leads to conservation of scarce resources and their being put to their highest valued use. And yes, it leads to profits for the entrepreneurs who were able to correctly predict future conditions, and losses for those who weren't.

Is it fair that they should collect these profits? On the one hand, anyone could have stocked up on toilet paper, hand sanitizer and face masks at any time before the crisis, so we all had a fair chance to get the supplies cheaply. On the other hand, it just feels wrong that some should profit so much at a time when there is so much need.

Our instinct in the moment is to see the entrepreneur as a villain, greedy "price gouger". But we don't see the long chain of economic consequences the led to the situation we feel is unfair.

If it weren't for anti-price-gouging laws, the major retailers would have raised their prices long before the crisis became acute. When they saw demand outstrip supply, they would have raised prices, not by 100 fold, but gradually and long before anyone knew how serious things would have become. Late comers would have had to pay more, but at least there would be something left on the shelf.

As an entrepreneur, why take risks trying to anticipate the future if you can't reap the reward when you are right? Instead of letting instead of letting entrepreneurs--our navigators--guide us, we are punishing and vilifying them, trying to force prices to reflect a reality that simply doesn't exist.

In a crisis, more than any other time, prices must be allowed to fluctuate. To do otherwise is to blind ourselves at a time when danger and uncertainty abound. It is economic suicide.

In a crisis, there is great need, and the way to meet that need is not by pretending it's not there, by forcing prices to reflect a world where there isn't need. They way to meet the need is the same it has always been, through charity.

If the people in government want to help, the best way for the to do so is to be charitable and reduce their taxes and fees as much as possible, ideally to zero in a time of crisis. Amazon, for example, could instantly reduce the price of all crisis related necessities by 20% if they waived their fee. This would allow for more uses by more people of these scarce supplies as hoarders release their stockpiles on to the market, knowing they can get 20% more for their stock. Governments could reduce or eliminate their tax burden on high-demand, crisis-related items and all the factors that go into their production, with the same effect: a reduction in prices and expansion of supply. All of us, including the successful entrepreneurs and the wealthy for whom high prices are not a great burden, could donate to relief efforts.

These ideas are not new or untested. This is core micro economics. It has been taught for hundreds of years in universities the world over. The fact that every crisis that comes along stirs up ire against entrepreneurs indicates not that the economics is wrong, but that we have a strong visceral reaction against what we perceive to be unfairness. This is as it should be. Unfairness is wrong and the anger it stirs in us should compel us to right the wrong. Our anger itself isn't wrong, it's just misplaced.

Entrepreneurs didn't cause the prices to rise. Our reaction to a virus did that. We saw a serious threat and an uncertain future and followed our natural impulse to hoard. Because prices at major retail suppliers didn't rise, that impulse ran rampant and we cleared the shelves until there was nothing left. We ran the bus right off the road and them blamed the entrepreneurs for showing us the reality of our situation, for shaking us out of the fantasy of low prices.

All of this is not to say that entrepreneurs are high-minded public servants. They are just doing their job. Staking your money on an uncertain future is a risky business. There are big risks and big rewards. Most entrepreneurs just scrape by or lose their capital in failed ventures.

However, the ones that get it right must be allowed to keep their profits, or else no one will try and we'll all be driving blind. We need our navigators. It doesn't even matter if they know all the positive effects they are having on the rest of us and the economy as a whole. So long as they are buying low and selling high--so long as they are doing their job--they will be guiding the rest of us through the good times and the bad, down the open road and through the rough spots.

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As long as the base unit of the trading system can be manipulated a free trading system cannot emerge.

The trading system will either be manipulated by printed subsidies or will be manipulated by artificial exchange rates.

Free trading was available during a gold standard and free trading will become available again during a future bitcoin standard.

https://stacker.news/items/989491

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Currently, and for the last three weeks, I am in Belfast. With the situation in HK becoming ever more crazy by the day we took the opportunity to escape from Hong Kong for a bit - I escaped with V and 3 suitcases. I also have some family matters that I am giving priority to at this time. We plan to stay a few more weeks in Northern Ireland and then after some time in Belgium we will be visiting some other European locations. I do hope that HK will be a place that we can go back to - we will see...

What's happening?

Quite a few significant events have happened in the last few weeks that deserve some deeper analysis and checking than you will ever get from the media propaganda circus that is running full force at the moment. You should be in no doubt that the "Great Reset" with its supporting "Great Narrative" is in full swing.

In most of the world the C19 story has run its course - for now. Most countries seem to have have "declared victory" and "moved on". Obviously HK is an exception (nothing happened there for the last two years) and I fear they will get to experience the whole 2-year thing in the coming 3-4 months. Watch out - the politicians everywhere are looking to permanently establish the "emergency controls" as "normal" - see previous Letter for some examples in Ireland and EU.

Invasion of Ukraine has led to so many lines being crossed - to the extent that clearly things will never be the same again in our lifetime.

Why? How did we get here?

I do not claim to know all the answers but some things are fairly clear if you look with open eyes and the wisdom that previous generations and civilisations have made available to us - even if most choose to ignore it (Plato on the flaws of democracy). Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it and even those who learn will have litle choice but to go along for much of the ride.

Perhaps my notes and the links below will help you to form an educated opinion rather than the pervasive propaganda we are all being fed.

The current situation is more than 100 years in the making and much (if not most) of what you thought was true is less veracious than you could ever imagine. No doubt we could (and maybe should) go back further but let's start in 1913 when the British Government asked the public no longer to request exchange of their pounds for gold coins at the post office. This led to the issuing of War Bonds and fractional reserve accounting that allowed the Bank of England essentially to print unlimited money to fight in WW1; without this devious action they would have been constrained to act within the limits of the country's reserves and WW1 would have been shorter. Read The Fiat Standard for more details on how this happened. Around this time, and likely no coincidence, the US bankers were scheming how to get around the constitutional controls against such actions in their own country - read more in The Creature from Jekyll Island.

Following WW1, Germany was forced to pay war reparations in Gold (hard money). This led to a decade of money printing and extravagant excesses and crashes as hyperinflation set in, ending in the bankrupting of the country and the nationalism that fed WW2 - the gory details of devaluation and hyperinflation in Weimar Germany are described in When Money Dies. Meanwhile the US bankers who had been preparing since 1913 stepped in with unlimited money printing to fund WW2 and then also in their Marshal Plan to cement in place the Bretton Woods post-war agreement that made US Dollar the global reserve currency.

Decades of boom and bust followed - well explained by Ray Dalio who portrays this as perfectly normal and to be expected - unfortunately it is for soft (non-hard) money based economies. The Fourth Turning will give many additional insights to this period too as well as cycles to watch for and their cause and nature. In 1961 Eisenhower tried to warn the population in his farewell address about the "Military Industrial Complex" and many believe that Robert Kennedy's assassination in 1963 may well be not entirely unrelated.

Things came to a head in August 1971 when the countries of the world realised that the US was (contrary to all promises) printing unlimited funds to (among other things) fight the Vietnam war and so undermining the expected and required convertibility of US dollars (the currency of global trade) for Gold (hard money). A French warship heading to NY to collect France's gold was the straw that caused Nixon to default on US Debt convertibility and "close the gold window".

This in turn led to further decades of increasing financialization, further fuelled (pun intended) by the PetroDollar creation and "exorbitant priviledge" that the US obtained by having the global reserve currency - benefiting those closest to the money supply (Cantillon effect) while hollowing out the US manufacturing and eventually devastating its middle and working classes (Triffin dilemma) - Arthur Hayes describes all this and much more as well as the likely outlook in his article - Energy Canceled. Absolutely required reading or listen to Guy Swan reading it and giving his additional interpetation.

Zoltan Pozsar of Credit Suisse explains how the money system is now being reset following the events of last few weeks and his article outlines a likely way forward - Bretton Woods III. His paper is somewhat dense, heavy reading and you might prefer to listen to Luc Gromen's more conversational explainer with Marty

All of this was well known to our forefathers

The writers of the American Constitution understood the dangers of money being controlled by any elite group and they did their best to include protections in the US constitution. It did take the bankers multiple decades and puppet presidents to circumvent these but do so they did. Thomas Jefferson could not have been more clear in his warning.

" If the American people ever allow private banks to control the issue of their currency, first by inflation, then by deflation, the banks and corporations that will grow up around(these banks) will deprive the people of all property until their children wake up homeless on the continent their fathers conquered."

Islamic finace also recognised the dangers - you will likely be aware of the restrictions that forbid interest payments - read this interesting article from The Guardian

You will likely also be aware from schooldays that the Roman Empire collapsed because it expanded too much and the overhead became unbearable leading to the debasement of its money and inability to extract tax payments to support itself. Read more from Mises Institute. Here too, much of this will likely ring familiar.

So what can you do about it?

In theory Governments should respect Consent of the Governed and the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights states that "The will of the people shall be the basis of the authority of government".

For you to decide if and to what extent governments today are acting in line with these principles. If not, what can you do about it?

The options you have are basically - Loyalty, Voice or Exit. 1. You can be loyal and accept what you are told - 2. you may (or may not) be able to voice disagreement and 3. you may (or may not!) be able to exit. Authoritarian governments will make everything except Loyalty difficult or even impossible - if in doubt, read George Orwell 1984 - or look just around at recent events today in many countries.

I'll be happy to delve deeper into this in subsequent letters if there is interest - for now I recommend you to read Sovereign Individual. It is a long read but each chapter starts with a summary and you can read the summaries of each chapter as a first step. Also - I'm happy to discuss with you - just reach out and let me know!

For those who prefer a structured reading list, check References

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Privacy is necessary for an open society in the electronic age. Privacy is not secrecy. A private matter is something one doesn't want the whole world to know, but a secret matter is something one doesn't want anybody to know. Privacy is the power to selectively reveal oneself to the world.

If two parties have some sort of dealings, then each has a memory of their interaction. Each party can speak about their own memory of this; how could anyone prevent it? One could pass laws against it, but the freedom of speech, even more than privacy, is fundamental to an open society; we seek not to restrict any speech at all. If many parties speak together in the same forum, each can speak to all the others and aggregate together knowledge about individuals and other parties. The power of electronic communications has enabled such group speech, and it will not go away merely because we might want it to.

Since we desire privacy, we must ensure that each party to a transaction have knowledge only of that which is directly necessary for that transaction. Since any information can be spoken of, we must ensure that we reveal as little as possible. In most cases personal identity is not salient. When I purchase a magazine at a store and hand cash to the clerk, there is no need to know who I am. When I ask my electronic mail provider to send and receive messages, my provider need not know to whom I am speaking or what I am saying or what others are saying to me; my provider only need know how to get the message there and how much I owe them in fees. When my identity is revealed by the underlying mechanism of the transaction, I have no privacy. I cannot here selectively reveal myself; I must always reveal myself.

Therefore, privacy in an open society requires anonymous transaction systems. Until now, cash has been the primary such system. An anonymous transaction system is not a secret transaction system. An anonymous system empowers individuals to reveal their identity when desired and only when desired; this is the essence of privacy.

Privacy in an open society also requires cryptography. If I say something, I want it heard only by those for whom I intend it. If the content of my speech is available to the world, I have no privacy. To encrypt is to indicate the desire for privacy, and to encrypt with weak cryptography is to indicate not too much desire for privacy. Furthermore, to reveal one's identity with assurance when the default is anonymity requires the cryptographic signature.

We cannot expect governments, corporations, or other large, faceless organizations to grant us privacy out of their beneficence. It is to their advantage to speak of us, and we should expect that they will speak. To try to prevent their speech is to fight against the realities of information. Information does not just want to be free, it longs to be free. Information expands to fill the available storage space. Information is Rumor's younger, stronger cousin; Information is fleeter of foot, has more eyes, knows more, and understands less than Rumor.

We must defend our own privacy if we expect to have any. We must come together and create systems which allow anonymous transactions to take place. People have been defending their own privacy for centuries with whispers, darkness, envelopes, closed doors, secret handshakes, and couriers. The technologies of the past did not allow for strong privacy, but electronic technologies do.

We the Cypherpunks are dedicated to building anonymous systems. We are defending our privacy with cryptography, with anonymous mail forwarding systems, with digital signatures, and with electronic money.

Cypherpunks write code. We know that someone has to write software to defend privacy, and since we can't get privacy unless we all do, we're going to write it. We publish our code so that our fellow Cypherpunks may practice and play with it. Our code is free for all to use, worldwide. We don't much care if you don't approve of the software we write. We know that software can't be destroyed and that a widely dispersed system can't be shut down.

Cypherpunks deplore regulations on cryptography, for encryption is fundamentally a private act. The act of encryption, in fact, removes information from the public realm. Even laws against cryptography reach only so far as a nation's border and the arm of its violence. Cryptography will ineluctably spread over the whole globe, and with it the anonymous transactions systems that it makes possible.

For privacy to be widespread it must be part of a social contract. People must come and together deploy these systems for the common good. Privacy only extends so far as the cooperation of one's fellows in society. We the Cypherpunks seek your questions and your concerns and hope we may engage you so that we do not deceive ourselves. We will not, however, be moved out of our course because some may disagree with our goals.

The Cypherpunks are actively engaged in making the networks safer for privacy. Let us proceed together apace.

Onward.

Eric Hughes hughes@soda.berkeley.edu

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Contexto e início

O precursor direto do avivamento foi William J. Seymour, um pregador afro-americano filho de ex-escravos, influenciado pelos ensinamentos de Charles Parham, que pregava o "batismo no Espírito Santo" com evidência do falar em línguas.

Em 1906, Seymour foi convidado para pregar em uma igreja em Los Angeles. Após ser rejeitado por alguns por sua pregação sobre o batismo com o Espírito Santo, ele começou a liderar reuniões de oração na casa da família Asberry. Em abril de 1906, durante uma dessas reuniões, os participantes começaram a experimentar manifestações intensas do Espírito Santo, incluindo glossolalia (falar em línguas), curas e profecias.

A Rua Azusa

Logo, o número de participantes cresceu tanto que foi necessário mudar para um antigo prédio da Igreja Metodista Africana Episcopal, no número 312 da Rua Azusa, no centro de Los Angeles. Esse local se tornou o epicentro do avivamento.

Características marcantes

Cultos espontâneos e fervorosos, muitas vezes sem ordem pré-definida.

Diversidade étnica e social: negros, brancos, latinos, asiáticos, ricos e pobres adoravam juntos — algo radical para os padrões da época.

Ênfase nas manifestações espirituais, como línguas, curas, visões e profecias.

Igualdade de gênero e raça no ministério, com mulheres e homens de diversas origens pregando e liderando.

Impacto

O avivamento da Rua Azusa marcou o nascimento e expansão global do pentecostalismo, hoje uma das maiores forças do cristianismo mundial. Missionários saíram de Azusa para várias partes do mundo, levando a mensagem pentecostal. Movimentos como as Assembleias de Deus e Igreja do Evangelho Quadrangular têm raízes nesse avivamento.

Tensão e Interpretação entre Reformistas e Pentecostalistas

Evangelhos e Atos

João Batista profetiza: “Ele vos batizará com o Espírito Santo e com fogo” (Mateus 3:11).

Em Atos 2, no Pentecostes, os discípulos falam em línguas e recebem poder (Atos 1:8; 2:4).

Outros episódios: Atos 10 (Casa de Cornélio) e Atos 19 (Éfeso).

Cartas Paulinas

Paulo não relaciona diretamente o “batismo com o Espírito” ao falar em línguas. Em 1 Coríntios 12:13 ele diz: “Pois em um só Espírito todos nós fomos batizados em um corpo”.

A glossolalia aparece como um dom entre outros, mas não como evidência obrigatória (1 Coríntios 12:30).

Tensão

Pentecostais veem o batismo com o Espírito como uma segunda experiência após a conversão, evidenciada por línguas. Reformados geralmente interpretam que o batismo com o Espírito ocorre na conversão e que línguas não são obrigatórias ou cessaram com os apóstolos.

Reformadores e o Batismo com o Espírito Santo

Martinho Lutero, João Calvino e outros reformadores não falavam em línguas nem davam ênfase a experiências carismáticas.

Cessacionismo: Doutrina comum entre reformados que diz que os dons sobrenaturais (línguas, profecias, curas) cessaram com a era apostólica.

Continuação (posição pentecostal): Os dons continuam hoje.

Filmes / Documentários

“Azusa Street: The Origins of Pentecostalism” (2006) – Documentário com imagens históricas e entrevistas.

“Wesley” (2009) – Biografia de John Wesley, precursor do metodismo e influência indireta no pentecostalismo.

“The Cross and the Switchblade” (1970) – História de David Wilkerson e a conversão de Nicky Cruz; enfatiza a obra do Espírito.

Série “God in America” (PBS) – Episódio sobre o pentecostalismo (não só Azusa, mas seu impacto cultural).

