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Last Notes npub1r0fj5wr200n0dz9nm37ysrhuy8xeg66ratq5hf960q62caaz8e5sqpuzz3 alanbwt That only proves the point. There will always be workarounds for Bitcoin spam, like any other type of spam. That doesn’t mean we should give up on fighting spam. Also, Ordinals themselves aren’t the most malicious type of spam that BIP-110 seeks to throttle. npub1r0fj5wr200n0dz9nm37ysrhuy8xeg66ratq5hf960q62caaz8e5sqpuzz3 alanbwt Current Ordinals use an OP_FALSE OP_IF / OP_ENDIF envelope in Taproot witness data to embed inscriptions. BIP-110 breaks this by banning OP_IF in Tapscripts and limiting data pushes to 256 bytes. Your statement is the incorrect one. npub1r0fj5wr200n0dz9nm37ysrhuy8xeg66ratq5hf960q62caaz8e5sqpuzz3 alanbwt Can you feel it? https://blossom.primal.net/fc6dc8a9af8b86c67ce574799eda630bd70dff64007817398105e35bae52dcf5.jpg npub1r0fj5wr200n0dz9nm37ysrhuy8xeg66ratq5hf960q62caaz8e5sqpuzz3 alanbwt The Saylor simp era is ending. The Bitcoin era has just begun. npub1r0fj5wr200n0dz9nm37ysrhuy8xeg66ratq5hf960q62caaz8e5sqpuzz3 alanbwt Thank you sir. 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Buy my…” https://blossom.primal.net/c735888f2b4376d74943e1a219051b98c262663578daf3f22a436f275a458891.jpg npub1r0fj5wr200n0dz9nm37ysrhuy8xeg66ratq5hf960q62caaz8e5sqpuzz3 alanbwt Bitcoiners stack Bitcoin. Not suitcoins. Not altcoins. Bitcoin. https://blossom.primal.net/e1e20c00d023cfb4ea55c5e89f8d51364b870f2421d738c6ae62900afff819c0.jpg npub1r0fj5wr200n0dz9nm37ysrhuy8xeg66ratq5hf960q62caaz8e5sqpuzz3 alanbwt Read old books. https://blossom.primal.net/733f28609424d2c5ea13859fd4ff5528bce5fdf2fcebcab35088047a81007d9c.jpg https://blossom.primal.net/824ba62175ac9e8479ff86707bcd4ad7f942db3f2863bdb0d3eed75a37bca391.jpg https://blossom.primal.net/064c5ff76b35db11013cfebb88ec4ab98a90b453970bfc60cdb3485abd8bda38.jpg #nevent1q…9pja npub1r0fj5wr200n0dz9nm37ysrhuy8xeg66ratq5hf960q62caaz8e5sqpuzz3 alanbwt He likes to buy high, sell low, like most noobies npub1r0fj5wr200n0dz9nm37ysrhuy8xeg66ratq5hf960q62caaz8e5sqpuzz3 alanbwt Imagine posting this and then selling Bitcoin. Or alternatively, imagine coming down from Mt Sinai, violating the 10 Commandments you proselytized, and then when people complain saying, “No no no, I said ‘*Thou* shalt have no other gods before me.’ It’s ok if *I* have other gods through my C-Corp.” https://blossom.primal.net/bfb9ce545fc27baf17c9b4969b6a55f925da6f194ad09bc36100ffd6132b26cf.jpg npub1r0fj5wr200n0dz9nm37ysrhuy8xeg66ratq5hf960q62caaz8e5sqpuzz3 alanbwt > laughs about someone being noble > admits to being sinful May you find your way back to God one day. npub1r0fj5wr200n0dz9nm37ysrhuy8xeg66ratq5hf960q62caaz8e5sqpuzz3 alanbwt PSA: Bitcoin nodes are not some magical public utility that exist only in the cloud. In my case, it is literally a hard drive and Start9 OS in my living room. My