🥷 127,000 BTC. This wasn’t just a seizure. It may have been the first Bitcoin war between superpowers. On Oct 14, 2025, the U.S. DOJ announced it had seized 127,271 BTC. But the real story is how those coins appeared. 👉 They were linked to Chen Zhi, a Cambodian-Chinese billionaire behind the Prince Group. Accused of fraud, human trafficking, and money laundering across Asia. But those coins… weren’t just “criminal funds.” They came from a forgotten hack in 2020. 💸 Dec 29, 2020 127,272 BTC vanished. Gone in hours. Stolen from LuBian, a mining pool controlling ~6% of global hashrate. 👉 The attack was surgical. No servers hacked. Just a fatal flaw: 👉 weak randomness in key generation Attackers predicted private keys… and drained everything. Then… nothing. For YEARS. The funds sat untouched. Silent. Until 2021–2022… Messages started appearing on-chain: “Please return our funds.” “We will pay a reward.” That’s when the truth leaked: 👉 Prince Group was connected to the stolen BTC But still… nothing moved. Until June 2024. 💥 The wallets suddenly woke up. Funds started moving. 👉 https://intel.arkm.com/explorer/entity/lubian-hacker Blockchain analysts tracked the destination… And found something shocking: 🇺🇸 U.S. GOVERNMENT ADDRESSES 👉 Just like that… The biggest hack in Bitcoin history became ⚖️ an official U.S. seizure But here’s the problem: Bitcoin doesn’t care about laws. 👉 You need private keys. So the real question is: HOW did the U.S. get them? The DOJ says: “The keys were in possession of Chen Zhi.” 👉 Legal seizure. Not hacking. But there’s a gap. No warrants disclosed. No device seizures. No cooperation details. Nothing. So theories exploded: • He was forced to hand over the keys • A covert cyber operation • Intelligence-level recovery Then China responded. 🇨🇳 A 47-page report accused the U.S. of: 👉 state-sponsored theft Their argument: • 4 years dormant • then perfectly synchronized movement Too clean. Too precise. To Beijing, this wasn’t justice. It was: 👉 digital piracy by a superpower Now think about this: For the first time ever… Two global powers are disputing NOT land NOT oil …but 🧠 PRIVATE KEYS ❄️ Welcome to the Digital Cold War Where governments fight for control of value on-chain. 127,000 BTC was just the beginning. Your keys are safe… until they aren’t.

At the event “The United States will bomb Iran by…”, Polymarket offers a range of dates for traders to speculate on—from 1 or 2 days to as long as 4 months. We observe that the farther out the deadline, the higher the probability it resolves as YES. That’s because there is more time for the event to occur—in this case, for the U.S. to bomb Iran. Another aspect is the possibility of extracting gains from markets that are nearing expiration and have a high probability of resolving as NO. If you bet that there will be no U.S. bombing of Iran by today (02/17), you earn 0.6% on the invested capital in one day. For February 22, the return rises to 7%, but the position will only settle in five days.

You are already free. Bitcoin has already won. Your family has already prospered. Your future is already abundant. Don’t let this leave your mind, my friend. It is your inevitable reality. Have a great weekend!

“Bitcoin is an open-source public infrastructure. A utility, just like the internet, water, or fire. It doesn’t depend on any person or institution. It has no secrets. No tacky pedophile is going to steal our chance to fix this rotten system. Bitcoin is the solution, not the problem.” — @jack mallers

Only 0.25% of the world's population can own 1 BTC

You can buy beauty. Subscribe to intelligence. Fake status. But you can’t pay for more willpower. That only grows through discipline and suffering. And no one likes to suffer. The future belongs to those who still know how to force themselves to do what no one else wants to do.

January 11, 2009: Jason Finney heard the machines humming in the attic. The boy was forbidden to go up there when his father’s computers, Hal’s, were turned on. That night, his dad had an important mission: to receive the first #Bitcoin transaction in history. Jason was 26 years old when, on a Saturday—January 10, 2009—his father fired up the machines and sent a tweet from the attic that would go down in history. #Bitcoin had barely been launched, and Hal Finney had already downloaded the software and was mining coins at home. It was no coincidence. Harold Thomas Finney II was the perfect figure to receive Satoshi Nakamoto’s torch 🗽 He was one of the first employees of the PGP Corporation. In 2004, he created a system of reusable proof-of-work. He was also an active participant on the mailing list where Satoshi announced #BTC. Hal and Fran Finney had two children. The kids grew up immersed in technology. They had home internet as early as 1991. Their father was a video game developer who became a cypherpunk activist. But even by that household’s standards… Hal’s recent obsession was curious. When Satoshi released the software, Hal rushed to install it, helped fix bugs, and made the famous prediction that “a coin could eventually be worth $10M.” He began mining. In January 2009, that attic was humming day and night. Hal was excited. In early 2009, Jason noticed that his father’s computer processor was running 24 hours a day, seven days a week, at full speed. “He mentioned that he was helping someone test a kind of prototype for an online money system. That’s how he saw it. It wasn’t real—it was a test for a prototype.” More specifically, this test was the receipt of the first Bitcoin transaction by Hal. Although it was just another step in the process for him, Hal’s role would forever secure him a place in the annals of cryptography around the world. Two days after the famous tweet, Hal received the first transaction in history: 10 BTC directly from Satoshi Nakamoto. The emails he exchanged with Satoshi between January 9 and 24 were later made public by Fran Finney: https://www.wsj.com/public/resources/documents/finneynakamotoemails.pdf The toy took off. The noise in the attic turned into money. When #BTC hit $1, Hal gave exotic Christmas gifts to the whole family— like alpaca wool socks, which became legendary. But he didn’t get to enjoy the rewards of his pioneering role. Everything was about to change. Every genius carries a cross. Hal Finney had ALS—a degenerative disease that, between 2011 and 2013, impaired his speech and movement. The Finney attic fell silent. Soon after Satoshi disappeared, Hal also stopped mining. See the chart below 👇 Hal had a project to improve a wallet, which he carried forward as far as he could. When he could no longer type, Hal built a device that allowed him to write using eye movements. It was 20 times slower than using his fingers, but it worked. Hal kept programming until he could no longer communicate. In March 2013, he published a farewell letter titled “Bitcoin and Me.”

