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Leon Wankum
4 months
#Bitcoin and #RealEstate : How #bitcoin is revolutionizing the world's largest asset class. 👇 I am thrilled by the positive feedback on my talk at @BTCPrague ! 🌟 Find the slides in the thread below. A special thanks to my friends who helped me build this presentation. Stay tuned
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🧵When you really understand #Bitcoin . You don't "invest" in #RealEstate anymore. A thread👇
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Under a #Bitcoin standard, housing will eventually collapse to its utility value.
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I am happy and overwhelmed by the positive feedback I received for the podcast with @PrestonPysh where we discussed the topic of #Bitcoin and #RealEstate . We are entering a new era in which the world will likely realize that Bitcoin is a black hole that is sucking up the
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Ever thought of #bitcoin as digital real estate? Here's a simple take on it. 👇 Just like owning a piece of prime real estate in a bustling city lets you tap into the city's economic growth, holding #bitcoin is like having a stake in the internet of value (the world's digital
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#Bitcoin will make housing affordable again.
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#Bitcoin is reducing demand for real estate by acting as an accessible store of value.
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🧵1/6 A significant portion of capital inflow into #Bitcoin in the coming bull market will come from real estate investors. Here's why 👇
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#Bitcoin will strip real estate of its monetary premium.
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2 years
🧵Physical ( #realestate ) vs. digital property ( #bitcoin ) Real estate is expensive to maintain, easy to confiscate, easily taxed, difficult to move or liquidate in times of crisis and easily destroyed. 1/6
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#Bitcoin is to real estate what email was to the postal service. The digital disruption #Bitcoin embodies to the real estate industry can be likened to the advent of email. Just as email and other internet-based messaging services revolutionized communication by becoming the
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🧵Have you ever wondered what the price of housing under a #Bitcoin standard would be ?👇
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1 year
To me, taking on debt to buy #bitcoin makes much more sense than taking on debt to buy real estate.💫
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2 years
🧵1/7 If you aspire to become a #realestate investor, here is why you should also aspire to own #bitcoin .
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🧵Have you ever wondered what interest rates would look like under a #Bitcoin standard? 👇
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Real estate development on a #Bitcoin standard As someone involved in real estate development, I've long grappled with understanding how #bitcoin , as a digital store of value, challenges real estate's dominant position as humanity's primary store of value. This realization
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Controlling the #Bitcoin  network would cost an attacker approx. $7.9 billion in equipment and around $2,000,0000 in energy costs per hour. Destroying a #house  is much easier. It is obvious which is the better store of value.
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For anyone “criticizing” the volatility of #Bitcoin , I urge you to pay attention to historical #realestate prices.👇 The following chart, illustrating developed world real estate prices after inflation from 1890 to 2023, provides a visual representation of the volatility of
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I was very happy with the positive feedback on my talk on #Bitcoin and #RealEstate at @BTCPrague . Thanks for the invite, to everyone for coming out & my friends who helped me put together the presentation. The video should be put soon. I will post the slides later today too.
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“You can avoid reality, but you cannot avoid the consequences of avoiding reality.”—Ayn Rand
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1 year
In my new essay for @BitcoinMagazine , I explain how #Bitcoin , as a new variable in global markets, will have a drastic impact on real estate, lending and interest rates as it grows. 🧡 #BitcoinUrbanism
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Bitcoin & Real Estate – I’m working on a book. 📖 In 2012, during my philosophy studies, I heard about #Bitcoin for the first time. Since 2016, I have been working full-time in the real estate industry. For a long time I thought that #realestate and Bitcoin didn't have much in
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#Bitcoin , the fastest growing asset class, and #realestate , the most valuable asset class, are set to switch positions. One can only imagine the paradigm shift this will create for both industries.
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My full keynote, “ #Bitcoin and #RealEstate : How #bitcoin is revolutionizing the world's largest asset class,” from @BTCPrague is now available. 👇
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9 months
#Realestate is the world's primary store of value and the preferred form of collateral when banks lend money. #Bitcoin will take on this role in the future.
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Leon Wankum
1 year
I laid out why every #realestate investor should own #Bitcoin a while ago in this article I wrote for @BitcoinMagazine . I wonder how many real estate investors read the article? & more importantly, bought BTC?
