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Seth Michael Steele
S_michaelsteele@BitcoinNostr.com
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We must live together as brothers or perish together as fools #Bitcoin
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sms 3 months ago
Bitcoin’s volatility isn’t chaos; it’s purification. Each violent swing is the network testing conviction, burning away weak hands so only those who understand remain. It’s a cycle of renewal disguised as destruction. Every dip doesn’t make Bitcoin weaker; it tempers it, like fire hardening steel. Price drops remind me of a bonfire smothered by too much brush…it dims for a moment, gasping for air, before roaring back to life and devouring everything thrown at it. Broader market sentiment doesn’t move me. My conviction doesn’t bend with their fear. My demand isn’t reactive; it’s instinctive, and honestly, I’m happier than a pig in mud watching the impatient get shaken loose. image
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sms 3 months ago
If you don’t stack the bitcoin discount it will disappear, opportunity waits on no one. Volatility is on its way up and I’m loving it, shake out the weak hands until there’s not a sat to sell for all I care. It’s not chase the money it’s beat the money; if you’re reading this you’re there. Other people are cautiously not stacking, I’ve cautiously increased my sat stacking pace. It’s not just about bitcoin, it’s about what it represents: seizing control of your future in a changing world. Yes, price is volatile, but that’s to be expected; Bitcoin’s monetary policy is extremely predictable compared to alternatives. In a world where you never know what to expect, being able to expect Bitcoin to fill its monetary purpose is invaluable. image
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sms 3 months ago
Being bearish right now is a talent I lack. The only reason I can even relate to bears is that Bitcoin has always had a seasonal rhythm, and it feels like hibernation should’ve started by now. However, everything else I see looks less like winter and more like the floodgates just haven’t opened yet. History doesn’t repeat, but human nature does. The market is confused, frozen between disbelief and euphoria, yet every day Bitcoin becomes more accessible, more liquid, more inevitable. That accessibility will feed the next great FOMO. The only thing stronger than fear is greed, and if you listen closely, you can already hear the distant rumble of the stampede. I don’t treat the crowd’s behavior as guidance. I’m not trying to end up where the crowd ends up. I stack Bitcoin until I can sleep well at night; most people sell for that same reason. We aren’t the same. I’ve never seen a dip; only a discount. Every time I earn, I convert a good portion into Bitcoin to protect the fruits of my labor. Correlation is often nothing more than synchronized emotion: timing, liquidity, and herd mentality masquerading as logic. Human nature craves patterns, so we invent causation to comfort ourselves…but the truth is, much of what moves markets is a chain reaction of nothingburgers. If you can’t harness others’ fear, how do you ever grow stronger? image
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sms 3 months ago
Leave leverage to housing; using it for bitcoin is risky business imo. Everything is bought by me for me so no borrowed funds or third party risks. I will happily take these discounted sats as long as they are being offered. It’s patience over panic. DCA into spot BTC and hodl in self custody. No matter what happens your stack is intact. I’m not selling my bitcoin for gold, and sadly I don’t have gold to sell for bitcoin. image
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sms 3 months ago
The more bitcoin’s price dips the greater my incentive to be productive gets. Sentiment be damned I don’t trust Polymarket’s opinion on btc, 52% odds of going below 100k this month? You can stay scared, but I’ll stick to stacking. Very interested in how Grant Cardone balances btc and re. There’s no second best, but in a world where there’s no bitcoin or I somehow have enough bitcoin the only other thing I’d want is Real Estate. Other than that everything seems extremely mild, boy is boredom fun. image
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sms 3 months ago
Not much has changed for me, still stacking sats and skills. Dollar price is volatile but not very important I want more sats and Bitcoin provides opportunities with it’s volatility. More Bitcoin and no leverage never hurt anyone. Strictly Bitcoin. I’m not sure I can make that hurdle, I’ve tried by betting on others, now the only way I’d even think of doing it is betting on myself and the value I can provide. Until I hatch my bitcoin goose I’ll have to stay convicted and appreciate these discounted sats while they last, but it’s really a pleasure not a task. image
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sms 3 months ago
