The US is spending more on interest payments every year than the entire market cap of Bitcoin

Wild

Happy 15th birthday bitcoin!

You're in your teenage years now, rebelling against authoritarian governments & fighting the unfairly stacked financial system

You're growing up magnificently, block by block, halving by halving

#m=image%2Fjpeg&dim=1024x1024&blurhash=UAJQl-7OD%2B%7Eprp%3FFEMM%7B4Tt7-%3AD%25T1Ip%7EAxu&x=8a8a61f2fa104596f54d52d35106f8e35d69858c173ca2a6e419f06bbe10d168

Hello Bart, my old friend

#m=image%2Fjpeg&dim=1080x1463&blurhash=_5S%24ifTxMxi_.mrD.S%5E%2BXmMxRPS%23rrbvP%3BivozozicS%24n4%251Q%2CpIkWRPt%2CR5MxMys%3AoKWBtlWByXtRMxWBjZVsofrXkWtRbbWXa0WVDOozkCs%3AtRWWtR-%3BozR5RPbcn%25bb&x=461a75491321bf911cfa3cf8d1dc6e1973514ef95e4b013dd3ee85883472d86f

Happy new years everyone - to a happy, healthy, & adventurous 2024!

May your miners find blocks, transactions be mined, & sats stack plentifully 🥂

#m=image%2Fjpeg&dim=750x1000&blurhash=_bEp1.w%5BNZODWBe.WB.AbFoMsojFWCbI%251jYs9oKS4S2ayroogR*R*o2s%3Ao0RPWCW%3Fj%5DjEoLW%3DSkWBV%40a%7DbHofoJRjWBjYWAWXofoLxaaxbFa%7Djtj%5Bazt4t8bHa%7CoLayWV&x=ebae645093b2981b1d8f28988d69c07132a6882972baa798117d36655dc19fa4

Argentina is in effect contemplating a wealth tax on bitcoin/crypto (holdings vs sale)

https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2023/12/28/argentinas-milei-proposes-incentives-for-declaring-domestic-foreign-crypto-holdings-in-draft-bill/?utm_content=editorial&utm_medium=social&utm_source

The 1st coin issued by the U.S. said "Mind Your Business" (designed by Ben Franklin)

We need this energy back

#m=image%2Fjpeg&dim=1200x675&blurhash=i59PyL4pEL%5E*02%7EAoy57%5EiwIa%7E-U-A9voekCIp-U0%23ocxZNH-UNbNG-UNHJAxFI%3BEh-9NHS4xFNHIpt7f6V%5BxtRjkCS2Rk&x=0dd235ed686ff114d222716b719db0f38283dcc6eeef2e8a72659d8df8554439

5%? Lol

I have seen the future & it's decentralized Bitcoin miners powered by nuclear

Miners will be able to bring down the costs of nuclear in transmission disconnected remote towns. In Canada, grid disconnected towns are on diesel & subsidized by gov, so win-win

https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/westinghouse-evinci-nuclear-reactor-saskatchewan-canada/

#m=image%2Fjpeg&dim=886x641&blurhash=%237SPU%3AM%7B-%3BM%7B%252t7tQt7xabuayspWBozj%5BV%40ofkC%7EqofWVj%5BRjWBbaWBV%5BozWBWBofWVj%5Baej%5Ba%7C_3ayV%40ofR%25jtV%40ofR%25jGt7Rjofn%2BWBozWBoMx%5DxuM%7Bofbaofn%2BWBba&x=8cf877fd0bd26c07d32372d52369d298b3477984b9fd9b267a0b625382094284

