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Listening to @Robin Seyr Takeaways: Whenever banks and sovereigns lose control, they implement capital controls. Countries suffering from hyperinflation often face internal or external conflict. Reserve status countries lack external support during crises. Historical examples include Greece, Turkey, and Argentina. Capital controls can lead to significant economic pain for citizens. Hyperinflation results in loss of purchasing power. The rise of new superpowers can occur through conflict. Economic instability can lead to war. Credit systems can collapse under pressure of capital controls. The consequences of economic mismanagement are severe for the populace. Chapters: 00:00 Introduction to Tim Savage and Bitcoin Hedge Funds 02:49 The Bitcoinization of Traditional Finance 06:00 Market Capitalization and Institutional Interest in Bitcoin 08:49 The Impact of Debt Crisis on Bitcoin 12:11 Gradual vs. Sudden Economic Changes 15:04 The Future of Reserve Currencies 17:57 The Role of Bitcoin in Economic Turmoil 21:05 The Dichotomy of Bitcoin Adoption Globally 24:05 The Importance of Self-Custody and Bitcoin Awareness 26:52 The Future Price Movements of Bitcoin 34:42 Market Sentiment and Long-Term Holding 41:07 Volatility and Institutional Dynamics 46:14 Understanding Bitcoin's Value Proposition 53:46 The Future of Bitcoin and Market Evolution

Feeling sentimental. This song could almost be a Bitcoiner’s anthem. :) Heck, Vincent really gets me each time I hear it, plus I’m Dutch. Love those irises! :) Went to see Don McLean live in the 80s at the Palais Theatre in St Kilda, Victoria, Australia. Was such a great concert. Love that venue. "Artists are some of the most driven and courageous people on the face of the earth. They deal with more day to day rejection in one year than most people do in a lifetime. Every day, artists face the financial challenge of living a freelance lifestyle, the disrespect of people who think they should get ‘real’ jobs, and their own fear that they’ll never work again. Every day they have to ignore the possibility that the vision to which they have dedicated their lives is a pipe dream. With every passing year, many of them watch as other people their age; achieve the predictable milestones of normal life - the car, the family, the house, the nest egg. But they stay true to their dream, in spite of the sacrifices. Why? Because artists are willing to give their entire lives to a moment - to that line, that laugh, that gesture, or that interpretation that will stir the audience’s soul. Artists are beings who have tasted life’s nectar in that crystal moment when they poured out their creative spirit and touched another’s heart. In that instant, they were as close to magic, God and perfection as anyone could ever be. And in their own hearts, they know that to dedicate oneself to that moment is worth a thousand lifetimes". -quote by David Acker. [Note: you can interchange the word 'artist' with the word 'entrepreneur' or any other that works for you. Maybe even Bitcoiner!] Sound like anyone you know? ❤

Happening (or happened) in Melbourne & Sydney

Thanks @Brandon Gentile Insane conversation. Important to learn more. Timestamps: 00:00 – Intro: Bitcoin, privacy, and freedom under attack. 01:10 – Tor Ekeland explains how he became one of Bitcoin’s earliest defense lawyers. 02:30 – How digital forensics are being misused to convict innocent people. 03:45 – What a Bitcoin mixer actually does—and why privacy isn’t a crime. 05:40 – “If you think the government doesn’t go after innocent people, you’re a fool.” 07:40 – Why owning Bitcoin could one day make you a “criminal.” 09:00 – Chainalysis, conflicts of interest, and the revolving door at DOJ. 10:30 – How the government seizes assets before trial to force guilty pleas. 12:00 – The Roman Sterlingov case explained—Bitcoin Fog and wrongful conviction. 14:50 – How forensics built on assumptions ruined an innocent man’s life. 16:40 – Why venue manipulation means anyone in the world could be targeted. 18:10 – Roman’s real story: an early Bitcoiner, not a criminal mastermind. 20:10 – “Privacy isn’t illegal—it’s a human right.” 21:50 – The New Deal to the Bank Secrecy Act: How control over money evolved. 23:30 – “Complexity is a subsidy for the rich.” 25:50 – How early Bitcoiners protected themselves from real-world threats. 28:20 – Government tracing tools based on guesswork, not science. 30:50 – Bitcoin is winning—the establishment can’t stop it. 33:10 – The hypocrisy of regulators and bankers now embracing Bitcoin. 35:00 – Inside Roman’s trial: prosecutors turned Chainalysis employees. 36:45 – Privacy is capitalism’s secret weapon. 38:40 – Why the government’s money printer makes true justice impossible. 40:20 – How Bitcoin restores power to individuals through privacy tools. 42:10 – Bad forensics, missing evidence, and one innocent man’s appeal. 46:40 – “Privacy is essential for capitalism—without it, there’s no negotiation.” 48:20 – Bitcoin as global property rights and the new Bill of Rights. 52:00 – Courts still don’t understand Bitcoin—“Can we subpoena the blockchain?” 57:30 – Why arguments rarely work against belief in state power. 1:05:00 – The shocking non-compete clause Chainalysis demanded from defense lawyers. 1:07:00 – “This is a battle for humanity—Bitcoin vs surveillance.” 1:14:20 – How to protect yourself: use Bitcoin, normalize privacy, free Roman. 1:35:00 – Closing thoughts: Privacy is normal. Freedom depends on defending it.

Story time: Maya liked to think of herself as an expert in “spot-the-obvious-thing-everyone-else-missed.” Not in a superhero way—more in a kettle’s boiling, might as well solve the world kind of way. One afternoon, after tripping over the latest grocery bill and hearing her neighbour Sam complain (again) about rent going up for absolutely no reason, she started noticing a pattern. Her cousin Leila couldn’t afford childcare. A friend overseas was caught in a war nobody actually wanted. Another friend’s farm was being squeezed by new rules while giant companies happily cleared forests like it was a competitive sport. Meanwhile everyone kept hearing mysterious phrases like “digital IDs,” “net zero,” and “housing crisis,” usually right after someone sighed and said, “Things just keep getting worse.” It all felt like different problems—housing, wars, birthrates dropping, forests disappearing, travel rules tightening, banks acting weird, prices going wild. Until Maya saw something hilariously simple underneath it all. “Hang on,” she said out loud to her empty kitchen, “this is all the same story wearing different hats.” See, Maya finally realised the world works a bit like this: imagine you’re playing a big game of Monopoly, but one special player is secretly printing extra Monopoly money whenever they feel like it. They hand some to their friends first. Then their friends go out and buy all the good properties before you even pass GO. By the time the new money reaches you, everything costs more. You’re not bad with money—your money just buys less because someone else quietly made more of it. That’s basically how our world works. Governments and central banks can create new money out of thin air. Big corporations get it early. Ordinary people get it last. And all the rising prices, shrinking choices, stressful rules, and “sorry, that’s just how things are” moments… are simply the side effects of a game that’s tilted before you even join. Maya sat down, grinning in that “oh wow, it really is that simple” way. Then she wondered: What if no one could make new money whenever they wanted? What if money actually belonged to regular people again? What if it was decentralised—meaning nobody could change the rules halfway through? What if value moved straight between people, without middlemen? Would rent still skyrocket? Would groceries jump in price each week? Would families struggle to plan their future? Would forests or farmers still get pushed aside? If the incentives changed… how much of the world’s chaos would melt away on its own? Maya boiled the kettle again. This time, it felt like the whole world was finally making sense.

Didn’t know about this guy till today. Worth checking on occasionally if you’re Aussie:

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Am listening to @The Bitcoin Way @Tony | thebitcoinway.com ⚡️ @Theothermjordan @Brandon Gentile In this episode of Bitcoin Banter, Michael, Tony, and guest Brandon Gentile discuss: 00:00 - Recap 01:01 - Australia: ID verification for Internet access 07:09 - Apple rolls out digital ID 12:14 - Canada introduces UBI bill 18:07 - Sam Altman-backed startup eyes first gene-edited baby 22:17 - After 232 years, the U.S. mint has made the last penny 25:16 - Trump-linked crypto projects surge 28:23 - Lagarde Says no to Bitcoin, Czech central bank buys anyway 34:21 - Cash App allows users to pay with Bitcoin, even if they don’t own any 40:04 - Outro

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Watched “Shattered Glass” movie tonight. I thought it was a great story, though my husband fell asleep. :)

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Shattered Glass (2003) ⭐ 7.1 | Drama, History

1h 34m | PG-13

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)