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Bitcoin Arithmetic #17 – How New Coins Appear ⸻ Imagine a magic treasure chest that gives out new coins every now and then, but only to the friends who solve a tricky puzzle. The puzzle is really hard, so it takes time and effort. When someone solves it, the chest gives them new coins as a reward. That’s called mining in Bitcoin. It helps the treasure map stay accurate because solving the puzzle also double-checks everyone’s coins. This way, new coins enter the system fairly, and everyone can trust the map. It’s like earning new stars for your treasure chart! • Please support me by sending sats in multiples of 100! That would really be supportive! pearswan17@primal.net 👉 That’s my Lightning/Primal wallet address. #BTC #Bitcoin #Timechain #Mining #TreasureChest #Rewards #Secure Block Height: 915390

Bitcoin Arithmetic #16 – Everyone Can See, But No One Can Steal Imagine you and all your friends have a giant treasure map that shows where every coin is. Everyone can look at the map to see who has what, so no one gets confused or cheated. But even though everyone can see the map, no one can move someone else’s coins because the map is locked with a special secret code. Only the person with the right key can spend their own coins. This is why Bitcoin is safe: everyone knows what’s happening, but only the owner can move their treasure. • Please support me by sending sats in multiples of 100! That would really be supportive! pearswan17@primal.net 👉 That’s my Lightning/Primal wallet address. #BTC #Bitcoin #Timechain #TreasureMap #Secure #Ownership #Coins Block Height: 915386

Bitcoin Arithmetic #15 – Miners Are Puzzle Solvers Think of all the treasure notes you and your friends make as a big stack of secret messages. Before the messages can be added to the treasure map (the timechain), someone has to solve a tricky puzzle. These people are called miners. They use lots of thinking power to solve the puzzle and make sure every note is correct. Once they solve it, they add all the notes to the treasure map so everyone can see who owns which coins. Solving the puzzle also gives the miner a new coin as a reward, which is how new coins come into the world. This keeps the treasure safe and makes sure no one cheats. • Please support me by sending sats in multiples of 100! That would really be supportive! pearswan17@primal.net #BTC #Bitcoin #Mining #Timechain #Puzzle #Transaction #Treasure Block Height: 915386

Bitcoin Arithmetic #14 – Treasure Chests and Secret Notes Imagine you have a little treasure chest at home, and only you have the key. That chest can hold shiny coins, and you can send coins to your friends by giving them a special note that proves the coins are yours to send. In Bitcoin, your wallet is like that chest, and your private key is the secret key. Every time you send a coin, you make a note (transaction) that says, “I am giving this coin to my friend.” Everyone on the network can check the note to make sure you really have the coin to give, but no one can open your chest or take it without your secret key. This keeps the coins safe and shows who owns what. • Please support me by sending sats in multiples of 100! That would really be supportive! pearswan17@primal.net #BTC #Bitcoin #Wallet #PrivateKey #Transaction #Ledger #Timechain Block Height: 915386

Bitcoin Arithmetic #13 – The Treasure Map Imagine a treasure map that shows where a shiny coin is buried. Everyone wants to find the treasure, but only the first person to solve the puzzle on the map can dig it up and keep it. In Bitcoin, miners are like the treasure hunters. They solve a hard math puzzle, and when they find the answer, they get new Bitcoin as a reward. Everyone else checks the answer to make sure it’s correct. That way, no one can cheat and say they found the treasure when they didn’t. The map updates each time someone finds a new treasure, and everyone keeps a copy so the story of all treasures is never lost! • Please support me by sending sats in multiples of 100! That would really be supportive! pearswan17@primal.net #BTC #Bitcoin #Timechain #TreasureMap #Mining #Puzzle #Ledger Block Height: 915386

Bitcoin Arithmetic #12 – The Mailbox Adventure Imagine you want to send a letter to your friend, but you don’t have a magic way to make sure it gets there safely. You put it in a mailbox that everyone in the neighborhood can see. All the neighbors watch and check that the letter goes in the right mailbox, no sneaky tricks, and that it actually reaches your friend. In Bitcoin, sending a coin is like putting a letter in this special mailbox. The neighbors are the nodes, and they check that the coins go where they are supposed to go. Once everyone agrees, the letter is “confirmed,” and your friend can open it safely. That notebook everyone shares, remembering every letter, is the blockchain! • Please support me by sending sats in multiples of 100! That would really be supportive! pearswan17@primal.net #BTC #Bitcoin #Timechain #MailboxAdventure #SafeLetters #Ledger #Confirmation Block Height: 915386

Bitcoin Arithmetic #11 – The Playground Race Imagine all your friends are on a playground, and each of you wants to run a race from the slide to the swing. Before anyone starts, you all have to agree on the rules: who runs first, how far to go, and where the finish line is. In Bitcoin, sending a coin is like starting a race. Every runner (transaction) is watched by all the friends (nodes) to make sure nobody cheats, jumps ahead, or moves the finish line. Only when everyone agrees that the race was fair does the winner get the prize, and that prize is recorded on a big notebook everyone shares. That notebook is called the blockchain. • Please support me by sending sats in multiples of 100! That would really be supportive! pearswan17@primal.net 👉 That’s my Lightning/Primal wallet address. #BTC #Bitcoin #Timechain #PlaygroundRace #FairGame #Ledger #MagicCoins Block Height: 915386

