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[Rick Stringer @rick_stringer]

@crockpics Queen should be MUCH higher in that list.

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@cjasonmaier @jyn_urso Makes me sad.

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@natbrunell All but one.

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@natbrunell Don’t want the leverage.

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@lesleyabravanel Trump lied? Say it ain’t so!

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A Little Rant About Podcasting, by @rick_stringer https://t.co/wldYR8Qjaa

[Satori⚡️| BOSS & Bitmela Jaipur @pseudonymous369]

50 websites that can help you learn everything around Bitcoin👇

🔖 Bookmark it. You’ll need #9, #16, and #39 later.

SEE THE NETWORK
1. https://t.co/NHbI8l72vP - Watch the mempool, fees, and Lightning in real time
2. https://t.co/oSymKqVEda - Bitcoin’s vital signs on one page
3. https://t.co/B7tcWNDumm - The chain as a clock, not a chart
4. https://t.co/43Y5eAdjmi - Every reachable node on a map
5. https://t.co/4bifntou6d - Who is finding the blocks
6. https://t.co/xDLKdRt0oZ - Chain splits and reorgs, live
7. https://t.co/L3yhIo8z1q - The fee market, visualized
8. https://t.co/Lt0fiFJ9bU - Clean explorer with Tor support

HOLD YOUR OWN KEYS
9. https://t.co/tthz8drdjs - The desktop wallet Bitcoiners graduate to
10. https://t.co/NJdL5s2ulO - Privacy by default, Tor built in
11. https://t.co/KvLMUnPqdO - Multisig without a 40-page guide
12. https://t.co/t2Sx8yKmCS - Air-gapped Bitcoin signer, open source
13. https://t.co/CdRItVopZN - Open-source hardware wallet
14. https://t.co/W5BtFfVGVc - Build your own air-gapped signer
15. https://t.co/tZr1mfob41 - Check if a wallet is actually reproducible
16. https://t.co/6p8jBKOlIe - Understand your seed. Use it offline.

MOVE MONEY AT THE SPEED OF LIGHT
17. https://t.co/fKzlYWBwI8 - Self-custodial Lightning that feels normal
18. https://t.co/UO2Vg0y6UG - Your node, in your pocket
19. https://t.co/MygVTbRPI2 - The Lightning network, mapped
20. https://t.co/6drBf5aznD - Look up nodes and channels
21. https://t.co/lj0eNVXyRr - Accounts, paywalls, and tools on your node
22. https://t.co/IGwlOO9bNz - Accept Bitcoin. Keep the keys.

GET BITCOIN FROM PEOPLE
23. https://t.co/ukLrx2TbE8 - Peer-to-peer, no account, no company in the middle
24. https://t.co/GFNzSpm4oy - Buy sats over Lightning, privately
25. https://t.co/c2pI6wYfJc - P2P Bitcoin from your phone
26. https://t.co/1RIFiFL6Yy - Larger P2P trades with multisig escrow
27. https://t.co/YH3ar6tG85 - Voucher in, bitcoin out

READ THE MONEY
28. https://t.co/afl8NrxTPh - Cycles, MVRV, rainbow - the long view
29. https://t.co/t0EqmePbrJ - On-chain without the sales page
30. https://t.co/6n0qgAk5zL - Price, ETFs, treasuries, and macro together
31. https://t.co/f5VHXcbKlu - A fast Bitcoin terminal
32. https://t.co/1GxqyEj5Dw - Who already put BTC on the balance sheet
33. https://t.co/AdCAalOwf5 - The chart everyone still opens
34. https://t.co/zhJIVbQPfh - M2, rates, CPI. The other monetary system.
35. https://t.co/Vel9S0QgA2 - Gold supply and official holdings, for the comparison
36. https://t.co/fVfXeo0kF8 - Places that take Bitcoin in the real world
37. https://t.co/uTMSmyuBoI - Spend sats on things you already buy
LEARN THE THING ITSELF
38. https://t.co/ibeXQ2i9qP - Nine pages. Still the best start.
39. https://t.co/XubPkrl4vR - How Bitcoin actually works, with diagrams
40. https://t.co/iUhh00PSXG - Wallets, nodes, privacy, step by step
41. https://t.co/Uc3f0pktQu - What the protocol is doing this week
42. https://t.co/hF9Qse4UCO - Clear beginner path if you’re sending this to a friend
43. https://t.co/1PI4eKmqLV - The writings that made this money inevitable
44. https://t.co/1OHAhqeLpY - Free full course. Bitcoin for everybody.
45. https://t.co/MgIrGT2Hxz - Mastering Bitcoin, free
46. https://t.co/O7AgspQbX1 - Cohorts, clubs, and fellowships for Bitcoin builders

