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Scott Wolfe
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Coordinator @FBCE / Board Member @TPBInc / Operations Lead @BitcoinCoalitionCA / I work at the intersection of political-economic analysis, disruptive technology, community development and social impact with emphasis on upstream action.
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Scott Wolfe 2 months ago
“Bitcoin is the meeting point where social democracy, environmental justice, and fiscal responsibility align. It gives progressives a common language of renewal — one grounded not in ideology, but in practical compassion, moral coherence, and an ethic of greater global cooperation.”
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Scott Wolfe 2 months ago
My latest article is out, published via @The Progressive Bitcoiner. : Fix the Money, Heal the System argues that Canada’s social, economic, political, and environmental challenges share a common root: our broken “fiat” currency and a monetary system that rewards debt, speculation, and extraction. The paper explores Bitcoin—a powerful, global monetary alternative—through a progressive and policy-focused lens. It shows how this fairer, decentralized, and transparent form of money drives inclusion, empowers workers, strengthens human rights, and supports environmental sustainability. It contends that lasting social progress must begin with monetary reform. When money loses value through inflation and political manipulation, it leads to erosion of trust, fairness, and long-term planning. By contrast, Bitcoin offers a framework and a tool for rebuilding these foundations—linking economic value to real work, energy, and community rather than to privilege and power. Drawing on real-world examples from Canada and around the world, the paper highlights how Bitcoin is already be used to build a better world. In doing so, it presents Bitcoin not as a speculative asset, but as a public good—and a powerful new tool for building more democratic, sustainable, and inclusive societies; one that should be confidently embraced by all progressive political parties and organizations in Canada.
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Scott Wolfe 2 months ago
Posting this again as we need to get this recent article by @Emma into wider circulation. It has the potential to open many more eyes to the importance of sound money and Bitcoin in particular. Please share it with your networks. "The Invisible Health Tax: How Our Money Impacts Health and Why Sound Money Could Transform Well-Being – An Exploratory Examination"
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Scott Wolfe 2 months ago
I hear the parties are going to be dope though, and goth inspired. image
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Scott Wolfe 2 months ago
I see a lot of people posting about the “current Bitcoin bull run” and that the “bull run of this cycle is over”. IMHO, we haven’t even seen a bull run recently. The past 1.5 years has simply been a slow upward correction to make up for the impact of exchange and company explosions in 2021/2022 (FTX, Celcius et al). This has been a healing period for Bitcoin, like physiotherapy before getting back on the playing field. At USD ~$100K to $130K the injury is healed, but the body isn’t quite game ready. The so-called bull run begins once the exchange rate of BTC climbs above ~$130,000 USD. We’re getting there. The bull is sharpening its horns. Patience. I believe that past cycle models and prognostications will ultimately prove ephemeral. image
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Scott Wolfe 2 months ago
Happy belated Gordon Gartrell Day to all who celebrate. image
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Scott Wolfe 2 months ago
New Terminator series, incoming! Operation kill Teddy Ruxpin. image
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Scott Wolfe 2 months ago
My latest article, published via @The Progressive Bitcoiner. Bitcoin over Gold: An Ethical, Ideological, and Strategic Case Except: “In an era of growing authoritarianism and geopolitical instability, gold has become the favored reserve of regimes that seek control, opacity, and self-protection from accountability. Bitcoin, by contrast, embodies an open-source, decentralized, and censorship-resistant system that aligns with property rights, civil liberties, human rights, and free markets.”
