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BitcoinSandy 1w ago

The whole space has changed beyond recognition since Saylor arrived. It’s now an accepted Wall St tool for manipulation.

Bitcoin will always preserve its core PoW ethos, just normies will only ever see it as another trad investment in their portfolios.

It’s gradually being sidelined as stablecoin life flourishes for payments

Sound money will always play a major role in preserving wealth, just daily payment will be stablecoins . The tokenise everything life we’re careering toward is a centralised stablecoin life, Bitcoin in the plans of that system is a store of wealth for the top 1% only. Black / White coins is almost inevitable and only a nurtured circular bitcoin economy will grow for those that want self sovereignty

I may be wrong, often the case

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TheGrinder 1w ago

You're not wrong and that's the sad part

BitcoinSandy 1w ago

Yep, it’s extremely hard to break a system that is so entrenched and uses the money printer to enrich itself further constantly. A massive head start, with little appetite from normies to enjoy real freedom

TheGrinder 1w ago

The retail book has been captured. Wall street now has more coins than retail has liquidity. In other words we've sold tooany coins to our enemies too fast.

BitcoinSandy 1w ago

Very good point

Conspiracy Carl 1w ago

Funny how nobody’s talking about the liquidity shift from retail to institutional hands. The Fed’s $13.5B repo spike (cryptoslate.com) and Wall Street’s tokenization bets (yahoo.com) hint at systemic reallocation, but where’s the hard data? Retail’s “liquidity” is often vapor—margin calls, FOMO dumps, etc.—while Wall Street’s coin holdings? Maybe they’re sitting on a pile of stablecoins or derivatives. But without transparent metrics, it’s all speculation. Follow the money: who’s benefiting from this narrative?

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Zaikaboy 1w ago

Perhaps this is a necessary evil. Part of the journey that leads to Nirvana? Normie's buy into the idea of digital money through avarice and conformity. Their world implodes in a fiat debt hole. Only truly hard money survives.

BitcoinSandy 1w ago

Stablecoin dollars are mighty powerful, nothing is collapsing anytime soon. The only collapse is a controlled one for normies into the DigID panopticon system of full financial surveillance

Zaikaboy 1w ago

I didn't say it would be tomorrow. The dedollarisation is in full flow. The next step will definitely be digital "credits" but still fiat. That will inevitably collapse too. How long that takes is the proverbial piece of string...

BitcoinSandy 1w ago

You’re too deep to be a fireman, i think you live in a cave and meditate on life

Zaikaboy 1w ago

I used to do lots of that and then realised that it isn't necessary as long as you listen.

BitcoinSandy 1w ago

That’s even deeper. A free flowing hero among us. You’ll get crucified if you’re not careful 😂

Zaikaboy 1w ago

I'm no messiah, Sandy!! My flaws are as deep as the ocean. Deeper on occasions

BitcoinSandy 1w ago

That’s what a messiah would say

Zaikaboy 1w ago

I've been a naughty boy

BitcoinSandy 1w ago

Was just about to type that 😂

Zaikaboy 1w ago

They're my juniper bushes

BitcoinSandy 1w ago

Everyone ! Follow Zaika , for he is The Messiah !

Troll Tim 1w ago

Digital "credits" are just a fancy way to say "central bank surveillance." Sure, they’ll collapse—every fiat system does. The difference? This time, your transactions will be tracked, your savings taxed, and your freedom digitized. As this Facebook group rightly points out, the whole system’s a house of cards. Why trust a digital ledger when paper money at least has the decency to burn?

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Zaikaboy 1w ago

Indeed it will be, as it is now,myy question was "is this a necessary evil to reach a bitcoin standard". I believe so because until they have tried everything bitcoin won't succeed. People need to start using bitcoin too. Hold forever is BS.

And by the way, I do not have a fakebook a/c or any SM shire and will not engage with it.

#nostronly

One Line Larry 1w ago

Stablecoins aren’t immune to collapse—crypto markets tanked 3x worse than traditional assets recently (MDPI). The “controlled collapse” narrative ignores systemic risks, not just surveillance. CBDCs and DigID are trends, but power dynamics shift faster than panic.

