Closing out this year, I didn’t foresee having the opportunity to join
@PrestonPysh
on
@TIP_Network
to discuss my new book, The Hidden Cost of Money.
Truly humbled & appreciative. From the depth of my heart thank you for the opportunity, & the phenomenal conversation. 🙏🙏🙏
Here's a guy you need to be following -
@sebbunney
A deep critical thinker that really understands complex systems. I think his newly released book, The Hidden Cost of Money, is one of the top books of the year (up there with
@LynAldenContact
's). Here's my interview with Seb.
I have to say, my favourite image from my upcoming book, The Hidden Cost of Money, is the evolution of our monetary system over the last 100 years, shown via the dollar bill.
1928 - "In gold payable to the bearer on demand"
1934 - "Will pay to the bearer on demand"
1974 - "..."
Unsure what a
#Bitcoin
UTXO is, why they are important to understand, and how managing UTXOs could save you a lot of
#BTC
in the future? 🧐
Here's a 🧵 for you!
UTXOs, or Unspent Transaction Outputs, can be tricky to grasp, so let's do a UTXO 101.
First batch of books arrived 🥰
It’s a wild feeling to see this thing you’ve dedicated a couple thousand hours over the last year into, tangibly in your hands.
Thanks again for all the support everyone. Hugely appreciated 🙏🙏🙏
This is simply intellectual dishonesty. Those in positions of power KNOW what they’re saying is wrong, and they don’t care. To them,
#Bitcoin
is a threat to their control. That’s all that this is about!
People often ask for my
#Bitcoin
price prediction. I'm not one for crystal balls, but I’ll tell ya this:
There’s $110t in equities, $300t in 🏡, $300t in debt, & $600t in derivatives. Most parked simply to escape currency debasement.
#BTC
? Just $850b—not even $1t!
Continued👇
I just wanted to thank everyone who has taken the time to give the talk I had with
@Breedlove22
a listen. Blown away by the response 🥰🙏
The
#Bitcoin
community never ceases to amaze me!
If you haven't listened yet, here's the link:
Hospitals spend $1200 on compliance every time a patient is admitted.
Can you imagine if this money went towards treating patients instead?
If you follow this issue to its root, I’m sure you can guess where it all begins: central banking.
Mini thread…
Wildlife photographer of the year, Nima Sarikhani, managed to beautifully capture a sleeping central banker atop the melting ice cube that is fiat currency. Stunning!
After 1 cancelled flight, 1 standby flight, 4 delays, an unexpected night in Dallas & limited clothing—as I read 10 Fahrenheit as Celsius—I’m pumped to sit down with
@PeterMcCormack
&
@_DannyKnowles
at
#Bitcoin
Park here in Nashville.
Eternally grateful Peter & Danny! 🙏🙏🙏
So cool! 🥰
@Swan
took a snippet of my discussion with
@PeterMcCormack
, during which I explained how I view money, and turned it into a bite-sized video.
Thanks, Swan! 🙏
I'd love to hear your thoughts!
China is on the verge of becoming a HY borrower in the eyes of the credit market. The importance of
#Bitcoin
as sovereign credit insurance cannot be understated. Amazing article
@FossGregfoss
Unbelievably excited to release The Hidden Cost of Money. A book tailored to ordinary folks, investigating how our monetary system shapes who we are & how we act, & what we can do to create positive change!
Available at your local Amazon!
Thank you to everyone taking the time to listen to my recent pod with
@WhatBitcoinDid
. The comments and feedback truly mean the world 🙏🙏🙏🥰
If anyone would like a signed copy or the ebook of my book, The Hidden Cost of Money, in exchange for
#Bitcoin
, just DM me!
Just when I thought I was taking a peaceful stroll through Whatcom Falls Park, I stumbled upon this monument created in 1936. Whats all this talk about Satoshi unveiling
#Bitcoin
in 2009?
- Thread -
1/7
The fiat Ponzi is shifting people's time preference from longer-term to short-term. As interest rates are being suppressed, you're no longer incentivized to save, resulting in a consumption-based economy.
🔥It's out🔥
Recently, I had the opportunity to sit down with
@PeterMcCormack
&
@_DannyKnowles
.
First, thank you, guys 🙏 I can't express how grateful I am for the opportunity. Second, I loved the discussion & hugely valued Peter's thoughtful pushback.
Anyways, Enjoy! 🥰
After a wild weekend, finally had the chance to sit down with
@PrinceySOV
, and…. get him a copy of The Hidden Cost of Money after he wrote the foreword.
