2025-04-20T14:29:13Z https://nostr.now FinancialUnderground https://nostr.now/npub1wgjh30uxvvepumxhl3qlfzmt4chueprxmcvrxyw0wjtv9m4w8zwq3se082 https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1464651460583608320/EfZrXaVx_400x400.jpg https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1464651460583608320/EfZrXaVx_400x400.jpg https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9rfrlat6ajxhaplar7kshzrlw4m6p6nkv9yflrdnjnc00mlrkrhczypez279lse3ny8nv6l7yraytdwhzlnyyvm0psvc3ea6fdshw4cufcgg6uu3 The Looming False Flag That Could Ignite World War 3 in 2025<br/><br/><a href="https://financialunderground.com/articles/beware-of-a-false-flag-to-kick-start-world-war-3/">https://financialunderground.com/articles/beware-of-a-false-flag-to-kick-start-world-war-3/</a> 2025-01-02T18:29:00Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0jwcgy383y7kf92m4jqd2el6aqrk78c4665r68mv0g9ng67gvtygzypez279lse3ny8nv6l7yraytdwhzlnyyvm0psvc3ea6fdshw4cufcc5vq5n First, they told you deflation was the real problem.<br/><br/>Then, they told you that there was no inflation and talk of it was only a conspiracy theory.<br/><br/>Then, they told you that inflation was indeed there but merely “transitory.”<br/><br/>Then, they told you Putin and greedy companies caused the inflation.<br/><br/>And now they’re telling you the inflation has been defeated.<br/><br/>In short, the Fed is spitting on your boots and telling you its raining. They’re gaslighting you. 2024-10-04T13:19:11Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszyzxuc8s3uxeuj724dtdm0c8nuzp3y9z5625sep02sjn9x4yaytczypez279lse3ny8nv6l7yraytdwhzlnyyvm0psvc3ea6fdshw4cufcwmwxpj Shutting down Hormuz visualized and put into perspective... <br/><br/>During the first oil shock in 1973, about 5 million barrels were removed from the global oil market. Daily global oil production was approximately 56 million barrels per day at the time, which means about 9% of the supply vanished.<br/><br/>Oil prices roughly quadrupled.<br/><br/>During the second oil shock in 1979, about 4 million barrels were removed from the global oil market. Daily global oil production was approximately 67 million barrels per day at the time, which means about 6% of the supply vanished.<br/><br/>Oil prices nearly tripled.<br/><br/>During the third oil shock in 1990, about 4.3 million barrels were removed from the global oil market. Daily global oil production was approximately 66 million barrels per day at the time, which means about 7% of the supply vanished.<br/><br/>Oil prices more than doubled.<br/><br/>If Iran were to shut down the Strait of Hormuz, it would remove a whopping 21 million barrels of oil from the global market. Today, global oil production is approximately 94 million barrels per day, which means about 22% of the worldwide oil supply could disappear.<br/><br/>As we can see in the chart below, it would be the largest oil supply shock the world has ever seen… by far.<br/><br/><a href="https://financialunderground.com/articles/one-step-from-the-biggest-oil-shock-in-history/">https://financialunderground.com/articles/one-step-from-the-biggest-oil-shock-in-history/</a><br/><br/> <img src="https://m.primal.net/JyOA.png"> 2024-08-13T12:20:24Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyv47g30f0ep68h9cpajk5ze6qcllkxgk33g443xs2szekh3hkjzszypez279lse3ny8nv6l7yraytdwhzlnyyvm0psvc3ea6fdshw4cufckfrt06 Bitcoin Paves the Way for a New Era of Free Market Banking<br/><br/><a href="https://financialunderground.com/articles/bitcoin-paves-the-way-for-era-of-free-market-banking/">https://financialunderground.com/articles/bitcoin-paves-the-way-for-era-of-free-market-banking/</a> 2024-05-12T18:08:10Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspca6m30asxr920m9yrkr4syr64lcc0q06wkgullqekj83znqcgwqzypez279lse3ny8nv6l7yraytdwhzlnyyvm0psvc3ea6fdshw4cufcf9x00m For thousands of years, gold has always been mankind’s hardest money. <br/><br/>That all changed on April 19, 2024, and most people have no idea.<br/><br/> <img src="https://m.primal.net/HxoN.png"> 2024-04-20T13:00:18Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfcs7mwyn8e4wtug72yyljkd624c9ex2atfyrls8l4tjs7urswtpczypez279lse3ny8nv6l7yraytdwhzlnyyvm0psvc3ea6fdshw4cufc5heccq In a recent article, I analyzed the ten most decisive monetary attributes and examined whether gold or Bitcoin has an advantage. The table below summarizes the results.<br/><br/>Bitcoin wins in 6 out of the 10 categories, including hardness (resistance to debasement), which I believe will be the most decisive factor.<br/><br/>While gold has an advantage over Bitcoin in durability, that advantage will only be relevant in the case of an inescapable, global return to the Stone Age that lasts into eternity. Such an unlikely outcome is not relevant to investment decisions today.