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Sangha Renewables, a company that combines renewable energy with bitcoin mining, has started construction on a 19.9-megawatt (MW) mining facility powered 100% by solar energy. This is a big step towards making bitcoin mining cleaner, cheaper and more efficient.

The mining site is in West Texas, a region known for its strong solar and growing bitcoin mining presence.

What’s unique about this project is the “behind-the-meter” setup — the facility will draw power directly from a nearby solar site instead of the grid. This avoids some of the costs and inefficiencies of traditional energy sourcing.

The solar site where the mining facility is located has been operational for a few years. But it’s faced challenges like grid congestion and negative energy pricing – times when there’s too much energy and prices go below zero.

Sangha’s new mining operation will solve this problem by being a flexible energy consumer. When the grid has excess energy, Sangha can use it to mine bitcoin, helping to stabilize the grid and put otherwise wasted energy to work.

Related: Bitcoin Mining Clean Energy and Grid Balance | ERCOT Study

“This is a win-win-win,” said Spencer Marr, co-founder and CEO of Sangha Renewables. “The IPP (independent power producer) earns more per megawatt-hour, our investors gain exposure to low-cost bitcoin production, and we deliver grid-stabilizing load where it’s needed most.”

In addition to the tech innovation, Sangha is also changing the way people can invest in bitcoin mining.

The company just raised $14 million of its $17 million target to fund the construction and operation of the Texas facility.

Unlike traditional investments in mining companies or digital asset stocks, Sangha allows accredited investors to invest directly in the infrastructure itself through special purpose vehicles (SPVs).

Investors can put in cash or bitcoin and get ongoing payouts in bitcoin that are “well below the market price,” according to Marr. This means instead of buying bitcoin on the open market, investors are essentially earning it through the mining activity powered by renewable energy.

“Sangha is not just building bitcoin mining sites—we’re building a new model for how capital flows in and out of Bitcoin,” Marr said.

“By applying a project finance structure honed-in the renewable energy and real estate sectors, we enable investors to participate directly in productive assets—without intermediaries, speculative equities, or inefficiencies of datacenter hosting.”

Sangha’s financial and operational model uses advanced forecasting tools.

These tools allow forecasting of energy prices and bitcoin mining profitability down to 15-minute intervals. This enables the company to decide when to run the mining rigs for maximum efficiency and return on investment.

This Texas facility is a proof-of-concept. If it works, it will open the door for others across the U.S.

Sangha believes many underutilized renewable energy sites could benefit from this kind of setup, especially in areas that produce more energy than the grid can handle.

Using a capital-efficient, investor-aligned model and working with independent power producers (IPPs) Sangha plans to scale this nationwide. The facility will be fully operational by Q3 2025.

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In this post, you’ll see how easy it is to consolidate some UTXOs. Hopefully this’ll give you the confidence to try it out whenever fees are low. It’s super simple and can be done in two steps!

Step 1

Go to your wallet and grab a receive address. As you can see, this wallet has two UTXOs.

Step 2

Once you have a receive address, send the max amount in your wallet to it (i.e. you’ll be sending to yourself). What you’ll receive is your all your bitcoin back minus the network fee. In this case, the cost was 900 sats.

That’s it.

Next time, when you go to Send > Coin Control, you’ll see that you have one large UTXO instead of one large and one small.

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Part I: Women Under Siege, A Century of Psychological and Social Displacement

Women are under attack, and they have been for over a century.

Before the industrial revolution, in most of the world, a woman was never truly alone. She was embedded in a web of support: her husband, her children, her extended family, and most crucially, her female network, other women she saw daily, worked beside, shared joys and sorrows with.

These women had shared incentives, shared goals, and shared lives. They cared deeply for one another, you could say they loved each other. They built each other up, protected one another’s children, and upheld one another’s dignity and value.

And they were often related by blood or through her husband.

The social feedback that mattered came from those nearby, friends and kin whose faces she saw every day. Women did not orient their self-worth around strangers, institutions, or distant celebrities. They lived in a community of mutual reinforcement, not a marketplace of external judgment.

Their days were filled not just with labor but with meaning, tied to their families, communities, and legacies.

But the modern world severed that web. The industrial model fractured the household: husbands to work, children to school, and women, adrift. What remains now is isolation. Fragmentation. A mother might spend most of her day alone, away from her husband, away from her children, and with no sisters or cousins or mothers-in-law nearby. Her labor is abstracted, her care is undervalued, her instincts derided.

So what fills that vacuum? Loneliness. Insecurity. Yearning for validation. A desperate emotional hunger.

And into that vulnerability steps the modern left, offering what appears to be moral clarity, emotional safety, and social belonging. But what it delivers is not care, it’s ideological grooming. Women are being slowly, deliberately conditioned into a kind of captivity that wears the mask of liberation.

The left captures women by hijacking their evolved moral instincts: empathy, nurturance, and fear of social disapproval. It exploits these instincts to bind them into a system that pretends to offer safety, compassion, and justice, while actually delivering fragmentation, isolation, and civilizational decline. This is the core of ideological grooming: not overt coercion, but the gradual reshaping of women’s emotional responses to serve the interests of an alien moral and political agenda.

They are not thriving.

They are hurting, deeply.

And most don't even know why.

Part II: Ideological Abuse, The Left as Cult, Parasite, and Prison Warden

Many women today live in what can only be described as ideological prisoner-of-war camps, structures not of concrete and barbed wire, but of media, social networks, institutional propaganda, and psychological manipulation. These are not camps in metaphor alone. They function operationally as cults: controlling thought, severing relationships, poisoning perception, and rendering escape emotionally dangerous. This is not hyperbole. It is the observable outcome of a sustained, parasitic, and strategic program by the modern left to weaponize feminine instincts against their own interests, families, and civilizations.

The Grooming Process

The grooming process began by exploiting women’s empathy. By positioning leftist narratives as moral imperatives, "care for the marginalized," "stand up for the oppressed", they appealed to a woman's deepest emotional instincts. This was effective, sustainable, and slow-acting.

But over time, as the natural contradictions of the leftist program emerged, and as the promises failed to deliver security, the narrative shifted from empathy to fear. Fear of rejection. Fear of violence. Fear of being labeled a traitor. Fear of losing one’s job, reputation, or children. Fear of losing one’s husband, or worse, of no longer being served or prioritized by him as he reasserts a more natural masculine role. As more men move away from egalitarianism toward traditional gender roles, some women sense a loss of control over the male utility they once relied on. Fear, not care, now drives adherence to the cult.

And for many women, one of the most primal fears cultivated in this system is the fear of unwanted pregnancy, not merely as a personal inconvenience, but as a symbol of loss of control, future disruption, and irreversible consequence. The left has exploited this fear ruthlessly, crafting a narrative where pregnancy itself becomes a threat unless politically mitigated. This fear is most acute among unmarried women, but even some married women, those who have internalized modern anti-natalism, careerism, or economic precarity, are made to fear the very biological function that once defined feminine power.

This is an inversion of nature. The ability to create life, once revered as a sacred feminine strength, is now framed as a potential crisis. The result is a psychological dependency: women are groomed to see their own fertility not as a gift, but as a liability, something to be defended against with the help of the state, the party, or the institution.

This weaponized fear creates emotional paralysis, breeds distrust between men and women, and deepens ideological dependency.

NOTE: That leftist shift from care to fear based tactics matters.

Fear, unlike empathy, has diminishing returns. Fear is very powerful as an acute emotional motivator but over time human beings adapt to fear. It cannot be sustained indefinitely. Like the body acclimating to the height of a ladder, prolonged exposure to fear forces the nervous system to recalibrate. Eventually fear stops working as a motivator. It loses its grip on their heart.

This is both the weakness and the exit point.

When fear becomes the primary control mechanism, women begin to feel its unnaturalness. They begin to question why they are always anxious, always policing their words, always walking on eggshells. And in that questioning lies the opportunity for extraction.

The Mechanics of Captivity

1. Severance from Husbands and Families

By encouraging female independence as a moral virtue, and by framing male authority and protection as patriarchal oppression, the left undermines the marital bond. It floods media with narratives that husbands are inherently abusive, conservative men are dangerous, and male leadership is suspect. The result is psychological atomization: wives grow mistrustful of their husbands, mothers are taught to see fathers as threats, and homes fracture.

This inversion of reality hides critical truths: women in marriages, real, committed marital unions, experience significantly lower rates of relationship violence than those in cohabiting or non-committed arrangements. Likewise, they enjoy greater financial stability, access to shared resources, and long-term planning. But the left obscures this data to bait women into hazard, encouraging divorce, delaying marriage, or avoiding it altogether, only to leave them more vulnerable emotionally, physically, and economically. It is not empowerment. It is sabotage disguised as liberation.

2. Displacement from Natural Roles

Women are pulled out of the home under the guise of empowerment. But what was once a sacred domain of family, children, and community becomes replaced by workplace drudgery, bureaucratic subordination, and sterile careerism. The maternal instincts that once formed the moral foundation of the community are sterilized in service to profit and politics.

This displacement comes with deep costs. First, women are no longer present in the home to pass down essential knowledge, emotional regulation, the daily rhythms of domestic life, the art of nurturing, to their children. Daughters, in particular, grow up without examples of how to be wives and mothers, and thus enter adulthood unprepared for those roles. This generational disruption breeds anxiety, insecurity, and performance stress, which the left blames not on the loss of traditional roles, but on the institution of marriage itself.

Second, the workplace often consumes women without providing lasting fulfillment. Many begin to experience profound burnout between the ages of 35 and 45, just as their children, had they been mothers, would be entering greater independence. Instead of a natural transition toward grand-mothering and community leadership, they find themselves exhausted, trapped in cycles of debt and consumption, and emotionally depleted.

The left exacerbates this collapse by baiting women into material hazard, encouraging overspending, isolation, and lifestyle inflation. Debt replaces security, status replaces fulfillment, and work replaces family. The outcome is not empowerment, it is managed decline.

3. Destruction of Female Networks

Female well-being has always depended on tight community bonds: other mothers, extended kin, local support. But urbanization, hyper-mobility, and digital substitution have erased these networks. In response, many women attempt to rebuild new relationships at work. Yet in today’s high-turnover, gig-driven economy, people don’t stay in the same company long enough to form deep bonds. As a result, these attempted networks remain shallow and transient.

Into this emotional void step ideological predators. Many of the information and social spaces that women now turn to, whether online forums, activist communities, or social media platforms, have been infiltrated by bad actors who prey on their isolation and dissatisfaction. These manipulators exploit their emotional hunger to groom them into leftist causes, turn them against their husbands, and frame their children not as blessings but as burdens. What once were havens of feminine cooperation have become pipelines of ideological capture.

4. Capture by the Media-State Cathedral

Leftist media, academia, and state bureaucracies form an information cult that grooms women to internalize their narratives and fear dissent. Women operate primarily through consensus, social cues, communal norms, and perceived majorities to shape their judgments and loyalties. The cathedral leverages this trait by manufacturing a false consensus, making it appear that leftist ideology is the moral and cultural standard.

Women fall into this not out of malice, but because they are obedient, conscientious, and eager to follow the dominant narrative. They want to be good people, good citizens, and morally upstanding members of the community. That very goodness is what is being weaponized against them.

Terms like "misogyny," "toxic masculinity," and "equality" are deployed to stigmatize any competing moral grammar. Feminine intuitions are directed not toward building, nurturing, and bonding, but toward shaming, punishing, and canceling.

5. Importing Violence and Chaos

Simultaneously, mass immigration is promoted as moral necessity, regardless of its proven effects: rising crime, declining safety, and cultural disintegration. Women are told they must embrace this change for the sake of compassion. But it makes them less safe, more anxious, and more dependent on state protection.

Many mothers report that they can no longer take their children to the park without fear. Public spaces have been overtaken by foreign adult males who loiter, intimidate, and harass women and children, while police neglect these threats as unworthy of attention. This constant exposure to danger reinforces in women's minds the belief that men are dangerous.

But here, too, the picture has been inverted. Yes, men are dangerous, by design. Male danger, properly directed, is protective. It is meant to shield women and children from external threats. But women today see only the distorted side of that capacity: danger as threat, not as shield. They are denied the experience of male danger being used for their protection, because the state has neutralized and criminalized the very men who would defend them.

6. Economic Enslavement by Design

The two-income trap, high taxation, and debt-driven consumption were not accidents. They are engineered dependencies. It is shockingly easy to get into credit card debt, and lenders regularly approve new cards for individuals who are already financially overextended. Modern financial systems obscure spending, tap-to-pay, buy-now-pay-later schemes, and minimal visual feedback detach people from the consequences of their consumption.

Television, marketing, and social media all promote a lifestyle calibrated for two full-time incomes, over sized suburban homes, exotic vacations, constant dining out, fashion, and wellness subscriptions. Women absorb this false standard and feel pressured to maintain it. They begin to believe that unless they are working outside the home, they are somehow failing to contribute.

The result is economic entrapment. Most women would prefer to be home with their children, especially in their earliest years, but feel they cannot. Not because they don’t want to nurture, but because they’ve been enslaved into labor by artificial necessity. A woman working outside the home becomes both taxed and time-starved. She becomes easier to control, easier to propagandize, and harder to free. The promise of liberation becomes a prison of obligation.

The Program’s Logic: Capture, Groom, Extract

This is not a random sequence of failures, it is a coordinated parasitism. Capture the mind, groom the instincts, extract the labor and emotional energy, and render escape nearly impossible by moral blackmail and social stigma. The same techniques used by cults apply: gaslighting, love-bombing, demonizing outsiders, and rewriting history. Crucially, cults also isolate their members from the people who love them, friends, husbands, parents, so that loyalty can be redirected to the cult itself. The modern left has done exactly this, systematically severing women from their natural protectors and support networks.

Part III: Rescue, Recovery, and Reconnection

We must now ask: how do we free these women? How do we help our sisters, wives, daughters, and friends escape the cult?

We must begin by recognizing why this rescue matters.

It matters because we love and care for these women, even those who have been turned against us. They are not our enemies, but captives manipulated into suspicion, bitterness, and fear. And they cannot free themselves. They need those of us who remain outside the cult, men and women alike, to act with clarity, courage, and unwavering loyalty.

It also matters because this ideological captivity is destabilizing society as a whole. We are all paying the price, especially men, who shoulder the vast majority of the tax burden that funds the very institutions grooming their wives and daughters. To leave these women in captivity is not only a personal failure; it is a civilizational one.

Step 0: Understand the Emotional Battlefield

Many of the people best positioned to help, their husbands, brothers, fathers, and old friends, are not themselves in deep emotional alignment. They were not captured by emotional grooming because they are often detached from emotional cues altogether. But this also makes them less effective at reaching those who have been captured through emotional manipulation.

To lead a rescue, you must first understand what women are responding to. What incentives are being offered? What are they afraid of? What is being hijacked?

And this requires something difficult: deep empathy for them, especially when they have been programmed to hate you. You must look past the hostility, the bitterness, and the propaganda they echo. You must see the frightened, lonely, well-meaning human being underneath. She is trying to be good. She is trying to belong. She is trying to find safety in a system that promised to care for her. That empathy is not weakness, it is a strategic necessity.

This document has laid out the mechanisms. But knowing them intellectually is not enough. You must internalize them, feel them, see the battlefield not just rationally, but emotionally. Only then can you enter the rescue effort with the right tools, the right tone, and the right timing.

To do this, especially for men, we must learn to be emotionally open. Not vulnerable. Vulnerability is different. Vulnerability is weakness, susceptibility to capture. Emotional openness means readiness for connection, attunement, and presence without compromise. It is not a surrender of strength, but its intelligent use of emotions.

Learning to be emotionally open and emotionally motivating is beyond the scope of this post, but it is a skill worth cultivating. If you need help applying this to someone specific, a daughter, a wife, a sister, talk to me. I’ll help you build a strategy that works for you.

Step 1: Change the Frame, from Debate to Extraction

You cannot reason someone out of a cult using logic alone. First, change the narrative. Don’t argue, about Trump or anything else. Argument frames the interaction as "us versus them," which reinforces the sense of alienation.

Instead, shift the focus from confrontation to protection. Talk about betrayal, not by them, but of them. Say things like: “They used your goodness against you.” “You thought you were helping, but they were grooming you.” This triggers emotional dissonance while keeping the person emotionally on your side.

Avoid labeling everything as 'leftist' or ideological, this only raises defenses. Frame the problem as coming from external manipulators who betrayed both of you. Orient your body language and tone to say, "I’m with you against what’s hurting us." This subtle shift creates an opening for reconnection, empathy, and eventual extraction.

Step 2: Rebuild Trust

Women need to see that the men in their lives are not enemies,but protectors. That the so-called patriarchy was a civilizational gift, not an oppressor. That male leadership is not domination, but responsibility under natural law.

