Listening to ⏱️ Timestamps 0:00 – Intro 4:27 - Kyle & Simon's Backstory & History 15:12 - Tokenization, Crypto Regulatory Environment & Retail! 21:34 - Financial Industrial Complex & Crypto 37:53 - Elon Musk's role & Global Power 1:01:26 - The History and Change of the World Order 1:29:43 - Top Assets (Bitcoin, Gold, etc) The money is your vote 1:38:54 - Operation choke point 2.0 (what you don't know) 1:45:32 - Trump’s Vision? 1:47:08 - The worst thing you can do for Bitcoin! 1:57:02 - Empowering thoughts. I've been saying this for 14 years! 2:02:22 - The World is changing! (what lead me down this path)

Nice conversation. Thanks guys. @The Bitcoin Way In episode #90 of The Bitcoin Way Podcast, Rick Messitt joins to discuss his journey as an early Bitcoiner, the evolution of signal vs. noise in the space, how he built a Bitcoin lottery, and why he’s the luckiest man in Bitcoin. 00:00 – Intro 01:10 – Guest introduction 02:20 – Rick’s background & discovering Bitcoin 05:15 – Buying his first bitcoin in 2013 07:22 – How Bitcoin discussions have changed over time 11:33 – Signal vs noise in Bitcoin education 17:00 – The Bitcoin hack 22:33 – What caused the security failure 31:11 – Personal responsibility & self-custody 34:43 – Building local Bitcoin communities 38:27 – Rebuilding after the hack 44:20 – Reaction to the Prague speech 47:35 – Hair loss & the hair transplant trip 49:20 – The provably fair Bitcoin lottery 56:43 – Real-world use cases for the lottery 01:00:42 – Global reach & future ideas 01:14:15 – Current Bitcoin topics 01:24:30 – Closing thoughts 01:25:46 - Outro

Now listening to @Saifedean Ammous Chapters: 00:28 Fiat's WWI Genesis 02:30 Gold Standard Suspension 05:00 Fiat Enables Endless Wars 07:30 Hard Money Shortens Conflicts 10:00 Central Banks Capture Gold 12:30 Bitcoin vs Gold Mobility 15:00 Bitcoin Rug Pulls Governments 17:30 Gold Bug Thought Experiment 20:00 Bitcoin's Uncapturable Peace 22:30 Fiat Malware History 25:00 Bitcoin Ends War Cycle 26:57 Closing

Listening to @jack mallers now Chapters: 00:07 Jack Mallers Introduction 00:53 Strike Europe Launch Recap 01:41 Bitcoin Lending Launch 02:48 Europe Regulatory Challenges 03:48 Bitcoin Wealth Transfer 04:32 US Regulatory Clarity Edge 06:12 Strike as Bitcoin Platform 12:45 Fiat Debasement Impact 14:18 $38T Debt Time Theft 23:14 Does Bitcoin Improve Us? 25:10 Bitcoin Lowers Life Barriers 26:26 Closing

Headsets on while working. Listening right now to @Jor @ForrestHODL & @Rajat Soni, CFA Thanks guys. :) https://www.youtube.com/live/PD1RFDDX82g

#193 Of 365 Forward Steps Notes Wisdom On The Web Negativity affects your life on every level. It has the power to ruin relationships, decrease work performance & increase stress levels. You can challenge and overcome it by changing your mindset. Not sure where to start? Check out these four smart, effective ways to protect yourself from negativity. (Link is below)

