CBDC

Congressman Introduces Bill To Limit Federal Control of US-Backed Crypto Assets - The Daily Hodl

 

Top NH Conservative Targeted by Child Services for Giving Son Ivermectin (theepochtimes.com)

 

When I realized how politicized this whole ordeal had become is when I bought my ticket to check out.... The headline in this article sums up my view and something I've heard here a few times..."Are we dealing in Science or Political Science?"

 

Energy and Thoughts on a cold night too far north

*Interesting how nationwide rig counts are not increasing despite $80-WTI, and the number of DUCs are declining. There are typically three main reasons for rig counts not increasing:

• operators showing restraint; focused on free cash flow, not growth.
• supply chain shortages impacting oil industry.
• labor shortage.

*Today I lean towards a labor shortage. But the industry is also highly dependent on technology (think "computer chips") and supply chain shortages are impacting drilling.

*But the long pole in the tent: labor. I have open adds in all my offices and can't find anyone to work.

*I don't see it getting better any time soon.

*Every day I lean more towards triple digit WTI and record high gasoline...Disclaimer here that I understand Predicting the WTI price is a fool's errand, yet it appears to be in our face this time.

* I don't see a way out of the global financial debacle the Federal Reserve has put us all in w/o a US Bitcoin standard that runs in parallel with the US Dollar. Savings account (BTC) running beside checking account (US Dollar).

* Difference between inflation X number of years ago vs. today.... here's a couple. Interest rates X years ago were in the high teens and debt was nowhere near today's levels....

* Again, why is anyone in the bond market at all is beyond me short of contractual obligations...more I think about it maybe my question should be why is anyone in the debt market?

*How much BTC is enough? That's an N=1 in a personal life/lifestyle journey. Depending on where US dollar debasement goes and if global currencies begin to collapse into the US dollar and and and and it might not be as much as I once thought.... yet I live a pretty simple lifestyle and plan on living in a zip code that is optimal for Light, Water, Magnetism, and BTC. That is my utopia and don't believe it has yet been built. I believe it will unveil itself in the next 5-10 years. For now, I will hang in the hills and watch it all play out.

 

BTC

Link below....

Bitcoin is Hope

 

I've mentioned earlier in this thread my thoughts on first mover advantage to legal tender route.... big deal to be first but even bigger deal on the macro stage when a second, third, fourth, etc. country adopts. Mass adoption....

https://cryptoslate.com/fidelity-expects-more-sovereign-nations-to-acquire-bitcoin-in-2022/

 

BTC Resources

Bitcoin Information & Educational Resources (lopp.net)

 

I love the sounds of this!

 

Mass adoption happens gradually then suddenly....

Rio de Janeiro mayor plans to invest 1% of the city's treasury in bitcoin (theblockcrypto.com)

 

Omg!! That’s horrible

 

There's a phrase in the Bitcoin space..."Bitcoin fixes this" that I have struggled with. Bitcoiners use it all the time and I believe too loosely.

In the linked podcast Weinstein articulates what I have felt years now regarding this phrase.

So much unnecessary fog in the masses today....

Eric touches on numerous issues I have had through the years with Bitcoin Maxis. Seven...Eight years ago I could turn my head but he's correct when he mentions it's time for the grownups in the Bitcoin community to show up at the table.

Breedlove has a whole series out with Eric that hits pretty good for me. The linked podcast below is only an hour long and is episode 5 in seven-part series. Might be couple more episodes in the mix.

"Nature just cares about strategies that work"

"Bitcoin is simply full of money geeks"

"Let it be money before it's anything else" Money is fine simply fix it. Bitcoin automates the idea of a central bank. Fixed though code.

Eric wants to push the Bitcoin community into a call to arms.....for the betterment of humanity. Build something with legacy credentials....massive endowment. Get off more of the same. Who will be the forward thinker of community that takes the lead in a decentralized world? Can that even happen?


https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-what-is-money-show/id1541404400?i=1000546349075

 

If understood correctly Jack M. is pushing for BTC adoption in Argentina. Interesting he Tether adoption. I'm sure he has a plan.

https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/01/14/strike-app-wont-support-bitcoin-in-argentina/

 

FFS

 

Another angle on Fidelity's new this week. Gradually......then suddenly.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/billyb...-banks-to-buy-bitcoin-while-the-price-is-low/

Example of another high IQ individual wanting in the game and understanding what central banks are doing to the Pleb....

https://www.cryptoglobe.com/latest/...-calls-bitcoin-protection-against-government/

 

BTC Privacy

Privacy Tools: Encryption Against Mass Surveillance

 

I have a
Malwarebytes
as my antivirus.
At one point they suggested Mullvad as a VPN.
Newer had any problems with it. Does not slow down computer.
Easy to live with.

 

Actually, I have a question about VPN.
Currently when I want to print, have to disable VPN, for the computer to see the printer.
How to include a printer?
or possibly it is better to keep things as is?

.............

 

From the PrivacyTools’ list I’m using ProtonVPN, ProtonMail, Firefox, DuckDuckGo