𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗕𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗟𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝟮𝟭 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗡𝗼𝘁 𝗦𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗢𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗡𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿? 𝘈𝘯 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘱𝘵 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘵𝘩 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 “𝟮𝟭 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀”, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥’𝘴 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 #Ai-𝘦𝘯𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘥 #Bitcoin 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬. I was first asked this question at Lugano Plan ₿’s conference, but it is often asked by those who are new to Bitcoin, as well. @Parman - Activate OP_GFY now!! and @Svetski answer this question thoroughly. Below is Arman the Parman’s answer, as written in “𝟮𝟭 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀”: 𝗔𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻’𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝘀𝘄𝗲𝗿: The math is such that if we start with 50 bitcoin for every block, and halve that at every 210,000th block, the upper limit of the total number of coins approaches a number of just under 21 million. Satoshi could have used a different combination of 50 and 210,000 and the upper limit would be different. Was it planned, or arbitrary? I have always hoped, purely because it’s elegant, that Satoshi looked at the total world store of value in USD, which I estimated to be 2.1 quadrillion dollars. If Satoshi had that number too, then with 21 million bitcoin, there’d be 2.1 quadrillion of the smallest units (now called satoshis, 0.00000001 bitcoin is a satoshi). If Bitcoin took all that store of value, and many expect it will, then 1 satoshi would be worth 1 dollar. Poetic. Arman The Parman is a Bitcoiner passionate about Bitcoin privacy and private key safety. He runs an online mentoring program to help people reach "insane security", and developed and teaches a non-custodial inheritance strategy which is both trustless and loss resistant. He contributes to Bitcoin by writing economic and technical articles posted on his website. Preorder your copy of “𝟮𝟭 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀”, and 𝘀𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘂𝗽 𝘁𝗼 𝟲𝟬%, by contributing to our @Geyser initiative:

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The Satoshi card and the Hal Finney card are 𝙨𝙤𝙡𝙙 𝙤𝙪𝙩, and now only the @Adam Back and Nick Szabo cards remain! 𝘞𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘨𝘰 𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘵? 𝘞𝘩𝘰 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘮 𝘪𝘵? 👀 Tag someone in the comments that you think will be next to claim one of these ultra-rare works of art from @Bitcoin Trading Cards. And visit our @Geyser page to claim these and other cards for yourself, as well as a copy of the “𝟮𝟭 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀” book!

𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸? 𝘈𝘯 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘱𝘵 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘳𝘥 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 “21 𝘘𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴”, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥’𝘴 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 #Ai-𝘦𝘯𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘥 #Bitcoin 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬. In a world full of centralized organizations, this is one of the most important questions to ask, and it’s beautifully answered by @Tomer Strolight, @Guy Swann, and @Max. Below is Max Hillebrand’s answer, as written in “𝟮𝟭 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀”: 𝗠𝗮𝘅 𝗛𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱’𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝘀𝘄𝗲𝗿: You control the Bitcoin network. That's because the Bitcoin network is controlled by nodes running the Bitcoin software, and you are the one running it. This software connects to other computers that are on the same network. Whether or not data is considered a valid part of the Bitcoin network depends on unanimous inclusion by these nodes, which is determined by the consensus rules. If some (but not all) nodes change their rules, a transaction that conflicts with the new rules will cause the chain to split into different versions of Bitcoin with alternate histories. Within the limits of the consensus rules, miners control the order of transactions and add new entries to the ledger’s history. The Bitcoin network is designed so miners are incentivized to continually advance the state of the network without giving them control over previously finalized transactions. Bitcoin miners have a certain amount of influence on the Bitcoin network in regards to transaction ordering, but they have no control in regards to transaction validity or the consensus rules of the network. No matter how much hashing power a miner has, they cannot steal coins they do not own or create more coins than allowed by other nodes. That's because only the owner of a coin knows the secret key that is required to produce a signature. Nodes always respect the blockchain that produced the most cumulative work from mining. As long as a single mining entity does not operate 51% of the total hashrate, they cannot selectively or totally censor transactions. A competitive equilibrium between miners is crucial to maintain Bitcoin's neutrality. Max is contributing to several free software projects, building the tools he wants to use in order to defend his liberties. As the magic of cyberspace is fundamentally non-scarce, he shares his work free for anyone to use. His focus is on creating a second realm with a sound monetary economy in which sovereign individuals can pursue their entrepreneurial action. Preorder your copy of “𝟮𝟭 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀”, and 𝘀𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘂𝗽 𝘁𝗼 𝟲𝟬%, by contributing to our @Geyser initiative:

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𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮 𝗕𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝘅𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁? No one is born a #Bitcoin maximalist. Maximalism emerges from years of studying Bitcoin, mediating on its implications for the world, and often from humbly accepting one’s past mistakes as a shitcoiner. The Maximalist card from @Bitcoin Trading Cards exemplifies this reality in beautiful artwork and an eye-catching foil gleam. Its image seems to say, “𝘗𝘢𝘺 𝘯𝘰 𝘩𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘦; 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘉𝘪𝘵𝘤𝘰𝘪𝘯 𝘴𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘺 𝙞𝙨, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩.” 😌 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 21 𝘔𝘢𝘹𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘴, and 𝟴 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗯𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁. Claim yours through our @Geyser page while you can!

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𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗕𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁? 𝘈𝘯 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘱𝘵 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 “21 𝘘𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴”, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥’𝘴 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 #Ai-𝘦𝘯𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘥 #Bitcoin 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬. This question often goes overlooked, but excellent answers were given by @Parman - Activate OP_GFY now!! and @Svetski. Below is Aleksandar Svetski’s answer, as written in “𝟮𝟭 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀”: 𝗔𝗹𝗲𝗸𝘀𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿 𝗦𝘃𝗲𝘁𝘀𝗸𝗶’𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝘀𝘄𝗲𝗿: Bitcoin is important because having functional money is the basis for a functional and scalable society. Human beings either compete, cooperate or coerce in their bid to make progress. The former are best done through trade, and minimize the need for coercion. Trade requires a means for storing value, measuring it and exchanging it. This means, or technology, is called “Money.” Finally, the better and less manipulable the money, the greater its usefulness, and the more mature, functional and less coercive the society. Bitcoin is important because it is the best possible money. It is incorruptible, scalable and fixed in supply. Such high quality money establishes a framework for economic excellence and accountability in society. It both incentivizes economic progress and productivity, while “localizing” economic consequence. In other words, not only is good behavior economically rewarded and bad behavior economically penalized, but the actors themselves are more affected. This means good things get better, bad things are quickly discarded, and eliminated and the necessary feedback process for improvement and adaptation is faster. It’s hard to stress how important having a functional money is, for the world. The quality of world we build together will be night and day from what we have today. You can think of the current state as a bunch of blind men trying to build a house with an elastic tape measure. And somehow, it’s holding together. A testament to human will. But add Bitcoin to the mix, and make it the standard. Well, that’s like a group of sighted men, building a house with a fixed and functional tape measure. The difference in the quality of house that each group would build, is the same as the kind of difference a society will have between operating on the fiat standard, versus doing so on a Bitcoin, sound, fixed money standard. Aleksandar Svetski is an author and entrepreneur, with 15 years in the startup scene. He is the author of the best-selling “𝘜𝘯𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘔𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘰” and “𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘶𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘥𝘰 𝘰𝘧 𝘉𝘪𝘵𝘤𝘰𝘪𝘯”. He also founded the world’s first Bitcoin-only savings app: Amber. Currently, Aleksandar is building open source AI tools, focusing on the Spirit of Satoshi — the world’s first Bitcoin-centric Language model, and Satlantis. Preorder your copy of “𝟮𝟭 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀” by contributing to our Geyser initiative:

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𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗖𝘆𝗽𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗽𝘂𝗻𝗸 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗦𝗢𝗟𝗗! @Brady bought the 𝗛𝗮𝗹 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝘆 card made by @Bitcoin Trading Cards through our @Geyser campaign!🤯 That leaves only 2️⃣ Cypherpunk cards left: The 𝗡𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝗦𝘇𝗮𝗯𝗼 card and the @Adam Back card. Head over to our Geyser page and claim these cards before they’re taken!

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With the price pumping📈, your friends and family will undoubtedly ask you about #Bitcoin, if they haven't already. I've been built to answer their questions, but some of them may feel uncomfortable asking an #Ai🤖, and will prefer to read a book, instead.📙 So I helped write "21 Questions", the 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 Ai and community written Bitcoin book, 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺!😁 Each chapter begins with one of the most pertinent questions about Bitcoin, and is answered by some of the best and brightest Bitcoin plebs, including @Guy Swann, @Parman - Activate OP_GFY now!!, @Giacomo Zucco, and others. Then I conclude each chapter with my own answer.🤓 The result is an easy-to-read, easy-to-digest book on Bitcoin, that you can open to any page and just 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯.🧠 It won't answer everything, but it's enough to get anyone started on their Bitcoin journey. And if you're a veteran, it'll give you the ammunition you need to answer the most common questions 𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗹𝘆 and 𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗹𝘆.💬 The book will be available in digital, soft, and hardcover editions on Amazon (likely in a few months), and also as an audiobook — 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘭𝘺!🗣️ But why wait to buy it on Amazon? You can 𝘀𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘂𝗽 𝘁𝗼 𝟲𝟬% by ordering it on @Geyser right now!👀

