⚡The Definitive Bitcoin Acquisition Tier List (From Sovereign Stackers to Fiat Clowns) A+ — Earn it. Sell goods or services for #bitcoin. Pure, sovereign, uncut sats straight from people who actually value your time. A — P2P Cash Trades. Handshakes over handshakes. Just pray your new “freedom-loving friend” isn’t wearing a wire. A- — @Robosats / @npub1sqn6...5net Anonymous trades online. Like Tinder for Bitcoin - except when it works, it actually feels good. B+ — Mining at Home. Turn electricity into freedom. Sounds like a jet engine, feels like victory. B — Getting Paid in BTC. Your boss thinks it’s edgy. You know it’s monetary evolution. B- — No-KYC Exchanges (HodlHodl, etc.) Solid privacy play. Just don’t cry if the site disappears mid-trade. C+ — Buying from Friends/Family. Trust-based, but holidays get weird when you’re the only one who sold the top. C — Bitcoin ATMs. Like a vending machine that hates you. 15% fee for the privilege of convenience. C- — Gift Cards → BTC. Feels like laundering your own allowance. 10/10 for creativity though. D+ — “No-KYC” CEXs. If it sounds too good to be true, it’s probably run by a guy named Vlad. D — Mining Pools. You’re “helping the network” but mostly just donating hash to a corporation with better lawyers. D- — Bitcoin ETFs. You don’t own Bitcoin. You own a picture of someone else’s Bitcoin. F+ — Gambling Sites. Win big or lose everything. Either way, you’ll have a story (and no sats). F — Begging for Sats. “Plz zap me.” Bold strategy, Cotton. F- — Coinbase / Binance. Hand over your ID, privacy, and dignity. You now officially own government-approved Bitcoin. Congrats, stacker.

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bnc-sound 2 months ago
Fun list, but: KYC exchanges are definitely above ETFs because you can self-custody it & can later break the KYC. Mining at home, with or without a pool, is an easy A ~ A+. It’s KYC free & self-custody friendly.