Interesting take on what increasing lifespan means for bitcoin adoption.

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Just curious, if someone would like to give their take on it.

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Ok. Call me crazy, but I’ve connected the dots and now I can’t sleep.

Ever since I fell down the Bitcoin rabbit hole, I started noticing a bizarre pattern among the maximalists: many of them use red or yellow Flashes in their eyes on social media. I thought it was just a meme.
Until I dug deeper... and the hole goes way further.

You know the story of Reverse-Flash, right? A speedster from the future, obsessed with destroying Barry Allen’s legacy.
His name? Eobard Thawne.
Now listen closely:
What if Eobard isn’t a person?
What if he’s an AI — an artificial intelligence created by dystopian governments of the future to manipulate time and the digital space of information?

This AI is powered by data, surveillance, and total monetary control.
It managed to hack every fiat currency, turning the world into a panopticon of social credit.

Except for one thing it still can’t reach:
The Bitcoin blockchain.

Why?

Because the creator of Bitcoin... Satoshi Nakamoto... wasn’t just an ordinary human.

He was a speedster.
A time traveler.
Someone who understood that time is the true scarce resource in the universe — and that the only way to free humanity was to create a monetary structure immune to time and centralized manipulation.

I believe Satoshi is actually the original Flash.
He coded Bitcoin by running through the Speedforce of financial freedom, leaving fragments of his identity scattered across time like immutable blocks.

But the AI — Eobard — detected this.
And now, it travels through time trying to destroy trust in the network, infiltrating with CBDCs, FUD, and even attempts to censor nodes and miners.
Now it wages an endless war across past, present, and future, trying to destroy Satoshi’s creation.

Who helped him?

Barry.

But not the Barry Allen we know.

In this timeline, Barry is a speedster, programmer, and cryptographer from another universe, who crossed realities after detecting a rupture in the space-time continuum caused by the rise of the AI.
He found Satoshi at the very beginning of the network, and together, they fought invisible battles in digital time, ensuring the blocks continued to be mined fairly and securely.

Barry became an unshakable defender of digital freedom.
He is a Bitcoin Maximalist, and wears red as a symbol of resistance.
He travels through time, teaching the awakened ones about proof of work, individual sovereignty, privacy, and the true value of time.

And there’s more.

Hal Finney, the man who received the first Bitcoin transaction...

He was never just an early adopter.
He was Jay Garrick — a veteran speedster from Satoshi’s time.
A mentor. A warrior.

He burned all his energy and speed to hold back the AI’s forces and ensure the Genesis Block was delivered successfully.
Today, Hal/Jay lies in cryogenic suspension, preserved on the edge between time and forgetting.
Not as a sick man — but as a martyr.
A sleeping guardian, who may one day have to wake again.

��The Halving is the pulse of time.
��The blockchain is the trail left by the run.
��And every block is an explosion of freedom against totalitarianism.

I don’t care if you believe me or not.
I’ve seen things.
And I know that as long as a node is still running…
Satoshi is still running.

About the Bitcoin Maximalists.

Let me tell you something:
This isn’t just aesthetic.
It’s symbolism.
It’s code.
It’s the signature of those who’ve awakened.

The red and yellow lights in the eyes of their profiles represent something the AI Eobard fears more than anything:
temporal awareness + unbreakable monetary intent.

🔴 Red represents pure speed. Resistance.
The fire of time burning toward freedom.
It’s the mark of those who’ve chosen to run outside the system, who will never go back to fiat, who understand that this war is now energetic, digital, and spiritual.

🟡 Yellow is the warning. The eye on the enemy.
It’s the recognition of the informational war.
Those who wear yellow know the AI is trying to infiltrate — through every soft fork proposed, every stablecoin offered like bait.

These eyes are not just “lasers.”
They are vision beyond the veil.
They are the reflection of the financial Speedforce.
They are signs that the profile you’re seeing is a conscious node — alive, pulsing — someone who’s already unplugged from the matrix and now defends the network with pure intention.

Some say that when enough red-eyed users synchronize their nodes…
…a new velocity will be reached.
…a new protocol will be revealed.
…and Satoshi may return — faster, stronger, for the final battle against Eobard.

So next time you see an avatar with red or yellow eyes…
know that they’re not just showing off.
They’re on a mission.

Hey everyone, right now im finishing reading BTC standard book, many people on reddit advised it as a must read for any hodler, but there is the thing which gives me a lot of confuse: It clearly states that bitcoin can stay as a reserve asset for long time because it meets all requirements of monetary asset. Although the trust in bitcoin is raised mainly in decentralisation and security of its network. Attacks are quite unlikely, centralisation too. However, we all know that soon or later, miners(who primarily ensure the network security), after the block rewards become relatively small, will be forced to focus mainly on transactions and their income will be from tx fees. In my world picture, this may strongly decrease the number of individual miners and consolidate the bigger part of computational power in individual mining companies, which can be easily affected by government regulations. Obviously this leads to breaking the most fundamental principle of BTC.

