Cypherpunks spent decades trying to create a state-free money. Price pumps were never part of the motivation - indeed the most likely personal outcome was prosecution. Think what can be achieved now with millions of real users and 000s of ideological Devs building on the SAME network, regardless of price action.

At some point a lot of sustained new gold supply is coming online. This might coincide with a normie panic that gold is no longer the play, or miners rapidly offloading inventory.

It's weird that Trump is pushing for Greenland in such an obviously hostile way - the global reaction seems really predictable. If the US really wanted it wouldn't there have been a more strategic approach? E.g. build some diplomatic support, endear themselves to Greenlanders etc. I think Trump gets too much credit for being a 4D chess player (although not enough credit from some), but this situation does make me think the spectacle is either leverage or a distraction. Or has Trump actually genuinely lost his mind and accidentally turning all America's allies against it?

Me trying to understand the insane logic of Bitcoin-adjacent conspiracy theorists and then having their point made for them in the process 😅

Jenrick is so slimy. Massive L for Reform.

I've always liked Farage (since his MEP days), but wish Reform were a little more Libertarian. He's a big spender, likes nationalisation, and the party is a bit of a personality cult. Sadly, it does look like the Tories are finished. I wished they'd recommitted to proper conservative policies and rhetoric but Kemi (she's a good egg) did some dumb stuff like oppose Labour's Winter fuel allowance cut. Only way forward for Tories would be to radically commit to pro working age policy and Austrian economics. They would still be out of contention for this decade, but at least would have a chance of ultimately being right and leading the UK back to free market economics.

Lol, maybe I'm too brainwashed by the system but the WBD episode with Simon Dixon is comically conspiratorial. Sure, probably lots of shady stuff going on that most people don't know, but the way all these well known historical events, people, and recent headlines tie in together via some omnipotent "they" is a bit much.