I’d prefer to see more individuals adopt a bitcoin reserve before the U.S government.
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Why should US give it back? It’s fantastic Ross is free. A life sentence was unjust for the crimes he was convicted of. Trump went beyond commuting Ross’s sentence and granted a pardon. The bitcoin, and other seized assets for criminal convictions, should be destroyed. If the state benefits from the seizure, it creates a perverse incentive.
In all societies, public opinion is determined by the intellectual classes, the opinion moulders of society. For most people neither originate nor disseminate ideas and concepts; on the contrary, they tend to adopt those ideas promulgated by the professional intellectual classes, the professional dealers in ideas. Now, throughout history, as we shall see further below, despots and ruling elites of States have had far more need of the services of intellectuals than have peaceful citizens in a free society. For States have always needed opinion-moulding intellectuals to con the public into believing that its rule is wise, good, and inevitable; into believing that the “ ‘emperor has clothes.’ “
Murray N. Rothbard
An article I wrote on why Bitcoin rehypothecation should be illegal for TBTF banks now that SAB 121 was rescinded. And yes, I know, Bitcoin doesn't need laws. But I also know that all your grandmas will probably have exposure to Bitcoin through an ETF. So this is for all your grandmas.
https://egodeath.capital/blog/too-big-to-fail-banks-amp-bitcoin-custody
Thank you. I ran it through AI and just sent out letters to my senators and representative.
Implementing a “SBR” or “Digital Stockpile” via executive order would easily be reversed by subsequent administrations. Pursuing a legislative approach would offer a more enduring solution.
nostr:npub15xqg2kz8qwy3gt3f04rjncyp4w9aludt2rgwhc30lfuftrm6d2msrd9rv7 Bitcoin Act is a better option than an executive order.
Using seized assets to fund a digital asset stockpile presents problematic incentives.
When will Trump pardon nostr:npub1sn0wdenkukak0d9dfczzeacvhkrgz92ak56egt7vdgzn8pv2wfqqhrjdv9 ?
$TRUMP coin is going to help the general public distinguish Bitcoin from sh*tcoins
What every father should tell their child:
"You are enough, just as you are. I love you always. AND you should always strive to be better, because that's what we're here for."
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Set up your lightning wallet for zaps
“The safest way to try and get what you want is to try and deserve what you want.”
- Charlie Munger
GM and Merry Christmas 🎄
“The most important thing in the world is family and love.”
- John Wooden
There will be a lot of new folks getting into bitcoin. I think video that covers the following would be awesome to share.
1. Short Bitkey tutorial that also discusses importance of self-custody and tradeoffs with not using a BIP 39 hardware wallet.
2. Collaborative custody multi-sig options v single sig
3. Avoiding phishing scams
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2024/12/how-to-lose-a-fortune-with-just-one-bad-click/
“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.”
- Gandhi
“Change. But start slowly, because direction is more important than speed.”
— Paulo Coelho
“Heaven is under our feet as well as over our heads.”
Henry David Thoreau
“Do you have any attachments—people or things that you falsely believe you could not be happy without? Make a list of them right now before we go on to study how exactly they blind you.
Think of a politician who has convinced himself he will not be happy unless he gets political power. His quest for power coarsens his sensitivity to the rest of life. He barely has time for his family and friends. Suddenly all human beings are perceived and reacted to in terms of the support or threat that they are to his ambition. And those who can neither threaten nor support he does not even notice. If in addition to his craving for power he has an attachment to other things like sex or money, the poor man has become so selective in his perceptions that he could almost be said to be blind. Everyone sees this except the man himself. …
Now think of yourself listening to an orchestra in which the sound of the drum is so loud that nothing else can be heard. To enjoy the symphony you must be responsive to every instrument in the orchestra. To be in the state called love you must be sensitive to the uniqueness and beauty of every single thing and person around you. …
Stop for a while now to see how your attachments drain life’s symphony no less than the politician’s attachment to power and the businessman’s attachment to money have hardened them to the melody of life. Or look at the matter in another way: There is an enormous amount of information that is continuously flowing in from the world through the senses, the tissues of the organs of your body. Only a small part of this information reaches your conscious mind. It is like the infinite amount of feedback that is sent to the President of a nation: Only a tiny fraction finally makes its way to him. Somebody does the screening and the processing at the President's office. Who decides what will finally make its way to your conscious mind from all the material that is pouring in from the world? Three decisive filters: first your attachments, second your beliefs and third your fears.”
― The Way to Love by Anthony de Mello