full node is not your Dropbox. npub1r0fj5wr200n0dz9nm37ysrhuy8xeg66ratq5hf960q62caaz8e5sqpuzz3 alanbwt Spam filters are omnipresent on the internet including Nostr. Your email has spam filters. High risk websites get filtered from your browser. Nostr relays can decide what to include or not include. Nostr users can mute other users they don’t wish to see. Bitcoin has always had filters as well. It wasn’t until Core v30 got released that the gates to vast spam were opened. By doing nothing, you are tacitly agreeing to this spam. You are free to succumb to defeatism, but don’t act like it is some noble deed. My node is not your Dropbox. I will disallow the content that is negative for Bitcoin as a monetary network as I see fit. You can keep transmitting the most repugnant imagery if you like. The choice is yours. npub1r0fj5wr200n0dz9nm37ysrhuy8xeg66ratq5hf960q62caaz8e5sqpuzz3 alanbwt So true, Peppy. https://blossom.primal.net/5a3f90acb62298b9ceebdaf1cb82a9076d27e1142ddd44937220e1d2304b4265.jpg npub1r0fj5wr200n0dz9nm37ysrhuy8xeg66ratq5hf960q62caaz8e5sqpuzz3 alanbwt Even if it wasn’t illegal, it is immoral. Why would you want that type of material on the Bitcoin timechain? npub1r0fj5wr200n0dz9nm37ysrhuy8xeg66ratq5hf960q62caaz8e5sqpuzz3 alanbwt You do what you like on your node. I’ll do what I like on mine. That is the beauty of Bitcoin. Regarding your questions, the key drawbacks of ever-increasing spam on the timechain (note that already about half of every block is filled with non-financial data) are that it makes it more cumbersome to run a node due to storage requirements. It may not look like a big deal today, but the trend if left unchecked could seriously limit the number of people around the world easily able to run a node, which would decrease Bitcoin’s decentralization. Another drawback is that, since Core v30, full jpegs can be added to transactions, which often include morally and legally reprehensible content. And if CSAM does make it on chain and BIP-110 fails, it could quite literally become illegal to run a node as you would have illegal material on your hard drive connected to your node. That would likely result in a trend towards centralization of Bitcoin. So yes, it matters. Run BIP-110 if you care about Bitcoin being decentralized, Bitcoin being a monetary not arbitrary file storage network, and Bitcoin being free of the most sinful, illegal material imaginable. npub1r0fj5wr200n0dz9nm37ysrhuy8xeg66ratq5hf960q62caaz8e5sqpuzz3 alanbwt 1. This isn’t a fear tactic unless you’re afraid of Sabrina Carpenter 2. Everyone is religious whether he realizes it or not, as it is baked into human nature. The only question is whether you worship God or scientism or wokeism or some other variety. 