Many banks have been met with this screen today due to a single point of failure. Whilst #Bitcoin has continued to work as normal, like it has for the past 15 years. Maybe that magic internet money isn’t so risky after all … #Crowdstrike

I write a monthly newsletter for everyday people in the UK who want to learn more about money, the fiat system, banking, national debt, credit, fiscal spending, inflation, deflation, and so on. The aim is for it to be short, simple to understand and to introduce new concepts to people. Does anyone on #nostr know of any topics that ‘normies’ typically struggle to wrap their heads around that could be useful to cover in my newsletter?

In 2017, my house was worth 24.6 #Bitcoin. In June 2024 it was worth 6.1 #Bitcoin. Yet when priced in £s, it’s gone up by 47.7%. For people to afford a home in my area, they would need to save/borrow 47.7% more £s than before. If you save in £s you will afford less over time. #maths

1 week into being #Bitcoin only in the UK using a combination of @strike, @Bitrefill & @Coincards.com. So far it’s been surprisingly easy. Due to the dip, I’ve spent more sats than last week. But good news is that my salary bought more sats which will benefit our purchasing power more in the long run.

Weekly grocery shop paid with #Bitcoin using @strike & @Bitrefill! Quick and simple to use. Maybe it’s possible to live on a Bitcoin standard after all …

The first Hard Money, Soft Money newsletter article has just gone out today! This month’s article discusses how money emerged, what problems it was brought in to address, and what made good or bad money over millennia. I believe that economics shouldn’t be so complicated that 90%+ of the population can’t understand it. This is the problem this newsletter is trying to solve. Subscribe at https://www.hardmoneysoftmoney.com.

If you work full-time, say an average of 37-40 hours per week, then you’ll work around 2000 hours per year for money. Within a lifetime, on average you’ll work 80,000 hours for money. Yet many of us don’t question what money is. The British Pound has lost approximately 98-99% of its value over the past 100 years. Yet many people, me included, just think about how we can earn, save or acquire more of it whilst not asking - ‘what is money?’ and ‘why is everything costing more year-on-year?’. In 2020, when the world shut down in reaction to COVID-19, I was surprised to see assets and stock prices rocket in value. I couldn’t reconcile how this could happen when so many people weren’t able to actually work or produce as much. Since then, I wanted to understand how money works and as I go along, I thought it’d be useful to share what I come across via a monthly newsletter for everyday people in a hurry. Whilst I’m no expert, the newsletter will translate the knowledge of greater minds than mine into something simple and concise, aiming to ask and answer the big questions about how money, banking and the financial system works. My belief is that if you work hard for your money, it may be worth knowing more about it. If you think the same, then subscribe to my newsletter at https://www.hardmoneysoftmoney.com/. #money #economics #newsletter #gbp

I’m looking to live more off #bitcoin as opposed to fiat (I.e. mainly earn and spend in BTC). Has anyone used Bitrefill? And if so, what did you think? I came across it in the Strike app and in theory it sounds like it solves most of my problems! #bitrefill

Your right to access money is contingent on you going along with the whims of politicians. #tories #rishisunak #debanking #election

I’m blown away by the support from the #nostr community the past day or so! We’re all here for freedom and a better future!

You’re not poor, you were just born after 1971. #bitcoin

This! If you know the existing system is insolvent, rather than waste your energy screaming at it and making it stronger, focus your time and energy on building the lifeboats (#Bitcoin ecosystem) for when it inevitably crumbles. View quoted note →

Adopt a money that doesn't need to be invested and just save it. #Bitcoin