“Money, however, isn’t always a blessing. It tends to amplify both good and bad traits. It also has the power to corrupt, and it has the potential to drive people insane. If you aren’t careful, what started as sudden riches can soon turn into a power-drunk ego trip…”

“As the purchasing power of your bitcoin stack grows, your incentive to become a first-class Bitcoin citizen will grow as well. You will want to learn how to do self-custody. You will want to learn how to run your own node.”

“The network is a growing, ever-changing organism, and the opt-in nature of protocol upgrades will repeatedly force the question of Bitcoin’s identity upon its participants.”