By holding #bitcoin we are casting the strongest possible vote against war, crime, and all injustice. By holding bitcoin we vote for peace, reason, and the truth. The less fiat you have, the stronger the vote...
Thanks to #bitcoin I found passion of epic proportions. I had quite a few passions throughout my life. But this one is different. I know it will change the world as we know it. It will make it better. It immensely changed me, just in a span of few short years. It's such an incredible force for all things good, true, and healthy that it makes it difficult not to scream it out loud into the world, to not try to wake up everyone. I have friends who don't really have passions and it's hard to grasp the fact that bitcoin could not be someone's passion. It made me see the world through another lens which also made all my other passions much more enjoyable and profound. So... It's the 15th birthday for teenage Bitcoin. I'm grateful, and I hope you'll keep on changing people's lives. Every ten minutes, a couple of normies at a time. Tick tock...
Do you know how many atoms and microscopic black holes contains this delicious cup of coffee? Neither do I... https://image.nostr.build/1ab4c0f8994262513c8f8d39557187ef23e8468ca24a6ac2b96f2678ab1bd0fc.jpg#m=image%2Fjpeg&dim=1920x1440&blurhash=%23GB%7Bu*0L9a%7EU4%3BogRks%2Coz%3FGM%7CM%7C%251RkWCj%40oKkC02%3FG%251E2%251WBt6R-n%2457xtxtM%7Cs%3As%2CofS5ada%23WXoeWBs.oJW%3DjYR*j%5Dn%24fkWrn%24kDWXaKkDjYjZkCWBa%7Dt7Rjj%5Bof&x=46b7daa930a43e06fa3903934f65149cd31ab5b880d1aa2e52a0510640281ebc
We are in the year 2024 AD. But today we are celebrating year 15 AB (After #bitcoin) Millennia down the road, people will be counting in ABs and BBs, and wondering what it was like these days. Enjoy the privilege to live through these years.
I finished Broken Money by @Lyn Alden in sauna on New Year's Eve. Fun to read. Educates, explains, elevates. 100% recommend. Now I'm in 2024. Starting it with #Bitcoinβ€―β€―β€―: Return of Sound Money by @Josef TΔ›tek Let's get one step closer to fixing the world in 2024... https://image.nostr.build/48282ec9ad2c2e71f63e5ce0f4a132dd4590526da927f15557960effe7b6b9dd.jpg#m=image%2Fjpeg&dim=756x1008&blurhash=_8H1Sf00IBKP589%5DI%3A00%7EVX9Mx%5Ej%251%24%25%3DaE2%5Ejo%7DIVM%7Cxa%7EVIUw%5DIVXSI%3DE2s%3A-os9xaIo-oxt57NbS%23NHWqM%7Cni%24g%251R%2BRk%252R*a%7B%5EjRPRkxt%24%25NbNGIoxtWXRkWBofjZ&x=cf6ee77a44483029f1c0dd09402605b197f72ae05ae3eeaec9cabc3a52ef4496
Correct me if I'm wrong... But among other things, Vitalik also says that: 1. Many projects use blockchain just so that they can secure (easy) funding. 2. Points out how projects are starting to get centralized and how it is impossible to ensure decentralization in PoS. https://image.nostr.build/b8c99e31c0797b6133855d37c0edae69ca062115abec73068a4b45f037d66cd8.jpg#m=image%2Fjpeg&dim=962x598&blurhash=rkRfXbV%3Fogaxogaxogaxogf6axjsa%23j%5Bf7fQayfRgSbJf5j%5BjYa%23jrfkaxV%3Dj%5Ej%5Daxj%5Bf6j%5Da%7Dj%5BocaybIj%40azjtazj%5Daykujsjsa%23f5j%5Df5flf5&x=5982b223c476e3f83a2f5b718bd1e1765507e5d5a69868259ed2c3cc0bd5a0d4 He says as projects get bigger, they abandon their ideals => This confirms just how people are corruptible and how you can't have anyone in charge. At the same time, he says it may not be possible to ensure decentralization on the PoS protocol level. And that is why we do PoW. Vitalik is wicked smart, no arguing about that. But it feels like he is maybe coming to some realizations. I don't want all the altcoins to fail. I honestly don't care. But I wouldn't bet on any of them. For many reasons, including usage of PoS, network effects, etc. Link to the whole article for context and to make an independent opinion: #bitcoin
You either quit #bitcoin too soon or it will quit you from the Matrix.
#bitcoin is delightful... https://image.nostr.build/44bc80fdd4c44ee8bd7342d001b716835a56ce41d8cc2b205558b610fce5682e.jpg#m=image%2Fjpeg&dim=756x1008&blurhash=_BHmlqpvDjJR%25L-BjZGte.M%7CbbofXlso%3Fuo%7Dxu-VWCofRjrtWB-Vx%5B%23m%24%25nO%7EV%251nPf%2BxZK3R*-oI%3BR%25t7FHRQEf%3D%7BR*WBI%3BVtWBwJ-oNaa1nPwKOrr%3F%251R*J7RjNa-UoJ&x=d565a0043e576f9347753e0a30143e152d0cd004cab91a6ac8adc2e1944d6270
I created some literal bitcoins... Is this a hard fork, and does whoever accept it participate in it? πŸ€” https://image.nostr.build/2ee2363b7d90f8f95e0dbb0ec656f35300436258e1c35ac371c18a74df221478.jpg#m=image%2Fjpeg&dim=768x1024&blurhash=_pI%3AzXX9R*jZRkkCRjPUxZRka%7CRjoeRj%7EAe%3AS4ofRkkBR*OEW%3Bs%3Aofaea%7DjZRjs9ofs%3AWVjZj%5BVsSNofofoej%5BkCNGjZoKWCoefQoLoLoyWVjZkBoebHt7azWBR*ayazay&x=099f4676db67c2c2de8395dbfb11aafe75021599de084da29e16af4e69a49784 #bitcoin
When you're so ashamed of your inflation you just scrap the "million" part out. The banknote on the left is worth less than $0.028. The one on the right is worth $1.4. But the quality of paper is still good. So people prefer cash so they actually have paper they can use. It's peak fiat degeneration. #bitcoin fixes this. https://image.nostr.build/d8923d540de53b6eb1a25c2ef02cb8b91a5fc0e708be033a187f7d71b995b67e.jpg#m=image%2Fjpeg&dim=756x1008&blurhash=_7Eo3%40w%4000E1DjE19u00%3FG-UozjbM%7Cof010f%7D%3Fs.-%3A%252%251DOE2-%3BVtozkpoMRhxHt7kVRPxaNG%7EVWVM%7DNZRjsAbExa%252NHs%3Aj%3FNGWC%3FHxaMxRjX8R*t6NIWUWAxakDR*WC&x=c372d440f97cf32d7afb620c639442068f986f0c6d318abedc5e533a61ad9bab