Bitcoin and me (Hal Finney)

Bitcoin and me (Hal Finney)

In it, he said he was “comfortable with his legacy.” In August 2014, he left behind two children, his wife, and a legion of admirers. Hal was not buried or cremated. Instead, he was cryopreserved. He rests in a frozen tank in the Arizona desert, waiting for medicine to advance enough to repair his ailments. Fran says that Hal “loved change.” He just wanted “to be able to see what the world would become.” The coins mined in the Finney attic essentially paid for the treatment and gave Hal a dignified end of life. His children inherited a love for science and freedom. Perhaps Hal remembers a private key—and if he’s ever brought back, he’ll have a little money to spend. Erin, the youngest, is a programmer. Jason became a math teacher and a science fiction writer. Fran works funding research into the disease that put Hal’s life “on pause.” Every year, she organizes a half marathon that raises donations in #BTC for the ALSF.

Jan 3, 2026 17 years since Satoshi mined the Genesis Block. 17 years of sound, censorship-resistant money. Today is #ProofOfKeys Day. Not your keys, not your bitcoin. Happy Birthday, Bitcoin.

“A demoralized person is unable to properly assess truthful information. Facts mean nothing to them— even when presented with clear evidence, documents, or images. They will still refuse to believe it. That is the tragedy of demoralization.” — Yuri Bezmenov

Merry Christmas, a Holy Christmas, to everyone who receives this message! Christmas is the most beautiful story ever told. It is the fulfillment of thousands of years of prophecies and promises of God to His beloved children; the beginning of the new and eternal covenant. It is a story marked by flight and deliverance, by a State that orders the mass execution of innocents, by an angel who commands disobedience to unjust laws and the courage to flee without looking back. And above all, it is the story of the King of Kings — the Son of the God who created the Universe — who chose to be born in a simple manger, in a filthy stable, to redeem the world.

“If you were rich enough to never work again, would you keep playing the games of wealth and status, or would you walk away?” In the end, this is one of the most important questions: how much is enough for you? It’s like Naval’s saying: “If you’re not happy with a cup of coffee, you won’t be happy on a yacht.” When it comes to wealth, the returns are diminishing. If you’re not happy with a few million, would having several make you happy? Probably not. But we humans have this bias of thinking, “When that thing happens, then I’ll finally enjoy life,” or “Once I get there, then I’ll have made it!” However, when you do get there, “there” won’t be enough if you haven’t taken care of your psychological well-being along the way.

Love is the alchemy of specific emotions that give rise to complex feelings, where only by holding balance and emotional stability can we survive its power, without letting it turn into hatred at the end of a relationship.

According to JPMorgan, 15% of hedge funds managing more than $5 billion in assets plan to trade or increase their exposure to cryptocurrencies over the next 11 months. Triple A estimates that 15.56% of the U.S. population already owns cryptocurrency. Around the year 300 A.D., Christians made up roughly 10% of the population of the Roman Empire. They were heavily persecuted and viewed by the elite as a marginal, fanatical sect. Then came Constantine, who ended the persecution in 313 A.D. and began to favor the faith. In just one generation, Christianity surpassed 50% of the empire’s population. When the State stops fighting something and simply allows it to breathe (or even supports it), adoption can grow exponentially.

Don't be collectivist — choose what’s best for you and your family. Salvation is individual. It was by thinking about the collective that millions starved to death in the Soviet Union, Mao’s China, North Korea, and Venezuela, while the leaders lived in luxury.

Whoever sold BTC at $99K USD is going to have to watch this happen:

Never quit. Success is a battle of endurance — the one who stays in the game longest wins. If you’re not seeing results, it’s usually because of one of two reasons: 1️⃣ You’re not focusing on the high-leverage work — the 20% of actions that generate 80% of the results. 2️⃣ You’re being impatient — you haven’t given the compound effect enough time to work. Master those two, and you’ll win. 🫂💜🤙🏽

Today I met my younger self for a coffee. I spoke about money; he spoke about dreams. I showed him my watch… He smiled and said it had always been part of my story, from childhood until now. The conversation went on… I laughed at his innocence, and he laughed at mine. In the end, we fell silent, just listening to the sound of the watch—the same one that measures time for us both.

Adam Back and Satoshi Nakamoto discuss #Bitcoin just four months before its official launch. 🔥

🧡 Happy Bitcoin Whitepaper Day! 🧡 On October 31, 2008, an anonymous whitepaper introduced something radical: a financial system that relied not on intermediaries, but on code and mathematical trust. On this day, an unknown individual changed the world—and then, after a while, simply disappeared. No search for fame. No surrender to ego. No movement of a single coin. By creating Bitcoin, Satoshi gifted humanity one of its greatest inventions: a symbol of freedom, transparency, and decentralization—returning power and agency to the individual. Because better money means a better world. Thank you, Satoshi. 🧡