Stephen Cole

co-founder @savewithcastle, deeptech angel, revisionist historian, ☦

[Stephen Cole @sthenc]

A reminder of bitcoin's killer app is conveniently etched in the genesis block.

[nicolas, 30 ans @nic_carter]

the Henry Nowak murder sounds like a completely outrageous parody of the british criminal justice system. it's hard to believe it's real.

- native Britons can't legally carry a breadknife
- for some reason Sikhs get a special carveout and can carry "religious use" knives of any length. even over 50 cm
- 18 year old boy Henry Nowak is walking home peacefully, is fatally stabbed by Vickrum Digwa with his "ceremonial" kirpan
- Digwa claims to the police that he was racially abused and the responding police immediately believe him and shackle the dying Nowak, ignoring Digwa and his co-conspirators
- Nowak informs the officers that he has been stabbed and the officer says "You've been stabbed? Whereabouts? I don't think you have, mate."
- the officers do not check on his condition, cuffing him roughly as he bleeds out. as they read him his rights, he dies.
- Digwa's mother, Kiran Kaur arrives at the scene and takes the knife with her, attempting to conceal it
- Digwa's brother Gurpreet Digwa made the 999 call and attempted to concoct a defense for his brother, claiming he had been the victim of a racial attack
- Despite the "life sentence" the court meted out, Digwa will be eligible for parole at age 43
- there have been no consequences whatsoever for the police officers that shackled Nowak and left him to drown in his own blood while his killers watched. none of the officers have even been named

each fact is more radicalizing than the last.

[Stephen Cole @sthenc]

Hold cash on Castle, earn ~3.5% in BTC

This is the way

[João Almeida — ₿/acc @joaodealmeida_]

Officially my favorite day of the month.

I’m paid bitcoin to hold cash on @savewithcastle, up to 3.5%

[Stephen Cole @sthenc]

Onboarded our first church to Castle 🙏

[Stephen Cole @sthenc]

@npceo_ Great post and appreciate the candor. Kudos resisting the crypto incentive to print a token and pump-and-dump on your userbase to make a quick buck.

Keep building cool and weird stuff.

[Stephen Cole @sthenc]

@pastorcoin love this

[Stephen Cole @sthenc]

@PioneersGG Let's GO! 💙

[Rapid Response 47 @RapidResponse47]

.@SecScottBessent: "A nation that cannot manufacture, mine, ship, or refine its needs gradually cedes its strength and sovereignty to others. That is a dangerous dependency for any country; it is an unacceptable one for the United States of America."

[Stephen Cole @sthenc]

@noahkaufmanmd @KaufCare 🔥

[Stephen Cole @sthenc]

@sampritibh @navierboat huge! congrats!

[Stephen Cole @sthenc]

🌊/acc

[Sampriti Bhattacharyya @sampritibh]

Signed our FIRST nine figure deal!
Past few weeks have been insane but excited for what the future holds for @navierboat. Details soon!
🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀 🌊🌊🌊🌊

[Stephen Cole @sthenc]

@zanemountcastle @Picogrid @BessemerVP Badass. Congrats!

[Kristin Thompson @SpeakServeGrow]

Stephen @sthenc does something many Bitcoiners don't. He speaks in a way that makes complicated Bitcoin / digital credit topics more accessible.

👏This is what Bitcoin needs if we are going to reach people who are NOT already in the room.

[Stephen Cole @sthenc]

@SpeakServeGrow @IIICapital 🧡

[Cris Reed 🎙️Bitcoin Mindset Podcast @CrisReed]

“Bitcoin is for Main Street”

⚡️ @sthenc @savewithcastle

[João Almeida — ₿/acc @joaodealmeida_]

Great episode by @sthenc and @IIICapital on Bitcoin and Digital Credit: how we leverage it to create a High Yield account, the feedback we're getting from businesses, and the future of Castle.

[Stephen Cole @sthenc]

Founding investor role at Discipulus, incredible opportunity

[Jakob Diepenbrock @jakobdiepen]

🇺🇸 We're hiring our first full-time team member in the Gundo at @DiscipulusVent

Founding Investor: work directly with me on sourcing, picking companies, running Cohorts, and pitching LPs.

Front row seat to building the best hardtech program in the world.

If you care about American reindustrialization, apply today (link + JD in thread).

El Segundo, CA. In person.

[Stephen Cole @sthenc]

@btcalpine Awesome to hear, thanks for listening!

[Stephen Cole @sthenc]

Bitcoin is the future of business finance, and at Castle we see digital credit as an important part of that.

Appreciate the chance to chat about this, Joe!

[Joe Burnett, MSBA @IIICapital]

I recently sat down with @sthenc to discuss why Digital Credit is a stepping stone for Bitcoin adoption.

Thanks Stephen!

[Stephen Cole @sthenc]

@CrisReed Thanks, Cris!

Time to strengthen more balance sheets with bitcoin-powered finance 💪

[Cris Reed 🎙️Bitcoin Mindset Podcast @CrisReed]

Great conversation

Pretty obvious Castle is providing the mechanism to arbitrage two systems with the tools they’re implanting

[Ethan Blumenthal @ethanblumenthal]

Checkout @savewithcastle's CEO @sthenc on @TNorth podcast with @IIICapital! Great episode diving into Bitcoin and Digital Credit and how business owners can utilize these assets to strengthen their balance sheet.