Bevin H

[Stack Hodler @stackhodler]

🚨 It's not just ZCash.

Opus 4.8 also found a vulnerability in $USD that allows for unlimited issuance which could theoretically enrich insiders at the expense of all holders

huge breaking

[SightBringer @_The_Prophet__]

⚡️The old world asks what backs Bitcoin.

Bitcoin asks what backs the old world.

[The Bitcoin Historian @pete_rizzo_]

BREAKING: ALBERTA CANADA JUST ANNOUNCED THEY BOUGHT $220,000,000 WORTH OF #BITCOIN EXPOSURE VIA $MSTR

COUNTRIES ARE BUYING THE DIP. 🔥🚀

[Bitcoin Teddy @Bitcoin_Teddy]

Charlie Kirk wanted blockchain technology applied to the federal government. Full transparency. Every dime of spending tracked in real time on a public ledger.

His framing was simple: "It is not the government's money. We are the sovereign. We earn the money and the government extracts it from us with our consent."

If that's the relationship, then taxpayers have a right to see where every dollar goes. Day by day. Department by department.

The technology already exists. Bitcoin proved a public, tamper-proof ledger works at global scale. Nobody can edit it after the fact. Nobody can hide a transaction.

Apply that same infrastructure to federal spending and waste doesn't survive long. Nobody overspends when the ledger has an audience.

The question was never whether we could do it. It's whether the people spending the money want you to see it.

[Pierre Poilievre @PierrePoilievre]

We cannot tax ourselves out of poverty.

[JKL @Finiteenergy21]

Interesting easter egg from Satoshi:

Bitcoin’s mining difficulty adjusts every 2,016 blocks.

What is that in reverse?

6102.

Satoshi decided that based on April 5, 1933: The day President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 6102, which prohibited the private ownership of gold in the U.S.

[Historic Vids @historyinmemes]

Jerry Seinfeld just captured the paradox of artificial intelligence in a single, perfectly timed observation.

[Gino Hard @GinoHard_]

We already have a winner of the NHL Trade Deadline… and it’s Vincent Trocheck’s 7-year-old son 😂😭

(h/t @drosennhl)

[Alvin Foo @alvinfoo]

“I train like I’ve never won, and I compete like I’ve never lost.” - Eileen Gu

[Science girl @sciencegirl]

France has taken a bold step by making planned obsolescence a criminal offense — meaning companies can now be punished for intentionally designing products to wear out early.

If manufacturers deliberately create electronics or appliances that fail sooner than they should- whether through weak hardware, software updates that slow devices, or other built-in limitations, they can face serious consequences. Penalties include up to two years in prison and fines of €300,000, or as much as 5% of a company’s annual revenue in major cases.

The law grew out of France’s consumer-protection efforts and was strengthened after investigations into phone slowdowns revealed how software could be used to push people into buying replacements.

But this isn’t just about punishment. It’s part of France’s wider “right to repair” movement, which aims to reduce electronic waste, stop hidden forced upgrades, and encourage companies to make products that last longer and can be repaired more easily.

By cracking down on disposable-by-design goods, France is sending a strong signal to manufacturers worldwide: build products to last. The goal is a more sustainable system where items are repaired instead of replaced helping both consumers and the planet.

[Bill Ackman @BillAckman]

We have reached a stage in our country where there are only two sides to every issue and every incident. Each side lives in protected echo chambers which are provided with a curated set of ‘facts’ and/or video footage from certain camera angles that are consistent with the preexisting views and conclusions of that side.

Individuals are ‘convicted’ of serious crimes in the headlines, by politicians appealing to their base, and ultimately in the minds of the public, or they are exonerated, before all of the facts are in and a detailed investigation has been completed.

This is not good for America. We need to go back to a world where we suspend judgment and await the conclusions of a detailed investigation before we convict or exonerate. Let’s not forget that a man is presumed innocent until proven guilty.

Rushing to judgment helps no one and harms us all. It also greatly elevates the temperature, which keeps potential targets of law enforcement and those who enforce our laws on edge, massively increasing the risk to all.

We need to take a deep breath and reserve judgment before this gets even more out of control.

[Jerry Thornton @jerrythornton]

This has been my favorite for as long as I can remember, and still I just learned something new. When Linus recites Luke: 8-14, it’s the one time he isn’t holding his security blanket. Because in that moment, he doesn’t need it.

