21 Joule ⚡

German in Asia - Moving goods across borders. Running conferences across continents. Watching money move across systems. Bitcoin · Asia · AI · Macro

[21 Joule ⚡ @21joule]

The smartest macro voices disagree on everything. Timing, severity, which assets to hold.
But strip away the surface and they're all arriving at the same endgame from opposite directions.
AI deflation hits a debt-based system. The math forces the printer. Hard assets win.
The only disagreement left is timing. And the clock is running.

[Ole Lehmann @itsolelehmann]

really started questioning if I want to move back to Germany at all

it would great for family (my son being close to grandparents again etc) but everything else just keeps on telling me i'm not really welcome as an entrepreneur

the latest berlin election is another sign that people just haven't learned anything from the past

we need innovation and growth but all signs point in the other direction

it feels like the economy needs to get so bad that people literary feel poor again but this could take some time

it makes me very sad, this is my home country, my native language and i still feel deeply connected to it

I want my kids to have grandparents around

but it also makes me so angry to see a country just butcher it's economy

I want to feel valued in a society by contributing as an entrepreneur

it's entrepreneurs who create jobs, who create change, who drive countries foward

but it really is a mind virus that most Germans have lost their appreciation for this and only want the Nanny State to become bigger

it will just lead to more entrepreneurs and companies leaving to more pro business countries

global mobility has never been easier

it's all so tiresome really

[21 Joule ⚡ @21joule]

@StrategyMaxi @Strategy At this point buybacks of STRD would make more sense in terms of yield.

[Alessandro Palombo @thealepalombo]

I'm Italian. My wife is Chinese, born in Beijing.

Many of you have asked how to visit China for the first time. So we sat down and prepared this 101: which cities, in what order, and how to do a first trip properly.

We are both international. She studied in the US and worked in Hong Kong, then Europe. I've lived in more countries than I can count. We know well what most of you will look for in this trip: this is the advice we give our closest friends.

The short version: start with Beijing and Shanghai, leave Shenzhen for a second trip, and don't treat China as a one-week destination. And mind the weather: avoid peak summer and peak winter.

The good news: you are going to luxury you have probably never seen, better than Dubai, at a fraction of the cost.
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[Wide Awake Media @wideawake_media]

If your country has enough money to give illegal migrants free stuff, your taxes are too high.

[21 Joule ⚡ @21joule]

@E_Boeminghaus Geht im ERP customising genauso. Gerade im Bereich und bei offeneren System kann man mit Claude und Browser MCP schon alles “selber machen lassen”.

[21 Joule ⚡ @21joule]

@RoaringRagnar Keeping the position, not upsizing. Worst comes to worst this will be used for loss harvesting for tax offset. Unfortunately, i have no confidence in this anymore and written off the position in my mind. Entered on the way down, unfortunately.

[21 Joule ⚡ @21joule]

@_DannyKnowles @jackmallers Interesting that he now talks down on KPI like Bitcoin per Share when initially XXI launched with this exact metric as key target.

[21 Joule ⚡ @21joule]

@JoeNakamoto @arjunkhemani @RaoulGMI Because it’s “basically risk free”.

[21 Joule ⚡ @21joule]

@efenigson @natbrunell @CynthiaMLummis @TheBitcoinConf @Womenofbitcoin_ Creating weird awards is soo FIAT. We should not be doing it. If it is an achievement people will see the results. No awards needed.

[21 Joule ⚡ @21joule]

I wish you and your family all the best! Have been following you since 2015 on the investors podcast. Those discussions on my commute to university were forming how i think about investing. I followed along into this deep rabbit hole and have gone full maxi and I will be forever grateful! Thank you! Godspeed!

[21 Joule ⚡ @21joule]

@SuiNetwork @RaoulGMI @a16zcrypto @Fidelity @Mysten_Labs @RealVision Sounds like a rugpull

[Michael Saylor @saylor]

Strategy has acquired 34,164 BTC for ~$2.54 billion at ~$74,395 per bitcoin and has achieved BTC Yield of 9.5% YTD 2026. As of 4/19/2026, we hodl 815,061 $BTC acquired for ~$61.56 billion at ~$75,527 per bitcoin. $MSTR $STRC https://t.co/ifGXjMeIZH

[Benedikt Brechtken @ben_brechtken]

Die Erfinder der 12-Uhr-Tankstellen-Regel halten sich für kompetent genug, die deutsche Wirtschaft umzubauen und den Klimawandel zu stoppen. Keine Pointe.

[Nayib Bukele @nayibbukele]

Ah, but remember, they live in a “full democracy” and we live in a “dictatorship”.

I’m sure the people who make the freedom and democracy indexes will be updating them immediately.

[21 Joule ⚡ @21joule]

@Bankless

[21 Joule ⚡ @21joule]

@RoaringRagnar 100 $ STRC later today. The machine is oiled and running. And this is not exactly a bull market, yet.

[Michael Saylor @saylor]

Strategy has acquired 22,337 BTC for ~$1.57 billion at ~$70,194 per bitcoin. As of 3/15/2026, we hodl 761,068 $BTC acquired for ~$57.61 billion at ~$75,696 per bitcoin. $MSTR $STRC https://t.co/6hv6PjzOKQ

[21 Joule ⚡ @21joule]

@smart_money @grok What do you actually own if you own $pump? Do you have any equity of the company or what is it?

[Phong Le @phongle]

Over the last 10 days, $STRC closed ≥ $100 while trading volume increased > 5X.