Don’t shoot the messenger…

Calling things by their proper name is the first step to fixing them. Well done 👏

Some exchanges have “white list” addresses for you to withdraw your bitcoin. Don’t forget, YOU are on their white list.

Recently, I set up a tiny open-source bitcoin miner with my 9-year-old. By the next morning, the picture had 1.4M views on X. Why did it strike such a nerve? Nostalgia? The thrill of the mining lottery? The fact that a device the size of a light bulb can actually mine bitcoin? This week’s FIRE BTC breaks it all down: solo mining, Bitaxe, and the bigger picture for bitcoin mining. 👉 Read here + subscribe:

🎰 Hashrate Hopium

FIRE BTC #45 - Solo bitcoin mining goes viral

If you’re borrowing against your bitcoin, it’s important to understand LTV in both contexts that matter: vs the loan and vs your full stack.

Who else is fading MSTR inclusion in the S&P 500? 🙋‍♂️

Gold is reminding us that the majority of the world’s capital is still controlled by boomers.

Random thought: the reason gold only trades for $3,500/oz is because there’s sooooooo much of it, and they’re constantly finding more.

On Ken Rogoff’s spectacular bitcoin flub.

Is bitcoin cycle theory still alive? I get this question a lot. Here’s how I think about it!

Bitcoin always works, even on Labor Day.

AI could make Labor Day obsolete.

The crazy part is that we probably still have 5-10 years to front-run nation states. DON’T waste it!

Downloaded Bitchat at a party on Saturday night with a buddy. Two new nodes are up and running!

1 BTC = 1 BTC Just make sure you actually get one!

🚨 Harvard Economist Humbled 🚨 In 2018, Harvard’s Kenneth Rogoff said bitcoin was more likely to hit $100 than $100k. Fast forward: bitcoin didn’t crash—it ripped through $100k and has stayed there for 100+ days. Rogoff was off by three orders of magnitude. His excuse now? The world is just too dumb. 🤡 His argument rested on three pillars: 1️⃣ Mostly for criminals 2️⃣ Governments would regulate it away 3️⃣ No utility without illicit use All wrong. Governments didn’t ban bitcoin—they’re adopting it. Corporations, sovereigns, and millions of individuals hold it. Even Harvard just disclosed a $100M+ allocation to BlackRock’s ETF $IBIT. 🫠 Rogoff also called bitcoin’s role in the $20T underground economy a flaw. It’s actually proof of concept: it works when you need it most—remittances, broken currencies, censorship, sanctions. If it works there, it works everywhere. So why do Ivy League elites keep missing it? Their worldview depends on trusting the system. They can’t imagine it failing. But bitcoin doesn’t care about diplomas or credentials. Reality is the ultimate rebuttal. Even Harvard’s endowment has already voted—with $100M+. 👉 I dive deeper into this in FIRE BTC #44—covering why elites dismiss bitcoin, Jesse Myers’ “yuppie elite” framework, and why the underground economy is validation, not a bug. 📩 Read it & subscribe free here:

🤌 Harvard Humbled

FIRE BTC #44 - Bad bitcoin takes from Ivy League elites

Reminder: if you’re spending dollars, you’re spending sats you could have saved. Spending itself is the real opportunity cost.

Hot take: bitcoiners who reach FI should live in luxury to give others a vision to strive for.

Price your __________ in bitcoin... stocks bonds house car income revenue business returns expenses groceries bank balances wedding vacation Netflix subscription Uber Eats iPhone electricity bill gym membership drinking habit college tuition airplane tickets steaks life

IBIT is BlackRock’s most profitable ETF ever, and Uncle Larry Fink LOVES it. BlackRock makes more money when bitcoin pumps, and you’re bearish, anon?!?