Satoshi's Plebs

Egypt's currency was unpegged this week as part of a plan to secure eight billion dollars of loans from the IMF/World Bank. Within 48 hours the currency lost about 1/3rd of it's value against the USD. As normal this was all tied into stipulations that the IMF require for this so called "bailout". Let's discuss! Bitcoin Weekly Close Price March…

A common trope on Bitcoin Twitter and Noster is that you should be "all in" on Bitcoin. Living on the Bitcoin standard, etc. Life is of course more complicated for many of us. Can we get there? How might that work? Let's discuss. Bitcoin Weekly Close Price March 3rd, 2024: $63,137 Block Height at Time of Recording 833,0046 News and…

This week I discuss why I believe that the African continent could lead the way in Bitcoin adoption and potentially lead to a new Renaissance. Let's discuss! Bitcoin Weekly Close Price February 25th, 2024: $51,730 Block Height at Time of Recording 832,075 News and Links Nigeria Tries to Block Access to Crypto Exchanges Banking and Securities…

We are down to the last two months before the halving. For weeks the upward march in price has been intense. Little consolidation and only one brief pullback. Are we continuing upward or is it time to pull back? The rest of the year is probably going to bring some of the most intense price action ever for Bitcoin. How you prepare for this bull run…

While Mahatma Gandi probably didn't exactly say "First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win", it's a great quote even if wrongly attributed to him. And history teaches us that it's often accurate. Where is Bitcoin in all this? Let's discuss. Bitcoin Price at Time of Recording February 11, 2024:…

This week I dive into the misconceptions of "Bitcoin is only for the rich" or "Bitcoin is for the middle class". Bitcoin is for everyone - even with the current constraints. Let's discuss!! Bitcoin Weekly Close Price February 4, 2024: $42,030 Block Height at Time of Recording 827,896 News and Links Bitcoin Mining Regulation Argentina…

"I don’t believe we shall ever have a good money again before we take the thing out of the hands of government, that is, we can’t take them violently out of the hands of government, all we can do is by some sly roundabout way introduce something they can’t stop." F. Hayek Bitcoin is the completion of Hayek vision. It's possible with worldwide…

Many people will tell you Bitcoin is "too volatile". After fifteen years and with major Wall Street adoption it's time to revisit this idea. Let's discuss! Bitcoin Weekly Close Price January 21, 2024: $41,553 Block Height at Time of Recording 826,772 News and Links The Bitcoin Handbook

This week we take a look at the toolset I'm building for my new desktop computer and how that will help me become more self-sovereign. These freedom tools are indispensable. One of the projects I'm working on is to make these toolsets available more widely.  Bitcoin Weekly Close Price January 14, 2024: $41,572 Block Height at Time of…

This week's episode wraps up our privacy discussion. We discuss the common components of privacy and wrap things up by walking through a solid privacy-based toolchain for secure storage of your Bitcoin. News and Links Samourai Wallet Sparrow Wallet JoinMarket DMX Decentralized Mixer