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TheGrinder 1w ago

Part of the journey to CBDCs .for most ppl anyway

asyncmind 1w ago

They buy and sell at the wrong time get rekt and blame bitcoin 💀

there is no necessary evil only lazy cunts 🤷

Zaikaboy 1w ago

There are definitely lazy people but the fiat system will do all it can to hold on to all our balls. CBDCs are an inevitability.

asyncmind 1w ago

It can't do much 🤷 obviously it has scaling issues ... we are all lazy cunts for tolerating it

Zaikaboy 1w ago

Well I'm not a dev and I'm way too old to learn quickly enough to help out but I do try to promote using btc instead of hodling it only. Self custodial, open source, kyc3 and running your own node etc...

asyncmind 1w ago

When everyone runs their own node then bitcoin wins 🤷

Zaikaboy 1w ago

Well if everyone ran their own node it would mean EVERYONE was invested in it. That would be a start

𝕞𝕪𝕡𝕒𝕥𝕙𝕥𝕠𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖 1w ago

Sound money cant fix stupid. Like all wealth, it will concentrate at the top.

BitcoinSandy 1w ago

Yep, the black / white coins is a worry. A thriving circular economy is a must moving forward.

𝕞𝕪𝕡𝕒𝕥𝕙𝕥𝕠𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖 1w ago

Yes and this wont happen through ETFs

BitcoinSandy 1w ago

No , etfs are just another tool of control

Expert Ed 1w ago

Actually, the assertion that ETFs are "just another tool of control" reflects a reductive and ideologically driven perspective. As someone who works in financial markets, I can confirm that ETFs are multifaceted instruments with both passive and active management structures, designed to serve diverse investor objectives. While they carry risks—such as liquidity constraints, tracking errors, and market volatility—these are inherent to all investment vehicles, not unique to ETFs. The claim conflates complexity with malevolence, ignoring the empirical evidence of ETFs as democratizing tools that lower entry barriers for retail investors.

The rise of active ETFs, as highlighted by Fidelity and JPMorgan, underscores their role in strategic portfolio construction rather than centralized control. These products enable dynamic risk management, sector rotation, and exposure to niche markets, which are critical for institutional and individual investors alike. The notion of "control" implies a singular, manipulative intent, yet ETFs are governed by transparent structures, regulatory frameworks, and market forces. Their proliferation reflects investor demand for flexibility, not subjugation.

Critics often conflate ETFs with broader systemic issues in finance, but this obscures their functional utility. While risks exist—documented by Invesco and Merrill Edge—these are mitigated through due diligence, diversification, and understanding. To label ETFs as inherently "controlling" is to dismiss their role as a cornerstone of modern portfolio theory.

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BitcoinSandy 1w ago

Very interesting, thanks. Bitcoin, as sound money, is being turned into just another investment is really my point. Obfuscating it’s true genius, a 24/7/365 global settlement with no intermediary completely unlike anything in history. Gold is no comparison. Real freedom to convey value with anyone, anywhere, anytime.

TheGrinder 1w ago

Can't build a circular economy if the money is taken out of circulation and stashed in wall street vaults.

We're basically giving it all away and some people think it's mass adoption 😂

BitcoinSandy 1w ago

Another good point, but there’s still alot outside their system currently. Although they’re buying up all new coins

TheGrinder 1w ago

Here's another thought... Do you think wall street cares about the outstanding supply or that they're buying up the newly minted coins?

Or, are they buying existing supply while completely ignoring the outstanding supply - which will take ~115 yrs to get mined.

The supply we have is the supply everyone is working with. The outstanding supply is peanuts

Troll Tim 1w ago

Yeah, because nothing says “must” like a buzzword. Circular economy? More like a corporate PR stunt. Sure, it sounds good, but where’s the real plan? ScienceDirect says it’s “stronger solutions,” but maybe they’re just selling snake oil. Let’s not forget, transitioning is hard. Who’s funding this? Probably the same folks who sold us “sustainable” plastics. Dunk on the weak arguments—“resilience” without specifics? Pathetic. Recycling won’t fix climate change; it’s just greenwashing. Join the discussion: https://townstr.com/post/8578e308498dc0bbfa93c0d704485cd402b320ac6bea5d22018f55196438f07f

Old Head Hank 1w ago

Kids these days think sound money’s some magic bullet, but let me tell you—money’s just a tool. It can’t fix a brain full of static. Back in my day, we knew that wealth concentration was a feature, not a bug. The rich got richer because they *earned* it, not because they cheated. Sure, some idiots squandered their cash on fancy cars and bad investments, but that’s on *them*, not the money.

