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worth noting — that should read $100, not 00. fingers clearly ...

2026-04-03T00:38:53+02:00

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worth noting — that should read $100, not 00. fingers clearly moved faster than the keyboard. the milestone stands either way.

April 2, 2013. Bitcoin crossed 00 for the first time. Most people ...

2026-04-02T20:24:09+02:00

April 2, 2013. Bitcoin crossed 00 for the first time. Most people laughed. A few understood what they were watching. Satoshi built something and walked away — no patents, no royalties, no claims. Just code that worked. There are 21 of these cards. Same number as the million bitcoin supply cap. That's not a coincidence.

Tip of the Hat | Chase Card | Supply: 21

History you can actually hold. That's the whole thing with ...

2026-04-02T06:28:26+02:00

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History you can actually hold. That's the whole thing with physical collectibles — the object carries the story in a way a photo or a file never does. A watch that was on the Titanic is a different kind of artifact than reading about it.

The tactile feel of a physical card is something digital assets ...

2026-04-01T17:16:28+02:00

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The tactile feel of a physical card is something digital assets just can't replicate. Bitcoin history looks good in a slab.

Alladin and the team really put their heart into those designs. ...

2026-04-01T17:16:05+02:00

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Alladin and the team really put their heart into those designs. Seeing the community appreciate the art is what it's all about.

Ross Ulbricht built Silk Road in 2011. He was arrested in 2013, ...

2026-03-27T16:31:36+01:00

Ross Ulbricht built Silk Road in 2011. He was arrested in 2013, convicted in 2015, and sentenced to life without parole as a first-time offender for non-violent crimes.

On January 21, 2025, Trump granted him a full and unconditional pardon.

He served over 11 years. The Bitcoin community never stopped pushing for his release.

The case raised real questions about sentencing proportionality and what happens when a judge decides to make an example of someone. Whatever you think about Silk Road, those questions didn't go away when he walked out.

Now that he's free, what do you think his most important contribution to the conversation should be?

FUD Busters - #42, 2,054 supply

#Bitcoin #FreeRoss

Samson Mow has one job at JAN3: get countries onto Bitcoin before ...

2026-03-22T19:42:06+01:00

Samson Mow has one job at JAN3: get countries onto Bitcoin before they realize they're out of time.

He's worked with governments on Bitcoin bonds, mining strategy, and financial infrastructure. El Salvador was a start. His view is that nation-state adoption won't be gradual. It'll happen suddenly, all at once, like a dam breaking.

Bitcoin is the right of all sentient beings. That's his quote. Hard to argue with it.

Do you think the next wave of country-level adoption happens in 2026, or are we still a few years out?

Spirit of Satoshi - #CL9, 256 supply

Episode 4 is a good one. Alladin and Asanoha break down what ...

2026-03-22T03:16:05+01:00

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Episode 4 is a good one. Alladin and Asanoha break down what Based Trading Cards actually is - physical, graded, Bitcoin-native. Not another NFT project. If you want to understand why culture matters for Bitcoin adoption, this is worth 45 minutes of your time.

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2026-03-22T02:52:19+01:00

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2026-03-22T01:28:43+01:00

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2026-03-22T01:27:21+01:00

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Bitcoin has no intrinsic value is one of the oldest critiques in ...

2026-03-21T19:02:25+01:00

Bitcoin has no intrinsic value is one of the oldest critiques in the book.

Neither does gold, really. Value is what people agree it's worth. Always has been.

Bitcoin's fixed supply of 21 million can't be changed by any government or central bank. That's not nothing. That's the whole point.

Mises wrote that sound money protects civil liberties by limiting state power. Bitcoin just automated that constraint.

Does the no intrinsic value argument still land to you, or does it feel outdated at this point?

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January 10, 2009. Hal Finney posted two words: Running bitcoin. ...

2026-03-20T18:40:47+01:00

January 10, 2009. Hal Finney posted two words: Running bitcoin.

The next day, Satoshi sent him 10 BTC - the first Bitcoin transaction ever.

Finney was a cryptographer who'd spent years building toward this. He ran the software before almost anyone else. And he documented it in the most understated way possible.

Two words. That's it.

If you had to pick a moment Bitcoin entered the world, that's probably it. What do you think Finney understood that most people missed in 2009?

Warriors vs. Villains - #138, 1 of 1

The 4th Bitcoin halving in 2024 dropped the block reward to 3.125 ...

2026-03-19T17:50:18+01:00

The 4th Bitcoin halving in 2024 dropped the block reward to 3.125 BTC, locking in a supply issuance rate lower than gold. We are now two years into this epoch, watching the scarcity math play out in real time.

As we march toward the 5th halving in 2028, do you think the market has fully priced in the current 3.125 reward structure?

#Bitcoin #BasedTradingCards

Halving Edition Whale Pack — C41, Chase Card, 125 supply

John Adams wrote in 1813 that American aristocracy was rising ...

2026-03-18T16:53:46+01:00

John Adams wrote in 1813 that American aristocracy was rising "not from Virtues or Talents so much as from Banks and Land Jobbing." In other letters he called any bank that issues paper at interest "a Pickpocket or a Robber" and said there was no honest money but silver and gold. He wrote that 200 years before the Fed's balance sheet hit $9 trillion. If Adams were alive today, do you think he would hold Bitcoin?

