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Does Bitcoin have its IPO moment? 👀 „From speculation to institution. From cypherpunk experiment to global asset. From concentrated to distributed. From volatile to stable. From revolutionary to foundational.“ Read more in this article from Jordi Visser 👇 https://visserlabs.substack.com/p/bitcoins-silent-ipo-why-this-consolidation

Great explanation on what freedom means for nostr:nprofile1qqsyx708d0a8d2qt3ku75avjz8vshvlx0v3q97ygpnz0tllzqegxrtgpp4mhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mqpr4mhxue69uhkummnw3ez6ur4vgh8wetvd3hhyer9wghxuet5845umt https://youtu.be/-JQoWXJFgzc?si=ylRuC-rgCclPis5T

I joined a very interesting talk on Tether‘s new AI, QVAC, during the Plan B Conference in Lugano. Gives me hope to stay somewhat self sovereign also in a dystopian future 😉. The QVAC platform introduces a new way to think about artificial intelligence - one that puts control, privacy and autonomy back into the hands of users. Unlike traditional AI systems that rely on centralized cloud servers, QVAC lets AI agents run directly on your device: your phone, laptop, or local hardware. This means: 🔒 More privacy & security Your data stays on your device instead of being sent to big data centers. ⚡ Offline & resilient AI You can use AI even with limited connectivity. 🤝 Peer-to-peer communication Devices talk directly to each other, reducing dependence on any single company or authority. 💰 Built-in payment capabilities QVAC integrates payment systems like USDT and Bitcoin, allowing autonomous agents to transact securely. They also offer specific health and translation apps. Check out more info at https://qvac.tether.io/. https://youtu.be/84pnuUJXt38?si=hSZHimk1_6tM7Xra

Who else wants to make efficient use of their time and make a phone call or listen to a podcast while walking? This might actually be counterproductive… See the insights of the book The Comfort Crisis by Michael Easter 👇. Studies show that a just 20-minute stroll through a park or forest can cause profound changes in the neurological structure of our brain. This leaves us feeling calmer and with sharper and more productive minds. But, they found that people who used their cellphone on the walk saw none of these benefits. The sweet spot seems to be 20 minutes outside, three times a week - the dose of nature that most efficiently dropped people‘s levels of the stress hormone cortisol.

Book Insights on Boredom 👇 „Tolstoy had this great quote in Anna Karenina that says boredom is a ‚desire for desires‘. So boredom is a motivational state. The hours of attention we are giving to digital media isn‘t free. It‘s all spent in focused mode. Think of this focused state like lifting a weight and the unfocused state like resting. When we kill our boredom by burying our minds in a phone, TV or computer, our brain is putting forth a shocking amount of effort and we overwork it. Our collective lack of boredom may be causing us to reach near-crisis level of mental fatigue. Overworked, undermaintained minds are linked to depression, life dissatisfaction, the perception that life goes by quicker, and increasingly missing the beauty of life that only presents itself when we allow our mind to wander and be aware of something other than a screen.“ From: The Comfort Crisis by Michael Easter How are you dealing with boredom? Trying to push it away and be busy or allow your mind to wander? #bookinsights #inspiration #grownostr #somethingelsethanbitcoin

Have a look at how a self-sovereign super-human intelligence can look like in the future in this fireside chat with Paolo Ardoino from Tether and Marcus Gerhardt, CEO and Co-founder of Blackrock Neurotech. Elon Musk with his company Neuralink are pioneers in this field and that this technology will advance more, likely also in non-patient users, is certain. Paolo/Tether now invested in Blackrock Neuralink to be at the forefront of this technology and ensure how it can be advanced in an ethical way that supports agency and control so that we can continue to own our thoughts, data and decisions. Super scary thought for me as I don‘t want a chip implanted in my brain - what do you think? Link to video (starts at 1:39:55) 👇 https://rumble.com/v70qav2-wagmi-stage-lugano-plan-forum-2025-live-from-lugano-.html

This is in my X feed today! Dystopian developments from Germany/EU: 1. Reversal of proof: Anyone who owns assets with unclear origins will in the future have to prove that the money was acquired legally. So much for the right of ownership and the presumption of innocence that used to be the foundation. 2. The EU also wants to introduce a minimum age for social media and could mandate digital IDs. 3. From 2030, driving licenses will be digital, and traffic violations will apply across the EU. Does anyone else feel that things are accelerating? Links: https://x.com/bmi_bund/status/1981725073527411023?s=46 https://apollo-news.net/eu-will-altersgrenze-in-den-sozialen-medien-einfuehren-und-koennte-digitale-id-vorschreiben/ https://www.t-online.de/mobilitaet/aktuelles/id_100965052/eu-regeln-2030-aenderung-bei-digitalem-fuehrerschein-und-strafen-.html

I would like this tweet from Pavel Durov a hundred times… ⭐️ https://x.com/durov/status/1976420399970701543?s=46

Playing the Blockhunters game with nostr:nprofile1qqsgw8rfdqrf4c90crephlsezz6gnatpjj2vtflqvs6vz68aghvf2vspr9mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuumwdae8gtnnda3kjctv9uqsuamnwvaz7tmwdaejumr0dshszd30u2. Good fun 😁.

Seeing Steven Bartlett in Bali was amazing 🤩. He shared that instead of trying to predict what will change in the future, we should think about what likely won’t. Even in the age of AI, one thing seems certain: our desire to connect face-to-face. If anything, technology may make in-person connection even more valuable, serving as an antidote to digital interactions. That’s why human skills like empathy, communication, collaboration are only becoming more important.

Legend.