3. You follow me and replied to my note, so clearly you do listen to what I have to say. npub1r0fj5wr200n0dz9nm37ysrhuy8xeg66ratq5hf960q62caaz8e5sqpuzz3 alanbwt You accept spam on your node? https://blossom.primal.net/9c5c0f6c6744ffccb57cfe158e65edf9a4354bb37e62b75001d34eac85415289.jpg npub1r0fj5wr200n0dz9nm37ysrhuy8xeg66ratq5hf960q62caaz8e5sqpuzz3 alanbwt God bless the United States of America https://blossom.primal.net/843fb4257bbf24940b88453567163e932e5324331aa7ca91d66e3316edff4960.mov npub1r0fj5wr200n0dz9nm37ysrhuy8xeg66ratq5hf960q62caaz8e5sqpuzz3 alanbwt The Bitcoin ethos https://blossom.primal.net/2c0f873b14c9de5261027d84d747ac9740d0c3611e47b3f8ebc73fea1b8d43b0.jpg npub1r0fj5wr200n0dz9nm37ysrhuy8xeg66ratq5hf960q62caaz8e5sqpuzz3 alanbwt Gesaffelstein. French producer. Seen him live. Definitely goes hard. Smokes like a full pack during each set too lol npub1r0fj5wr200n0dz9nm37ysrhuy8xeg66ratq5hf960q62caaz8e5sqpuzz3 alanbwt Them: Bitcoin, or… Me: Bitcoin. https://blossom.primal.net/88886c7dc5797fc83bdebe611ef7b5470900aab07fb5fecf07dab444c742d983.mp4 npub1r0fj5wr200n0dz9nm37ysrhuy8xeg66ratq5hf960q62caaz8e5sqpuzz3 alanbwt Suitcoiners are the Cypher of Bitcoin https://blossom.primal.net/af8d4bbea384087c2dbef7da93b43dd6256992765089ac5d59cf4b29990dc52a.jpg npub1r0fj5wr200n0dz9nm37ysrhuy8xeg66ratq5hf960q62caaz8e5sqpuzz3 alanbwt How BIP-110 opponents look https://blossom.primal.net/e9a1a388a6049eac3fa626726bc37f0e6a39b050bf933e0e418238bccccb712a.jpg npub1r0fj5wr200n0dz9nm37ysrhuy8xeg66ratq5hf960q62caaz8e5sqpuzz3 alanbwt Toxic Bitcoin Maximalism is back. https://blossom.primal.net/59f188b1e18b572572e9ffc54cb1ead0d5f15b0153376569e3bfb9470401dd5c.jpg npub1r0fj5wr200n0dz9nm37ysrhuy8xeg66ratq5hf960q62caaz8e5sqpuzz3 alanbwt For me, v30. Had Core not overplayed its hand with v30, there would have been little need (at least in the short term) for a mass exodus to Knots, and BIP-110 thereafter. npub1r0fj5wr200n0dz9nm37ysrhuy8xeg66ratq5hf960q62caaz8e5sqpuzz3 alanbwt I’m not here to make friends. Though I do enjoy making friends. npub1r0fj5wr200n0dz9nm37ysrhuy8xeg66ratq5hf960q62caaz8e5sqpuzz3 alanbwt He’s lived through more Bitcoin epochs than anyone other than Satoshi. #nevent1q…ytdd npub1r0fj5wr200n0dz9nm37ysrhuy8xeg66ratq5hf960q62caaz8e5sqpuzz3 alanbwt Too bad Stephan Livera lost his way. He never recovered from this https://blossom.primal.net/7851cf6e3323d6dc3041fa22da6a8dbcfa7381bc61068ae68a1fed8b76263483.jpg npub1r0fj5wr200n0dz9nm37ysrhuy8xeg66ratq5hf960q62caaz8e5sqpuzz3 alanbwt https://blossom.primal.net/2a03ec0a7ff388fe3e83ccdbf011a26b9cbf2b2676541375a7470a9de0e48ff1.jpg npub1r0fj5wr200n0dz9nm37ysrhuy8xeg66ratq5hf960q62caaz8e5sqpuzz3 alanbwt Mechanic was spot on when he said “Nodes are the soul of Bitcoin.” https://blossom.primal.net/f1bac6b58aee12c2e5582f73880cadbeb521dde201335cb66a462cbfdaa13f89.jpg npub1r0fj5wr200n0dz9nm37ysrhuy8xeg66ratq5hf960q62caaz8e5sqpuzz3 alanbwt Gloria was a DEI girlfriend hire and a spiritual misalignment fire. It’s not so much that she isn’t knowledgeable