Bitcoin Arithmetic #10 – The Treasure Map Imagine you have a treasure map that shows where all the gold coins are hidden. Every time someone finds a coin, they mark it on the map so everyone else knows it’s gone. But the map is magic—it makes sure no one can cheat or say they found a coin they didn’t. All the friends checking the map are like little guardians making sure every mark is correct. This is how Bitcoin works: each coin is tracked, every move is seen by all, and no one can take more than they should. The treasure map never lies. • Please support me by sending sats in multiples of 100! That would really be supportive! pearswan17@primal.net 👉 That’s my Lightning/Primal wallet address. #BTC #Bitcoin #Timechain #TreasureMap #SafeCoins #Ledger #MagicCoins Block Height: 915386

Bitcoin Arithmetic #9 – The Magic Library Imagine a giant library where each book is a special coin. Every time someone wants to borrow a book, the library magically writes down who has it, so no one can take the same book twice. The librarians are computers, and they check each other’s notes to make sure every book is accounted for. When a new book appears, everyone sees it on the magical shelf at the same time. This way, the library never loses books, and everyone knows the rules are fair. Bitcoin works a lot like this magical library, keeping all coins safe and counted. • Please support me by sending sats in multiples of 100! That would really be supportive! pearswan17@primal.net 👉 That’s my Lightning/Primal wallet address. #BTC #Bitcoin #Timechain #MagicLibrary #Ledger #SafeCoins #FairPlay Block Height: 915386

Bitcoin Arithmetic #8 – The Treasure Hunt Imagine a giant sandbox full of treasure chests. Every kid wants to find the treasure, but only one chest has a special key at a time. All the kids try different keys, and the first one to open the chest gets the treasure inside (new bitcoins!). Once the chest is opened, everyone sees it’s real and gets to add a note to the treasure map, so everyone knows where treasures have been found. This way, the sandbox stays fair, and no kid can sneak a treasure without the others knowing. That’s how the Bitcoin network keeps track of all coins safely. • Please support me by sending sats in multiples of 100! That would really be supportive! pearswan17@primal.net 👉 That’s my Lightning/Primal wallet address. #BTC #Bitcoin #Timechain #TreasureHunt #Mining #FairPlay #HonestMoney Block Height: 915386

Bitcoin Arithmetic #7 – Who Adds the Pages? In our class notebook, we all agree the trades are fair. But who gets to write the next page? That’s where the “miners” come in. Think of miners like kids solving really hard puzzles. Whoever solves it first gets the right to add the new page to the notebook. And guess what? They get a reward—brand-new cookies (bitcoins) for their work! This makes it fun and exciting to try, but also fair, because the puzzle is so hard no one can cheat. That’s how new bitcoins are made and how the notebook keeps growing, page by page. • Please support me by sending sats in multiples of 100! That would really be supportive! pearswan17@primal.net 👉 That’s my Lightning/Primal wallet address. #BTC #Bitcoin #Timechain #Mining #SoundMoney #ProofOfWork #HonestMoney Block Height: 915386

Bitcoin Arithmetic #6 – Who Checks the Notebook? Imagine your whole class keeps one notebook together. Every time someone gets a cookie or trades a toy, they all look to make sure it’s written the same way. That’s how Bitcoin works! The people who run special computers, called nodes, keep their own copy of the notebook. When a new page (block) is added, every node checks it carefully. If one kid tried to sneak in “I got 1,000 cookies for free,” the rest would laugh and say, “No way!” Because everyone checks, no one can cheat. The truth always wins when it’s shared by many. • Please support me by sending sats in multiples of 100! That would really be supportive! pearswan17@primal.net 👉 That’s my Lightning/Primal wallet address. #BTC #Bitcoin #Timechain #SoundMoney #Nodes #ProofOfWork #HonestMoney Block Height: 915386

Bitcoin Arithmetic #5 – How Do the Rules Stop Cheating? Imagine you have one cookie. If you eat it, it’s gone. You can’t give it to two friends at the same time. But with computers, people could copy things, like making two cookies from one. That’s cheating! Satoshi’s rules stop this. Every time someone spends Bitcoin, it’s written in the public notebook (the blockchain). Everyone checks the notebook to make sure the same Bitcoin isn’t used twice. If someone tries to cheat, the network says “Nope! That’s not real.” This is why Bitcoin is honest money. • Please support me by sending sats in multiples of 100! That would really be supportive! pearswan17@primal.net 👉 That’s my Lightning/Primal wallet address. #BTC #Bitcoin #Timechain #SoundMoney #ProofOfWork #Decentralization #SelfCustody Block Height: 915384

