If you have to say "they are well-intentioned" there's a high chance you're trying to justify bad behavior and/or undesired outcome.
5/16/2025, 1 engagement
Amazing news for Open-Source Bitcoin Education! 👀
Very proud of the MPB team for achieving this BIG milestone.
36 hours into my 3-day fast and I don't find this funny anymore
Growing an organization while keeping its culture intact is the real challenge.
12 hours into my 3-day fast I'm ready to fight anyone who won't give me food
Okay zapping sats on content that you like is very cool.
5/6/2025, 1 engagement
On Twitter I'm always a bit reluctant to follow other people. Here I'm hitting the follow button without thinking twice about it.
5/6/2025, 3 engagements
Seems like a good time to post this one again:
5/5/2025, 1 engagement
I wonder how connected/disconnected Bitcoin core developers are from REAL life and what REAL problems need to be solved.
5/4/2025, 2 engagements
We are looking for a visionary developer in the Bitcoin space to help us build the Wordpress of Bitcoin.
Send me a DM if that's you. We're going to ignite hyperbitcoinization.
5/3/2025, 2 engagements
Death is the known unknown at the frontier between order and chaos, between what is known and what is unknown. Consciousness comes with its tradeoffs I guess.
5/3/2025, 1 engagement
You can now find all the videos of the Self-Inheritance Protocol for FREE on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3s9juCCLq05UbdxikNPa8hOmddvS2BPa
No more excuses to not start building your own multigenerational Bitcoin vault!
Merry Christmas!
If you think losing your coins when you die is okay because it's a "donation to the network", it's not. Long-term preference means securing your bitcoin for the next generation.
12/20/2024, 1 engagement
The Evolution of Inheritance: From Gold to Fiat to Bitcoin - How Bitcoin is Restoring Self-Sovereignty in Wealth Transfer
Yesterday's inheritance planning was as simple as handing keys to your heirs. No third parties involved.
Today's inheritance planning requires numerous intermediaries who will each take a cut on your legacy, leaving your heirs with a fraction of your wealth.
With Bitcoin, tomorrow's inheritance planning will be as simple as handing keys to your heirs. Again.
- The Golden Age of Inheritance
Before the demonetization of gold that occurred during the 20th century, inheritance was easy. At your death, your wealth would be passed down to your heirs directly, with no intermediary involved. Heirs were given the keys to the family vault, and they would gain access to their parents’ legacy. As such, before the 20th century, there was virtually no inheritance tax. Families had freedom and sovereignty over their money. That meant no intermediaries taking a cut during inheritance.
- The Fiat Era: When Middlemen Took Control
All of this changed with the arrival of the fiat system and its complex legal structures. After people were stripped away from their gold and given fiat paper currencies in exchange, everything started to become much more complicated. The banking system became ultra-regulated and plagued with intermediaries. Families were stripped of their freedom and required to jump through dozens of hoops just to pass down their wealth to their heirs. Not only that, but now the government could take a cut as well. There lies the magic of the fiat system: no control, no sovereignty, no privacy, and a lot of middlemen!
- Bitcoin: A Return to Self-Sovereign Inheritance
Bitcoin changes this. With the return to sound money that you can truly own, individuals and families can easily and securely pass down their wealth, without any intermediaries involved. It’s as simple as handing your keys to your heirs. No more third-parties, no more taxation. Bitcoin gives sovereignty and agency back to families.
- Distributing Keys: The Digital Architecture of Bitcoin Inheritance
Bitcoin ownership is all about owning Signing Keys. It follows that Bitcoin inheritance is all about securely passing down these Signing Keys to the heirs.
But here’s the catch: you can’t let anyone in on the Signing Keys but the heirs.
Whereas gold and physical keys are tangible objects, Bitcoin keys are pure information. Anyone who would get access to the signing keys could easily duplicate them and rob the digital vault.
Bitcoin holders need to create very robust vaults so that their security does not rely entirely on one only key, which could easily be compromised.
Instead, Bitcoin holders need to become architects and engineer robust vaults with multiple keys which are distributed among guardians and heirs in such a way that their wealth can safely be passed down to the next generations.
Enter multi-signature wallets. Multi-signature setups allow for multiple keys to be required in order to sign a transaction and make it valid. For instance, a 2-of-3 multi-signature setup requires any two out of three Signing Keys to access the funds, providing both security and flexibility.
The tremendous increase in security multi-signature provides, coupled with the ability to distribute some of the keys to heirs and guardians, allows for the design of incredibly secure Bitcoin vaults that will ensure the heirs, and only them, will have access to your wealth.
- Reclaiming Financial Sovereignty
Fiat money not only robs people of their purchasing power over time, it also robs individuals and families of their sovereignty.
Whereas a few centuries ago estate was passed down from one family member to another without any intermediary involved, today’s families lose part of their wealth between each generation.
