Good whisky, just like #bitcoin, takes proof of work. It needs to age in casks and go through processes which cannot be sped up.

Talisker 10YO is my fav. Port Ruighe is probably my second favorite...

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The funniest stuff always is the truth. 😅

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Good morning, fellow pleb warriors.

#plebchain #ProofOfFoam

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People often think someone knows something others don't. Institutions, insiders, wealthy individuals,...

Surprisingly few bitcoiners truly grasp #bitcoin, its potential and purpose.

Did it cross your mind that for once we might actually be those who know something others don't?

Not only Gary Gensler clearly states that he was forced to approve the ETF because of the court order and that it would otherwise probably didn't happen. But he also didn't forget to mention his views on every other crypto... I'm so bullish on #bitcoin

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Have you read official statements from SEC's people regarding the #bitcoin    ETF approval? Seems like quite a diverse bunch of opinions. Ranging from absolute distancing from the approval to distancing from not approving it years ago... 🤯

Basically Gary says they did it just because of the court order. Hester Pierce said it should have been approved a long time ago to avoid this circus. Caroline Crenshaw distances herself from the decision and views it as down right bad and Mark Uyeda is somewhere in between.

https://www.sec.gov/news/speeches-statements?aId=edit-news-type&field_person_target_id=&year=All&speaker=&news_type=Statement

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Stickering spree. Pushing #bitcoin into subconsciousness of people. And who knows...if it makes one person stumble into the rabbit hole, it's worth it.

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I came to put in some stickers and talk shit about the state. And I'm all outta stickers...

My fav kebab place in my hometown.

#bitcoin #orangepilling

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#bitcoin reached parity with the Vietnamese dong in October 2017 and then again in April 2019. Since then 1 sat > 1 dong.

Right now it reached parity for 2nd time in the Czech Republic, where 1 sat = around 1 haléř. (Smallest unit of our Czech crown)

Which currency is next?

By holding #bitcoin we are casting the strongest possible vote against war, crime, and all injustice.

By holding bitcoin we vote for peace, reason, and the truth.

The less fiat you have, the stronger the vote...

Thanks to #bitcoin I found passion of epic proportions. I had quite a few passions throughout my life. But this one is different.

I know it will change the world as we know it. It will make it better. It immensely changed me, just in a span of few short years.

It's such an incredible force for all things good, true, and healthy that it makes it difficult not to scream it out loud into the world, to not try to wake up everyone.

I have friends who don't really have passions and it's hard to grasp the fact that bitcoin could not be someone's passion.

It made me see the world through another lens which also made all my other passions much more enjoyable and profound.

So... It's the 15th birthday for teenage Bitcoin. I'm grateful, and I hope you'll keep on changing people's lives. Every ten minutes, a couple of normies at a time. Tick tock...

Do you know how many atoms and microscopic black holes contains this delicious cup of coffee?

Neither do I...

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We are in the year 2024 AD. But today we are celebrating year 15 AB (After #bitcoin)

Millennia down the road, people will be counting in ABs and BBs, and wondering what it was like these days.

Enjoy the privilege to live through these years.

I finished Broken Money by nostr:npub1a2cww4kn9wqte4ry70vyfwqyqvpswksna27rtxd8vty6c74era8sdcw83a in sauna on New Year's Eve. Fun to read. Educates, explains, elevates. 100% recommend.

Now I'm in 2024. Starting it with #Bitcoin   : Return of Sound Money by nostr:npub1llkvd2zh596r437k5guqqpvktn0jtz4tasn3zfqnjuktue33wagqm2ftee

Let's get one step closer to fixing the world in 2024...

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Correct me if I'm wrong... But among other things, Vitalik also says that:

1. Many projects use blockchain just so that they can secure (easy) funding.

2. Points out how projects are starting to get centralized and how it is impossible to ensure decentralization in PoS.

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He says as projects get bigger, they abandon their ideals => This confirms just how people are corruptible and how you can't have anyone in charge.

At the same time, he says it may not be possible to ensure decentralization on the PoS protocol level. And that is why we do PoW.

Vitalik is wicked smart, no arguing about that. But it feels like he is maybe coming to some realizations. I don't want all the altcoins to fail. I honestly don't care. But I wouldn't bet on any of them. For many reasons, including usage of PoS, network effects, etc.

Link to the whole article for context and to make an independent opinion:

https://vitalik.eth.limo/general/2023/12/28/cypherpunk.html

#bitcoin

You mean regarded?

The sooner the better. We need to fail ASAP if we are to fail.

That being said, this is the hill I'm willing to die on.

- nostr:npub1cn4t4cd78nm900qc2hhqte5aa8c9njm6qkfzw95tszufwcwtcnsq7g3vle

Everyone needs to figure out fair price on their own. Fiat is just too worthless these days...

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#Nostr, the final frontier. These are the voyages of people at the major crossroads. To boldly go where no man has gone before.

You either quit #bitcoin too soon or it will quit you from the Matrix.