Is a #Bitcoin standard with meme coins still a #BTC standard? I still don’t get buying a stock so they will buy more #bitcoin; I like bitcoin because I cut out the middle men with it. I get if you have money trapped in the system and can’t get #btc exposure otherwise. It takes almost $13 million dollars for a company to be a top 100 corporate bitcoin holder…it sounds incredibly early to me but I see it as reason to stack sats not any particular stock. image
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sms 3 months ago
I remember being hyper bullish at $16k, we’ve dropped $16k to $110k and the weak hands are starting to get clammy. I’m laughing my way to cold storage. My secret is I’m always buying cheap sats. My secret is price and performance is almost irrelevant; bitcoin’s best days are ahead, it’s had a concentrated impact so far but it’s broadening: it might not give a hundred people a 10,000,000% return but it could give 10 million people a 100% return and I’d consider the latter better performance than the prior. I own 0 gold and a majority of goldbugs own gold they can’t hold. Sounds like fiat to me. Gold loves borders and trade restrictions, Bitcoin erases them. image
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sms 3 months ago
Trump hit altcoiners where it hurt multiple times and ended up with close to a billy in #Bitcoin. Some may call it cruel and self serving, but I’d prefer it to be based. Nothing like the smell of no second best in the morning. I have no evidence that Trump directly rugged an alt to buy more #BTC, in fact I can tell you that’s not the case from what I know. Correlation isn’t causation, but sometimes the stars align. image
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sms 3 months ago
The government is shut down…WHY ARE THERE STILL INSIDERS?! Just joking, I do find it funny how unphased I am with #Bitcoin drama along with the bimbo crypto trying to hold on to BTC’s coat tails in its wake. Glad that’s not me, thanks Satoshi. image
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sms 4 months ago
What flavor Bitcoin are you rocking Corn v30.0 or Nuts v29.2? My smooth brain is too indecisive and paranoid to pick a preference. image
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sms 4 months ago
I got some Bitcoinfish, not to be mistaken with goldfish, I think Bitcoinfish is a more accurate name they aren’t gold they are orange. Meet Mac and Cheese Steele
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sms 4 months ago
Look guys I caught a falling knife 😎 Hands aren’t weak but I can still feel them bleed, I just know it’s good for me. image
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sms 4 months ago
Was hitting an ATH before the halving an anomaly, or a sign that traditional timing models are becoming less reliable? Maybe it’s just a wait and see moment, to find out how many of our old assumptions need to be rethought. It’s not only about how much #Bitcoin improves, but how much worse it didn’t get compared to what you price it in. #BTC doesn’t have a Fed that can be pressured to abandon its targets just to steal from the poor and reward the wealthy. If inflation starts ripping again, does a bear market even make sense anymore? I’m still convinced that every pattern we think we know will eventually become an outlier dataset. #Bitcoin isn’t just different: it’s unrecognizable compared to even younger versions of itself. image
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sms 4 months ago
Square Bitcoin? It’s hip to be square. I can’t wait till all the mom and pop square shops can take my corn for coffee or food. image
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sms 4 months ago
Exchange balances look like an all you can eat buffet, I’ll be taking my #Bitcoin to go. image
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sms 4 months ago
It feels like the #Bitcoin ETFs just launched, yet they already hold around ₿1.33 million (~$166B); roughly 6.4% of total supply…and somehow, it still feels like the warm up phase. They’re about to apply face melting pressure on diamond hands; many will crack under the heat. ETFs are just the bridge between TradFi and Bitcoin. They’re not the destination, only the on ramp, and when in kind redemptions become the norm, the traffic across that bridge will only accelerate. image
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sms 4 months ago
Bitcoin’s evolution over the past 16 years is like watching a lemonade stand scale into a nuclear reactor: with precision, purpose, and unstoppable momentum. When finite supply collides with infinite fiat, $1 million isn’t the destination…it’s just a checkpoint. image
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sms 4 months ago
Only the strong endure, and #Bitcoin is the apex collaborator. It was never designed as a solo act, but as the missing piece that completes the puzzle. Its base layer exists to be built upon, a neutral foundation for limitless innovation. I hold no speculation, no skepticism. #BTC was never my savior, but it is my relentless sidekick: full of potential, pushing me forward, and together we cultivate hope. image