They also need to witness, tangibly, that the men they depend on are capable of protection, not just morally, but physically. When a woman sees her husband, brother, or father demonstrating the capacity for controlled violence, training, sparring, standing firm in the face of a threat, her confidence in his leadership deepens. She doesn’t need him to be dangerous toward her; she needs to know that he is dangerous for her, that his strength and capability can and will be directed to protect her, their children, and their home. That trust, once visible, changes everything.

And for many women, especially as they approach midlife, another layer of trust must be addressed: the fear of being abandoned or replaced. They must know and believe that their husbands will not trade them in for a younger model. This reassurance must come not as appeasement, but as a confident expression of loyalty: "Yes, I am attractive to other women. Yes, I have options. And I choose you, because you are mine, and I protect and care for what is mine." That certainty, when expressed with strength and conviction, becomes a fortress for a woman's heart. Without it, she will inevitably turn to external structures for security. But with it, she returns to trusting the man, the family, and the legacy they build together.

Step 3: Tell Stories of Escape

Use testimonials from other women who escaped the cult. Stories like: “I was deep in it. I thought I was saving the world. But I was losing my family. Now I see what I couldn’t before.” Or, “I thought my husband was the problem, until I realized the real threat came from the people telling me to mistrust him.” These voices speak directly to the emotional world of the captured woman, offering not just facts, but felt truth.

These stories break the illusion of isolation. They reassure her that she is not alone in her confusion, her regret, or her desire to rebuild. They plant emotional seeds, dissonance, doubt, hope, without triggering direct resistance. Storytelling bypasses intellectual defenses and speaks to the part of the woman that still remembers what’s real.

Step 4: Recreate Female Community Bonds

Where the left isolates, we must reconnect. But while men cannot lead or structure these female networks, we can enable and protect the space for them to form. We must ensure that our wives, daughters, and friends have time and freedom to gather, without guilt or obstruction.

These groups should revolve around emotional connection, practical help, and mutual aid in the struggles of motherhood, parenting, and home life. Women will share problems, swap advice, and support each other with simple but essential acts, like watching each other’s children so they can rest or reset. This kind of community was normal into the 1980s. Now, it is nearly extinct.

Ideally, these groups should be formed IRL (in real life, not online) from the wives of your male friends. That way, there’s a higher chance of shared values and healthy ideological alignment from the start.

We must help revive womens supporting networks, not by leading it, but by valuing it, making time for it, and defending its moral and civilizational importance.

Step 5: Offer Purpose Beyond Politics

The left gives women a sense of moral identity. We must replace it, not just with words, but with action. We must hold up being a wife and mother as something aspirational, beautiful, and noble, not as an afterthought or a burden.

As men, this begins with us. Do we treat our wives with gratitude and admiration? Do we openly praise the care, endurance, and intelligence they bring to mothering and home-making? Do we protect their time, their energy, and their sacred role in our family’s future?

This also demands emotional connection, something many men struggle with not because they lack emotion, but because they were never taught to process and express it. But this is a skill. It can be learned. And once it is, emotional connection becomes a source of deep mutual reinforcement between husband and wife. The more she feels seen and valued in her role, the more proud she becomes to live it, and the more other women around her will notice.

We must inspire them with what’s real, not what’s trendy. We must model the moral clarity, personal loyalty, and emotional presence that makes home, family, and feminine purpose shine brighter than any ideology ever could.

Final Word: Rescue is a Duty, an Act of Love, and a Rational Interest

To allow our women to remain captive is to allow civilization to die. We must treat their freedom from ideological capture not as an idea, but as a sacred duty. They are not our enemies. They are hostages in a psychological war, a war they did not start, do not understand, and cannot win alone.

To rescue them is not only an act of love.

It is an act of civilizational and genetic defence.

And it is in our rational interest.

Every man, every father, every husband pays the price of this captivity, through taxes that fund the institutions that groom our women, through social unrest that erodes our communities, and through the personal cost of broken families, alienated children, and lost legacy. Rescue is not a sentimental gesture. It is an act of moral clarity, emotional loyalty, and strategic necessity. It is how we reclaim not only the women we love, but the future they were meant to nurture.

But we must also remain vigilant. Love does not mean indulgence. Compassion does not mean surrender. Even as we seek to free the women in our lives from this captivity, we must not allow their captured state to undermine our leadership, our mission, or our efforts to rebuild. We cannot permit their fear, confusion, or hostility, however manipulated, to dictate the terms of our civilization’s renewal.

We also must accept a hard truth: not everyone can be saved. Some will resist to the end. Some will walk away. Some will cling to their captors even when the door is open. This does not mean we stop trying. But it means we must steel our hearts. We must develop the strength to let go when necessary, so we can move forward and continue helping others. The mission is too important to be stalled by those who refuse the rescue. We owe them our love, but we owe our children and civilization our leadership.

The rescue is for them, but the direction must be set by those who remain free.

And we must speak plainly: those responsible for this mass grooming, those who finance it, institutionalize it, and profit from it, are not merely political opponents. They are existential threats to your wife, your children, your legacy, and your civilization. They have declared total war on truth, beauty, order, and loyalty. Now is the time for dangerous men to stop directing your frustration at the women who have been captured, and begin directing your resolve at those who captured them. We do not need to list the measures necessary. You will know them by their proportionality. In times of existential threat, reciprocal response is not extremism, it is survival.

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Many people today believe that the church has replaced Israel and that the promises given to Israel now apply to the church. When we say this, we are calling God a liar.

Can you imagine a groom promising to love and cherish his wife until death do they part and then saying, “I’m keeping my promise by loving and cherishing a new and different wife.”? We would never consider that man to be honest, faithful, and good. If God promised to protect and guide Israel, to have a descendant of David on the throne, and to give them the land, we can only trust Him if He fulfills these promises.

When we say the church has replaced Israel, we make two mistakes. We raise up the church beyond what is right and we put down Israel. We need to be careful because God promised Abraham:

“And I will bless those who bless you, And the one who curses you I will curse. And in you all the families of the earth will be blessed.” (Genesis 12:3)

and He reiterated this promise to Israel during the Exodus:

“He couches, he lies down as a lion,\ And as a lion, who dares rouse him?\ Blessed is everyone who blesses you [Israel],\ And cursed is everyone who curses you [Israel].” (Numbers 24:9) {clarification mine}

When we curse Israel or the Jews, we will be under God’s curse. Now this does not mean that every criticism of a particular action by Israel’s leaders brings a curse. Today’s nation of Israel is led by fallible men like every other nation, so there are mistakes made or corruption by particular leaders. It does, however, mean that generalizations against Israel and the Jews are wrong and of Satan.

Paul specifically warned the church against thinking they had replaced Israel in God’s blessing and love.

If the first piece of dough is holy, the lump is also; and if the root is holy, the branches are too.

But if some of the branches were broken off, and you, being a wild olive, were grafted in among them and became partaker with them of the rich root of the olive tree, do not be arrogant toward the branches; but if you are arrogant, remember that it is not you who supports the root, but the root supports you. You will say then, “Branches were broken off so that I might be grafted in.” Quite right, they were broken off for their unbelief, but you stand by your faith. Do not be conceited, but fear; for if God did not spare the natural branches, He will not spare you, either. Behold then the kindness and severity of God; to those who fell, severity, but to you, God’s kindness, if you continue in His kindness; otherwise you also will be cut off. And they also, if they do not continue in their unbelief, will be grafted in, for God is able to graft them in again. For if you were cut off from what is by nature a wild olive tree, and were grafted contrary to nature into a cultivated olive tree, how much more will these who are the natural branches be grafted into their own olive tree?

For I do not want you, brethren, to be uninformed of this mystery—so that you will not be wise in your own estimation—that a partial hardening has happened to Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in; and so all Israel will be saved; just as it is written,

“The Deliverer will come from Zion,\ He will remove ungodliness from Jacob.”\ “This is My covenant with them,\ When I take away their sins.” *From the standpoint of the gospel they are enemies for your sake, but from the standpoint of God’s choice they are beloved for the sake of the fathers*; for the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable**. For just as you once were disobedient to God, but now have been shown mercy because of their disobedience, so these also now have been disobedient, that because of the mercy shown to you they also may now be shown mercy. For God has shut up all in disobedience so that He may show mercy to all. (Romans 11:16-32) {emphasis mine}

Paul warns that although the Jews were pruned away due to rejection of Him and gentiles were grafted into Him by faith, if we reject God’s word, we can be pruned away and if the Jews return to Jesus, they can be grafted back in. He predicts that the Jews will return. “…that a partial hardening has happened to Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in; and so all Israel will be saved.” He also says regarding Israel that “the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable.” Yes, Israel rejected Jesus and was punished for doing so, but they will be called back to God and trust in their Messiah, Jesus. In the end, all the promises of God to Abraham, Jacob, David, and others regarding Israel, will be brought to complete fulfillment.

Both the Old and New Testaments talk about Israel being punished for rejecting God and their Messiah, but that, after the time of the Gentiles, they will be called back to Him.

and they will fall by the edge of the sword, and will be led captive into all the nations; and Jerusalem will be trampled under foot by the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled. (Luke 21:24)

After Daniel had been in prayer and repentance for the sins of Israel, the angel Gabriel came with this prophecy about Israel.

“Seventy weeks have been decreed for your people and your holy city, to finish the transgression, to make an end of sin, to make atonement for iniquity, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal up vision and prophecy and to anoint the most holy place. So you are to know and discern that from the issuing of a decree to restore and rebuild Jerusalem until Messiah the Prince there will be seven weeks and sixty-two weeks; it will be built again, with plaza and moat, even in times of distress. Then after the sixty-two weeks the Messiah will be cut off and have nothing, and the people of the prince who is to come will destroy the city and the sanctuary. And its end will come with a flood; even to the end there will be war; desolations are determined. (Daniel 9:24-26)

In this prophecy, the prediction of 69 weeks (literally sevens, but meaning groups of 7 years) from the decree to rebuild Jerusalem (by Artaxerxes) to the Messiah was fulfilled to the day when Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a donkey on Palm Sunday.

I always thought it strange that the prophecy predicted 70 sevens and that there was the first 69 sevens (483 years), then \~2,000 years where nothing happens, and then comes the final seven — the Great Tribulation. It didn’t make sense until I realized, the 70 sevens referred to the years of Israel. The time of the gentiles intervenes between the 69th and 70th sevens. This delay happened due to Israel rejecting their Messiah.

When He approached Jerusalem, He saw the city and wept over it, saying, “If you had known in this day, even you, the things which make for peace! But now they have been hidden from your eyes. For the days will come upon you when your enemies will throw up a barricade against you, and surround you and hem you in on every side, and they will level you to the ground and your children within you, and they will not leave in you one stone upon another, because you did not recognize the time of your visitation.” (Luke 19:41-44)

We are now in the time of the Gentiles, the church age, the intermission in the story of Israel. After the church is raptured, the story will return to Israel. The Jews (at least many of them) will finally accept their Messiah. They will suffer through the Tribulation while witnessing to the world and then God will finally fully fulfill His promises to Israel through the Millennial kingdom.

Alas! for that day is great,\ There is none like it;\ And it is the time of Jacob’s distress,\ But he will be saved from it.

‘It shall come about on that day,’ declares the Lord of hosts, ‘that I will break his yoke from off their neck and will tear off their bonds; and strangers will no longer make them their slaves. But they shall serve the Lord their God and David their king, whom I will raise up for them.

Fear not, O Jacob My servant,’ declares the Lord,\ ‘And do not be dismayed, O Israel;\ For behold, I will save you from afar\ And your offspring from the land of their captivity.\ And Jacob will return and will be quiet and at ease,\ And no one will make him afraid.\ For I am with you,’ declares the Lord, ‘to save you;\ For I will destroy completely all the nations where I have scattered you,\ Only I will not destroy you completely.\ But I will chasten you justly\ And will by no means leave you unpunished.’ \ (Jeremiah 30:7-11) {emphasis mine}

Jacob’s distress is the final Tribulation. The 144,000 Jewish witnesses will be saved through the whole Tribulation. Others may become saved and die a martyrs death, but they will then be brought into the millennial kingdom where the Messiah will fill the throne of David and Israel will reach from the River to the Sea.

The Jews have already been saved “from afar, and your offspring from the land of their captivity” with the recreation of Israel in 1947 and the continual return of Jews to their homeland.

God is working to fulfill His promises to Israel and His work is nearly complete.

“O Jacob My servant, do not fear,” declares the Lord, “For I am with you. For I will make a full end of all the nations where I have driven you, Yet I will not make a full end of you; But I will correct you properly And by no means leave you unpunished.” (Jeremiah 46:28)

God promises a “full end of all the nations where I have driven you.” Those nations and people who try to destroy Israel will be destroyed. As Christians we should love what God loves, and despite Israel’s repeated betrayals, God still loves Israel, so we should, too.

May the God of heaven give us a right view of Israel. May we see them as God sees them. May God use us to share the Gospel in such a way as to lead to a harvest of Jews for the Kingdom of God. To God be the glory!

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Let's start with some important foundational thinking - based on natural law. Money should be separate from the State - if not history shows that governments and human greed will always take over and manipulate the system in their favour and the expense of their populations. For extensive references, read The Sovereign Individual and The Creature from Jeckyll Island.

• The Separation of State and Money is the most important thing you can listen to this week. Thanks to Allen Farrington - his paper is here for those who prefer to read. Wake up, folks!

• The American Forefathers knew this when the wrote the American Constitution. Thomas Jefferson said: “If the American people ever allow private banks to control the issue of their currency first by inflation then by deflation the banks and corporations that will grow up around them will deprive the people of all property until their children wake up homeless on the continent their Fathers conquered... I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies... The issuing power should be taken from the banks and restored to the people to whom it properly belongs.” Mark Moss explains it well here. Charlie Robinsons take here.

The situation in Canada explifies the issues

Governments have have long used "international economic sanctions" against other nations to enforce their positions. Now in Canada, and soon in your country too, they are applying such sanctions their own citizens - disconnecting them from the financial system and removing their ability to use their own life savings as they wish. Canadians spoke with their money - in one week they raised more money in support of the truckers for peaceful protest than were raised in support of all Canadian political parties in the election of last year - only to have it confiscated and blocked by those politicians.

• CPL. Daniel Bulford (Justin Trudeau's body guard) is particularly clear and eloquent - https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=3123688351279364

• Nick & Greg (two Canadians in Canada) explain the situation to Peter McCormack - https://youtu.be/QBWYp-cBr4o

• Dr Jordan Peterson and Dr Julie Ponesse (also Canadians in Canada) speak openly about what is going on https://t.co/2T7A4VEek1

• Even Canadians living in China speak up: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvDvJWdlD1E

Meanwhile in Turkey...

Joe Blogs has been giving blow by blow updates of the deteriorating sitation over the last weeks. What is happening to Turkey will come to many countries - sooner than you might imagine. Watch and learn here, here and here - more on his channel.

EU Citizens should be aware and lobby their MPs

Dropping of all C-19 restrictions is a tactic to stop people thinking about them; meanwhile the politicians are taking steps to get all of the emergency restrictions codified into normal law so that they can be deployed on you any time or all the time in future.\ Act now - or lose all freedoms - your choice - watch here or click below for the explainer.

More on war - recall our discussion last week

War steals and destroys the wealth of generations. We have been here before - remember World Wars 1 and 2...

• Dr Mattias Desmet explains how mass formation psychosis happens and how he became aware: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRo-ieBEw-8

• Be aware of this well known and much abused psycholgical experiment - rats in a cage - explained by Dr Christ Martensen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kSBdMXQkPI

To remain silent is wrong - to deny the rights of others to discuss and challenge (and even to punish or coerce them) is a crime in support of the biger crime. Each of us has a choice - choose wisely.

Could you have known about this?

"The Matrix is a system, Neo. That system is our enemy. But when you're inside, you look around, what do you see? Businessmen, teachers, lawyers, carpenters. The very minds of the people we are trying to save. But until we do, these people are still a part of that system and that makes them our enemy. You have to understand, most of these people are not ready to be unplugged. And many of them are so inert, so hopelessly dependent on the system that they will fight to protect it."

"Unfortunately, no one can be told what the Matrix is. You have to see it for yourself."

A closing thought...

Look closely at the cover of the Economist magazine released in December 2018 - The World in 2019 - see how many of those things have already come true.

In case this is too difficult for you - some things to note: Four horsemen of the apacalypse, Statue of Liberty wearing a facemask, Vetruvian Man with QR code (Vaccine passport), DNA mark on his arm, wearing virtual reality glasses... The animal bottom right is a Pangolin. Scales of Justice are well tipped/skewed, facial recognition, electric cars, Putin's pipelines, China and Brexit feature highly along with the lieing media (Pinnochio) and #metoo. I smell Predictive Programming.

• More insights in the explainer here (backup copy here) - including why it is backwards...

That's it!

