Tom

i take photos, write software, and build things sometimes

[Tom @tomlapsing]

I plan to continue making these donations benefiting stem education as creator fees come in. Let me know if there are relevant organizations that you would like us to support, and I will take them into consideration.

[Tom @tomlapsing]

Two more stem education donations from the $tom creator fees that have been sent to me:
- STEM for Others: $500
- Fernbank Museum: $500

[Tom @tomlapsing]

I was sent creator fees for another coin, $Tom, created for the bitcoin video I made in 2011. I've donated $4000 of it so far to nonprofits with a focus on STEM education! I couldn't be happier that this video has led to real impact through organizations that I care about.
https://t.co/kvtNkzSiLe

[Tom @tomlapsing]

I've donated the creator fees sent to me for $Tom to the following organizations supporting STEM education:
- FIRST: $1000
- Horizons Atlanta: $1000
- Society for Science: $1000
- US Space & Rocket Center Education Foundation (accepts SOL!): 8 SOL (~$1000 at transaction time)

[Tom @tomlapsing]

I'll link the vid here again in case anybody hasn't seen it (:
https://t.co/t8K1Gx8UjP

[Tom @tomlapsing]

I guess YouTube's recommendation algorithm noticed the watch spike from last month! My bitcoin video from middle school just passed 100k views 😂
Big thanks to everybody that's watched and shared, especially the tpu community. Really special to see this kind of response

[Tom @tomlapsing]

While we're at it I un-privated the iPod Touch review as well, which shows off exciting new features like:
- Multitasking!
- App folders!
- Cameras! (and Facetime 👀)
- Calculator!
https://t.co/59KsfPkwVt

[Tom @tomlapsing]

If you insist https://t.co/dwxTd5jVsj

[Skip @0xSkip]

@tomlapsing @FirstBitcoinKd We want to see the nostalgic iPod Nano review you have privated 👀

[Tom @tomlapsing]

Forgot to include a screencap for posterity.
Two things 2011 Tom could never imagine:
- BTC at $100k
- TechPodUSA at 1.25k subs

[Tom @tomlapsing]

A month ago TechPodUSA had 7 subscribers and this video had ~1k views. Today it hit 1000 subs and 30k views. None of this would have been possible without the incredible $TPU community who rediscovered the video and shared the story 🚀
https://t.co/Ux4FxHuh4A

[Tom @tomlapsing]

tldr for anyone confused(as I was); I made a video in 2011 about bitcoin and forgot about it, somebody rediscovered it last week and made a meme coin based on it, suddenly the original video has 30k views and the coin had a community takeover. wild
og vid: https://t.co/Ux4FxHuh4A

[Tom @tomlapsing]

Thank you to everyone who sent me $TPU. While I'm not involved in the project, I appreciate the community and, as promised, have locked all 13M sent to me for 6 months. Transaction on solscan: https://t.co/8I0Ssz9ANQ

[Tom @tomlapsing]

Thanks for having me on the space!

[Skip @0xSkip]

Key takeaways from tonight’s Spaces w/the First Bitcoin Kid, @tomlapsing:

🔒 Tom announced he is going to lock his 11.9M $TPU for at least 6 months!

📰 Tom gave permission for us to take his story to all major news outlets such as @CoinDesk @Cointelegraph

🎥 Tom said he is open to the idea of posting new YT content if he thinks of something worth producing!

🙌🏻 Tom expressed his gratitude for the TPU community and how everything he has seen has been positive and no haters!

🐙 Potential collaboration w/@krakenfx to sell Tom his first Bitcoin, for $8!

💰Tom sold fake coins to buy more real $TPU on-top of what the community donated to him!

If you want to donate TPU to Tom. Use the address below. Anything sent in the next 24 hours will be included in the lock up!

6Sg5M1ErLi8HLovpDQZ5SA6w6jJjCaK2xw2cUcjpLG2X

I hope you all enjoyed hearing from Tom as much as I did. We have done a lot of work to get to this point, but now it is up to us as a community to team up as the real work has just began. Onward and upward for $TPU 🔥

Let me know your thoughts in the comments and if I missed anything!!

[Tom @tomlapsing]

Figured out how to post a link to the Space. Expect a lot of nostalgia for 2011 YouTube and $8 BTC. 6pm EST
https://t.co/Ko7w6EqaRJ

[Tom @tomlapsing]

I was invited to talk about the 2011 Bitcoin video, my 2025 response, and what (if anything) is next for techpodusa. Thanks for having me @0xSkip

[Skip @0xSkip]

IT'S OFFICIAL! This is the moment you have all been waiting for! @tomlapsing is going to be joining myself and a few others on Spaces this Tuesday @ 6PM EST.

Some of the topics we will be discussing:

💎 Tom's story of what led up to the creation of his $8 Bitcoin video in 2011 when he was only 12yrs old.

💎 Where Tom was when he found out the video was going viral after 14 years of silence.

💎 The $TPU community and its support for Tom since this video was unearthed and future plans for the community and ongoing exposure/marketing to share Tom's story with major news outlets, etc.

The only official $TPU CA is below, all others are scams:
RdTSEwJwHA8vh6BALTu9hYVYv4FgWDS5JsK9hnApump

Tom's original video can be found at https://t.co/fCFZVQjdUQ

Join the TG community: https://t.co/6ahhLjQAuX

Set your reminders, you don't want to miss this!

https://t.co/tySG7eePQO

[Tom @tomlapsing]

As if the uncentered text were the worst thing about this image. Makes it look odd when youtube displays it as a circle though

[Tom @tomlapsing]

No recollection of creating this logo for my techpodusa channel (circa 2011). Also means I have no justification for the creative 'decisions'. Why is the text not centered?

[Tom @tomlapsing]

responding to my 2011 thoughts and predictions
https://t.co/xlBbin9JEl

[Tom @tomlapsing]

had forgotten that this video existed until somebody sent it to me yesterday. fun to look back on

[Tom @tomlapsing]

checking back in 14 years later, seems like bitcoin is still doing okay. nice
https://t.co/Ux4FxHuOU8