My Lightning node, BitcoinSilverFox, is running smoothly. However, to mitigate risk and make node running even more fun, I spun up a fresh node today called "AlphaFox". 🦊
The plan is to make this my main routing node over time. Feel free to connect! ⚡️
#Bitcoin #LightningNetwork #LND #NodeRunner #Plebchain
My New Year’s wish for 2026 is that Bitcoiners also use their Bitcoin.
There is one place where I disagree with Michael Saylor — when he says “never sell your Bitcoin.” I understand what he means, but a Bitcoiner who truly understands what it means to be a Bitcoiner also spends Bitcoin.
I agree that there are still not many places in Europe that accept Bitcoin directly. But we do have good tools, like Bringin and Wavecard, that make it possible to use your Bitcoin through Lightning.
Stack hard — and spend a little less carefully.
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Stephan Livera Podcast • Has Lightning Quietly Succeeded? with Nate (Beeforbacon) | SLP708 • Listen on Fountain
In this conversation, I discuss with Nate the current state and future prospects of the Lightning Network as of December 2025. They explore various...
Just pulled a mini-Michael Saylor move with my one-man company:
• Collateralized my BTC
• Borrowed USD
• Bought a new miner
• And oops… "accidentally" stacked even more sats with the leftovers into the company treasury wallet
Now officially running a one-man Bitcoin Treasury Company ₿
There are no brakes on this train. 🚂
#Bitcoin #StrategyForSingles
Peter Schiff predicts Bitcoin will fall to $10,000.
If that happens, I would agree that Bitcoin is dead. Why?
Bitcoin is a network of people. Over time, more and more people understand the concept and choose to participate. At the same time, many people invest in Bitcoin purely to get more fiat. They drop out during bear markets and often lose fiat as well. But those who truly understand it keep going — they continue to save in Bitcoin and invest time in understanding it even better.
That is why the power law, and especially the bottom price, works so well. It is simply the result of how many people are dedicated to the network and understand what this is really about.
Today, the bottom price is $50,215. Historically, Bitcoin has never traded below this power‑law bottom. Will the price go down to that level? Unlikely — but never below it. There are simply too many dedicated Bitcoiners for that.
https://charts.bitbo.io/long-term-power-law/Christmas dinner conversation:
Relative: You can’t keep all your money in Bitcoin. It’s way too volatile.
Me: It’s not volatile at all. If I own 1 Bitcoin, I own 1⁄21 million of all the Bitcoin that will ever exist. That doesn’t change.
Relative: But the price has dropped a lot lately. You must be paying much more for things now.
Me: True—I pay about 30% more compared to the peak. But I also earned about 30% more Bitcoin from my December salary than I did in September.
Perspective matters. Bitcoin is volatile in fiat terms—not in supply.
Why do I have all my money in Bitcoin? It would be far easier to keep it in my local currency and invest in funds instead.
I choose Bitcoin because I no longer want to participate in the fiat system, where a few enrich themselves at the expense of the many.
That is why I don’t just hold Bitcoin, but also run a node, mine Bitcoin with my “space heaters,” and operate a Lightning node for transactions and routing for others.
I do this to contribute to a decentralized system that no one owns.
All I want for Christmas is one block
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I have a confession to make.
This year, I fell hard for the altcoin temptation.
It started with the idea that anything I invested in should outperform simply holding Bitcoin.
I started following an investor who really understood Bitcoin but was also deep into Solana and AI stocks. His arguments were convincing, so I began copying some of his plays. I even subscribed to TradingView. Early on, everything looked golden—I was printing solid gains and started fantasizing: “If this keeps going, I could quit my job and trade full-time.”
But as always, the market reminded me of its nature: almost everything pumped through summer and into early fall… then the music stopped.
I’m the exact type who lights up during FOMO and panics hardest when fear sets in.
That’s when the promise I made to myself—deep down the rabbit hole—came rushing back:
Bitcoin is money. It’s what I should save and live on.
I already have a great job I’m good at and enjoy. Why jeopardize everything trying to out-trade the market? It’s exhaustively documented that nearly everyone loses money trading long-term, simply because the professionals are better than the amateurs—just like in every other field.
Bitcoin is money that appreciates over time for one straightforward reason: there will never be more than 21 million of it.
I began stacking in 2022, and in that relatively short period my holdings have nearly tripled—doing nothing more than consistently saving.
I’m etching this lesson in stone so that next time the trader delusion creeps in, I remember who I actually am.
#bitcoin #trading #altcoin #shitcoins
I currently run a Lightning node with 68 channels, and if I’m going to open more channels, I’d like to do so with people I can collaborate with — for example here on Nostr.
If you have, or are planning to start, a Lightning node, send me a message here on Nostr and we can start collaborating.
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I’ve tried trading both Bitcoin and stocks, and I’ve failed at it.
Not because I don’t understand markets, but because I understand myself. Too much reptile brain. FOMO and fear push me into irrational decisions.
So I stopped trading.
Now I save in Bitcoin instead, and I’ve built a simple model that works for me.
I use the power law as a rough guide. When Bitcoin is below fair value, I convert as much fiat as possible into BTC and use Bitcoin‑backed loans for expenses. When Bitcoin is above fair value, I pay down the loan and spend directly from my stack.
This way I stay close to a Bitcoin standard, reduce fiat exposure, and remove most of the emotional decision‑making.
I’m not claiming this is the way — just one way that fits my psychology.
Curious to hear how others think about saving, spending, or living on a Bitcoin standard.
I believe in money that cannot be shut down.
I believe in a network without owners, without permission, and without central switches.
Bitcoin is the foundation: the most robust and resilient network humanity has ever built. It has survived every attempt at control, censorship, and destruction. Every block is proof that decentralization works.
Lightning builds on this foundation. It makes everyday payments fast, cheap, and global — without sacrificing freedom. Not because it is convenient, but because it is necessary.
I run my own node not out of fear of collapse, but out of respect for the principle. Freedom lasts only as long as people are willing to carry responsibility for it. The more power that accumulates in governments and institutions, the more important permissionless systems become.
Bitcoin and Lightning are not about speculation.
They are about sovereignty.
They are about the choice to participate in a system no one can take away from you.
Yesterday was all about Bitcoin Lightning.
I feel like I finally have a solid node. Now the real work begins: polishing it, tuning it, and making it shine for the network. This is not a quick win, but a long-term process to turn **BitcoinSilverFox** into a node people want to use—and one that can generate steady yield.
This is very different from trading. It’s about putting my capital to work for the network itself, and in return receiving sats back.
Right now there are around 17,000 “banks” on the Lightning network, helping move money seamlessly from point A to point B, even when there’s no direct channel between users.
The Lightning Network is a powerful example of how small, simple plebs can each contribute something that may seem insignificant alone—but together form an unstoppable network. ⚡️
Our cat fell from the terrace of our apartment last night. I realized she was gone when I woke up and she didn’t greet me with her usual meow. First, I searched the entire apartment, then I went outside to look for her. We live right next to an old-growth forest and thought she might have been easy prey for a fox, but then I went out again around lunchtime, and there she was. She’s limping a bit (a 10‑meter fall), but otherwise in good shape.
A cat has nine lives — how many have you used up now?
Are you running a Lightning node? Let’s connect! Open a channel to my node and I’ll balance it to 50% or open a channel back to you. You can find my node by searching for BitcoinSilverFox. Drop me a note here on Nostr, and I’ll get back to you quickly.