No one can be told what The Matrix is.\ You have to see it for yourself.**

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Quando o assunto é privacidade em celulares, uma das medidas comumente mencionadas é a remoção de bloatwares do dispositivo, também chamado de debloat. O meio mais eficiente para isso sem dúvidas é a troca de sistema operacional. Custom Rom’s como LineageOS, GrapheneOS, Iodé, CalyxOS, etc, já são bastante enxutos nesse quesito, principalmente quanto não é instalado os G-Apps com o sistema. No entanto, essa prática pode acabar resultando em problemas indesejados como a perca de funções do dispositivo, e até mesmo incompatibilidade com apps bancários, tornando este método mais atrativo para quem possui mais de um dispositivo e separando um apenas para privacidade.   Pensando nisso, pessoas que possuem apenas um único dispositivo móvel, que são necessitadas desses apps ou funções, mas, ao mesmo tempo, tem essa visão em prol da privacidade, buscam por um meio-termo entre manter a Stock rom, e não ter seus dados coletados por esses bloatwares. Felizmente, a remoção de bloatwares é possível e pode ser realizada via root, ou mais da maneira que este artigo irá tratar, via adb.

O que são bloatwares?

Bloatware é a junção das palavras bloat (inchar) + software (programa), ou seja, um bloatware é basicamente um programa inútil ou facilmente substituível — colocado em seu dispositivo previamente pela fabricante e operadora — que está no seu dispositivo apenas ocupando espaço de armazenamento, consumindo memória RAM e pior, coletando seus dados e enviando para servidores externos, além de serem mais pontos de vulnerabilidades.

O que é o adb?

O Android Debug Brigde, ou apenas adb, é uma ferramenta que se utiliza das permissões de usuário shell e permite o envio de comandos vindo de um computador para um dispositivo Android exigindo apenas que a depuração USB esteja ativa, mas também pode ser usada diretamente no celular a partir do Android 11, com o uso do Termux e a depuração sem fio (ou depuração wifi). A ferramenta funciona normalmente em dispositivos sem root, e também funciona caso o celular esteja em Recovery Mode.

Requisitos:

Para computadores:

• Depuração USB ativa no celular; • Computador com adb; • Cabo USB;

Para celulares:

• Depuração sem fio (ou depuração wifi) ativa no celular; • Termux; • Android 11 ou superior;

Para ambos:

• Firewall NetGuard instalado e configurado no celular; • Lista de bloatwares para seu dispositivo;

Ativação de depuração:

Para ativar a Depuração USB em seu dispositivo, pesquise como ativar as opções de desenvolvedor de seu dispositivo, e lá ative a depuração. No caso da depuração sem fio, sua ativação irá ser necessária apenas no momento que for conectar o dispositivo ao Termux.

Instalação e configuração do NetGuard

O NetGuard pode ser instalado através da própria Google Play Store, mas de preferência instale pela F-Droid ou Github para evitar telemetria.

F-Droid: https://f-droid.org/packages/eu.faircode.netguard/

Github: https://github.com/M66B/NetGuard/releases

Após instalado, configure da seguinte maneira:

Configurações → padrões (lista branca/negra) → ative as 3 primeiras opções (bloquear wifi, bloquear dados móveis e aplicar regras ‘quando tela estiver ligada’);

Configurações → opções avançadas → ative as duas primeiras (administrar aplicativos do sistema e registrar acesso a internet);

Com isso, todos os apps estarão sendo bloqueados de acessar a internet, seja por wifi ou dados móveis, e na página principal do app basta permitir o acesso a rede para os apps que você vai usar (se necessário). Permita que o app rode em segundo plano sem restrição da otimização de bateria, assim quando o celular ligar, ele já estará ativo.

Lista de bloatwares

Nem todos os bloatwares são genéricos, haverá bloatwares diferentes conforme a marca, modelo, versão do Android, e até mesmo região.

Para obter uma lista de bloatwares de seu dispositivo, caso seu aparelho já possua um tempo de existência, você encontrará listas prontas facilmente apenas pesquisando por elas. Supondo que temos um Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus em mãos, basta pesquisar em seu motor de busca por:

Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus bloatware list

Provavelmente essas listas já terão inclusas todos os bloatwares das mais diversas regiões, lhe poupando o trabalho de buscar por alguma lista mais específica.

Caso seu aparelho seja muito recente, e/ou não encontre uma lista pronta de bloatwares, devo dizer que você acaba de pegar em merda, pois é chato para um caralho pesquisar por cada aplicação para saber sua função, se é essencial para o sistema ou se é facilmente substituível.

De antemão já aviso, que mais para frente, caso vossa gostosura remova um desses aplicativos que era essencial para o sistema sem saber, vai acabar resultando na perda de alguma função importante, ou pior, ao reiniciar o aparelho o sistema pode estar quebrado, lhe obrigando a seguir com uma formatação, e repetir todo o processo novamente.

Download do adb em computadores

Para usar a ferramenta do adb em computadores, basta baixar o pacote chamado SDK platform-tools, disponível através deste link: https://developer.android.com/tools/releases/platform-tools. Por ele, você consegue o download para Windows, Mac e Linux.

Uma vez baixado, basta extrair o arquivo zipado, contendo dentro dele uma pasta chamada platform-tools que basta ser aberta no terminal para se usar o adb.

Download do adb em celulares com Termux.

Para usar a ferramenta do adb diretamente no celular, antes temos que baixar o app Termux, que é um emulador de terminal linux, e já possui o adb em seu repositório. Você encontra o app na Google Play Store, mas novamente recomendo baixar pela F-Droid ou diretamente no Github do projeto.

F-Droid: https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.termux/

Github: https://github.com/termux/termux-app/releases

Processo de debloat

Antes de iniciarmos, é importante deixar claro que não é para você sair removendo todos os bloatwares de cara sem mais nem menos, afinal alguns deles precisam antes ser substituídos, podem ser essenciais para você para alguma atividade ou função, ou até mesmo são insubstituíveis.

Alguns exemplos de bloatwares que a substituição é necessária antes da remoção, é o Launcher, afinal, é a interface gráfica do sistema, e o teclado, que sem ele só é possível digitar com teclado externo. O Launcher e teclado podem ser substituídos por quaisquer outros, minha recomendação pessoal é por aqueles que respeitam sua privacidade, como Pie Launcher e Simple Laucher, enquanto o teclado pelo OpenBoard e FlorisBoard, todos open-source e disponíveis da F-Droid.

Identifique entre a lista de bloatwares, quais você gosta, precisa ou prefere não substituir, de maneira alguma você é obrigado a remover todos os bloatwares possíveis, modifique seu sistema a seu bel-prazer. O NetGuard lista todos os apps do celular com o nome do pacote, com isso você pode filtrar bem qual deles não remover.

Um exemplo claro de bloatware insubstituível e, portanto, não pode ser removido, é o com.android.mtp, um protocolo onde sua função é auxiliar a comunicação do dispositivo com um computador via USB, mas por algum motivo, tem acesso a rede e se comunica frequentemente com servidores externos. Para esses casos, e melhor solução mesmo é bloquear o acesso a rede desses bloatwares com o NetGuard.

MTP tentando comunicação com servidores externos:

Executando o adb shell

No computador

Faça backup de todos os seus arquivos importantes para algum armazenamento externo, e formate seu celular com o hard reset. Após a formatação, e a ativação da depuração USB, conecte seu aparelho e o pc com o auxílio de um cabo USB. Muito provavelmente seu dispositivo irá apenas começar a carregar, por isso permita a transferência de dados, para que o computador consiga se comunicar normalmente com o celular.

Já no pc, abra a pasta platform-tools dentro do terminal, e execute o seguinte comando:

./adb start-server

O resultado deve ser:

daemon not running; starting now at tcp:5037 daemon started successfully

E caso não apareça nada, execute:

./adb kill-server

E inicie novamente.

Com o adb conectado ao celular, execute:

./adb shell

Para poder executar comandos diretamente para o dispositivo. No meu caso, meu celular é um Redmi Note 8 Pro, codinome Begonia.

Logo o resultado deve ser:

begonia:/ $

Caso ocorra algum erro do tipo:

adb: device unauthorized. This adb server’s $ADB_VENDOR_KEYS is not set Try ‘adb kill-server’ if that seems wrong. Otherwise check for a confirmation dialog on your device.

Verifique no celular se apareceu alguma confirmação para autorizar a depuração USB, caso sim, autorize e tente novamente. Caso não apareça nada, execute o kill-server e repita o processo.

No celular

Após realizar o mesmo processo de backup e hard reset citado anteriormente, instale o Termux e, com ele iniciado, execute o comando:

pkg install android-tools

Quando surgir a mensagem “Do you want to continue? [Y/n]”, basta dar enter novamente que já aceita e finaliza a instalação

Agora, vá até as opções de desenvolvedor, e ative a depuração sem fio. Dentro das opções da depuração sem fio, terá uma opção de emparelhamento do dispositivo com um código, que irá informar para você um código em emparelhamento, com um endereço IP e porta, que será usado para a conexão com o Termux.

Para facilitar o processo, recomendo que abra tanto as configurações quanto o Termux ao mesmo tempo, e divida a tela com os dois app’s, como da maneira a seguir:

Para parear o Termux com o dispositivo, não é necessário digitar o ip informado, basta trocar por “localhost”, já a porta e o código de emparelhamento, deve ser digitado exatamente como informado. Execute:

adb pair localhost:porta CódigoDeEmparelhamento

De acordo com a imagem mostrada anteriormente, o comando ficaria “adb pair localhost:41255 757495”.

Com o dispositivo emparelhado com o Termux, agora basta conectar para conseguir executar os comandos, para isso execute:

adb connect localhost:porta

Obs: a porta que você deve informar neste comando não é a mesma informada com o código de emparelhamento, e sim a informada na tela principal da depuração sem fio.

Pronto! Termux e adb conectado com sucesso ao dispositivo, agora basta executar normalmente o adb shell:

adb shell

Remoção na prática Com o adb shell executado, você está pronto para remover os bloatwares. No meu caso, irei mostrar apenas a remoção de um app (Google Maps), já que o comando é o mesmo para qualquer outro, mudando apenas o nome do pacote.

Dentro do NetGuard, verificando as informações do Google Maps:

Podemos ver que mesmo fora de uso, e com a localização do dispositivo desativado, o app está tentando loucamente se comunicar com servidores externos, e informar sabe-se lá que peste. Mas sem novidades até aqui, o mais importante é que podemos ver que o nome do pacote do Google Maps é com.google.android.apps.maps, e para o remover do celular, basta executar:

pm uninstall –user 0 com.google.android.apps.maps

E pronto, bloatware removido! Agora basta repetir o processo para o resto dos bloatwares, trocando apenas o nome do pacote.

Para acelerar o processo, você pode já criar uma lista do bloco de notas com os comandos, e quando colar no terminal, irá executar um atrás do outro.

Exemplo de lista:

Caso a donzela tenha removido alguma coisa sem querer, também é possível recuperar o pacote com o comando:

cmd package install-existing nome.do.pacote

Pós-debloat

Após limpar o máximo possível o seu sistema, reinicie o aparelho, caso entre no como recovery e não seja possível dar reboot, significa que você removeu algum app “essencial” para o sistema, e terá que formatar o aparelho e repetir toda a remoção novamente, desta vez removendo poucos bloatwares de uma vez, e reiniciando o aparelho até descobrir qual deles não pode ser removido. Sim, dá trabalho… quem mandou querer privacidade?

Caso o aparelho reinicie normalmente após a remoção, parabéns, agora basta usar seu celular como bem entender! Mantenha o NetGuard sempre executando e os bloatwares que não foram possíveis remover não irão se comunicar com servidores externos, passe a usar apps open source da F-Droid e instale outros apps através da Aurora Store ao invés da Google Play Store.

Referências: Caso você seja um Australopithecus e tenha achado este guia difícil, eis uma videoaula (3:14:40) do Anderson do canal Ciberdef, realizando todo o processo: http://odysee.com/@zai:5/Como-remover-at%C3%A9-200-APLICATIVOS-que-colocam-a-sua-PRIVACIDADE-E-SEGURAN%C3%87A-em-risco.:4?lid=6d50f40314eee7e2f218536d9e5d300290931d23

Pdf’s do Anderson citados na videoaula: créditos ao anon6837264 http://eternalcbrzpicytj4zyguygpmkjlkddxob7tptlr25cdipe5svyqoqd.onion/file/3863a834d29285d397b73a4af6fb1bbe67c888d72d30/t-05e63192d02ffd.pdf

Processo de instalação do Termux e adb no celular: https://youtu.be/APolZrPHSms

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執行摘要

隨著比特幣再創歷史新高，市場總市值攀升至 3.39 兆美元，成交量顯著回溫至 704 億美元，顯示多頭氣氛延續。然而，鏈上與衍生品數據釋出警訊，操作上應更加謹慎。 本週需關注三大數據變化：

清算與槓桿風險：永續合約持倉升至 159.7B，多空雙邊爆倉規模擴大。若價格劇烈波動，將可能引發連鎖平倉與資金撤離。 鏈上結構是否轉弱：雖鯨魚持續吸籌，NUPL 指標尚未突破歷史高點，市場情緒未到亢奮，但並不代表市場毫無壓力。 ETF 資金動能是否續強：BTC 與 ETH ETF 雖持續流入，但增幅放緩，若出現流出，將影響市場對主流資產的風險偏好。

此外，Coinbase 與 Korea溢價指數維持正值，代表現貨買盤尚有支撐。整體結構仍偏多，但需持續追蹤資金是否轉趨保守，以應對高位震盪風險。

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加密市場

本週加密貨幣市場總市值下降至 3.24 兆美元，較前週略有回落，顯示市場資金流入動能稍微減弱。交易活動方面，當週總成交量達到 591.66 億美元，較上週減少，反映市場活躍度有所下降，投資者情緒轉趨保守。

https://coinmarketcap.com/charts/

市場情緒指標顯示，恐懼與貪婪指數為 55，處於中性區間，代表市場情緒較為平穩，但貪婪情緒較前週下降，投資者對市場前景的信心稍微減弱。

https://www.coinglass.com/zh-TW/pro/i/FearGreedIndex

此外，相對強弱指標處於中性至超賣區間，顯示部分標地短期內可能存在修正壓力，市場仍需消化部分參與者獲利籌碼。

https://www.coinglass.com/zh-TW/pro/i/RsiHeatMap

山寨幣季節指數降至 14，顯示市場資金仍主要流向比特幣及主流加密貨幣，投資者對高風險資產的配置仍較為保守，中小型代幣尚未獲得市場關注。

https://www.blockchaincenter.net/en/altcoin-season-index/

穩定幣市值上升至 2,475.81 億美元，顯示部分資金正在尋求避險，或為市場修正後的潛在買盤做準備。

https://defillama.com/stablecoins

小結

本週加密市場總市值與成交量同步下降，顯示市場資金流動性稍微減弱，交易活躍度下降。恐懼與貪婪指數落在中性區間，市場情緒較為平穩，但投資人信心略有減弱。相對強弱指標顯示市場仍存在修正壓力，短線上漲動能有限。山寨幣季節指數低迷，市場資金仍集中於主流幣種，而穩定幣市值增長，顯示投資者維持謹慎態度，靜待市場更明朗的機會。未來市場走勢仍將受到宏觀經濟因素及市場資金流動影響，需密切關注相關變化。

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衍生性商品

槓桿交易持續活躍，本週永續合約持倉規模達 144.18B，顯示市場仍具有強勁的槓桿需求。

https://www.coinglass.com/zh-TW/pro/futures/Cryptofutures

資金費率維持 0.01%，大部分交易所仍為 正費率，市場情緒偏向多頭。

https://www.coinglass.com/zh-TW/FundingRate

爆倉數據方面，本週整體空單爆倉達 826.391M，而多單爆倉則達 1148.547M，顯示市場波動仍造成大規模強制平倉。其中 5月30日 空單爆倉 84.91M，多單爆倉 796.623M，顯示當日市場波動較為劇烈。

https://www.coinglass.com/zh-TW/LiquidationData

清算熱力圖顯示，$93,000 附近 的清算金額達 211.54M，此區間可能成為市場交易的重要風險區域。

https://www.coinglass.com/zh-TW/pro/futures/LiquidationHeatMap

期權市場保持穩定交易量，投資者在不同價格區間進行配置： * $100,000 行權價的看跌期權合約數量達 7.6K，總金額達 $28.16M，顯示市場對該區間的風險防禦仍較為明顯。 * $110,000 行權價的看漲期權合約數量為 10.62K，總金額 $47.56M，顯示市場對上行潛力仍有較高期待。

https://www.coinglass.com/zh-TW/pro/options/OIStrike

最大痛點出現在 2025/06/27 的 $100,000，名義金額 11.97B，以及 2025/06/06 的 $105,000，名義金額 2.85B，顯示市場對未來走勢的佈局仍存在分歧。

https://www.coinglass.com/zh-TW/pro/options/max-pain

小結

加密市場槓桿交易活躍，爆倉情況顯示市場波動仍帶來顯著風險。永續合約與期權市場的數據反映出投資者對市場未來走勢的不同看法，多空資金配置仍在競爭中。隨著市場價格熱區逐漸明朗，投資者需密切關注資金流向與槓桿風險，調整交易策略，以降低市場劇烈變動帶來的影響。

