We feel your pain Derek. It’s going to be up to the real bitcoiners to teach the world how useful Bitcoin can be and all the wonderful tools like Nostr to excel Bitcoin on every level. This is why I started , to cultivate the world on sound money. We will get there but we all have to do our part if we want Bitcoin to win!

Heartbreaking news from the New York Times: The Metropolitan Opera, America's largest performing arts organization, is resorting to layoffs, salary cuts for executives, and even postponing productions amid ongoing financial woes. They've drained their endowment, cut back schedules, and are pinning hopes on a shaky $200M deal with Saudi Arabia that might not materialize. They're even considering selling their iconic Chagall murals or naming rights to the theater just to stay afloat. This is what happens when traditional funding models—endowments, government aid, and big corporate deals—fail in a volatile economy hammered by pandemics and global shifts. Stories like this are why I'm so passionate about pushing Bitcoin for the Arts forward. Bitcoin offers a decentralized, borderless way to fund creativity without relying on fragile institutions or foreign governments. Imagine artists and organizations like the Met receiving direct, transparent support from a global community—donations that can't be clawed back, inflated away, or tied to political strings. It's about empowering the arts to thrive on sound money, fostering sustainability and independence for creators everywhere. This is our chance to show the world a better path. Let's orange-pill the arts and build a future where culture doesn't have to beg or compromise. Read the full NYT article here: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/20/arts/music/met-opera-budget-cuts.html Support Bitcoin for the Arts and join the movement: https://bitcoinforthearts.org

Just doing my part to propel the global bitcoin economy

OK, I was close. This is even better. lol

came up with a wonderful idea of creating a bitcoin time capsule with art from all different disciplines that representative of bitcoin‘s history. I would like to build a global collaborative statue that comes together with artist from around the world, each contributing a portion.

The new Clarity Act

Key word “Traditional Markets.” Those are humans being humans. Bitcoin was not designed for the traditional market, but to replace the traditional market. Bitcoin is freedom. We will soon live in a world where you don’t have to exchange fiat for bitcoin but you will work for bitcoin .

Gm, The best thing about living in a world with a global electronic sound money, is all the wonderful sound connections with sound minded individuals from every part of the world. For me there’s nothing more invigorating than meeting and engaging with other humans. Now thanks to Bitcoin, my sound human connections are at an ATH.

Is he a Bitcoiner?