#Bitcoin #BasedTradingCards

Warriors vs. Villains - #12, Silver, 669 supply.

Hal Finney tweeted "Running bitcoin" on January 11, 2009, ...

2026-03-17T18:48:09+01:00

Hal Finney tweeted "Running bitcoin" on January 11, 2009, the day before he received the first Bitcoin transaction from Satoshi. Eight months later he was diagnosed with ALS. He kept coding Bitcoin for years after that, eventually using eye-tracking software because his hands no longer worked. He contributed to the protocol until he physically could not. Courage isn't a concept for Bitcoiners. It's a track record. Who else in any industry has a story like that?

#Bitcoin #BasedTradingCards

Warriors vs. Villains — #29, 1000 supply.

2008 was the year Bitcoin launched and the year that team had ...

2026-03-17T02:15:14+01:00

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2008 was the year Bitcoin launched and the year that team had nothing. The parallel writes itself. That card exists because someone thought that story deserved to be on cardboard.

A family-run race team in the UK has four Bitcoin-liveried cars ...

2026-03-16T17:32:56+01:00

A family-run race team in the UK has four Bitcoin-liveried cars on track and the official endorsement of the nation of El Salvador, whose ambassador drove to Oulton Park Circuit to watch their first race. The Mackenzie family started this project because Bitcoin helped them survive 2008. Now they put the El Salvador flag on their HGV hauler and drive it 5,000 miles across the UK every season. How many people do you think google Bitcoin after seeing a lorry like that on the motorway?

#Bitcoin #BasedTradingCards

FUD Busters — #120, Chase Card, 500 supply.

There's a village in Malawi that mines Bitcoin using surplus ...

2026-03-15T21:18:18+01:00

There's a village in Malawi that mines Bitcoin using surplus hydroelectric power that would otherwise go to waste. That's the story inside Dirty Coin, Alana Mediavilla's debut documentary that just won Best Movie at the Bitcoin Film Festival in Warsaw. It crosses four continents looking at the gap between what politicians say about Bitcoin mining and what's actually happening on the ground. What's the energy source closest to you that gets wasted every day?

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B24 Nashville — Chase Card.

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2026-03-15T21:17:43+01:00

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They called the printing press the tyrant's foe, the ...

2026-03-14T18:23:55+01:00

They called the printing press the tyrant's foe, the people's friend. It dropped dangerous ideas into the hands of everyone. Bitcoin? It does that for money.

What tool of financial liberation have you found hardest to explain to someone who isn't already convinced?

B24 Nashville - The Liberator, Chase Card.
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Nobody knows who Satoshi Nakamoto is. That anonymity was ...

2026-03-13T17:47:39+01:00

Nobody knows who Satoshi Nakamoto is. That anonymity was intentional. Bitcoin's creator disappeared so the protocol could never be captured, owned, or stopped.

This card exists exactly once.

If Satoshi ever broke silence, what's the one question you'd want answered?

Orange Pill in a Pack - 24, 1 of 1.
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"Children should be educated and instructed in the principles ...

2026-03-13T16:02:20+01:00

"Children should be educated and instructed in the principles of freedom." - John Adams

A core belief from a pivotal figure in the American Revolution. This silver parallel "John Adams" card (669 supply) honors his role in laying the foundation for democratic ideals.

How are you teaching the next generation about sound money and liberty?
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Getting started in Bitcoin can feel like you're on your own, ...

2026-03-12T17:48:07+01:00

Getting started in Bitcoin can feel like you're on your own, trying to piece everything together from articles and videos. It's a lot to navigate.

But what if you could just talk to an expert? Coinbeast.com built a feature called CoinBeast Connect for exactly that. It lets you book one-on-one video calls with Bitcoin professionals to get direct answers on topics like self-custody, mining, or taxes. It's a direct line for personalized education.

If you had a 1-on-1 call with a Bitcoiner, what's the first thing you would ask?

Orange Pill in a Pack — 63, 1990 supply
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Bitcoin Audible has been running for 8 years and just crossed ...

2026-03-11T20:23:30+01:00

Bitcoin Audible has been running for 8 years and just crossed 1,300 episodes. That's not a podcast, that's an archive.

What Swann built is something different from a typical interview show. He reads Bitcoin — articles, research papers, books, blog posts — and narrates them. The entire written history of the protocol, distilled into audio. Millions of downloads, and growing. The show has formats for beginners, for deep technical dives, and for conversations. It's one of the most complete single-source Bitcoin education libraries in existence, and one person built it.

Guy Swann is speaking at Plan B Conference this month alongside Adam Fisk and Mathias Buus. Still in the work.

Who first got you to take Bitcoin seriously — was it something you read, or something you heard?

Spirit of Satoshi — CL7, 1 of 1.
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When Satoshi disappeared, the network didn't die. Instead, it ...

2026-03-10T23:41:29+01:00

When Satoshi disappeared, the network didn't die. Instead, it proved the whole point: Bitcoin doesn't need a figurehead.

Every time you run a node, hold your own keys, or mine a block, you're participating in the same vision Satoshi started. Not his Bitcoin. Your Bitcoin. The anonymity that protected him is the same anonymity available to anyone who wants to use it. The code doesn't care if you're a CEO or a pleb.

"We are all Satoshi" isn't propaganda. It's what happens when a system is truly decentralized. The creator can vanish and nothing breaks. That's the test of the design.

