From what I understand, the only bitcoin that was seized happened when one of the truckers who was gifted 8k (CAD) in bitcoin tried to exchange it for fiat and the ensuing bank deposit was stopped. Other than that, I'm not aware of any being seized.
I was already two years deep into the rabbit hole when this happened. It was more confirmation that our 'money' isn't really ours. And it can, and will, be shut off at any moment for any reason the powers that be see fit to do. Not your keys, not your cheese.
Again, and again, Bitcoiners were right.
About digital scarcity, energy, code, the fed, money, freedom, math, property rights, seed oils, about pretty much everything.
And nobody takes a punch like this group.
Take a bow ladies and gents. #Bitcoin
Already long ago, from when we sold our vote to no man, the People have abdicated our duties; for the People who once upon a time handed out military command, high civil office, legions — everything, now restrains itself and anxiously hopes for just two things: bread and circuses.
I'd use mine to mess with Craig Wright. I'd haunt him at every turn. Then give him a glimmer of hope and then snatch it away. And I'd do the same to Calvin Ayre.
Do not let the hero in your soul perish, in lonely frustration, for the life you deserved but never have been able to reach. Check your road and the nature of your battle. The world you desired can be won. It exists, it is real, it is possible, it is yours.
Get to know the incredibly talented nostr:npub1hu3hdctm5nkzd8gslnyedfr5ddz3z547jqcl5j88g4fame2jd08qh6h8nh and nostr:npub1cj8znuztfqkvq89pl8hceph0svvvqk0qay6nydgk9uyq7fhpfsgsqwrz4u on this week's episode! We talk about the origin story of their viral #Bitcoin videos, how to orange pill your friends, our generation's inability to save, girl boss culture, Bitcoin in 10 years and their growing family! ⚡️
Full video: https://youtu.be/5_Qf8Oyuvww?si=9x3yXcyd52iiaY8k
I enjoyed this. They're much more feet-on-the-ground type people than what we see on video or read on social media. Mad respect for both. And you Nat, cause you're cool. ;)
“If you have an apple and I have an apple and we exchange apples then you and I will still each have one apple. But if you have an idea and I have an idea and we exchange these ideas, each of us will have two ideas.” — George Bernard Shaw
There are silences harder to take back than words.
If you are not authentically you, the real, original you, you will attract people who are not authentically themselves.
You will attract and become attracted to things which aren’t real, which don’t matter.
You will become frustrated and angry at small, petty things in your life and you will not understand why.
You will feel like the universe is not respecting your space, like it’s bumping into you, constantly. Shoving you.
This is because it’s trying to get you to notice who you are.
This is because it’s trying to say, “Hey! I know you! You are so much more than this!”
And if you make that choice, to be who you really are, you will discover the real, original you, has been waiting for you.
You will discover that you have always been worth your own love and respect.
You will discover you have always been worth, being you.
Love the unlovable.
Climb the unclimbable.
Defeat the undefeatable.
Break the unbreakable.
Become the you they said you could never be.
Every single day, wake up and find the thing that cannot be done, and do it.
The market never reached the 'real' price during the last cycle IMO. This long bear market is ideal for stacking. By this time next year we'll wish we had stacked harder. By this time in the next cycle we'll be thankful we stacked what we did.
Unless someone is setting out to be a professional author (very hard), nobody should write a book to make money.
When I set out to write Broken Money, it was because I *had* to, not because I wanted to. Spending a thousand hours on something that I get a profit of $5/copy for is not my best use of time.
Any time I spent on my research business revenue generation content, or leaning harder into my venture capital partnerships, would have been better on an hourly ROI basis. I have to sell 40 books to equal each newsletter subscription on my website; clearly the latter is better financially.
Almost regardless of how many copies I sell, it's a bad ROI for me. I'm overworked and the fact that I wrote a book while maintaining my existing business stressed my relationship and social life. And further, I am reinvesting most of my initial profits; the first 1,000 copy profits go to the Human Rights Foundation Bitcoin Development Fund, and the next 4,000 copy profits will go towards making a video about money and why it's broken.
And all of it was worth it. When a creator has something in their head, it's painful until they get it out into the world. I wrote this for bad ROI but because I wanted it to be out there for people to read, period.
Will I make a profit? Yes. But at a much lower hourly rate than I make on other work I do. It's a negative profit compared to having reinvested that thousand hours into my other existing work. But I consider it to be more important, which is why I spent the time.
I wrote Broken Money because I had to. The book concept formed in my head after many years of writing and research regarding money, and it would have been increasingly distracting to *not* write it. I didn't realistically have a choice. I felt compelled to write it. Part of it was altruistic; I wanted people to learn from my total monetary framework thoughts over five years of research. Part of it was egotistical; I wanted to timestamp something in the world, in physical form, and put it out there. Maybe it's the low time preference part of me; I'd like something of me to be mentionable to people in the distant future who look back at this time.
My background has been a blend of engineering and finance, with both ironically pointed toward bitcoin.
I don't care where you buy it from, and you can pirate it if you want, but it benefits bitcoin and nostr:npub1gdu7w6l6w65qhrdeaf6eyywepwe7v7ezqtugsrxy7hl7ypjsvxksd76nak if you buy it from his website. Circular economy rather than big fiat business. We've introduced a special edition hardcover with a cloth cover and dust jacket for those that prefer that premium format, only on his website. And you can buy it in fiat or sats.
https://academy.saifedean.com/product/broken-money-hardcover/
"I wanted to timestamp something in the world"
That part of your post gets all the feels. A written time capsule if you will. Congrats. I look forward to reading your work.
The Notre-Dame Basilica of Montreal. I'll revisit it when I attend the Canadian Bitcoin conference next spring. 
The Florence Cathedral floor. A masterpiece of illusion. Only an expert craftsmen could take a flat floor and create this type of eye candy.
There's a difference between privacy and secrecy.
For all those who've been digging the #Bitcoin rabbit hole, I thank you. Your work is invaluable. I arrived almost 4 years ago for number go up. I had no idea I'd be exposed to in-depth topics such as finance, electrical grids, nutrition, code, and engineering, among other things. The collection of all of you make this space what it is. I am forever in your debt.