Hi Bitcoiners – it’s Fran again.
17 years ago today, Hal Finney posted two words that changed everything: “Running bitcoin.”
Since then, thousands of bitcoiners across 50+ countries have run in his name.
The 5th #RunningBitcoinChallenge starts NOW. ⚡️🏃♂️
Are you in? 👉 https://t.co/CvI3MyRx9G
Hal believed code could set humanity free.
He was an avid runner, until progression of his ALS made it impossible.
The 2026 Running Bitcoin Challenge runs for 21 days starting today, the anniversary of his legendary tweet. 🌍
Run or walk 21 km / 13.1 mi– every step contributes to ALS research. 📷https://t.co/CvI3MyRx9G
This year’s challenge is backed by giants:
⚡️ @HRF – defending human freedom with Bitcoin
⚡️ @blocks – @jack’s company building on open money for the world
Hal would be grateful and proud of your support. Thank you!
We are also being supported by @strike - thank you!
I’m also proud to highlight HRF’s Finney Freedom Prize, honoring work at the intersection of Bitcoin, freedom, and privacy.
Congratulations to the 3rd halving era’s winner, Andreas M. Antonopoulos - who educated millions on Bitcoin and its potential for humanity.
Hal would be proud of your work. 🏆
I’m Fran Finney (@franfinney), Hal’s wife.
Every January, I watch this community show up – running, walking, donating, sharing.
You keep Hal’s spirit alive. That means everything. 💛
Find me on Nostr: 🔑 npub14fkfcx9j0494g8zejfdxsr9t8raxt9n8vzkz6l5w4ef0gjysh4dqcsmkgv
Where does your donation go?
✅ 80%+ goes DIRECTLY to ALS research
✅ They accept Bitcoin
Every sat, every step, every share → closer to a cure.
Sign up 👉https://t.co/CvI3MyRx9G
Follow @RunningBTC21k or on Nostr: npub17hzf5v2l9aw29h4l9q330rkd4typnwkx80ksy6cnfuhzr33xvsaqucdscd
21 days. 21 km. 1 legend.
The 5th #RunningBitcoinChallenge is LIVE.
Run. Walk. Donate. Share.
Tag a friend who needs to join.👇
Hal ran toward the future even when his body wouldn’t let him.
Join us in honoring him – and feel free to share a picture from your run.
👉https://t.co/CvI3MyRx9G
If you don’t have any bitcoin be sure to thank the journalists, financial advisors, and economists for keeping you away from the stuff. They were right, and they continue to be right!
This is funny.
What if you invested in the S&P 500 every time CNBC had a "Markets in Turmoil" special?
Well... your average return after one year would be 40%, with a 100% success rate.
This is Bank of America's CEO Brian Moynihan.
He's one of the worst investors in history. And you're probably paying for his losses.
Since his bank bought $500 billion (yes, billion) in mortgage bonds at the all-time high price for those assets in history in 2020, the value of those securities has fallen by more than $100 billion.
That's one of the largest single investment losses in history. For perspective, the Enron bankruptcy led to losses about half this size. But the bank hasn't had to report these losses against its earnings, so no one's bonus pay has been cut. Sweet deal, isn't?
Meanwhile, Moynihan isn't worried. He knows he can recoup these loses by using the $1 trillion the bank holds in U.S. consumer deposits. How? By paying ZERO interest to America's consumers while paying billions to foreign creditors (!) to get the liquidity he needs to avoid having to sell those bonds and report huge losses.
This racket has earned him more than $100 million personally since 2020, when he approved the bond purchases.
Now do the banking regulations make sense? Lever up. Flip a coin. If heads, Moynihan wins. If tails... Moynihan wins!
No matter what happens, Americans have their savings stolen.
Here's the quiet part out loud. With 10-year yields at 4.08%, the losses on "Held to Maturity" securities at America's largest banks are going to have dramatically worse prices, leading to big losses that, thanks to ridiculous accounting rules, they are allowed to hide. So, who's hiding the most?
S19K pro running at 2500W during the primary duty cycle, then it down clocks to 2000W for the remainder of the cycle. This setup gets 22.15W/TH @ 2500W and 19.5W/TH efficiency @ 2000W. Worth every penny.
I just got my fiancé, who is a senior structural engineer, to throw the hardest engineering problems she could at o1-preview.
It was able to solve all of them, each one in under 60 seconds.
The world of work has completely changed and most people don’t realise yet.