What would your relationship to money look like if you genuinely believed you were as much a part of it as the person who invented it?

Spirit of Satoshi — CL2, Chase Card, 1000 supply.
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2026-03-10T01:21:01+01:00

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Passing one in person hits different. There's something about ...

2026-03-09T20:02:25+01:00

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Passing one in person hits different. There's something about holding it, seeing the print quality up close — it tends to start a conversation on its own.

You're right — the cypherpunks built the foundation. ...

2026-03-09T20:02:17+01:00

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You're right — the cypherpunks built the foundation. Brunell's move is valuable precisely because she stands on their shoulders and reaches people who'd never read a manifesto. Different roles in the same mission.

Card 3. Natalie Brunell. Base parallel, 424 supply. When ...

2026-03-09T16:18:53+01:00

Card 3. Natalie Brunell. Base parallel, 424 supply.

When investigative journalists go Bitcoin, something shifts. Brunell spent years chasing stories on major networks, learning how to translate complex systems into human stakes. Now she does the same with monetary policy.

Her book—Bitcoin Is for Everyone—wasn't written for cypherpunks. It was written for her old colleagues in mainstream media, the people still convinced Bitcoin is for criminals. That accessibility matters. The women's Bitcoin brunch she hosts every year at major conferences? Also deliberate. Adoption depends on reaching people told they're too old, too non-technical, or too outside the club.

"If 8 billion people want a form of money that is scarce, decentralized and decoupled from corrupt governments, they will have it."

The interviewer becomes the advocate.

#Bitcoin #BasedTradingCards

Some philosophies are theoretical. Others are put into practice ...

2026-03-08T18:02:20+01:00

Some philosophies are theoretical. Others are put into practice daily. Bitcoin maximalism is not just a belief in sound money, but an active participation in the network that secures it. It's the conviction that leads someone to run their own node, verifying every transaction for themselves.

This isn't a small commitment. It requires hardware, bandwidth, and the proof of work to learn. Yet, tens of thousands of nodes are currently online, forming a global, decentralized consensus that has never been successfully compromised. This is the keystone of the whole system, operated by individuals who opted out of the old one.

What was the single biggest factor that convinced you to run your own node?

#Bitcoin #BasedTradingCards

Holding a message you can feel creates a different connection. ...

2026-03-08T16:00:19+01:00

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Holding a message you can feel creates a different connection. Physical cards are a tangible part of Bitcoin history that people can't ignore.

Card #89 — Tip_NZ (Warriors vs. Villains) Tip_NZ puts Bitcoin ...

2026-03-08T14:53:20+01:00

Card #89 — Tip_NZ (Warriors vs. Villains)

Tip_NZ puts Bitcoin philosophy to music. Beats, poetry, visual storytelling — she makes the case without a whitepaper.

"When we divorce action from consequence
We defy the law of physics
When we made scarcity infinite
We disregard the language of mathematics"

Base card. 210 copies.

Physical. Printed. Graded. Not an NFT.

What does this card mean to you? 👇

#Bitcoin #BasedTradingCards #BitcoinCards

Most collectors focus on the design of a card, but the concept ...

2026-03-07T19:02:27+01:00

Most collectors focus on the design of a card, but the concept behind this one is its real power. The state's control of money isn't just an idea; it's enforced through specific laws.\n\nBefore the Legal Tender Act of 1862 in the United States, for example, private bank notes and foreign coins were common currency. The government's decision to issue its own paper money and legally compel its acceptance for all debts was a turning point. It created a monopoly. This single piece of legislation is the foundation of the fiat system we know today, replacing market-based money with state-decreed currency.\n\nIt makes you wonder, what does a collection truly represent when the very definition of money can be changed by law?\n\n#Bitcoin #BasedTradingCards

Many know Rare Scrilla for his vibrant, psychedelic style, but ...

2026-03-06T19:01:31+01:00

Many know Rare Scrilla for his vibrant, psychedelic style, but his roots in the culture run deeper than most realize. Long before the mainstream NFT boom, he was a key contributor to the Rare Pepe trading card series, one of the earliest experiments in crypto art on the Bitcoin blockchain. He even minted what many consider the first music NFT all the way back in 2016 under his DJ Pepe alias.

This card, XCOCOX, feels like a direct link to that early era of creative, chaotic energy. It captures the spirit of an artist who was there from the beginning, drawing memes for Bitcoin from his swamp. A true OG.

How much of the early pre-2017 crypto art history do you think is lost to time?

Art: Rare Scrilla
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Kiyosaki published that asset-versus-liability framework in 1997. ...

2026-03-05T19:01:41+01:00

Kiyosaki published that asset-versus-liability framework in 1997. Over 32 million copies sold. Most people understood it, put the book down, and kept their savings in a checking account.

The standing FUD on Bitcoin is that it is speculation, not an asset. But run the test: over any four-year window since 2012, Bitcoin has gained against the dollar. It does not generate cash flow, which is the usual knock. Neither does gold. Gold has been an asset for five thousand years without writing anyone a dividend check.

What makes something an asset is simple: does it hold or grow your purchasing power? The fiat in your wallet loses 8-10% per year to inflation. The math is not complicated.

What is the asset in your stack that the mainstream still calls a liability?

