bitcoinrothbard
Bitcoin Rothbard
Building at Fold. Libertarian/ancap working to spread the message of liberty, free markets, and sound money - #Bitcoin. Opinions are my own.
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Last Notes npub12xycvg8gahx3reqnj0fy052k3445wds6u4k66v2awnx7sgj7pl5s9c0s2g bitcoinrothbard New bitcoin miner just dropped 👀 https://blossom.primal.net/fc0b2be214f314270e8f780e177cdd65e3ffb88776b493c482bc5bca55603c46.mov npub12xycvg8gahx3reqnj0fy052k3445wds6u4k66v2awnx7sgj7pl5s9c0s2g bitcoinrothbard I'd HIGHLY recommend listening to this interview in it's entirety. Some of the absurd facts of this case: 1. FinCEN in both 2013 and then again in 2019 explicitly stated that you must take custody of bitcoin to be a money transmitting business and that non-custodial software did not count (something Samourai, based on FinCEN and advice of counsel never did to stay within the law) 2. DOJ Blanche Memo in 2025 again reiterates this fact 3. Prosecutors asked FinCEN specifically if Samouri was doing something illegal and they said no. They went ahead and charged them anyways and hid this critical fact unlawfully for over a year until the defense was able to find it 4. When the defense tried to bring these facts to light, they switched out the judge on the case to one known for being extremely pro-prosecutor and giving the harshest sentences. They judge refused to even hear the defense's arguments Having followed many cases within the "justice" system for over 20 years, unfortunately, this isn't an anomaly. This is standard operating procedure. It's enraging every time, but this is nothing out of the ordinary. We need to put pressure on Trump to #pardonsamourai, but the system itself is fundamentally broken. #nevent1q…67qa npub12xycvg8gahx3reqnj0fy052k3445wds6u4k66v2awnx7sgj7pl5s9c0s2g bitcoinrothbard Yes, I don’t want religious nonsense either. npub12xycvg8gahx3reqnj0fy052k3445wds6u4k66v2awnx7sgj7pl5s9c0s2g bitcoinrothbard 3-5 year olds need to be constantly confronted with that stuff? npub12xycvg8gahx3reqnj0fy052k3445wds6u4k66v2awnx7sgj7pl5s9c0s2g bitcoinrothbard Why are there so few wholesome movies for small children? 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Long-term, the best solution to reducing political violence is to dramatically reduce or eliminate the state. The nature of the state is violence and when people are able to wield the state’s violence against each other incredible amounts of strife, and in extreme cases, violence, manifest. We need to strive for a more peaceful society, based on the principles of non-aggression. npub12xycvg8gahx3reqnj0fy052k3445wds6u4k66v2awnx7sgj7pl5s9c0s2g bitcoinrothbard 1,513% increase. Not bad, but need to cross 2,000%. https://blossom.primal.net/1a7a6abebddc75b854a2e7c00f2c2ae01f8ae423894b4358d543049ddefbc991.jpg npub12xycvg8gahx3reqnj0fy052k3445wds6u4k66v2awnx7sgj7pl5s9c0s2g bitcoinrothbard Thanks to Fold I’m now a millionaire 🙌 https://blossom.primal.net/af49aa18d2b8c474fe9642f1be147f9fb4c50920c6694455937bd4f7e298ff0f.jpg https://blossom.primal.net/af49aa18d2b8c474fe9642f1be147f9fb4c50920c6694455937bd4f7e298ff0f.jpg npub12xycvg8gahx3reqnj0fy052k3445wds6u4k66v2awnx7sgj7pl5s9c0s2g bitcoinrothbard Over a decade ago, Figma’s billionaire CEO was looking for ways to short bitcoin. Now he’s got $70 million on the balance sheet and is looking to buy $30 million more. https://blossom.primal.net/3fdb7694d5054242d99e73291cb1a25b509b5178eda266e2b1d28f5bf257b178.jpg npub12xycvg8gahx3reqnj0fy052k3445wds6u4k66v2awnx7sgj7pl5s9c0s2g bitcoinrothbard Fiat is hopeless. Bitcoin is hope. https://blossom.primal.net/1d493f8c09dc99fd1ad775b819585c917e7fdef3a3bf172cd18e9723d57974e1.jpg npub12xycvg8gahx3reqnj0fy052k3445wds6u4k66v2awnx7sgj7pl5s9c0s2g bitcoinrothbard Don’t leave bitcoin on the table when doing your Independence Day shopping. 