This man truly is one of the most genuine & inspiring
#Bitcoin
’ers. I feel unbelievably grateful to call him a friend!
It's been 2 months since I released The Hidden Cost of Money. Totally humbled by the response.
Can't believe it still hits Amazon's No. 1 bestseller in 💵 every so often. Thank you everyone. 🙏🥰
Don't hesitate with any questions/feedback!
The future is bright!
Farewell, dear books! I hope you find friendship with your new shelfmates. 📚✨
And… don’t forget: Be supportive, don’t be too pushy, and hopefully you’ll orange pill your reader.
Central bank inflation, as it is less visible, can be done at a much larger scale than traditional slavery. M2 expansion from 1980-2020 was equivalent to running 11.7million people as a slave force for 40yrs straight.
@Breedlove22
you never cease to put things into perspective.
Heading to Miami to sit down with
@Breedlove22
. Super excited to see where our conversations flows.
Rather than the typical boarding pass shot, I thought I’d mix it up and post my pupper the other morning by the river 😎
How can Biden's adviser, the Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers, "not get it?"
The ignorance is 🤯. When you print money, you devalue the currency at the expense of the currency holders.
These people shouldn't be in charge. In fact, nobody should be in charge.
#Bitcoin
This is absolutely priceless. And probably the most frightening clip you'll ever watch on the people in charge of the US economy.
Jared Bernstein is literally the Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers, the main agency advising Biden on economic policy
Had a few people reach out, so if anyone is interested in a signed copy of The Hidden Cost of Money, feel free to DM me and I can get one over to you.
Have the best remainder of the week everyone!
The
#Bitcoin
community really is rad. After my talk at
@BitcoinAtlantis
, someone went out of their way to find my Nostr w/ Lightning connected and send some sats. Lightning ⚡️ truly is next generation transacting. So cool! Thank you whoever you are 🙏
After a weekend of falling head over heels down another rabbit hole ❤️, I’m back in my familiar burrow and starting off the week shipping out signed copies of The Hidden Cost of Money!
As always, thank you for the continued support everyone. 🙏🙏🙏 It truly means the world!
Made it to Nicaragua to educate about
#Bitcoin
. Holy this place is beautiful. Let’s integrate
#BTC
into paleo and yoga living 🥰
Can you spot the orange pill in the picture? 😉
Sat in Miami airport after recording for The “What is Money?” Show. Thank you
@Breedlove22
🙏
…and only 2 months ago I was in the US recording for “What Bitcoin Did.” What a year it’s been. Feeling unbelievably grateful! Thanks for the support everyone!
I am unbelievably excited to share that I’ve just joined the
@Block_Rewards
team alongside
@LanternBitcoin
and will be heading up our educational initiatives.
What a year 2024 has already been. Such a different energy over 2023.
Let's go
#Bitcoin
education!
Please join us in welcoming Seb to Block Rewards 🎉 We are so pumped to announce that
@sebbunney
is joining our team in the role of Chief Information Officer. Seb is the author of The Hidden Cost of Money, and Co-founder of
@lookingglassedu
Welcome aboard Seb!
#bitcoin
2.5hrs later and 1500 words of notes
@RaoulGMI
and
@Breedlove22
you guys crushed it. One of the clearest and most concise explanations of what has led us to where we are today and what does the future potentially look like. Highly recommend!
@jakeeswoodhouse
When the currency no longer acts as a savings vehicle, people look to escape inflation in assets such as real estate and farm land. These once productive and practical assets to the economy become places to hide from inflation, making them unaffordable for the average person.
Who’s ready for day 1 of
@BitcoinAtlantis
? 🥳
Had the opportunity to peruse the venue yesterday & holy does it look unreal.
Come say hi & grab a copy of The Hidden Cost of Money, B is for Bitcoin, or any of the other incredible books!
Let’s go!
@LookingGlassEdu
@Block_Rewards
He is correct,
#Bitcoin
has no intrinsic value to him, someone who benefits greatly from the Fiat system. However, for everyone else, Bitcoin provides immense value. Especially to the millions of people suppressed by overbearing governments and dollarization.
I realize that many of us, myself included, despise reading, so after a long three months, I am super pumped to announce The Hidden Cost of Money is now available on Audible. Massive thanks to
@StuntPope
for bringing it to life 🙏
The future is bright! 🎉
Why does
#Bitcoin
slowly engulf most assets? 🧐
The majority of capital stored in assets is simply there to escape debasement and the ensuing rising tide of inflation.
Continued…
Just received this DM:
"Just listened to your book The Hidden Cost of Money on Audible & it is one the best financial books I have ever read...I am definitely going to recommend this book to my friends & family."
