Things are bad. They're going to get worse. Stack Bitcoin. Take care of your health, your friends, and your family. Protect your loved ones. There's still hope for the world.

Looking forward to Nashville during the Bitcoin conference week. Spending time around bitcoiners is one of the most positive & fun things I can think of. My wife & I will be joined by my twin daughters & my mom this year. 😂 My mom and kids haven't really seen this side of me. I think it's important for them to experience that. It'll probably be a little weird for them, but that's not a bad thing! Looking forward to sharing baklava and chatting with you guys. 🧡

Being autodidactic isn't a superpower. It's the result of one-size-fits-all public schooling. Frustrate enough teachers, and you stop asking for help. Eventually you try to figure things out on your own. Self-taught results vary wildly. 😂

MtGox FUD existed before I got into Bitcoin, and it still exists today. Not even FTX had this big of an impact on Bitcoin.

Yo, Nashville natives! The last two years I had a big dinner at Fogo in Miami, but there's no Fogo in Nashville. I'm looking for a restaurant for a meat dinner on Monday, July 22. -A place that's walk-in friendly (no reservations) -Can fit maybe 50-60ish people. Any Nashville natives have ideas? Thx!

Bitcoin block space is on sale this morning

Are you allowed to cheat during a cut if it's at a Beefsteak? @awayslice

It's been at least 5 years since I had a panic moment over the Bitcoin price. Living in the eye of the hurricane.

Show greater interest in your family holding Bitcoin, and less about what billionaires are doing.

I'm at PorcFest in the White Mountains of NH. My 6th time here, but first time in 10 years. Great to be back to the place where I fed everyone with bacon weave sandwiches 4 years in a row, my love of Bitcoin blossomed, and where I first met my wife IRL. 🧡 For those who don't know, PorcFest is a week long festival run by the Free State Project. The FSP is an organization that wants to move like-minded, freedom oriented people to New Hampshire. It's been quite successful, as NH is typically the #1 freest state in the US, according to The Cato Institute. That said, there is a lot of Bitcoin FUD here. It's amazing how great of a job technically illiterate shitcoiners have done with spreading false information. I support competing currencies. People should have the freedom to decide, and plenty of vendors here are open to options. Lots of monero, gold, silver, bcash, dash, etc. I've enjoyed using silver dimes and quarters to pay for things. Great to get rid of them! 😂 The "Roger FUD" has made it very difficult for folks who aren't as technically savvy. I say that as someone who isn't as technical, but took a lot of time to try to understand all sides during the blocksize war. People made the move for more freedom in their lifetimes. I hope more folks challenge the negative things they've heard about BTC. Folks who store their wealth in silver or bcash should question why their purchasing power continues to decline. Why it can't even keep up with inflation. More purchasing power = more time = freedom ✌️ I'm still extremy bullish on NH. Plenty of hardcore bitcoiners here, but the FUD is present.

Neither Trump or Biden are our allies. Politicians are psychopathic liars that will say anything for votes, and voting is rigged. Ross Ulbricht is an ally, and unless he escapes prison, his freedom relies on the actions of a president. That's his awful prison reality. We owe a lot of Bitcoin's success to The Silk Road. "Fuck you money" isn't about buying coffee or food. It's about the transactions governments say you're not allowed to make. Bitcoin is worthless without this characteristic. Do what you can to help Ross, even if you know a particular action, like signing a petition or voting, is symbolic at best. Even if it's a longshot, a hail Mary, a near impossibility. #FreeRoss

Ever wonder what it was like working for a Bitcoin company in the early days? Did you know users back then were part crazy, part generous? I started working at BitInstant late 2012, which allowed people to buy Bitcoin with cash. In the fall of 2013, I joined Blockchain(dot)info (BCI). The early days at BCI is what I want to focus on here. BCI was the biggest non-custodial web wallet & the most used block explorer. I wore many hats as the first employee, but my main job was handling the support tickets. My first day at BCI was chaos. I logged into Zendesk and saw THOUSANDS of tickets as old as January 2013. There was one guy, Ben Reeves, doing everything since inception. Support wasn't the highest priority. After initially feeling overwhelmed, I decided to clean things up. I closed all tickets older than a few weeks, and included a message apologizing for the lack of response. I assured people this would no longer be the norm, and to open a new ticket if their issue was ongoing. I had free reign over my job, and became obsessed with making sure users received help in a reasonable amount of time. It started as a goal to respond within 24 hours of a new ticket, which turned into 12 hours. Within a few months, the average response time was down to 2-4 hours, only because I had to sleep at some point! 😂 I didn't realize how little I knew about Bitcoin until I had to answer tickets about the Bitcoin network itself. After all, we weren't just a web wallet, but a block explorer! I spent many late nights digging around on BitcoinTalk, trying to learn more, so I could help users with their questions. Learning about Bitcoin back then wasn't impossible, but it wasn't easy. Many early users were shocked to receive a response to their questions. To hear back so quickly was unheard of. There were many Bitcoin projects back then, but most didn't have dedicated support staff. If you received a response, it would be from the founder or some other developer. These guys didn't have the resources to tackle support, especially in a timely manner. I quickly learned about the generosity of bitcoiners. Many users requested a btc address from me so they could send a tip for the help provided. Even when I told them it was unnecessary, as I was a paid employee, they insisted on tipping. Many of these users were nuts. 😂 Here's an example that didn't happen frequently, but it happened: A user opens a ticket during the time I'm actively watching the queue. I see it come in, respond within minutes with a solution, and he insists on tipping. I'm like, "Bro it's cool, don't sweat it," but this madlad won't leave me alone until he tips me. I look at my tip jar - 0.5 BTC, which is worth a few hundred USD at the time. WTF, ARE YOU INSANE?! 🤯 Part of this generous attitude was about saying thank you, but I believe a bigger part was about the early proliferation of Bitcoin. We preach the HODL mentality today, but Bitcoin wouldn't be what it is without the generosity of early adopters. So many bitcoins were given out freely so people could learn about it firsthand. I believe many of the tips I received were from people who, at one point, also received free btc. It felt wrong to HODL these tips, so I paid it forward. I purchased work related items so I could do my job better. I tipped people on Reddit. I donated towards bitcoin-backed fundraisers, including when Andreas fundraised for Dorian Nakamoto. I did everything I could to keep that spirit of giving alive. The landscape today has changed, but that spirit of generosity lives on. The best example is zapping on Nostr, where people are tipping each other via LN for posts and comments. It's beautiful to see! Thank you, early adopters, for your generosity. You're a big part of why Bitcoin is what it is today. 🧡 Be kind, be generous, and be a little crazy. 😄

Since quitting caffeine a few years ago, my sleep cycle follows the sun. 🔆 Be it 5:30AM in summer, or 7AM in winter, I'm up with the sun. Wide awake, ready to go! Stable energy levels all day & great sleep every night. Who needs coffee? 😂