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Let’s play it out over a decade and see who wins. npub12xycvg8gahx3reqnj0fy052k3445wds6u4k66v2awnx7sgj7pl5s9c0s2g bitcoinrothbard Didn’t even count my times on the hotel treadmill 😉 npub12xycvg8gahx3reqnj0fy052k3445wds6u4k66v2awnx7sgj7pl5s9c0s2g bitcoinrothbard Incredible to see Ross free and onstage at Bitcoin 2025. This man deserves a Presidential Metal of Freedom and a Nobel Peace Prize for everything he’s done to promote freedom and reduce the harm caused by the war on drugs. #nevent1q…vtt8 npub12xycvg8gahx3reqnj0fy052k3445wds6u4k66v2awnx7sgj7pl5s9c0s2g bitcoinrothbard I am participating in the SOUND HSA Vegas Bitcoin Conference 2025 Step Challenge! I have reached 49775 steps so far! #SoundHSA #MoveToEarn npub12xycvg8gahx3reqnj0fy052k3445wds6u4k66v2awnx7sgj7pl5s9c0s2g bitcoinrothbard They do a great job explaining in this pod. TL;DR in Steve’s post. https://www.youtube.com/live/kKrTRFrnVJ0?si=z1AB8Tlx4AbpyB_e https://image.nostr.build/af1549a01ce965865b38aef33ab736aa1619b4d20a0bded6c803f14a4ced3620.jpg npub12xycvg8gahx3reqnj0fy052k3445wds6u4k66v2awnx7sgj7pl5s9c0s2g bitcoinrothbard Those against the OP_RETURN limit are effectively just virtue signaling. You can dislike the JPEGs on Bitcoin (I do too), but recognize the current OP_RETURN limit is a centralization threat to Bitcoin and does ~nothing to stop the JPEGs. npub12xycvg8gahx3reqnj0fy052k3445wds6u4k66v2awnx7sgj7pl5s9c0s2g bitcoinrothbard “Crypto creates economic freedom by ensuring that people can participate fairly in the economy, and Coinbase is on a mission to increase economic freedom for more than 1 billion people. We’re updating the century-old financial system by providing a trusted platform that makes it easy for people and institutions to engage with crypto assets, including trading, staking, safekeeping, spending, and fast, free global transfers.” = Build a speculative casino by encouraging creating a coin for people to gamble on for every post or piece of content on the internet and physical world? 🤔 npub12xycvg8gahx3reqnj0fy052k3445wds6u4k66v2awnx7sgj7pl5s9c0s2g bitcoinrothbard The economic illiteracy and general stupidity of these tariffs has me dangerously close to being team anti-Strategic Bitcoin Reserve given the potential reputational damage to Bitcoin of being associated with this administration’s idiocy. npub12xycvg8gahx3reqnj0fy052k3445wds6u4k66v2awnx7sgj7pl5s9c0s2g bitcoinrothbard Yes. https://mises.org/podcasts/economics-one-lesson/7-whos-protected-tariffs npub12xycvg8gahx3reqnj0fy052k3445wds6u4k66v2awnx7sgj7pl5s9c0s2g bitcoinrothbard For those who think tariffs are a good idea, I encourage you to check out the plethora of free resources on the topic at mises.org. It’s like nakamotoinstitute.org but for economics more broadly, not just Bitcoin. npub12xycvg8gahx3reqnj0fy052k3445wds6u4k66v2awnx7sgj7pl5s9c0s2g bitcoinrothbard Probably the only thing we’ve ever agreed on… https://m.primal.net/QFSR.jpg npub12xycvg8gahx3reqnj0fy052k3445wds6u4k66v2awnx7sgj7pl5s9c0s2g bitcoinrothbard https://m.primal.net/PvIG.jpg npub12xycvg8gahx3reqnj0fy052k3445wds6u4k66v2awnx7sgj7pl5s9c0s2g bitcoinrothbard https://m.primal.net/PvIE.png npub12xycvg8gahx3reqnj0fy052k3445wds6u4k66v2awnx7sgj7pl5s9c0s2g bitcoinrothbard https://m.primal.net/PvIC.jpg npub12xycvg8gahx3reqnj0fy052k3445wds6u4k66v2awnx7sgj7pl5s9c0s2g bitcoinrothbard Wish we could expand everywhere all at once, but focus will initially be on U.S. prior to expanding. npub12xycvg8gahx3reqnj0fy052k3445wds6u4k66v2awnx7sgj7pl5s9c0s2g bitcoinrothbard 🚨 MEGA HUGE GINORMOUS BREAKING 🚨: Gentle reminder that we are building THE best credit card for Bitcoiners at Fold. 