We're Expecting Another Bitcoiner!
Life is full of milestones, but few in life compare to the incredible joy of adding to your family. I am beyond excited to announce that my wife and I are expecting another Bitcoiner! As we welcome this new addition into our world, we're filled with hope and anticipation for both our future family and the future of the Bitcoin ecosystem.
For us, Bitcoin represents much more than what normal people can imagine. As parents, we see Bitcoin not just as a network of nodes but as a network of values: self-sovereignty, resilience, and truth in a world often clouded by uncertainty. We hope to be able to pass these principles along to our child and raise the child with the same commitment towards contributing positively to this revolutionary ecosystem.
Our child will grow up in a world where Bitcoin continues to reshape economies, empower individuals, and challenge elite systems. Whether they contribute through development, advocacy, or education, we hope they find their own unique way to uphold and strengthen the network.
To all the parents and future parents in the Bitcoin community, this journey is a reminder of why we do what we do. Building a future for the next generation means fostering a world where truth, freedom, and innovation thrive. Here's to raising the next generation of Bitcoiners who will keep the torch burning bright!
We can't wait to welcome our new Bitcoiner within the next two months, into the fold and are already dreaming of all the bedtime stories about the Satoshi's gift, from the history of money to the Whitepaper, to the genesis block, Satoshi's gift, and the magic of decentralization. To my wife, the strongest and most inspiring partner: Thanks for being part of this great journey that is my life. Special thanks to [KG](npub1773r2y5zl3sa7xufmye96un3hf02rse8j82hkd45ps0wvk2hrkasslesjt), and thank you entire Bitcoin community: Thanks for building a better future: one step at a time, one code at a time, one block at a time. One sat at a time. Tick-tock Next block.
Life is full of milestones, but few in life compare to the incredible joy of adding to your family. I am beyond excited to announce that my wife and I are expecting another Bitcoiner! As we welcome this new addition into our world, we're filled with hope and anticipation for both our future family and the future of the Bitcoin ecosystem.
For us, Bitcoin represents much more than what normal people can imagine. As parents, we see Bitcoin not just as a network of nodes but as a network of values: self-sovereignty, resilience, and truth in a world often clouded by uncertainty. We hope to be able to pass these principles along to our child and raise the child with the same commitment towards contributing positively to this revolutionary ecosystem.
Our child will grow up in a world where Bitcoin continues to reshape economies, empower individuals, and challenge elite systems. Whether they contribute through development, advocacy, or education, we hope they find their own unique way to uphold and strengthen the network.
To all the parents and future parents in the Bitcoin community, this journey is a reminder of why we do what we do. Building a future for the next generation means fostering a world where truth, freedom, and innovation thrive. Here's to raising the next generation of Bitcoiners who will keep the torch burning bright!
We can't wait to welcome our new Bitcoiner within the next two months, into the fold and are already dreaming of all the bedtime stories about the Satoshi's gift, from the history of money to the Whitepaper, to the genesis block, Satoshi's gift, and the magic of decentralization. To my wife, the strongest and most inspiring partner: Thanks for being part of this great journey that is my life. Special thanks to [KG](npub1773r2y5zl3sa7xufmye96un3hf02rse8j82hkd45ps0wvk2hrkasslesjt), and thank you entire Bitcoin community: Thanks for building a better future: one step at a time, one code at a time, one block at a time. One sat at a time. Tick-tock Next block.
Bitcoin recently surged to a price of $100,000 in fiat terms, and while this milestone is undeniably significant for many, I find myself unexcited. To me, Bitcoin is much more than its price tag in dollars or any other fiat currency. It's a peaceful revolution, a movement built on principles that go far beyond manipulation and control.
**The Value of Bitcoin is Priceless**
Bitcoin has no price. Its value, unlike that of any other currency in the world, does not reside in the governments, central banks, or speculation by markets. In fact, Bitcoin's intrinsic worth lies in its fundamental principles. Its value is not a thing to be captured solely by fiat numbers, but rather it's the price of freedom, decentralization, and individual sovereignty which Bitcoin offers to the user.
