Definitely what they’re doing.
The U.S. federal government waged a multi trillion dollar hot war against cannabis cultivators, distributors and consumers for decades. Threw hundreds of thousands of people in prison and jail over that time, some for life.
There will never be any enforcement actions even remotely comparable towards Bitcoin.
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Governments speaking out against non-KYC money and making AN arrest is a complete bluff.
If .5% of Americans are using censorship-resistant and permission-less money that can’t be stopped, then that’s ≈1.65 million people they would need to stifle.
The federal government is fully incapable of enforcement on even a fraction of that number of individuals. The Federal Bureau of prisons is already at capacity with more than 100,000 murderers, gang members, robbers and rapists. There is absolutely no room for a new glut of non-violent prisoners and they will never take it there.
They are trying to scare people into compliance because they know they cannot enforce it. I absolutely don’t give a fuck what these agencies say. I’m not changing a thing about what I do. Fuck them and fuck every single one of their decrees.
I grew up within and participating in the illegal #cannabis movement. A movement where hundreds of thousands of liberty-minded individuals decided to disregard decrees (at our own peril) and simply overwhelm the establishment and their unjust decrees. It worked. I will do the exact same thing with #Bitcoin and you should too.
If you’re scared, stop it. If you’re thinking of changing your behavior, don’t. Just move smart and continue to do what you know is right. Moral law > everything else.
Ironically, the past year I used an inheritance to start new construction company (single family homes). I felt that using my capital to build out a company (cash flow) would be the best way to get more Bitcoin in the long run. So in this situation I’m shooting for the opposite dynamic - investment in short-term cash flow sacrificed for more long-term savings.
Life is such an incredible gift.
Ribeye time on the Bighorn.
https://video.nostr.build/691f3652566fe1ad8cc7498aba061319ecb91af6d8f0924835214fcf2ff83461.mp4
Looks 🔥
This was an excellent panel - with nostr:npub1s5yq6wadwrxde4lhfs56gn64hwzuhnfa6r9mj476r5s4hkunzgzqrs6q7z nostr:npub1klkk3vrzme455yh9rl2jshq7rc8dpegj3ndf82c3ks2sk40dxt7qulx3vt nostr:npub1a2cww4kn9wqte4ry70vyfwqyqvpswksna27rtxd8vty6c74era8sdcw83a nostr:npub1sfhflz2msx45rfzjyf5tyj0x35pv4qtq3hh4v2jf8nhrtl79cavsl2ymqt - well worth a watch.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sA4jzHIPj7A
A couple of separate but interlinked points made in this. First - is Bitcoin a cheatcode? No, strictly speaking - it's just money as it should be with a fair set of rules, but might just feel like that if you're early in its adoption phase.
Secondly - the concept that holding Bitcoin in its purest form is actually high time preference, not low. Reason being - you are holding it to be immediately accessible, rather than investing it into projects requiring capital with an expectation of greater returns than you put in over time.
My view is the reason this feels unintuitive is linked to (1) - it's an observation best framed in a wholly bitcoin denominated world. The hurdle rate (in bitcoin terms) is incredibly high during bitcoin's adoption phase. Imagine a simple project like building a house with materials and then selling it, and trying to make money in bitcoin terms. Which is why only bitcoin related projects stand much of a chance as an opportunity cost for simple holding bitcoin. Bitcoin only VC's have a tough (but noble..) pursuit.
Savings is separate from investment with the stated goal of cash flow. Bitcoin is optimized for saving. Also, many Bitcoiner’s save in way (distributed multi sig) that isn’t immediately accessible.
ATTENTION CARNIVORES 🥩 : Nationally acclaimed Meat & Seafood Company Beck & Bulow is now accepting #Bitcoin onchain & Lightning payments both in store & online 🙌
They are accepting orders online & ship to all 50 states.
When I first found their butcher shop last summer, I asked to pay in BTC at checkout, because, on seeing the quality of their huge selection, I knew I would be ordering all my meat from them.
At the time, the team didn't have a good way to accept BTC, so...
we took a low-time preference approach.
Over the course of the next 8 months, the staff & I became good friends. I went to their carnivore meetup, we went shooting together, & I grabbed lunch with the owners to talk more about BTC infrastructure options for merchants.
Importantly, I never pressured them to do anything. We just kept the conversation rolling in person and over text. As time went on and BTC appreciated in price, their urgency grew.
Here is a testament to their conviction, they are not only accepting BTC, but...
#Bitcoin is now a cornerstone of their employee 401k plan. The company has committed to hold all payments made in BTC, online or in the store, indefinitely in cold storage.
Craziest of all, the company has put 20% of their treasury reserves into #Bitcoin 🤯
They began by selling meat door to door & at farmers' markets. A serendipitous series of events led to the co-founders acquiring a buffalo ranch in New Mexico.
Through proof of work their meats are now in over 1,000 restaurants & stores in New Mexico.
My challenge to you carnivores is to visit them online & give them a warm welcome to the #Bitcoin community by trying their amazing products!
Let's test the strength of their payment processor IBEX 😁
Read more about this amazing team and their new #Bitcoin offering at nostr:npub1t8a7uumfmam38kal4xaakzyjccht4y5jxfs4cmlj0p768pxtwu8skh56yu here:
Gradually, then suddenly folks.
PS: Among my favorite products they sell:
-Local Free Range Bison
-Local Free Range Beef
-Wagyu (unreal quality)
-Angus / Wagyu Hybrid
-Elk
-Wild Boar
-Lamb
-Poultry
-Local Tallow
-Eggs
-Euro Style Salted Butter
-Fresh Lobster
-Many types of wild-caught fish
-Excellent Cheese
-Raw Milk
-and much more... 
https://i.nostr.build/q6Vrd.webp
Damn son
This is some of the absolute best marketing for Bitcoin possible.
In 10 years people that run nation states and huge institutions will really laugh about how dumb it was to hold and use permissioned / confiscatable / censorable debt based fiat monies.
In geopolitics allies can become adversaries overnight. And soft-adversaries trade and settle all the time. Doing so with no third party trust and no counter party risk is the only reasonable option.
It’s been a huge undertaking but I’d be happy to consult on your project if you want to access some of the expertise I’ve earned on this project. Would save you a huge amount of time, money and energy.
I’m not sure if you’re wanting a specific floor plan or size of home but I could provide my plan to you if it meets your needs. I could also potentially have it customized and re-engineered to suit your needs if it’s not what you want.
Getting plans and having them engineered is a big cost and time sink, and then putting all of the materials together for framers and trades is huge. Our lumber and hardware takeoff was thousands of pieces.
Thank you! Me and my brother closed on the parcel in June 2023. It was just raw land then so we’ve had to do a lot of development. Made some mistakes and learned a lot but overall I’m happy with things and the speed we’ve been able to accomplish everything at.
We’re doing all of the finish work ourselves, should be done by August.
Thank you 🙏 it’s definitely exceeding what I imagined at the beginning of the process. I really like the interior layout - high ceilings, open plan and big windows. On a really cool lot. I’ll keep posting updates as we progress 🫡