L1 Founders Launch to Get Rich, Not Solve Problems
The Blockchain not Bitcoin/crypto crew launching their L1s is the funniest, and in hindsight perhaps the most obvious, developments. What problems do they solve? Easy: Their founders are simply not rich enough.
AWS Teams with OpenAssets to Scale Enterprise Tokenization
AWS 🤝 OpenAssets. 12+ years into building market infrastructure for Bitcoin, digital assets and financial markets… results and partnership still getting bigger. Particularly excited about this one. We will never give up and we will win. Never bet against us....
Rising Fuel Costs Threaten Spirit's Low‑cost Flights
You wonder what happened to Spirit Airlines? Kerosene prices doubled in the past 3 months… now poor and middle class Americans lost their low cost flight options. https://t.co/eKxpFeDYms
Bitcoin's Modest Gains Lag Inflation; Institutions, Not Politics, Matter
Since the 2021 cycle top (~$60-64k), Bitcoin is ~$75–80k today): +20–30% nominal over ~5 years (~4–6% CAGR). CPI over that period: ~20–22% so real return under 10%. It took Bitcoin ETF approvals and institutional flows to recover the nosedive from 64k...
Choosing Hard Work Over Easy Money Shapes Future Generations
Many times in my life, I could have taken the easy route and easy money. Instead, I chose to build and do hard things. Maybe a weakness, maybe strength. All in all, it's worth working on hard things that create...
Build New Markets to Maintain Your Edge
The only sure way to maintain edge in a market is to build the market yourself. Same when you grow out of a market.
Politics Stifle Bitcoin; Money Must Remain State‑Free
Political affiliations are a cancer on Bitcoin growth. Bitcoin is a financial asset. Money and state should be separate to the maximum possible extent.
Put One Bitcoin on U.S. Balance Sheet, Act
Crypto needs less talking and more doing. All they have to do is put a single Bitcoin on the U.S. balance sheet to signal intent. Yet here we are… https://t.co/JMTG4cUu50
Charles Schwab Launches Crypto Spot Trading, A $12T Shift
$12 Trillion Charles Schwab announces crypto spot trading. It's one of the biggest quiet-ish institutional developments. https://t.co/fvEMw4qAym
Chasing Light: Freedom Found on Endless Open Roads
Summer, a full tank of gas and two wheels chasing light until it runs out. A road with no memory. Nothing behind and everything ahead. Freedom, on the open road. https://t.co/dFDwMVMbvU
US Debt Crisis: Spending, Not Revenue, Is the Real Issue
$40 Trillion in debt but need more money? 🤔 If they took all of Jeff Bezos’ wealth, it would only run the U.S. government for 12 days. Most governments have a spending problem, not a revenue problem. Time to get...
Hormuz Closure Sparks Global Energy Crisis Amid Ukraine Strikes
The world is in an energy crisis as Hormuz is closed. Europe and Asia are running out of oil and gas. Meanwhile Ukraine is striking Russian energy infrastructure using EU and U.S. funded weapons. What a retarded timeline.
Europe Urges Conservation as Germany Abandons Nuclear Power
Within 5 years, European politicians told people to shower with their neighbors and cut back on travel to prevent energy shortages. Meanwhile they completely shut down nuclear power generation in Germany. 🤷♂️ https://t.co/mdzc1YF8B0
Crypto Non‑securities Are Really Securities; Demand Stronger Laws
Many celebrate certain crypto assets getting classified as non-securities. If you look at those assets, they are clearly securities, sold as such and are designed only to enrich insiders. We need better securities laws and more fair and accessible markets, not exemptions.
Bitcoin ETFs Arrived; Bitcoin Now Finance's Collateral Backbone
Years ago I pushed for Bitcoin ETFs. Many said it would never happen. Now Bitcoin ETFs are a reality and top buyers of Bitcoin. Next Bitcoin is becoming the collateral layer of finance. Infrastructure is being built now. Similarly hard and...