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One of the kindest things you can do for yourself during a Bitcoin dip (relative to fiat), is listen to @npub1s05p...eyhe and exchange a little more of your fiat for Bitcoin (not financial advice). See my earlier post before this one. Main Topics Discussed: 1. FIRST PRINCIPLES: Wanting friends and family to "see it," awakening, loneliness, detachment 2. FIAT INCENTIVES: Integrity, cognitive dissonance, and remaining aligned with first principles 3. MOVING INTO BITCOIN: Incentives, adoption, fear, opportunity, moving our time into Bitcoin 4. BITCOIN EDUCATION VS. FIAT MARKETING: Boundaries, integrity, and conscious choices 5. BONUS QUESTIONS: AI, broader adoption, timing, the future, personal updates ▶️ Timestamps 1 Between Two Worlds 0:00 Personal vs Objective Truth (First Principles/Universal Laws) 3:21 Feeling Disconnected from Others 8:22 Childhood Programming & Influence on Reality 11:54 Manifesting Reality 20:28 Systemic Programming & Resistance to Bitcoin 20:53 Being out on the Edge 27:17 Dealing with Rejection of First Principles 29:14 Causing Cognitive Dissonance w. First Principles 30:52 Celebrating Being So Early 33:56 Sharing a Silent Truth 37:06 "You Don't Have to Fight" 42:16 How to Hold Space for Loved Ones in Fiat? 43:17 Empathy vs Reaction 44:41 Does it Really Have to be "Chaos on the Way Through?" 48:26 Urgency & Fear vs Optimism, Opportunity & Joy 🧡 52:43 Being Stuck on Loved Ones Being Stuck... 59:25 Inspiring vs Telling 1:00:31 Seeing & Embracing the "Genius" in Yourself 1:01:23 Knowing vs Walking the Path 1:03:00 2 Michael Saylor, Long Term Hodlrs & Fiat Incentives 1:05:11 Influencers, Integrity & Fiat Incentives 1:09:22 How to Not "Go to the Dark Side" 1:12:00 Deeper Drivers of Human Behaviour 1:15:12 Agency in Escaping Victimhood 1:16:13 What is our Role in Bitcoin? 1:19:31 3 Living on a Bitcoin Standard in a Fiat World (Viewer Questions) 1:22:14 Bitcoin Adoption & Business Incentives (Jason, Bitcoin Geneva) 1:22:54 Tips & Blindspots for Bitcoin Businesses (Alejandro) 1:27:10 Moving into Bitcoin Cautiously (Nick) 1:31:34 When to Hodl vs Spend Bitcoin 1:35:27 Is Ego Death Helping Fiat? 1:37:48 4 “Jeff Booth $43M / 1 Bitcoin!” Click Bait 1:50:10 Example of Seizing Opportunity in Bitcoin 1:57:05 5 Seeing the Future vs Projecting the Present 1:59:22 Envisioning The Future 2:01:39 Bitcoin Standard Timeframe 2040 vs 2140 2:05:22 3i Atlas & ‘Aliens’ 2:08:13 Jeff Bot (Preston, 2023) 2:10:41 What to Study 2:12:49 Jurisdiction Arbitrage 2:14:30 Jeff’s Next Book 2:16:49 Takeaways 2:18:30

For Nostriches who are very new to Bitcoin, here’s a little video to help you relax and pass the time while you refresh the chart in panic and stare at the dip like it personally offended you. :) Go grab a few more sats, just because you can. Buying a little more during this dip will help you feel productive, like rearranging deck chairs on the S.S. Volatility and giving your brain the comforting illusion that you’re in control. Totally not financial advice, just emotional support stacking. Now sit back, relax, breathe, inhale serenity, exhale volatility, zoom out, unclench your jaw and enjoy some calming quotes while Bitcoin does its best impression of a roller coaster with an identity crisis. All is well. :)

Stacked a small handful myself this morning. Quite surprised at the drop. Will learn later today what that’s all about, meantime, stack harder! :)

#192 Of 365 Forward Steps Notes Wisdom On The Web When we accept what is, it provides an opportunity to acknowledge what we’re actually dealing with. Use a few of these 30 tips and 30 conversation starters to support expanding your mastery of tolerance, acceptance and taking a stand. You can still take a stand while accepting the reality of a situation. (Link is below)