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Fold+ members will get: - 2% unlimited bitcoin back at a minimum - Up to $250 in signup bonuses - Free metal card - All other Fold+ benefits including boosted gift card rewards, bitcoin back when paying bills, and removal of trading fees $200k in prizes up for grabs as well on the waitlist: https://foldapp.com/credit-card https://m.primal.net/Oxyh.mov npub12xycvg8gahx3reqnj0fy052k3445wds6u4k66v2awnx7sgj7pl5s9c0s2g bitcoinrothbard And for those who never want to hold fiat, event temporarily, just change direct deposit to 100% bitcoin, and pay off your bills with bitcoin through Fold. npub12xycvg8gahx3reqnj0fy052k3445wds6u4k66v2awnx7sgj7pl5s9c0s2g bitcoinrothbard Forgot to mention, I also earn additional bitcoin back on bill payment from my bitcoin direct deposit and gift card purchases. Why use a bank when you can use Fold to turbocharge your sat stacking? npub12xycvg8gahx3reqnj0fy052k3445wds6u4k66v2awnx7sgj7pl5s9c0s2g bitcoinrothbard And once we add the Bitcoin Rewards Credit Card, I’ll also be stacking 2% minimum on 100% of that credit card spend 😊 https://foldapp.com/credit-card npub12xycvg8gahx3reqnj0fy052k3445wds6u4k66v2awnx7sgj7pl5s9c0s2g bitcoinrothbard How I’ve swapped Fold for my bank and earned bitcoin in the process: 1. Deposit 75% of paycheck directly into bitcoin on Fold 2. Spend 100% on credit cards -> soon to be on Fold’s 2% Bitcoin Rewards Credit Card 3. Buy gift cards for restaurants / stores on Fold to earn bitcoin back 4. Pay mortgage, credit card, and all other bills from Fold cash balance 5. Buy bitcoin with 100% of remaining fiat, earning a % back in bitcoin on all my bills https://m.primal.net/OxdM.jpg https://m.primal.net/OxdN.jpg npub12xycvg8gahx3reqnj0fy052k3445wds6u4k66v2awnx7sgj7pl5s9c0s2g bitcoinrothbard https://m.primal.net/OOuf.jpg npub12xycvg8gahx3reqnj0fy052k3445wds6u4k66v2awnx7sgj7pl5s9c0s2g bitcoinrothbard Instead of destructive tariffs, how about we just slash government spending, taxes, and regulation to ~0? Problem solved. npub12xycvg8gahx3reqnj0fy052k3445wds6u4k66v2awnx7sgj7pl5s9c0s2g bitcoinrothbard “1 Satoshi” should have been “1 bitcoin” from the beginning. However, it’s too late. Ship has sailed on that. npub12xycvg8gahx3reqnj0fy052k3445wds6u4k66v2awnx7sgj7pl5s9c0s2g bitcoinrothbard #FreeRossDayOne and free all other non-violent “criminals” as well. npub12xycvg8gahx3reqnj0fy052k3445wds6u4k66v2awnx7sgj7pl5s9c0s2g bitcoinrothbard Joe Rogan’s Trump interview got 27m views in 1 day just on YouTube vs. CNN’s 3.33m 😂 And probably ~3m of CNN is from background TV at airports and other places… great to see establishment media dying 🙂 https://m.primal.net/Ljri.jpg https://m.primal.net/Ljrj.jpg npub12xycvg8gahx3reqnj0fy052k3445wds6u4k66v2awnx7sgj7pl5s9c0s2g bitcoinrothbard At the very least, it doesn’t make sense for a significant portion of the population to be ruled by a party they despise. Time to consider returning more power to the states or even a break up of the U.S. so people can at least be ruled by the authoritarian of their liking? npub12xycvg8gahx3reqnj0fy052k3445wds6u4k66v2awnx7sgj7pl5s9c0s2g bitcoinrothbard If someone they view as a socialist / authoritarian figure wins, will some on the right come to terms with the fact that democracy is a terrible form of government and instead we need a libertarian system based on individual liberty and the non-aggression principle? npub12xycvg8gahx3reqnj0fy052k3445wds6u4k66v2awnx7sgj7pl5s9c0s2g bitcoinrothbard If someone they view as a fascist / Hitleresque figure wins, will some on the left come to terms with the fact that democracy is a terrible form of government and instead we need a libertarian system based on individual liberty and the non-aggression principle? npub12xycvg8gahx3reqnj0fy052k3445wds6u4k66v2awnx7sgj7pl5s9c0s2g bitcoinrothbard For anyone interested in learning the truth about nutrition, health, and our broken healthcare system, “Good Energy” by Dr. Casey Means and Calley Means is by far the best thing I’ve read in the subject. They do an incredible job breaking down a complex and confusing topic by going back to first principles and explaining the science of how humans process food at a cellular level. They also do an excellent job explaining the conflicts of interest throughout the food and healthcare system. https://www.caseymeans.com/goodenergy npub12xycvg8gahx3reqnj0fy052k3445wds6u4k66v2awnx7sgj7pl5s9c0s2g bitcoinrothbard Realist Crypto Anarchist and Proud npub12xycvg8gahx3reqnj0fy052k3445wds6u4k66v2awnx7sgj7pl5s9c0s2g bitcoinrothbard Claiming the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) “doesn't require control for money transmission” is a massive government attack on free speech and privacy that goes far beyond crypto. This is absurd interpretation of the BSA, but we should also abolish the BSA in its entirety. https://image.nostr.build/53af7d38a69431e4f564de63f5e7dfed968c43687fdd858bae544fa66e819eb0.jpg npub12xycvg8gahx3reqnj0fy052k3445wds6u4k66v2awnx7sgj7pl5s9c0s2g bitcoinrothbard The smallest number is zero. That’s how many we should be sending… https://image.nostr.build/54ba22cc4a03b413ebca6d31f0e4461cd95620919b70941fbedeede0e5b2b27b.jpg npub12xycvg8gahx3reqnj0fy052k3445wds6u4k66v2awnx7sgj7pl5s9c0s2g bitcoinrothbard Unfortunately, the state will not stop until they have complete control over communication channels and visibility into everything you say and do. Freedom technologies like Bitcoin and Nostr are more important than ever. https://image.nostr.build/4bf46059f7f7bd2651bc7c906b3d50909ea92ac36b0fcbee7c9eee259a743278.jpg npub12xycvg8gahx3reqnj0fy052k3445wds6u4k66v2awnx7sgj7pl5s9c0s2g bitcoinrothbard You don't need to be a single-issue Bitcoin voter to understand Trump is significantly better than Harris on the issues that matter. He's better on what I believe to be the most important issues: 1) Free speech and anti-censorship 2) Reducing war and 3) Bitcoin (and ideally ending The Fed...). He's still awful, and I'd never vote for him (or anyone currently in politics for that matter), but clearly he is better, or at least could be better, on the most critical issues. Kamala is anti-free speech, pro-censorship, pro-war, and anti-bitcoin and freedom tech. npub12xycvg8gahx3reqnj0fy052k3445wds6u4k66v2awnx7sgj7pl5s9c0s2g bitcoinrothbard Warren Buffet is dangerously short #Bitcoin https://image.nostr.build/deb5c42f13faa264a2479c9614ae0af2ed76f304af0a2850ffb5bc71cef4cd51.jpg npub12xycvg8gahx3reqnj0fy052k3445wds6u4k66v2awnx7sgj7pl5s9c0s2g bitcoinrothbard If Kamala wants to kick Trump while he’s down, she should ACTUALLY pivot on #Bitcoin, adopting all of Trump’s policies + the Lummis Bitcoin reserve legislation and then some. While she’s at it, she should immediately pardon