The mirror of a fake money world.
How I orange-pilled a friend today:
1. Created a Bolt Card via LIFPay.
2. Topped it up with sats.
3. He downloaded the nostr:npub1pzerv8rqqvhk82y85axa3t3yxr8rdqnea03zlmk5crsne509esqqw0x463 wallet (no KYC, fully anonymous w/ Nostr or phone #).
4. Tapped the card on his phone.
5. Boom, onboarded to #Bitcoin
Try opening a bank account and tell me how fast you are!
January 3, 2009.
One day, this date will be part of our children's history books as the beginning of a silent and transformative revolution: the revolution of money.
Thank you, Satoshi Nakamoto!
I have a friend who, back when Bitcoin was €20K in European Central Bank Monopoly Money, told me, "What if it goes down?"
A few months later, when Bitcoin hit €30K, he said, "I’m waiting for a correction, it’s too expensive."
Today, that same friend told me, "I’m late. I’ll invest my money in rates instead."
And this cycle keeps repeating, because they’re still trapped in the fiat mindset, measuring everything in a currency designed to lose purchasing power over time.
This is what fiat money does to us, it traps us in the present, blinding us to the future.
Post about football, and everyone argues.
Post about politicians, and everyone argues.
Post about money, and no one cares.
Post about Bitcoin, the best form of money, and still, no one cares.
This is exactly what I see in my WhatsApp family and friends groups.
The same people who say Bitcoin at $100k is too expensive will be the ones claiming it’s going to zero during a major correction.
And this cycle will keep repeating until they stop viewing #Bitcoin through the lens of a currency that only goes down.
If you haven’t started yet, make 2025 the year to build your own #Bitcoin strategic reserve.
My 2024 Through the Lens of #Bitcoin …
- Started running my own Bitcoin node and Lightning node.
- Built my own open-source hardware Bitcoin wallet.
- Launched @usatoshi_ to help others understand Bitcoin.
- Made Bitcoin my go-to gift for weddings, newborns, and Christmas.
- Took my first steps into mining with a Bitaxe.
- Onboarded friends, family, and even a coffee shop in Krabi, Thailand, to Bitcoin.
- Attended my first Bitcoin conference
Step by step, block by block, through the lens of Bitcoin, 2025 looks even brighter. 
Spending the last days of the year in the beautiful city of Bruges and paying for my lunch with the best form of money ever created, #Bitcoin !
No fiat money involved, no banks, and no third parties standing in the way.
Just my Umbrel at home in Portugal, running my Bitcoin and Lightning node, giving me complete financial sovereignty.
This is what freedom looks like, a global, borderless, decentralised and permissionless form of money that gives back the power to the people.
Like nostr:npub17h7h2jzhq3hn06h93jvz67sfjxaq3jvk7kenjrazht28aun33hks42sd76 said in one of the most important talks I heard about Bitcoin at Bitcoin Amsterdam: ‘Use it or lose it.’ And I’m doing my part!
Central banks print money out of thin air while you break your back to earn it.
Your time and energy deserve to last. #Bitcoin is the way.
HODL tight, and have a wonderful ₿itcoin Christmas!
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Done ⚡️🟠 and Merry Christmas 🎄
Whether you like it or not, agree with it or not, #Bitcoin is inevitable.
Sooner or later, everyone will use it in one way or another.
Study #Bitcoin 🟠⚡️
Whether you like it or not, agree with it or not, #Bitcoin is inevitable.
Sooner or later, everyone will use it in one way or another.
Study #Bitcoin 🟠⚡️
Houses are expensive in euros, cheaper in gold, and cheapest in #Bitcoin.
If you understand why, you’re already ahead of the curve.
The journey from $0 to $100k was harder than the journey from $100k to $1M will be.
Study hashtag#Bitcoin ⚡️🟠 
Se tens 35 anos e começaste a trabalhar aos 22, já acumulaste 13 anos de trabalho.
Agora faz as contas comigo:
Excluindo fins de semana, feriados e os 22 dias de férias anuais, já trabalhaste cerca de 3200 dias.
Com uma média de 8 horas por dia (e em muitos casos, mais), isso dá mais de 26.000 horas.
26 mil horas a trocar o teu tempo e energia por dinheiro.
E mesmo assim…
- Comprar casa parece impossível.
- Pagar uma renda custa cada vez mais.
- Constituir uma família? Um sonho adiado.
Porquê?
Porque o dinheiro deveria desempenhar três funções essenciais e apenas desempenha duas delas:
1️⃣ Ser uma moeda de troca – algo que usamos para trocar por bens e serviços. ✅
2️⃣ Ser uma unidade de conta – um padrão para medir e comparar o valor das coisas. ✅
3️⃣ Ser uma reserva de valor – ou seja, o dinheiro que ganhas hoje deveria preservar, ou até aumentar o teu poder de compra no futuro. ❌
É nesta ultima função que o dinheiro falha redondamente.
Desde 1971, com o fim do padrão-ouro no famoso Nixon Shock, o dinheiro deixou de proteger o teu poder de compra.
Com o fim dessa ligação ao ouro, os bancos centrais passaram a poder emitir dinheiro sem limites, aumentando a oferta monetária sem qualquer responsabilidade. Essa desvalorização contínua do dinheiro teve e tem consequências profundas.
A inflação é o resultado direto deste sistema. Um "imposto invisível" que corrói o valor do que ganhaste com o teu esforço e trabalho, fazendo com que as tuas poupanças sejam sugadas, ano após ano.
Tal como investiste mais de 26.000 horas a ganhar dinheiro, porque não investir apenas 0.5% desse tempo a estudá-lo?
- 0.5% de 26.000 horas dá 130 horas.
- Para investir essas 130 horas num 1 ano, bastam 22 minutos por dia.
- 22 minutos por dia é o suficiente para entenderes o porquê do sistema financeiro falhar.
- É o suficiente para perceberes o motivo pelo qual #Bitcoin é parte da solução.
22 minutos é uma pausa para o almoço, são as viagens de metro para o trabalho, são as pausas para o cigarro.
Não é o dinheiro que te prende. É o que não sabes sobre ele.
₿e your own bank.
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