#m=image%2Fjpeg&dim=1067x928&blurhash=%3B6SPU%3BM%7B_NV%40%3Fbt7-%3BxuxaMxbuofR6o%7Cf*aLofkV-qo%7CSdaLRjafWVkCWB%25MWBWBs%3ASxkVV%40V%5Bf6%25Mj%5BR*j%5BRjWBkBfkWBo%7CaeV%40kCoMaefkofkB_NRPRPtRIot7R*aeV%5BNZe.jZkWnlaeozayof&x=c3490b83dc7eee19498920810d22287782947ca5203a58abc81a102608aba7df

nostr:nevent1qqs85s3s09yqstfyjagwmypz0xu7lkqtch2t7x7rt3qnc6gfvlp97sgpz3mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfdupzqhyflt84tg0zk3x5d9lqnze56e3jlanxm84cr89gkfdv977twnwmqvzqqqqqqyx2lvfe

Can't even breathe on your own tree in Canada 🙄🙄🙄

#m=image%2Fjpeg&dim=1440x1920&blurhash=_NIOa_XfM%7Bs%3BR%25bFRi%25hVtWBkBofaebHD%23S0j%5DjbogWBs%3BxuWBWBofjZazay%25NV%5EWBt7afj%5BWBadaxa%7Bofa%23WBj%5B%3FdaPRjoyaeaybFn%25WpWBjtfRayof%25gjIRjofayj%40bF&x=94fc3eaa428e255ccfeb96370419d24e67f4aec3aadedfe09c0aeb9ae2fe635e

Merry Christmas everyone!🎄 I hope you & your loved ones had a wonderful day

#m=image%2Fjpeg&dim=664x885&blurhash=_VHxW%3FR%25NhnNR*M%7CsoBajYI%5Bnhi%5EofaeF%23afn%2BWAxDWEW%3DD%2Co%7CxXafWUafkD%3FGozRiozkWV%5Bn%2BIoaLs%2BWBt7RjRje.X9s%2Codf8oJWXj%3FX8WBofV%5BoIbHaekCWCR*WDoIjZ&x=fced1a3b0a08a95443160059f4e325578bc793be8067a89f039c11089ff703e3

That's pretty

This ad is well done; but it was for a smaller wealth management company

I just saw an ad on an air canada flight for a financial company & "bitcoin" flashed on screen wrt one of the investments 🔥

Yes and no, ordinals last week were making fees exceed the block reward (plus prices have gone up); it's still at a loss, but might as well for a bit longer

About time

Regulatory compliance & societal advancement are a delicate balance. Some is good for eg safety & environment, but increasingly we've created regulatory burden that's holding us back from innovation, progress, & socioeconomic benefits

#m=image%2Fjpeg&dim=920x1920&blurhash=%5BLI5VyIA9FM%7B00RjRjRj_Nxuj%5Bj%5B00-%3A%25MxuM%7Bt7xut7t8WBWBWC_3RjM%7BRj%7EqWBRjWB9FoLt7j%5B&x=01c3586ab29836081731e13b65ffcd252847288eccbd66a5b8dc9151d13b8f16

I watched the trailer for Bitconned on Netflix. An interviewer mentions Bitcoin & the promo image has "bitcoin" coins in a pile by the scammers

A misinformation campaign by Netflix - this fraud has nothing to do with Bitcoin 🙄 Sighhhhhh

#m=image%2Fjpeg&dim=1175x1763&blurhash=%5EnC%3FNpW%3BWZofNZjaxzbFS2f6bFj%5DOtf5R%25fkofWBbrj%5DoLj%3FaifRNEoMw%7CWVn%2CoMjWj%5BoMfkWVaxi%5EWBWUoKR%25a%7Bnia%7DR%25jbj%3DfRxGj%5DWXayo2j%5D&x=65bd273e0c7f8cf946505b7edb3363808adb89357dc32308bfdc172f6d4bb6be

What did he do now?

Sad how broken money is breaking dreams

#m=image%2Fjpeg&dim=1080x1745&blurhash=%5EPB%3A%3Fht7IYjFRkbItpkBRpV%40kCbIR.j%5BahWBofbIMuj%5Bs*WBocfkI7oLt0azfOj%5BMtoLxUbHWVj%5Bnyj%3FoubHWDayt7oJbbbHWFaf%25NjZS6bHWEaf&x=3816282e4d91571b62c45ed884bb42ff611b4b1d7d430f4bceea12e873d0cb3f