Are there any initiatives in the US to oppose biometric surveillance for airports / travel? Just reading about the new EES biometrics requirements in Europe starting this October... 😬

Well... that was underwhelming. The US now has a bitcoinless shitcoin reserve. More for me 😉 The nation-state game theory starting gun has been delayed; time to use and be grateful for the extended opportunity to stack and to onboard the next wave of people.

Went through the airport yesterday (US airport), and they have biometric screening- they take a picture of you to match to your ID. There is a sign right next to the camera stating that you do not have to have your picture taken, just tell the TSA agent you wish to decline. I was the only person who declined- none of the 30 or so people around me in line batted an eye. Soon that sign will be gone and biometric surveillance will be forced on everyone if we are all so blindly compliant... it was a disappointing experience.

There's a bitcoin sale going on- 20% off this week! But only while supply lasts. #buythedip

I have created a transcript of Trump's speech to commemorate this momentous occasion: "Thank you to so and so, who is an amazing person, truly. So and so has an amazing family. And also whatshisname, he’s here tonight too – and whatshisname is amazing. Just tremendous. Where are you, Whatshisname? Raise your hand. There he is! Whatshisname is here tonight, and he’s just incredible. Oh, and That Guy! Where are you, That Guy? There you are! That Guy has done some tremendous work. Amazing. Anyway – I don’t want to waste time, we have a lot of important things to talk about. Crypto! We will mint, mine and make all the crypto here, so that China can’t have it. I don’t like China. USA crypto is better than China crypto. You guys are like the steel industry a hundred years ago. Vote for me and I’ll make sure your industry does amazing – just tremendous. And I will stop World War 3! And you will beg me to stop giving you so much electricity. And under my administration, there will be NO MORE HANKY PANKY! Have fun playing with your bitcoin and your crypto and other things! God bless!"

Trump speaking at the 2024 bitcoin conference is going mark the beginning of bitcoin's tenure as a distinctly partisan issue; at least when neither party openly embraced it, it didn't come with a political aftertaste. Now left-leaning people will automatically rail against it because of association with Trump, meanwhile trumpers will embrace it without knowing a damn thing about it or why it's important. But, this was always inevitable, and in the end it will prevail regardless.

Happy Halving, everyone :) Miners, may the odds ever be in your favor...

I'm a bitcoiner and a fan of Myrmikin Research. I recently read an older article entitled "The Bitcoin Boom" by Myrmikin, which lays out a compelling argument about why bitcoin's fundamental lack of stability and supply inelasticity is the fatal flaw which ensures gold's continued superiority- framed from a largely Austrian economic perspective. I have never heard this particular argument and wondered if there are any Podcasters out there interested in making a show to providing a couterargument. @Guy Swann maybe? @Peter McCormack ? This is the article link: http://www.myrmikan.com/pub/Myrmikan_Research_2017_10_26.pdf