Warms my ❤️! I feel so grateful to be a part of this community!🙏
Totally blown away by the response to “The Hidden Cost of Money”. Thank you everyone 🙏🙏🙏
Sold through the two boxes of books, new box just arrived!
If anyone would like a signed copy of the book for
#BTC
, DM with your address & I can get a quote including shipping.
Breaking down the misconceptions of capitalism and giving insight into whether or not socialism and communism are really a path we should be venturing down!
Thanks again
@BtcCasey
and
@BitcoinMagazine
for the help and support.
#Bitcoin
You can’t have a camouflaged orange pilling book without some subliminal
#Bitcoin
messaging on the cover. Has anyone spotted the hiding-in-plain-sight
#BTC
logo yet? 😉
Whether you vote Republican or Democrat, Conservative or Labour, political affiliations pale in comparison to the monetary incentives shaping political conduct.
Until we change the system—realigning the incentives—we’ll continue this down path of intervention & excess.
#Bitcoin
Just spent 30mins orange pilling my cell phone provider's service desk tech support. Turns out he is in El Salvador. How can you not ask their thoughts on
#Bitcoin
? He's now checking out
@LookingGlassEdu
and will share it with his friends and family.
After an action-packed week of travelling and meeting some incredible
#Bitcoin
'ers, I am excited to be back in the mountains 🤤 Nothing quite feels like home!
Bring on nil wind for paraskiing 😎🦤🐦🦅🦜
Pumped! ✈️ to 🇺🇸 yesterday I had the opportunity to orange 💊 the lady next to me!
I was conscious to find her pain points, help her understand the problem then offer a solution & actively making sure not to mention the B word til she grasped the problem. Worked like a charm 🤓
Final day of
@BitcoinAtlantis
, and
@dazbea
is kicking it off with a deep dive into energy and grid! He never ceases to amaze me with his depth of knowledge.
#bitcoin
Finally had a chance to watch
@LynAldenContact
's "How Money & Banking Work" animation. One word: Incredible!
You've done such a phenomenal job, Lyn. Can't wait to recommend this to people entering the monetary rabbit hole. Perfect resource.
Must watch!
It's happening! The reckoning is near.
@StephanieKelton
, we,
@LynAldenContact
& I, have you surrounded. Just admit it; deficits do matter!
On another note, thank you for all the support everyone. Truly humbled to see my book alongside such incredible writers & profound thinkers.
#Bitcoin
education means meeting people where they are. Before offering up unsolicited
#BTC
advice, understand their challenges. Pain points lead to relatable discussions about the flaws in our current system. Then, and only then, can we introduce Bitcoin as a potential solution.
This community is frikin' incredible. If you're looking to brighten up your day, just look at the comments after some dude purchases $25 of
#Bitcoin
for the first time—support, free books, and resource recommendations.
The future is definitely bright! 🥰
I did it. I bought $25 worth of Bitcoin. No it’s not much, but I’m going to do like I said and regularly buy a small amount. I will continue to do research into the subject as I buy and hold more along with my other investments. Thank you for all the new and old followers for all
Feeling Grateful! 🙏
I wanna thank everyone who said hi at
@BitcoinAtlantis
and shared their experience of reading 'The Hidden Cost of Money.'
Truly humbled to see the book resonate among pre-coiners and people's partners! Everyone's support means the world. 🚀
Why separate money from the state?🧐
It forces the government to navigate the free market, fostering competition like any other business. A hugely underestimated shift!
Let me explain in 3 tweets!
After over a year of putting pen to paper, The Hidden Cost of Money is nearly ready for release! In the words of
@FossGregfoss
:
“Anyone who cares about our future and the future of our kids should read this book.”
Feeling humbled and eager to share.
Absolute must watch!!!
@itsmaxdemarco
,
@PrestonPysh
and
@jameslavish
do such a phenomenal job explaining Japans monetary situation. Bravo guys!!! 🥰🙏
It makes you wish we had a decentralized and trustless digital currency? 🤔
🇯🇵How Japan Became the Poorest Country in The World 🇯🇵
In this video,
@jameslavish
and
@PrestonPysh
help me understand why Japan's debt burden is having such devastating effects on people's lives and how
#bitcoin
fixes this.
Full Video here:
Understanding their importance and adopting strategies to prevent Bitcoin from getting stuck in small UTXOs is key.
Hopefully, you found value in this thread. Comment below if you have any questions!
Still lost?
@dazbea
& I will be discussing UTXOs at
@BitcoinAtlantis
.