about Bitcoin. It’s that she is the antithesis of a Bitcoiner. https://blossom.primal.net/f9e7adc0d9467b4e6dbcf1c2be8c996726e4de75ba64df5389bdb96aa4068ce6.mov npub1r0fj5wr200n0dz9nm37ysrhuy8xeg66ratq5hf960q62caaz8e5sqpuzz3 alanbwt Stay toxic, my friends. https://blossom.primal.net/3067aa90bead4b042e1379f1549a0854fe329420f92090dbd91757e4d3dcd858.jpg npub1r0fj5wr200n0dz9nm37ysrhuy8xeg66ratq5hf960q62caaz8e5sqpuzz3 alanbwt https://blossom.primal.net/b83641f7a63f60dfaabd33ab58395353d5dfe1d40e4f2a7251a278cc72172f7a.jpg npub1r0fj5wr200n0dz9nm37ysrhuy8xeg66ratq5hf960q62caaz8e5sqpuzz3 alanbwt 🤝 npub1r0fj5wr200n0dz9nm37ysrhuy8xeg66ratq5hf960q62caaz8e5sqpuzz3 alanbwt “We’re all just walking each other home.” — Ram Dass https://blossom.primal.net/d67607e7047c998466f33e8d394e227d40fb97cd4dcb0fff66559cfb025390c8.jpg npub1r0fj5wr200n0dz9nm37ysrhuy8xeg66ratq5hf960q62caaz8e5sqpuzz3 alanbwt Buddhahood is for Buddhas. Everyone is a potential Buddha. But not everyone is yet a Buddha. #nevent1q…9lph npub1r0fj5wr200n0dz9nm37ysrhuy8xeg66ratq5hf960q62caaz8e5sqpuzz3 alanbwt Open source money. Open source AI. Open source everything. https://blossom.primal.net/96dc38595288065ff4c1915d1379d2c7843755fefc98712817266e77bab31ec3.jpg npub1r0fj5wr200n0dz9nm37ysrhuy8xeg66ratq5hf960q62caaz8e5sqpuzz3 alanbwt Bitcoin is for Bitcoiners. npub1r0fj5wr200n0dz9nm37ysrhuy8xeg66ratq5hf960q62caaz8e5sqpuzz3 alanbwt If you’re not having fun, you’re doing it wrong. npub1r0fj5wr200n0dz9nm37ysrhuy8xeg66ratq5hf960q62caaz8e5sqpuzz3 alanbwt No. You can generally point Knots to your existing Core data directory and pick up from where you left off. Start9 makes this super easy. Seems to be easy on Umbrel and other platforms too. npub1r0fj5wr200n0dz9nm37ysrhuy8xeg66ratq5hf960q62caaz8e5sqpuzz3 alanbwt Agree. Core is much more like Roger Ver in that is trying to change Bitcoin from how it historically has been. Knots is all about conserving Bitcoin’s role as a monetary network. And BIP-110 is a mild way of mitigating the destructive changes of Core v30. Knots, and BIP-110, would never have even come about had it not been for the blundering of Core v30, and the Gloria Zhao scamcoiners of the world. Thankfully, Bitcoin is healing. npub1r0fj5wr200n0dz9nm37ysrhuy8xeg66ratq5hf960q62caaz8e5sqpuzz3 alanbwt https://youtu.be/h6l9mYi17WE?is=Ro0i7CLAB3Uf-rC3 npub1r0fj5wr200n0dz9nm37ysrhuy8xeg66ratq5hf960q62caaz8e5sqpuzz3 alanbwt Package relay ‘enhancements’ made complex spam transactions easier. Laxer mempool policies also favored spam. Gloria had merge authority from v24 to v30, and nearly all the changes she championed point in the same direction. npub1r0fj5wr200n0dz9nm37ysrhuy8xeg66ratq5hf960q62caaz8e5sqpuzz3 alanbwt Saylor simp mental gymnastics. Just buy Bitcoin. https://blossom.primal.net/f292bb0a51b80723c3f9da242fd5004a7a5bee8d3c2cc330b617be2208b1cf08.mov npub1r0fj5wr200n0dz9nm37ysrhuy8xeg66ratq5hf960q62caaz8e5sqpuzz3 