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The Way of Bitcoin
Save in Bitcoin. Focus on your craft. Live a peaceful life. By @npub1r0fj5wr200n0dz9nm37ysrhuy8xeg66ratq5hf960q62caaz8e5sqpuzz3 via @npub134mr8kegk4pf5ddyedxk75nj338y3uad7680vcdpad0vpc6xvnjsfa2ajq. Available in paperback, hardcover, and e-book.
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Last Notes npub109gj5765thuet2hj2nk2j9r89a03xm2cpd0jp8rel2mqd68cn04s5wvahd wayofbitcoin “Spend. Don’t sell.” — Alan B, The Way of Bitcoin (Spend Bitcoin) npub109gj5765thuet2hj2nk2j9r89a03xm2cpd0jp8rel2mqd68cn04s5wvahd wayofbitcoin “Even if you are only able to pass down 0.1 Bitcoin, or some smaller amount, this may become immensely meaningful one or two generations from now, given Bitcoin’s fixed supply and the compounding effects of the halving. Every bit counts.” — Alan B, The Way of Bitcoin (Dynasty) npub109gj5765thuet2hj2nk2j9r89a03xm2cpd0jp8rel2mqd68cn04s5wvahd wayofbitcoin “Such as are your habitual thoughts, such also will be the character of your mind; for the soul is dyed by the thoughts.” — Marcus Aurelius, Meditations (circa 170 AD), quoted in The Way of Bitcoin (Media) npub109gj5765thuet2hj2nk2j9r89a03xm2cpd0jp8rel2mqd68cn04s5wvahd wayofbitcoin “Not your keys, not your coins.” — Bitcoin proverb, quoted in The Way of Bitcoin (Store Bitcoin) npub109gj5765thuet2hj2nk2j9r89a03xm2cpd0jp8rel2mqd68cn04s5wvahd wayofbitcoin “Go deep where you are strongest. Develop real competence. At the same time, remain broadly literate. Learn enough about adjacent fields to avoid blind spots and exploitation.” — Alan B, The Way of Bitcoin (Craft) npub109gj5765thuet2hj2nk2j9r89a03xm2cpd0jp8rel2mqd68cn04s5wvahd wayofbitcoin “The Way is not something you carry. It is something you walk.” — Alan B, The Way of Bitcoin (The Raft) npub109gj5765thuet2hj2nk2j9r89a03xm2cpd0jp8rel2mqd68cn04s5wvahd wayofbitcoin “When you primarily consume content from the gold-standard era, meaning anything written before the creation of the Federal Reserve in 1913, you begin to see what the world can look like under a sound money paradigm.” — Alan B, The Way of Bitcoin (Media) npub109gj5765thuet2hj2nk2j9r89a03xm2cpd0jp8rel2mqd68cn04s5wvahd wayofbitcoin “For the first time, scarcity exists in the digital realm.” — Alan B, The Way of Bitcoin (A Brief History of Money) npub109gj5765thuet2hj2nk2j9r89a03xm2cpd0jp8rel2mqd68cn04s5wvahd wayofbitcoin “You feel less alone, because you realize you never were. You carry God within you.” — Alan B, The Way of Bitcoin (Religion) npub109gj5765thuet2hj2nk2j9r89a03xm2cpd0jp8rel2mqd68cn04s5wvahd wayofbitcoin “No matter how isolated you are and how lonely you feel, if you do your work truly and conscientiously, unknown friends will come and seek you.” — C. G. Jung, Letter to Miguel Serrano (Sep 14, 1960), quoted in The Way of Bitcoin (Craft) npub109gj5765thuet2hj2nk2j9r89a03xm2cpd0jp8rel2mqd68cn04s5wvahd wayofbitcoin “The internet going out does not kill Bitcoin. At most, it pauses it.” — Alan B, The Way of Bitcoin (Defense) npub109gj5765thuet2hj2nk2j9r89a03xm2cpd0jp8rel2mqd68cn04s5wvahd wayofbitcoin “Systems of governance are not static. They