Alex Gladstein š ā”
Quoted from @gladstein on X
0 Following
5 Followers
8 Liked
1 Shared
Posts
Videos
Absolutely crazy
Hundreds of millions of people saw their wage and savings technology lose 15%, 30%, 50%, 75%, even 90% (!) of its value last year
Fiat is broken, time for a Plan āæ
Hundreds of millions of people saw their wage and savings technology lose 15%, 30%, 50%, 75%, even 90% (!) of its value last year
Fiat is broken, time for a Plan āæ
A leaderless decentralized cypherpunk open source software project that secures property rights and free speech for anyone and destroys central banking and financial censorship has just eclipsed the corporate behemoth Amazon in market cap
4 left to goā¦ āļø
4 left to goā¦ āļø
I know the amounts are relatively small in todayās terms but it is SO MUCH better to debate someone over on nostr where random folks just zap you real actual sats throughout the argument š š
You think all the folks buying Steak n Shake are reporting cap gains stuff?
Not a chance
Law will follow custom š«”
Not a chance
Law will follow custom š«”
Pakistan's regime is trying to centralize control over Balochistan's mineral resources:
https://thediplomat.com/2025/04/why-the-balochistan-mines-and-minerals-act-was-enacted-swiftly-and-silently/
https://thediplomat.com/2025/04/why-the-balochistan-mines-and-minerals-act-was-enacted-swiftly-and-silently/
Two charts that explain a lot...
Thrilled to share the speakers for our "Freedom Tech" track taking place on May 28 at @OsloFF
We'll be focusing on how dictators are using technology to repress and censor and surveil... and how citizens are resisting and liberating each other with open-source tech ranging from VPNs to Bitcoin to nostr to ecash āļø
We'll be focusing on how dictators are using technology to repress and censor and surveil... and how citizens are resisting and liberating each other with open-source tech ranging from VPNs to Bitcoin to nostr to ecash āļø
š«¶
Truly remarkable that a decentralized, leaderless, open-source, censorship-resistant, p2p, teleporting, programmable currency accessible to anyone (no paperwork required) is this high up on this listā¦
On its way to #1 āļø
On its way to #1 āļø
Two things:
1) This *was* true in 1944, when the country with the most analog sound money was able to forcibly implement its preferred monetary system
2) It isnāt necessarily true in a Bitcoin future, where having āthe mostā BTC doesnāt simply mean you can change the rules
1) This *was* true in 1944, when the country with the most analog sound money was able to forcibly implement its preferred monetary system
2) It isnāt necessarily true in a Bitcoin future, where having āthe mostā BTC doesnāt simply mean you can change the rules
Chart to ponderā¦
Interesting new Nature study on the economics of empire
The more unequal the empire, (predictably), the more social unrest and instability
The Aztecs were the most extractive, followed by the Han, the Romans, and then the Americans
The more unequal the empire, (predictably), the more social unrest and instability
The Aztecs were the most extractive, followed by the Han, the Romans, and then the Americans
Beautiful new print edition of @BitcoinMagazine
Amazing to see a bitaxe on the cover and super grateful to have one of my essays included š
Itās packed with great stuff
Grab a copy if you can!
Amazing to see a bitaxe on the cover and super grateful to have one of my essays included š
Itās packed with great stuff
Grab a copy if you can!
"Activists love bitcoin"
"Money is the foundation of our struggle for freedom"
"We use bitcoin to counter the system that has kept us in bondage"
š„ profile of @HRF's panel at @MIT's Bitcoin Expo
"Money is the foundation of our struggle for freedom"
"We use bitcoin to counter the system that has kept us in bondage"
š„ profile of @HRF's panel at @MIT's Bitcoin Expo
Yes sir š«”
Login to explore more contents