It takes some special gymnastics to avoid recognizing that spending bitcoin is also trading bitcoin.

OK, that's enough TardFi for today.

Back to building Fuck You Money.

Trader chatter indicates expectations that the first day of ETF trading is going to be wild and likely volatile in both directions. Unclear what's going to happen with GBTC... potentially a significant unwind as some folks flee for lower fees.

For maximum amusement I'm thinking of hanging out on /r/buttcoin tomorrow.

I do not respect the SEC.

But that Hester Pierce gal is alright.

Recently learned that you can play Portal and Portal 2 on Switch.

Somehow I keep being more and more impressed by Switch's expansive library!

No government agency in the world has sufficient resources to content with the power of a hundred thousand perpetually online nerds.

RIP OP_RETURN_BOT (on X)

LONG LIVE OP_RETURN_BOT (on nostr)

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I personally view it as rolling my gains back into the ecosystem in the hopes it will increase the value of my BTC. Not trying to outperform BTC with my LP funds.

One thing I fucked up when deciding to become a limited partner in several Bitcoin VC funds was not realizing how much I'd hate being contractually obligated to sell BTC in order to fulfill capital calls throughout the bear market.

If possible, though I tend to buy open platforms like purism and system76 and last I checked they don't accept it.

I'm down

If bitcoin breaks $100,000 I might splurge and replace my 5 year old laptop.

Being on keto makes choosing from restaurant menus much simpler...

😬

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/x-users-fed-up-with-constant-stream-of-malicious-crypto-ads/

Watching "To Catch a Smuggler" is incredibly frustrating.

These border agents are stealing people's money and destroying their property because it MIGHT have drugs inside.

Use the right tool for the job.

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What process? 🙃

Butthurt fool thinks it's about the tech.

Nay, it's a tale as old as time. Scams work because humans allow their greed to overwhelm their logic. He ain't changing human nature.

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I feel like Edge wallet had a merchant directory. Not sure if they still do.

My annual report with 50+ metrics is now available!

https://blog.lopp.net/bitcoin-2023-annual-review/