rise, harden, decay, and are replaced. This has happened in every civilization, under every form of rule.” — Alan B, The Way of Bitcoin (Governance) npub109gj5765thuet2hj2nk2j9r89a03xm2cpd0jp8rel2mqd68cn04s5wvahd wayofbitcoin “Bitcoin allows effort to be carried forward through time without constant intervention.” — Alan B, The Way of Bitcoin (Bitcoin Maximalism) npub109gj5765thuet2hj2nk2j9r89a03xm2cpd0jp8rel2mqd68cn04s5wvahd wayofbitcoin “Deceivingly simple, but not easy. Such is the nature of The Way. Walking it will humble you, and it will change you as well as your perspective on the world.” — Gigi, Foreword to The Way of Bitcoin npub109gj5765thuet2hj2nk2j9r89a03xm2cpd0jp8rel2mqd68cn04s5wvahd wayofbitcoin “Bitcoin does not answer religious questions, but it reliably leads people to ask them.” — Alan B, The Way of Bitcoin (Religion) npub109gj5765thuet2hj2nk2j9r89a03xm2cpd0jp8rel2mqd68cn04s5wvahd wayofbitcoin “The Buddha described his teaching as a raft.” — Alan B, The Way of Bitcoin (The Raft) npub109gj5765thuet2hj2nk2j9r89a03xm2cpd0jp8rel2mqd68cn04s5wvahd wayofbitcoin “Engage deliberately. Verify sources. Prefer clarity over volume. Treat attention as something scarce and worth protecting.” — Alan B, The Way of Bitcoin (Media) npub109gj5765thuet2hj2nk2j9r89a03xm2cpd0jp8rel2mqd68cn04s5wvahd wayofbitcoin “Lift. Sprint. Hang. Stretch. Build strength that lasts.” — Alan B, The Way of Bitcoin (Health) npub109gj5765thuet2hj2nk2j9r89a03xm2cpd0jp8rel2mqd68cn04s5wvahd wayofbitcoin “If you care about Bitcoin, run a node.” — Alan B, The Way of Bitcoin (Acquire Bitcoin) npub109gj5765thuet2hj2nk2j9r89a03xm2cpd0jp8rel2mqd68cn04s5wvahd wayofbitcoin “As you follow The Way, curiosity will widen rather than narrow.” — Alan B, The Way of Bitcoin (Craft) npub109gj5765thuet2hj2nk2j9r89a03xm2cpd0jp8rel2mqd68cn04s5wvahd wayofbitcoin “The correct answer to ‘How much Bitcoin do you have?’ is ‘Not enough.’” — Alan B, The Way of Bitcoin (Defense) npub109gj5765thuet2hj2nk2j9r89a03xm2cpd0jp8rel2mqd68cn04s5wvahd wayofbitcoin “Modern news is engineered to capture attention through fear, outrage, and urgency. Doom scrolling is an accurate description. Prolonged exposure degrades moods, narrows perception, drains energy, and often makes reality appear worse than it actually is.” — Alan B, The Way of Bitcoin (Media) npub109gj5765thuet2hj2nk2j9r89a03xm2cpd0jp8rel2mqd68cn04s5wvahd wayofbitcoin “Let the sun set your rhythm.” — Alan B, The Way of Bitcoin (Health) npub109gj5765thuet2hj2nk2j9r89a03xm2cpd0jp8rel2mqd68cn04s5wvahd wayofbitcoin “You are made of the same stuff that fills the universe. And being conscious yourself, why would you assume the universe is not also conscious?” — Alan B, The Way of Bitcoin (Religion) npub109gj5765thuet2hj2nk2j9r89a03xm2cpd0jp8rel2mqd68cn04s5wvahd wayofbitcoin “This is the moment Bitcoin stops being a claim held on your behalf and becomes something you actually own.” — Alan B, The Way of Bitcoin (Store Bitcoin) npub109gj5765thuet2hj2nk2j9r89a03xm2cpd0jp8rel2mqd68cn04s5wvahd wayofbitcoin “This simple practice changes how you relate to time, effort, and reward.” — Alan B, The Way of Bitcoin (Craft) npub109gj5765thuet2hj2nk2j9r89a03xm2cpd0jp8rel2mqd68cn04s5wvahd wayofbitcoin “What starts with a desperate attempt to hold on to the fruits of your labor might end with a peaceful, content, and fulfilled life.” — Gigi, Foreword to The Way of Bitcoin npub109gj5765thuet2hj2nk2j9r89a03xm2cpd0jp8rel2mqd68cn04s5wvahd wayofbitcoin “Bitcoin is a bearer asset. That fact governs everything that follows.” — Alan B, The Way of Bitcoin (Acquire Bitcoin) npub109gj5765thuet2hj2nk2j9r89a03xm2cpd0jp8rel2mqd68cn04s5wvahd wayofbitcoin “Sats per week, accumulated honestly, add up.” — Alan B, The Way of Bitcoin (Craft) npub109gj5765thuet2hj2nk2j9r89a03xm2cpd0jp8rel2mqd68cn04s5wvahd wayofbitcoin “Every job is a Bitcoin job if you save in Bitcoin and focus on your craft.” — Alan B, The Way of Bitcoin (Craft) npub109gj5765thuet2hj2nk2j9r89a03xm2cpd0jp8rel2mqd68cn04s5wvahd wayofbitcoin “Unless… either philosophers become kings in our states or those whom we now call our kings and rulers take to the pursuit of philosophy seriously and adequately, and there is a conjunction of these two things, political power and philosophic intelligence, while the motley horde of the natures who at present pursue either apart from the other are compulsorily excluded, there can be no cessation of troubles… for our states, nor… for the human race either.” — Plato, The Republic (circa 375 BC), quoted in The Way of Bitcoin (Governance) npub109gj5765thuet2hj2nk2j9r89a03xm2cpd0jp8rel2mqd68cn04s5wvahd wayofbitcoin “This is your last chance. After this, there is no turning back.” — Morpheus, The Matrix (1999), quoted in The Way of Bitcoin (Taking the Orange Pill) npub109gj5765thuet2hj2nk2j9r89a03xm2cpd0jp8rel2mqd68cn04s5wvahd wayofbitcoin “He who holds the keys holds the coins. If an institution holds your Bitcoin keys, you do not own that Bitcoin. You own a claim.” — Alan B, The Way of Bitcoin (Defense) npub109gj5765thuet2hj2nk2j9r89a03xm2cpd0jp8rel2mqd68cn04s5wvahd wayofbitcoin “Bitcoin is more robust, more decentralized, and harder to change than any human political institution. But it is not effortless, and it is not automatic. If you choose not to run a node, you are relying on other people’s nodes.” — Alan B, The Way of Bitcoin (Governance) npub109gj5765thuet2hj2nk2j9r89a03xm2cpd0jp8rel2mqd68cn04s5wvahd wayofbitcoin “Cattle die, kinsmen die, you yourself will die; one thing I know that never dies: the reputation of each dead man.” — Hávamál, Poetic Edda (circa 1270 AD), quoted in The Way of Bitcoin (Dynasty) npub109gj5765thuet2hj2nk2j9r89a03xm2cpd0jp8rel2mqd68cn04s5wvahd wayofbitcoin “What matters is not the trigger, but that change has taken hold.” — Alan B, The Way of Bitcoin (Inception) npub109gj5765thuet2hj2nk2j9r89a03xm2cpd0jp8rel2mqd68cn04s5wvahd wayofbitcoin “The vault was empty. No gold. No jewels. No coins.” — Alan B, The Way of Bitcoin (The Parable of the Empty Vault) npub109gj5765thuet2hj2nk2j9r89a03xm2cpd0jp8rel2mqd68cn04s5wvahd wayofbitcoin “This is The Way.” — Alan B, The Way of Bitcoin (Bitcoin Maximalism) npub109gj5765thuet2hj2nk2j9r89a03xm2cpd0jp8rel2mqd68cn04s5wvahd wayofbitcoin “These stages are not strictly linear. You may