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1 year
In my new article for @BitcoinMagazine , I explain why #RealEstate became a speculative investment vehicle in an inflationary monetary (fiat) system as well as the various negative consequences this had for society & the solution #Bitcoin offers. 1/5🧵
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10 months
In my new article for @BitcoinMagazine , I explain why #Bitcoin is kosher and forms the basis for a financial system compatible with Jewish ethics.
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#Bitcoin will completely change real estate markets and interest rates.
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Leon Wankum
2 years
It is commonly said that there are only two certainties in life: death and taxes; Bitcoin, however, has introduced a third: a fixed supply of 21 million. @Breedlove22 #Bitcoin
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Leon Wankum
9 months
Being in possession of #bitcoin is like owning prime digital real estate in cyberspace.
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Leon Wankum
2 years
🧵 1/8 The risk of property confiscation (and how #bitcon helps). Jews in Nazi-Germany were humiliated by having their property confiscated. Families who secured their wealth in physical property lost everything overnight.
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1 year
🧵1/7 #Bitcoin can help you develop and manage #RealEstate . A thread. 👇
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I had a great time returning to the #Bitcoin Fundamentals Podcast with @PrestonPysh . In this episode, we discussed #RealEstate market trends, how #bitcoin can serve as collateral for development financing, the markdown of commercial properties & the potential of Bitcoin-backed
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1 year
As Bitcoin absorbs the premium that #realestate has accumulated over decades of inflation, the attitude that "houses always go up in value, it's a safe bet" could be corrected to "houses are potential liabilities" and “ #bitcoin will always go up in value, it’s a safe bet”.
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Adding #bitcoin to real estate development loans can enable developers to survive and thrive in an inflationary environment and even survive a possible collapse of the fiat-based banking system.
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Leon Wankum
5 months
#Bitcoin is disrupting the real estate business model similar to how e-commerce disrupted the retail business model.
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10 months
#Bitcoin is designed to increase purchasing power over time, forever.
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8 months
🧵 #Bitcoin is primarily seen as an alternative to gold (≈$10-12 T) due to its limited supply and excellent monetary properties. In fact, however, #bitcoin is a competitor to the world's most used store of value, #realestate (≈$330 T).👇
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#Bitcoin is digital real estate.
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The only reason an investor wouldn’t shift their allocation of savings from commercial real estate to bitcoin is they don’t understand #Bitcoin .
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🧵Have you ever wondered how lending would look like under a #Bitcoin standard? 👇
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What is less known is that the “Internet”, particularly the World Wide Web (WWW), originally contained the idea of its own native currency. The Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP), which was introduced in 1991 for transferring data over computer networks and is mainly used to
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The #Bitcoin Newsletter 17 - Bitcoin & Real Estate is out (link in bio). 📧
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For me, there is only one way to deal with the volatility of #Bitcoin : build a stoic mindset. Off to @BitcoinAtlantis —after another ice diving session in Finnland w/ @KlattenMoritz .
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#Bitcoin is changing the investment landscape. Suddenly it's good for a company to be profitable so they can buy more #bitcoin . Instead of just speculating on more growth and raising capital.
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What do #Bitcoin and real estate have in common ? 👇 For some, calling Bitcoin “Digital Real Estate” may sound too abstract. Below I will explain why the two assets share many similarities. Real Estate As fiat money has lost its function as a store of value due to decades of
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Leon Wankum
1 year
In a collapsing fiat system (pre-bitcoin), real estate became the most popular store of value and basis for creating wealth. #Bitcoin will eat this lunch. It is rarer, more liquid, easier to move and harder to confiscate.
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Leon Wankum
10 months
The car seemed strange to most at first, with many failing to grasp its benefits. Some car owners even harnessed horses to their cars. In a similar vein, #Bitcoin remains enigmatic to most today.
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#Bitcoin ’s inelastic supply and hard cap of 21.000.000 make it the first absolutely scarce commodity the world has ever seen. That is a pretty big deal.
