AFB 🍊

Relentless engineer. Strategic thinker. Bitcoin and BTCFi fuel my vision, Core blockchain drives my mission. None of my postings are a financial advice.

[26 Whitepapers @26Whitepapers]

To understand Core, you have to stop looking at it like “just another chain” and start asking harder questions.

Is DeFi becoming the next layer of global finance?

If it is, where will the deepest liquidity come from?

Probably Bitcoin. That’s where most of the capital already sits.

Then the real question appears: how do you extend Bitcoin’s usefulness without breaking the very constraints that made people trust it in the first place?

That’s the part most projects get wrong. They chase flexibility and accidentally weaken the foundation.

@Coredao_Org took a different route, built around Bitcoin, not against it. Preserve self-custody. Preserve security. Add scalability and utility without rewriting the base layer.

I’ve learned the strongest ideas usually feel obvious in hindsight.

When you follow the questions honestly, you start understanding why #BTCFi naturally points toward #CoreDAO.

[Z Protocol @_zprotocol]

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[AFB 🍊 @AsFeBr]

@26Whitepapers @Coredao_Org You did not miss much just BTC drop 😆

[Core DAO 🔶 @Coredao_Org]

Most people will not onboard to Bitcoin through a staking dashboard.

They will onboard through something that feels like Robinhood.

@sat_pay will bring millions to Core. 🔶

[AFB 🍊 @AsFeBr]

#Core @Coredao_Org has already proven the technology works. BTC hash‑rate is flowing like a waterfall 🚀, staking is live 🔒, yield is real 💸, and the infrastructure is solid. At this point it’s not about ‘can it work?’ — it’s about adoption.🍊🫡

[AFB 🍊 @AsFeBr]

Forward 🔥. Nothing can stop Bitcoin power 🔋grid 💪

[Rich @richrines]

With this matter behind us, our full focus returns to the work ahead: advancing the Core network and expanding the Bitcoin finance stack alongside the builders, validators, and ecosystem partners driving real growth.

Forward. 🔶

[AFB 🍊 @AsFeBr]

@dbkim_core Wait what 😳. Another series. This guy really likes to study #Core @Coredao_Org 🫡

[BTCS S.A. @BTCS_SA]

BTCS chief of strategy @wkaszycki was featured in @Forbes alongside the @NatCryptoAssoc on how crypto's quiet mainstream era is already underway, and why compliance is the moat, infrastructure is the play, and the boring work is what lasts.

https://t.co/JTcirtSMDu

[26 Whitepapers @26Whitepapers]

Did you know that @Sat_Pay is strategically positioned as a major consumer-scale revenue generator for #CORE.

The Fact: Every user interaction (deposits, LST mints, loan draws, card payments, and integrated DeFi actions) is designed to create sustained gas consumption, staking demand, and recurring buyback pressure on $CORE.

How It Works: Mobilum’s proven track record of processing tens of millions in annual revenue is combined with Core’s strategy to route activity-driven fees into ecosystem buybacks.

The Strategic Role: As the retail-facing module of the Bitcoin Power Grid, SatPay turns everyday Bitcoin usage into a high-scale, predictable revenue channel that strengthens @Coredao_Org long-term.

[26 Whitepapers @26Whitepapers]

You need to understand that many ecosystem out there keeps you close because they needs your fees. They don't care about you.

I realized that the moment I saw how little control people actually have over their own money. Endless restrictions. Centralized decisions.

Your value trapped inside systems you don’t own and can’t influence and somehow, we accepted that as normal.

That’s why what @Coredao_Org is building matters to me.

Not another closed system demanding trust but an ecosystem designed around ownership, access, and participation. A structure where the user isn’t the product.

I’ve learned the future of finance won’t be defined by who controls the most. It’ll be defined by who empowers the most.

Sometimes stepping into the future starts with one simple decision. So stop renting your financial freedom from systems that never intended to give it to you.

[MR SHIFT 🦁 @KevinWSHPod]

E172: @Saylor: Why Hard Work Won't Make You Rich

Michael Saylor is the chairman of @Strategy - the world's largest corporate holder of Bitcoin with over 840,000 BTC and $65+ billion deployed. He bought his first Bitcoin in 2020 when the Fed cut rates to zero hasn't stopped since.

With WSH, I always want to go much deeper than the current narrative and that’s exactly what we did here. We gradually moved past the surface and into the things that really shaped Michael. We talked about his childhood, growing up in a military family, buying domain names in the 1990s and flipping them for tens of millions, losing $6 billion of his net worth in a single day during the dot-com bubble, his great Apple bet in 2012, why working hard won't make you rich, why you should mortgage your house but probably not sell your kidney to buy BTC, why "THERE IS NO SECOND BEST", and a lot more. The conversation lasted more than two hours, much longer than originally planned, and it was just amazing. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

Timestamps:

