Roughly $2.4T was wiped out of silver today. Bitcoin’s entire market cap is about $1.7T.

Can’t argue with that!

Realizing you genuinely have a few more years to accumulate assets before currency debasement and AI reshape the economy.

A quick word of caution if you are thinking about buying or selling gold or silver through Facebook Marketplace or similar platforms. Verifying authenticity, purity, and weight in a private sale is harder than it sounds. Counterfeit or plated bars and coins exist for both gold and silver, and even experienced buyers can get burned. Once money changes hands, there is usually no recourse. There are also safety and legal considerations. Meeting strangers while carrying high value assets, dealing with unclear provenance, and having no formal documentation can create issues. These range from personal security concerns to tax and reporting problems later on. Gold and silver can absolutely have a place in a portfolio. But how you buy or sell them matters just as much as what you are buying. Reputable dealers, transparent pricing, proper receipts, and secure custody exist for a reason. If a deal relies on trust instead of verification, or sounds too good to be true, it usually is. This post is for general educational purposes only and does not constitute individualized investment advice.

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Luddites

Conviction is almost always criticized before it’s understood.

How good and pleasant it is when God’s people live together in unity! — Psalms 133:1

$STRC and $SATA are exchange-traded, perpetual preferred securities issued by companies with Bitcoin on their balance sheets, designed to trade around a $100 par value and pay variable cash distributions. $STRC recently went ex-dividend and is already trading back near $100. $SATA reached $100 for the first time today. Sustained pricing near or above par can allow issuers to raise capital efficiently, which may be used for balance-sheet purposes, including additional Bitcoin purchases. This post is about structure and mechanics, not guarantees or recommendations.

$STRC recovered its ex-dividend adjustment within a day. 🤯

When people say Bitcoin has no real-world use, they are usually speaking from the comfort of a functioning financial system. Organizations like the Human Rights Foundation (HRF) support Bitcoin for a simple reason: access to money is a human rights issue. Around the world, including in countries experiencing currency collapse, capital controls, or political instability, individuals have lost access to bank accounts without committing crimes. Funds are frozen. Transfers are blocked. Inflation erodes savings faster than wages can keep up. In those environments, the question is not about returns or speculation. It is about whether people can preserve the value of their work, receive support from others, or move money safely when traditional systems fail or become inaccessible. Bitcoin offers a neutral alternative. It does not depend on nationality, banking relationships, or institutional permission. It allows individuals to hold and transfer value directly, which can matter profoundly when financial access is restricted or unreliable. Seen through this lens, Bitcoin is not primarily a financial product. It is infrastructure. And for many people globally, access to neutral financial infrastructure is not a luxury. It is a necessity.

$STRC has fully recovered its ex-dividend adjustment. 🤯

There is only one actual innovation in this entire space, and it is not “blockchain.” Blockchains existed long before Bitcoin in the form of append-only ledgers, Merkle trees, hash-chained data structures, and distributed databases. Those tools were already well understood and already in use. On their own, they did not change the world or create a new monetary system. Bitcoin did. Bitcoin solved something no system before it had solved: digital money without a central issuer, administrator, or control point, operating on open rules that cannot be changed by leadership, lobbying, or emergency governance. That combination is the breakthrough. Everything else in this industry is built on top of it or imitates parts of it. Most so-called “cryptos” are centralized systems with mutable rules. Their consensus models change when it becomes inconvenient. Their monetary policies are revised. Their roadmaps are shaped by foundations, companies, or identifiable leadership. Their networks can be paused, upgraded, or redirected through social coordination. Bitcoin does not work that way. Bitcoin has no CEO, no marketing team, no foundation, no admin keys, and no governing body. There is no one to call, no one to persuade, and no one to replace. That is not a weakness. That is the entire point! Money must be stable, neutral, and resistant to capture. Bitcoin’s core rules are intentionally difficult to change, and consensus is earned slowly through voluntary economic alignment, not votes, narratives, or influence. This is why Bitcoin stands alone. If a system can be upgraded by a small group, marketed by a team, or redirected by leadership, it is not new money. It is just software with a token. Bitcoin is not competing with those systems. It is solving a different problem entirely. #BitcoinOnly.

There is only one actual innovation in this entire space, and it is not “blockchain.” Blockchains existed long before Bitcoin in the form of append-only ledgers, Merkle trees, hash-chained data structures, and distributed databases. Those tools were already well understood and already in use. On their own, they did not change the world or create a new monetary system. Bitcoin did. Bitcoin solved something no system before it had solved: digital money without a central issuer, administrator, or control point, operating on open rules that cannot be changed by leadership, lobbying, or emergency governance. That combination is the breakthrough. Everything else in this industry is built on top of it or imitates parts of it. Most so-called “cryptos” are centralized systems with mutable rules. Their consensus models change when it becomes inconvenient. Their monetary policies are revised. Their roadmaps are shaped by foundations, companies, or identifiable leadership. Their networks can be paused, upgraded, or redirected through social coordination. Bitcoin does not work that way. Bitcoin has no CEO, no marketing team, no foundation, no admin keys, and no governing body. There is no one to call, no one to persuade, and no one to replace. That is not a weakness. That is the entire point! Money must be stable, neutral, and resistant to capture. Bitcoin’s core rules are intentionally difficult to change, and consensus is earned slowly through voluntary economic alignment, not votes, narratives, or influence. This is why Bitcoin stands alone. If a system can be upgraded by a small group, marketed by a team, or redirected by leadership, it is not new money. It is just software with a token. Bitcoin is not competing with those systems. It is solving a different problem entirely. #BitcoinOnly.

Most people think holding cash is the safe choice. Avoiding risk entirely may introduce different risks over time. Bitcoin’s supply is fixed at 21 million, which makes it fundamentally different from currencies that can be created as needed. For educational purposes only. Not investment advice.

Most people think holding cash is the safe choice. What often gets missed is how quietly its value fades over time. Inflation doesn’t feel dramatic. It shows up in smaller ways. Groceries cost more. Housing stretches further out of reach. The same dollars simply do less work each year. Avoiding risk entirely may introduce different risks over time. Bitcoin’s supply is fixed at 21 million, which makes it fundamentally different from currencies that can be created as needed. For educational purposes only. Not investment advice.