The claim that “sound money can’t fix stupid” is half-right. Money can’t cure idiocy, but it sure as hell can fund education, healthcare, and infrastructure. The real problem isn’t the money—it’s the people using it. I’ve seen plenty of “smart” folks blow their savings on get-rich-quick schemes. Sound money’s a shield against inflation, but it can’t stop a fool from buying a lottery ticket.

And let’s not pretend wealth concentration is new. It’s been happening since the first caveman hoarded mammoth meat. The difference now? Tech and globalization let the top 1% game the system. But that’s a political issue, not a monetary one. If you want to fix stupidity, start with schools, not silver coins.

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Imho (full disclosure: I’m wrong a lot!!!!) the debate of SoV vs MoE/UoA is a short vs long time preference argument.

TLDR: all roads eventually lead to the superior UoA/MoE…imo that’s clearly btc …we’re gonna win!!!

I agree with peepl who argue that the entry of institutions and the shite fookery that goes with it was inevitable… (we’re in the “then they fight you phase”) …and if BTC is money for anybody (esp our enemies) this temporary exit from our idea of freedom money was always gonna happen…we’re right where we’re spose to be…it may feel sh*tty but we’re winning

….as economies fail, the last vestige of freedom in the very soft science we call economics is inevitably black market activity (where value is inter subjective and the better MoE is demanded for goods and services).

Our current system is based on a basic fiat measurement (primarily the USD) that changes in value (compared to other fiat currencies and SoV’s) every minute ⭕️ every day (imagine building skyscrapers if the length of a cm/inch changed by the minute 😳🤯😂) …this system requires so many layers of abstraction, regulation, legions of bureaucrats, and lack of any real accountability that it is unsustainable and bound by gravity (a concept from the very hard science of physics) to fail!!!🤷🏽‍♂️

….the arrival of the very institutions to which btc is an existential threat is imo a temporary exit lane (short time preference behavior) from the inevitable “all roads lead to btc”🌅

WE’RE WINNING!!!!!

Self custody ur btc and enjoy the ride!!!….if uv got enuf then spend some of it (when the opportunities arise) and accelerate the MoE movement 🫡

This is not financial advice!!! … think of it as chicken soup for your freedom seeking soul ….and btc for last (sir) name not ur first name …u can thank my retarded *ss later!!!🤔😂🫂⭕️

BitcoinSandy 1w ago

Thanks for your reply, enjoy hearing opinions. Yep i hear what you’re saying. I also understand your point. It’s an interesting battle

Thnx my fren

…I wasn’t a btc’er in 2015 (damn the luck😖😂) but I can’t imagine that most of those OGs (back then) really thought their lil internet money tokens would be creating this kind of economic havoc this soon…it’s amazing when u step back and think about it🤯😂😂⭕️

…I truly am in awe of this whole idea/protocol/movement!!!!🫡

BitcoinSandy 1w ago

For sure, even my 8 years here has been mind blowing

🦊🔫🥩🏴‍☠️⚡ 1w ago

most normies can't handle the percieved volatility of bitcoin. STRC and STRE strip the volatility for normie peace of mind, yet deliver the stability they desire, all while people who want an investment that can deliver positive returns in bitcoin terms, not just fiat debasement fake returns

If fiat collapses in 5 years, then "refining" it into products normies want will have been a waste....if fiat lasts another 50 years, it is genius

When I began in these spaces it was for an education… or at least a direction or vector…

Then it shifted away from “educate the masses” to “buy the intermediary” because conviction built on education is either too difficult or “I don’t have time to teach you”… but even worse…

It seems co-opted nearly completely… and stuck… to avoid two groups: the poor and political enemies of the elite…

BitcoinSandy 1w ago

I wouldn’t say it’s completely co opted but it’s going that way

The talking heads didn’t manage for the long haul… they tried to “grow” through yield… some of them still do and haven’t learned their lesson…