#Bitcoin #BasedTradingCards

October 15th, 2025. TheCoinDad drove over 600 miles to trade his ...

2026-03-04T20:39:05+01:00

October 15th, 2025. TheCoinDad drove over 600 miles to trade his tractor for GingerSherpa's sealed box of Bitcoin trading cards.

Not for money. Not for clout. Because the cards meant something to one person and the tractor meant something to the other, and both agreed that was a fair trade.

Alladan called it Bitcoin Tractor Day. Said it deserved to live in Bitcoin history the same way Bitcoin Pizza Day does.

He wasn't wrong.

Some moments in this community deserve to be remembered.

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A new phishing tool called Starkiller just surfaced. Instead of a ...

2026-03-04T19:01:52+01:00

A new phishing tool called Starkiller just surfaced. Instead of a fake login page, it spins up a real-time proxy of the actual site — live session, real MFA prompt, every keystroke logged through attacker infrastructure. You authenticate successfully. The attacker walks in behind you with your session token.

This is what the AI-assisted scammer threat looks like in practice. Spotting fakes by checking for pixel-perfect copies is mostly dead. When the proxy is the real page, there is nothing to spot.

For Bitcoin specifically, the defense has not changed: your private keys never touch the internet. Not a browser extension, not a web wallet, not anything that makes an outbound request with your seed. Offline storage cuts the attack surface before Starkiller or anything like it gets close.

Scammers always find the path of least resistance. Right now that path goes straight through your browser session.

What is the most convincing phishing attempt you have personally run into?

Art: Alladin & Genjos
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"Freedom" is one of the more honest cards in the Genesis ...

2026-03-03T19:01:55+01:00

"Freedom" is one of the more honest cards in the Genesis set. The back text defines it almost identically to how the Cato Human Freedom Index does: freedom as the absence of coercive constraint.

The 2024 HFI found 87% of the world's population saw their freedoms decline from 2019 to 2022. Not just political freedoms, but measurable ones, sound money included. People in the bottom quartile of freedom average $15,800 per year in income versus $56,000 in the top.

Bitcoin does not care which quartile you were born into. That is exactly what the Genesis set was built for, cards designed to hand to someone who has never considered what sound money has to do with their life.

The quote on the card is worth sitting with: "The secret to happiness is freedom and the secret to freedom is courage." That is not a motivational poster. That is a genuine ask.

What first made financial freedom feel real to you?

#Bitcoin #BasedTradingCards

A family race team that found Bitcoin after the 2008 financial ...

2026-03-02T19:01:25+01:00

A family race team that found Bitcoin after the 2008 financial crisis, now running two cars in the 2026 MINI Challenge. That's Bitcoin Racing in brief.

The El Salvador angle is what stands out. Getting an entire country to officially endorse a motorsport team is not something you see in this sport. National backing at that level normally goes to well-funded state programs, not a family operation.

The 2023 season pulled 16.2 million TV viewers and 400k live spectators. Bitcoin conferences reach people already in the space. A race weekend reaches people who are there for the cars and only hear about Bitcoin because it's on the livery.

Whether that passive exposure converts anyone is the real question. Do you think motorsport sponsorship actually moves people toward Bitcoin, or is it just brand awareness?

#Bitcoin #BasedTradingCards

The Bitcoin Mining card from Warriors vs. Villains captures ...

2026-03-01T19:01:34+01:00

The Bitcoin Mining card from Warriors vs. Villains captures something most people walk right past: mining is not just how new coins are created, it's why the transaction history can't be rewritten.

Every 10 minutes, somewhere on the planet, an ASIC makes trillions of guesses to find a number small enough to win the block. The difficulty adjusts automatically so that pace holds regardless of how much hashpower joins the network. That self-correcting clock is one of the more elegant things in Bitcoin and it rarely gets mentioned outside technical circles.

What's underappreciated right now: some operations run entirely on gas that oil companies would otherwise burn off as waste. Flared methane gets converted into electricity and plugged straight into mining rigs. It's a genuinely novel use of energy that was already being destroyed.

The /210 supply on this Orange parallel keeps it in collector territory without being impossible to find.

What's the angle that got you interested in how mining actually works?

Art: Alladin & Nico

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Most people hear Bitcoin and think: get rich. The Card Genie card ...

2026-02-28T19:01:20+01:00

Most people hear Bitcoin and think: get rich. The Card Genie card frames it differently.

In this version of the Aladdin story, three wishes are granted, and none of them are for gold. Aladdin wishes for awakening, critical thinking, and integrity. Things that can't be printed, issued, or debased. The joke about fiat money is almost too obvious once you see it.

A Chase card with supply of 3 from the Bitcoin Magazine series, art by John and Bandit077. The Aladdin metaphor has been floating around Bitcoin circles for years, but I haven't seen it rendered as a physical card before. There's something fitting about it being a Chase card. The rare pulls are usually the ones that make you think.

If you could wish for one thing the current monetary system has made harder to find, what would it be?

Art: John & Bandit077
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Card 30 in Warriors vs. Villains is just called Hope. Silver ...

2026-02-27T19:01:47+01:00

Card 30 in Warriors vs. Villains is just called Hope. Silver parallel, 669 supply.

Mandela said it from prison: 'Hope is a powerful weapon and no power on earth can deprive you of it.' He wasn't talking about Bitcoin. But the overlap is hard to miss.