<br/><br/>Gold also has a fleeting advantage in liquidity, fungibility and privacy, and recognition. However, Bitcoin is eroding those advantages every day.<br/><br/>If current trends continue, I believe Bitcoin will overtake gold in these categories in the years ahead.<br/><br/>Putting it all together, gold’s advantages over Bitcoin are either irrelevant or melting away.<br/><br/>The inescapable conclusion is that Bitcoin has superior fundamental characteristics that make it a better tool for sending value through time and space.<br/><br/>Digital gold is better than analog gold.<br/><br/>In short, Bitcoin is likely to win the ultimate competition and become the world’s dominant money.<br/><br/> <img src="https://m.primal.net/HrKT.png"> 2024-04-04T14:22:42Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsy5rdhjfmh06g0s9mahhs26ar29z5k8dx3zqqyrgzqp03k72rcumczypez279lse3ny8nv6l7yraytdwhzlnyyvm0psvc3ea6fdshw4cufczsht84 Given the characteristics of gold and Bitcoin, which is best suited for sending value through time and space?<br/><br/><a href="https://financialunderground.com/articles/gold-vs-bitcoin-comparing-the-top-10-monetary-characteristics/">https://financialunderground.com/articles/gold-vs-bitcoin-comparing-the-top-10-monetary-characteristics/</a> 2024-03-24T12:17:31Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2z5nqskqvs5tvvwm3qdv9l6m8uaq7n99g769p5ftlq5fu2a373pqzypez279lse3ny8nv6l7yraytdwhzlnyyvm0psvc3ea6fdshw4cufcfp7ghl Did you know the Bitcoin price reached parity with the gold price in April 2017 and never looked back?<br/><br/>Today, buying a single Bitcoin takes over 30 ounces of gold.<br/><br/><a href="https://financialunderground.com/articles/gold-vs-bitcoin-the-ultimate-competition-to-be-the-best-money/">https://financialunderground.com/articles/gold-vs-bitcoin-the-ultimate-competition-to-be-the-best-money/</a><br/><br/> <img src="https://m.primal.net/HmQB.png"> 2024-03-19T12:06:39Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsd6agjw4u000ladmn42putxw2jslwt6dyf55nypc8wagp7q0gnnlgzypez279lse3ny8nv6l7yraytdwhzlnyyvm0psvc3ea6fdshw4cufc5dtps3 World War 3 is unlikely to be a direct kinetic war between the US, Russia, and China. <br/><br/>Instead, the conflict will play out on different levels.<br/><br/><a href="https://financialunderground.com/articles/who-will-prevail-in-world-war-3-exploring-the-7-key-battlefields/">https://financialunderground.com/articles/who-will-prevail-in-world-war-3-exploring-the-7-key-battlefields/</a> 2024-03-05T12:38:14Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrvsulk5tdxnsmdfmeevgp0fzhm87prkjgc58kagx3v8pcxr9s89czypez279lse3ny8nv6l7yraytdwhzlnyyvm0psvc3ea6fdshw4cufcnj4k2a The business of central banking is usury and tax farming. <br/><br/>They create fake money out of thin air, loan it to governments, charge interest on fake the money, and get governments to collect taxes on average citizens to pay the interest on the fake money. <br/><br/>Like the mafia, they can deploy violence to ensure there is no competition to their priveledged racket. <br/><br/>It&#39;s long past time to end this scam of historical proportions. 2024-02-24T11:43:44Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstz3yqv96lncrt7nf742hy5l6rk0nlu7gmu3r68h7g27j7lmmvhxqzypez279lse3ny8nv6l7yraytdwhzlnyyvm0psvc3ea6fdshw4cufcav5ht4 The #1 Warning Sign Capital Controls Are Coming Soon and 4 Ways To Beat Them<br/><br/>The carnage always comes by surprise… weekends and holidays are the perfect time to catch people off guard.<br/><br/><a href="https://financialunderground.com/articles/the-1-warning-sign-capital-controls-are-coming-soon-and-4-ways-to-beat-them/">https://financialunderground.com/articles/the-1-warning-sign-capital-controls-are-coming-soon-and-4-ways-to-beat-them/</a> 2024-02-13T12:04:31Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0rqqpz0n2h0aktpwt64v0vt39v6ank66qk48mwgmearmv7ry9ssqzypez279lse3ny8nv6l7yraytdwhzlnyyvm0psvc3ea6fdshw4cufce9h6x7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9hlvsnvcf744qn5nj6j99x9k8en5vw8jwaxtqpc28m48s79zlpwgz3l93g'>nevent1q…l93g</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/><a href="https://financialunderground.com/articles/3-shocking-truths-most-people-dont-know-about-money-in-bank-accounts/">https://financialunderground.com/articles/3-shocking-truths-most-people-dont-know-about-money-in-bank-accounts/</a> 2024-02-06T13:36:00Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9hlvsnvcf744qn5nj6j99x9k8en5vw8jwaxtqpc28m48s79zlpwgzypez279lse3ny8nv6l7yraytdwhzlnyyvm0psvc3ea6fdshw4cufcwlv7yt 3 Shocking Truths Most People Don’t Know About Money in Bank Accounts…<br/><br/>The banking system is a fragile illusion that could collapse suddenly, potentially wiping out the savings of millions who misplace their confidence in it.