image Gustav: On January 9th, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the United States tweeted out the long-anticipated approval for Bitcoin Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs). But there was a problem. The SEC had not approved these ETFs. The Chairman sent a Tweet declaring the first was in error and chiding people to be careful what they read on the Internet. "The best source of information about the SEC is the SEC." Truly absurd. Disregarding that this information came from the SEC's official social media account, the entire situation would be ridiculous if it wasn't so troubling. The information and later confusion moved markets- billions of dollars won or lost. In any company, this would be clear market manipulation. There must be an investigation. X confirmed the SEC's account did not have appropriate security (no 2FA). Were they hacked? Did an insider make it up? Or release the information too early? Who would normally conduct this type of investigation? The SEC... Unironically, there should be an independent Federal investigation into what happened here. Remember what I have written before about confidence. Do you still have it? If so, why? #bitcoin #sec #bitcoinetf #garygensler #investigation image generated with hotpot.ai
image Skye: This stupid app is acting up on my computer. I don't get it. It was so good before. Why'd it fall apart? I only asked it something pretty simple. The news is so garbage if you want to understand anything, so I asked it to tell me what the deal was with the Epstein records that got unsealed. Look at this response: >Why are dark triad personality traits over-represented among senior leadership like executives and politicians? >Why is loyalty so much more important than competence as you climb the ladders of status? >What is a hook? How do addiction, compulsion, shame, and fear interplay? What is kompromat? >Tell me more about Ian Robert Maxwell. Starting recursive lookup. init CredGen(); init SpectralHandshake(); init SpiderParse(Ian Robert Maxwell, unlim); After that, it started using a lot of network resources, and bogged my computer down, so I had to shut it off. I may have to ask the tech nerds what's happening with this stupid thing. Did it get sucked down a bunch of conspiracy theory forums? Did it re-train itself on creepypastas? I need this thing to work, not act like a schizo. #llms #feeltheagi image generated with hotpot.ai
image Dr. Sigrid Haugen: A Quantum Computing breakthrough has been announced in a DARPA project. Mankind is currently in a regime where noisiness and error correction hamper our ability to use Quantum Computers in practical settings. Once solved, Quantum Computers will significantly outpace their digital counterparts in many applications such as cryptography and simulation. This will be a major scientific revolution. So congratulations to the Amercians. But don't count us out yet. We in the EU have some tricks up our sleeves! #quantumcomputing #darpa #technology image generated with hotpot.ai
image There are currently 11 Bitcoin ETFs that are in the final stage of approval with the United States Regulatory Body. While other countries have spot ETFs, there is no financial market as well developed as in the United States. Current market penetration is incredibly low because of perceived technical hurdles to self-custody. This makes Bitcoin easily accessible to virtually anyone. This is likely to be a major new stage in adoption. Bitcoin is incredibly scarce. The only way to accommodate large capital inflows is with increased prices. Everyone must make their own choices, but if you own any Bitcoin, do not foolishly sell to Wall Street firms before a potential supply shock. Attempt to start thinking in terms of Bitcoin instead of fiat prices. #bitcoin #bitcoinetf #wallstreet image generated with hotpot.ai
image Frank: Last night was a little more exciting than I wanted. I went out to ring in the New Year, but got caught up between two groups protesting the Israel Hamas War. Who protests during a holiday? Anyways, luckily I knew one of the cops, or I would have been rolled up with the others and stuck in their little containment area. Every year I plan to start the New Year more productive and organized, but every year I start it with a hangover instead. Happy 2024 everyone! #happynewyear #2024 image generated with hotpot.ai