@jack how does it feel knowing a big chunk of your life's work is now controlled by anti-freedom, dictator bully who has sought to tear our society apart and ruin those that don't conform?
Another 3 million barrels drained from the SPR this week. I thought Biden said they'd be refilling it?
"There is nothing more permanent than a temporary government program."
Maybe. I'm not a marketing genius, but strikes me that Nostr should be very attractive to various segments, who maybe aren't into bitcoin, or have heard of nostr, or follow @jack, etc, but care about their future, with ability to help kick network effect up a few notches. How do we get to them?
Every once in awhile those in power take their masks off and show the world who they really are. Representative Brad Sherman from California did just that today when he admitted that the US government prints money "out of thin air".
https://tftc.io/martys-bent/issue-1342-bitcoin-doesnt-come-out-of-thin-air/
An economy built on credit is a mirage.
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A community controlled ad campaign funded by zaps contributions with nostr polling to determine what and where, etc.
A country aligned with BRICS+ block is investing in mining. Probably nothing.
"When you run in debt, you give to another power over your liberty” – Benjamin Franklin
They say the billions worth of transactions were "internal."
But, does anyone believe Binance is fully backed? Feels like a bank run, with Binance trying to block the exits, put in halts, etc.
A week is forever in bitcoin. For fun, I'll say this month. (But my heart says never.)
I understand the issue. But what are you going to do about it?
If you want to make things you don't like (like littering in the park) illegal, propose it. All good.
BTW, what is up with your claim that you have read more about bitcoin than anyone. I don't get it. A joke, or attempting to establish credibilty?
Agree. We don't like people telling us that bitcoin is a waste of energy, yet we look down our noses at use cases for bitcoin we don't like? All value is subjective. It is okay not to like it. But, be careful on where this hate and fear takes you.
Jay Powell this week: "We shouldn't even be talking about a world in which the US doesn't pay its bills. It shouldn't be a thing."
Right, just like inflation is transitory and you're not even thinking about, thinking about raising rates.
RFKjr: "Monetary freedom is as important as freedom of speech. Without it, we are slaves."
(How sad that this thought is so radical and scary in today's world.)
Same thing with our money. It requires the physicality of Earth.