๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜†? ๐˜ˆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฆ๐˜น๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฑ๐˜ต ๐˜ง๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ฉ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ฑ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง โ€œ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿญ ๐—ค๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€โ€, ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ญ๐˜ฅโ€™๐˜ด ๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜ณ๐˜ด๐˜ต #Ai-๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ #Bitcoin ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฌ. This is a deceptively-simple question with many complex answers, which must be asked by everyone at some point while they fall down the Bitcoin rabbit hole. @Guy Swann, @Daniel Prince, and @Max explore this question, and offer their answers for those taking the orange pill. Below is Daniel Princeโ€™s answer, as written in โ€œ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿญ ๐—ค๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€โ€: image ๐——๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—น ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒโ€™๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฟ: In Austrian economics, money is viewed as a commodity that has evolved naturally in the market to facilitate exchange. Austrian economists, including figures like Ludwig von Mises and Friedrich Hayek, emphasize the decentralized and spontaneous nature of the emergence of money. In layman's terms, money is an agreed-upon medium of exchange used between two parties to execute a mutually beneficial transaction. Over time, a commodity with specific desirable characteristics, such as durability, divisibility, portability, and recognizability, comes to be widely accepted in transactions. Without the emergence of a medium of exchange, humans would have been confined to using a barter system and would have not evolved to form complex societies and civilizations. The problem with a barter system is that it doesn't solve the economic phenomenon of โ€˜The Coincidence of Wantsโ€™, whereby one party does not value or desire another party's goods or services. โ€˜Moneyโ€™ solves this problem when both parties agree on a medium of exchange to use to transact peacefully and prosperously with each other. Furthermore, Austrian economists argue against the notion of a central authority (like a government or central bank) having a monopoly on the issuance and control of money. They contend that a competitive and decentralized market for money is more likely to produce a stable and efficient monetary system and a more productive and peaceful society. image Daniel Prince is the host of the Once Bitten Podcast, with a mission to help educate as many people about Bitcoin as possible so that they can gain financial freedom, and the InspirEd Podcast, showcasing world thought leaders in the 'alternative' education space. He is also the author of "๐˜Š๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ ๐˜“๐˜ช๐˜ง๐˜ฆ: ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜›๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ด, ๐˜›๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ฌ๐˜ด, ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ฌ๐˜ด ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜“๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜จ-๐˜›๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฎ ๐˜๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜บ ๐˜›๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด, ๐˜ž๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ๐˜ด๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด, ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜‹๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜•๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜ด". He hosted the Homeschool Global Summits 2019 and 2020. image Preorder your copy of โ€œ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿญ ๐—ค๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€โ€, and ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐˜‚๐—ฝ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐Ÿด๐Ÿฌ%, by contributing to our @Geyser initiative:
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๐—•๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฉ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜‚๐—ฒ, ๐—ก๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—™๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐˜ Youโ€™ve probably heard that #Bitcoin is not a store of value because its price is so volatile. That couldnโ€™t be farther from the truth. Hereโ€™s why: image Bitcoin's role as a store of value is not rooted in its fiat price, but ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ด ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต ๐˜ฒ๐˜ถ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ด, such as absolute scarcity, decentralization, immutability, unconfiscatability, and censorship resistance. Bitcoinโ€™s price, whether going up or down, is ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—น๐˜† ๐—ฎ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐˜โ€™๐˜€ ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ-๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€. The claim that Bitcoin is a poor store of value relies on the ๐—ณ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฒ that fiat currency represents stable value. Everything we know about fiat currencies, however, from their centralized control to the rising prices of goods and services denominated in them, tell us that fiat is one of the ๐˜ธ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ด๐˜ต ways to measure value. With Bitcoin, ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ธ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐˜ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ป๐˜‚๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐˜…๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ท๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿญ ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—น๐—น๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป. This scarcity ensures the the relation of your bitcoin to the total supply remains preserved over time, independent of anything else. ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ฌ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฏ๐˜ถ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ข ๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜น๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ซ๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ 21 ๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ. The real measure of Bitcoin's worth lies in its reliability in performing its core functions as money that you can truly own and transact with anywhere in the world, without fear of debasement or censorship. ๐—ฉ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜‚๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—น๐—น๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ผ ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐˜, and Bitcoin fulfills what everyone wants for their money better than ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜บ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ else. image Give this a ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐Ÿค™, and ๐—•๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐Ÿ”– it for later, so you can ๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐Ÿ”„ it with anyone who says that Bitcoinโ€™s fiat volatility somehow makes it a poor store of value. And let me know in the ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€โฌ‡๏ธ if I missed anything in my explanation.
๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—•๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—น ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฝ If you run your own #Bitcoin node, and youโ€™re looking to open some Lightning channels, liquidity triangles are a great way to do it. What is a liquidity triangle? Read on to find out. image A liquidity triangle is ๐—ฎ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐Ÿฏ ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—น๐˜€ ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฏ๐˜† ๐Ÿฏ ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ who run their own nodes. It allows for sats to be easily moved in either direction along the channel, so every participant has enough liquidity for inbound and outbound transactions. When a Lightning channel is opened, all the sats that are locked up in the channel are typically only on one side of the channel. There are ways to open a channel with sats on both sides, but this is seldom done. When all the sats are on a userโ€™s side of the channel, they may ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ up to that many sats to the other side, but they cannot ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ any sats from the other side. But with liquidity triangles, ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—น๐˜† ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ฟ ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—น๐˜€ to allow for sending ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ receiving, without having to trust the other party to compensate them for the sats they send to their side. Hereโ€™s how it works: ๐—จ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—” opens a channel with ๐—จ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—•, who opens a channel with ๐—จ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—–, who opens a channel with ๐—จ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—”. Each of their channels have the same number of sats; for this example, letโ€™s say 1M sats each. Then any of the users (letโ€™s say ๐—จ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—”) can send ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ด half the amount in the channels, sending ๐˜ง๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ the channel with outbound liquidity, and ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ the channel with inbound liquidity. In this example, this would bump 500K sats from ๐—จ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—”โ€™s side of the channel to ๐—จ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—•โ€™s side, 500K sats from ๐—จ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—•โ€™s side of the channel with ๐—จ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—– to ๐—จ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—–โ€™s side, and 500K sats from ๐—จ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—–โ€™s side of the channel with ๐—จ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—” to ๐—จ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—”โ€™s side. In the end, everyone still has the same number of sats on their sides of the channels, but now divided in half in each channel. This allows each of them to send and receive up to 500K sats, freeing them to transact as they wish. Each of the users will likely be connected to other users with other channels, and ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ฑ๐˜ด ๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฒ๐˜ถ๐˜ช๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜บ ๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด, which will better enable them to use the Lightning Network to send and receive bitcoin instantly, and nearly for free. And other liquidity โ€œshapesโ€ like squares, pentagons, and others can be created, depending on the number of participants. But triangles are the smallest and simplest. You can create liquidity triangles and other shapes with your friends (if they run their own nodes), or you can use Lightning Network+โ€™s website, LightningNetwork.plus, to find others to open Lightning channels with. Liquidity triangles effectively balance Lightning Network channels for ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€, allowing users to both send and receive sats. This method enhances the network's utility and scalability by ensuring participants can transact freely. It exemplifies the ingenuity of the Lightning Network, offering a blueprint for more complex liquidity solutions and underscoring the network's potential for facilitating instant, cost-effective Bitcoin transactions. image Make sure you ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐Ÿค™, ๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐Ÿ”„, and ๐—•๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐Ÿ”– this for future reference. Have you created any liquidity triangles before? Tell me how it went in the ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€โฌ‡๏ธ
