#pizza is something everyone should master; it rewards craftmanship and you get to indulge in the result with all the senses
#primal does not let me upload images...
"Strategic Incompetence" is the one thing I have to work the hardest for, but it is smart and forces me to constantly shifting fields and topics, else I get bogged down, learning slowed down and value stale. It's easy but unrewarding to rely on old victories, but hard and rewarding to obtain new.
I can't stop thinking about the positive promise of change that #doge is painting. What would it do to the world of applied across borders? What would it look like in a small country like #Sweden and who are right now fighting for something similar but can't break out of the noise? I want to contribute.
When Saylor is done selling, and #bitcoin crosses 100k, I think #mstr will rush up and beyond 700$ peak sometime next week...
gm #sweden
9 CLUES YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THE ORIGIN OF SATOSHI NAKAMOTO
https://video.nostr.build/fbb9ff50f8c5a4848019a43636fe7f220621283a6d511c2127d12cb02a46e446.mp4
GROUND ZERO: LONDON 🇬🇧
The headline in block 0 has a different wording than the version published online.
The phrasing matches the print edition, which was only available in England and Brussels on that day.
Either Satoshi was there, or someone sent him a photo (leaving a trace).
THE BELGIAN CONNECTION 🇧🇪
The 2nd citation in the whitepaper from 2008 didn’t exist online—it was only in print. It was given to attendees at a 1999 conference in Haasrode, Belgium.
This paper is from Benelux universities. It was even presented in 1999 at Stanford, but with a different reference list than the one replicated in the whitepaper (citations 3, 4, and 5).
HAL WAS RUNNING 🏃♂️
Hal Finney is a frequent suspect, but his family has strongly denied it.
On the morning of Saturday, 4/18/09, he was running a half marathon while Satoshi was exchanging emails (more than one, with questions and answers) with developer Mike Hearn.
THE LOS ANGELES IP 📍
Satoshi was in L.A. a week after the genesis block.
He always used Tor to hide his IP when online.
But in the beginning, Bitcoin didn’t have addresses. To send/receive, one’s IP was exposed. And on 1/10/09, Hal published a log showing Satoshi's IP.
THE FINAL CITATION 📜
The paper’s bibliography is outdated and brief.
Notably, the 8th citation stands out: a "book X" on probability theory, published in 1957.
Where did Satoshi find this book?
Why cite it, but make no mention of Chaum, Finney, or Szabo?
CARIBBEAN HOLIDAY 🏖️
Peter Thiel, PayPal magnate, suspects that Satoshi might have been among the 140 attendees at a financial cryptography conference held at the InterIslands Hotel in Anguilla, February 21-24, 2000.
E-gold was one of the event’s sponsors.
BRITISH "LOOSE" LANGUAGE 👅
Satoshi heavily used British expressions ("bloody hard," "defenCe," "grEy," "coloUr").
He used the European date format (dd/mm/yyyy).
He frequently referenced the Euro.
In some cases, he seemed to use a grammar checker.
He also put two spaces after periods.
WEALTHY FRIENDS 🤑
In the latest emails revealed by Martti Malmi, it’s clear that Satoshi had access to resources to fund the development of #BTC.
He claimed it was donations. So, there were people he was talking to about the project. Or it was his own money...
A PLANNED DEPARTURE 👋
The creator's disappearance may seem abrupt. Satoshi said goodbye as soon as he learned about Gavin A.'s discussions with the CIA.
But his departure was planned and gradual.
Satoshi gradually shut down his hashrate in 4 stages—when the network was already running on its own.
His self-declared birthday, 4/5/75, has digits that sum to 21 (5 + 4 + 7 + 5).
The date of block #1, 1/9/2009, also sums to 21 (9 + 1 + 2 + 9).
The halving happens every 210,000 blocks.
Until the 21 million #Bitcoin are exhausted, in 2140.
https://video.nostr.build/56871450e9df8847444032d3929bbddef700fc0e3e81348a16bfca9a11647cd8.mp4
I think we will either never know or it will be declared upon death of Satoshi by a prearranged transaction of the stash to either void or some sort of foundation like Saylor proposed to do.
I'm fine with whatever but a dump on the market. Hero or our time.
That mans neural pathing is probably the most complicated structure in the universe.
Trump have won the US election, but more importantly - #bitcoin has won the world.
From here on I have less fear and more conviction the path is traversable; whatever barriers there are, or obstacles that may arise, the outcome will be good for Bitcoin - and therefor the world. First for those who now embrace it, but ultimately for everyone as systems changes cascade.
Reading "The Forth Turning" right now, and throwing questions to ChatGPTo all day. brought up the US election as a possible crescendo of the Crisis-period we are in now according to the books framework, and got a response where a Trump outcome could highten crises whereas a Harris could bring a resolution.
Asked for a steelman of Trump and added the possible Bitcoin angle to his agenda and got a long really well stated response ending in this summary:
"In a Fourth Turning framework, Trump’s support for Bitcoin could indeed be seen as a radical but necessary response to the U.S.’s financial crisis. If managed well, this stance could promote individual financial empowerment, strengthen the U.S.’s role in the digital economy, and provide a path toward disciplined, sustainable monetary policy—addressing core crises of debt, inflation, and institutional distrust. This bold move would align with the Fourth Turning’s call for transformative leadership and systemic renewal, setting the stage for a new age of financial stability."
Imagine that. Sound money game theory with #bitcoin, set in motion by a Boomer Prophet, with technology developed by what's likely a Gen-X Nomad in Satoshi and fought for through the crisis by Millenial Heroes...
Let me guess; the twist is that they still are not 100% sure so the mystery lives on for a potential s02 if people care enough for s01?