TheStophe

Decentralized hard money, cryptocurrency advocate. Trying to financially educate and not get wrecked by ponzi fiatcoins. Husband, Dad, Engineer. From Philly.

[TheStophe @TheStophe]

It’s refreshing to see a non-scammy, genuine account do well on X.

Serenity has a decentralized ethos, and great investment insight!

[Serenity @aleabitoreddit]

I now am the #1 most subscribed to account on the entire X platform!

After overtaking Elon Musk today.

Thank you everyone for helping me achieve my goal.

[Ergo @ergo_platform]

Good to see Firo coming on Rosen. Ergo is becoming a hub of unstoppable liquidity, which is critically needed for the p2p world

[TheStophe @TheStophe]

It is pretty amazing how big the stablecoin market has become.

[Richi @ManaStaking]

This is by far the most successful business model in crypto. The entire industry just handed unlimited power to a few centralized stablecoin issuers. It shouldn't be that way.
With @StableUSE, we're replacing US Treasuries with deflationary collateral. Take a position in the collateral, use the stablecoin for daily DeFi — LP provision, lending/borrowing, trading, and more. Benefit from collateral appreciation instead of handing it to a centralized party.
Coming soon to Cardano

[TheStophe @TheStophe]

Honestly this looks like a good bitcoin dip to buy. Sentiment is pretty low, we are already 50%+ closer to the next halving, plus 👇 and good chart structure.

https://t.co/6RoncfqSK4

[Mark Moss @1MarkMoss]

Let's be real... It's easy to post "buy the bitcoin dip."
But it's much harder in reality.

But... when the US Gov is literally telling you they are building a BTC Reserve that will become the bedrock of the new global monetary system...

And you can still get one for about $65,000

[TheStophe @TheStophe]

My wife quit her job 2yrs ago after basically burning out, money is tight but she’s taking care of our two youngest,

and knowing they get extra time with her is the best family feeling.

Next we may homeschool our oldest in 2nd grade. It’s crazy how much time she spends away!

[Robert Bortins @TheRobertBshow]

The dual-income household didn't liberate women.
It inflated housing prices, created the childcare industrial complex, and turned every family into a tax bracket.
Two incomes later, you're still broke — just busier.

[TheStophe @TheStophe]

@chriscwooden @K0_Alexandra 😂

[TheStophe @TheStophe]

😂 this one hit home too hard

[Brett Pike @ClassicLearner]

Post 1913 America.

[TheStophe @TheStophe]

@chepurnoy Nice

[TheStophe @TheStophe]

This is exactly the reason i’m on X - Amazing 😂 (and right)

I’m in this battle over house browsing price with the wifey.

[Ethan Brooks @alt_w_v_g]

My wife mentioned a nice private school over dinner this week
She said the campus was beautiful
I asked what's the tuition
She said we should look at it as an investment in him not a cost
I made a note
She said don't make a note
I said I always make notes
She said this isn't a deal
I said everything is a deal
She closed her eyes

She said we'd discuss it Saturday
I agreed

Saturday 7:02am
She came downstairs in her Saturday robe
Coffee in hand
I had my cargo shorts on

The dining room had been cleared
The projector was on
The analyst was at the head of the table
Quarter zip on, three iced coffees, a legal pad, and two laptops
He had been there since 6:44am

I texted him at 11:14pm Friday
The text said dining room 6:45am bring the model
He sent a thumbs up

My wife stopped in the doorway
She said what is this
I said you said you wanted to discuss it
She said this is not a discussion
I did not respond
She sat down anyway

The analyst stood
He said good morning ma'am
She did not respond
He sat back down
A printed deck in front of each seat
A fourth copy in case

Slide 1 Tuition Schedule
$38,500 per year
Thirteen years
$500,500 nominal
Before escalators
The school has raised tuition 4.2% per year for a decade
With escalators $648,000
My wife said okay
I said I'm not done

Slide 2 Opportunity Cost
Even before escalators
$38,500 invested annually
10% nominal return
S&P long-run average since 1928
By his eighteenth birthday $944,000
My wife said we can afford it
I said I know that's not the slide

Slide 3 Terminal Value at Age 65
$83 million
She was quiet

The analyst slid the sensitivity tables across the table
8% return $31 million
10% return $83 million
12% return $222 million
She did not look

She said this isn't about money
I said it's always about money
She said no it isn't
I said then what is it about
She did not answer