<br/><br/> <img src="https://financialunderground.com/articles/3-shocking-truths-most-people-dont-know-about-money-in-bank-accounts/https://m.primal.net/HaxK.png"> 2024-02-06T13:35:05Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsguf3p5sqxnq2qu8gszj25p0e8cy5h3hpsrjsegxulmgv93nu78cszypez279lse3ny8nv6l7yraytdwhzlnyyvm0psvc3ea6fdshw4cufccqqdmw Governments will probably mandate CBDCs as the “solution” when the next real or contrived crisis hits—which is likely not far off.<br/><br/><a href="https://financialunderground.com/articles/the-globalists-want-cbdcs-in-2024-what-really-comes-next-will-surprise-them/">https://financialunderground.com/articles/the-globalists-want-cbdcs-in-2024-what-really-comes-next-will-surprise-them/</a> 2024-01-30T12:54:52Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszwrgvk0pm5qjpedhujsgz5avpzjmcjy9mkzrm3enll7ukqa5czagzypez279lse3ny8nv6l7yraytdwhzlnyyvm0psvc3ea6fdshw4cufcwlacmn The Globalists Want CBDCs in 2024… What Really Comes Next Will Surprise Them<br/><br/><a href="https://financialunderground.com/articles/the-globalists-want-cbdcs-in-2024-what-really-comes-next-will-surprise-them/">https://financialunderground.com/articles/the-globalists-want-cbdcs-in-2024-what-really-comes-next-will-surprise-them/</a> 2024-01-28T13:27:58Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfchl2kqej6jhrnzvan55v65qely9zpw88lufp3fjctstmc9pm97szypez279lse3ny8nv6l7yraytdwhzlnyyvm0psvc3ea6fdshw4cufcc8z7m6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrm6ezhxegcm6t8hf3f2j6xsh6cluphq6ax5fh46j8v4qxwtcu5act4zlve'>nevent1q…zlve</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>This guy has some of the best insights:<br/><br/><a href="https://www.bowtiedmara.io/">https://www.bowtiedmara.io/</a><br/><br/><a href="https://twitter.com/BowTiedMara">https://twitter.com/BowTiedMara</a> 2024-01-25T19:28:11Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs070952gztrk4s0y35st57ptgrvh9tqtxed8llma8xuqcjc7p9xcczypez279lse3ny8nv6l7yraytdwhzlnyyvm0psvc3ea6fdshw4cufcl5mmqf Bitcoin has tremendous value as a technology for freedom—even if the price stays flat forever.<br/><br/>That’s because Bitcoin allows anybody to hold money that nobody can debase and enables anyone to send and receive value worldwide without relying on any third party.<br/><br/>That represents a revolutionary improvement in money and economic liberty. 2024-01-25T19:05:49Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2aym0chu0asfschklc7n4lzftese9rhq9m3s83wvgn6gfkz4vsxqzypez279lse3ny8nv6l7yraytdwhzlnyyvm0psvc3ea6fdshw4cufcxccvhy Contrary to conventional wisdom, higher interest rates mean more inflation in the environment today.<br/><br/>That’s because the federal interest expense increases as interest rates rise.<br/><br/>As the federal interest expense rises, so does the budget deficit.<br/><br/>As the budget deficit increases, so does the currency debasement needed to finance it.<br/><br/><a href="https://financialunderground.com/articles/the-2024-debt-spiral-how-1-trillion-in-interest-is-breaking-the-federal-budget/">https://financialunderground.com/articles/the-2024-debt-spiral-how-1-trillion-in-interest-is-breaking-the-federal-budget/</a> 2024-01-23T13:23:50Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9prk2umjpg57sq0uw2uz9sgayzg8hprewh8z2w9dk3lq5020qecczypez279lse3ny8nv6l7yraytdwhzlnyyvm0psvc3ea6fdshw4cufck9e8qz The 2024 Debt Spiral: How $1 Trillion in Interest Is Breaking the Federal Budget<br/><br/><a href="https://financialunderground.com/articles/the-2024-debt-spiral-how-1-trillion-in-interest-is-breaking-the-federal-budget/">https://financialunderground.com/articles/the-2024-debt-spiral-how-1-trillion-in-interest-is-breaking-the-federal-budget/</a> 2024-01-22T21:12:06Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsywhl26qn6nyv4py7j0409euwpu8mut72tvsm6envp0rvcv2z46lgzypez279lse3ny8nv6l7yraytdwhzlnyyvm0psvc3ea6fdshw4cufc8x6w82 2024: The Year of the Inflection Point<br/><br/><a href="https://financialunderground.com/articles/the-year-of-the-inflection-point/">https://financialunderground.com/articles/the-year-of-the-inflection-point/</a> 2024-01-16T11:57:38Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs06n25j55c9ef0rklx6ymvat92u2h407hral6pgre0s4mwrvcrelczypez279lse3ny8nv6l7yraytdwhzlnyyvm0psvc3ea6fdshw4cufcg2gdnr <img src="https://m.primal.net/HXoV.png"> 2024-01-14T15:49:58Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0kz20s9hsskpjxn0rvr382hy5d5354pffy5snajahx2rsmejmc9gzypez279lse3ny8nv6l7yraytdwhzlnyyvm0psvc3ea6fdshw4cufc8867ty For thousands of years, gold has always been mankind’s hardest money. <br/><br/>That is all set to change in a few months, and most people have no idea.