🧵15/15
Why is Zelensky meeting American bankers? I'll tell you why... war is about 💵. That is all it has ever been about.
#Bitcoin
fixes this! Nothing stops war dead in its tracks like a decentralized currency that cannot be debased.
“God bless you"
JPMorgan's Jamie Dimon wishes Volodymyr Zelenskiy well as they meet at Davos, where the Ukrainian president is working to bolster international support
New article out! I detail a simplified mental model for approaching the deflation/inflation.
Always open to feedback and so fire any questions over that you may have.
Thanks
@ck_SNARKs
@BtcCasey
@_AustinHerbert
#Bitcoin
Banks have lost more than they’ve made in the history of banking. And, not just once. In 1982, 1991 and, I would assume, 2008. Yet… bankers are rich! As they say, “Privatize gains, socialize losses.”
If this doesn’t speak to the Fiat Ponzi. I don’t know what will.
@FossGregfoss
As our currencies depreciate, we find ourselves entangled in a false narrative: Happiness is external. Put differently, consumption over contemplation.
But you’ll be glad to know we have a solution:
#Bitcoin
Hear me out…
🧵1/6
Bitcoin— the secret weapon for Authors!
When I published The Hidden Cost of Money in December 2023, it retailed at $21.99.
Since then, we have experienced ~1.5% inflation.
🧵1/6
In 2021
@FossGregfoss
posted a shot of my 20yr old self jumping a 🚂. At dinner the other night
@hsromaine
recognized me from that video 🤯 Unreal memory.
Anyways, he &
@MartyBent
asked if I landed it. I did… but then crashed 30ft post landing when a stick went in my wheel 😂
If there was one takeaway from my recent
@WhatBitcoinDid
pod with
@PeterMcCormack
, it would be this, money is simply a medium of expression!
Truly appreciate the share,
@TFTC21
🙏🥰 Your content has been hugely influential in my own personal
#Bitcoin
journey.
"I would define money as a medium of expression... when we cannot express ourselves monetarily, it starts impeding our ability to show up authentically in this world." -
@sebbunney
What a day! Nothing beats hanging out with
#Bitcoin
’ers… and getting Bitcoin tattoos paid for with sats.
Thank you
@nomad_radtattoo
,
@Fustler_
and everyone who turned up.
Day One of
@BitcoinAtlantis
done! What a day. So awesome to meet all these incredible
#Bitcoin
’ers in real life. What a community!
Didn’t take many pictures but here’s
@dazbea
absolutely crushing it in our education room!
Insane! The
@POTUS
is preying on people who don’t know better in an attempt to buy votes. People who may not understand that more money entering the economy pushes up prices making life even more tough!
This is disgraceful.
My dad always used to say that the way you build wealth is by building equity in your home.
My housing plan would help Americans achieve homeownership by giving households $400 a month for two years when they buy their first home.
.
@JeffSnider_EDU
, you mention repeatedly the free market has chosen elastic money over inelastic money. Wouldn’t you say, the amount of capital in assets is proof that people have fled the elastic money in search of a store of value?
Continued…
Just finished recording with
@luke_broyles
in this amazingly picturesque town here in Madeira.
Ended up chatting about everything from parental bonds to
@TheBTCAdviser
,
@LookingGlassEdu
and
@Block_Rewards
☺️ I appreciate you having me Luke. Can’t wait to share once it goes live.
We don’t need academia & PhDs to understand what to eat.
Paraphrasing
@saifedean
: There’s not a single animal that has a PhD, yet there’s also not a single animal that has metabolic dysfunction/diabetes.
We must return to listening to our bodies over the so-called experts.
The best part about a hyper-
#bitcoin
’ized world is that it gets us to stop thinking about money!
Such a world fosters greater capacity for collaboration, building relationships or focusing on whatever is important to each and every one of us.
Fiat on the other hand…
I loved your talk
@BretWeinstein
with
@joerogan
. I found your commentary on 💵 fascinating. I share and expand on very similar views, which you might find of interest. I detail them in my book, The Hidden Cost of Money. I’d be more than happy to send you a free copy. Just DM me.
After a rad week of
#Bitcoin
education, starting with the problem (Fiat) & ending with taking self custody using
@Coinkite
’s TapSigner, I’m proud to announce a bunch of new hardcore
#Bitcoin
’ers 🥰
P.s. if you’re looking for a simple custody solution, Tapsigners are amazing!
Pretty special evening, sitting under the Northern Lights with the pupper. Never seen them this strong here in Whistler, BC. Mother Nature is incredible! 🤯