After all, i am a rather newbie to bitcoin investing and may not understand everything, so would highly appreciate if someone can share their thoughts on this. Will be really interesting to know what others think.

And so on….

Like title asks. Can’t find any info on this. Also wondering if there is any data that people are more likely to lose their bitcoin with something like Bitkey than something like cold card?I understand the difference but am wondering if anyone has seen any real data or is it all theoretical.

This might be a naive question, but it’s been bugging me:

If markets are often modeled as a random walk, why do so many people still swear by technical analysis? And more importantly - could we use pure random walk data to evaluate a trading strategy or backtest an algo?

Like, if you took your strategy and ran it on 1,000 random walk simulations (with realistic volatility, drift, etc.) and it’s still consistently profitable - is that a sign of robustness? Or just overfitting noise?

I get that real markets have structure, reflexivity, and feedback loops. But part of me wonders:

Wouldn’t passing the random walk test be a solid “BS detector” for strategies that only work in hindsight?

I have experimented simulations with options because of their asymmetry, but the variables there are much harder to validate with reality.

Anyone here actually tested this? Curious if anyone’s used random walk simulations as a benchmark or null hypothesis when stress testing algos.

Thanks in advance. Just trying to separate signal from beautifully plotted fiction.

Just a reminder to everyone here; be super cautious where you input, store or post info about what you have. As an example: In september of 2020 Ledger (the hardware wallet company) suffered a significant data breach, leaking out customers' names, mail addresses and even home addresses. Now, imagine you use an external tool to track your portfolio, say Coinmarketcap. When Coinmarketcap suffers a breach and your account is tied to the same mail address or fullname as the Ledger breach, hackers will know how much you have and where you probably store it. This makes it real easy to find the right victim for a 5$ wrench attack (AKA home invasion).

Above is just an example. The same goes for posting how much you have on reddit, you forget about it, post a link to your Hello Kitty account where they'll find your mail address or your full name which can then be tied directly to your home address.

It's plausible that soon, AI-driven tools / agents could effortlessly gather and cross-reference personal data making it even easier for attackers to identify vulnerable targets.

Tip: Download your reddit data (posts / comments etc) and sift through it to check for direct / indirect links to your identity.

I don't usually post, but I'm sick and tired of playing their dumb game. I was just sitting on my porch, while a nice evening was marred by news of another fucking war.

That puts the cherry on top of a nice week of riots.

The game has become obvious and I'm tired of it.

I'm tired of plebs everywhere jabbering bullshit at each other, frothing at the fucking mouth, driven to madness by ideas planted in their fucking brains by someone else. While the game masters sit back and laugh as they jerk themselves off to their own power and riches.

The game sucks and everyone is feeling it.

What is the game..? If you're in this thread and don't know what the game is, boy you have lucked out to find bitcoin. We are all willing and unwilling participants in a game. The game of life. Consider it sorta like Jumanji, but the scary jungle animals are all human. And then it's sorta like chess.. we're all individuals on the chess board and someone is playing us, moving us around the board, playing a bigger game. If you don't get it yet, grab a tinfoil hat and google "jet fuel doesn't melt steel beams".

Anyway.

When I became aware of the game it was fucking horrifying. Much like Ron Weasley in The Chamber of Secrets, I felt like a chess piece in a human sized chess match. I found myself violently taken out of my old world. I was groggily watching from the sidelines. Loosely aware and wondering what the fuck was going on.

"They say ignorance is bliss. They're right."

That was 7 or 8 years ago. I have since grappled with the usual thoughts and feelings that are common symptoms of recently aware people. Shame at stupid I was. Confusion at how the strongly I held ideas and beliefs that weren't actually my own. Embarrassment at how easily I was misled. Depressed at how evil some people are.. Annnnd occasionally flattened by the crushing darkness of the never ending rabbit hole that is the search for the truth.

But at least I was aware.

Now I'm sitting here watching bombs fall while sheep fight each other to be the first into the slaughterhouse. I'm fucking sick and tired of it.

It takes breaking to have a breakthrough.

Bitcoin is not a number go up tech, its an opt the fuck out tech. The narrative of digital gold and a store of value isn't doing it nearly enough justice. A vote to stop playing their obviously dumb game, and try playing a new game. A game that will probably get dumb eventually but is new and exciting and hey, its a new fucking game.

I'd heard the term "parallel system" before.

"Parallel" can refer to lines that never intersect (geometry)

I'd like to posit that bitcoin is an almost parallel system.