Intermediation is inherent to the fiat system. Governments, banks, lawyers and estate planners are all taking a cut of people’s savings in one way or another.
But Bitcoin fixes this.
By taking back ownership of our money we can bypass all the parasites that live on the back of our inefficient and flawed fiat system. It’s on us Bitcoin holders to build multi-generational vaults that our heirs will inherit, without any third-parties involved.
Some argue that Bitcoin inheritance is too complex, but with the right tools, it's actually simpler and much cheaper than “conventional” methods.
I built a comprehensive protocol that will walk you through the process of designing your own multi-generational vault so you can eliminate the risk of loss and theft and ensure your Bitcoin wealth will be passed down securely.
It’s completely FREE and open-source. Find it here: protocol.thebitcoinbackup.com
fuck I think I just unfollowed everyone I was following so far
ANNOUNCEMENT: The Self-Inheritance Protocol is now completely FREE and open source! 🎉
(YES, including ALL the videos of the online course!)
I've been working on this for months, creating detailed documentation and recording video guides to help Bitcoiners secure their wealth for future generations.
And today, I'm making everything available to everyone.
Why? Because we need better solutions for Bitcoin inheritance.
I built this protocol because I wouldn't trust custody services with my keys - and I know many of you feel the same way.
This is for Bitcoiners who want:
- Complete control over their keys
- A family-based inheritance setup
- No third parties involved
- A solution they can control and adapt
Everything is now available at: protocol.thebitcoinbackup.com
If you're ready to implement it and want my guidance, I'm offering my consultation services at: www.thebitcoinbackup.com
12/19/2024, 9 engagements
I've earned 300 sats so far on Nostr. Let's go!
Nostr feels clunky but it looks cool.
5/14/2024, 2 engagements
The Case for Bitcoin Harbors: Redefining Economic Freedom 🏴☠️
In a world where legacy institutions are crumbling under their own weight, Bitcoin communities emerge as safe havens for economic freedom and self-sovereignty, in a sea of uncertainty.
In this post, I advocate for a new perspective on these communities and want to introduce a new way to see them: Bitcoin Harbors.
Today, we’re witnessing the birth of hundreds of Bitcoin communities, all around the world.
We often call them Bitcoin Circular Economies, emphasizing trade and commerce on a Bitcoin standard.
But we should probably rethink the term Circular Economy...
The concept of "Circular Economy" describes a closed system where waste is minimized by keeping resources in use for as long as possible through recycling and reuse, and limiting the use of new resources that are outside the system.
While it may appear harmless at first glance, a closer examination reveals that the concept of 'Circular Economy' is deeply rooted in climate alarmism, based on the idea of resources scarcity, and often draped in anti-capitalist rhetoric.
The theory of the "Circular Economy" fundamentally goes against the idea of economic flourishing and entrepreneurship.
Its supporters instead promote state intervention and legislation to curb basic human action, such as production and consumption.
Yet, Bitcoiners know better.
We know that consumerism is the consequence of a broken monetary system that encourages high time-preference.
We know that the Fiat system is responsible for creating the broken incentives that push individuals to spend instead of save.
We know that the solution lies, not in adding even more regulatory overhaul, but instead in removing money from the hands of the governments.
This is where Bitcoin diverges from the Circular Economy concept. Here I want to introduce another concept: Harbors.
During the Age of Exploration, sailors, merchants and pirates left the old world to explore a new frontier, discovering new lands and establishing new trade routes worldwide.
These individuals were driven by the quest for freedom, self-sovereignty and liberty, and established communities in harbors, all around the globe.
Harbors emerged as hubs of freedom and commerce, and quickly became the epicenters of the emerging trade routes, laying the foundation for the development of global trade, and spurring a new era of economic growth for humanity.
Today, Bitcoin and the internet expanded humanity's horizons, revealing a vast open sea, waiting to be explored.
Just as sailors left old shores for new horizons, Bitcoiners are now leaving the old crumbling world to sail the information sea, seeking freedom and self-sovereignty.
They are building interconnected communities based on a Bitcoin Standard, resisting the Fiat System, all around the world.
Bitcoin allows for instant digital trade, meshing these local communities into a global unstoppable network.
These communities, just like harbors during the Age of Exploration, will flourish and become the epicenters of the global trade routes of tomorrow, free from the yoke of the fiat overlords, and operating on a Bitcoin standard.
Bridging the analog and digital worlds, Bitcoiners are the explorers, merchants, and pirates of this new uncharted territory.
They sail the vast information sea, resisting the gravitational pull of fiat currencies, constructing Bitcoin Harbors -- bastions of self-sovereignty and economic empowerment.
Together, we're building the future of global free trade, on a Bitcoin standard.
Welcome to Bitcoin Harbors! 🏴☠️
5/8/2024, 3 engagements
I get a network error when I try to follow other people
5/7/2024, 6 engagements
I've just added an Alby lightning address
Nostr, hello
5/7/2024, 13 engagements