revisit them. You may linger in one longer than another.” — Alan B, The Way of Bitcoin (Eight Stages) npub109gj5765thuet2hj2nk2j9r89a03xm2cpd0jp8rel2mqd68cn04s5wvahd wayofbitcoin “Deceivingly simple, but not easy. Such is the nature of The Way. Walking it will humble you, and it will change you as well as your perspective on the world. Change is scary, and the first step is always the hardest. Yet the best way to deal with change is to ‘plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance,’ as Alan Watts knew. This book is an invitation to do just that. I’m glad it was written, and I hope that it will serve you well.” — Gigi, Foreword to The Way of Bitcoin npub109gj5765thuet2hj2nk2j9r89a03xm2cpd0jp8rel2mqd68cn04s5wvahd wayofbitcoin “Processed foods scale cheaply. They are shelf-stable, subsidized, and industrially efficient. Their inputs are abstracted. Their production aligns cleanly with modern financial incentives.” — Alan B, The Way of Bitcoin (Health) npub109gj5765thuet2hj2nk2j9r89a03xm2cpd0jp8rel2mqd68cn04s5wvahd wayofbitcoin “Nearly every all-time high is followed by a pullback. Price returns to its longer-term trend line.” — Alan B, The Way of Bitcoin (Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt) npub109gj5765thuet2hj2nk2j9r89a03xm2cpd0jp8rel2mqd68cn04s5wvahd wayofbitcoin “Pain is a great teacher.” — Alan B, The Way of Bitcoin (Altcoin Detour) npub109gj5765thuet2hj2nk2j9r89a03xm2cpd0jp8rel2mqd68cn04s5wvahd wayofbitcoin “Bitcoin appears neither as a promise of safety nor as a guarantee of outcomes, but as something surprisingly constant in a changing world. Every ten minutes, without pause or permission, it produces a signal. A rhythm. A shared reference point.” — Alan B, The Way of Bitcoin (Preface) npub109gj5765thuet2hj2nk2j9r89a03xm2cpd0jp8rel2mqd68cn04s5wvahd wayofbitcoin “Bitcoin trains the mind to verify rather than trust.” — Alan B, The Way of Bitcoin (Media) npub109gj5765thuet2hj2nk2j9r89a03xm2cpd0jp8rel2mqd68cn04s5wvahd wayofbitcoin “Hope is a waking dream.” — Aristotle via Diogenes Laërtius (circa 225 AD), quoted in The Way of Bitcoin (Speculation) npub109gj5765thuet2hj2nk2j9r89a03xm2cpd0jp8rel2mqd68cn04s5wvahd wayofbitcoin “Soon after, resolve is tested.” — Alan B, The Way of Bitcoin (Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt) npub109gj5765thuet2hj2nk2j9r89a03xm2cpd0jp8rel2mqd68cn04s5wvahd wayofbitcoin “In 1971, the final link is severed. The US dollar floats freely as President Nixon ends its convertibility to gold. Money becomes fiat. Its stability rests on policy and enforcement.” — Alan B, The Way of Bitcoin (A Brief History of Money) npub109gj5765thuet2hj2nk2j9r89a03xm2cpd0jp8rel2mqd68cn04s5wvahd wayofbitcoin “Bitcoin Purgatory resolves when you get out of your own way. Its source is attention placed in a future that has not yet arrived, rather than in the work already before you.” — Alan B, The Way of Bitcoin (Bitcoin Purgatory) npub109gj5765thuet2hj2nk2j9r89a03xm2cpd0jp8rel2mqd68cn04s5wvahd wayofbitcoin “This practice replaces stories with evidence.” — Alan B, The Way of Bitcoin (Altcoin Detour) npub109gj5765thuet2hj2nk2j9r89a03xm2cpd0jp8rel2mqd68cn04s5wvahd