Ross, Snowden, Assange, and the Samourai and Tornado Cash devs. npub12xycvg8gahx3reqnj0fy052k3445wds6u4k66v2awnx7sgj7pl5s9c0s2g bitcoinrothbard Incredible 😂 npub12xycvg8gahx3reqnj0fy052k3445wds6u4k66v2awnx7sgj7pl5s9c0s2g bitcoinrothbard Hopefully the spectacle of these two buffoons will wake people up to the fact that this form of government doesn’t work. The system is completely broken and democracies / republics will always devolve into this. More libertarians / anarcho-capitalists incoming? npub12xycvg8gahx3reqnj0fy052k3445wds6u4k66v2awnx7sgj7pl5s9c0s2g bitcoinrothbard Assange, Snowden, and Ross Ulbricht each deserve a Nobel Peace Prize for their heroic acts. Instead they’ve all been treated worse than some of the most violent real criminals. npub12xycvg8gahx3reqnj0fy052k3445wds6u4k66v2awnx7sgj7pl5s9c0s2g bitcoinrothbard Overheard a bunch of 60 year olds at a coffee shop complaining about anti-money laundering regulations and how it’s crippling their and their friends’ small businesses. I obviously chimed in and explained the myriad of issues with KYC/AML. Great to see normies waking up. We’re going to win. npub12xycvg8gahx3reqnj0fy052k3445wds6u4k66v2awnx7sgj7pl5s9c0s2g bitcoinrothbard Not only should Trump free Ross Ulbricht, but he should award him the Presidential Medal of Freedom. #FreeRoss npub12xycvg8gahx3reqnj0fy052k3445wds6u4k66v2awnx7sgj7pl5s9c0s2g bitcoinrothbard By “cancelling” student debt, Biden is trying to buy himself the election with our own stolen tax dollars. I mean that’s par for the course, but they’re usually not this blatant about it. npub12xycvg8gahx3reqnj0fy052k3445wds6u4k66v2awnx7sgj7pl5s9c0s2g bitcoinrothbard What’s Twitter? Don’t you mean “X, formally known as Twitter?” 🤣 npub12xycvg8gahx3reqnj0fy052k3445wds6u4k66v2awnx7sgj7pl5s9c0s2g bitcoinrothbard This is…not good. From the Tornado Cash case. Their broad definition of money transmission would encompass pretty much everything, regardless of if funds were ever not in users control. It’s imperative for the future of #Bitcoin that this gets defeated. https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.604938/gov.uscourts.nysd.604938.53.0.pdf https://image.nostr.build/61d0143fcf3ab3c4dc7c5f2f68e3a8caadc6a8dfc35061e5ebbf596f8bbde407.jpg https://image.nostr.build/e71d34ffaec33fb763579158886a459e19063ab20a01f8b685082edd6c5ec01a.jpg npub12xycvg8gahx3reqnj0fy052k3445wds6u4k66v2awnx7sgj7pl5s9c0s2g bitcoinrothbard America is not a free country and it never has been. The lack of freedom is accelerating though. npub12xycvg8gahx3reqnj0fy052k3445wds6u4k66v2awnx7sgj7pl5s9c0s2g bitcoinrothbard Hopefully more people in #Bitcoin are finally starting to realize that the state is a violent, criminal organization. There is a better way. https://mises.org/library/book/new-liberty-libertarian-manifesto npub12xycvg8gahx3reqnj0fy052k3445wds6u4k66v2awnx7sgj7pl5s9c0s2g bitcoinrothbard I keep seeing people posting “privacy is not a crime,” but unfortunately that’s not true. Privacy SHOULDN’T be a crime in the U.S., but it has been criminalized from the start, despite the 4th Amendment. The government has continuously encroached on and criminalized privacy over the years. And even if something isn’t explicitly illegal, it doesn’t matter. The government has never and will never follow their own rules. They will do whatever they want with impunity. The state never follows their own rules, they are above the law. Only occasionally will they get a small slap on the wrist if there is a cross-agency disagreement. The only long term solution is abolishing the state and abiding by the non-aggression principle. npub12xycvg8gahx3reqnj0fy052k3445wds6u4k66v2awnx7sgj7pl5s9c0s2g bitcoinrothbard Unfortunately if you are working on privacy tech, your best course of action to protect yourself is to renounce your U.S. citizenship, move to a non-extradition country, and do everything possible to stay anonymous. Privacy is a crime in the eyes of the USG. If you produce privacy tech, they will eventually come after you. It’s not a question of if, but when. npub12xycvg8gahx3reqnj0fy052k3445wds6u4k66v2awnx7sgj7pl5s9c0s2g bitcoinrothbard Thank god @npub1qny…95gx was on the @npub1t8a…56yu livestream tonight. Needed at least one person talking sense… npub12xycvg8gahx3reqnj0fy052k3445wds6u4k66v2awnx7sgj7pl5s9c0s2g bitcoinrothbard If Silk Road was still around today, we would not have the fentanyl epidemic we currently do. #FreeRoss npub12xycvg8gahx3reqnj0fy052k3445wds6u4k66v2awnx7sgj7pl5s9c0s2g bitcoinrothbard Happy 40th birthday to Ross Ulbricht. He deserves a Nobel Peace Prize, not a double life sentence + 40 years without the possibility of parole. #FreeRoss npub12xycvg8gahx3reqnj0fy052k3445wds6u4k66v2awnx7sgj7pl5s9c0s2g bitcoinrothbard After nearly a decade of “crypto” trying to feign utility, attempting to solve problems that don’t exist or can’t be solved with a blockchain, some are finally embracing its true product-market fit, gambling. The memecoin mania is the most refreshing thing in crypto. No pretense, just pure degenerate gambling. npub12xycvg8gahx3reqnj0fy052k3445wds6u4k66v2awnx7sgj7pl5s9c0s2g bitcoinrothbard I’ve seen people argue that @GaryGensler will approve $ETH ETFs because he doesn’t want to get sued. When has anyone in the government ever cared about getting sued? There are no real repercussions for it. Taxpayer money is used for their defense, and there are no individual civil or criminal penalties if they lose. Perhaps a tiny bit of reputation damage, but that’s nothing. If anything, the agency may use it as an excuse to grow their people and budget further to defend against lawsuits. I’d put the odds in favor of Gary denying it. Most people in government don’t care about the law, because they can break it without repercussions, but especially not Gary. npub12xycvg8gahx3reqnj0fy052k3445wds6u4k66v2awnx7sgj7pl5s9c0s2g bitcoinrothbard The U.S. government has long weaponized private companies to violate the rights of individuals. This is just the latest in a string of incidents and likely just the tip of the iceberg. KYC / AML must be abolished. Private #Bitcoin usage fixes this. http://judiciary.house.gov/media/press-releases/new-report-exposes-massive-government-surveillance-americans-financial-data https://m.primal.net/HioF.jpg npub12xycvg8gahx3reqnj0fy052k3445wds6u4k66v2awnx7sgj7pl5s9c0s2g bitcoinrothbard The state of the union is one of the most absurd statist rituals. It’s nauseating how self-congratulatory those sociopaths are, cheering on the mass violation of human rights. npub12xycvg8gahx3reqnj0fy052k3445wds6u4k66v2awnx7sgj7pl5s9c0s2g bitcoinrothbard Please stop spreading misinformation about OTC desks “running out” of #bitcoin . It’s not happening, and doesn’t make sense as desks can easily source from the large number of counterparties they’re connected to (including multiple exchanges). npub12xycvg8gahx3reqnj0fy052k3445wds6u4k66v2awnx7sgj7pl5s9c0s2g bitcoinrothbard For the love of god, please no S2F price predictions this cycle 😫. S2F is statistically and logically invalid. #Bitcoin price increases if demand increases, and demand is influenced by countless