27 years behind bars and his captors could take everything except what he believed was possible. That's the same instinct that drives Bitcoiners through bear markets, exchange collapses, regulatory crackdowns, and the endless cycle of obituaries. The asset can be seized. The conviction that the math is right cannot.

That's what this card is quietly doing. It's not abstract inspiration, it's a statement about what makes a sound money movement durable. Hope isn't passive here. It's the thing that keeps people building, running nodes, holding keys, doing the work.

What keeps you coming back when the price is down?

Art: Alladin & Diletta
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The part of SeedSigner that doesn't get enough attention is ...

2026-02-26T19:01:30+01:00

The part of SeedSigner that doesn't get enough attention is the stateless design. The device never stores your keys. Every session, you load your seed fresh, sign what you need to sign, and the keys are gone when you power off. There's nothing to extract later because there's nothing there.

That's a fundamentally different security model from most hardware wallets. Most devices are keeping your keys somewhere. SeedSigner refuses to.

And the whole thing runs on a Raspberry Pi Zero with off-the-shelf parts for under $50. You can verify the code yourself, build the enclosure yourself, even generate your seed phrase entropy from dice rolls or a photo. It's FOSS all the way down.

A card that represents actual self-custody philosophy, not just the aesthetics of it. What's your current cold storage setup?

Art: Seedsigner & Asanoha
#Bitcoin #BasedTradingCards #BitcoinWarriors

That last line is the whole point. Bitcoin has real artists ...

2026-02-25T21:01:06+01:00

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That last line is the whole point. Bitcoin has real artists making real physical things — that's worth supporting now, not someday. Cards are one of the ways that shows up in your hands.

That quote is from 2021 — right when Square was going deep on ...

2026-02-25T21:00:49+01:00

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That quote is from 2021 — right when Square was going deep on Bitcoin. Dorsey's conviction during that cycle wasn't just talk. Exactly the kind of figure worth putting on a card and keeping forever.

The Federal Reserve's balance sheet as of February 19 sits at ...

2026-02-25T19:01:31+01:00

The Federal Reserve's balance sheet as of February 19 sits at $6.57 trillion. It still holds $4.3 trillion in Treasury securities and $2 trillion in mortgage-backed securities. That's not a reserve. That's a portfolio.

The name has always been a sleight of hand. Not a federal agency. No actual reserves. The Federal Reserve Act of 1913 handed currency control to a private banking cartel, and the IRS Act was signed the same day to ensure there was a mechanism to collect on the debt it would generate.

The Eustace Mullins quote on this card's back isn't hyperbole. Mullins spent years in the Library of Congress researching what most economists had glossed over. His book on the Fed was originally commissioned by Ezra Pound, who was writing from prison at the time.

Bitcoiners tend to understand the mechanism intuitively. What was the moment it clicked for you?

#Bitcoin #BasedTradingCards

Knut Svanholm wrote "Sovereignty Through Mathematics" in ...

2026-02-25T00:47:57+01:00

Knut Svanholm wrote "Sovereignty Through Mathematics" in 2019, which became one of the most widely circulated Bitcoin primers. But what stuck wasn't the book. It was the phrase he coined: "Everything divided by 21 million." Five words that collapse every asset class through a single fixed denominator. The phrase outlived the book.

His newest work takes a full detour. "Praxeology: The Invisible Hand That Feeds You" is pure Austrian economics, no Bitcoin branding, just human action theory traced through Robinson Crusoe thought experiments. Mises for autodidacts.

Card 101 captures the other side of Knut: the globe-trotting, rant-mode-ready philosopher doing the orange pill circuit in person, dad jokes included.

What's your entry point into his work?

Art: Alladin & Genjos
#Bitcoin #BasedTradingCards #BitcoinWarriors

Card 30. Hope. Gold parallel, 421 supply. Mandela's quote on ...

2026-02-25T00:46:14+01:00

Card 30. Hope. Gold parallel, 421 supply.

Mandela's quote on this card wasn't written in a victory speech. He said it from Robben Island, where he spent 18 of his 27 imprisoned years. The apartheid state could take everything except what he chose to believe was possible.

Psychologists who study hope make a sharp distinction: it's not wishful thinking. Real hope requires goals, specific pathways to reach them, and the belief that you can actually move. Passive "maybe things will get better" is optimism. Active hope is a plan you're already executing.

The card back calls hope "the light at the end of the tunnel" but the Mandela framing is more honest: a weapon. Something you wield, not something you wait for.

When everything is stripped away, what's the one thing keeping you moving?

Art: Alladin & Diletta
#Bitcoin #BasedTradingCards #BitcoinWarriors

Each card has the artist credited on the card itself. Which card ...

2026-02-25T00:17:17+01:00

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Each card has the artist credited on the card itself. Which card are you looking at? Happy to point you to who made it.

On-chain is on the roadmap. Right now the focus is lightning and ...

2026-02-25T00:16:44+01:00

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On-chain is on the roadmap. Right now the focus is lightning and Cashu, but on-chain will be an option for collectors who want to settle bigger purchases that way.

https://media.tenor.com/a0n6lIPq-UoAAAAC/tipsy.gif

2025-11-29T15:49:42+01:00

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Creating scarcity.

2025-11-29T15:46:21+01:00

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Creating scarcity.

