A layered stack of interoperable protocols that anchor into the bitcoin protocol is how we get the best use cases and user experiences in the long-run. Don't sleep on the power of interoperable second layers. An update of Ark. View article →

Red light incandescent bulbs throughout the house is the way to go.

Vietnam just froze 86m bank accounts because account holders didn't comply with new biometrics laws that require a face scan or fingerprint for account verification. If users don't comply by the 30th they'll lose their money. This is why we bitcoin. View article →

A pursuit of "moderate long-term interest rates" is also referred to as yield curve control, and when governments and central banks commit to yield curve control it represents a point of no return from a policy perspective. View article →

For evil to win those who fight for the good in the world need to get complacent. I think it's safe to say that the good people in the world became far too complacent for far too long, but that is changing. View article →

The bitcoin network has averaged more than 1 zettahash per second over the last week. Miners around the world are collectively creating 1 sextillion hashes per second in hopes of adding a block to the ledger in return for bitcoin. Awe inspiring. View article →

Times are dark but we will prevail. We will not live like this. Came out of this conversation with Tom Luongo incredibly optimistic. https://fountain.fm/episode/wz7TF2eotNKs4Uh4kZbw

FinCen and the Treasury are expanding the Patriot Act to attack bitcoin self-custody and privacy. We shouldn't live in a world where standards cater to the lowest common denominator and make things worse for the overwhelming majority of the population. View article →

It is becoming obvious that this was a professional hit. Relative restraint in the short term is imperative. Whoever pulled this off is looking for misguided backlash to stoke further chaos.

Charlie Kirk is known for engaging in respectful Socratic dialogue with people that vehemently disagree with his political views, which is something that is desperately needed today. The fact that he was attacked during one of these events is an attack on the medium itself and an admission by the radical left that they don't care to engage in dialogue, but prefer to brute force their views on the world. A very sad and frightening day.

Truly vile and inhuman.

TFTC 656 w/ @Peter Alexander : "China's not gonna invade Taiwan. They play the long game - assimilation over generations, not war" We discuss: ⚡️ US is fiscally boxed in with zero leverage ⚡️ China wants regional hegemony, not empire ⚡️ Taiwan is America's biggest bargaining chip

The world is a densely packed powder keg right now. It is certainly a bit unnerving, but it's a net positive development. People are more aware than ever that they've been categorically betrayed by their governments. Hard but necessary times ahead.

The propaganda is so overtly lazy and offensive in its declarative nature. "Vaccines work. Don't look any further. Trust, don't verify. The experts who have been co-opted by corporate interests have the final say on this matter." It's not working anymore.

We've been living in a Truman Show economy. This jobs report is just the tip of the iceberg.

The latest episode of TFTC with Jessica Rose is live now for @Fountain subscribers and will be published to all platforms tomorrow morning. We talked at length about the data found in VAERS and this paper. It’s the most important conversation I’ve had this year. https://fountain.fm/episode/9i5Z6H3gAjxXZpug4RAK

The latest rip of TFTC with Mel Mattison is live now on @Fountain for paid subscribers. Live on all platforms tomorrow morning. Mel’s calls have been prophetic this year. Must listen.

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TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast • #657: China's Gold War with Mel Mattison • Listen on Fountain

Marty sits down with Mel Mattison to discuss his bullish predictions for 2025, the merging of Treasury and Fed policy, China's gold accumulation st...

I am supremely confident that the Rube Goldberg machine Web 3.0 version will fail miserably and the less flashy and "boring" implementation via the combination of open and distributed content protocol and bitcoin will succeed massively in the long-run. View article →

Do not be shocked if the oft talked about theory of a gold-backed BRICS currency becomes a reality this Fall. View article →

Energy is the fundamental raw input of everything that is produced in the economy. Runaway energy prices are not a good sign. We need to expand generation capacity and transmission as aggressively as possible, yesterday. View article →