<br/><br/><a href="https://financialunderground.com/articles/the-top-5-bitcoin-catalysts-of-2024/">https://financialunderground.com/articles/the-top-5-bitcoin-catalysts-of-2024/</a> 2024-01-09T13:28:23Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgxpm6zfas30ntsd7rnurejp8ck0np3lndvysc96gmrukqlvyvurgzypez279lse3ny8nv6l7yraytdwhzlnyyvm0psvc3ea6fdshw4cufclv66wt Several imminent catalysts could catapult the Bitcoin price into the stratosphere.<br/><br/><a href="https://financialunderground.com/articles/the-top-5-bitcoin-catalysts-of-2024/">https://financialunderground.com/articles/the-top-5-bitcoin-catalysts-of-2024/</a> 2024-01-09T13:03:58Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstlfjnulqtg4tq0lelktj8fm3ejkfytdg62ukszdux8tmrfxgm34czypez279lse3ny8nv6l7yraytdwhzlnyyvm0psvc3ea6fdshw4cufc94kese If you think Bill Ackman is some anti-woke crusader, congratulations, you&#39;ve been officially gaslit. 2024-01-08T13:08:51Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsy7najdle48eshdmnlgwtjpzmrmt0g7ratysgx336u022z85lr62gzypez279lse3ny8nv6l7yraytdwhzlnyyvm0psvc3ea6fdshw4cufcelyzr6 The Top 5 Bitcoin Catalysts of 2024<br/><br/><a href="https://financialunderground.com/articles/the-top-5-bitcoin-catalysts-of-2024/">https://financialunderground.com/articles/the-top-5-bitcoin-catalysts-of-2024/</a> 2024-01-08T10:41:00Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqx3gf9mvw65hw5xtnl59pd78t8u4llv6yk4td9q2cquepv2dmerszypez279lse3ny8nv6l7yraytdwhzlnyyvm0psvc3ea6fdshw4cufcmjp4j4 US government is now borrowing money to pay interest on the federal debt.<br/><br/>Extreme currency debasement comes next...<br/><br/><a href="https://financialunderground.com/reports/survive-and-thrive-during-the-most-dangerous-economic-crisis-in-100-years/">https://financialunderground.com/reports/survive-and-thrive-during-the-most-dangerous-economic-crisis-in-100-years/</a><br/><br/> <img src="https://m.primal.net/HWPs.png"> 2024-01-03T10:39:35Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxm5szr52w5rxy2gt3psz7hms6z0nwl5cgv4e2hmafppxzjrspw5qzypez279lse3ny8nv6l7yraytdwhzlnyyvm0psvc3ea6fdshw4cufc6tfxrs The Most Common Second Passport Scam… and How To Avoid It<br/><br/><a href="https://financialunderground.com/articles/the-most-common-second-passport-scam-and-how-to-avoid-it/">https://financialunderground.com/articles/the-most-common-second-passport-scam-and-how-to-avoid-it/</a> 2024-01-02T11:27:37Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsd8jwteqq5f2m7f7x0hdhl5zp2ndxv8pyurkuj0df6pm0w6gmqergzypez279lse3ny8nv6l7yraytdwhzlnyyvm0psvc3ea6fdshw4cufcg36u6j Before Bitcoin, obtaining consensus required a central authority.<br/><br/>Think of a traditional bank that you use.<br/><br/>The bank is needed to keep an internal ledger of accounts and balances, including your balance and transaction history.<br/><br/>It would be impossible to keep accurate records without a trusted centralized entity determining what is true for everyone in this situation.<br/><br/>Now imagine an innovation that removes the need for the centralized entity (the bank) to keep an accurate record of all the accounts, balances, and transactions.<br/><br/>It allows everyone to be their own sovereign bank without needing trusted third parties.<br/><br/>That’s Bitcoin.<br/><br/><a href="https://financialunderground.com/articles/who-is-satoshi-nakamoto/">https://financialunderground.com/articles/who-is-satoshi-nakamoto/</a> 2023-12-26T13:26:33Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9uhhlakp0w2zhzlr4j0cz7plcr83d070qgzg899kvazkx8ff8peszypez279lse3ny8nv6l7yraytdwhzlnyyvm0psvc3ea6fdshw4cufcwezv0n Who Is Satoshi Nakamoto?<br/><br/><a href="https://financialunderground.com/articles/who-is-satoshi-nakamoto/">https://financialunderground.com/articles/who-is-satoshi-nakamoto/</a> 2023-12-24T12:30:48Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0fd6k6shuunw2dzwmvc8gcrufpjnkwzj66qd6h7s3a85p9ykmekgzypez279lse3ny8nv6l7yraytdwhzlnyyvm0psvc3ea6fdshw4cufch4cxyl Remember, politicians wanted only government-approved cryptography, in which the state would always have backdoor access and the ability to decrypt any message.