**Bitcoin's Price in Fiat Terms Misses the Point**
When people talk about Bitcoin reaching $100,000 or even higher in fiat terms, it misses the larger point: Bitcoin isn't just a way to make money; it's a solution to the inherent flaws in traditional monetary systems. And the real beauty of Bitcoin lies in its independence from any central forces: decentralized, borderless, and-most importantly-not manipulable by any single entity.
**The Real Action: Bitcoin's Potential Above Fiat**
At its core, Bitcoin is the fairest form of money ever created. It operates without a founder, no central authority, and no pre-mine. It's an ecosystem where everyone has an equal opportunity to participate. It's a community-driven network where decisions are made through consensus and powered by the global collaboration of volunteers.
For me, the excitement is not about seeing Bitcoin at new ATH in fiat but in the potential of a world where Bitcoin is truly a reliable store of value and medium of exchange, immune to inflationary pressures and political meddling. What if I told you, **Bitcoin $100M soon, in fiat terms. But always remember that Bitcoin is priceless.
**Why the $100k Mark Doesn't Stir Me**
The excitement around Bitcoin’s fiat price may stem from a sense of speculation or a desire for financial gain, but these are not the reasons Bitcoin was created. The $100k price is an arbitrary figure that reflects market speculation, not Bitcoin’s true potential. I’ve always believed that Bitcoin is priceless, and valuable because of its ability to restore power to the people, not making everyone rich in fiat terms, but making people free.
**The Force Is Strong**
What really excites me is not a new ATH. But the fact that Bitcoin empowers people, and the elite are unhappy with it, but there's nothing they can do to stop it.
The metaphor of the vampire offers something of a poignancy with which to detail the central bank in modern economic discourse. In these institutions, founded with the express purpose of manipulating the economy, their powers are regularly deployed in ways that are directly parasitic.
#### The Lifeblood of the Economy
Central banks, like the Federal Reserve in America or like the European Central Bank, are designed to print money out of thin air and request tax from innocent people. However, a lot of people are very ignorant of this.
The only thing that central banks do is raise and lower interest rates. Doing so will encourage people to borrow money and spend it. Such a thing might sound great initially, since it would spur economic activities. However, the money one borrows was printed out of thin air.
Bailing out institutions creates vampires.
Central banking is parasitic in that purposeful failures are bailed out in financial crises. If the bank or corporation is deemed "too big to fail," the central bank steps in with capital infusions or guarantees. While this is believed to stabilize the immediate situation, it can foster a culture of dependency wherein institutions manage their risks prudently under an assumption of rescue.
The more these institutions become accustomed to lifelines from the outside, the more often they themselves become "vampires" that suck the lifeblood out of bailouts and monetary interventions paid for by taxpayers. This, in turn, has the potential to further distort economic competition when smaller firms, not enjoying such protection, may not survive, while power becomes concentrated in the largest, most vulnerable institutions.
#### Economic Consequences
The long-term consequences of such a vampiric relationship between central banks and financial institutions are grave. Prolonged distortion can result in:
1. **Inefficiency**: Resources are ill-allocated as firms chase short-term profits and risk-taking at the expense of long-term prosperity.
2. **Inequality**: Asset price bubbles favor the rich at the expense of middle and lower classes, who consequently become priced out of the market.
3. **Stagnation**: The rate of economic growth can be sluggish when an economy is on addictive fiat money because innovation and entrepreneurial ventures are stifled.
#### A Call for Reform
Understanding that central banking is vampiric and that the consequences it has on the greater economy will only make the financial ecosystem even worse. Policymakers need to work out reforms that nurture resilience and freedom, not dependence.
#### Conclusion
While being built as an entity of trust, all their means and ways are sucking of the lifeblood by vampires and making other institutions vampires too. It becomes imperative that a more sustainable approach is called for where our economic systems thrive rather than collapse under the wheels of manipulative and deceitful intervention. We can only then expect the cycle of dependence to break and the evolution of a more resilient, sovereign, self-sustaining economy, with Bitcoin, the Freedom Money.