When priced in #BTC, US Dollars have lost 99.27% of their value since November 2015. In the past 5 years, USD has lost 92.04%. In the past year USD has lost 48.98%. https://image.nostr.build/db5878c66667aff2956b32f4cc9e4bcf2d0b439a1f4e36ffc8f5c878dba9fbe9.jpg#m=image%2Fjpeg&dim=1080x911&blurhash=%3B5SidJiZN%23.8%25gEO%3FZW%40%25K02x9N3%251wuM%7E-nNLxt00t1XAxut7M%7DxsRnobM%7CMxV%40bbo%7DtRWBa%7DofyWXoxZIAVst5Rkt6Rk-hE7-.NIbw%250IBxWRR_L9e-lIBM%7C%25LIX%25LNI%5EfE9-.IVM%7C%250E3%25KNH&x=21571123ce6130f53d51eb1d83cae07b7df29bdfbae9aea1feafd57464dff94b https://image.nostr.build/d23b14baafe4c7ad100ad51ab659121c9f3f1493d388791dcb2db5b7106674a6.jpg#m=image%2Fjpeg&dim=1080x896&blurhash=%234SigQiFIc%3Fu.7E%2C_LOH-%3A02xSIv-o%24fD*-PR%3Bxt00oZbxx%5BtQRkxXMyt5xuMxVsM%7BozyDXSxuR*x%40Tf-%3AIBR6wHIBnNR-%7EoD.%3FEIVS%24-%3AE3%24%7EIB%7ES9i%3FED*IV-nE5-.SP&x=de9acbbf2b3a1d96569bbc0ffdc2606f75ecd20bdceb3e89b5851ee7d919d774 https://image.nostr.build/847933f7a365ff0e040365ecdf64a0a3525feaa419e5c8b19d3bddf17e6ecc68.jpg#m=image%2Fjpeg&dim=1080x900&blurhash=%3B5SiX3m%25PC.8%25zI%5E%3FFbK-o0-roMf%25LxCIV-.NMt600x%3FS6xts-M%7CxYWFxtMJMdpIR*tStlaeWBV%40y%3DXnvyMxVsxCNJt5WE%3DXET.RIUWExrICxWNH%3Ft9J%3D%5EIpNI-%3AE3-nNH%7EoE9%24xIVM%7C%24yI%5D%24%7EM%7C&x=bb36ec03f61985df226906059e9c91f273731898ea2b30d907b82a46147b663c
Most people are NEVER going to retire This isn't because they spend too much - (at least the ones I've spoken to don't) It's because their savings are slowly disappearing The value of their savings is being stolen from them and used to fund wars and stupid political movements If you are saving in a government-issued currency, you will work until the day you die
The real estate market is designed as one of the biggest Ponzi schemes in the world and yet most people don't see it. Some investors hold thousands of properties to store value. They promise easy profits to other real estate investors. When these people understand how #Bitcoin works they're going to sell their RE holdings. When they sell, the market won't be able to absorb the supply of homes at the current prices. Over the long term, everything will trend towards 0 against Bitcoin and that includes housing. You can make more houses. Dubai even showed us that you can make more land. But you can't make more than 21,000,000 #BTC
Buying Bitcoin, even in small amounts, is so powerful because it will make you curious about where this can go. Even if you only buy $50 worth of BTC every month for the rest of 2024, you'll have more than 95% of the world by January 2025. Stop worrying so much about the complicated parts like "What's going to happen to Bitcoin in the year 3000?" - it doesn't matter because you'll be dead. Focus on ACCUMULATING.
#Bitcoin was the discovery of digital scarcity. It cannot be duplicated. It doesn't matter which altcoin you suggest. They are just tokens and they will never be globally accepted as money. Altcoins are experiments for what will be built on Bitcoin in the future.
You DON'T need to buy 1 whole #Bitcoin for $43,000. This is a common misunderstanding. You can buy fractional units of Bitcoin called Satoshis (think of it like dollars and cents). 1 #BTC = 100,000,000 Satoshis. When you go to an exchange, search for Bitcoin or BTC. This conversion is automatic - you don't have to do anything - the exchange will do it for you. Today, if the total 21,000,000 BTC supply was split between everyone in the world (8B people), everyone would get 0.002625 BTC or 262,500 Satoshis. Bitcoin won't be split evenly. Some people have thousands of BTC. Others have none. Today, you can buy 262,500 Satoshis for $112 USD. As more people figure out how Bitcoin works, 0.002625 BTC will cost $250, then $500, then $1,000, etc. You can buy as much or as little as you want at the current market price. For example, you can buy $100/week, $10,000/month, $5/day - whatever amount you are comfortable with. As more people understand Bitcoin, acquiring a significant amount will become much more difficult. Most people already can't afford 1 BTC. In 3-5 years, it will be extremely difficult to acquire 0.1 BTC (10,000,000 Satoshis are $4,300 today). In 7-10 years, it will be extremely difficult to acquire 0.01 BTC (1,000,000 Satoshis are $430 today). STUDY BITCOIN.