She said you can't put a dollar value on his teachers his classmates his environment
I said I can the analyst already did slide 6
He flipped to slide 6
She did not look

She said the school is the best in the city
I said best is a feeling
She said it produces the best students
I said the students were already the best before they got there

She said our son deserves it
I said our son deserves $83 million

My son walked in
He is five
Dinosaur pajamas
He looked at the projector
He looked at the open deck on the table
He looked at slide 3
He said are we modeling pre-tax or after-tax
The analyst opened a new tab
My wife looked at the ceiling

He said what's the discount rate
The analyst set down his pen
She closed her eyes

He said is this the same return assumption from the 529 conversation
The analyst stopped typing
He looked at me
I did not say anything

She stood up
Sat back down

He said dad can I help
I said yes
He pulled up a chair
The analyst handed him a printout
He started reading

My wife watched him read
She watched him for a long time

She said his name
He looked up
She said do you like school
He said the work is too easy and the kids don't ask questions

She did not respond
She looked at the ceiling
She walked out of the room

The analyst started packing up
He said should I follow up Monday sir
I said no follow up needed

He'll be fine

Sent from my iPhone

[Alex Chepurnoy @chepurnoy]

First Basis note transferred off the grid. We need for some more testing. Then doing blueprints for use cases like African villages. Another direction is agent-2-agent interactions with credit expansion on top of human-provided base smart money.

P2P money for humans & agents

[Ergo @ergo_platform]

Agentic onchain trading on Ergo using Machina SDK https://t.co/RLWUlLU9lj

[TheStophe @TheStophe]

@ergo_platform Super interesting future potential

[Armeanio @Armeanio]

Watcher operators, we kindly request you to update your watcher-service to version [6.2.0](https://t.co/mhKYYPu2ci).

This version fixes a minor security bug and you should unlock all of your permits and collateral via the action section in your watcher dashboard and wait for all permits to be unlocked. DO NOT UPDATE YOUR WATCHER BEFORE UNLOCKING YOUR COLLATERAL.

‼️Make sure to follow the instruction for this update. Without following the instruction, your watcher will certainly miss all events onward and receive no reward. ‼️

## 1. Unlock your permits and collateral
Head to Watcher Dashboard -> Unlock, set the Api-key and unlock all of your RSN. Wait till the transaction is mined.
Then dashboard will show 0/0 _Total Locked RSN_ and 0/0 _Total Reports_ and the health will be broken (due to `No WID is available for this address`).

> Note that you need at least 2 WIDs to unlock your permits and collateral!

## 2. Update your watcher
Pull the latest docker image, stop and then start your watcher:

- docker compose pull
- docker compose down
- docker compose up -d

## 3. Lock your permits
Head again to Watcher Dashboard -> Lock, set the Api-key and lock your RSN. Wait till the transaction is mined.
Then dashboard should show the _Total Locked RSN_ and _Total Reports_ correctly and watcher should be healthy.

> Note that the transaction should be displayed in the explorer after ~5 minutes!

> In case you get Error code 400, just try again after ~30 minutes!

📢 If you encounter any issues, please report them in:
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[TheStophe @TheStophe]

@RepThomasMassie Congrats!

[TheStophe @TheStophe]

@yashablack 100% correct

[TheStophe @TheStophe]

@Vladcostea Wow that’s pretty good!

[USE @StableUSE]

$USE: Converting Digital scarcity into fiat form. Inspired by @saylor https://t.co/i6OnzkO8HP

[TheStophe @TheStophe]

Embrace p2p, be the network 🫡

[Ergo @ergo_platform]

In a peer to peer network you are your own server.

It is best to run your own node.

If you are not a network peer this should be your first question. Where is the server and what power does it have.

Running a node ensures maximum privacy, security, and financial sovereignty by running and verifying your own transactions, rather than trusting third party servers.

Reject the idea of "crypto" embrace p2p.

Be the network.

[TheStophe @TheStophe]

💯(Demurrage ~ blockchain self-cleaning)

[Richi @ManaStaking]

The fact that no other crypto protocol has yet implemented Demurrage says a lot about the space. They can only kick the can down the road for so long. Stay locked in! #ERGO

[USE @StableUSE]

$USE Event Part II has started. Please check the article to learn about the events. We are counting on you!

https://t.co/AEn9DCf0b0