"This has been one of the most effective psychological operations that has ever been conducted on the public in human history. The high priests of central banking started running with this narrative and people have come to believe that it is a law of physics. Economies cannot operate efficiently unless there is a steady flow of new monetary units being created and introduced to the economy. If new monetary units aren't being created people will hoard their money and grind the economy to a halt." -- Marty Bent
"Hoarding" is a Keynesian Slur
https://tftc.io/martys-bent/higher-savings-are-good-for-economy/
GM #plebchain, stay humble, stack bits/sats, and think for yourself.
The focus permissioned vs permissionless
No need to pick one over the other
You are the sovereign individual the ultimate decision maker at each fork.
GM #plebchain, stay humble, stack bits/sats, and think for yourself.
The connection between Rome and Vaccines
All in the name of good intentions our life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness is being taken away and replaced with a permissioned society just like happened with Rome.
The major and important tool we have today that will help individuals weather this storm is Bitcoin. Just like gold did back in the Roman times.
Vaccines is one of these permission new tools used by this corrupt state to again establish and enforce a permissioned society.
With Spanish subtitles https://x.com/TuckerCarlson/status/1702442108022309228?s=20
Brilliant inspiring interview
GM #plebchain, stay humble, stack bits/sats, and think for yourself.
With Bitcoin being truly permissionless, anyone running a fully-validating Bitcoin node has this exact same data on their computer and can independently replicate this exact same dataset for this point in time. A live version of this visualization can be seen and interacted with at utxo.live.
UTXORACLE: A DECENTRALIZED APPROACH TO THE ORACLE PROBLEM
Using the UTXO set to calculate a bitcoin price.
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/technical/utxoracle-model-could-bring-use-cases-to-bitcoin
Given an open-source model, this could help bring about the ability to:
- Independently calculate the price of bitcoin using only your full node at any block height
- Develop genuine DeFi applications without the need for (or without sole reliance upon) trusted third-party price oracles
-- Daniel Hinton & Steve Jeffress
GM #plebchain, stay humble, stack bits/sats, and think for yourself.
GM #plebchain, stay humble, stack bits/sats, and think for yourself.
Evils of "THE ALGORITHM"
Should we be avoiding the dreaded "social media algorithms," or should we be thinking about them differently?
We’re trying to turn Bitcoin into a real global payment network, says Lightspark CEO
David Marcus, co-founder and CEO at Lightspark, joins ‘Squawk Box’ to discuss the company’s project around the lightning network, why it’s so important to work on the global payments system, and more.
AN HOUR AGO
No thanks, Elon. We'll take digital sovereignty over an everything app.
Some Users May Want an ‘Everything App’, but What We Need Is Digital Sovereignty
Jameson Lopp argues Twitter's recent rebrand falls in line with big tech's obsession with data.
Nostr, an increasingly popular social network, is one alternative.
How do people lose their bitcoin?
Accidental loss is a far more frequent security threat than hacks and physical attacks. Humans are clumsy by nature. Multiple keys help you protect your bitcoin from yourself by giving you extra redundancy.
THE WORST WAYS TO LOSE YOUR BITCOIN
There are plenty of horror stories describing how unsuspecting holders have lost their bitcoin. Avoid them, or pay the price.
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/avoid-these-mistakes-or-lose-your-bitcoin
Storing seed phrases in an encrypted password manager is better than in a cleartext document like Google Docs or Evernote, but it's not the best practice. If you have seeds in a password manager, generate new seeds offline, store them offline, and transfer your assets ASAP.
Experts Fear Crooks are Cracking Keys Stolen in LastPass Breach
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2023/09/experts-fear-crooks-are-cracking-keys-stolen-in-lastpass-breach/
Each day is a gift, not a God given right.
Remembering 911 22 years ago
