I’m so proud of the Strike team.

Focused. Relentless. Mission-driven.

We build through every bit of feedback, criticism, and even the FUD others spin to promote themselves by attacking us.

For what it’s worth, none of the people accusing us of being criminals, liars, smooth talkers, or any of the other nonsense ever reach out to me directly. Not once. If they genuinely cared, they’d give me a call. But instead, they skip that part and post on Twitter, trying to boost themselves by tearing us down.

That’s not accountability. That's self-promotion dressed up as concern.

I’ve been dealing with this kind of thing for a while now. I’m used to it. But being the leader of some incredible people and watching them work so hard for Bitcoin, sometimes you have to open your nostr client and have their back.

The Strike team is world class. Don't trust all of the nonsense you read. A lot of people's recent marketing strategies are to shit on me and my businesses.

We’re at 1,500 BTC and stacking with every ounce of profits. Not bad for the five-year-old startup that could. That’s a whole lot of proof of work. 🫡

⚡️💬 5 years ago I was very close to taking out a home loan (God forbid). But it frustrated me, I couldn't understand why I had to pay rent when I could "own" my own home for the same amount. Then I got interested in economics & finance and discovered the other side of the story and I understood...

Interest-bearing credit allows the rich (creditors) to get richer effortlessly and without risk, while the borrowers (often poor or vulnerable) get poorer because of the high interest payments.

Usurious interest feeds speculation (especially in real estate), and it's the middle classes who pay the highest price for housing.

States are over-indebted and dependent on the financial markets... they pass this on to the population to continue to incur debt and pay ever-higher interest rates (higher taxes, pension reforms, cuts in social benefits, etc.).

Usurious interest is responsible for inflation: the rich get richer by borrowing at low rates to accumulate assets, while the poor suffer the loss in value of money.

Certain powerful countries can go into almost infinite debt, and usurious interest finances and fuels wars around the world.

Over-consumption, waste, pollution... all the ills of this world, going back to the beginning, are always linked in one way or another to usurious interest.

🗣️ Did you know that usurious interest (i.e. lending money at interest) is forbidden in several religions?

➤ According to Islam: Formally forbidden, called riba in the Koran. Riba is considered a serious sin, as it is seen as a form of exploitation.

- Qur'anic example (Sura 2:275): "Those who consume usurious interest will only rise up (on the Day of Judgment) as one who has been upset by the devil's touch. (...) Allah has permitted trade and forbidden usury. (...) "

➤ According to Christianity: Usury was condemned in the first centuries of Christianity. The Gospels call for lending without expecting in return. Councils (Middle Ages) forbade Christians to practice usury. Today, churches no longer forbid moderate interest, but excessive usury remains morally condemned.

- Biblical example (Exodus 22:25): "If you lend money to one of my people, to the poor man who is with you, you shall not be to him as a creditor; you shall not charge him interest. "

➤ According to Judaism: The Torah forbids charging interest between Jews, but allows it towards non-Jews.

- Example (Deuteronomy 23:20-21): "You shall not lend interest to your brother..."

I tell myself that behind every prohibition there is God's wisdom, whether we understand it or not.

There's nothing fraternal about shaking hands with your banker after signing your loan; you literally go from free man to slave in one signature...

That's why bitcoin, that's why I put so much energy into Nostr, I'm looking for financial freedom while remaining FREE!

new sats symbol just dropped

stay humble and stack them

I personally don’t understand the aversion to displaying small numbers. A $10 coffee costs ₿0.00009180.

Just show that.

It says it all.

BIP177 proposes redefining Bitcoin's base unit by making 1 satoshi = 1 bitcoin.

Currently, 1 bitcoin = 100,000,000 satoshis.

This change aims to simplify transactions and reduce confusion.

Trying to move some money from a joint bank in France to an account in the UK…. the initial request was made 24th March and is still not completed. The bank keeps adding more and more verification requests “for our protection“ before they process it.

This is why the world needs Bitcoin

5 companies invested $3 billion into bitcoin in the last few days

Strategy - $1.34 billion

Nakamoto - $710 million

Metaplanet - $200 million

GD culture - $300 million

Twenty One - $458 million