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ETF

本週，加密貨幣衍生性商品市場依舊保持穩定，ETF資金流入顯示市場情緒良好。比特幣（BTC）ETF流入2.117億美元。

而以太坊（ETH）ETF則流入5,860萬美元，相比前週的資金流向，ETH的流入幅度顯著提升，可能反映市場對其關注度增強。

https://coinmarketcap.com/zh-tw/etf/

小結

比特幣 ETF 的資金流入雖略低於上週，但仍保持穩健。市場近期受到宏觀經濟變數影響，包括貨幣政策調整與投資者風險偏好的轉變，使得資金配置較為謹慎。此外，以太坊 ETF 的資金流入大幅提升，顯示出投資者可能對 ETH 的技術發展與未來潛力更為樂觀。特別是近期市場對去中心化金融（DeFi）與以太坊網絡升級的關注，也可能促使資金流入提升。

整體而言，本週 ETF 市場仍然展現穩健資金流入，尤其 ETH 的流入幅度增加值得關注。投資者對市場的信心維持穩定，但仍需密切關注宏觀經濟環境以及技術面因素對衍生性商品市場的影響，以評估後續市場動能。

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鏈上分析 | BTC

近期鏈上數據顯示，比特幣在二級交易所的儲備量再度創下新低，反映出市場上流通的 BTC 數量持續減少，整體壓力趨緩。

https://cryptoquant.com/asset/btc/chart/exchange-flows/exchange-reserve?exchange=all_exchange&window=DAY&priceScale=log&metricScale=linear&chartStyle=line

地址分佈方面延續上週趨勢，10–100 顆持倉的中小戶數量持續下降，而 100–1k、1k–10k 及 10k 以上的大型地址則全面增加，尤其是 10k+ 地址出現明顯跳升，顯示有特大型機構或長期資金加速進場。

https://cryptoquant.com/community/dashboard/67e2481ba2a7203afd437b31

鯨魚活躍地址持續上升，代表主力資金在當前價位仍具操作意願與信心。

https://cryptoquant.com/community/dashboard/67e2481ba2a7203afd437b31

從 Exchange Netflow 觀察，目前市場仍處於穩定的淨流出狀態，表明投資者傾向將 BTC 移出交易所、進行長期儲存，進一步減少潛在賣壓。

https://cryptoquant.com/asset/btc/chart/exchange-flows/exchange-netflow-total?exchange=all_exchange&window=DAY&sma=0&ema=0&priceScale=log&metricScale=linear&chartStyle=column

根據 URPD（UTXO Realized Price Distribution）指標觀察，目前市場中多數比特幣地址的持倉成本集中於 9 萬美元附近，顯示該價格區間具備顯著的籌碼密集度與潛在支撐力，若價格回落至此區間，預期將有較強的買盤介入，形成穩定支撐。

https://charts.bgeometrics.com/distribution_realized_price.html

另一方面，從 NRPL（Net Realized Profit/Loss）指標來看，過去兩次關鍵價格突破均伴隨著大量已實現的盈虧，顯示投資者在獲利後傾向了結部分持倉。然而本次上漲過程中，NRPL 數據顯示已實現盈虧尚處於初步上升階段，暗示市場中仍有大量潛在利潤尚未兌現，市場動能尚未充分釋放。

https://charts.bgeometrics.com/nrpl.html

溢價指數方面，Coinbase Premium Index 持續位於 0 以上，顯示美國市場對 BTC 需求穩健；而 Korea Premium Index 則攀升至 3，反映亞洲市場對 BTC 價格有更高追價意願，顯示整體市場情緒偏向樂觀。

Coinbase Premium Index:https://cryptoquant.com/asset/btc/chart/market-data/coinbase-premium-index?window=DAY&priceScale=log&metricScale=linear&chartStyle=line&sma=0&ema=0

Korea Premium Index:https://cryptoquant.com/asset/btc/chart/market-data/korea-premium-index?window=DAY&sma=0&ema=0&priceScale=log&metricScale=linear&chartStyle=line

小結

近期比特幣鏈上數據持續展現強勁表現。首先，二級交易所的比特幣儲備量再度創下新低，反映出整體市場供給持續減少，為價格提供中長期支撐。 在地址分布方面，10–100 顆地址數量延續下跌趨勢，而 100–1k、1k–10k 以及 10k 顆以上的地址數量皆呈現上升，尤其 10k 顆以上的大型地址數量突然明顯增加，顯示超級大戶進場布局意圖明確。 鯨魚活躍地址也持續上升，顯示主力資金開始進一步參與市場；交易所的 Exchange Netflow 指標則持續顯示資金處於淨流出狀態，佐證了比特幣正由交易所流向冷錢包持有，偏多氛圍濃厚。 同時，Coinbase 溢價指數仍維持在 0 以上，代表美國買盤持續存在，而韓國溢價指數更顯強勁，已升至 3，反映亞洲市場情緒火熱。 從 URPD 指標來看，多數比特幣地址的購入價格集中於 9 萬美元，意味此區具備紮實支撐；而 NRPL 指標顯示，與前兩次價格突破相比，目前的已實現盈虧尚處初升階段，代表仍有大量潛在利潤未被釋放，後續若市場進一步上漲，可能會引發更大規模的獲利了結，總之整體來看鏈上結構穩健，上行動能仍未停止。

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總體經濟

本週加密貨幣市場繼續受到總體經濟環境的影響，資金流動性仍受限，價格波動性加大。聯邦基金有效利率維持在 4.33%，顯示市場依然處於高利率環境。

https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/FEDFUNDS

隨著 6 月 18 日即將召開的 FOMC 會議，市場對利率決策的預期進一步集中，4.25%-4.50% 區間的機率已從 94.4% 上升至 97.8%，而 4.00%-4.25% 的預測則下降至 2.2%，顯示市場對維持較高利率的預期持續增強，這可能抑制風險資產的表現，包括加密貨幣。

https://www.cmegroup.com/cn-t/markets/interest-rates/cme-fedwatch-tool.html

消費者物價指數 (CPI) 為 2.33%，與前期持平，顯示通膨壓力維持穩定。另一方面，失業率仍保持在 4.2%，顯示勞動市場仍然穩健，企業對人力需求依然穩定。由於市場流動性仍受抑制，加密貨幣投資者仍需面對波動風險，尤其是高槓桿交易，風險控制將成為投資策略的重要考量。

失業率:https://www.macromicro.me/series/37/unemployment-rate

消費者物價指數（CPI):https://www.macromicro.me/series/128/consumer-price-index-sa-yoy

值得關注的是，美國 M2 貨幣供給量已連續數月呈現上升趨勢，顯示市場資金逐步回流、流動性環境有所寬鬆。從歷史走勢來看，M2 的變化與比特幣價格具有高度正相關性，特別是在寬鬆週期中，比特幣常伴隨著資金充裕而出現顯著上漲。若當前趨勢延續，M2 持續上升將可能為加密資產市場提供有力支撐，未來比特幣行情表現值得期待。然而，仍需觀察美聯儲政策走向，以確認這波資金釋放是否具備延續性。

https://charts.bgeometrics.com/m2.html

小結

隨著 FOMC 會議臨近，市場對於短期內貨幣政策的變動趨於保守，預期高利率環境將延續一段時間。若會議結果符合市場預期並維持較高利率，加密市場可能會進一步受到流動性受限的影響。然而，若後續經濟數據顯示通膨持續降溫或就業市場開始走弱，市場對未來貨幣政策轉向的預期可能升高，進而帶動風險資產回暖。 美國 M2 貨幣供給量近幾個月持續上升，顯示市場資金正逐步回籠。從歷史數據來看，M2 走勢與比特幣價格具有正相關性，在流動性大量回升的背景下，長期而言對加密市場構成潛在利多。若資金供給趨勢延續，有望為未來行情提供結構性支撐。 整體而言，加密貨幣市場仍受總體經濟環境影響，高利率政策持續壓制資金流動性，短期內價格波動風險較高。投資者應密切關注即將召開的 FOMC 會議及後續政策動向，以評估市場走勢並調整交易策略。

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新聞

比特幣序數現在可以透過 BitVMX 橋接到 Cardano

https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2025/05/23/bitcoin-ordinals-can-now-be-bridged-to-cardano-through-bitvmx

美國法院判定川普關稅無效，白宮顧問：對上訴有信心，將敲定三項貿易協議

https://www.blocktempo.com/the-u-s-court-ruled-that-trumps-imposition-of-reciprocal-tariffs-constitutes-an-overreach-of-authority/

巴基斯坦將建立比特幣戰略儲備，為加密貨幣挖礦分配2000兆瓦能源

https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2025/05/28/pakistan-to-establish-a-bitcoin-strategic-reserve-allocate-2000-megawatts-of-energy-for-crypto-mining

巴拿馬城市長表示，船舶可以使用比特幣支付巴拿馬運河過境費並免於排隊

https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2025/05/29/ships-could-pay-panama-canal-transit-fees-in-bitcoin-and-cut-the-line-panama-city-mayor-muses

美國眾議院共和黨正式提出加密貨幣市場結構法案

https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2025/05/29/u-s-house-republicans-officially-introduce-crypto-market-structure-bill

美國證券交易委員會稱加密貨幣質押並不違反美國證券法

https://www.coindesk.com/news-analysis/2025/05/29/crypto-staking-doesnt-violate-us-securities-law-sec-says

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This article was originally part of the sermon of Plebchain Radio Episode 111 (May 2, 2025) that nostr:nprofile1qyxhwumn8ghj7mn0wvhxcmmvqyg8wumn8ghj7mn0wd68ytnvv9hxgqpqtvqc82mv8cezhax5r34n4muc2c4pgjz8kaye2smj032nngg52clq7fgefr and I did with nostr:nprofile1qythwumn8ghj7ct5d3shxtnwdaehgu3wd3skuep0qyt8wumn8ghj7ct4w35zumn0wd68yvfwvdhk6tcqyzx4h2fv3n9r6hrnjtcrjw43t0g0cmmrgvjmg525rc8hexkxc0kd2rhtk62 and nostr:nprofile1qyxhwumn8ghj7mn0wvhxcmmvqyg8wumn8ghj7mn0wd68ytnvv9hxgqpq4wxtsrj7g2jugh70pfkzjln43vgn4p7655pgky9j9w9d75u465pqahkzd0 of the nostr:nprofile1qythwumn8ghj7ct5d3shxtnwdaehgu3wd3skuep0qyt8wumn8ghj7etyv4hzumn0wd68ytnvv9hxgtcqyqwfvwrccp4j2xsuuvkwg0y6a20637t6f4cc5zzjkx030dkztt7t5hydajn

Listen to the full episode here:

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Bitcoin has always been a narrative revolution disguised as code. White paper, cypherpunk lore, pizza‑day legends - every block is a paragraph in the world’s most relentless epic. But code alone rarely converts the skeptic; it’s the camp‑fire myth that slips past the prefrontal cortex and shakes hands with the limbic system. People don’t adopt protocols first - they fall in love with protagonists.

Early adopters heard the white‑paper hymn, but most folks need characters first: a pizza‑day dreamer; a mother in a small country, crushed by the cost of remittance; a Warsaw street vendor swapping złoty for sats. When their arcs land, the brain releases a neurochemical OP_RETURN which says, “I belong in this plot.” That’s the sly roundabout orange pill: conviction smuggled inside catharsis.

That’s why, from 22–25 May in Warsaw’s Kinoteka, the Bitcoin Film Fest is loading its reels with rebellion. Each documentary, drama, and animated rabbit‑hole is a stealth wallet, zipping conviction straight into the feels of anyone still clasped within the cold claw of fiat. You come for the plot, you leave checking block heights.

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Here's the clip of the sermon from the episode:

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Instruções:

1. Leia cada pergunta cuidadosamente.
2. Escolha a opção (A, B, C ou D) que melhor descreve você na maioria das situações. Seja o mais honesto possível.
3. Anote a letra correspondente à sua escolha para cada pergunta.
4. No final, some quantas vezes você escolheu cada letra (A, B, C, D).
5. Veja a seção de resultados para interpretar sua pontuação.

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Teste de Temperamento

1. Em um evento social (festa, reunião), como você geralmente se comporta? A) Sou o centro das atenções, converso com todos, faço piadas e animo o ambiente. B) Tomo a iniciativa, organizo atividades ou discussões, e gosto de liderar conversas. C) Prefiro observar, conversar em grupos menores ou com pessoas que já conheço bem, e analiso o ambiente. D) Sou tranquilo, ouvinte, evito chamar atenção e me adapto ao ritmo do grupo.

2. Ao enfrentar um novo projeto ou tarefa desafiadora no trabalho ou estudo: A) Fico entusiasmado com a novidade, tenho muitas ideias iniciais, mas posso me distrair facilmente. B) Defino metas claras, crio um plano de ação rápido e foco em alcançar resultados eficientemente. C) Analiso todos os detalhes, planejo meticulosamente, prevejo possíveis problemas e busco a perfeição. D) Abordo com calma, trabalho de forma constante e organizada, e prefiro um ambiente sem pressão.

3. Como você geralmente reage a críticas? A) Tento levar na esportiva, talvez faça uma piada, mas posso me magoar momentaneamente e logo esqueço. B) Defendo meu ponto de vista vigorosamente, posso ficar irritado se sentir injustiça, mas foco em corrigir o problema. C) Levo muito a sério, analiso profundamente, posso me sentir magoado por um tempo e repenso minhas ações. D) Escuto com calma, considero a crítica objetivamente e tento não levar para o lado pessoal, buscando a paz.

4. Qual seu estilo de tomada de decisão? A) Sou impulsivo, decido rapidamente com base no entusiasmo do momento, às vezes me arrependo depois. B) Sou decidido e rápido, foco no objetivo final, às vezes sem considerar todos os detalhes ou sentimentos alheios. C) Sou ponderado, analiso todas as opções e consequências, demoro para decidir buscando a melhor escolha. D) Sou cauteloso, prefiro evitar decisões difíceis, busco consenso ou adio se possível.

5. Como você lida com rotina e repetição? A) Acho entediante rapidamente, preciso de variedade e novidade constante para me manter engajado. B) Tolero se for necessário para atingir um objetivo, mas prefiro desafios e mudanças que eu controlo. C) Aprecio a ordem e a previsibilidade, me sinto confortável com rotinas bem estabelecidas. D) Adapto-me bem à rotina, acho confortável e seguro, não gosto de mudanças bruscas.

6. Em uma discussão ou conflito: A) Tento aliviar a tensão com humor, expresso meus sentimentos abertamente, mas não guardo rancor. B) Sou direto e assertivo, defendo minha posição com firmeza, posso parecer confrontador. C) Evito confronto direto, mas fico remoendo o problema, analiso os argumentos e posso guardar ressentimento. D) Busco a conciliação, tento entender todos os lados, sou diplomático e evito o conflito a todo custo.

7. Como você expressa seus sentimentos (alegria, tristeza, raiva)? A) Expresso de forma aberta, intensa e visível, minhas emoções mudam rapidamente. B) Expresso de forma direta e forte, principalmente a raiva ou a determinação, controlo emoções "fracas". C) Tendo a internalizar, minhas emoções são profundas e duradouras, posso parecer reservado. D) Sou contido na expressão emocional, mantenho a calma externamente, mesmo que sinta algo internamente.

8. Qual seu nível de energia habitual? A) Alto, sou muito ativo, falante e entusiasmado, gosto de estar em movimento. B) Muito alto e direcionado, tenho muita energia para perseguir meus objetivos e liderar. C) Variável, posso ter picos de energia para projetos que me interessam, mas também preciso de tempo quieto para recarregar. D) Moderado e constante, sou calmo, tranquilo, prefiro atividades menos agitadas.

9. Como você organiza seu espaço de trabalho ou sua casa? A) Pode ser um pouco caótico e desorganizado, com muitas coisas interessantes espalhadas. B) Organizado de forma funcional para máxima eficiência, focado no essencial para as tarefas. C) Extremamente organizado, metódico, cada coisa em seu lugar, prezo pela ordem e estética. D) Confortável e prático, não necessariamente impecável, mas funcional e sem excessos.

10. O que mais te motiva? A) Reconhecimento social, diversão, novas experiências e interações. B) Poder, controle, desafios, alcançar metas ambiciosas e resultados concretos. C) Qualidade, significado, fazer as coisas da maneira certa, compreensão profunda. D) Paz, estabilidade, harmonia nos relacionamentos, evitar estresse e pressão.