<br/><br/>The government may have had its way had it not been for the Cypherpunks. <br/><br/>More... <br/><br/><a href="https://financialunderground.com/articles/a-preemptive-strike-against-an-orwellian-future/">https://financialunderground.com/articles/a-preemptive-strike-against-an-orwellian-future/</a> 2023-12-19T15:31:08Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrmpev68rj0q6dv4h4kxkle55pcekh0rvdj9vry2lw0pryepcfa9gzypez279lse3ny8nv6l7yraytdwhzlnyyvm0psvc3ea6fdshw4cufcl8yx6d A Preemptive Strike Against an Orwellian Future<br/><br/><a href="https://financialunderground.com/articles/a-preemptive-strike-against-an-orwellian-future/">https://financialunderground.com/articles/a-preemptive-strike-against-an-orwellian-future/</a> 2023-12-19T10:09:16Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsw7tqgs8mgyk58zsmkh4xwq6mvnrkmnvq98sd4e23hqy6nj9ng4wczypez279lse3ny8nv6l7yraytdwhzlnyyvm0psvc3ea6fdshw4cufclupk7t My latest on <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1z7eqn5603ltuxr77w70t3sasep8hyngzr6lxqpa9hfcqjwe9wmdqhw0qhv" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>zerohedge</span> (<span class="italic">npub1z7e…0qhv</span>)</a></span><br/><br/>Can The Government Ban Bitcoin? Four Things You Need To Know Today<br/><br/><a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/crypto/can-government-ban-bitcoin-four-things-you-need-know-today">https://www.zerohedge.com/crypto/can-government-ban-bitcoin-four-things-you-need-know-today</a> 2023-12-15T17:47:03Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfyf367mygmtvg9gr9darzz5c5z7jqnfqu8t4rdrps3crt50g9uyqzypez279lse3ny8nv6l7yraytdwhzlnyyvm0psvc3ea6fdshw4cufcsaxjks It&#39;s official. <br/><br/>FASB adopts fair value account for Bitcoin. <br/><br/><a href="https://news.bloombergtax.com/financial-accounting/first-us-crypto-accounting-rules-to-capture-token-highs-lows">https://news.bloombergtax.com/financial-accounting/first-us-crypto-accounting-rules-to-capture-token-highs-lows</a><br/><br/>Here&#39;s why it&#39;s a huge deal. <br/><br/><a href="https://financialunderground.com/articles/high-profile-billionaire-warns-your-last-chance-to-front-run-big-institutions/">https://financialunderground.com/articles/high-profile-billionaire-warns-your-last-chance-to-front-run-big-institutions/</a> 2023-12-13T15:34:12Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvkxuwghgfsvdyrqdfvjp3v8nuvvhek6e39wmzs9hae4k3c7kk2sszypez279lse3ny8nv6l7yraytdwhzlnyyvm0psvc3ea6fdshw4cufcmvruuk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsr0fnxx7zyjex7kjng77ph4g66nupv4ytgqq59dllfqdpr25m7ldcx7atlq'>nevent1q…atlq</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It was published today. 2023-12-12T19:06:39Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8trk253r2xupre7rn58uzlv596g72smll9xg4lj2snp6h50tyykqzypez279lse3ny8nv6l7yraytdwhzlnyyvm0psvc3ea6fdshw4cufcqf4aat Can the Government Ban Bitcoin? <br/><br/>Four Things You Need To Know Today<br/><br/><a href="https://financialunderground.com/articles/can-the-government-ban-bitcoin-four-things-you-need-to-know-today/">https://financialunderground.com/articles/can-the-government-ban-bitcoin-four-things-you-need-to-know-today/</a> 2023-12-12T12:37:39Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0qj7fx4fx5zx72vpjjyxv8q5h756rcxutp3j93sak7jg506l0cgczypez279lse3ny8nv6l7yraytdwhzlnyyvm0psvc3ea6fdshw4cufc2tp5n3 Five Common Bitcoin Misconceptions Debunked<br/><br/><a href="https://financialunderground.com/articles/five-common-bitcoin-misconceptions-debunked/">https://financialunderground.com/articles/five-common-bitcoin-misconceptions-debunked/</a> 2023-12-05T03:43:45Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswryn8n404zw25h7dg3zlr9k305jwzn5nusqdguex42ec59p6fsgszypez279lse3ny8nv6l7yraytdwhzlnyyvm0psvc3ea6fdshw4cufctghjc2 During the first oil shock in 1973, about 5 million barrels were removed from the global oil market. Daily global oil production was approximately 56 million barrels per day at the time, which means about 9% of the supply vanished.<br/><br/>Oil prices roughly quadrupled.<br/><br/>During the second oil shock in 1979, about 4 million barrels were removed from the global oil market. Daily global oil production was approximately 67 million barrels per day at the time, which means about 6% of the supply vanished.<br/><br/>Oil prices nearly tripled.<br/><br/>During the third oil shock in 1990, about 4.3 million barrels were removed from the global oil market. Daily global oil production was approximately 66 million barrels per day at the time, which means about 7% of the supply vanished.<br/><br/>Oil prices more than doubled.<br/><br/>If Iran were to shut down the Strait of Hormuz, it would remove a whopping 21 million barrels of oil from the global market. Today, global oil production is approximately 94 million barrels per day, which means about 22% of the worldwide oil supply could disappear.<br/><br/>As we can see in the chart below, it would be the largest oil supply shock the world has ever seen… by far.