factors. npub12xycvg8gahx3reqnj0fy052k3445wds6u4k66v2awnx7sgj7pl5s9c0s2g bitcoinrothbard Many people have a misunderstanding of #Bitcoin Over-The-Counter (OTC) trading. OTC trades do very much impact price. OTC “desks” work to source liquidity for large buys / sells (often via connection to multiple exchange counterparties). Their goal is to get buyers / sellers better execution than just slamming a large order on a single exchange which can price cause slippage. This is often done automatically via Request-For-Quote (RFQ) systems. All trades impact spot price, even if they’re done OTC. E.g., many people take the other side of a large sell trade and would have bought from other sellers. A large marginal seller pushes down price. Granted if someone market bought / sold hundreds of millions on a single exchange, there would likely be ripple effects due to price slippage, but doing OTC would still 100% impact the price. To learn more: https://www.gsr.io/trading/otc-trading/ https://www.kraken.com/institutions/otc npub12xycvg8gahx3reqnj0fy052k3445wds6u4k66v2awnx7sgj7pl5s9c0s2g bitcoinrothbard Exactly 1 month from today, #Bitcoin ceases to exist. Enjoy it while it lasts! https://m.primal.net/HaXS.jpg npub12xycvg8gahx3reqnj0fy052k3445wds6u4k66v2awnx7sgj7pl5s9c0s2g bitcoinrothbard This is my 20th year of being a libertarian. In the first 5-10 years, I believed Democrats were superior to Republicans (slightly worse on economy, much better on war and civil liberties). However it's now abundantly clear Democrats are by far the biggest threat to liberty. They are significantly worse on almost every issue - the economy and civil liberties and typically worse on war (e.g., Ukraine). It's incredible how far and fast they've fallen. They could have chosen the path of anti-war and pro-civil liberties (at least compared to Republicans), but instead have turned into authoritarians on nearly every issue. Republicans are still awful obviously, but they're in a different league than Democrats. npub12xycvg8gahx3reqnj0fy052k3445wds6u4k66v2awnx7sgj7pl5s9c0s2g bitcoinrothbard A must read. What the government is demanding of #Bitcoin miners (under the threat of violence) is the most egregious, totalitarian thing I’ve ever seen when it comes to demands of private businesses. The Biden administration must be stopped at all costs. #note16fd…k3ek npub12xycvg8gahx3reqnj0fy052k3445wds6u4k66v2awnx7sgj7pl5s9c0s2g bitcoinrothbard #Bitcoin Ordinals may be dumb, but I don’t think can be classified as a “scam” (for most of them at least). People knowingly choosing to gamble isn’t fraud so long as they are not being lied to. Scams involve defrauding someone - “the intentional use of deceit, a trick or some dishonest means to deprive another of his/her/its money, property or a legal right.” - Law.com On the flip side, nothing wrong with being against them / calling them dumb. A free market doesn’t mean you need to be in favor of market activity and can’t call it out as dumb. There is a ton of activity in a free market that is worth calling out. In fact, speaking out against things is a critically important in a well functioning free market. npub12xycvg8gahx3reqnj0fy052k3445wds6u4k66v2awnx7sgj7pl5s9c0s2g bitcoinrothbard Thank you Jack! npub12xycvg8gahx3reqnj0fy052k3445wds6u4k66v2awnx7sgj7pl5s9c0s2g bitcoinrothbard Calvin. He’s got a lot of money to blow apparently, and he’s clearly an evil sociopath so don’t think he cares about ROI. npub12xycvg8gahx3reqnj0fy052k3445wds6u4k66v2awnx7sgj7pl5s9c0s2g bitcoinrothbard #[0] Verifying My Public Key: "BitcoinRothbard"