alanbwt Spam wars discourse https://blossom.primal.net/050c4de574216df2285502f1529c6cf910f50bdca30ff6cbeb2f8ecb01e42552.jpg npub1r0fj5wr200n0dz9nm37ysrhuy8xeg66ratq5hf960q62caaz8e5sqpuzz3 alanbwt Yep, the last somewhat decent Core version was v28. Even v26 to v28 had some questionable merges from Gloria Zhao for the benefit of spammers. Running old versions of Core is a good temporary measure, but doesn’t really make sense long term. npub1r0fj5wr200n0dz9nm37ysrhuy8xeg66ratq5hf960q62caaz8e5sqpuzz3 alanbwt In Bitcoin Core, sadly, there are. In Bitcoin there are not. npub1r0fj5wr200n0dz9nm37ysrhuy8xeg66ratq5hf960q62caaz8e5sqpuzz3 alanbwt She’s a sh*tcoiner through and through. npub1r0fj5wr200n0dz9nm37ysrhuy8xeg66ratq5hf960q62caaz8e5sqpuzz3 alanbwt The scamcoiners were inside the gates. Ignoring this fact doesn’t help Bitcoin. Jeff Booth understands. https://blossom.primal.net/508a3739b8222994a5bb44b6fcebd2b78388b0bc37c36e91ccf4d1d99c09cee1.mov npub1r0fj5wr200n0dz9nm37ysrhuy8xeg66ratq5hf960q62caaz8e5sqpuzz3 alanbwt Save in Bitcoin. Focus on your craft. https://blossom.primal.net/2a8318e10759f975ce9a3f841455dfcb601608cbe7be0551a238f199f2592e04.jpg npub1r0fj5wr200n0dz9nm37ysrhuy8xeg66ratq5hf960q62caaz8e5sqpuzz3 alanbwt Have a blessed Sunday. https://blossom.primal.net/e501ff8161c3ac7727a00e4ab7af8768d566d264c37d6ad66fe95ce9e56485c5.jpg npub1r0fj5wr200n0dz9nm37ysrhuy8xeg66ratq5hf960q62caaz8e5sqpuzz3 alanbwt consensus.health npub1r0fj5wr200n0dz9nm37ysrhuy8xeg66ratq5hf960q62caaz8e5sqpuzz3 alanbwt Don’t try to use a Raspberry Pi. Its not powerful enough, though it used to be. npub1r0fj5wr200n0dz9nm37ysrhuy8xeg66ratq5hf960q62caaz8e5sqpuzz3 alanbwt Bear markets are an excellent time to learn how to run a node if you aren’t already. And it’s easier than you might think, particularly if you use Start9, Umbrel, or Parmanode. https://blossom.primal.net/6f54ff5f737a4b0cf2cf981f958b2470b45f8c8274cf3fbf47ea0f11a4a18b27.jpg npub1r0fj5wr200n0dz9nm37ysrhuy8xeg66ratq5hf960q62caaz8e5sqpuzz3 alanbwt https://blossom.primal.net/9918a64db818a69dfe31008a06b60012906378a96655142fbb3bcbbe5e2198ea.jpg npub1r0fj5wr200n0dz9nm37ysrhuy8xeg66ratq5hf960q62caaz8e5sqpuzz3 alanbwt Can’t Bitcoin’s CEO *do* something? https://blossom.primal.net/21eb952419290fe7d38c7c17494f497a287925143918f3cd9283465d3a625b15.jpg npub1r0fj5wr200n0dz9nm37ysrhuy8xeg66ratq5hf960q62caaz8e5sqpuzz3 alanbwt If you buy at $58K you’re a legend. I don’t make the rules. npub1r0fj5wr200n0dz9nm37ysrhuy8xeg66ratq5hf960q62caaz8e5sqpuzz3 alanbwt Kill all your heroes save Christ. For he already was killed and is risen. https://blossom.primal.net/3be5b33ae8348242b32332a310be6cab0dbca7a6eee7b80f6bd7f4d88f9daa97.jpg npub1r0fj5wr200n0dz9nm37ysrhuy8xeg66ratq5hf960q62caaz8e5sqpuzz3 alanbwt ChatGPT: “Yes Michael. Not only is that a smart strategy, it’s innovative