<br/><br/> <img src="https://m.primal.net/HRVG.png"> <br/><br/><a href="https://financialunderground.com/articles/one-step-from-the-biggest-oil-shock-in-history/">https://financialunderground.com/articles/one-step-from-the-biggest-oil-shock-in-history/</a> 2023-11-27T22:34:20Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0rrq3nm0f8wudaadgl23exwd2rag0ju4z647ktd75jpnd0rff8rczypez279lse3ny8nv6l7yraytdwhzlnyyvm0psvc3ea6fdshw4cufc8mzsxh <br/>Doug Casey on the Use of Children in Propaganda<br/><br/><a href="https://internationalman.com/articles/doug-casey-on-the-use-of-children-in-propaganda/">https://internationalman.com/articles/doug-casey-on-the-use-of-children-in-propaganda/</a> 2023-11-22T13:51:52Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs28ndg9m6xqz7gwr2laex4vpngmndzjyz69ywvpqpu9xt090aqfpgzypez279lse3ny8nv6l7yraytdwhzlnyyvm0psvc3ea6fdshw4cufcfc9mh8 American support for Israel during the 1973 Yom Kippur War was the catalyst for the OPEC embargo, which caused the first oil shock. The oil price roughly quadrupled, from around $3 per barrel to about $12 in a matter of days.<br/><br/>It immediately triggered an energy crisis. There were gas shortages and panic in the US as drivers sat in lines stretching for blocks, waiting to fill their gas tanks.<br/><br/>The second oil shock followed in 1979 as crude prices nearly tripled. A large conflict in the Middle East was again the cause—the Iranian Revolution and the subsequent Iran-Iraq War.<br/><br/>A third oil shock occurred in 1990 as Iraq invaded Kuwait, causing oil prices to more than double.<br/><br/>Here’s the bottom line.<br/><br/>Big Middle East wars are often catastrophic for global oil supplies. And supply disruptions cause price spikes. It’s a simple relationship.<br/><br/>This isn’t surprising. Analysts estimate that over 40% of global oil exports come from the Middle East.<br/><br/>Today, the Middle East is again on the cusp of a large regional war between Iran and its allies and Israel and its allies. The conflict could potentially be more destructive than the conflicts that caused the prior oil shocks.<br/><br/><a href="https://financialunderground.com/articles/middle-east-wars-and-oil-shocks/">https://financialunderground.com/articles/middle-east-wars-and-oil-shocks/</a> 2023-11-21T14:06:32Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqdhpakww59zvfrkxl7mcwyngdwj462dewppcchvxj5sqvrl3d7vgzypez279lse3ny8nv6l7yraytdwhzlnyyvm0psvc3ea6fdshw4cufcdupuwq A $250 Million War Game and Its Shocking Outcome<br/><br/><a href="https://financialunderground.com/articles/a-250-million-war-game-and-its-shocking-outcome/">https://financialunderground.com/articles/a-250-million-war-game-and-its-shocking-outcome/</a> 2023-11-14T00:40:58Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswurk87z8348cqkk2t55v6j73f3yl3xz5vrtdxk9m8wf93jd3suyczypez279lse3ny8nv6l7yraytdwhzlnyyvm0psvc3ea6fdshw4cufczgvvfs .@`saifedean`<br/><br/>&#34;Israel&#39;s claim to Palestinian land based on Israelis having descended from inhabitants of the land 2,000 years ago is absurd. Property rights are individual, not ethnic. There is no sane way of establishing a peaceful civilized society if property rights were subject to dispute by collective entities with vague ancient tales. Civilization can only function if individual property rights are respected and pre-1948, anyone of any religion could own land in Palestine and the system of property rights was accepted by all inhabitants.<br/><br/>European Zionist migrants to Palestine accepted the legitimacy of the system of property rights prevalent there and bought many properties from the locals. They then decided these property rights are invalid, massacred and expelled Palestinians, and refused to allow them to return to their property. No matter what the ethnic history of the land is, nothing justifies these crimes. Yet what makes them even more absurd is that the Zionist claim based on ethnicity doesn&#39;t even survive simple genetic analysis: Palestinians are genetically closer to the inhabitants of Palestine 2,000 years ago than the European Zionists who expelled and murdered them based on their supposed ethnicity.<br/><br/>And so today more than 90% of the land controlled by Israel is owned by the Israel Land Authority, a government agency that only allocates it to people who identify as Jewish, regardless of their link to ancient descendants, while denying property rights to the locals who descended from the original inhabitants.<br/><br/>Property rights are the root of this conflict, and not some insane nonsense about religions hating each other. Muslims, Jews, and Christians coexisted peacefully for hundreds of years in Palestine as long as they all had the right to property. Zionism made property rights available only to adherents of a political movement claiming to be an ethno-religious group, and there hasn&#39;t been peace since.