Blackrock's #Bitcoin ETF now holds 72,466 #BTC, up 2,461 from Thursday. Blackrock holds 0.3451% of the total supply of BTC. 900 BTC are issued per day. In April this will drop to 450. Yesterday, Blackrock clients bought 3x the amount of BTC that was produced. https://image.nostr.build/ca018457eac5ade2092f3dcf672795e0c6bd7d0cd37f1395bb8aff6493718f46.jpg#m=image%2Fjpeg&dim=1080x349&blurhash=Q4SF%3BMWA_2M%7B4nWB%3FboeRi%25NRi%7EqWB9FRjt7Rjof_L%25M_4xvD%25t8%25MxuM%7B&x=12ce01a5092740912f199fdf5e7391e978b118c1cd9b0a5ea3d67fada23aa0ae
#Bitcoin miners receive a reward for mining. The reward includes a block subsidy and transaction fees. The block subsidy is fixed. With every block, new coins are added to the economy. This subsidy decreases every 210,000 blocks (~4 years) and is guaranteed for every block that's mined. #BTC transaction fees are purely based on market supply and demand for blockspace. Sometimes they go higher, and other times they drop significantly. When transaction fees go up, the reward for mining can increase significantly. For example, the miner for block 828750 received a 0.265 BTC transaction fee + 6.25 BTC block subsidy, so 6.515 BTC ($280,486). The block only had 948 transactions, and each transaction cost ~$1.40. The miner for the VERY NEXT BLOCK received the same block subsidy but received a MUCH higher total transaction fee. Fees jumped to 5.514 BTC! The miner for block 828751 received a reward worth 11.764 BTC ($506,179) - almost double! The block only had 585 transactions, and each transaction cost ~$33! If you wait a few hours to transact, fees will likely drop back down. https://image.nostr.build/069023b68bae62b96794ef344d9325ce747aeb511ea7709b084bdaf592545a65.jpg#m=image%2Fjpeg&dim=1080x726&blurhash=rK7-8TofWUs%3An%7EayWBs%3Afixzjtayayj%3Fa%7BayfRaeWIWBayayaybHa%7BaejsaHn*fkWVjZj%5BbHayj%5BRKf%2Bf%2Bo1j%5Bj%5Bj%5DjZj%5DNUj%5BfRofkCWVa%23j%5Bj%5D&x=8de5129806cc35e328e29007f2d5c8ed294c79ffba5f98fb2e299b442dcb8022 https://image.nostr.build/7621f6e4a679358cb43a36b60037c8645772133edc2a79340461b5aaf06da85f.jpg#m=image%2Fjpeg&dim=1080x702&blurhash=rL7%5Es3ofWoofaeoKaxj%5BkAxzayayo0WVfkoJayaxWIWUf6WVfkazaybHWUi%5BoLayayj%5DjZazkCayRLkCf%2Bo1j%5BfQj%5Bazj%5DNUa%23j%5BofaybHoMaykC&x=459b8d0b8f6f4e62275200e8fb52d9e3dc5fb53932d2d252efe18c19ef69c296 https://image.nostr.build/9188f128f9a9d224ca0aa9088192bb53a53459956ec3334367c25d67673dbac1.jpg#m=image%2Fjpeg&dim=1080x928&blurhash=%3BCASStxXXRWVfkflR%2BWUNc%3DaX6oMofWCaybHfRWV13V%7BofjbkCfRo0aysn14s%3AjcbIn%25bHj%5BoexGofa%23ofjbbHazfQWCay%7DYX7oMoeWXayaya%7DS1%7Dss.X7WXj%40fkWVayWXI%3Ba%7Cn%2Bj%5Bayayj%5Bjaj%3F&x=f19347711a6b7bd6f5f24f0f70b701de9180b0e7a0cdbab8f9ca4ef31b908981
Over the last year I sold my stocks I now keep 100% of my savings in #BTC    My wife and I still own our primary residence and she still owns some stocks (she wants to diversify) It took me 3 years of studying #Bitcoin    to realize this is the least risky way to save for the future I believe Bitcoin will outperform everything as a savings vehicle FOREVER I plan to hold my BTC for at least 10 years I am aware of the potential of 70-90% drawdowns along the way I don't care Most people don't consider the counter-party risk associated with holding shares of a company Owning stocks is very risky compared to owning BTC  once you understand how Bitcoin works Risk is the chance of total loss - a company can go bankrupt, the CEO could make a terrible decision that destroys the company's reputation, etc When you own stocks, you rely on governments to make decisions that can have a massive impact on the value of your savings People are easily corrupted and it can be hard NOT to make decisions that are for their own benefit, especially when presented with a threat or a big bag of cash You have no idea what's going on in the background Bitcoin doesn't have these risks There is no central party that controls the Bitcoin network There is nobody to sue Bitcoin is software that cannot be coerced All decisions are based on market consensus I would rather rely on neutral and incorruptible software to keep doing what it's meant to do, over CEOs and politicians who don't care about me as an individual
Blackrock's #Bitcoin ETF now holds 70,005 #BTC, up 3,805 from yesterday. Blackrock clients hold 0.003336% of the total supply of BTC. 900 BTC are issued per day. In April this will drop to 450. Yesterday, Blackrock clients bought 4x the amount of BTC that was produced. https://image.nostr.build/3f01cf25af08fb7b5323a10d6ffc0578a78977168376c38e99494098d0723cc7.jpg#m=image%2Fjpeg&dim=1080x344&blurhash=Q4SF%3BLRj_2M%7B4nWB%3FbofRioNM%7B%7EqWB4nRjxuRjof_1%253%7Eqxv9Gt7%25Nt8M%7B&x=30130b030ede568eeca14ead72017cfb5916b6e868f478d1cb03fa65c1f3b7a9