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Wicked
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My name's Wicked ✌️🍎🍻. I'm an apple who loves art, math, programming, and Bitcoin. Exit fiat, save in bitcoin, and take it into self custody. Learn UTXO mgmt. https://wickedsmartbitcoin.com/
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w_s_bitcoin 0 months ago
Just added a chain panel to the top of the BIP-110 signaling dashboard which will show any chain splits that occur during the mandatory signaling period. bip110.rip image
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w_s_bitcoin 1 month ago
You can now watch legacy and BIP-110 chain states side by side on my dashboard, including how they diverge if BIP-110 nodes fork off once mandatory signaling begins. bip110.rip image
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w_s_bitcoin 2 months ago
Cooking up a new Casascius Explorer page for my site. Coming soon™.
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w_s_bitcoin 7 months ago
Did you know the highest-value fiat currency by unit is the Kuwaiti dinar? At current prices, 1 KWD is worth 3,650 sats. image
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w_s_bitcoin 7 months ago
The Venezuelan bolívar has endured the worst fiat debasement in modern history. Bitcoin was one of the few ways out. image
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w_s_bitcoin 8 months ago
With a long-term outlook, saving in bitcoin has historically outperformed saving in gold. This chart shows a $50/week DCA into both starting in 2021. Even after bitcoin’s recent drawdown and gold’s strong rally, bitcoin still emerges as the superior long-term saving vehicle.
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w_s_bitcoin 8 months ago
Stock2FOMO formula explained: y(x) = y_i (2x_i/x - 1)^a Time is anchored to Oct 4, 2009, where x = 0 and y = 0 With a < 0, the curve goes to infinity as x → 2x_i x_i anchors the curve where y = y_i y_i sets the scale a controls the steepness image
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w_s_bitcoin 8 months ago
Spending the weekend merging related visuals into single grid cards. Open any card and cycle through all variants of that visualization using the dropdowns. image
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w_s_bitcoin 8 months ago
Number of U.S. bitcoin-accepting merchants per 100k population.
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w_s_bitcoin 8 months ago
With Square integrating bitcoin payments, the U.S. is now solidly leading the way in using bitcoin as money.
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w_s_bitcoin 8 months ago
Man...this @BTC Map data's so much fun to visualize. Who wants to see this one animated? image
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w_s_bitcoin 8 months ago
24,113 verified bitcoin-accepting merchants worldwide, with 2,046 added in the last 30 days alone. Gradually, then suddenly.
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w_s_bitcoin 8 months ago
Pretty fun to watch the number of merchants on BTC Map explode over the past couple of years. I'll try to have an animated version of this dashboard ready to post by tomorrow. 🍻 image
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w_s_bitcoin 8 months ago
Playing around with the BTC Map data. Might try to work on animating it over the weekend. image
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w_s_bitcoin 8 months ago
After drinking a few beers this evening, I decided to add support for Liquid and On-chain donations to my beer fund. 🍺🍎 image
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w_s_bitcoin 9 months ago
The real reason I built this site was so I could check my updated Bitcoin charts on the road while keeping my Bitcoin node running safely at home. Glad some of you are enjoying it too. 🍻 image
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w_s_bitcoin 9 months ago
Thank God I didn't quit my job right before getting a 50% pay raise in bitcoin terms. image
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w_s_bitcoin 9 months ago
The deeper the drawdown, the sweeter the rebound.
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w_s_bitcoin 9 months ago
Another day of perfect bitcoin issuance. Miners mined 144 blocks, hitting the target of 450 newly issued bitcoin. 🎯 image