2026-05-19T12:16:02Z https://nostr.now Gareth Jenkinson https://nostr.now/npub1ddl5yus2rlmcd0ax4ve68fdneufj5xhsrgfrpdm74ryltt3nnsfqhmtltz https://blossom.primal.net/815727b3acff7af51128cec0d47ec37564ea7b0ccdf45e367c5fe635d0a04ad1.jpg https://blossom.primal.net/815727b3acff7af51128cec0d47ec37564ea7b0ccdf45e367c5fe635d0a04ad1.jpg https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsg2k553mm55salcl7ncv00zjrdcurwlxp4u7e09js8e6xvrmsx2cczyp4h7snjpg0l0p4l564n8ga9k083x2s67qdpyv9h065vnadwxwwpyda0g6w So, does it matter that Bitcoin seems to be moving away from its cypherpunk roots with the arrival of Bitcoin ETFs and Treasury companies?<br/><br/>I asked @saifedean this very question at Bitcoin Amsterdam.<br/><br/>His answer might surprise you 👀👇<br/><br/>&#34;If you have very strong feelings about how people should and shouldn&#39;t use Bitcoin, you&#39;re in for a rough time,” Ammous said.<br/><br/>&#34;To be honest, a lot of people project too much onto Bitcoin. Ultimately, it&#39;s just a bunch of software and anybody can use it in any way they want. Initially, it&#39;s a small subset of people that use it and then they start projecting their values onto it. And then over time, they expect it to continue to abide by that.”<br/><br/>&#34;If it&#39;s a successful technology, it&#39;s going to be used by everybody. It&#39;s going to be used by small businesses, large businesses, governments, individuals. It&#39;s money. Everybody uses money. There are 8.5 billion people on Earth, they all use money and they&#39;re all going to continue to use money. And Bitcoin is just the best money.&#34;<br/><br/>I’ll be dropping the full interview right here on Nostr. Please 🧡&amp;🔂<br/><video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://blossom.primal.net/1b5fd36788f5233203b0f90b8a4f7481e8cc33cbaf3841fa244a1ec4ee18b163.mp4"></video> 2025-11-25T13:36:47Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvartfg32xcc3f7k4hxeq4us6fyy5ka0sc97h8gxelh0v7u5gwu0szyp4h7snjpg0l0p4l564n8ga9k083x2s67qdpyv9h065vnadwxwwpycpwkld This made me so bullish on Bitcoin.<br/><br/>I’ve earned ~9000 sats posting content on <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/nprofile1qqs9xtvrphl7p8qnua0gk9zusft33lqjkqqr7cwkr6g8wusu0lle8jcpzemhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhgqgcwaehxw309ac8yetdd96k6tnswf5k6ctv9ehx2aquntzdg" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>primal</span> (<span class="italic">nprofile…tzdg</span>)</a></span> this year.<br/><br/>I just used that Bitcoin to pay for coffee at Bitcoin Amsterdam.<br/><br/>Earn sats creating content, then let the Bitcoin flow with Lightning ⚡️ <br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1lr2zzf989mvf393y0tv39ara6a4vddkd6y87z784up9vl6ks6j3qtudl6a" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>joenakamoto</span> (<span class="italic">npub1lr2…dl6a</span>)</a></span> did I do this right 😏<br/><video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://blossom.primal.net/b606e0bd5feaa3835cde0d5de4bf1b6bd98cbd302339ba82f8b3f0f86b3d1013.mp4"></video> 2025-11-13T17:43:41Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdv5q8jf3ehe6vaech6qc8affs04c038n6g8wxqn4vkycs4hy2hwqzyp4h7snjpg0l0p4l564n8ga9k083x2s67qdpyv9h065vnadwxwwpypnm4ny Why are so many Bitcoiners skeptical about Bitcoin Treasury Companies 🤔<br/><br/>🤯 Hard to understand financial engineering<br/>💹 Share shilling tied to BTC<br/><br/>Bitcoin OG <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/nprofile1qqstn8du5qvy5vkw2kgyevn8kghyxjpre9l5rrekmt6a9hlsm4a4cfcprpmhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuumwdae8gtnnda3kjctvqythwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnrw4e8yetwwshxv7tfhkp82w" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>bitcoinpierre</span> (<span class="italic">nprofile…p82w</span>)</a></span> unpacks the core reasons and also explains Nakamoto PIPE unlock situation <br/><br/>Full 📺 in the comments 👇<br/><video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://blossom.primal.net/7d3d6a606857ad5827561189afd399f77d0942da53ec351fa9a5e520c23d1048.mp4"></video> 2025-09-19T18:45:11Z