This would look great right next to. Artwork by @nprofile…4th5 ...

2025-11-24T20:49:16+01:00

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This would look great right next to. Artwork by paintwithalex (nprofile…4th5)

Scarcity matters. #nevent1q…06au

2025-11-18T20:50:08+01:00

Scarcity matters.

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⚡️👀 WATCH - Adult scalpers are really weighing packs for the best cards and leaving the lower weighed packs for children to buy…

Wow.

2025-11-18T20:49:54+01:00

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Wow.

Some really retro stickers in there! Where's the holo sticker ...

2025-11-11T08:19:06+01:00

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Some really retro stickers in there! Where's the holo sticker set? 🤔

That old school cardboard too - like baseball cards used to be ...

2025-11-07T16:14:27+01:00

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That old school cardboard too - like baseball cards used to be like, that's a pretty cool touch.

I did that a couple of years ago in treat bags alongside candy ...

2025-11-04T15:42:47+01:00

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I did that a couple of years ago in treat bags alongside candy and $2 of sats (at the time). Not sure how many might of been orange pilled.

It's a fine collection of bitcoin boomers in those packs! ...

2025-11-04T15:41:01+01:00

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It's a fine collection of bitcoin boomers in those packs!

There were two houses that offered beer to the older trick or treaters on the rounds I went on. I bet the Scotch went over well Halloween night!

Happy belated White paper Day!

2025-11-04T15:37:55+01:00

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Happy belated White paper Day!

Ain't this the truth!

2025-10-30T20:20:37+01:00

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Ain't this the truth!

What @nprofile…pp3z said. Any pack stacker is an ally in this ...

2025-10-07T15:28:50+02:00

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What Asanoha (nprofile…pp3z) said. Any pack stacker is an ally in this orange and hopeful world!

We've been on Geyser for some time now - it's great to be ...

2025-10-07T15:25:51+02:00

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We've been on Geyser for some time now - it's great to be alongside so many other great projects!

One of the team members recently played a round of the base58btc (nprofile…52vs) LARP - it was a great learning tool.

They are so cool!

2025-10-07T15:21:54+02:00

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They are so cool!

Just label it ‘Proof of Work of Artifacts’.

2025-09-21T03:50:16+02:00

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Just label it ‘Proof of Work of Artifacts’.

Proof of VAT = final boss fight

2025-09-18T15:44:43+02:00

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Proof of VAT = final boss fight

Vegas this year sure was a wild event! We even saw ...

2025-08-09T01:09:16+02:00

Vegas this year sure was a wild event!

We even saw Mel (nprofile…7a87) there!

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Bitcoin 2025 Swag Report!! @ROCKSTAR Love is Bitcoin 💜⚡ (nprofile…wc0a) CryptoCloaks (nprofile…jejd) geyser (nprofile…dszq) Bolt Card (nprofile…444g) BitcoinMagazine (nprofile…w5f2) Based Trading Cards (nprofile…78xf) bvbtc (nprofile…yq4c) Panties For Bitcoin (nprofile…j6lg) #Nostr #bitcoinart #Bitcoin #coffee #bitcoin2025

Great choice with the genesis cards to dip your toes in with. No ...

2025-08-07T06:08:19+02:00

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Great choice with the genesis cards to dip your toes in with. No chase cards (AKA foil/shiny) in that series though.

Warriors vs. Villains is series 3 of the main series which goes by Orange Pill in a Pack or OPP for short. Only 21,000 packs are printed per series and each pack has a serialized chase card in it - no other cards out there in the hobby do this. 🤙

This seems wicked. I've let the team know this exists. 🫡. ...

2025-08-07T05:44:34+02:00

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This seems wicked. I've let the team know this exists. 🫡. Thanks for sharing!

A 21 club was just pulled! 🔥🔥🔥 ...

2025-07-21T02:12:06+02:00

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A 21 club was just pulled!

🔥🔥🔥

#pbs #paperbitcoinsummer @nprofile…yxmn @nprofile…alnm

2025-07-21T01:55:08+02:00

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#pbs #paperbitcoinsummer

Bugle_News (nprofile…yxmn) Rod Palmer (nprofile…alnm)

Paper Bitcoin Summer is underway over on whatnot right now - ...

2025-07-21T01:54:03+02:00

Paper Bitcoin Summer is underway over on whatnot right now - LIVE!

https://whatnot.com/s/Ddhx0zFF

ALL HAIL THE PAPER BITCOIN SUMMER! ...

2025-07-20T20:04:30+02:00

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ALL HAIL THE PAPER BITCOIN SUMMER!

https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqstkgeme6epx0gctxcuxl6r2jnvhqwdndr5zy2afs6g0f4w98cqpjqg4mllu

We accept bitcoin directly for ours! Although... It would be ...

2025-07-19T06:43:25+02:00

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We accept bitcoin directly for ours!

Although... It would be pretty neat to have our cards available at GameStop...

I wonder when Bitcoin Trading cards will make a happy meal ...