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Life Power Tip Just say “no” to activities and tasks that no longer inspire you! Eliminate energy drains from your life so that you can relax and smell the roses. You only have this time, now. Use it to live ‘your’ life. Action See a movie at the cinema. Challenge Look for those small improvements in everything you do that can set you apart from everyone else. Quote Perfectionism has nothing to do with getting it right. It has nothing to do with high standards. Perfectionism is a refusal to let yourself move ahead. -Jennifer White Clearing Ask often; is there a more efficient/effective way than doing it this way? Question What do you allow to damage your mind and body each day? What new habits could transform that for you? Affirmation I choose to have peace. Uplifting Extra Get John Vincent’s hypnosis super collection for deep mind/body healing and igniting that spark for manifest the life you want. During these recordings you’ll enter a deep theta brainwave state, instantly dissolving stresses and rejuvenating in this deeply healing state. (Link is below) https://www.selfimprovementgift.com/forwardsteps/releasing-collection/ Enjoy today’s video too! To see all Forward Steps Notes to date, just search my posts using "Of 365 Forward Steps Notes”.

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Listening to Michael Saylor I want to see Bitcoin as money, yet still look to see what's happening here... Timestamps: 0:00 - A Pivotal Year in Digital Assets 0:44 - Three Profound Topics: My Why 1:16 - Bitcoin Emerges as Digital Capital 1:22 - Pivotal Events: Red Sweep to Sachs 2:10 - Store of Value: The Bug is the Feature 3:01 - Why Bitcoin is Digital Capital 3:06 - Banks Embrace Bitcoin as Collateral 5:10 - Wall Street's IBIT ETF Revolution 5:47 - Public Companies Capitalize on Bitcoin 6:39 - 700 Million Crypto Believers' Power 7:21 - Digital Capital: Global Paradigm Shift 8:23 - Pairing Digital Capital with AI 9:23 - The Digital Treasury Business Model 10:46 - Discovering the Treasury Model 11:00 - How It Works: Sell, Buy, Accumulate Bitcoin 11:31 - From Irrelevant to Top Treasury 12:57 - Keep Capital: Flip the Polarity 14:19 - Capital Assets Comparison and Returns 16:38 - Financial Engineering: Strip Volatility 20:54 - Accreting Bitcoin Per Share 22:25 - Future: Issuing Digital Credit 23:54 - Inventing Digital Credit: Necessity Drives Innovation 24:40 - Solving Duration Mismatch in Bonds 26:41 - Inversion: Credit Becomes the Product 27:32 - High-Yield Instruments: Strike to Stretch 29:33 - Stretch: Stable High-Yield Money Market 33:13 - AI-Powered Design and Liquidity Surge 35:23 - Triple Tax-Deferred Model Unlocked 37:54 - Innovations: Appreciating Collateral, Transparency 40:58 - Public, Liquid, Branded Credit 42:19 - Instant Creation: Efficiency Revolution 44:05 - Scalable Tax-Efficient Fixed Income Factory 45:32 - Perpetual Swaps in Any Currency 47:00 - Yields Crush Traditional Credit Options 48:17 - Europe Carry Trade Opportunities 49:36 - Digital Credit: Superior to All 51:39 - Investment Options: Equity to Treasury 54:21 - Mission: 10% Tax-Deferred for Billions

Good session. Thanks @Simply Bitcoin 🧡✨ CHAPTERS: 00:00:00 - The Madness of Fiat Decay 00:01:25 - The Housing Market Crisis 00:02:10 - Trump and Foreign Students 00:04:38 - The Education System and Corporate Welfare 00:06:39 - The H-1B Visa Debate 00:08:06 - Historical Context of U.S. Debt 00:10:06 - The End of Money as We Know It 00:12:18 - The Role of Bitcoin in Today's Economy 00:13:14 - SoFi's Bitcoin Trading Announcement 00:15:13 - The Importance of Self-Custody 00:16:47 - Bitcoin in Business Transactions 00:17:56 - The Future of Bitcoin and Merchant Adoption