RUN IT YOURSELF
47. https://t.co/c05gosPyjc - The reference client. Verify, don’t trust.
48. https://t.co/RXilNreE96 - A Bitcoin node that feels like an app storec
49. https://t.co/j2EqDspVuT - Your own server. Bitcoin plus the rest of your stack.
50. https://t.co/iWAGqy4y4i - The index of everything else

[Rick Stringer @rick_stringer]

@watchbmtv How can it be #1 if it has not even launched yet?

[Jimmy @jimmy_aibrief]

🚨 A USER ASKED CHATGPT HOW TO LIVE TO 150 YEARS OLD.

The response was simple and surprising.

ChatGPT analyzed MILLIONS of data points and the conclusion was that it's not diet, it's not exercise, it's not genetics.

The main factor for longevity is...

[The Nakamoto Project @NakamotoProjct]

This morning, we launched a new educational campaign aimed at helping Americans understand bitcoin and its place in the world today.

Our campaign will stretch over 12 weeks and includes an educational website, https://t.co/DPvpGfPVbv, a series of 6 essays by leading thinkers in bitcoin, 6 full-page print ads, and 24 quarter-page print ads in the Wall Street Journal.

Each of the six essays will appear as sponsored content in the Wall Street Journal, beginning with today’s by @LynAldenContact .

The public discourse about bitcoin should really be better. This is our attempt to do something about it.

[Rick Stringer @rick_stringer]

@Ambrose0_X Also, if you use an app like TextExpander, you can set these up as auto-enter prompts with the cursor in the correct spot, and just paste your text.

[Rick Stringer @rick_stringer]

More Than Senior Pictures: A Summer Day in Frankfort https://t.co/pUNdX1eH9C

[Atlas Phoenix BTC @AtlasPhoenixBTC]

Re: Cold Card Hack

Hello fellow Bitcoiners,

It’s been nearly one week since my wallet was drained.

I lost my entire bitcoin stack, presumably the most in the entire attack - an amount I’m more than embarrassed and ashamed to even admit publicly. This was not only my life savings but my time, energy, hardcore conviction and identity after 13 years in this space.

I am posting pseudonymously as I’ve always preferred to stay out of the spotlight - and privacy (inspired by Satoshi) is something I value. I debated whether or not I should say anything at all, but after much deliberation I decided it may be beneficial for other victims who are struggling.

While this incident certainly forced upon me the darkest days of my life so far - I have now accepted it and will slowly put together my life again. I came from nothing and did everything right (except rolling the damn dice apparently 😅). I stayed away from trading, exchanges, shitcoins, ICOs, NFTs, false prophets, etc and quietly and consistently built up over the years through all the ups and downs - never spending frivolously on material goods but instead using bitcoin as my sense of freedom and security - with the hopes to pass it on to my future children.

Even though that peace, freedom and security is now gone - I am beyond grateful for the journey and life that bitcoin enabled me to have.

To all the other victims, as cliche as it is to say “it’s only money” - true wealth, as I’ve learned over and over again is in health, family, and friendships. I’d be lying if I told you I’m not afraid of the uncertainty ahead, but I know by taking one step at a time it will be possible to rebuild. Trust me if I can come to these realizations, you can too! The hardest challenges in life make us stronger and turn us into the best versions of ourselves - don’t give in to the hopelessness. By being in this community you are apart of something special that the majority of the world still hasn’t realized yet. It’s still early!

Thanks to all the wonderful people in the community I’ve been DMing over the past week - your kind words of support mean the world to me and helped me start to believe in myself again.