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The myth of intrinsic value #Bitcoin skeptics frequently argue that #bitcoin has no intrinsic value, claiming that investments like real estate are superior because of their cash flow or utility value. This common belief, influenced by the Labor Theory of Value (LTV)—a flawed
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🧵 Bitcoin is a beacon of hope in a world of uncertainty and despair. By having a monetary constant, people can focus on things that really matter. I try to show how we can use #bitcoin to find optimism for a brighter future 💫 Via @bitcoinmagazine 1/
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Dear all, I would like to share a chapter from my upcoming book, 'Digital Real Estate,' titled 'Real Estate Refinancing: The Economics of Leverage When Buying Bitcoin.' I have uploaded the chapter to a publicly accessible Google Doc. Please feel free to leave comments wherever
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#Bitcoin taught me the importance of opportunity cost.
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Leon Wankum
11 months
Particularly, Millennials and Generation Z, who have been priced out of real estate, are inclined to adopt #bitcoin as their preferred store of value.
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Leon Wankum
9 months
Just as email and messaging are the preferred way of transmitting information today, #Bitcoin will be the preferred way of storing value in the future.
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Leon Wankum
9 months
Today, finding focus is the ultimate superpower. #Bitcoin helps. 1. There is no need to waste time worrying about making investments. 2. There is no need to waste time managing an investment portfolio. 3. There is no need to waste money on management or consulting fees.
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By incorporating #bitcoin into property financing, we can facilitate a smoother and more productive economic transition onto a #Bitcoin standard, one that could enhance the quality of #realestate and contribute to preventing societal collapse amid a hyperinflation scenario.
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Leon Wankum
1 year
With near-perfect money like #bitcoin , all other instruments for maintaining your purchasing power become obsolete.
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Leon Wankum
9 months
🧵 #RealEstate vs. #Bitcoin : Which is the better store of value in times of global conflict? A thread. 👇
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A few weeks ago on @SimplyBitcoinTV , I explained what positive changes can occur to a society when #Bitcoin removes the monetary premium from #realestate , both for individuals and markets.
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Leon Wankum
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By holding #bitcoin , you're not just storing value; you're leveraging the opportunity to actively participate in and benefit from the #Bitcoin network's value creation.
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Leon Wankum
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In the 19th edition of The #Bitcoin Newsletter, I share with you a research paper that I wrote over the course of 18 months between early 2022 and late 2023. I am very happy to finally share this research paper with you. I am keen to receive your feedback. Link in bio. 🧡
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Leon Wankum
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Real estate's rising valuation reflects the debasement of fiat currency. CAGR M2 Money Supply (1971-2024): 6.8% CAGR Housing in the US: 5.7% CAGR Commercial US Real Estate: 4.4% Denying the connection between the expansion of the money supply and #realestate values is denying
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Leon Wankum
6 months
#Bitcoin fixes real estate development. I thoroughly enjoyed this conversation w/ @MartyBent @Croesus_BTC & @MTanguma .
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Onramp
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New episode of The Last Trade, out now! Author & investor @leonwankum joins to discuss… 🟠bitcoin’s store-of-value properties 🟠real estate’s eroding monetary premium 🟠bitcoin’s role in real estate development 🟠structured credit & pristine collateral Full episode below…
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I really enjoyed speaking about „ #Bitcoin ’s Role as Collateral in Real Estate Development“ at #BH2024 . I will upload individual slides and the full presentation video as soon as possible. 🧡
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Are you a real estate investor? Learn why you need to own #Bitcoin 👇
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Once financial service providers realize that they can use #bitcoin in credit structures to effectively protect themselves against defaults, #bitcoin will undoubtedly become a fundamental part of credit products.
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Leon Wankum
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If #Bitcoin becomes sound money, you're never to late.
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6 months
I'm really looking forward to @BTCPrague . In my keynote titled ' #Bitcoin and #RealEstate : How #bitcoin is revolutionizing the world's largest asset class,' I will explore the transformative impact of #bitcoin on real estate development & the housing market. See you there!
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Lending practices on a #Bitcoin standard. I'm currently in the process of writing the third and final chapter of my book "Digital Real Estate". In Chapter 3, I will explore how a hypothetical #Bitcoin standard, where bitcoin serves as the primary medium of exchange, store of
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🧵1/9 Bitcoin & Real Estate 101: Maintenance reserves. #Bitcoin maintenance reserves are a long-term treasury management strategy outside of the current uncertainty of the traditional banking system.