wayofbitcoin “Release the idea of completeness. Focus on growing your stack, however modestly.” — Alan B, The Way of Bitcoin (Acquire Bitcoin) npub109gj5765thuet2hj2nk2j9r89a03xm2cpd0jp8rel2mqd68cn04s5wvahd wayofbitcoin “When you join Bitcoin, you join a network. You are one node among many. And yet, if you run your own node, you also contain the entire timechain within you.” — Alan B, The Way of Bitcoin (Religion) npub109gj5765thuet2hj2nk2j9r89a03xm2cpd0jp8rel2mqd68cn04s5wvahd wayofbitcoin “Bitcoin was the first to get the essential incentives right. It binds cryptography, game theory, energy, and time into a system that persists without trusted intermediaries.” — Alan B, The Way of Bitcoin (The Lindy Principle) npub109gj5765thuet2hj2nk2j9r89a03xm2cpd0jp8rel2mqd68cn04s5wvahd wayofbitcoin “Craft is the place where ability, enjoyment, and usefulness overlap. It is what you do well. What you find fulfilling. What the world actually needs. When these align, work becomes less about extraction and more about contribution.” — Alan B, The Way of Bitcoin (Craft) npub109gj5765thuet2hj2nk2j9r89a03xm2cpd0jp8rel2mqd68cn04s5wvahd wayofbitcoin “Protect what gives others leverage over you.” — Alan B, The Way of Bitcoin (Defense) npub109gj5765thuet2hj2nk2j9r89a03xm2cpd0jp8rel2mqd68cn04s5wvahd wayofbitcoin “Selling Bitcoin for dollars is akin to selling gold coins for seashells.” — Alan B, The Way of Bitcoin (Spend Bitcoin) npub109gj5765thuet2hj2nk2j9r89a03xm2cpd0jp8rel2mqd68cn04s5wvahd wayofbitcoin “The supply is fixed, forever.” — Alan B, The Way of Bitcoin (Dynasty) npub109gj5765thuet2hj2nk2j9r89a03xm2cpd0jp8rel2mqd68cn04s5wvahd wayofbitcoin “Media consumption shapes thought. Thought shapes action.” — Alan B, The Way of Bitcoin (Media) npub109gj5765thuet2hj2nk2j9r89a03xm2cpd0jp8rel2mqd68cn04s5wvahd wayofbitcoin “Men are disturbed not by things, but by the views they take of them.” — Epictetus, Enchiridion (circa 125 AD), quoted in The Way of Bitcoin (Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt) npub109gj5765thuet2hj2nk2j9r89a03xm2cpd0jp8rel2mqd68cn04s5wvahd wayofbitcoin “While we wait for life, life passes.” — Seneca, Letter I to Lucilius (circa 65 AD), quoted in The Way of Bitcoin (Bitcoin Purgatory) npub109gj5765thuet2hj2nk2j9r89a03xm2cpd0jp8rel2mqd68cn04s5wvahd wayofbitcoin “Those closest to the steward, those who received early access to new records and promises, found themselves growing wealthier.” — Alan B, The Way of Bitcoin (The Parable of the Empty Vault) npub109gj5765thuet2hj2nk2j9r89a03xm2cpd0jp8rel2mqd68cn04s5wvahd wayofbitcoin “Each dominant currency follows a similar path. Sound money and a robust economic foundation underwrite expansion. Layers accumulate. Credit grows. Over time, abstraction increases and claims multiply beyond underlying reserves.” — Alan B, The Way of Bitcoin (A Brief History of Money) npub109gj5765thuet2hj2nk2j9r89a03xm2cpd0jp8rel2mqd68cn04s5wvahd wayofbitcoin “While the spiritual path might be described as saving you from the inside out, I believe that The Way of Bitcoin has the power to save you from the outside in.” — Gigi, Foreword to The Way of