too.” https://blossom.primal.net/2f89a160c0bf186afdc22ecb9ccf0aff311e367ee6afa778fc6c80af9437bcb4.png https://blossom.primal.net/96f82501ab934dfd80e5adf6edf7f8e578f3abb86d4fb72af00500cfd71ea822.mov npub1r0fj5wr200n0dz9nm37ysrhuy8xeg66ratq5hf960q62caaz8e5sqpuzz3 alanbwt Bitcoin bear markets serve a cleansing function. Out with the spammers, scammers, and leveraged traders. In with the humble stackers and long-term HODLers. https://blossom.primal.net/8bdb3ccd153f4ecaf38b92967fc0b9f6f26c0c62a04da4e655b0b962de0b9a7f.jpg npub1r0fj5wr200n0dz9nm37ysrhuy8xeg66ratq5hf960q62caaz8e5sqpuzz3 alanbwt $58K club, what is your profession? https://blossom.primal.net/2bb24fe715322f9c3aed253897c5bad636194214ebf2ac5f42f0caede7740298.mp4 npub1r0fj5wr200n0dz9nm37ysrhuy8xeg66ratq5hf960q62caaz8e5sqpuzz3 alanbwt True. npub1r0fj5wr200n0dz9nm37ysrhuy8xeg66ratq5hf960q62caaz8e5sqpuzz3 alanbwt Ya zaprite is pretty good ui/ux for users, although for the merchant it requires a subscription fee which I don’t love. Personally my favorite stack is BTCPay Server plus Shopify which is why I use that for my wayofbitcoin.com store. npub1r0fj5wr200n0dz9nm37ysrhuy8xeg66ratq5hf960q62caaz8e5sqpuzz3 alanbwt Beef tallow soap via Soap Miner npub1r0fj5wr200n0dz9nm37ysrhuy8xeg66ratq5hf960q62caaz8e5sqpuzz3 alanbwt Bitcoiners: “Bitcoin is money.” Spammers and suitcoiners: https://blossom.primal.net/6e63a62381fa60fca26b56d37c73deea39257ecb12b92f74f6062f6b8ee96081.gif npub1r0fj5wr200n0dz9nm37ysrhuy8xeg66ratq5hf960q62caaz8e5sqpuzz3 alanbwt Cato was suspended from X. Thankfully, Nostr exists. Welcome 🤝 #nevent1q…l3aw npub1r0fj5wr200n0dz9nm37ysrhuy8xeg66ratq5hf960q62caaz8e5sqpuzz3 alanbwt Working on something I think you’ll like. npub1r0fj5wr200n0dz9nm37ysrhuy8xeg66ratq5hf960q62caaz8e5sqpuzz3 alanbwt You are the free market. npub1r0fj5wr200n0dz9nm37ysrhuy8xeg66ratq5hf960q62caaz8e5sqpuzz3 alanbwt In an alternate universe, Saylor created a Bitcoin bank in the Hal Finney sense. A humble yet empowering operation that self-custodies all its own coins with full proof of reserves, a number of well-run lightning nodes, an ethos of encouraging its clients to withdraw to their own self-custodial wallets. A bank that treats Bitcoin as money, not as “capital” to be leveraged ad infinitum for tradfi fiat objectives. https://blossom.primal.net/099bcac7c5b5f2ea8fa9cda19ec50ddc228aecac9730386a4da70dfd38c01f2a.jpg npub1r0fj5wr200n0dz9nm37ysrhuy8xeg66ratq5hf960q62caaz8e5sqpuzz3 alanbwt Run a node. Verify transactions. Strengthen the network. Become self-sovereign. https://blossom.primal.net/12688dc9ffa63bedea5b9650a3f2de14d0731ff61fac14758585362429718b48.jpg npub1r0fj5wr200n0dz9nm37ysrhuy8xeg66ratq5hf960q62caaz8e5sqpuzz3 alanbwt Review of Boethius: The Consolation of Philosophy (523 AD) This is probably the best book you can read other than the Bible if you are depressed, at the end of your rope, or grappling with existential questions. Boethius