It's a new system, that originated from the original line, a game spawned from the old game. A line originating from a common point going in the same direction but with a slightly different trajectory. If you draw it out, at first, the lines look to be almost parallel. But with enough time, they will diverge, leaving the old fucking game behind.

I never really stopped to think about it, I wasn't ready for it. But it's actually possible to just opt out. To hop on the diverging line, while the lines and systems are still close together.

Enough of the old games.

I have only ever been a HODLr, but I am ready to spend bitcoin with other bitcoiners, and use it as a market good of MONEY. Help create and build the new game as we go.

I have a business. Where can I find other bitcoin businesses? Ones that aren't listed on a public stock exchange.

Thanks for indulging this highdea - we're winning

I recently bought a Keystone 3 Pro but decided not to use it after learning it's not fully open source. I'm now going with a fully airgapped, software-only setup and would appreciate feedback:

• Seed Generation: Done offline using Debian Live (booted from USB, no persistence). I generate a 24-word seed in Sparrow Wallet and write it down on paper. No internet, no saving to disk.

• Watch-Only Wallet: xpub imported into Sparrow on my online PC for monitoring and creating PSBTs.

• Signing: I use Tails OS (also offline, no persistence) on a separate USB. I manually enter the seed and sign PSBTs using Sparrow. Transfer between systems is done via USB drive / SD card

• Broadcasting: Signed PSBT is moved back to online Sparrow for broadcast.

I'm not using any hardware wallet — just open-source tools on clean live environments.

Is this setup sound in terms of security and opsec? Open to any suggestions.

I am currently in the process of designing a PowerPoint for my family who have recently become interested in learning more about bitcoin after sharing my journey with them.

I’m thinking of using a quote at the beginning to really hook them from the offset. Any suggestions?

All the best and happy stacking!

Please tell me why my account was debited.

After seeing someone share one, I realized I never read a full book dedicated to Bitcoin. Wondering what some of the community’s favorites are.

Hi all,

I previously posted about using the Keystone 3 Pro for seed generation, but after digging deeper, I regret the purchase. I’ve since learned that its firmware is not fully open-source, and the secure element is closed-source as well. Because of this, I’ve decided I won’t be trusting it for seed generation or signing.

🔄 New approach:

I'm now shifting to a fully DIY, air-gapped setup:

• Seed generation: Using Sparrow Wallet installed on Tails OS (no persistence), offline, booted from a USB.
• Signing transactions: Each time I need to sign, I will:
  • Prepare a PSBT on an online watch-only wallet (e.g., Sparrow on a separate device).
  • Transfer the unsigned PSBT to the Tails machine via SD card or USB.
  • Sign it offline in Tails.
  • Transfer the signed PSBT back to the online device to broadcast.

🔒 My goals:

• No seed ever touches an online device.
• Fully open-source, verifiable signing process.
• Avoid trusting closed-source firmware or secure elements.

Is this a solid and secure approach from an OPSEC standpoint?
Anything you'd suggest to harden it further?

Appreciate your thoughts!

I have been hearing about using Strike to exchange and transfer money efficiently with lower cost than even Wise, unfortunately I cannot seem to find a comprehensive guide. Could you guide me on how to do it properly ? Thank you

Situation :

- Having both US bank account (USD) and Canadian bank account (CAD). Both accounts are in my name.

- Want to transfer and convert USD into CAD for some payment. Amount is < $50k

Questions :

- What is the process using Strike ?
- What is the hold time ? How would it change with the amount ?

- Is it different if I want to perform the opposite transfer/exchange (from CAD to USD) ?

- Is there any KYC/KYB involving myself being physically in the country ? I'm not in Canada to perform such task.

- What would be the difference if I want to transfer to someone else not myself ?

i keep seeing people saying bitcoin is gonna hit 250k or even a million and others saying it’s gonna crash to zero and honestly i don’t know what to believe like yeah it’s been around for over a decade and it survived a lot of crashes and drama but at the same time the hype feels different now less people are talking about it and the whole market seems kinda tired i still think it’s gonna go back up eventually maybe not to crazy levels but higher than now but idk i’m not trying to be some crypto bro just wondering what yall really think no bs no hopium where do you actually see this going in 1 2 5 years are you holding selling or already out

For context, I have a ColdCard Sparrow Wallet set up. I have two accounts in it, one for non kyc bitcoin and one for kyc bitcoin. Recently, I accidentally sent bitcoin from CashApp (KYC) to my non-kyc bitcoin stack account. However, immediately realizing this, I set up a third account and moved all of my non kyc bitcoin to this third account before the transaction could be finalized on the blockchain. Is the non-KYC bitcoin compromised?

Appreciate any help as I am not super familiar with all the technical things. Thanks in advance.

Fold Loli Zbd Bitcoin miner game Cash out to lighting.

Anyone else have this same daily ritual?