appreciate everyone who zapped citadel dispatch and nostr:nprofile1qqsqfjg4mth7uwp307nng3z2em3ep2pxnljczzezg8j7dhf58ha7ejgpzemhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhgqgdwaehxw309ahx7uewd3hkc5k2uzc

that guy is doing so much for bitcoin, it’s ridiculous.

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The list of books Max recommended in this episode (except for the last two):

This was an interesting conversation between nostr:npub1dg6es53r3hys9tk3n7aldgz4lx4ly8qu4zg468zwyl6smuhjjrvsnhsguz and nostr:npub1klkk3vrzme455yh9rl2jshq7rc8dpegj3ndf82c3ks2sk40dxt7qulx3vt 💯👏 It really emphasized and put into perspective the ethical imperative for using #Bitcoin over fiat; detaching yourself from participating in a fraudulent system that is engineered to lose value. A ton of financial privacy insights there as well and one of the most intriguing was their discussion around cash use; which I align with 120% Cash is great to have, especially for privacy purposes, but at the end of the day it's still fiat therefore inherits all the problems that fiat has like debasement. A great refresher course as to why we #Bitcoin

The illustrated edition coming soon!

Huge congrats on the launch!

Highly recommended.

In the past I would trade this wave and make money. Not anymore. Been there, done that.

The issue is not buying, but knowing when to close the position. That’s the part that people always fuck up. Smashing buy in these moments is the easy part… taking profit when the euphoria is near its peak is insanely hard.

It takes you being OK with all your euphoric “friends” thinking you’re an idiot or a coward. It takes you sitting with the agonizing discomfort of being “wrong” for a while and then being fine with watching people you care about get wrecked eventually. It takes seeing the “more perfect” selling point spike up again and again (or even be way higher than you anticipated- because it’s really easy to underestimate stupidity).

It doesn’t matter when you sell- in that moment you’ve gone on the short side of an asset you believe in… and you’re a turncoat. Being a successful trader long term takes a special kind of fucked up person… you may be lucky enough to learn this viscerally like me.

Most importantly… all of this shit takes energy. Energy that can be put elsewhere- like building things.

So to all of you who decide to play the leverage game this round (yes, that’s what publicly traded BTC treasury companies are): enjoy it if you can… and godspeed. I wish you the best, and I hope you can ride the wave in such a way that’s it’s a worthwhile venture to you.

Despite being fundamentally bullish and agreeing with many of the takes here about where we are headed… my time, capital and energy are going to building Conduit and stacking in self custody this round. Blinders on.

Cheers and good luck my friends. Be kind to one another- it’s just money.