[The ₿itcoin Therapist @TheBTCTherapist]

I’ve never seen someone make such a profound argument for Bitcoin, without even realizing it.

This is just breathtaking.

[Nayib Bukele @nayibbukele]

Like all transformative inventions, AI is neither salvation nor doom in itself; it is a mirror. It reflects the intentions of those who wield it, and it is we who determine whether it serves destruction or human flourishing.

[Fundamental Investor ™ 🇮🇳 @FI_InvestIndia]

A businessman once bought a massive diamond in South Africa, about the size of an egg yolk.

But to his disappointment, the stone had a crack inside.

He took it to a skilled jeweler, hoping for advice.

The jeweler examined it carefully and said:

“This diamond can be split into two perfect gems, each worth more than the original stone. But one wrong strike and it will shatter into worthless fragments. I won’t take that risk.”

The businessman traveled the world, showing the diamond to jewelers in many countries.

Each one gave the same answer: "Too risky".

Finally, someone told him about an old master jeweler in Amsterdam known for his golden hands.

He flew there the same day.
The old jeweler studied the diamond through his monocle and warned him again of the risk.
The businessman interrupted:

“I’ve heard that story before. I’m ready. Just do it.”

The jeweler nodded, agreed on the price, then turned to a young apprentice working quietly nearby.

The boy took the diamond, placed it on his palm, and struck it once, clean and precise.

The stone split beautifully into two flawless gems.

Without even looking up, he handed them back to the master.

Astonished, the businessman asked:

“How long has he been working for you?”

The old jeweler smiled.

“This is his third day. He doesn’t know the real value of the stone, that’s why his hand didn’t tremble.”

Sometimes the more we fear losing something, the less capable we become of doing what needs to be done.

Treat life’s challenges as if they are lighter than they seem, and your hand will stay steady.

[Kevin Sorbo @ksorbs]

“The further a society drifts from the truth, the more it will hate those who speak it.”
—George Orwell

[Camus @newstart_2024]

Roger Federer broke the internet with one statistic that will change how you see every setback in your life.
1,526 singles matches.
Won almost 80% of them.
20 Grand Slams. 103 titles.

Now answer honestly:
What percentage of total points do you think he won across his entire career?
70%? 65%? 60%?

Try … 54%.
He lost literally almost EVERY SECOND POINT he ever played for 24 years.

And still became one of the greatest of all time.

Watch him explain it himself (2:07 of pure life-changing wisdom):
“In tennis, perfection is impossible… When you lose every second point on average, you teach yourself to say:
‘Okay, I double-faulted — it’s only one point.’
‘Okay I got passed at the net — it’s only one point.’
Even a screaming overhead smash that ends up on SportsCenter Top 10… still just one point.

So when you’re playing your point, it has to be the most important thing in the world.
The moment it’s over — it’s behind you.

That mindset frees you to attack the next point, and the next, and the next with absolute intensity and clarity.”

Then he looked at the crowd and said the line that hit a billion people in the soul:
“The real sign of a champion is not that they win every point.
It’s that they lose again and again and again… and have learned how to deal with it.
Negative energy is wasted energy.
Cry it out if you have to. Then force a smile.
Move on. Be relentless. Adapt. Grow.
Work harder — and work smarter.”

Save this post.

The next time you lose a deal, bomb a presentation, get ghosted, miss a deadline, or just have “one of those days” — come back here and read it again.

You’re not falling behind.
You’re just in the 46%.
And the 46% is exactly where every single legend has spent most of their career.

Keep playing the next point.
(full 2:07 clip — sound on)

[Camus @newstart_2024]

Novak Djokovic shut down the “mental toughness is a gift” myth in 90 seconds of pure gold.

Interviewer: “Your mental strength is your greatest gift.”

Djokovic: “I have to correct you. It’s not a gift. It’s work. Every single day.”

He trains his mind like his serve:

- Conscious breathing under maximum pressure

- Feels the full storm of doubt & fear EVERY match

- Rejects the fake “just think positive” nonsense

“I acknowledge it. I might scream. Then I reset — fast.”

The difference between 24 Slams and everyone else?
How quickly you leave the darkness.

This isn’t motivation porn.
This is the actual operating system of the greatest ever.
Watch with sound — it will rewire how you think about pressure.

[Bevin H @BevinHardy]

Explains a lot…

[Mark Mitchell, Rasmussen Reports @honestpollster]

This chart is damning.

The death of true capitalism.