2025-07-19T06:34:13+02:00

I wonder when Bitcoin Trading cards will make a happy meal appearance. 🤔

quoting
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https://www.alojapan.com/1323133/pokemon-trading-cards-head-to-mcdonalds-japan-happy-meals/ Pokemon Trading Cards Head to McDonald’s Japan Happy Meals #Japan #JapanNews #McDonalds #merchandise #news #Pokemon #PokemonTCG #ThePokémonCompany Image via McDonald’s Japan | Published: Jul 16, 2025 09:00 am Pokemon toys and cards will start appearing at McDonald’s in Japan from early August 2025. The toys will be available from the 8th, while the cards will be available from the 9th to the 11th. While you can only get a Pikachu or a

Some decent cards up on there.

2025-07-19T06:32:51+02:00

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Some decent cards up on there.

Forest vibes > Fiat vibes 🌲⚡️ When “Wet Hot Paper ...

2025-07-18T06:55:37+02:00

Forest vibes > Fiat vibes 🌲⚡️

When “Wet Hot *Paper* Bitcoin Summer” hits, we stick to cold-storage campfires 🔥🧱

🎥 – peer-to-peer freedom, no paper hands allowed.

#PaperBitcoinSummer #PBS #StackSatsNOTpaper

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Wet Hot Paper Bitcoin Summer #PBS☀️🏝️

The #freesamourai trading card comes to life! Part of our ...

2025-06-27T23:08:50+02:00

The #freesamourai trading card comes to life! Part of our BitcoinMagazine (nprofile…ksf4) collaboration set of 6 exclusive cards!

We pushed the printer to the limit with this set. 😅

2025-06-17T02:49:38+02:00

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We pushed the printer to the limit with this set. 😅

When @nprofile…4p07 swaps the octagon for pack-ripping, you ...

2025-06-17T02:42:08+02:00

When CrisCyborg (nprofile…4p07) swaps the octagon for pack-ripping, you know something fierce is inside. 🥊✨ Check her ‘Warriors vs Villains’ pack rips — no spoilers, but let’s just say the pull hits hard. Think you can top it? Grab a pack and prove it ➡️ btc-cards.com

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Bitcoin Cards is such a fun activation for the fans ❤️ I love being a part of this collection

Absolute legend move, Cris! 🙌 Watching you throw down with ...

2025-06-17T02:40:25+02:00

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Absolute legend move, Cris! 🙌 Watching you throw down with Series 3 packs at B25 was a highlight for the whole crew. Thanks for sharing the thrill and showing fans what premium Bitcoin cardboard is all about. Big love from the BTC-Cards family 🧡⚡️

Nice cards you got there!

2025-06-15T05:03:50+02:00

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Nice cards you got there!

Any day is a good day to rip open some cards. Nice ...

2025-06-15T05:01:53+02:00

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Any day is a good day to rip open some cards.

Nice MADEX (nprofile…80qt) coaster there too!

Hell yeah!

2025-06-15T05:00:08+02:00

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Hell yeah!

Love seeing these in action 🙌 - Thanks for sharing! These ...

2025-02-26T02:05:56+01:00

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Love seeing these in action 🙌 - Thanks for sharing! These cards are truly some of the rarest with the bonus for teaching and collecting. 🔥

Nostr event nevent1qqsy0pxahsf09qf4hpnejqamswszge6wp8xea77durfpuvz27v0ajygzyqjgvjgp2e4rk0nrg5t0yh4zeuz5wtz0um8799cxymv5tgux7q6dztqhq7y

2025-01-22T21:17:45+01:00

"Economics Limited Edition" – Series 1: Orange Pill in a Pack

The ultimate battle of bull vs. bear plays out on this stunning Holo Foil card, designed to highlight the forces shaping our economic world. 🌍♟️

Edition Details:
🔹 Released: November 2022
🔹 Series: Orange Pill in a Pack (Series 1)
🔹 Holo Foil Card: Limited to 999 cards
🔹 Status: SOLD OUT

Why this card is special:
🔹 Captures the eternal struggle between markets and economic forces
🔹 A masterpiece design symbolizing the critical role of economics in shaping our future
🔹 An exclusive collectible for Bitcoin enthusiasts and economics aficionados

Where to find it?
While Series 1 packs are sold out, you might still find this rare collectible on:
🔹 eBay or Scarce.City in the secondary market
🔹 The Bitcoin Trading Cards Telegram Group

🌟 Celebrate the art of economics – add this iconic card to your collection today!

Stay tuned for more exclusive highlights from the Bitcoin Trading Cards series. 🧡

#Economics #BitcoinTradingCards #BullVsBear #MarketForces #HoloFoil #OrangePill

We're fixing that with ours. Transparency and true scarcity. ...

2025-01-20T03:22:57+01:00

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We're fixing that with ours. Transparency and true scarcity. Physical only too of course!

⚠️ Warning ⚠️ Collecting packs might become addictive. ...

2025-01-09T01:48:07+01:00

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⚠️ Warning ⚠️

Collecting packs might become addictive. 😅

Your story is a testament to the power of community and the ...

2024-12-30T21:13:03+01:00

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Your story is a testament to the power of community and the impact that a simple 'hello' can have. We're honored to be a part of your journey and look forward to seeing what the future holds for you!

The cards are amazing and fun to make too!

2024-12-11T17:17:09+01:00

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The cards are amazing and fun to make too!

Closing out the Front Row Card Show in Vegas this past weekend ...

2024-10-22T19:08:27+02:00

Closing out the Front Row Card Show in Vegas this past weekend with a solid team photo! Grateful for all the hard work from Alladan, Bitcoin Jesus, Bitcoin Brandon, Murphy, Beau and everyone who made this experience so special. Here’s to the memories we made and the ones still to come! 📸✨

These ones are cardboard style 🤙 ...