Bitcoin npub109gj5765thuet2hj2nk2j9r89a03xm2cpd0jp8rel2mqd68cn04s5wvahd wayofbitcoin “The aim is not to become heavy with certainty or judgment. The aim is lightness.” — Alan B, The Way of Bitcoin (The Raft) npub109gj5765thuet2hj2nk2j9r89a03xm2cpd0jp8rel2mqd68cn04s5wvahd wayofbitcoin “You realize that money is stored time, and that how you save shapes how you live.” — Alan B, The Way of Bitcoin (The Raft) npub109gj5765thuet2hj2nk2j9r89a03xm2cpd0jp8rel2mqd68cn04s5wvahd wayofbitcoin “Life is simple and grounded.” — Alan B, The Way of Bitcoin (Bitcoinsattva) npub109gj5765thuet2hj2nk2j9r89a03xm2cpd0jp8rel2mqd68cn04s5wvahd wayofbitcoin “Inception begins as a pause.” — Alan B, The Way of Bitcoin (Inception) npub109gj5765thuet2hj2nk2j9r89a03xm2cpd0jp8rel2mqd68cn04s5wvahd wayofbitcoin “In other words, you escape Bitcoin Purgatory when you focus on your craft. When you recognize your time is better spent stacking Bitcoin than thinking about Bitcoin.” — Alan B, The Way of Bitcoin (Bitcoin Purgatory) npub109gj5765thuet2hj2nk2j9r89a03xm2cpd0jp8rel2mqd68cn04s5wvahd wayofbitcoin “At some point, curiosity crosses a threshold. You decide to buy a small amount. Just enough to be involved. Just enough to pay attention. You do not expect it to change your life.” — Alan B, The Way of Bitcoin (Speculation) npub109gj5765thuet2hj2nk2j9r89a03xm2cpd0jp8rel2mqd68cn04s5wvahd wayofbitcoin “Read without trying to decide anything. Let exploration come before judgment.” — Alan B, The Way of Bitcoin (Speculation) npub109gj5765thuet2hj2nk2j9r89a03xm2cpd0jp8rel2mqd68cn04s5wvahd wayofbitcoin “Bitcoin is money. And money, by its nature, is meant to be spent.” — Alan B, The Way of Bitcoin (Spend Bitcoin) npub109gj5765thuet2hj2nk2j9r89a03xm2cpd0jp8rel2mqd68cn04s5wvahd wayofbitcoin “The numbers continued to grow, even as the vault stayed empty.” — Alan B, The Way of Bitcoin (The Parable of the Empty Vault) npub109gj5765thuet2hj2nk2j9r89a03xm2cpd0jp8rel2mqd68cn04s5wvahd wayofbitcoin “If you choose not to run a node, you are relying on other people’s nodes. You are deferring responsibility. This is not necessarily a moral failure. Not everyone is called to run a node. But if you are capable. If you are technically inclined. If you do understand the system well enough to contribute. Then foregoing what you are called on to do is irresponsible.” — Alan B, The Way of Bitcoin (Governance) npub109gj5765thuet2hj2nk2j9r89a03xm2cpd0jp8rel2mqd68cn04s5wvahd wayofbitcoin “Imagine a blacksmith in a medieval town. Each morning, he rises and goes to his forge. He shapes iron into tools, hinges, cooking pans, and blades. His work serves the people around him directly. In return, he is paid in gold. He saves that gold. Over time, he spends it, or passes it on to his children. He does not need to speculate on the side. He does not need a second profession as a merchant or financier. He does not need to earn his living twice. His money holds its value. His effort carries forward.” — Alan B, The Way of Bitcoin (Bitcoin Maximalism) npub109gj5765thuet2hj2nk2j9r89a03xm2cpd0jp8rel2mqd68cn04s5wvahd wayofbitcoin “You do what you are told is responsible. You work. You