was a Roman nobleman falsely accused and imprisoned by the conquering Ostrogothic rulers. He wrote this book while awaiting execution. The result is an internal dialogue about what ultimately matters when everything is stripped away. How much do philosophy, morality, and all these abstractions mean when one is facing death? He explores all sides of this question with intellectual honesty and arrives at an inspiring conclusion. He finds consolation. And yet he still suffers. It is often called one of the greatest works of the Middle Ages. And Boethius himself is considered one of the last true Romans. The book lives up to its reputation. https://blossom.primal.net/fb13f430db9106df4f518910e5d10f5a1c36a57b0dc507cd7ab1c6651013e461.jpg npub1r0fj5wr200n0dz9nm37ysrhuy8xeg66ratq5hf960q62caaz8e5sqpuzz3 alanbwt Them: Bitcoin or …? Me: Bitcoin. npub1r0fj5wr200n0dz9nm37ysrhuy8xeg66ratq5hf960q62caaz8e5sqpuzz3 alanbwt Jesus never asks us to do anything he isn’t willing to do himself. He practices what he preaches. npub1r0fj5wr200n0dz9nm37ysrhuy8xeg66ratq5hf960q62caaz8e5sqpuzz3 alanbwt Have a blessed Sunday. https://blossom.primal.net/f2bd24d5b3af079e6fed5957a1de0f35658a430e7c808bac975f564220f6cea2.jpg npub1r0fj5wr200n0dz9nm37ysrhuy8xeg66ratq5hf960q62caaz8e5sqpuzz3 alanbwt Critiques aside, this is a hilarious impersonation. 10/10 delivery https://blossom.primal.net/0e14f693df308ddb8a56679e4e4679a0d71127c6a9ead2b8aa4f95ca305da768.mov npub1r0fj5wr200n0dz9nm37ysrhuy8xeg66ratq5hf960q62caaz8e5sqpuzz3 alanbwt The market appears to be discounting all Bitcoin treasury companies to 1x mNAV or lower, which makes sense given Bitcoin owned by treasury companies is often encumbered by debt, dividends, and other obligations. Whereas Bitcoin in the wild is free, unencumbered, able to move anywhere on Earth in ten minutes without anyone’s permission. #nevent1q…7jw2 npub1r0fj5wr200n0dz9nm37ysrhuy8xeg66ratq5hf960q62caaz8e5sqpuzz3 alanbwt It is rational for Saylor to want to buy Bitcoin himself and sell stonks to you. The important question is whether it is rational for you to buy his stonks instead of cold hard sats. npub1r0fj5wr200n0dz9nm37ysrhuy8xeg66ratq5hf960q62caaz8e5sqpuzz3 alanbwt Yes, Bitcoin ETFs, Bitcoin Treasury companies, basically any tradfi paper Bitcoin play where you don’t actually get to hold the keys is a Suitcoin. npub1r0fj5wr200n0dz9nm37ysrhuy8xeg66ratq5hf960q62caaz8e5sqpuzz3 alanbwt Not your keys, not your coins. https://blossom.primal.net/b867cfd4a322baf080d925a883d7a8c6a96bb27036a25d05a661fef3cf42ac0a.jpg #nevent1q…yga6 npub1r0fj5wr200n0dz9nm37ysrhuy8xeg66ratq5hf960q62caaz8e5sqpuzz3 alanbwt Bitcoin vs scamcoins https://blossom.primal.net/32dd4a420cc7b2e86e20f6c6358c7a740c04ee0e3626af53322ca8a193249d55.jpg npub1r0fj5wr200n0dz9nm37ysrhuy8xeg66ratq5hf960q62caaz8e5sqpuzz3 alanbwt Bitcoin bear market tl;dr https://blossom.primal.net/27ed332bce92872d4bd57122a87e7e2ad1550abb6a6da45536895bff287c2ca0.jpg npub1r0fj5wr200n0dz9nm37ysrhuy8xeg66ratq5hf960q62caaz8e5sqpuzz3 alanbwt Every Bitcoin bear market thus far has resulted from affinity scam bubbles popping. 