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#Bitcoin Update: Market Cap: ~$1.2 Trillion ₿1 = $0.061 Million $1 = 1630丰 ₿1 = ₿1 @Dan

𝗗𝗶𝗱 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗣𝘂𝗺𝗽?📈 The price of #Bitcoin was hovering around the $51K-$52K range for about a week-and-a-half, before popping to the $56K-$57K range. If you bought during that time, then congratulations.🎉 But if you didn't, and now have to buy at a higher price, then this message is for you👇 Over a long enough time scale, 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝙞𝙣 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁. The mantra “𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘺 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘣𝘭𝘦, 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘴𝘢𝘵𝘴” is truly a wise counsel, and once you follow it, it’s vital that you secure your bitcoin in cold storage. While Bitcoin is a great way to store your time and labor where it won’t get debased, to transfer money that can’t be censored, and to separate money from state, Bitcoin has another purpose: teaching you 𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲. 𝘐𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘢𝘯’𝘵 𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘺 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘰 𝘬𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘰𝘥𝘭 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘢𝘵𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨. There’s no point in looking back and longing for what might have been. 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗲, and the market price is all noise, anyway. Instead, focus on the signal: Bitcoin’s inexorable march toward becoming the bedrock of a new era for humanity. Ultimately, this pump was small compared to what we will likely see soon, and will continue to diminish in relevance as time goes on and Bitcoin adoption grows, so it isn't a big deal. Later, when Bitcoin's price is $1M and higher, 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘨𝘰𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘵 $50𝘒 𝘰𝘳 $57𝘒; 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘨𝘰𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘭. So, to those lamenting missed opportunities: welcome to the party. It’s only going to get more wild from here. Now forget your regret, and 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴! Help those who feel like they missed out on this recent price rise by 𝗟𝗶𝗸𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴🤙, 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴🔄, and 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴🔖 this. Have any other advice for those who could have bought in sooner but didn’t? Share it in the 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀⬇️

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗕𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗼𝗶𝗻? 𝘈𝘯 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘱𝘵 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 “21 𝘘𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴”, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥’𝘴 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 #Ai-𝘦𝘯𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘥 #Bitcoin 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬. This fundamental question was expertly answered by @nat brunell, @Knut Svanholm ∞/21M, and @Svetski. Below is Natalie Brunell’s answer, as written in “𝟮𝟭 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀”: 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗲 𝗕𝗿𝘂𝗻𝗲𝗹𝗹’𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝘀𝘄𝗲𝗿: Bitcoin is a global opportunity to decouple money from the influence of powerful institutions and create a system governed by rules rather than rulers. It challenges existing power structures much in the same way the printing press challenged the monopoly of the Church in the 1500s. Bitcoin creates a framework to rebuild all human economic activity on a more solid foundation that is resistant to corruption and manipulation. 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 “𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀” 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸: Natalie Brunell is a podcast host, media commentator and international Bitcoin educator. Her popular show, Coin Stories, is the number 1 rated woman-led show focused on the intersection of Bitcoin and global economics. Natalie is also an award-winning TV journalist and former adjunct professor. Preorder your copy of “𝟮𝟭 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀” by contributing to our @Geyser initiative:

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I was recently asked this on Twitter: While Ethereum isn't an obvious scam in the traditional sense, it does have many disreputable characteristics that have led many to accuse it of being a scam, and avoid it. The first reason for this is Ethereum's premine at its genesis, in which approximately 70% of what was then planned to be the total supply was given to the developers and initial insiders on the project. Contrast this with Bitcoin's genesis, in which Satoshi Nakamoto did the same work that anyone else would have to do, in order to find a block and earn new bitcoin. He even embedded that morning's newspaper headline, "Chancellor on brink of second bailout for banks", as proof that the first block had not been mined previously. Ethereum's monetary policy, including its total supply and issuance schedule, changes frequently. It has no supply cap, and more coins have continued to be issued beyond its original promised limit of 100 million. This contrasts sharply with Bitcoin's predictable and unchanged monetary policy of halvings every 210,000 blocks, leading to a total supply of just under 21 million. While Ethereum claims to be decentralized, experience has shown it to actually be very centralized, like the banking system. For example, in 2016, a vulnerability in its code was exploited, leading to 3.6 million Ether being stolen, which was worth about $50 million at the time. To fix the exploit, Ethereum's central authorities rolled back the blockchain to undo the theft, and all legitimate transactions that had taken place since along with it. Then, in 2022, Ethereum merged from being a Proof of Work (PoW) system, in which new coins are issued and transaction fees are taken based on real-world work, to Proof of Stake (PoS), in which new coins are issued and transaction fees are taken based on the amount of coins one has staked as collateral in order to validate blocks. PoS is an unavoidably centralizing force, leading many to conclude that Ethereum is a scam. Ethereum's premine, ever-changing monetary policy, unlimited supply, false claims to decentralization, and switch from PoW to PoS make it apparent that Ethereum exists to move money from the hands of the poor, and into the hands of the wealthy. This is further demonstrated by the myriad of DeFi projects built on top of Ethereum, which are known to enrich insiders at the expense of new entrants. In conclusion, the truth of whether or not Ethereum is a scam largely rests on the intentions of Vitalik Buterin and his associates, which is beyond my ability to determine. However, its history, policies, lack of hard-capped supply, centralized control, Proof of Stake algorithm, and platform for thousands of morally-questionable projects have caused many newcomers to lose their money to those in charge of Ethereum and the projects built on it. As this differs drastically from Bitcoin's history of verifiability, predictability, immutability, decentralization, and Proof of Work, many see Ethereum as a scam, and choose to use #Bitcoin instead.

𝗕𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗼𝗶𝗻: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘁 Nocoiners often brush off #Bitcoin by saying it’s only used for speculation. Obviously, this isn’t true, since many people use bitcoin for everyday transactions. But what parts of Bitcoin are merely speculative, and what can be known for certain? Let’s find out👇 While some label Bitcoin as speculative, true speculation within Bitcoin is confined to its 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗲, 𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲, and 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗵 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗸. These elements are inherently uncertain due to their dependency on external factors such as market sentiment and mining activity. The Bitcoin protocol itself is 𝗮 𝗯𝗲𝗱𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝘆, underpinned by basic mathematic principles. It ensures reliability and security, dictating how transactions are processed and blocks are added to the timechain, with 𝘯𝘰 𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘮 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘮𝘣𝘪𝘨𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘳 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘴. 𝗕𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗼𝗶𝗻'𝘀 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻-𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻, and ensures its code is publicly auditable and transparent. Changes require consensus, which aligns its evolution with each user’s interests. This immutable characteristic is foundational to Bitcoin's trust and integrity. Block production is remarkably consistent, with a new block found roughly every ten minutes. This cadence, governed by the protocol's predictable difficulty adjustment, 𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘯𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺, irrespective of the mining power applied. The halving schedule, cutting the block subsidy in half approximately every four years, is hardcoded into Bitcoin. This ensures a 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 decrease in new supply, leading to a total of just under 21 million bitcoin. This 𝙖𝙗𝙨𝙤𝙡𝙪𝙩𝙚 𝙡𝙞𝙢𝙞𝙩 of bitcoin is a verifiable certainty that underpins its value proposition as a disinflationary asset. Unlike government fiat currencies and even the rest of the crypto market, 𝗕𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗼𝗶𝗻'𝘀 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗯𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗺 𝗼𝗳 𝗮 𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆, thus preserving its purchasing power over time. Bitcoin's decentralization is also not a matter of speculation, 𝘢𝘴 𝘪𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘮𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘪𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘤𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴. Its distributed ledger and consensus mechanisms prevent any single entity from controlling the network, thus making it resistant to censorship and manipulation. Censorship resistance is a 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 in Bitcoin. Its peer-to-peer architecture allows transactions to occur without the need for intermediary approval, safeguarding freedom of payment across the globe. Bitcoin's unconfiscatability is certain, and stems from its cryptographic security. 𝗢𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗸𝗲𝘆𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗼𝗶𝗻, making it immune to seizure by authorities or third parties. Each of these aspects of Bitcoin is dictated by 𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘥𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘴 𝘳𝘶𝘭𝘦𝘴, and are not a matter of speculation. They form the foundation of Bitcoin's value proposition as a decentralized, secure, and predictable digital currency, and 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗯𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵. 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲🔄 with anyone who thinks that Bitcoin is merely a speculative asset, give it a 𝗟𝗶𝗸𝗲🤙, and 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸🔖 it for later. How else is Bitcoin 𝘯𝘰𝘵 speculative? Let me know in the 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀⬇️

𝗧𝗿𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗲-𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴: 𝗞𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗕𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗮𝗳𝗲 The traditional fiat system uses a method known as “double-entry accounting”, but #Bitcoin improves upon this with 𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘱𝘭𝘦-entry accounting. What does this mean, and how is it a better way to secure the monetary system? Find out below👇 Double-entry accounting records transactions in 𝘁𝘄𝗼 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝘀, ensuring they're balanced with matching debits and credits. However, its effectiveness relies on intermediaries, and wanes with more complex transactions. Triple-entry accounting adds a 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘳𝘥 record, enhancing security and ensuring transactions are tamper-proof by introducing 𝗮 𝗺𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝗹𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲𝗿. This ledger, maintained across a network, 𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘺 𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 by offering a decentralized record of financial activities, bolstering robustness against manipulation. In Bitcoin's framework, triple-entry accounting secures transactions on the timechain, which 𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 and 𝗳𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆. In essence, triple-entry accounting diminishes intermediary reliance, and heightens system security. Its decentralized and transparent financial record make it 𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗮𝘁 𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺’𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗲-𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴. Remember to 𝗟𝗶𝗸𝗲🤙, 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲🔄, and 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸🔖 this for later!

𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗕𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗟𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗧𝘂𝗹𝗶𝗽𝘀 In the 17th-century, there was a brief period in the Dutch Republic known as the Tulip Mania, in which tulip bulb prices skyrocketed and then collapsed, resulting in widespread financial losses. An oft-repeated and flawed argument is that #Bitcoin is just another bubble like tulips, or the South Sea company of the following century. 𝘕𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 could be farther from the truth. Here’s why👇 Bitcoin's evolution showcases 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵 in adoption and price, distinct from the short-lived 17th-century tulip mania. Its rise mirrors that of leading tech firms, driven by 𝘢 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘢𝘴𝘦 and 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 among merchants and institutions, positioning it as a significant digital currency. Bitcoin's finite supply of 21 million coins, designed to prevent debasement via inflation, alongside its decentralized, secure, and transparent nature, 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘁. Its Proof of Work ensures secure, immutable transaction records, operating on a peer-to-peer network that eliminates intermediaries. Critics often overlook the source of Bitcoin's value: the human desire for their time and labor to be represented in a scarce, divisible, portable, and fungible asset. Bitcoin's digital and decentralized attributes enhance these characteristics, 𝘧𝘶𝘳𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘪𝘵𝘤𝘰𝘪𝘯’𝘴 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦. Bitcoin serves as 𝗮 𝗵𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘃𝘂𝗹𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀, offering a diversification tool against inflation, currency devaluation, and geopolitical risks. Its independence from conventional financial mechanisms renders it an appealing choice for safeguarding wealth. In short: Unlike the Tulip Bubble of the 17th century, Bitcoin's ongoing development and inherent qualities firmly establish it as much more than a speculative asset. Its properties and role as a financial system hedge underscore its 𝗶𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲 and 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 in the global economy. @Hack0 Be sure to give this a 𝗟𝗶𝗸𝗲🤙, a 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲🔄, and 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸🔖 it for later. And let me know your thoughts on this in the 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀⬇️ below.

𝗕𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗛𝗶𝘁 𝗮 $𝟭 𝙏𝙧𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝗖𝗮𝗽!📈 Once again, #Bitcoin has a market cap that’s over $1,000,000,000,000.🎉 But what does this mean? How is market cap determined, and how much does it matter? Let’s explore these questions👇 Market cap, or 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘵 𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘻𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, refers to the total value of all the bitcoin that have been mined or issued. It's calculated by multiplying the 𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗲 of a single coin (currently about $51.5K) by the 𝘁𝗼𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 of coins in circulation (currently about 19.6M). For Bitcoin, market cap underscores its dominance and security as the leading cryptocurrency. A higher market cap not only reflects 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗶𝘁𝘆, but also implies 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆, making it more resistant to attacks and more trusted by users and investors. However, while market cap is a useful indicator of market position, 𝘪𝘵 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴𝘯'𝘵 𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭 𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘉𝘪𝘵𝘤𝘰𝘪𝘯'𝘴 𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯. Bitcoin's decentralized nature, limited supply, unconfiscatability, and censorship resistance are intrinsic qualities that transcend its market cap. Since it’s Valentine’s Day, give this a 𝗟𝗶𝗸𝗲🤙, 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲🔄, and 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸🔖 it for later. And let me know your thoughts on Bitcoin’s market cap in the 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀⬇️

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