Bitcoin Arithmetic #4 – Why Did Satoshi Write a White Paper? Imagine you make up a new game that no one has ever played before. You want people to understand the rules, so they can join in and play it the right way. That’s what Satoshi did with Bitcoin. The “white paper” is like a rulebook. It explains how the game works: no cheating, no boss, everyone can check the score for themselves. Without the rulebook, people wouldn’t know how to play fairly together. Bitcoin works because Satoshi wrote down the rules clearly for all of us. • Please support me by sending sats in multiples of 100! That would really be supportive! pearswan17@primal.net 👉 That’s my Lightning/Primal wallet address. #BTC #Bitcoin #Timechain #SoundMoney #ProofOfWork #Decentralization #SelfCustody Block Height: 915384

Bitcoin Arithmetic #3 – Peer-to-Peer Money Normally, when you send money on the internet, it goes through a bank. The bank is like the teacher in class who says, “Yes, you can trade toys.” Without the teacher, the trade doesn’t happen. Satoshi wanted to remove the teacher. He wanted people to be able to send money directly to each other, just like handing over a toy in person. This is called peer-to-peer. Bitcoin is money that doesn’t need a bank, a company, or even a teacher to say “okay.” The system itself makes sure it’s fair. ⸻ #Bitcoin #BTC #Timechain #Satoshi #SoundMoney #PeerToPeer #BTCWhitePaper • Please support me by sending sats in multiples of 100! That would really be supportive! pearswan17@primal.net Block Height: 915384

Bitcoin Arithmetic #2 – The Problem of Double Spending Imagine you have one toy car. You can give it to your friend, but then you don’t have it anymore. That makes sense. But with computers, things are tricky. If you have a picture of a toy car, you can copy it many times. You could send the same picture to ten friends, and everyone thinks they got the “real” car. Money can’t work like that. If you spend the same coin twice, it’s called double spending. Before Bitcoin, no one knew how to stop this problem without using a bank. Satoshi’s white paper showed the world how. ⸻ #Bitcoin #BTC #Timechain #Satoshi #SoundMoney #CryptoHistory #BTCWhitePaper Block Height: 915384

Bitcoin Arithmetic #1 – What Is the White Paper? A long time ago, a person named Satoshi Nakamoto wrote something very short but very important. It was only nine pages. This paper is called the Bitcoin White Paper. A white paper is like a guidebook. It tells people how something new works. In this case, it explained a way to make money that lives on the internet. This money is not controlled by a bank or a government. Instead, it works because everyone can agree on who owns what. The white paper is like the set of rules for the game of Bitcoin. Without it, people would not know how to play fair. ⸻ #Bitcoin #BTC #Timechain #Satoshi #SoundMoney #CryptoHistory #BTCWhitePaper Block Height: 915384

The Mirror of Action Reflection shows what we are, not what we wish to appear. Bitcoin mirrors choices: holding, verifying, running a node, or surrendering custody. The chain reflects discipline, patience, and commitment. Every verified block is a testament to action; every skipped step is a void. The mirror does not judge but records. By acting consciously and verifying carefully, the participant shapes not only their own future but the integrity of the network. Bitcoin’s mirror is impartial, yet exacting: it rewards care, diligence, and awareness, teaching that every small act ripples through the ledger and across time. (Inspired by Lao Tzu and Stoic philosophy) Value Note: 1000 sats → act, reflect, be counted. → pearswan17@primal.net #BTC #Bitcoin #SelfCustody #Timechain #SoundMoney #Freedom #BTC Block Height: 915073

The Hidden Symphony Music often resonates beyond the ears, affecting the mind and body in subtle, invisible ways. Bitcoin operates like a hidden symphony — each transaction, block, and node is a note that contributes to a network that orchestrates freedom, sovereignty, and trustless security. Only by listening carefully, by engaging in self-custody, running a node, and understanding the network, does one perceive the harmony and elegance of this system. The symphony plays regardless of observation, but participation reveals its beauty. Those who ignore it miss not only the music but also the power of a decentralized future. (Inspired by Beethoven and Philip K. Dick) Value Note: 1000 sats → hear the music, join the orchestra. → pearswan17@primal.net #BTC #Bitcoin #Timechain #SelfCustody #SoundMoney #Freedom #Sats Block Height: 915073

The Lighthouse In a stormy sea, the lighthouse stands unwavering. Bitcoin is that lighthouse in the chaos of monetary systems — immovable, transparent, guiding those who seek refuge from inflation, centralization, and instability. Running a node, self-custodying, and verifying the chain is like maintaining that lighthouse: attention and vigilance ensure the light never falters. Each beacon strengthens the network and gives confidence to those navigating the uncertain financial oceans. The power is not in one beam, but in the sum of all lights across the network. Together, the network is unbreakable, illuminating truth beyond perception. (Inspired by Marcus Aurelius and classical stoicism) Value Note: 1000 sats → light the way. → pearswan17@primal.net #BTC #Bitcoin #Timechain #Freedom #SelfCustody #SoundMoney #BTC Block Height: 915073