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A Recession is Going to Pour Fuel on the Growing Fiscal Fire

People aren't confident in the US economy at the moment and are actively offloading US debt as a result.

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The Fiat Endgame is Chaos

What we are witnessing now is a scenario so perplexing that it is completely borking the "irrational longer than you can stay solvent" trades.

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When Money Doesn't Work People Stop Working

This is an alarming trend that, if it is real, signals tough times ahead.

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Death Athletic: On Securing 2nd Amendment Rights in the Digital Age

Whether you like it or not, the 2nd Amendment is an imperative if Americans are to ensure their freedom moving into the future.

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The Convergence of AI Data Centers and Bitcoin Mining

Once we reach the point where AI companies are competing on electricity price instead of access to machines the fight for cheap power contracts will become viscous and AI companies will need to have a bitcoin mining strategy to compete.

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Socialism in the West

History has shown that when the state steps in to run things that should be delegated to the free market things go terribly wrong.

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The UN Wants to Censor Free Speech

Don't give them an inch.

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"Hoarding" is a Keynesian Slur

The fiat maxis really don’t want people to save money. https://t.co/7hR7QJJLya — Marty Bent (@MartyBent) September 13, 2023 "No currency should be able to buy the same

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Issue #1384: A GPU Mesh Network to Combat the Centralization of AI

It's early days, but the fact that many bitcoiners recognize the symbiotic relationship that is possible between AI and lightning and are quickly moving to bring products to market is an encouraging sign.

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Issue #1383: Demand Destruction is Backfiring

This is your life on central planning.

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Issue #1382: Bitcoin Mining Should Be Incentivizing Reliable Base Load

Unfortunately, at the moment it is hard to build out more reliable energy infrastructure because the unreliable infrastructure is being heavily subsidized, which is artificially manipulating opportunity costs and pricing new reliable generation sources out of the market.

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Issue #1381: A Tough Time to be a Bitcoin Miner

Bitcoin mining is the most ruthlessly competitive industry in the world and nothing makes this clearer than the current economics and landscape of the industry.

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Issue #1380: Labor Day Labor Market Reflections

As you take time to rest and reflect on this holiday I urge you to think about the effects government has on your quality of life and whether or not it deserves the influence it has.

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Issue #1379: Using FROST to Increase Privacy in Collaborative Bitcoin Custody Models

I am of the persuasion that exploring everything currently at our fingertips that have been enabled because of upgrades like SegWit and Taproot before having discussions about contentious soft forks is the best course of action.

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Issue #1378: Some Musings on a Potential Spot ETF Approval

The decision you make today will severely impact how many sats you have years down the line. Choose wisely.

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Issue #1377: Oman Has Entered the Chat

The announcement of Exahertz expanding its operations within Oman is great to see on two fronts.

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Issue #1376: The Normalization of a Higher Perpetual Inflation Rate Target Has Begun

All of this should be a reminder that one of the Fed's mandates is "price stability" and that their idea of price stability is a perpetually low (soon to be not as low) level of price inflation.

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Issue #1375: The Ethics of Money Production

The negative externalities that emanate from central planning are very predictable.

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Issue #1374: Is Bitcoin the Last Market Alarm Bell?

Something to keep an eye on.

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Issue #1373: The Normalization of Looting

As it becomes more clear that anything the government does to combat the economic discomfort that Americans are feeling has little or negative effect on their lives they are going to throw their hands up and join in on the plunder.

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Issue #1372: The Plight of the Common Man

Music can be seen as a reflection of society through the eyes of the artist.

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Issue #1371: The government is losing control and eroding civil liberties

Anyone who currently owns an LLC will be required to report the names, addresses, birth dates and tax identifier numbers (SSN or EIN) of LLC members to FinCEN beginning next year or face a $250,000 fine and up to ten years in prison.

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Issue #1370: Chamath’s Blind Spot

According to Chamath, the US doesn't have to worry too much about the national debt because, relatively speaking, there is no better option for countries to store their wealth in if they must hold foreign reserves.

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Issue #1369: AI4All hackathon winner combines the power of lightning, AI and Nostr

When you combine distributed open source communications and distribution protocols with distributed open source money and sprinkle in the power of AI things get very exciting.

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Issue #1368: The fiat whales are paying attention

Mentally prepare for the face ripping rally.