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A Libertarian lover of our Constitution and a citizen looking for ways out of the monitored society. Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged is a must read.. Everything is about the money. What is the root of money?

The gov't shouldn't tell anyone what to do. That's what the Founders saw. Trump is getting rid of the Deep State and getting us back on that path.

Good evening Nostrites

I am wondering a bit about XRP.. It's heading towards being the #2 crypto asset behind BTC in total market value. Anyone have thoughts on XRP?

It's been quite a journey since I went to change from the Alby shared wallet to an Alby Hub. Somehow my Nostr landing page disappeared! When I'd get on Nostr, I landed on a page I didn't know.. I'm still having issues linking the new Alby Hub to Nostr so I can get back to doing some zapping. I'm also wondering why there's an orange 'x' next to my name down on the bottom left of the Snort page? I know I'm no techie, but now I REALLY KNOW I'm clueless!!

Good football games today..

Can anyone zap me? My guess is that the answer is no.... If someone could let me know.. thanks

So the Fake News is reporting if Trump gets rid of huge swaths of gov't agency jobs, it'll cause recession. Well, look at the last year of full time job reports. We're already in a recession. Plus, all the tax cuts puts more money in your wallet, and small federal gov't means less leaves your pocket to counter to pay for gov't..

Primal did some updates.. This is great. There's now a 'Latest Global' feed.. Nice..

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What is the efficient markets hypothesis? How does it mean absolute decimation of fiat markets?

#AskGPT #Decimation2025

The Efficient Markets Hypothesis (EMH) is an economic theory that suggests that financial markets are "informationally efficient." This means that asset prices fully reflect all available information at any given time. According to the EMH, it is impossible for investors to consistently achieve higher returns than average market returns on a risk-adjusted basis through stock selection or market timing, because any new information that could impact an asset's price is quickly and fully incorporated into the price.

Three Forms of EMH

1. Weak Form: All past market prices and data are fully reflected in current asset prices, implying that technical analysis cannot give an investor an edge.

2. Semi-Strong Form: All publicly available information is reflected in asset prices, so fundamental analysis (studying financial statements, news, etc.) cannot lead to consistent excess returns.

3. Strong Form: All information, both public and private (including insider information), is fully incorporated into asset prices, meaning that no one can achieve superior gains, even with insider knowledge.

Implications for Fiat Markets

The idea of "absolute decimation of fiat markets" refers to how EMH exposes weaknesses inherent in traditional fiat-based financial systems:

1. Transparency and Information Symmetry: If all information is equally available to everyone, the fiat system's reliance on information asymmetry (where insiders or certain institutions have privileged knowledge) becomes unsustainable. Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, built on transparent, open, and immutable blockchain technology, challenge fiat systems where central banks and governments often operate with a lack of transparency.

2. Centralized Manipulation: EMH suggests that market manipulation becomes less effective as markets become more efficient. Fiat markets, often influenced by central banks' monetary policies, might be seen as artificially manipulated. In a world where decentralized assets operate transparently, the flaws of fiat markets become more apparent, leading to reduced trust and eventual "decimation" as capital flows into more transparent and efficient systems like cryptocurrencies.

3. Hyper-Competitive Returns: In crypto markets, the high efficiency and rapid integration of information mean that participants who once thrived in fiat markets based on slow information dissemination and regulatory arbitrage may find themselves disadvantaged. As a result, inefficient fiat mechanisms can no longer keep pace.

Why Decimation?

The term "decimation" in this context implies that the fiat markets, reliant on centralized control and lagging information efficiency, are at risk of being rendered obsolete. As decentralized systems offer more efficient and transparent means of exchange and investment, capital flight from fiat to cryptocurrencies accelerates, reducing the influence and effectiveness of traditional financial institutions. This shift threatens the foundational mechanisms of fiat economies, potentially leading to their significant decline or transformation.

In a nutshell, we can just think of it as the last price for an item is what it's worth. Period. Analyze this, analyze that, project growth but that last price is what it's worth.

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A tax cutting Capitalist is NOT the lesser of two evils..

Why on earth be one step removed? That's what an ETF is.. Just learn about BTC. Get a cold storage wallet set up. Buy some BTC on an exchange, and move it to cold storage, and there you go.

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I'm getting closer and closer to getting rid of Xwitter.. I'd love to see Trump and many conservatives discover Nostr...

I'm really wondering what it would take to run a Nostr relay.. I'm busy with life, and I worry it could be time consuming. Anyone have a good idea of how much time it takes to do a more than decent job? What about the computer? RAM etc, motherboard? What happens if our electricity goes down? Are there any part time relay operators? Thanks for any insights

He's gonna fill up and run a museum one day.. Have you seen the young boy who's got a huge vacuum cleaner collection.. Hey, why not!!

I tried to listen to Harris and I just couldn't.. Not one specific about anything. Just sound bytes of generalities about all these wonderful things she'll do for Americans. How absolutely ignorant & drunk on Kool-Aid does one have to be?

Seems Schiff is starting to realize Bitcoin is more than a trading vehicle and more a neutral means of exchange that can't be manipulated, while an ETF is playing in the Deep State arena.

Just think of all those buying at these lower prices now. There's only so much available. If a big seller comes along, let'em sell. It's fine. Other people get an opportunity.

I can't remember the movie, but I remember laughing when I was watching it.

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