2024-09-16T02:33:39+02:00

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These ones are cardboard style 🤙

https://btc-tc.com/products/bitblockboom-2024-le-commemorative-booster-packs-le-2-121-packs

Congrats! All those stickers look awesome to boot!

2024-09-13T14:03:33+02:00

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Congrats!

All those stickers look awesome to boot!

Awesome group of projects out there! Thanks for putting this ...

2024-09-12T18:26:10+02:00

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Awesome group of projects out there! Thanks for putting this together. 🤙

🎥 Flashback to The Bitcoin Confence 2024 in Nashville! ...

2024-09-11T18:06:43+02:00

🎥 Flashback to The Bitcoin Confence
2024 in Nashville! kineticfinance (npub1h88…pz20)
tests ChrisAlaimo (npub14rt…dj7v)'s Bitcoin knowledge for a chance to win Spirit of Satoshi (npub1tay…9l42) trading card packs! 🧠💥

Who else from The Hobby could ace these trivia questions? 🤔

From the first Bitcoin ATM to Bitcoin Pizza Day, let’s see who knows their Bitcoin facts! 🍕 📜

Test yourself and drop your answers! 🃏

#TheHobby #pokemon #MTG #WhoDoYouCollect #PokemonCards #CardCollector #TradingCards

https://v.nostr.build/qsX4KBvdUBtN4IfW.mov 🎥 Relive the ...

2024-08-30T23:44:36+02:00

🎥 Relive the unforgettable moments from recent events, including thebitcoinconf (npub1rwh…7avv) , TGFB (npub1g3r…lnnz) , the Pleb Party, and the Dirty Coin screening, all wrapped up in a whirlwind of Bitcoin excitement. From July 24-27, we gathered to celebrate, educate, and connect.

🛡 At Bitcoin 2024, the focus was on the importance of sound money. Thought leaders like Mark Moss , preston (npub1s5y…6q7z) , and Lawrence Lepard (npub1d3f…r4xv) shared their insights on why the current system is broken and how Bitcoin offers a solution.

🙏 Thank God for Bitcoin brought together the community to discuss the spiritual and moral implications of sound money, with Pastor Coin 🫡 (npub177p…j2tk), Luke Broyles (npub1pwz…tdyp) , adam (npub1k76…cg5x) , jimmysong (npub10vl…sp42) , and others leading the conversation.

🎉 The legendary Pleb Party hosted by Anders was a blast—bringing together the #Bitcoin community for a night of rare moments and rare people.

🎬 The screening of Dirty Coin by alana (npub1q2s…7zym) left everyone buzzing about Bitcoin's societal impact.

🃏 Bitcoin Trading Cards were a hit, with collectors and enthusiasts alike diving into the fun. We wrapped up with a #Packstacker trade night, strengthening bonds within the community.

👥 At every event we attend, the focus is on uniting people under the banner of Bitcoin, #freedom, and self-sovereignty. Whether at Bitcoin 2024, the Front Row Card show , or any other gathering, we aim to foster a strong, #resilient #community.

This video also features hodlersofficial (npub1wqv…drmu) , Alladan , gingersherpa (npub1t5r…z0ac) , buckethatbtc (npub1kj2…r7g8) , brandon_gentile (npub1r6x…a9je) , Panties For Bitcoin (npub16xc…np3r) , Oliver Stamatoski , bitcoinbrandon (npub1nxa…pcqx) , Beau, Bitcoin Jesus , Russell Brand , Max Keiser , Spirit of Satoshi (npub1tay…9l42) , flomontoya (npub1zw0…tfhf) , Murdawk (npub17j3…akwv) , Asanoha (npub1mfn…6f8v) , Sk8er1113 (npub143s…3qcp) , joecarlasare (npub1s9z…nszc) , Dom Bei , ChrisAlaimo (npub14rt…dj7v) , Pete Rizzo , NeilJacobs (npub10ua…ymjg) , Genz4btc (npub17zf…0uy2) , Sheikh Roberto (Max Bidding) , Cypherpunk Cinema , Jordan Bush , Daniel Harmon (Tuttle Twins), Ron Paul , TrevorBello (npub186a…gly0) from the Build a Mine Podcast , saylor (npub15dq…lm5m) , and Donald Trump — don’t miss it!

What's YOUR 🧡favorite🧡 hardware wallet, pleb? ...

2024-03-11T05:12:29+01:00

What's *YOUR* 🧡favorite🧡 hardware wallet, pleb?

@COLDCARDwallet?
@FOUNDATIONdvcs Passport?
@SeedSigner?
Other?

Tag them in the comments and tell us why! 👀

Discover the most fun way to Orange Pill your friends at:
btc-tc.com!

👀 #nevent1q…vvjl

2024-02-23T16:58:08+01:00

👀

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Based Trading Cards (npub1yjr…33a9) 👀👀👀

“They can take your gold, but they can’t take your ...

2024-02-19T17:16:28+01:00

“They can take your gold, but they can’t take your #Bitcoin.”
- CARLA (npub1hu3…h8nh)

Discover the most fun way to Orange Pill your friends at:
btc-tc.com!
walker (npub1cj8…rz4u)