As a back up plan to the world moving away from the US dollar. As a solution to the Triffin dilemma. Justin Shocknet over on Stacker News asserts that the NSA created Bitcoin.

Bitcoin fixes bluechecks….

“Bitcoin is time-respecting money. It doesn’t erode your future. It doesn’t punish patience. It rewards those who think long-term.”

"The media, who should act as watchdogs of democracy, prefer to engage in framing, nudging, distraction, and censorship. When they do allow a critical voice, it’s always with a mocking undertone. Criticism of the structures? Virtually nonexistent." Wachten op een vonk... Allies Voor Bitcoin

‘KARMA IS THE ULTIMATE DEFLATIONARY CURRENCY—NO ONE PRINTS IT, NO ONE ESCAPES IT, AND ITS LEDGER IS COSMIC’ 👀

"...current AI does not genuinely “think”. Instead, it relies on logical shortcuts, known as heuristics, that sacrifice precision for speed. This means that, despite speaking like a person, it cannot reason, feel, care, or desire anything. It does not work in the same way as a human mind." The surprising job AI won’t replace any time soon | The Independent https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/ai-jobs-computer-scientists-b2780238.html

“If there was never a currency that resolved centralization/manipulation, then there has never been an economic or political system that didn’t suffer the same result.”

The model depends on a self-reinforcing loop: Premium enables capital raises Capital raises fund BTC accumulation BTC accumulation strengthens the narrative The narrative supports the premium If the premium disappears, the cycle unwinds. Capital becomes more expensive, BTC purchases slow, and the narrative weakens. For now, bitcoin treasury companies continue to enjoy capital market access and investor enthusiasm. The path forward will depend on financial discipline, transparency, and the ability to grow BTC per share… not just stack more BTC. The optionality that has made these equities so attractive in a bull market could quickly become a liability in a bearish one. https://stacker.news/items/1023461/r/halalmoney

I may have to drop this line into casual conversations…. “Don’t wait for the signal, be the signal!”

“Calls for a Turkish military base in Azerbaijan are not new, and they have never translated into policy. But in the context of the current diplomatic rupture between Baku and Moscow, the conversation carries new symbolic weight. For Azerbaijan, invoking the prospect of a deeper Turkish military presence sends a message—both to Russia and to Iran, that it has options. For Moscow, the base debate underscores a more troubling reality: a former ally may no longer be reliably within its sphere of influence. Whether a base materializes or not, the geopolitical center of gravity in the South Caucasus is shifting, and both Ankara and Baku are making it clear that they intend to shape that shift on their own terms.”

🧐 “Bitcoin is a game that tricks humans into accelerating their path to energy prosperity.” https://stacker.news/items/1021285/r/halalmoney?commentId=1021322

Me: emojis should be used sparingly. Mike: I should put an emoji in my pfp.

I read one of your essays. Have you pivoted from technical writing to truck driving? I hope everything works out.

“As a currency it was constantly clipped, diluted or substituted. Even then, it was only useful to the extent a governmental monopoly on violence made such use-cases possible, because it doesn't work as money without the governments’ endorsement. Since money is a tool, it is self-evident that gold is not a useful enough tool in shaping human organization. Governments are themselves human organizations, shaped by the tools they are built with. There's no escaping the fact that fiat is gold's legacy…Bitcoin had to be created to break that cycle of golds failure.” https://stacker.news/items/1022451/r/halalmoney?commentId=1022558