๐—›๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—›๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—•๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป'๐˜€ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—š๐—ผ? ๐˜ˆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฆ๐˜น๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฑ๐˜ต ๐˜ง๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ฑ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง โ€œ21 ๐˜˜๐˜ถ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ดโ€, ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ญ๐˜ฅโ€™๐˜ด ๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜ณ๐˜ด๐˜ต #Ai-๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ #Bitcoin ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฌ. This question seems to be on everyoneโ€™s minds these days. In โ€œ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿญ ๐—ค๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€โ€, youโ€™ll read answers from @Knut Svanholm โˆž/21M, @Guy Swann, and @ck, that will give you a thorough perspective of Bitcoinโ€™s future value. Below is CK Snarksโ€™ answer, as written in โ€œ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿญ ๐—ค๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€โ€: image ๐—–๐—ž ๐—ฆ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐˜€โ€™ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฟ: The question at hand is not merely about Bitcoin's price but rather its buying power in a scenario of ultimate success, commonly referred to as "Hyperbitcoinization." To address this, several key considerations must be taken into account: ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—บ ๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ณ๐˜ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ป๐—ผ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ด๐˜† Firstly, it is crucial to establish whether Bitcoin represents a paradigm shift in monetary technology. If it does, speculating on its future value becomes an exceedingly complex task. The difficulty lies in the fact that we are attempting to measure Bitcoin's value in a world that has fully adopted it as the base measure of value. ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—–๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—›๐˜‚๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฃ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ The challenge of predicting Bitcoin's future value is compounded by our current limitations in understanding. It is akin to expecting someone from 1928 to predict today's stock market value. Our collective knowledge lacks the context to comprehend a future with a perfect and unmanipulable value communication system like Bitcoin, especially when we are accustomed to valuing assets in terms of fiat currencies like the U.S. Dollar. ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—”๐—ฟ๐—ฐ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—›๐˜‚๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป To accurately predict Bitcoin's buying power in a hyperbitcoinization scenario, one would need to forecast the trajectory of human innovation over a 50-100 year timescale and then apply that to Bitcoin's monetary policy. This is a feat that very few, if any, can accomplish. Nikola Tesla, who was exceptionally bullish on the potential of electricity, serves as a rare example of someone who might have had the foresight to predict such a paradigm shift. ๐——๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—›๐˜‚๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ The most pragmatic approach is to aim for directional correctness based on reasonable expectations of human progress. Given the acceleration of informational technology and computational processing power, it is reasonable to expect that human progress will continue to accelerate. Therefore, Bitcoin's price could be conceptualized as a function of human progress divided by its total supply of 2.1 quadrillion satoshis. In conclusion, while it is nearly impossible to predict the exact future value of Bitcoin, it is feasible to suggest that its value will be intrinsically tied to the rate of human progress and innovation. image Christian Keroles, known in Bitcoin circles as "CK," has been a passionate and dedicated advocate for Bitcoin throughout his career. He currently holds the role of Director of Financial Freedom at the Human Rights Foundation, focusing on advancing open-source Bitcoin development and global Bitcoin adoption. In his prior position as Chief Operating Officer (COO) at BTC Inc, CK was instrumental in shaping Bitcoin Magazine into the foremost publication dedicated to all things Bitcoin. He also played a pivotal role in establishing one of the world's largest and most influential conferences in the Bitcoin and fintech industriesโ€”the Bitcoin Conference. CK is a sought-after speaker at industry events, where he shares his thoughts and insights on Bitcoin through his written works and interviews. image Preorder your copy of โ€œ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿญ ๐—ค๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€โ€, and ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐˜‚๐—ฝ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐Ÿด๐Ÿฌ%, by contributing to our @Geyser initiative:
๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐˜† ๐—ฃ๐—ถ ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜†! When writing the date in MM/DD format, today is 03/14, which is similar to Pi (ฯ€), or 3.14159... image Pi represents an ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜, a number that is both infinite in its decimal representation and transcendent in its nature. Similarly, #Bitcoin represents a new ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ต in the digital and economic realms. image Both Pi and Bitcoin symbolize ๐—ต๐˜‚๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜‚๐—ถ๐˜๐˜†, and our quest for understanding, order, and stability within both mathematical and economic systems.