11. Como você reage a imprevistos ou mudanças de plano? A) Adapto-me rapidamente, às vezes até gosto da novidade, embora possa atrapalhar meus planos iniciais. B) Fico irritado com a perda de controle, mas rapidamente busco uma solução alternativa para manter o objetivo. C) Sinto-me desconfortável e ansioso, preciso de tempo para reavaliar e replanejar cuidadosamente. D) Aceito com calma, sou flexível e me ajusto sem muito alarde, desde que não gere conflito.

12. Qual o seu maior medo (em termos gerais)? A) Ser rejeitado, ignorado ou ficar entediado. B) Perder o controle, parecer fraco ou incompetente. C) Cometer erros graves, ser inadequado ou imperfeito. D) Conflitos, pressão, tomar decisões erradas que afetem a estabilidade.

13. Como você costuma passar seu tempo livre? A) Socializando, saindo com amigos, buscando atividades novas e divertidas. B) Engajado em atividades produtivas, esportes competitivos, planejando próximos passos. C) Lendo, estudando, refletindo, dedicando-me a hobbies que exigem atenção e cuidado. D) Relaxando em casa, assistindo filmes, lendo tranquilamente, passando tempo com a família de forma calma.

14. Ao trabalhar em equipe: A) Sou o animador, trago ideias, conecto as pessoas, mas posso ter dificuldade em focar nos detalhes. B) Assumo a liderança naturalmente, delego tarefas, foco nos resultados e mantenho todos na linha. C) Sou o planejador e o crítico construtivo, atento aos detalhes, garanto a qualidade, mas posso ser muito exigente. D) Sou o pacificador e o colaborador, ajudo a manter a harmonia, realizo minhas tarefas de forma confiável.

15. Como você lida com prazos? A) Muitas vezes deixo para a última hora, trabalho melhor sob a pressão do prazo final, mas posso me atrapalhar. B) Gosto de terminar bem antes do prazo, vejo o prazo como um desafio a ser superado rapidamente. C) Planejo o tempo cuidadosamente para cumprir o prazo com qualidade, fico ansioso se o tempo fica curto. D) Trabalho em ritmo constante para cumprir o prazo sem estresse, não gosto de correria.

16. Qual destas frases mais te descreve? A) "A vida é uma festa!" B) "Se quer algo bem feito, faça você mesmo (ou mande fazer do seu jeito)." C) "Tudo tem um propósito e um lugar certo." D) "Devagar se vai ao longe."

17. Em relação a regras e procedimentos: A) Gosto de flexibilidade, às vezes acho as regras limitantes e tento contorná-las. B) Uso as regras a meu favor para atingir objetivos, mas não hesito em quebrá-las se necessário e se eu puder controlar as consequências. C) Sigo as regras rigorosamente, acredito que elas garantem ordem e qualidade. D) Respeito as regras para evitar problemas, prefiro seguir o fluxo estabelecido.

18. Como você reage quando alguém está emocionalmente abalado? A) Tento animar a pessoa, conto piadas, ofereço distração e companhia. B) Ofereço soluções práticas para o problema, foco em resolver a situação que causou o abalo. C) Escuto com empatia, ofereço apoio profundo e tento compreender a dor da pessoa. D) Mantenho a calma, ofereço um ouvido atento e um ombro amigo, sem me deixar abalar muito.

19. Que tipo de filme ou livro você prefere? A) Comédias, aventuras, romances leves, algo que me divirta e me mantenha entretido. B) Ação, suspense, biografias de líderes, estratégias, algo que me desafie ou inspire poder. C) Dramas profundos, documentários, mistérios complexos, ficção científica filosófica, algo que me faça pensar e sentir. D) Histórias tranquilas, dramas familiares, romances amenos, natureza, algo que me relaxe e traga conforto.

20. O que é mais importante para você em um relacionamento (amizade, amoroso)? A) Diversão, cumplicidade, comunicação aberta e espontaneidade. B) Lealdade, objetivos em comum, apoio mútuo nas ambições. C) Compreensão profunda, fidelidade, apoio emocional e intelectual. D) Harmonia, estabilidade, aceitação mútua e tranquilidade.

21. Se você ganhasse na loteria, qual seria sua primeira reação/ação? A) Faria uma grande festa, viajaria pelo mundo, compraria presentes para todos! B) Investiria estrategicamente, planejaria como multiplicar o dinheiro, garantiria o controle financeiro. C) Pesquisaria as melhores opções de investimento, faria um plano detalhado de longo prazo, doaria para causas significativas. D) Guardaria a maior parte em segurança, faria algumas melhorias práticas na vida, evitaria mudanças drásticas.

22. Como você se sente em relação a riscos? A) Gosto de arriscar se a recompensa parecer divertida ou excitante, sou otimista. B) Calculo os riscos e assumo-os se acreditar que a recompensa vale a pena e que posso controlar a situação. C) Evito riscos desnecessários, prefiro a segurança e a previsibilidade, analiso tudo antes de agir. D) Desgosto de riscos, prefiro caminhos seguros e comprovados, a estabilidade é mais importante.

23. Sua memória tende a focar mais em: A) Momentos divertidos, pessoas interessantes, experiências marcantes (embora possa esquecer detalhes). B) Sucessos, fracassos (para aprender), injustiças cometidas contra você, quem te ajudou ou atrapalhou. C) Detalhes precisos, conversas significativas, erros cometidos (por você ou outros), sentimentos profundos. D) Fatos objetivos, rotinas, informações práticas, geralmente de forma neutra.

24. Quando aprende algo novo, você prefere: A) Experimentar na prática imediatamente, aprender fazendo, mesmo que cometa erros. B) Entender o objetivo e a aplicação prática rapidamente, focar no essencial para usar o conhecimento. C) Estudar a fundo a teoria, entender todos os porquês, buscar fontes confiáveis e dominar o assunto. D) Aprender em um ritmo calmo, com instruções claras e passo a passo, sem pressão.

25. Se descreva em uma palavra (escolha a que mais se aproxima): A) Entusiasmado(a) B) Determinado(a) C) Criterioso(a) D) Pacífico(a)

26. Como você lida com o silêncio em uma conversa? A) Sinto-me desconfortável e tento preenchê-lo rapidamente com qualquer assunto. B) Uso o silêncio estrategicamente ou o interrompo para direcionar a conversa. C) Posso apreciar o silêncio para refletir, ou me sentir um pouco ansioso dependendo do contexto. D) Sinto-me confortável com o silêncio, não sinto necessidade de preenchê-lo.

27. O que te deixa mais frustrado(a)? A) Tédio, falta de reconhecimento, ser ignorado. B) Incompetência alheia, falta de controle, obstáculos aos seus planos. C) Desorganização, falta de qualidade, injustiça, superficialidade. D) Conflitos interpessoais, pressão excessiva, desordem emocional.

28. Qual a sua relação com o passado, presente e futuro? A) Foco no presente e nas oportunidades imediatas, otimista em relação ao futuro, esqueço o passado facilmente. B) Foco no futuro (metas) e no presente (ações para alcançá-las), aprendo com o passado mas não me prendo a ele. C) Reflito muito sobre o passado (aprendizados, erros), analiso o presente e planejo o futuro com cautela, às vezes com preocupação. D) Vivo o presente de forma tranquila, valorizo a estabilidade e a continuidade do passado, vejo o futuro com serenidade.

29. Se você tivesse que organizar um evento, qual seria seu papel principal? A) Relações públicas, divulgação, animação, garantir que todos se divirtam. B) Coordenação geral, definição de metas, delegação de tarefas, garantir que tudo aconteça conforme o planejado (por você). C) Planejamento detalhado, logística, controle de qualidade, garantir que nada dê errado. D) Suporte, resolução de problemas de forma calma, garantir um ambiente harmonioso.

30. Qual ambiente de trabalho te agrada mais? A) Dinâmico, social, com muita interação, flexibilidade e novidades. B) Competitivo, desafiador, focado em resultados, onde eu possa liderar ou ter autonomia. C) Estruturado, quieto, onde eu possa me concentrar, com padrões claros de qualidade e tempo para análise. D) Estável, cooperativo, sem pressão, com relacionamentos harmoniosos e tarefas previsíveis.

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Calculando seus Resultados:

Agora, conte quantas vezes você escolheu cada letra:

• Total de A: ______
• Total de B: ______
• Total de C: ______
• Total de D: ______

A letra (ou as letras) com a maior pontuação indica(m) seu(s) temperamento(s) dominante(s).

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Interpretação dos Resultados:

• Se sua maior pontuação foi A: Temperamento SANGUÍNEO Dominante

  • Características: Você é extrovertido, otimista, sociável, comunicativo, entusiasmado e adora novidades. Gosta de ser o centro das atenções, faz amigos facilmente e contagia os outros com sua energia. É criativo e espontâneo.
  • Pontos Fortes: Carismático, inspirador, adaptável, bom em iniciar relacionamentos e projetos, perdoa facilmente.
  • Desafios Potenciais: Pode ser indisciplinado, desorganizado, impulsivo, superficial, ter dificuldade em focar e terminar tarefas, e ser muito dependente de aprovação externa.

• Se sua maior pontuação foi B: Temperamento COLÉRICO Dominante

  • Características: Você é enérgico, decidido, líder nato, orientado para metas e resultados. É ambicioso, assertivo, direto e não tem medo de desafios ou confrontos. Gosta de estar no controle e é muito prático.
  • Pontos Fortes: Determinado, eficiente, líder natural, bom em tomar decisões e resolver problemas, autoconfiante.
  • Desafios Potenciais: Pode ser impaciente, dominador, teimoso, insensível aos sentimentos alheios, propenso à raiva e a "atropelar" os outros para atingir seus objetivos.

• Se sua maior pontuação foi C: Temperamento MELANCÓLICO Dominante

  • Características: Você é introvertido, analítico, sensível, perfeccionista e profundo. É leal, dedicado, aprecia a beleza e a ordem. Tende a ser pensativo, criterioso e busca significado em tudo. Leva as coisas a sério.
  • Pontos Fortes: Detalhista, organizado, criativo (em profundidade), leal, empático, comprometido com a qualidade e a justiça.
  • Desafios Potenciais: Pode ser pessimista, excessivamente crítico (consigo e com os outros), indeciso (pela análise excessiva), guardar ressentimentos, ser propenso à tristeza e ao isolamento.

• Se sua maior pontuação foi D: Temperamento FLEUMÁTICO Dominante

  • Características: Você é calmo, tranquilo, equilibrado e diplomático. É observador, paciente, confiável e fácil de conviver. Evita conflitos, busca harmonia e estabilidade. É um bom ouvinte e trabalha bem sob rotina.
  • Pontos Fortes: Pacífico, estável, confiável, bom ouvinte, diplomático, eficiente em tarefas rotineiras, mantém a calma sob pressão.
  • Desafios Potenciais: Pode ser indeciso, procrastinador, resistente a mudanças, parecer apático ou sem entusiasmo, ter dificuldade em se impor e expressar suas próprias necessidades.

Combinações de Temperamentos:

É muito comum ter pontuações altas em duas letras. Isso indica uma combinação de temperamentos. Por exemplo:

• Sanguíneo-Colérico: Extrovertido, enérgico, líder carismático, mas pode ser impulsivo e dominador.
• Sanguíneo-Fleumático: Sociável e agradável, mas pode ter dificuldade com disciplina e iniciativa.
• Colérico-Melancólico: Líder focado e detalhista, muito capaz, mas pode ser excessivamente crítico e exigente.
• Melancólico-Fleumático: Quieto, confiável, analítico, mas pode ser indeciso e resistente a riscos.

Importante: Este teste é uma ferramenta de autoconhecimento. Ninguém se encaixa perfeitamente em uma única caixa. Use os resultados para entender melhor suas tendências naturais, seus pontos fortes e as áreas onde você pode buscar equilíbrio e desenvolvimento.

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Prelude

I wrote this post differently than any of my others. It started with a discussion with AI on an OPSec-inspired review of separation of powers, and evolved into quite an exciting debate! I asked Grok to write up a summary in my overall writing style, which it got pretty well. I've decided to post it exactly as-is. Ultimately, I think there are two solid ideas driving my stance here:

1. Perfect is the enemy of the good
2. Failure is the crucible of success

Beyond that, just some hard-core belief in freedom, separation of powers, and operating from self-interest.

Intro

Alright, buckle up. I’ve been chewing on this idea for a while, and it’s time to spit it out. Let’s look at the U.S. government like I’d look at a codebase under a cybersecurity audit—OPSEC style, no fluff. Forget the endless debates about what politicians should do. That’s noise. I want to talk about what they can do, the raw powers baked into the system, and why we should stop pretending those powers are sacred. If there’s a hole, either patch it or exploit it. No half-measures. And yeah, I’m okay if the whole thing crashes a bit—failure’s a feature, not a bug.

The Filibuster: A Security Rule with No Teeth

You ever see a firewall rule that’s more theater than protection? That’s the Senate filibuster. Everyone acts like it’s this untouchable guardian of democracy, but here’s the deal: a simple majority can torch it any day. It’s not a law; it’s a Senate preference, like choosing tabs over spaces. When people call killing it the “nuclear option,” I roll my eyes. Nuclear? It’s a button labeled “press me.” If a party wants it gone, they’ll do it. So why the dance?

I say stop playing games. Get rid of the filibuster. If you’re one of those folks who thinks it’s the only thing saving us from tyranny, fine—push for a constitutional amendment to lock it in. That’s a real patch, not a Post-it note. Until then, it’s just a vulnerability begging to be exploited. Every time a party threatens to nuke it, they’re admitting it’s not essential. So let’s stop pretending and move on.

Supreme Court Packing: Because Nine’s Just a Number

Here’s another fun one: the Supreme Court. Nine justices, right? Sounds official. Except it’s not. The Constitution doesn’t say nine—it’s silent on the number. Congress could pass a law tomorrow to make it 15, 20, or 42 (hitchhiker’s reference, anyone?). Packing the court is always on the table, and both sides know it. It’s like a root exploit just sitting there, waiting for someone to log in.

So why not call the bluff? If you’re in power—say, Trump’s back in the game—say, “I’m packing the court unless we amend the Constitution to fix it at nine.” Force the issue. No more shadowboxing. And honestly? The court’s got way too much power anyway. It’s not supposed to be a super-legislature, but here we are, with justices’ ideologies driving the bus. That’s a bug, not a feature. If the court weren’t such a kingmaker, packing it wouldn’t even matter. Maybe we should be talking about clipping its wings instead of just its size.

The Executive Should Go Full Klingon

Let’s talk presidents. I’m not saying they should wear Klingon armor and start shouting “Qapla’!”—though, let’s be real, that’d be awesome. I’m saying the executive should use every scrap of power the Constitution hands them. Enforce the laws you agree with, sideline the ones you don’t. If Congress doesn’t like it, they’ve got tools: pass new laws, override vetoes, or—here’s the big one—cut the budget. That’s not chaos; that’s the system working as designed.

Right now, the real problem isn’t the president overreaching; it’s the bureaucracy. It’s like a daemon running in the background, eating CPU and ignoring the user. The president’s supposed to be the one steering, but the administrative state’s got its own agenda. Let the executive flex, push the limits, and force Congress to check it. Norms? Pfft. The Constitution’s the spec sheet—stick to it.

Let the System Crash

Here’s where I get a little spicy: I’m totally fine if the government grinds to a halt. Deadlock isn’t a disaster; it’s a feature. If the branches can’t agree, let the president veto, let Congress starve the budget, let enforcement stall. Don’t tell me about “essential services.” Nothing’s so critical it can’t take a breather. Shutdowns force everyone to the table—debate, compromise, or expose who’s dropping the ball. If the public loses trust? Good. They’ll vote out the clowns or live with the circus they elected.

Think of it like a server crash. Sometimes you need a hard reboot to clear the cruft. If voters keep picking the same bad admins, well, the country gets what it deserves. Failure’s the best teacher—way better than limping along on autopilot.

States Are the Real MVPs

If the feds fumble, states step up. Right now, states act like junior devs waiting for the lead engineer to sign off. Why? Federal money. It’s a leash, and it’s tight. Cut that cash, and states will remember they’re autonomous. Some will shine, others will tank—looking at you, California. And I’m okay with that. Let people flee to better-run states. No bailouts, no excuses. States are like competing startups: the good ones thrive, the bad ones pivot or die.

Could it get uneven? Sure. Some states might turn into sci-fi utopias while others look like a post-apocalyptic vidya game. That’s the point—competition sorts it out. Citizens can move, markets adjust, and failure’s a signal to fix your act.

Chaos Isn’t the Enemy

Yeah, this sounds messy. States ignoring federal law, external threats poking at our seams, maybe even a constitutional crisis. I’m not scared. The Supreme Court’s there to referee interstate fights, and Congress sets the rules for state-to-state play. But if it all falls apart? Still cool. States can sort it without a babysitter—it’ll be ugly, but freedom’s worth it. External enemies? They’ll either unify us or break us. If we can’t rally, we don’t deserve the win.

Centralizing power to avoid this is like rewriting your app in a single thread to prevent race conditions—sure, it’s simpler, but you’re begging for a deadlock. Decentralized chaos lets states experiment, lets people escape, lets markets breathe. States competing to cut regulations to attract businesses? That’s a race to the bottom for red tape, but a race to the top for innovation—workers might gripe, but they’ll push back, and the tension’s healthy. Bring it—let the cage match play out. The Constitution’s checks are enough if we stop coddling the system.

Why This Matters

I’m not pitching a utopia. I’m pitching a stress test. The U.S. isn’t a fragile porcelain doll; it’s a rugged piece of hardware built to take some hits. Let it fail a little—filibuster, court, feds, whatever. Patch the holes with amendments if you want, or lean into the grind. Either way, stop fearing the crash. It’s how we debug the republic.

So, what’s your take? Ready to let the system rumble, or got a better way to secure the code? Hit me up—I’m all ears.

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執行摘要

市場持續上探新高，總市值達3.26兆美 元，ETF資金穩定流入，鏈上鯨魚持續吸籌，讓 人忍不住想問，是不是該追？然而，數據提醒 我們需保持冷靜。 我們這週需觀察： • 衍生品爆倉與槓桿是否過熱，清算風險升溫， 短線資金可能因波動而退場。 • 觀察鏈上數據是否延續偏多結構。交易所比 特幣儲備持續下滑、大型地址增加，若鯨魚 活躍度持續上升，將有利於中期支撐力道。 同時觀察穩定幣市值變化，以判斷資金 是否持續布局。整體而言，市場結構偏多，但 上行須有資金支持，操作上宜保留彈性，避免 追高。

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加密市場

本週加密貨幣市場總市值攀升至3.39 兆美 元，顯示市場持續向上，資本流入動能仍然強勁。交 易量方面，當週總成交量達到704 億美元，相較前週 有所提升，買賣雙方均展現較高的參與度。

https://coinmarketcap.com/charts/

市場情緒指標顯示，恐懼與貪婪指數為67， 仍屬「貪婪」區間，表明投資人對市場前景仍保持樂 觀，但貪婪情緒略有下降，顯示部分投資者可能開始 謹慎調整持倉策略。

https://www.coinglass.com/zh-TW/pro/i/FearGreedIndex

同時，相對強弱指標處於中性至超賣區間， 部分資產短期內面臨修正壓力，但市場尚未進入明顯 弱勢。

https://www.coinglass.com/zh-TW/pro/i/RsiHeatMap

值得注意的是，山寨幣季節指數下降至18， 表明市場資金仍主要流向比特幣及主流加密貨幣，投 資者對風險資產的偏好仍相對保守，中小型代幣尚未 獲得明顯關注。

https://www.blockchaincenter.net/en/altcoin-season-index/

此外，穩定幣市值增至2,462.75 億美元，反 映部分資金尋求避險，或為市場調整後的潛在買盤做 準備。

https://defillama.com/stablecoins

小結

本週加密市場總市值持續上升，而成交量顯 著提高，顯示市場活躍度增加，資金流入動能仍在延 續。恐懼與貪婪指數仍處於貪婪區間，市場情緒樂觀， 但投資者開始謹慎調整。相對強弱指標顯示市場尚未 進入弱勢，但需關注短期修正壓力。山寨幣季節指數 低迷，資金仍集中於主流幣種，而穩定幣市值增長， 可能顯示市場內部資金配置仍較為謹慎。

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衍生性商品

市場槓桿交易持續增長，本週永續合約市場 的持倉規模達159.68B，顯示投資者對槓桿交易的需 求仍然強勁。

https://www.coinglass.com/zh-TW/pro/futures/Cryptofutures

資金費率方面，市場維持正費率，主要交易 所的資金費率保持在0.01%左右，表明市場仍偏多。

https://www.coinglass.com/zh-TW/FundingRate

爆倉數據顯示，空單爆倉金額達826.391M， 而多單爆倉金額達1148.547M，近期市場波動導致大 量強制平倉，尤其是多頭受壓較為明顯。

https://www.coinglass.com/zh-TW/LiquidationData

清算熱力圖顯示，$105,000 附近的清算金額 達166.41M，這一價格區間成為市場交易的重要關注 點，投資者需留意可能的風險變化。

https://www.coinglass.com/zh-TW/pro/futures/LiquidationHeatMap

期權市場交易活躍，投資者在不同價格區間 展開佈局： • $100,000行權價的看跌期權合約數量為6.93K，總 金額達$18.34M，顯示市場對該區間的下行風險仍 保持一定的防禦。 • $110,000行權價的看漲期權合約數量為13.32K，總 金額達$76.11M，顯示市場對上行的預期依然較為 強烈。

https://www.coinglass.com/zh-TW/pro/options/OIStrike

此外，最大痛點分別出現在2025/05/30 的 $98,000（名義金額9.7B）以及2025/06/27 的 $95,000（名義金額11.14B），顯示市場對不同價位的 佈局仍然存在分歧，但相較於上週有所收斂。

https://www.coinglass.com/zh-TW/pro/options/max-pain

小結

本週加密市場仍處於高度波動的環境，槓桿 交易與清算熱點區域成為市場關注的焦點。多頭與空 頭的資金配置存在競爭，爆倉規模顯示槓桿風險仍然 不可忽視。期權市場則呈現不同價格區間的佈局策略， 投資者對短期與中期的市場走勢保持不同看法。建議 投資者密切關注市場資金流向與槓桿風險，調整交易 策略，以降低市場波動帶來的潛在影響。

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ETF

本週，加密貨幣衍生性商品市場保持活躍， 其中比特幣（BTC）與以太坊（ETH）ETF的資金流入 顯示投資人對市場的信心仍然穩定。比特幣ETF本週 流入2.602億美元。

而以太坊ETF則流入2,220萬美元，儘管流入 規模較上週略有下降，但仍顯示機構與散戶投資人對 市場的參與度不減。

https://coinmarketcap.com/zh-tw/etf/

小結

整體而言，本週加密貨幣衍生性商品市場保 持資金流入趨勢，雖然比特幣ETF流入金額略低於前 週，但以太坊ETF呈現穩定增長。市場投資情緒仍然 良好，未來需持續關注技術發展與宏觀經濟環境對 ETF與衍生性商品市場的影響，以掌握市場動能變化。

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鏈上分析 | BTC

二級交易所的比特幣儲備量再次創下新低， 顯示市場上的比特幣供給持續減少，潛在拋壓進一步 降低。這一現象通常反映出投資者傾向於將資產移至 自有錢包，展現長期持有的傾向。

https://cryptoquant.com/asset/btc/chart/exchange-flows/exchange-reserve?exchange=all_exchange&window=DAY&sma=0&ema=0&priceScale=log&metricScale=linear&chartStyle=line

即使比特幣價格已創下歷史新高，地址分佈 方面仍延續與上週相同的趨勢。

https://cryptoquant.com/community/dashboard/67e2481ba2a7203afd437b31

鯨魚活躍地址仍延續上週，無論是新鯨魚或 老鯨魚，近期均明顯提升鏈上活動頻率，顯示其對市 場後市表現持續看好。整體而言，資金與籌碼正在流 向鯨魚，為比特幣後續表現提供強勁支撐。

https://cryptoquant.com/community/dashboard/67e2481ba2a7203afd437b31

然而值得關注的是，即便比特幣價格已創下 歷史新高，NUPL 指標卻未能超越前兩次牛市的高點。 這代表市場雖然整體仍處於盈利狀態，但尚未進入過 度亢奮或泡沫化階段，投資人情緒相對理性。這樣的 結構可能為後續漲勢留下空間。

https://cryptoquant.com/asset/btc/chart/network-indicator/net-unrealized-profit-loss-nupl?window=DAY&priceScale=log&metricScale=linear&chartStyle=line&sma=0&ema=0

目前觀察CoinbasePremium Index 與 Korea Premium Index 皆位於0 以上，顯示美國與韓 國市場的現貨買盤相對活躍，市場需求強勁。這也反 映出在全球主要市場中，投資者對比特幣仍具有高度 興趣與買入力道，尤其是來自機構或散戶資金較多的 交易平台表現出溢價狀態，通常代表有資金持續流入 並推升現貨價格，對中短期價格走勢構成支撐。未來 若兩大溢價指數持續維持正值，將有助於延續市場的 多頭氣氛。

CoinbasePremium Index:https://cryptoquant.com/asset/btc/chart/market-data/coinbase-premium-index?window=DAY&sma=0&ema=0&priceScale=log&metricScale=linear&chartStyle=line

Korea Premium Index:https://cryptoquant.com/asset/btc/chart/market-data/korea-premium-index?window=DAY&sma=0&ema=0&priceScale=log&metricScale=linear&chartStyle=line

小結

即便比特幣價格已創下歷史新高，鏈上數據 顯示市場仍存在結構性變化與短期潛在風險。從地址 分布來看，10–100 顆持倉的中小戶數量持續創下新低， 而100–1k、1k–10k 乃至於 10k 以上的地址數量則穩定 上升，顯示資金持續集中於大戶與機構手中。與此同 時，鯨魚活躍地址全面上升，顯示大資金正在積極參 與市場。 值得注意的是，雖然價格已突破新高， NUPL 指標雖來到相對高點，卻尚未超越過去兩次牛 市的峰值，代表市場情緒尚未達到極度貪婪或全面樂 觀的階段，潛在上行空間仍待觀察。 此外，CoinbasePremium Index 與 Korea Premium Index 雙雙維持在正值，代表現貨買盤動能 仍強，有助於支撐價格表現。整體而言，鏈上結構健 康，但需密切關注中小持倉賣壓與市場情緒是否過熱， 避免短線波動風險。

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總體經濟

本週總體經濟數據顯示，聯邦基金有效利率 仍維持在4.33%，反映市場依然處於高利率環境。

https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/FEDFUNDS

隨著6 月18 日即將召開的聯邦公開市場委 員會(FOMC) 會議，市場對利率決策的預期更加集中， 其中4.25%-4.50% 區間的機率已從91.7% 上升至 94.4%，而4.00%-4.25% 的預測則下降至5.6%，顯示 市場對維持較高利率的預期仍在強化，這可能會抑制 風險資產的表現，包括加密貨幣。

https://www.cmegroup.com/cn-t/markets/interest-rates/cme-fedwatch-tool.html

消費者物價指數(CPI) 為2.33%，和上週一 致，失業率保持在4.2%，顯示勞動市場仍然穩定，企 業對人力需求的支撐作用持續發揮。當前情勢意味著 聯準會在利率決策上將維持謹慎，避免過度調整對經 濟產生負面影響。

失業率:https://www.macromicro.me/series/37/unemployment-rate

消費者物價指數(CPI) :https://www.macromicro.me/series/128/consumer-price-index-sa-yoy

小結

加密貨幣市場仍受總體經濟環境影響，高利 率政策使得資金流動性受限，價格波動性加大。投資 者應密切關注即將召開的FOMC 會議及後續政策動向， 以評估市場短期內的走勢與投資機會。

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คนเราทุกคนมีตา หู จมูก ลิ้น กาย แล้วก็ใจ ตา หู จมูก ลิ้น กาย มีไว้เพื่อรับรู้โลกภายนอก ตารับรู้รูป หูรับรู้เสียง จมูกรับรู้กลิ่น ลิ้นรับรู้รส และกายก็รับรู้สัมผัสที่เรียกว่าโผฏฐัพพะ และไม่ว่าจะรับรู้โลกภายนอกอะไร มันก็ส่งมาที่ใจ ใจทำหน้าที่คิด ทำหน้าที่รู้สึก

เราก็คงจะสังเกตได้ว่า เรารับรู้อะไร ใจก็มักจะเป็นอย่างนั้น เช่น ถ้าเกิดเราเห็นภาพคนกำลังอดอยากหิวโหย ก็เกิดความรู้สึกเศร้า สงสารในใจของเรา ถ้าเห็นภาพอุบัติเหตุรถยนต์ ก็เกิดความเสียวสยอง หรือว่าหวาดวิตกในใจ ถ้าเห็นเด็กกำลังร้องไห้ ก็เกิดความรู้สึกเศร้าในใจของเรา แต่ถ้าเกิดเห็นภาพคนกำลังสนุกสนานรื่นเริง มันก็มีความยินดีเกิดขึ้นในใจ

รับรู้อะไรก็มีผลต่อใจของเรา รับรู้สิ่งที่เป็นลบ ใจก็พลอยรู้สึกลบไปด้วย รับรู้สิ่งที่เป็นบวก ใจก็พลอยเป็นบวกไปด้วย เพราะฉะนั้นการรับรู้อะไร ก็เป็นสิ่งที่เราต้องใส่ใจ

ถ้าเราอยากจะให้ใจเราสงบ ใจเราเป็นสุข ไม่ถูกแผดเผาด้วยความโกรธ หรือว่าไม่ถูกกดกดดันด้วยความเศร้า หรือว่าถูกกระตุ้นเร้าด้วยความโลภ ความอยาก อันนี้ก็โยงไปถึงว่า เราเลือกที่จะอยู่ไหนด้วย ถ้าเราเลือกที่จะอยู่ในที่ที่สงบสงัด ใจก็พลอยสงบ หรือว่าสามารถจะเย็นได้ง่าย

เพราะฉะนั้นธรรมะข้อหนึ่งในโอวาทปาฏิโมกข์คือ พึงนอนและนั่งในที่สงัด ในที่ที่สงัดที่ที่เป็นรมณีย์ มันก็มีส่วนน้อมใจให้สงบไปด้วย

รวมทั้งการรู้จักใช้หู ใช้ตา ใช้จมูกให้เป็น ต้องรู้จักเลือกรับรู้สิ่งที่มันจะเกื้อกูล ต่อการสร้างกุศลธรรมขึ้นมาในใจ อย่างไรก็ตามเท่านั้นยังไม่พอ เพราะว่าการรับรู้ของเรา บ่อยครั้งเราไม่ได้รับรู้สิ่งที่เกิดขึ้นข้างหน้าเราอย่างที่มันเป็นจริง

บ่อยครั้งเราก็มีการตีความหรือปรุงแต่ง เราไม่ได้เห็นอย่างที่รูปปรากฏ เราไม่ได้ได้ยินอย่างที่เสียงมากระทบหูเรา เพราะว่ามีการตีความ หรือปรุงแต่งซ้อน แบบเรียกว่าสนิทแนบแน่นเลย อย่างเช่น เห็นคนกระซิบกระซาบต่อหน้าเรา เราก็อาจจะตีความไปว่า เขากำลังพูดถึงเรา หรืออาจจะถึงขั้นนินทาเรา แต่ความจริงอาจจะไม่ได้เป็นอย่างนั้น

หรือว่ามีคนบางคนมองหน้าเรา จ้องเรา เราก็อาจจะตีความว่า เขากำลังหาเรื่องเราก็ได้ หรือเขากำลังไม่พอใจเรา แต่ว่าความจริงอาจจะไม่ได้เป็นอย่างนั้นก็ได้ แต่ว่าเราตีความไปแล้ว แล้วส่วนใหญ่เราก็จะไม่ได้เห็น ไม่ได้รับรู้สด ๆ หรือว่าอย่างที่มันเป็น

แต่ว่ามันมีการตีความ ตีความในทางบวกก็มี ตีความในทางลบก็มี ซึ่งตรงนี้บ่อยครั้งก็สร้างปัญหา หรือสร้างความทุกข์ให้กับเรา เพราะการที่เราไม่ได้เห็นอะไรอย่างที่มันเป็นจริงๆ มันมีการตีความในใจของเราหรือด้วยใจของเรา และเราก็เผลอไปคิดว่า สิ่งที่จิตตีความ มันคือความจริง แต่บ่อยครั้งมันก็เป็นแค่การปรุงแต่ง หรือความคิดของเราเอง

มีพระทิเบตท่านหนึ่งเล่าว่า มีคราวหนึ่งจะเดินทางขึ้นเครื่องบิน ที่สนามบินมีการตรวจเอกซเรย์ข้าวของ โทรศัพท์ คอมพิวเตอร์ ระหว่างที่กำลังรอข้าวของของท่านที่กำลังผ่านการเอกซเรย์ ท่านก็เหลือบไปมองเห็นด่านรักษาความปลอดภัยอีกด่านหนึ่ง ที่เป็นด่านสุดท้าย

แล้วก็สังเกตว่ามีเจ้าหน้าที่รักษาความปลอดภัยคนหนึ่ง รูปร่างสูงใหญ่ มีหนวดเฟิ้มเลย จ้องมองมาที่ท่าน จ้องแบบเขม็งเลย ท่านเหลียวไปมองหลายครั้งก็เห็นว่าเขายังจ้องไม่เลิก ก็รู้สึกไม่ค่อยสู้ดีแล้ว เอ๊ะ หรือว่าเจ้าหน้าที่คนนี้กำลังสงสัยอะไรเราหรือเปล่า ถึงจ้องมองแบบนั้น แล้วยิ่งเห็นเจ้าหน้าที่คนนั้นจ้องมองมากเท่าไหร่ โดยที่ไม่มีรอยยิ้มเลยนะ ท่านก็เลยนึกในใจว่า เขาคงจะสงสัยเรา

ยิ่งมองเจ้าหน้าที่คนนั้น ก็ยิ่งรู้สึกว่าเจ้าหน้าที่คนนี้ หน้าเหี้ยม แล้วก็ดูหยาบกระด้าง หน้าตารูปร่างเหมือนมาเฟียเลย จู่ ๆ เจ้าหน้าที่คนนั้นก็วิทยุ พระทิเบตก็คิดสงสัยว่าคงต้องมีอะไรแน่ แล้วก็จริงด้วย มีเจ้าหน้าที่คนใหม่เดินมาที่ชายคนนี้ แล้วก็พูดคุยอะไรกันสักอย่าง แล้วเจ้าหน้าที่ที่มีหนวดก็ชี้มาที่ตัวท่าน

พระทิเบตใจเขาก็ไม่สู้ดีแล้ว เจ้าหน้าที่คนใหม่ก็มา พอมายืนแทนเจ้าหน้าที่คนแรกที่มีหนวด เจ้าหน้าที่ที่มีหนวดนั่นก็เดินตรงมาเลยที่ท่าน แล้วก็ถามว่า คุณคือมิสเตอร์ยงเกใช่ไหม ท่านก็ตอบว่าใช่ มีอะไรเหรอ เจ้าหน้าที่คนนั้นก็บอกว่า ผมอยากจะขอบคุณคุณเหลือเกินนะ เพราะว่าหนังสือคุณนี่ช่วยผมได้มากเลย อยากจะขอบคุณจริง ๆ เลย

เท่านี้แหละ พระทิเบตก็ยิ้มเลย แล้วเจ้าหน้าที่คนนั้นก็ยิ้มด้วย แล้วก็มาเขย่ามือกัน เป็นมิตรเลยนะ ก็รู้สึกโล่งอกขึ้นมาเลย นึกว่าจะมีเรื่องอะไร อ๋อ ที่แท้มาขอบคุณที่ได้อ่านหนังสือของเรา ทีแรกนึกว่าจะมาสงสัย มาค้นตัวอะไรสักอย่าง

แล้วท่านก็พบว่าภาพของชายคนนั้น ในสายตาของท่านเปลี่ยนไปเลย จากคนที่มีสีหน้าเหี้ยม กระด้างเหมือนมาเฟีย กลายเป็นคนที่อารมณ์ดี ใจดี สุภาพเรียบร้อย มีความเป็นมิตร และท่านก็มาเอะใจ ทำไมเรามองเจ้าหน้าที่คนนี้เปลี่ยนไป ทีแรกเห็นเป็นคนเหี้ยม คนหยาบ แต่เห็นตอนนี้กลายเป็นมิตร มีน้ำใจ แล้วก็มีความสุภาพ ก็คนคนเดียวกันแหละ แต่ทำไมเห็นต่างกันเลย แบบตรงข้ามกันเลย หลังจากที่เขามาทักทาย แล้วก็มาขอบคุณ

อันนี้ก็ชี้ให้เห็นว่าจิตของคนเรา มันส่งผลมากต่อการรับรู้ ทีแรกพอเห็นเจ้าหน้าที่คนนั้นจ้องมองเขม็งเลย ที่จริงเขาก็ไม่ได้มีอะไรในใจ แต่ว่าพระทิเบตท่านนี้ตีความไปแล้วว่า เขาคงไม่ชอบเราหรือคิดไม่ดีกับเรา ตีความไปในทางร้ายแล้ว ไม่ได้เห็นอย่างที่เป็น

พอตีความไปในทางร้ายเขาคิดไม่ดีกับเรา ท่านก็เลยรู้สึกไม่ดีกับเขา พอรู้สึกไม่ดีกับเขา ภาพของเขาที่เห็นในใจของท่าน ก็กลายเป็นคนที่ดูเหี้ยม กระด้าง เหมือนมาเฟีย เหมือนอันธพาล แต่ว่าพอเขามีอากัปกริยาในทางที่เป็นมิตร มาขอบคุณ มาขอบอกขอบใจ ความรู้สึกของท่านที่มีต่อเขาก็เปลี่ยนไป แทนที่จะเห็นว่าเขาคิดไม่ดีกับเรา ที่แท้เขาขอบคุณเรา พอรู้สึกดีกับเขา ภาพของเขาในสายตาของท่านก็เปลี่ยนไปเลย กลายเป็นคนที่สุภาพเรียบร้อย มีความเป็นมิตร

อันนี้เป็นสิ่งที่ชี้ให้เห็นเลยว่า คนเราบ่อยครั้งเรารับรู้อะไรก็ตาม เราไม่ได้รับรู้อย่างที่มันเป็น แต่ว่ามีการตีความ และถ้าเราตีความในทางลบ ว่าเขาคิดไม่ดีกับเรา จิตมันก็มีปฏิกิริยาตอบโต้ทันทีเลย พอคิดว่าเจ้าหน้าที่คนนี้เขาคิดไม่ดีกับเรา ท่านก็รู้สึกไม่ดีกับเขาโดยอัตโนมัติเลย

พอรู้สึกไม่ดีกับเขา ภาพของเขาที่ท่านเห็นก็กลายเป็นภาพของคนที่ดูดุร้าย ดูเหี้ยม มีการเติมแต่ง มีการใส่สี และนี่คือสิ่งที่เกิดขึ้นกับคนเรา เกิดขึ้นกับเราในชีวิตประจำวัน เรารับรู้อะไร เราก็ไม่เคยรับรู้อย่างที่มันเป็น แต่ว่ามีการตีความ

ถ้าตีความในทางบวกก็ดีไป ถ้าตีความในทางลบ ก็เกิดความวิตก เกิดความกลัว เกิดความเครียด เกิดความขุ่นมัว และพอใจมีความวิตก มีความขุ่นมัว มองอะไรออกไป ก็เห็นแต่ภาพในทางลบ คนๆหนึ่งก็ถูกมองว่ากลายเป็นคนที่เหี้ยม กลายเป็นคนที่กระด้าง แต่พอใจเปลี่ยนไป ความรู้สึกที่มีต่อคนคนนั้นเปลี่ยนไป ภาพที่เห็นหรือว่าภาพที่มองออกไป มันก็เป็นอีกแบบหนึ่ง ตรงข้ามกันเลย

พูดอีกอย่างหนึ่งก็คือว่า ไม่ใช่แค่ว่าเราเห็นอะไรใจก็เป็นอย่างนั้น ในทางกลับกัน ใจเราเป็นอย่างไรก็เห็นโลกไปในทางนั้น ถ้าใจเราขุ่นมัว ใจเรามีความเครียด หรือมีความรู้สึกเป็นลบ โลกที่อยู่รอบตัวเรา หรือคนที่อยู่ข้างหน้าเรา ก็ถูกเติมแต่งให้เป็นลบไปด้วย มีการใส่สี แต่ถ้าเรารู้สึกบวกกับเขา ภาพที่เห็นก็เปลี่ยนไป กลายเป็นบวกไปด้วย อันนี้คือสิ่งที่เกิดขึ้นกับเราตลอดเวลาเลยว่าก็ว่าได้

โลกเป็นอย่างไร มันก็อยู่ที่ใจของเราว่าเป็นอย่างไรด้วย ฉะนั้นบ่อยครั้ง เวลาเรารู้สึกว่าโลกมันหม่นหมอง ผู้คนไม่น่ารัก มันอาจจะเป็นเพราะว่าใจเราหม่นหมอง หรือว่าใจเรามีความรู้สึกที่เป็นลบก็ได้

ฉะนั้นก่อนที่เราจะไปตัดสิน ไปวิพากษ์วิจารณ์ หรือไปมองว่าโลกมันแย่ บางทีเราต้องกลับมาดูที่ใจของเรา ว่าใจเรามันมีการเติมแต่ง รูปที่ได้เห็น เสียงที่ได้ยินหรือเปล่า

ในปฏิจจสมุปบาท จะมีปัจจยาการตอนต้นเลยที่บอกว่า อวิชชาเป็นปัจจัยให้เกิดสังขาร สังขารเป็นปัจจัยให้กับวิญญาณ ที่พูดมาก็เป็นเรื่องที่ชี้ให้เห็นว่า สังขารปรุงแต่งวิญญาณอย่างไร

สังขารในที่นี้ก็คือการปรุงแต่ง หรือความรู้สึกนึกคิดในใจ อารมณ์ที่เกิดขึ้นในใจ มันก็ไปปรุงแต่งการรับรู้ ไม่ว่าจะเป็นการรับรู้ทางตา ทางหู ทางจมูก ทางลิ้น ทางกาย หรือแม้แต่ทางใจ ถ้าใจมีความรู้สึกในทางลบ เช่นคิดลบ หรือรู้สึกลบกับใคร ก็จะเห็นภาพคนๆ นั้นในทางลบไปด้วย เห็นเป็นคนที่กระด้าง เป็นคนที่เหี้ยม เป็นคนที่ไม่น่ารัก แต่ถ้าใจมีความรู้สึกเป็นบวก ก็จะเห็นเขาเป็นคนที่เป็นมิตร เห็นเขาสุภาพ

อันนี้ก็ไม่ต่างจากเรื่องของคนผู้ชายคนหนึ่งไปพักที่โรงแรม แล้วก็ถอดสร้อยคอที่คล้องพระสมเด็จราคาแพงด้วย ไว้ที่หัวนอน ออกไปทำธุระตอนเช้า ไปออกกำลังกาย กินข้าวเสร็จก็กลับเข้ามาในห้อง สร้อยหาย เอ๊ะ ใครเอาไป สงสัยพนักงานทำความสะอาด เพราะว่าในช่วงนั้น มีพนักงานทำความสะอาดเข้าไปจัดเตียง

เขาก็ตามหาว่าใครเป็นพนักงานทำความสะอาด พอพบเห็นเขา ก็ปักใจเชื่อเลยว่าเขาขโมยเอาสร้อยคอไป แล้วก็เฝ้าสังเกตผู้ชายคนนั้น ดูท่วงท่ามีพิรุธ แววตาก็มีพิรุธ ไม่กล้าสบตาเขา ใช่แน่ๆ เลย เอาสร้อยคอของเราไป แต่ปรากฏว่าตอนสายๆ หรือตอนบ่าย ปรากฏว่าเจอสร้อยมันตกอยู่หลังเตียง

พอรู้ว่าชายคนนั้น พนักงานทำความสะอาดไม่ได้ขโมยไป ก็เห็นเขาในภาพใหม่เลย น้ำเสียงเขาก็ไม่ได้มีพิรุธอะไร พูดจาก็ดี อากัปกริยาก็ไม่ได้ผิดปกติอะไร ภาพของพนักงานทำความสะอาดเปลี่ยนไปเลย

ที่จริงก็ไม่ได้เปลี่ยนไปหรอก เขาก็เหมือนเดิม ไม่ว่าตอนเช้า ตอนสาย หรือตอนบ่าย แต่ที่เปลี่ยนไปคือใจของผู้ชายคนนั้น ทีแรกปักใจเชื่อว่าพนักงานทำความสะอาดเป็นขโมย พอคิดแบบนั้นเข้า ก็เห็นแต่พิรุธ แต่พอรู้ว่าเขาไม่ได้ขโมยไป ภาพที่เห็นก็เปลี่ยนไป อันนี้เรียกว่าสังขารเป็นปัจจัยให้เกิดวิญญาณ

แล้วไม่ใช่เฉพาะกรณีแบบนี้เท่านั้น ในชีวิตประจำวันทั่วๆ ไป เวลาเรามีความทุกข์ ความเครียด แล้วเรารู้สึกว่าเป็นเพราะโลกภายนอก เป็นเพราะคนรอบตัว เช่นเราเห็นเขาไปในทางลบทางร้าย เราก็เลยเป็นทุกข์ ให้เราลองสังเกตดูก็ได้ว่า บ่อยครั้งความทุกข์ของเรา มันเกิดจากการที่เราตีความไปในทางลบ หรือว่าปรุงแต่งไปในทางร้ายหรือเปล่า

ฉะนั้นถ้าเรารู้จักหมั่นสังเกต หมั่นทบทวน เอาประสบการณ์ที่เคยเข้าใจผิดที่ตีความในทางลบ หรือว่าเติมแต่งในทางร้าย และทำให้เราเกิดความทุกข์ เกิดความวิตก เกิดความเครียด หรือว่าเกิดความไม่พอใจ เอามาเป็นบทเรียนสอนใจ มันจะช่วยทำให้เรารู้จักทักท้วง

ทักท้วงว่าสิ่งที่เราเห็น ที่จริงมันอาจจะไม่ใช่เป็นความจริงก็ได้ มันอาจจะมีการตีความไปแล้วในทางลบ หรือที่เรามองเห็น มองออกไปข้างนอก อาจจะมีการเติมแต่งไปในทางร้ายก็ได้ ไม่ว่ารับเข้ามาจะเป็นรูป รส กลิ่น เสียงที่ได้ยิน หรือมองออกไป มันมักจะมีการตีความหรือเติมแต่ง

แล้วมันก็ไม่จำเป็นต้องเป็นทางลบ อาจจะเป็นไปในทางบวกก็ได้ อันนี้ที่เขาเรียกว่าอคติ ฉันทาคติก็คือลำเอียงเพราะชอบ อันนี้ก็หมายถึงว่า มองเห็นคลาดเคลื่อนจากความเป็นจริง เพราะว่ามีความชอบ เขาทำอะไรก็ดูดีไปหมด เขาทำอะไรก็ดูถูกต้องไปหมด ทั้งๆ ที่ที่ผิดก็มี ที่พลาดก็มี แต่ว่าไม่เห็นเพราะว่ามองเห็นแต่ด้านดี อันนี้เพราะว่าลำเอียงเพราะชอบ หรือมิฉะนั้นก็ตรงข้าม โทสาคติ ลำเอียงเพราะโกรธ หรือลำเอียงเพราะกลัว ภยาคติ หรือว่าลำเอียงเพราะหลง

อย่างกรณีของพระทิเบต ท่านก็เกิดโทสาคติ ทีแรกเกิดโทสาคติ ก็เลยเห็นเจ้าหน้าที่รักษาความปลอดภัยคนนั้น เหี้ยม ดุ เหมือนผู้ร้าย เหมือนมาเฟีย แต่พอเขามาขอบคุณ เขามาแสดงความเป็นมิตร ก็เปลี่ยนไปเลย ฉันทาคติมาแทนโทสาคติ ก็เห็นเขาเป็นคนที่เป็นมิตร สุภาพเรียบร้อย อันนี้ก็เป็นสิ่งที่เราควรจะสังเกตได้ กับประสบการณ์ของตัวเราเอง ว่ามันเป็นอย่างนั้นบ้างหรือเปล่า จะได้เป็นเครื่องเตือนใจเรา เพื่อไม่ให้เราทุกข์ ที่สร้างขึ้นมาเอง

บางครั้งความทุกข์เราไปมองว่าเป็นเพราะคนนู้นคนนี้ แต่ที่จริงเป็นเพราะการปรุงแต่ง การตีความในทางลบ หรือว่าการเติมแต่งในทางร้ายของเรา

ที่พระพุทธเจ้าตรัสว่า ธรรมทั้งหลายมีใจเป็นใหญ่ มีใจเป็นหัวหน้า สำเร็จได้ด้วยใจ อันนี้ก็เป็นตัวอย่างหนึ่งว่า โลกภายนอกที่เราเห็นผ่าน ตา หู จมูก ลิ้น กาย หรือแม้กระทั่งความคิด มันล้วนแล้วแต่เกิดหรือถูกกำหนดด้วยใจของเรา ถ้าใจเราเป็นลบก็เห็นเป็นลบ ถ้าใจเราเป็นบวกก็เห็นเป็นบวก

ฉะนั้นการกลับมาดูใจของเรา จึงเป็นเรื่องที่สำคัญมาก ถ้าไม่อยากให้เกิดไฟเผาในใจของเรา ก็ต้องกลับมาสำรวจตรวจตา หรือสอดส่องใจของเราว่า มันมีอคติ โทสาคติ ภยาคติหรือเปล่า หรือมันมีการเติมแต่งไปในทางลบทางร้ายหรือเปล่า ไม่อย่างนั้นเราก็จะสร้างหรือก่อทุกข์ขึ้นมาในใจของเรา ทั้งที่ความจริงไม่ได้เป็นอย่างนั้น.

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