timfernandez

Daddy to 3 boys. Works at @liveandinspire Group of Companies. Steps into adventure, possibilities and limitless, everyday. Regular hashtag: #timmythinks

[Jackson Hinkle 🇺🇸 @jacksonhinkle]

The people telling Iran not to build nukes did THIS to Palestine

[Eva X. @PresidentXiCHN]

The world can move on without the United States.

100 years ago, the British Empire dominated global commerce, commanding more than 20% of the world’s wealth. Many believed its sun would never set.

200 years ago, France bestrode Europe’s stage, its armies feared, its culture envied. Napoleon declared himself immortal.

400 years ago, the Spanish crown reigned from Manila to Mexico, its treasure fleets groaning with silver and silk. The kings thought their glory would last eternal.

Each empire proclaimed itself indispensable. Each was ultimately eclipsed.

Power wanes, influence migrates, and legitimacy dies the moment it’s assumed rather than earned. Should America forfeit the world’s respect, it will discover what every fallen empire learned too late:

The world moves on. Always.

[timfernandez @timfernandez]

oh yeah of course.

[BFM News @NewsBFM]

President Joe Biden has granted a full and unconditional pardon to his son, Hunter Biden, covering his conviction and guilty plea for gun charges.

This marks a reversal from Biden’s previous stance of not using his executive authority to pardon his son.

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[timfernandez @timfernandez]

This is nonsense.

[Sputnik @SputnikInt]

Tech entrepreneur and Telegram founder Pavel Durov arrested in France. What is known so far?

🔺French authorities are possibly charging Durov with terrorism, drugs, fraud, money laundering, and child abuse content. If found guilty, Pavel Durov will face up to 20 years behind bars. 

🔺Earlier, Durov stated that Western secret services were demanding him to provide a “backdoor” for them in the Telegram app. He reportedly declined to cooperate, claiming that Telegram should be a “neutral platform” and not “a player in geopolitics."

🔺Durov is the Russian-born founder of the Telegram encrypted messaging app and a tech mogul with $15.5 billion in net worth.  

🔺Cryptocurrency markets immediately reacted to Durov's detention, with the Durov-founded Toncoin plunging 15% in value.

🔺Elon Musk has slammed the European authorities for detaining Durov and envisioned an Orwellian future where a person can be executed for simply pressing the “Like” button on a meme.

🔺Prominent journo, Tucker Carlson, who had interviewed Durov earlier, believes it is the US government behind Durov's detention.“Darkness is descending fast on the formerly free world," Carlson said.

🔺Former-CIA analyst, Larry Johnson, explained that Durov's detention is "a trumped-up political case" and alleged that the real reason is the allowance by Telegram to freely share information inconvenient to the Western elites.

[timfernandez @timfernandez]

They missed out - Malaysia issuing license for social media providers. 😳

[End Wokeness @EndWokeness]

🇬🇧 UK mass arrests citizens for memes
🇫🇷 France arrests founder of Telegram
🇮🇪 Ireland tries to ban "mean memes"
🇧🇷 Brazil forces 𝕏 to flee the country
🇦🇺 Australia tries to censor 𝕏 posts
🇪🇺 EU tries to blackmail Elon Musk
🇺🇸 DOJ jails someone for a meme
🇻🇪 Maduro blocks all access to 𝕏

Free speech is under attack all across the globe. Now is the time to fight.

If they win, there's no going back.

[EyeWhales @EyeWhales]

🚨CRYPTO AND STOCK MARKET BOTH ARE CRASHING HARD🚨

Here's why:

1. Rising Unemployment Rate in the US
The United States unemployment rate came in at 4.3% yesterday, surpassing market expectations. This higher-than-anticipated figure indicates that the US economy may be heading towards a recession. The news triggered a sell-off in both the stock market and the cryptocurrency market, as investors grew increasingly cautious about the overall economic outlook.

2. Strengthening Japanese Yen
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) made a significant move by raising interest rates for the first time in 17 years. This decision has prompted investors to withdraw their funds from US equities and other risk-on assets, including cryptocurrencies. Prior to the interest rate hike, borrowing yen was essentially cost-free, but now that it carries a cost, investors are reevaluating their positions.

3. Geopolitical Tensions and WWIII Fears
For the fifth time in 2024, concerns about the possibility of a third world war have resurfaced. During times of heightened uncertainty, investors tend to shy away from risk-on assets, leading to a sell-off in the cryptocurrency market. The current geopolitical tensions have further contributed to the overall market downturn.

4. Mt. Gox and Genesis Distributions
As the Mt. Gox Bitcoin distribution nears its conclusion, another major event has caught the attention of the market. Genesis, a prominent cryptocurrency lending platform, has begun distributing over $1 billion worth of Bitcoin. The market has interpreted this move as a potential precursor to a more significant sell-off, further fueling the bearish sentiment.

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[Scoop @Scoopdotmy]

MAS reroutes flights, avoids Iranian airspace amid Middle East tension

Move follows recent news report that Israel is preparing itself for a direct attack by Iran within days or hours.

https://t.co/agB9vpYyIv

[timfernandez @timfernandez]

BTC hit all time high (ATH). Gold (XAU/USD) hit ATH. Next MYR? Asking for a friend.