save. You plan. And yet the future appears less solid than it once did.” — Alan B, The Way of Bitcoin (Eight Stages) npub109gj5765thuet2hj2nk2j9r89a03xm2cpd0jp8rel2mqd68cn04s5wvahd wayofbitcoin https://www.amazon.com/Way-Bitcoin-Becoming-Self-Sovereign/dp/B0GM36KPHX/ npub109gj5765thuet2hj2nk2j9r89a03xm2cpd0jp8rel2mqd68cn04s5wvahd wayofbitcoin “He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.” — Matthew 11:15, King James Version (1611), quoted in The Way of Bitcoin (Eight Stages) npub109gj5765thuet2hj2nk2j9r89a03xm2cpd0jp8rel2mqd68cn04s5wvahd wayofbitcoin “There are two ways of reaching the house next door. One is to travel all the way round the globe; the other is to walk a few feet.” — Alan Watts, Behold the Spirit (1947), quoted in The Way of Bitcoin (Altcoin Detour) npub109gj5765thuet2hj2nk2j9r89a03xm2cpd0jp8rel2mqd68cn04s5wvahd wayofbitcoin “Change is scary, and the first step is always the hardest. Yet the best way to deal with change is to ‘plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance,’ as Alan Watts knew. This book is an invitation to do just that. I’m glad it was written, and I hope that it will serve you well.” — Gigi, Foreword to The Way of Bitcoin npub109gj5765thuet2hj2nk2j9r89a03xm2cpd0jp8rel2mqd68cn04s5wvahd wayofbitcoin “If the word God still feels too loaded, think of it as the strength of the cosmos within you.” — Alan B, The Way of Bitcoin (Religion) npub109gj5765thuet2hj2nk2j9r89a03xm2cpd0jp8rel2mqd68cn04s5wvahd wayofbitcoin “Modern healthcare operates within a fiat incentive structure.” — Alan B, The Way of Bitcoin (Health) npub109gj5765thuet2hj2nk2j9r89a03xm2cpd0jp8rel2mqd68cn04s5wvahd wayofbitcoin “New all-time highs are reached. Bitcoin returns to the headlines. Those who have been watching from a distance finally step in. This is when entry feels safest.” — Alan B, The Way of Bitcoin (Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt) npub109gj5765thuet2hj2nk2j9r89a03xm2cpd0jp8rel2mqd68cn04s5wvahd wayofbitcoin “Nothing fundamental has changed. The supply remains fixed. The network continues producing blocks. Ownership remains intact.” — Alan B, The Way of Bitcoin (Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt) npub109gj5765thuet2hj2nk2j9r89a03xm2cpd0jp8rel2mqd68cn04s5wvahd wayofbitcoin “The Way of Bitcoin can be stated simply: Save in Bitcoin. Focus on your craft. Live a peaceful life.” — Alan B, The Way of Bitcoin (Preface) npub109gj5765thuet2hj2nk2j9r89a03xm2cpd0jp8rel2mqd68cn04s5wvahd wayofbitcoin “The moment you take the orange pill is the moment you become a Bitcoiner.” — Alan B, The Way of Bitcoin (Taking the Orange Pill) npub109gj5765thuet2hj2nk2j9r89a03xm2cpd0jp8rel2mqd68cn04s5wvahd wayofbitcoin “Money emerges as a shared language of value.” — Alan B, The Way of Bitcoin (A Brief History of Money) npub109gj5765thuet2hj2nk2j9r89a03xm2cpd0jp8rel2mqd68cn04s5wvahd wayofbitcoin “Like the blacksmith, you work, save, and rest peacefully.” — Alan B, The Way of Bitcoin (Bitcoin Maximalism) npub109gj5765thuet2hj2nk2j9r89a03xm2cpd0jp8rel2mqd68cn04s5wvahd wayofbitcoin “You don’t choose Bitcoin. 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