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Today was the last daily issue of the year from the Bitcoin Breakdown newsletter. We're taking a short breather till Jan 5th, 2026 after publishing almost every weekday this year with very few days missed. A few stats from 2025: •335 posts •809.3K words •6.5M impressions •51.0% open rate •Subscribers: 29.4K → 39.4K •Where people are reading from: USA (85.8%), India (6.5%), Canada (1.3%), and everywhere else (6.4%) Bull or bear, I expect the next year to be as eventful as this one. I'm glad that we maintained consistency and a Bitcoin-only focus, featured diverse viewpoints within the ecosystem, and covered quite a lot news, opinions, media, tools, projects and updates related to Nostr and freedom tech. While we take a breather, a rebrand and roll out of new features are in the works, to better serve the Bitcoin-only crowd with the goal of sharper delivery, tighter formats and more signal. There's also been internal conversations about dedicating more attention to Nostr, after having our Instagram and Facebook accounts suspended. Overall, having looked at headlines, media, opinions, tools and projects that's come out of the industry this year on a daily basis, I must say that it's been a brilliant year for Bitcoin. Bitcoinisation of the world continues, block after block. Thank you for reading! If you haven't checked out the newsletter yet, you can do so here:
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A great point from Hoppe's 'Theory of Socialism and Capitalism': A state cannot hope to lengthen its subjugation and thievery if it tries to dip into all the production arenas of an economy. That would mean eventual rebellion or gradual decline of the economy it depends on for its parasitic survival. Thus, it has to, as a necessity, pick and choose carefully the endeavours that will extend its lifespan. Which is why the states that define 'strategic sectors' and stick to regulating, monopolising, capturing and expropriating those alone have a higher chance of survival. Such parasitism can also yield better or worse results. It's not a given that the policies of parasitism will always achieve their goals. It is about finding an equilibrium of terror such that those prone to withdrawing their consent are outnumbered and out-capitalised by those who do consent.