Downloaded the Coinbase app for testing the other day. This is not a serious place to custody millions of bitcoin.

Bitcoin Takeover time.

Still one of the most beautiful things about Bitcoin. You can achieve a nation state level security posture for a few hundred bucks.

Everyone eats well at Bitcoin Commons events in Austin, Tx.

To give you a sense of scale, on March 12 1836, colonel William Ward stared down 1500 Mexican soldiers - fully equipped and parading prior to attack - and refused calls to surrender. He had about 150 men. These guys were committed. This was the battle of Refugio which lasted 4 days. It was also a bit of a shitshow. Infighting between leadership, disobeyed orders, and ultimate defeat. Many of the Texian men (mostly from Georgia) would be executed later at Goliad. However, they did just enough to seal the Mexicans fate. Urrea, the Mexican general, was slowed down just enough that he would never make it back to Santa Anna’s main army. That turns out to be a big deal. Texas rules.

We’re all getting second families.

Around this time in 1836, the weakest section of the Alamo manned by Davy Crockett and other sharp shooting volunteers fell to Mexican forces. All Texian combatants, even in-firmed ones like James Bowie died in the attack. Bowie’s mom summed up what a badass James was when told of her son’s death: “I’ll wager no wounds were found on his back”. Texas rules.

It’s hard to overstate the impact of the Satoshi Nakamoto Institute when it first launched. A couple of Texas-Austrians effectively orange pilled a generation of bitcoiners in the most genuine and intellectually fulfilling way possible. Many that had been around prior to SNI like myself found new conviction around this bitcoin thing we were playing with after reading @npub1j4u5...d6x9 and @Pierre Rochard ‘s work, along with the wealth of knowledge they curated. Seeing SNI get its second wind is the most bullish bitcoin news since the ETF. I just donated to contribute to their second act.

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Alright. For real now. Looks like we have ~25 tickets left for next week’s Bitcoin Takeover in Austin. Don’t blow it. View quoted note →

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Financial planning for psychos: try out every Bitcoin trading service ever built for over a decade. If they have it, try out their DCA tool. Forget you set it up for years at a time. Never check your finances. Ever. Just be confused why you have less money than expected. Every three years or so remember and panic about having too much bitcoin on these services and sweep to cold storage. Any liquidity event in your life, ape 100% into Bitcoin without considering your kids future. Forget everything again. Repeat forever. Only responsible behavior: meticulously setting up cold storage, multisig etc… ^ A true Bitcoin story.

We just launched teams for Zaprite, allowing colleagues to collaborate on their bitcoin (and fiat) payments, reporting etc… This is the third time I’ve built teams functionality for a web app (Stack Overflow and Unchained prior), and by far the earliest in a product’s lifecycle. It’s a testament to John and Tom’s forward looking architectural decisions making a feature that is usually a slog a breeze. I love this team.

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The Swiss central bank prints francs and buys US equities, essentially for free. Which country buys bitcoin next doesn’t really matter. Which of 5 central banks with an in demand currency follows the Swiss model by debasing in secret, and obtaining bitcoin does matter. Only one will get away with it, and the price of bitcoin is inconsequential to this ultimate speculative attack. Knowing this is the most likely end game is why I’ve never sold any bitcoin. https://mises.org/power-market/swiss-national-banks-us-stocks-150-billion-and-counting

We’re filling out for the Bitcoin Takeover during SXSW at the Bitcoin Commons on n Austin, Tx. I don’t want any nostriches to miss out because of procrastination. The lineup is stacked and the food will be great as always. 3 weeks away!

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Most people I know working in AI are the most pessimistic people in my social circles. Most people I know working on bitcoin are the most optimistic people in my social circles. Lines up pretty well with Peter Thiel’s communist vs libertarian framing of AI and bitcoin years ago.

Where’s the best place to learn about who’s building “other stuff” on Nostr? Or who should I be following?

If you’re being sold “exposure” to bitcoin, you’re a mark.

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