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

If you’re reading this post, it’s because our servers are working

[PlanB @100trillionUSD]

#Bitcoin

[timfernandez @timfernandez]

Cough + flu + loss of voice + red eye. The whole works. Won’t be available for meetings and expect delayed response time. Please reach out to my team for anything that needs attention. Or drop me a message and I’ll get back to you.

[Anwar Ibrahim @anwaribrahim]

Saksikan sidang media khas pengumuman rombakan Kabinet Kerajaan MADANI oleh Perdana Menteri sebentar lagi.

[timfernandez @timfernandez]

@mandeepkarpall Hahhaha. Funniest tweet i read all day bro!

[timfernandez @timfernandez]

Flu season. All down.

[timfernandez @timfernandez]

❤️

[George Mack @george__mack]

My favorite Charlie Munger story:

In 1953, Munger was 29 years old.

Recently divorced. Lost the house. Huge social stigma of divorce back then.

His 8-year-old son, Teddy, was diagnosed with cancer.

The leukemia was incurable.

No medical insurance - Munger paid for all his medical care.

Charlie would visit Teddy in the hospital every day -- and then walk the streets crying.

Teddy died at the age of 9.

Charlie was broke, divorced and just lost his child.

99.9% of people would've turned to alcohol, drugs, or suicide. (And you'd understand why)

Munger never did.

Fast forward to 52 years old, a failed surgery left him blind in one eye with the potential of going fully blind one day.

Charlie was an obsessive learner who read every book he could get his hands on.

When confronted with the possibility of going blind and no longer being able to read he said:

"It's time for me to learn braille!"

The only thing that might be more impressive than his intellect was his actions.

RIP.

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Munger on Self-Pity:

"Generally speaking, envy, resentment, revenge, and self-pity are disastrous modes of thought.

Self-pity gets pretty close to paranoia…

Every time you find your drifting into self-pity, I don’t care what the cause, your child could be dying from cancer, self-pity is not going to improve the situation. It’s a ridiculous way to behave.

Life will have terrible blows, horrible blows, unfair blows, it doesn’t matter. Some people recover and others don’t.

There I think the attitude of Epictetus is the best. He thought that every mischance in life was an opportunity to behave well. Every mischance in life was an opportunity to learn something and that your duty was not to be immersed in self-pity, but to utilize the terrible blow in a constructive fashion. That is a very good idea."

[timfernandez @timfernandez]

One can’t really comprehend the violence that is unfolding in Gaza. Pause the war, ceasefire, etc - these are just fuckin’ words used by politicians. Real lives are being destroyed and the rest of the world are almost helpless as we watch lives being destroyed, literally. It’s 2023, and we’re witnessing a genocide take place. WTF is wrong with these fellas?

[CZ 🔶 BNB @cz_binance]

Today, I stepped down as CEO of Binance. Admittedly, it was not easy to let go emotionally. But I know it is the right thing to do. I made mistakes, and I must take responsibility. This is best for our community, for Binance, and for myself.

Binance is no longer a baby. It is time for me to let it walk and run. I know Binance will continue to grow and excel with the deep bench it has.

I’m pleased to announce that @_RichardTeng, our now former Global Head of Regional Markets, has been named the new CEO of Binance today.

Richard is a highly qualified leader and, with over three decades of financial services and regulatory experience, he will navigate the company through its next period of growth. He will ensure Binance delivers on our next phase of security, transparency, compliance, and growth.

Prior to joining Binance, Richard was CEO of the Financial Services Regulatory Authority at Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM); Chief Regulatory Officer of the Singapore Exchange (SGX); and Director of Corporate Finance in the Monetary Authority of Singapore.

With Richard and the entire team, I’m confident that the best days for @Binance and the crypto industry lay ahead.

As a shareholder and former CEO with historical knowledge of our company, I will remain available to the team to consult as needed, consistent with the framework set out in our U.S. agency resolutions.

What’s next for me?

I will take a break first. I have not had a single day of real (phone off) break for the last 6 and half years.

After that, my current thinking is I will probably do some passive investing, being a minority token/shareholder in startups in areas of blockchain/Web3/DeFi, AI and biotech. I am happy that I will finally have more time to spend looking at DeFi.

I can’t see myself being a CEO driving a startup again. I am content being an one-shot (lucky) entrepreneur. Should there be listeners, I may be open to being a coach/mentor to a small number of upcoming entrepreneurs, privately. If for nothing else, I can at least tell them what not to do.

On that note, I am proud to point out that in our resolutions with the U.S. agencies they:

- do not allege that Binance misappropriated any user funds, and
- do not allege that Binance engaged in any market manipulation.

Funds are SAFU!

With that, I look forward to seeing the new leadership take the reins. Please join me in congratulating Richard on his well-deserved promotion.

Onwards!

CZ

[timfernandez @timfernandez]

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[CIKYANie @lady_bugg11]

Sudah sampai masanya Kerajaan Madani menggubal Akta Anti Pembodohan dan menjadikan bodoh satu jenayah.... Terok sangat dah sekarang ni pakat berebut rebut tunjuk bodoh.

[Jason Yew @jasonyew]

"Dia tak nak dengar kerana dia malu & buat bising", @rafiziramli sekolahkan @MuhyiddinYassin