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Housing prices are collapsing against #bitcoin .
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10 months
On @SimplyBitcoinTV I explained how my work in real estate development enabled me to become a #Bitcoin maximalist.
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Leon Wankum
8 months
#Bitcoin is the mental exit from the system. It is not an inflation hedge it is a paradigm shift. As #Bitcoin makes its way into traditional financial markets, we can expect that its issuance plan will become increasingly important to financial markets and central bank's
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#Bitcoin holds the potential to radically change housing for the better.
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Leon Wankum
5 months
In my latest piece for @BitcoinMagazine "Dismantling the cash flow narrative: real estate vs. #bitcoin ," I debunk the myth of intrinsic value and illustrate why cash flow does not directly impact an asset's capacity to serve as a reliable store of value.
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Leon Wankum
2 years
I thoroughly enjoyed our conversation @Breedlove22 💫
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The "What is Money?" Show
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Bitcoin is Digital Real Estate with Leon Wankum (WiM291) @leonamschel and I discuss Bitcoin's influence on the real estate business, how the traditional real estate model is changing the #Bitcoin concept, the prospect of digital real estate, consequence of bad money, and more.
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If real estate is not properly cared for, its value will literally degrade over time. #Bitcoin on the other hand provides the ultimate form of transferable value because it preserves the encapsulated wealth.
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Leon Wankum
8 months
#Bitcoin is draining the monetary premium that real estate has accumulated under a decades-long inflationary monetary system.
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The price of a house has gone from 20 #Bitcoin to under 7 Bitcoin IN LESS THAN A YEAR
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As an actual (almost perfect) store of value, #bitcoin has the potential to correct misallocation of capital in the #realestate sector and force the industry to develop better products with higher market value.
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Leon Wankum
9 months
The story of the decade after, how #bitcoin overtook real estate and became the king of stores of value. Stay focused. The rest is noise.🧡
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The story of next decade is how Bitcoin overtook Gold, becoming the king of commodities. The rest is noise. Stay focused and do not sell your Bitcoin.
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As a store of value, #bitcoin has the capabilities of a house, without the liabilities.
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9 months
#Bitcoin , the fastest growing asset class, and real estate, the most valuable asset class, will eventually swap places, one can only imagine what a paradigm shift this will mean for both industries.
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In the 20th edition of my newsletter, I explore the role of #realestate and its utility value on #Bitcoin standard (link in bio!). This exploration has been critical in developing practical strategies to address the changes brought about by #bitcoin , which, as a near-perfect
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The Role of the Monetary Premium in Real Estate 👇 Historically, money, particularly in forms tied to gold or other stable assets, served as the primary store of value, maintaining purchasing power over time. However, when the global financial system underwent a profound
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6/6 I expect this trend to continue. #Realestate investors understand the advantages of scarce assets in an inflationary environment. Once they realize the advantages of BTC over RE as a store of value, billions, even trillions in value will flow into #Bitcoin .
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A beautiful day in the alps w/ @scholarium_at & @derPeter21 . Seminar on the Austrian School of Economics. 🏔️ #Bitcoin
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#Bitcoin radically changes the housing market for the better.
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Leon Wankum
9 months
As a new variable in global markets, #Bitcoin will have a drastic impact on other markets the larger it grows. In this article, I examine how #Bitcoin can completely transform real estate markets and, in particular, interest rates and lending. 👇
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2 months
#Bitcoin represents not just the separation of money from the state, but also the separation of business from the state.
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Leon Wankum
1 year
🧵1/7 If you have built or bought #realestate with the vision of holding it for the long term and living off the cash flow, you should buy #bitcoin with the rental income from your real estate. Here's why:
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🧵Have you ever wondered what the cost of rent would be under a #Bitcoin standard? 👇 #BitcoinUrbanism
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1 year
I've met several people who have proposed the idea of a fund that buys #bitcoin to later invest the profits in #realestate . This, of course, makes no sense. Bitcoin makes the store of value function of real estate (and any other asset) obsolete.
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If you could own part of the Internet, would you say no? In fact, that is what holding #Bitcoin entails — holding shares in a new breakthrough protocol poised to transform the Internet into a space where not just information, but also value, can be exchanged freely and securely.
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