Hahaha 💜🫵 I know this face. What's up?

Some light Saturday afternoon reading.

Cheers 🍷(from the weekend—not like we're already drinking on a Monday afternoon, hahaha) 🤣

so do you do push ups when we dip below 100k?

or were done with that?

Bull Run Reflections as bitcoin nears $100k

Once you understand Bitcoin, you feel compelled to help others learn about it.

Rewind to the last bull run in 2020, and I felt guilty for not trying harder to help more people understand the coin. 🧵

Four years later, as we enter this new bull run, I’m far more at ease.

My conscience is clear:

All my friends know me as being into #Bitcoin (the ones who are left, lol).

My local haunts—cafés, surf shops—tease me about being "Mr. Bitcoin" (I always ask to pay in Bitcoin).

The side of my family that talks to me about Bitcoin now saves in Bitcoin.

I’ve spent the last 4 years advocating for Bitcoin:

BBC

Newspapers

YouTube

TikTok

Conferences

Even street corners!

Even my girlfriend’s friends (who I’ve never met) know me as "the Bitcoin guy."

They used to tease her about it on Instagram... now? Not so much.

I know my content has inspired others to:

Start Bitcoin communities

Save in Bitcoin

Win arguments against skeptics

Try new Bitcoin tools

Lighten their mood and remind them Bitcoin is the right path for humanity.

None of this is great for my OpSec, of course.

But that’s part of being a public advocate in a privacy-focused space.

On that note: I don’t own any Bitcoin. Bollocks! I lost it all... time to start stacking again today. 😉

Sadly, and maybe you’ve experienced this too, Bitcoin has strained some friendships.

I don’t know why it grinds people so much, but it does.

I hope those people eventually come around. And when they do, I hope I have the grace to be compassionate and humble.

I choose to advocate for Bitcoin because it’s our best tool to fight authoritarianism and central banking incompetence.

It’s the tool for empowerment.

Whether you’re:

Financially hamstrung in Cuba

Cut off in Senegal

Left behind in remote Peruvian villages

Sidelined in South Africa

Or fed up with the status quo in the UK...

Bitcoin is the answer.

And now, as the mirage of $100k draws closer, I have zero guilt. My conscience is clearer still.

I know I’ve done everything I can to promote Bitcoin.

And it feels good.

But the best part?

I've had so much fun. It's been a bloody trip.

I've seen the world. I've made some amazing, life long friends.

So cheers to you all, my friends.

It's been a joy, a rollercoaster and an honour to get to one hundred together.

Because remember, number go up = Freedom go up.

So here's to the next cycle and to building a bright orange future for the world 🧡 🌍

TL;DR

Every opportunity to advocate for Bitcoin, I’ve taken. Made friends. Feels good.

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@realbedford #cheatcode in effect! Nice to visit from Canada and enjoy a 5-1 result. Great footie to watch. Thanks for the hospitality @PeterMcCormack. Good to meet some true Bedford supporters in Ian and Chris!

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