&#34;<br/><br/>-Saifedean Ammous 2023-11-09T13:30:30Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyf32pzt60e3tvrh36kycwq3j369j98685m53h5726sclcekkeegqzypez279lse3ny8nv6l7yraytdwhzlnyyvm0psvc3ea6fdshw4cufc0l9dxt Like a street thug committing a mugging, capital controls blindside most people—otherwise, they wouldn’t be effective.<br/><br/><a href="https://financialunderground.com/articles/the-1-warning-sign-capital-controls-are-coming-soon-and-4-ways-to-beat-them/">https://financialunderground.com/articles/the-1-warning-sign-capital-controls-are-coming-soon-and-4-ways-to-beat-them/</a> 2023-09-12T12:11:24Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspgf4xpevwj9pc62g77vcs4etc84f3w3mjum6h9cjl4ajw8e7nkwszypez279lse3ny8nv6l7yraytdwhzlnyyvm0psvc3ea6fdshw4cufcv4gufy If EVs were simply government-subsidized status symbols for wealthy liberals who want to virtue signal how they think they’re saving the planet, that would be bad enough.<br/><br/>But chances are, the big push for EVs represents something much worse.<br/><br/><a href="https://financialunderground.com/articles/3-reasons-theres-something-sinister-with-the-big-push-for-electric-vehicles/">https://financialunderground.com/articles/3-reasons-theres-something-sinister-with-the-big-push-for-electric-vehicles/</a> 2023-09-05T13:22:07Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0umpc5x35um2cnz9eyf7cvw5729qa3749zzg4gcz2u0qlcufsudczypez279lse3ny8nv6l7yraytdwhzlnyyvm0psvc3ea6fdshw4cufc8gaceg The people really in charge do not want the average person to have genuine freedom of movement or access to independent power sources.<br/><br/>They want to know everything, keep you dependent, and have the ability to control everything, just like how a farmer would with his cattle. They think of you in similar terms.<br/><br/>That’s why gasoline vehicles have to go and why they are trying to herd us into electric vehicles.<br/><br/><a href="https://financialunderground.com/articles/3-reasons-theres-something-sinister-with-the-big-push-for-electric-vehicles/">https://financialunderground.com/articles/3-reasons-theres-something-sinister-with-the-big-push-for-electric-vehicles/</a> 2023-09-05T13:20:42Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8fk2k3y37dchtav9csd08k5hvwmpkq0cwsnjwpjp85ttwprcaavqzypez279lse3ny8nv6l7yraytdwhzlnyyvm0psvc3ea6fdshw4cufcf2d0yj 3 Reasons There’s Something Sinister With the Big Push for Electric Vehicles<br/><br/><a href="https://financialunderground.com/articles/3-reasons-theres-something-sinister-with-the-big-push-for-electric-vehicles/">https://financialunderground.com/articles/3-reasons-theres-something-sinister-with-the-big-push-for-electric-vehicles/</a> 2023-09-05T13:17:48Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2k3pwgtewnam9m3d8lvfh83utkqwtg4xmue0qcmz6kk2nngm6txczypez279lse3ny8nv6l7yraytdwhzlnyyvm0psvc3ea6fdshw4cufc0rfat3 Why are governments going all out to push an obviously uneconomic scam that are electric vehicles?<br/><br/>While they are undoubtedly corrupt thieves and simply stupid, something more nefarious could also be at play.<br/><br/><a href="https://financialunderground.com/articles/3-reasons-theres-something-sinister-with-the-big-push-for-electric-vehicles/">https://financialunderground.com/articles/3-reasons-theres-something-sinister-with-the-big-push-for-electric-vehicles/</a> 2023-09-02T12:36:45Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2au9ukxrzfvjzv6c3hg4zrs9t9zkd7c8f4fer02ymm3cmhhk3wjgzypez279lse3ny8nv6l7yraytdwhzlnyyvm0psvc3ea6fdshw4cufcjr0gvv The electric vehicle market is a giant mirage artificially propped up by extensive government intervention.<br/><br/><a href="https://financialunderground.com/articles/3-reasons-theres-something-sinister-with-the-big-push-for-electric-vehicles/">https://financialunderground.com/articles/3-reasons-theres-something-sinister-with-the-big-push-for-electric-vehicles/</a> 2023-09-02T12:35:28Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgjw3w0ykfahpc9ss2358zees2nz68htxncgywk0a6rxg2mzy730qzypez279lse3ny8nv6l7yraytdwhzlnyyvm0psvc3ea6fdshw4cufc5yjdk9 Governments, the media, academia, large corporations, and celebrities tout an imminent “transition” to electric vehicles as if it’s preordained from above. <br/><br/>It’s not. <br/><br/>They’re trying to manufacture your consent for a scam of almost unimaginable proportions. 2023-08-28T14:44:13Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8k0kz4eu95e9skxz6vwvzpmzg05yuvm4t7cew59p9aegk0dwcl4qzypez279lse3ny8nv6l7yraytdwhzlnyyvm0psvc3ea6fdshw4cufcr8fe6w When the average person hears “fossil fuels,” they think of a dirty technology that belongs in the 1800s. Many believe they are burning dead dinosaurs to power their cars. They also think fossil fuels will run out soon and destroy the planet within a decade.