00:00 - Intro
03:05 - Explain what you do to an Uber driver
05:35 - Advice for Rick, the struggling Uber driver
07:07 - Who is Michael Saylor?
11:02 - Sponsors @Trezor & @Bitwise
11:48 - Kevin's Business Intelligence Company
13:14 - Michael's childhood and chip on the shoulder
17:56 - Has Michael conquered the world yet?
19:49 - Just because you can, doesn't mean you should
28:23 - Sponsors @KASTxyz & @sumsub
30:02 - Low time preference and scarcity
43:50 - Buying and flipping domain names for tens of millions
55:11 - Bitcoin is a lifeboat
1:01:31 - Should you mortage your house to buy Bitcoin?
1:09:50 - The great $60B in Bitcoin bet: risks
1:15:32 - Sponsors @JupiterExchange , @ethena
1:16:16 - Sell the kidney if you must but keep the Bitcoin
1:20:14 - What's the endgame for Strategy?
1:28:16 - Where does Bitcoin price end?
1:29:36 - Where would Bitcoin price be without Michael Saylor?
1:31:06 - What is STRC?
1:35:34 - Should my mom put her life savings in STRC?
1:37:12 - How do you always invent new ways to buy more Bitcoin?
1:49:19 - From God to Madman every 6 months: handling insane volatility
1:51:49 - How Michael lost $6 Billion of his net worth in one single day in 2000 and then watched MSTR go down another 99%
1:59:09 - Why Michael doesn't have children
1:59:44 - Why working hard is the worst advice you can get
2:07:37 - Why THERE IS NO SECOND BEST, there is only one crypto asset
2:15:03 - Thanking Michael from the whole crypto industry

[26 Whitepapers @26Whitepapers]

Every successful network starts the same way:

A small group of people believing in something long before the rest of the world understands it.

Not blind belief.
Shared conviction.

Bitcoin started that way, Ethereum started that way and every major technological shift in history followed the same pattern.

Because infrastructure is never built by spectators. It’s built by communities willing to think long-term while others focus on short-term noise.

That’s what many still miss about @CoreDAO_org

It’s not just about price, it’s about creating a foundation where:

- Bitcoin security
- decentralized coordination
- programmable utility
- real BTCFi adoption

can evolve together into one system.

Strong ecosystems are not held together by hype. They’re held together by aligned belief, builders, and patience.

That’s the real Core fundamental.

$CORE #CoreDAO #BTCFi

[AFB 🍊 @AsFeBr]

🔥💪

[Bitcoin Magazine @BitcoinMagazine]

JUST IN: 🇺🇸 Minnesota Governor signs bill into law that allows banks and credit unions to offer Bitcoin custody services to customers.

[AFB 🍊 @AsFeBr]

@Greeve17 @Coredao_Org Common for crypto. Market driven. BTC the same.

[AFB 🍊 @AsFeBr]

#Core @Coredao_Org BTC delegated hashrate above 1,000 EH/s: ‘We’re ready for global domination.’ 🔥💪

#Core Price: ‘I’m tired boss… let me nap at $0.03 range ’ 🤣😄”

[AFB 🍊 @AsFeBr]

#Core @Coredao_Org

[26 Whitepapers @26Whitepapers]

Did you know that @Coredao_Org solved the behavioural bottleneck of BTC-only holders through automated marketplaces.

The Fact: Dual Staking Marketplaces let $BTC stakers “rent” $CORE from holders to unlock boosted tiers without needing to buy and manage it themselves.

How It Works: The protocol pairs #BTC and #CORE positions, shares the enhanced yield, and allows single-asset exposure. $BTC holders get better returns than solo staking, while $CORE holders earn subsidized higher rewards.

The Unique Angle: This turns idle #BTC into a demand engine for #CORE, optimizing the flywheel without forcing every participant to hold both assets directly.

[26 Whitepapers @26Whitepapers]

You need to understand that I’m here on #Core with purpose.

As long as my thesis remains valid, I’ll continue to stand by that conviction.

For me, it’s Core or nothing.

When you truly study the architecture, the incentives, and the long-term vision behind @Coredao_Org, you begin to see why some of us remain confident despite the noise.

The future looks bright with Core.

Just imagine me wanting 1 million #CORE. Would that even make sense knowing fully well the future is not bright. You can think about it from here.

I hope you will understand before it is too late.

[SatPay @sat_pay]

The future Bitcoin account has three jobs:

Grow the balance.
Unlock liquidity.
Connect to spending.

SatPay is building all three.

[Core DAO 🔶 @Coredao_Org]

Most chains hope demand shows up.

Core is designing products that create it.

Fixed supply. More product lines. More reasons for CORE to matter. 🔶

[Core Sapiens 🔶🇰🇷 @dbkim_core]

Core DAO Deep Dive Series · Part 10 of 10

Part 10 :
The Full Picture: What Ten Articles of Evidence Suggest About Core's Trajectory
https://t.co/TaM3DJlsxF

Part 1 :
"Why 90% of Bitcoin's Mining Power Points to Core — The Signal Most Investors Are Missing"
https://t.co/rNLDIqbbeG

Part 2 :
Bitcoin's Six Limitations — Why the World's Most Secure Blockchain Needs a Complement
https://t.co/nObifKalJ1

Part 3 :
How Bitcoin Miners Actually Delegate to Core — The Technical Mechanics Behind the 89.9% Signal
https://t.co/qdo0FfDbJB

Part 4 :
Satoshi Plus: The Consensus Mechanism That Gives Core Both Bitcoin's Security and Ethereum's Power
https://t.co/s41lB8T4Hm

Part 5 :
Crypto Insight: Dual Staking and Rev+: The Economic Engine That Ma...
https://t.co/EMHDtgBEUY

Part 6 :
What Do BitGo, stc Bahrain, and Goldman-Backed Blockdaemon Know About Core That the Market Doesn't?
https://t.co/HFC36yNURl

Part 7 :
When Core Went to Court: The Maple Finance Lawsuit, the Cayman Islands Injunction, and What It Means for Core's Future
https://t.co/6A1jynmPzF

Part 8 :
lstBTC, SatPay, and the Financial Philosophy That Connects Them https://t.co/wqY9GAjscu

Part 9 :
Core vs. Ethereum at the Same Stage: What the Comparison Reveals — and Where It Breaks Down
https://t.co/Qg50xRJAWq