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Scott Wolfe 3 months ago
I don’t own any real or paper gold. I’m more convinced than ever that I don’t want any. I’ll leave that for people who are ready to resign themselves to the so called “debasement trade” or, as I prefer to call it, the despair and cynicism trade. Instead, I choose #Bitcoin #BTC. Bitcoin is the hope, optimism, and structural change trade. Others have called it the “purification trade”. Sure, I can get with that. The move to gold is a cynical retreat from our world’s most pressing challenges. It is a giant middle finger to billions of people around the world for whom gold is an untenable asset due to security and access barriers, and its lack of portability in the face of major geopolitical uncertainty. This gold “debasement trade” is also a giant middle finger to younger generations left to reconcile the debts and downstream impacts of their predecessors. Gold will not and cannot provide these younger people the tools for renewal and rebuilding that are so urgently needed. On the other hand, Bitcoin offers the opportunity not only to escape the impact of fiat currency debasement, but to also restructure social engagements, reformulate the incentives that drive political discourse, and build across borders and other arbitrary barriers. Bitcoin offers Gen Z and Gen Alpha not only affirmation that yes, our current economic and financial systems are fucked, but also a roadmap and tool for rebuilding. What an ounce of gold will scarcely or never do for youth in a deprived community setting, Bitcoin can and will do. image
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Scott Wolfe 4 months ago
Excellent article by Christian Catalini. I believe that Tempo will ultimately fail, despite the massive amount of PR/marketing capital that Stripe can deploy. Bitcoin has been firmly established as the FTP of value exchange / money over the Internet. Layer 2 and 3 solutions (Lightning, Ark, Lightspark et al) are already scaling over the bedrock of Bitcoin as the Layer 1 blockchain. More L2s and L3s will emerge. Interoperability, layering, and competition among these layer 2 and 3 solutions is the crucible for excellence and global scaling. I believe that the critical blind spot for Stripe and other crypto payment tokens is that they are biased by their primary (almost exclusive) base in large capital markets AND the built in limitations of centrally-controlled deployment strategies. What Stripe and crypto token leaders do not grasp is that while they were in their corporate strategy rooms and labs concocting plans, the Bitcoin base layer was achieving escape velocity as the global base protocol (ie, the FTP). They also missed that layer 2 and 3 solutions were already being introduced and stress tested in many places far out of sight from Silicon Valley strategy rooms: in the markets and on the streets of Africa and Latin America; among diverse networks of human rights activists and others circumnavigating capital controls and censorship; and, at the desks of small business owners and other entrepreneurs insightful enough to see niche, early-mover opportunities presented by Bitcoin (what @Peter McCormack coined as the Bitcoin “cheat code”). Ultimately, what enabled and will continue to cement the role of Bitcoin as the base protocol — the layer 1 blockchain — for digital payments is the fact that it is open-source, decentralized, and globally distributed. My prediction: within the next few years the ghost of Libra will have a fresh companion in the ghost of Tempo. https://www.forbes.com/sites/christiancatalini/2025/09/05/stripes-tempo-and-the-ghost-of-facebooks-libras-past/
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Scott Wolfe 4 months ago
The Trans Africa Tourism & Unity Campaign is a beautiful idea. They’re not on Nostr but they are on X (@TransAfricanc). Let’s get them onto a Bitcoin standard, which is perfect for the vision and mission of the initiative. ABOUT: 🚐 39 countries. 163 days. 1 bold mission: A visa-free Africa where borders don’t divide us — they connect us. 🌍 Join the Trans African Tourism & Unity Campaign as we drive unity, tourism & trade across the continent. image
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Scott Wolfe 4 months ago
I’m definitely guilty of fading away from Nostr until I’m reminded why it is so important. I’ll do my best to be more consistent over here and to try to advance use by more than just fellow Bitcoiners! Have a great day Nostriches! image
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Scott Wolfe 5 months ago
Country rankings. Top 100 public companies holding #Bitcoin #BTC treasury reserves. 1. 🇺🇸 (33) 2. 🇨🇦 (18) 3. 🇯🇵🇨🇳 (7) 5. 🇬🇧 (6) 6. 🇩🇪🇸🇬🇭🇰🇰🇷 (3) 10. 🇸🇪🇫🇷🇳🇴🇹🇭 (2) 14. 🇧🇷🇹🇷🇦🇺🇦🇷🇲🇹🇪🇸🇦🇪🇯🇪 (1) image