2014 — Mt. Gox selloff 2018 — Altcoin selloff 2022 — Yield farming selloff 2026 — Suitcoin selloff The lesson is the same each time: Do not rely on trusted third parties. Save real Bitcoin and self-custody it. npub1r0fj5wr200n0dz9nm37ysrhuy8xeg66ratq5hf960q62caaz8e5sqpuzz3 alanbwt Running RDTS on Bitcoin Knots version 29.3.1 on one of the two nodes that I manage as of today. Bitcoin is a monetary network, not an arbitrary data storage network. https://blossom.primal.net/b5cc1b2f403a4b05ff3d07cafed9e27c2d9e3f96b5bbaaa079105f73b755bfd2.png npub1r0fj5wr200n0dz9nm37ysrhuy8xeg66ratq5hf960q62caaz8e5sqpuzz3 alanbwt Stack real Bitcoin and withdraw to cold storage only you control. https://blossom.primal.net/ac3e0ec5c715835ebd23c3fb3b2a70e773bf71961b2ae54f2d152245f338fcc7.jpg npub1r0fj5wr200n0dz9nm37ysrhuy8xeg66ratq5hf960q62caaz8e5sqpuzz3 alanbwt Have a blessed Sunday. https://blossom.primal.net/236aea1d40d5cbd3763bd6e8c47c2b378c7f4160fabee844f9da9d73a2d6ede8.jpg npub1r0fj5wr200n0dz9nm37ysrhuy8xeg66ratq5hf960q62caaz8e5sqpuzz3 alanbwt Bitcoin will eventually recover. Sh*tcoins and suitcoins may not. Choose wisely. npub1r0fj5wr200n0dz9nm37ysrhuy8xeg66ratq5hf960q62caaz8e5sqpuzz3 alanbwt https://blossom.primal.net/bf7c741c2113f8b8e93da187a33bd2180b44d874cc9dde2d02245a142e5635be.jpg https://blossom.primal.net/8b70581ffb6376c03585ac0f44ffe9dc50a19f6e7c92b764bf9356ad2399cdb6.png npub1r0fj5wr200n0dz9nm37ysrhuy8xeg66ratq5hf960q62caaz8e5sqpuzz3 alanbwt Good episode. #nevent1q…usqy npub1r0fj5wr200n0dz9nm37ysrhuy8xeg66ratq5hf960q62caaz8e5sqpuzz3 alanbwt What is Bitcoin? Here’s a clue: https://blossom.primal.net/0940bfdeff4e152c592ce33a71885199dbb09482922d2c3fef82f8918f572ab2.jpg npub1r0fj5wr200n0dz9nm37ysrhuy8xeg66ratq5hf960q62caaz8e5sqpuzz3 alanbwt If you have strayed from The Way, consider this your sign to return. https://blossom.primal.net/8dff0fc229269a8d82d371eb593b6da562f3e15d92dbf3290921075e26fd6145.jpg #nevent1q…rnu9 npub1r0fj5wr200n0dz9nm37ysrhuy8xeg66ratq5hf960q62caaz8e5sqpuzz3 alanbwt Save in Bitcoin. Focus on your craft. Live a peaceful life. https://blossom.primal.net/2c85d98ffcf44115cf85a728b5fcd99a6aa90c9a9118d5c0d340ca181cac8095.png npub1r0fj5wr200n0dz9nm37ysrhuy8xeg66ratq5hf960q62caaz8e5sqpuzz3 alanbwt Have a blessed Sunday. https://blossom.primal.net/da2e71b7832bd1b8e31220c7ebc85ec093299750db1380b3e7354185df52a062.jpg npub1r0fj5wr200n0dz9nm37ysrhuy8xeg66ratq5hf960q62caaz8e5sqpuzz3 alanbwt https://blossom.primal.net/38d00daa0ce1c0a8970b5f0f7b8d8d604e3814cdd02866685485648f554ed5bd.jpg #nevent1q…lng8 npub1r0fj5wr200n0dz9nm37ysrhuy8xeg66ratq5hf960q62caaz8e5sqpuzz3 alanbwt That’s Alan Watt not Alan Watts with an s. Totally different person.