I assume you're talking about a competing product Larry, like a Bitcoin 2.0 (since the number of actual Bitcoin are fixed). The thing is...that's been tried,A LOT.
Over a hundred times to be exact (see: Bitcoin Cash, Bitcoin Gold, Bitcoin SV, Bitcoin XT, Bitcoin Unlimited, eCash, Litecoin, etc). They all lost.
The Bitcoin Network processed an estimated $25 trillion USD in 2025, $19 trillion 2024, and $8-11 trillion thus far in 2026 (in a down year). More than Visa I believe
The point is this is a growing and powerful network, with unique and difficult to replicate features ....not easy to simply spin up.
@dominic_turpin@PeterSchiff There is your answer. Yes, he does. Bitcoin is a legitimate competitor which threatens Gold’s hold on the store of value narrative.
A question I am thinking about a lot recently:
“How do you not lose your soul as a leader in the AI era?”
I won’t lie to you. I see a lot of people operating in a way that, when they look back on their life, will fill them with disgust. It fills me with disgust.
People ask why I have become so negative about AI and I simply say “I am watching people in the workplace lose their humanity.”
So how do you lead with dignity? The first three things that are very clear to me:
1. You owe it to your people to think very deeply about what every single role will look like 1-2 years from now. - What parts of this job are different
- Where is human judgement still required?
- Do I even need this job any more?
- If I need a different job, can I train the people I have today to start doing the new job?
2. Clarity is kindness. Anxiety is at an all time high. Every single person is already asking themselves that question. You owe them clarity. “I don’t know” is still clarity. Perhaps they will show you the future.
3. Try to show up with kindness. At the end of the day you will be fucking dead and nobody will remember your name. Nobody will remember the work you did. It doesn’t matter. It’s not worth it to be a piece of shit, sven if you’re scared or stressed. Just try to be kind.
Ohh my god it’s true
California Democrats wrote in the Billionaires Tax Bill they can amend the tax to apply to all California residents by a simply 2/3 majority with no votes needed from residents
The legislative authority clause allows future 2/3 majority amendments by the Legislature (no voter approval needed) if they further the Act’s purposes
This enables broadening, like lowering thresholds to include more people or making it recurring. This turns the “Billionaire Tax” into something substantially wider
Section 50308 defines the scope (who qualifies as an “applicable individual”)
Meaning everyone
This bill is a Trojan horse
@PrestonPysh@JanWues I can’t thank you enough Preston. Yours was the voice I leaned on for the last 5 years. The value was immense and education immeasurable. You will be SORELY missed. That said, family first, always.
Ansel is right. People with this view don’t truly understand the open source aspect or the proof of work aspect fully.
A strong point about Bitcoin is that it literally doesn’t matter who created it. It can be assessed on its own merits since it’s transparent and decentralized.
@pdoherty972@TheGeardo347@WallStreetApes It signifies that the money is broken. That your dollar is buying less and less. We’d all be living damn good if we were making 1.8 ounces of gold for a 40 hour week. Today’s gold price is @$4800 per ounce. So 1.8 ounces would be around $8600 per week!
The national debt just passed $39 trillion. My Six Penny Plan cuts six pennies out of every dollar Washington spends. Balanced budget in five years. If your family can live within its means, so can the federal government.
People are scared to bid crypto because no one understands why the price action is this bad right now.
Lots of people want to bid bc its insanely oversold, but everyone that's been doing this for years *feels like* something is blowing up. I keep hearing that over and over - "someone has to be blowing up".
But no one knows anything. There's not even any substantial rumors. There's chatter on Binance but it seems unsubstantiated at this point.
if you really sit down with the fact that our political system once knowingly asked us to vote between two presidential candidates each deeply affiliated with Epstein, it makes sense that this system must be mercilessly burned to its ash and rebuilt for the sake of our children
The gap between natural deflation (thanks to technology) and forced inflation (from central banks) is the greatest wealth transfer in history. It's a hidden tax on future generations, enriching asset holders at the expense of everyone else. #Bitcoin fixes this.