Remember when the Bitcoin community was all about self-custody, cold storage, and being your own damn bank? Back when “stacking sats” meant tucking away your hard-earned excess like a digital squirrel prepping for economic winter?
Yeah. That was adorable.
Fast forward to today, and apparently, we’re all just one TED Talk away from rehypothecating our houseplants to buy more Bitcoin on margin. The new gospel? “Borrow while rates are low and Bitcoin’s cheap—because the future is inevitable, bro.”
Gone are the days of the humble node runner with a second freezer full of beef and a copy of The Sovereign Individual on the toilet tank. Enter: leveraged maxis playing musical chairs with Celsius 2.0 clones, yelling “NGU!” while their collateral ratio nose-dives.
These are the same people who used to meme about “Not your keys, not your coins.” Now it’s “Not your debt, not your problem” if Bitcoin hits $500k by Q4. We’ve replaced Satoshi’s vision of financial responsibility with Michael Saylor cosplay and a HELOC.
Here’s the truth: Bitcoin is saving technology—for savers. For those who produce more than they consume, who delay gratification, who live by the ancient discipline of not being a complete moron with their money. You don’t need a sixth mortgage to stack hard. You just need margin in your life, not on your portfolio.
The future is bright. But only if we stop acting like junkies trying to front-run the next halving by pledging our family goat on-chain.
Want to win in this game? Work hard. Live below your means. Stack the excess. Cold store it. Repeat.
Not sexy. Just sovereign.