To the hacker: you still can do the right thing here and come clean - you have prompted a serious wake-up call that has brought the community together which will bring more resilience for the future. Doing the noble thing now will prevent a lifelong hunt.

To all the amazing bitcoiners who have jumped to action from the very beginning to support each other and mitigate further damage - it’s been a beautiful thing to watch.

To the @blocks team and especially @intangiblecoins, your efforts are inspiring and provide me with hope. Believe me when I say that IF I ever get my coins back you will all be taken care of very well, along with massive donations to the open source community.

For now I will withhold any judgement towards @nvk and the @Coinkite team - while I’m still processing this loss and dealing with the gravity of building my life up from the ruins - I have 0 anger or resentment. Bitcoin security is a tough job, mistakes are made, and lessons are learned by all. I made mistakes by trusting and not verifying as well as not having a more robust security solution so the responsibility must be shared, hindsight is 20/20 and even though it’s tough: I’m okay admitting that. Bitcoin humbles all.

Having said all that… I’M NOT FUCKING LEAVING!!! I will start building a new stack from the ground up like all the other plebs as my conviction in Bitcoin is even stronger today then when I got my first coins in 2013.

This was never about the money - it was always about the revolution, and that can’t be stopped. We will win.

Let’s keep our heads high.
The march continues.
It’s time to rebuild.

PS: Thanks for everything Satoshi ❤️

-M

[Rick Stringer @rick_stringer]

@jackmallers @Strike I’m certain it was not an easy decision. I do think you made the right decision. Good luck, Jack!

[calle @callebtc]

‼️ This week, the US House of Representatives passed the KIDS Act.

If it passes the Senate, it will be the end of the open Internet. Platforms will be forced to implement age verification. You will have to upload your government ID to post on social media.

The goal is to fully track every internet user and to implement global KYC regulation for free speech.

It was never about the kids. It’s about governments having full control over what you do and say on the Internet.

Posted something bad about your government 5 years ago? Liked a post criticizing the regime? Retweeted a post against the official narrative? Watch how protecting the kids becomes fighting terrorism or hate speech pretty soon. You will be found and you will be prosecuted.

There is no free speech in this world without a free Internet. The Internet must remain open for anyone, with or without government identification. You have a human right for privacy and for free speech.

This is a coordinated attack. Age verification laws are being proposed all over the planet, everywhere at the same time.

We must fight back.

[Rick Stringer @rick_stringer]

@craigraw @Apple That is wonderful news! Sorry you had to go through that struggle.

[Sparrow Wallet 🐦 @SparrowWallet]

Unless @Apple's decision to terminate @craigraw's Apple Developer account is reversed by June 30, all new installs of Sparrow will fail, and development on macOS will end. If you value Sparrow, a repost would help. @AppleSupport

[Rick Stringer @rick_stringer]

@jackmallers @elonmusk Wow, you were up in our neck of the woods! I’m in Traverse City.

[Nina Deer @longdepzai_n]

Celebrity’s surprise their fans

[Jeff Swanson @theswansjr]

"Bitcoin isn't backed by anything."
Let me stop you right there.

Bitcoin is backed by energy. Real energy. Kilowatts. Heat. Physics.
The kind of backing you can't print, fake, or vote into existence at an emergency Fed meeting.

Every block mined is a thermodynamic proof of work. Not a promise. Not a policy. Proof.

The issuance schedule has never been amended by a committee. Not once. Not ever. Because there is no committee.
There's just math. Cold, indifferent, and immune to political theater.

The network is secured by more raw computing power than anything humanity has ever built. Hundreds of exahashes per second standing guard. Every single day.

Now let's talk about what is backed by nothing.
The dollar.

It's is backed by confidence. Specifically, confidence in the institution that printed $6 trillion in two years while telling you 3% inflation was healthy and you should be grateful for the soft landing.

In the same people who can't pass an audit.
Who fund wars with a credit card.
Who promise solvency while sitting on $39 trillion in debt and accelerating.

"Backed by nothing" isn't an attack on Bitcoin.
It's a confession about the dollar.

Follow if you're serious about building wealth they can't print away.