Rick Stringer

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[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.

[Rick Stringer @rick_stringer]

“Cycles of Summer” — A butterfly rests on a weathered brewery barrel with a vintage bicycle softly blurred in the background at Right Brain Brewery in Traverse City, Michigan.
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[Rick Stringer @rick_stringer]

“Waiting for the Wind” — A dandelion seed head glows against a dark background, its delicate structure illuminated in black and white. Suspended in a quiet moment before dispersal, it stands as a reminder of nature’s patience and the journeys yet to begin.
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[Rick Stringer @rick_stringer]

“Study in Shadow” — A black-and-white portrait of Luke, a tuxedo cat whose expressive eyes and dramatic whiskers emerge from shadow in soft window light.
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[Rick Stringer @rick_stringer]

@jyn_urso Congratulations!

[Rick Stringer @rick_stringer]

I bought my Yaris in 2007 for about $14,000.
If Bitcoin had been around as a real market in 2009, that same car would have cost something like a couple hundred thousand bitcoin.
Today, one bitcoin buys a really nice car.
By the time I’m 85, the question probably won’t be price…
it’ll be what one bitcoin actually buys. #Bitcoin

[Rick Stringer @rick_stringer]

This is Bitcoin’s supply over time.
Half of it was mined in the first few years.
Most of it is already out there.
And yet… the last few percent will take more than 100 years to finish.
That’s not an accident. That’s the design.

[Rick Stringer @rick_stringer]

Put another way…
If I live to 100, nearly all of the bitcoin will have been created—around 20.995 million out of 21 million.
But it still won’t be done, because each halving slows the issuance more and more.

[Rick Stringer @rick_stringer]

“Where the Shore Fades” – A foggy shoreline along Old Mission Peninsula fades into the distance under soft, overcast light.
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[Rick Stringer @rick_stringer]

@pete_rizzo_ Count me as skeptical. I don't trust anything he has to say about #Bitcoin.

[Rick Stringer @rick_stringer]

Pure awesome!

[Bitcoin at Block @BitcoinatBlock]

The bitcoin faucet is back.

04.06.26

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[Rick Stringer @rick_stringer]

@COLDCARDwallet Orange of course! 🧡

[COLDCARD @COLDCARDwallet]

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[Rick Stringer @rick_stringer]

“Breaking Stillness” – A single moment disrupts the calm surface of the lake, sending ripples through an otherwise quiet scene.
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[Rick Stringer @rick_stringer]

“Ripple at Sunset” – A quiet sunset on the lake is briefly interrupted as a single stone breaks the surface, sending ripples through the stillness.
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[Steak 'n Shake @SteaknShake]

Ten months ago today, Steak n Shake launched its burger-to-Bitcoin transformation.

Bitcoin payments are faster and saves us money! We have reinvested savings into product quality.

Our Strategic Bitcoin Reserve also funds Bitcoin bonus pay for our employees.

Our same-store sales have risen dramatically ever since we launched Bitcoin payments. Thank you Bitcoiners! 🧡

[Rick Stringer @rick_stringer]

“Harvest Quiet” – A quiet autumn field dotted with round hay bales stretches toward a vibrant line of fall color. Under a soft blue sky and drifting clouds, the harvest rests in stillness before winter arrives.
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“Autumn Barn in Mayfield” – A weathered barn stands quietly in a field south of Traverse City as brilliant autumn colors fill the forest behind it beneath a dramatic Michigan sky.
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[Rick Stringer @rick_stringer]

@its_The_Dr Only one of the greatest female singers of all time. Linda Ronstadt. I saw her at Pine Knob in the mid 1970s.