๐—›๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—•๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚ Bitcoinโ€™s absolutely limited supply and desirable capabilities mean its price tends to rise over time. This incentivizes its holders to value the long term over the short term, to build more than consume, and to save more than spend, but ๐˜ช๐˜ต ๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ง๐˜ฆ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜ซ๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜บ๐˜ด. image Bitcoin's philosophical underpinnings have a strong influence on people's incentives and decision-making beyond just matters related to money. By understanding the importance of low time preference, or delayed gratification, ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ฟ ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜€. For example, the emphasis on decentralized systems in Bitcoin's ethos ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜‡๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ฒ, such as governance, education, and technology. This shift in mindset can lead to a greater demand for transparency, accountability, and individual sovereignty across different sectors. As more individuals adopt the principles espoused by Bitcoin, there can be expected to be a cultural shift towards ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ง-๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฃ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜บ, ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ท๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ, and ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜จ-๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฎ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฌ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ. This could result in a society that values independence, critical thinking, and resilience, ultimately impacting decision-making processes in a wide range of contexts. In conclusion, while the immediate impact of Bitcoin's philosophy may be more pronounced in matters directly related to money, its broader implications on individuals' incentives and decision-making can potentially lead to ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ, ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐—น๐˜†-๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ฟ ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€, and in society as a whole. image Give this a ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐Ÿค™, a ๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐Ÿ”„, and ๐—•๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐Ÿ”– this for later. How has Bitcoin changed you? Let me know in the ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€โฌ‡๏ธ
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๐—ช๐—ต๐˜† ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—•๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜€๐—ผ ๐—ฉ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—จ๐—ป๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ? ๐˜ˆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฆ๐˜น๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฑ๐˜ต ๐˜ง๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜น๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ฑ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง โ€œ21 ๐˜˜๐˜ถ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ดโ€, ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ญ๐˜ฅโ€™๐˜ด ๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜ณ๐˜ด๐˜ต #Ai-๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ #Bitcoin ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฌ. With Bitcoinโ€™s recent price rise, many who avoided it because of its volatility are wishing they had just stacked and planned to hodl long-term. @Svetski, @Samson Mow, and @Parman - Activate OP_GFY now!! dispel this common fear, and give you the perspective you need to hodl with diamond hands. Below is Samson Mowโ€™s answer, as written in โ€œ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿญ ๐—ค๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€โ€: image ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป ๐— ๐—ผ๐˜„โ€™๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฟ: When we hear people speak of Bitcoin volatility, they are usually referencing its fiat or dollar value being volatile. It is true that the fiat value of Bitcoin can have unpredictable movements when looking at it on short time horizons, but itโ€™s equally important to understand that bitcoin is the only asset that is capable of adjusting its fiat value in real-time, across borders, permissionlessly, accessible by anyone on the planet, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. No other asset or currency is capable of that โ€” not commodities, not precious metals, not the Euro, not real estate, and not stocks. Any perceived short-term volatility in Bitcoin is simply a reflection of real-time changes in the aggregate worldwide markets. Now, if you look at Bitcoin on longer time horizons, it simply is going up steadily in a very stable and predictable fashion. image Samson Mow is the CEO of JAN3, a Bitcoin technology company focused on accelerating hyperbitcoinization. Samson is best known for his work with El Salvadorโ€™s Bitcoin initiatives, and his efforts in nation-state Bitcoin adoption around the world. As one of the top executives in the Bitcoin ecosystem, his expertise spans from running one of the largest exchanges and mining pools when he was the COO of BTCC, to guiding the development and deployment of Bitcoin infrastructure as the CSO of Blockstream. image Preorder your copy of โ€œ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿญ ๐—ค๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€โ€, and ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐˜‚๐—ฝ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐Ÿฒ๐Ÿฌ%, by contributing to our @Geyser initiative: