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John Balkam
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CMO at Sovreign | Bartender at PubKey DC
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John Balkam 8 months ago
I don't really give a shit about how public companies, governments, or influencers interact with #Bitcoin. The whole point of Bitcoin is it gives you the ability to be an individual, focus on yourself and your loved ones, and ignore a ton of noise and bullshit in the world. Saylor doesn't want to produce Proof of Reserves? IDGAF. Jack Dorsey wants to move away from sats? IDGAF. Wen US Gov buying? IDGAF. Yes, I've been tempted into following the news on a lot of this stuff. It's exciting to see the adoption grow and the conversation change. But the beautiful thing is that most of this stuff is irrelevant to a regular guy like me. I hold my own keys. I run my own node. I reserve the right to not give a fuck about what everyone else in the space is doing, so long as it doesn't affect the security or decentralization of the network. It's more peaceful this way. Highly recommend.
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John Balkam 8 months ago
I'm all in on #Bitcoin. And I'm making it my mission to help other entrepreneurs and small business owners become all in on Bitcoin through my work with @Sovreign. My thesis around building a Life Economy starts with sound money, and we need thousands of small businesses holding BTC on their balance sheet to make it happen. Public bitcoin treasury companies don't really excite me. Thousands and thousands of small businesses around the United States stacking ๐ŸŒฝ is what excites me.
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John Balkam 8 months ago
I couldn't be more excited to share that I have joined @Sovreign as their Vice President. Over the past few years, I realized that I want to dedicate the next chapter of my professional life to helping drive #Bitcoin adoption throughout the US and beyond. Sovreign boasts a great team of principled Bitcoiners, and our mission is to help accelerate Bitcoin adoption in the world of business. The team and I will not quit until we have helped thousands of small business owners and entrepreneurs understand and benefit from this profound technology. It's my firm belief that small business Bitcoin adoption will be a catalyst for an empowering Life Economy, where endless wars and unfathomable debt is rare, and abundance and peace is the norm. Wish us luck!
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John Balkam 8 months ago
It's time to dust off those "run of the golden bull" videos everyone. #Bitcoin
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John Balkam 9 months ago
Which restaurant or retailer would you be most siked about adopting #Bitcoin for payment next?
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John Balkam 9 months ago
Thank God for Steak N' Shake to help bring us back together after all that OP_Return debate ๐Ÿ˜…
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John Balkam 9 months ago
Thought Experiment: What if instead of calling it money, we called it "survival tokens?" That is essentially what money is. We use money to buy shelter, food, water, and the essentials we need for survival. If money is simply tokens we use to acquire the things we need to survive, then it's important for us to have good money. For most of human history, we have had bad money. Money that has decreased in value over time. Because of the devaluation of money, it has become more difficult for the majority of people to survive and thrive. #Bitcoin is good, sound money. Bitcoin is an effective survival token. Because Bitcoin is scarce and has a fixed supply, it maintains its value over time. Any individual, family, company, or country that holds Bitcoin will have an easier time surviving than those who hold a fiat currency. Everyone and every entity can benefit from Bitcoin and not just survive but thrive over time as all of the essentials of life become less expensive.
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John Balkam 9 months ago
Bought a little $CEP today on the news that it will become Twenty One Capital because while I am a hardcore #Bitcoin in cold storage maxi, this is the first time I've been able to get a stake in a @jack mallers run company. There are a only few savages out there operating companies who I trust to allocate and steward my capital better than I can myself, and Jack is one of them. Godspeed brother. Stack your brains out. ๐Ÿซก
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John Balkam 9 months ago
Morning routine: - Sunlight into the eyes - DCA into the stack - Creatine into the body Life is good baby! #Bitcoin
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John Balkam 9 months ago
The amount of restraint it takes to not absolutely snap and start yelling at everyone in your life who hasn't gotten any #Bitcoin yet... "All of the money in your bank account is fake and worthless!" "The central bankers can click a few buttons and create new units out of thin air!!" "Every war is a bankers war!!!" God help us early Bitcoiners...
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John Balkam 9 months ago
One day we'll all look back at 2020-2025 and say damn, "can't believe I was able to buy #Bitcoin that cheap. ๐Ÿซก
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John Balkam 10 months ago
I don't know how many golf fans are on here, but man, Rory McIlroy's Masters win today was one of the most satisfying things I've witnessed in years. What a rollercoaster ride.
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John Balkam 10 months ago
I'm glad I cut my teeth in #Bitcoin in 2022. Rather I got my teeth kicked in by that bear market. Held all the way through. Kept stacking. Held through the run up to $100k. Holding now. Low time preference. Conviction. HODL. ๐Ÿซก
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John Balkam 10 months ago
Please explain this to me like I'm a non-technical retard. Is it worthwhile for me to simply run Bitcoin Core on my laptop all day? Even if I don't hold any coins in the wallet that's monitoring the ledger? #Bitcoin #AskNostr
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John Balkam 10 months ago
Decentralized wealth. Decentralized health. Decentralized information. Let's fucking go. #Bitcoin #Nostr
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John Balkam 10 months ago
As insane as 2020 - 2024 was, somehow I think 2025 - 2029 will be more insane.
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John Balkam 10 months ago
Tariffs shmariffs. Sats on sale baby. #Bitcoin
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John Balkam 10 months ago
You know what the last 4-5 years taught me? You have to be a warrior in this life. It is so easy to get complacent, comfortable, and domesticated. But you leave yourself vulnerable to predators if you let yourself go. A warrior mentality is necessary, no matter how well off you are. It doesn't necessarily mean that you're violent. It just means that you're capable of defending yourself. Mind, body, and spirit. You have to be constantly getting stronger and smarter. More resilient. As brutal as this decade has been so far, it has been a much needed wake up call. There are dangerous enemies out there that want to harm you and me. They want to attack us and take our stuff. The wise move is to make it extremely difficult for them to be successful with their attacks. Take nothing for granted.
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