<br/><br/>None of these absurd things are true, but many people believe them. Using misleading and vague language plays a large role.<br/><br/>I suggest expunging “fossil fuels” from your vocabulary in favor of hydrocarbons—a much better and more precise word. 2023-08-28T13:12:26Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsw408cgcxymsw7976pd3nz4u522j5y79uq4tzlvxlscgxfv5qj8jgzypez279lse3ny8nv6l7yraytdwhzlnyyvm0psvc3ea6fdshw4cufc8gkqc0 In warfare, the loser is likely to be the country that goes broke first.<br/><br/><a href="https://internationalman.com/articles/the-outcome-of-war-with-russia/">https://internationalman.com/articles/the-outcome-of-war-with-russia/</a> 2023-08-28T13:04:48Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdwyl33t6nuptyscppa4cq6m38680ucr2xq9363qkpqmfm5svqzyszypez279lse3ny8nv6l7yraytdwhzlnyyvm0psvc3ea6fdshw4cufc27sr2z In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsthlzpp02tftav6g0e6smre8m6f2qskgtknhyn5fdcg22vxnm72ugxrflyd'>nevent1q…flyd</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>For what it&#39;s worth, here&#39;s how I see it...<br/><br/><br/><a href="https://financialunderground.com/articles/crisis-and-chaos-heres-what-to-expect-as-the-world-order-collapses/">https://financialunderground.com/articles/crisis-and-chaos-heres-what-to-expect-as-the-world-order-collapses/</a><br/><br/>And<br/><br/><a href="https://financialunderground.com/articles/the-graveyard-of-empires-the-top-investments-as-the-world-order-collapses/">https://financialunderground.com/articles/the-graveyard-of-empires-the-top-investments-as-the-world-order-collapses/</a> 2023-08-24T14:27:44Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspwd827fhhpvhd7us0f0xt9eccv0w5fx65hpczlchcc8844wkvs4gzypez279lse3ny8nv6l7yraytdwhzlnyyvm0psvc3ea6fdshw4cufccenydt Prices are never going back to the levels they were. <br/><br/>It&#39;s a new baseline that only gets adjusted higher.<br/><br/>It’s like trying to run on a treadmill where the speed only ratchets up.<br/><br/><a href="https://financialunderground.com/articles/how-inflation-destroys-civilization-and-what-you-can-do-about-it/">https://financialunderground.com/articles/how-inflation-destroys-civilization-and-what-you-can-do-about-it/</a> 2023-08-22T15:24:14Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswde46h50natufsrhuhfwu9xgp663yalevv9w9l93sr2wnvruckkqzypez279lse3ny8nv6l7yraytdwhzlnyyvm0psvc3ea6fdshw4cufckycjfs It’s only a matter of time before “fight for $15″—the rallying cry for a $15 minimum wage—becomes “fight for $20.” Then it’s “fight for $50,” “fight for $100,” and so forth.<br/><br/>People should really fight to end the Federal Reserve and the fake money they create out of thin air and force everyone else to use.<br/><br/>It’s the only way to end this insidious cycle that impoverishes everyone except the politically-connected insiders closest to the money printing.<br/><br/><a href="https://financialunderground.com/articles/how-inflation-destroys-civilization-and-what-you-can-do-about-it/">https://financialunderground.com/articles/how-inflation-destroys-civilization-and-what-you-can-do-about-it/</a> 2023-08-22T15:11:35Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfgnm0l6377fvcvzf9wnz0chuzyuh7s0jcwrdsl2qsjwq6l3x605gzypez279lse3ny8nv6l7yraytdwhzlnyyvm0psvc3ea6fdshw4cufc933ty4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqkq7we55wrzflyqac33q4y9gw4e3fu2lscpmjtgx0u3gjhd2rh2qlhu50r'>nevent1q…u50r</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>A big part of the scam is to get people to be happy about an ever-decreasing standard of living (caused by currency debasement) because they wrongly believe they are saving the planet. <br/><br/>Meanwhile, the thieving central bankers ride off into the sunset with the stolen loot undisturbed. 2023-08-22T13:36:25Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs28e4fgarv6pmrcrft2tgdw3v2h3afxjg8fm90cw2a35288fqra7qzypez279lse3ny8nv6l7yraytdwhzlnyyvm0psvc3ea6fdshw4cufcqtf4hx The lying media will blame supply chain problems, Putin, and greedy corporations… anything but the Fed as the source of inflation.<br/><br/>The media’s search for the real cause of inflation is like OJ Simpson’s search for “the real killers,” only more absurd.<br/><br/><a href="https://financialunderground.com/articles/how-inflation-destroys-civilization-and-what-you-can-do-about-it/">https://financialunderground.com/articles/how-inflation-destroys-civilization-and-what-you-can-do-about-it/</a> 2023-08-22T13:25:24Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqst7vwtn9jl87ga7vv2h6detrnc57fl8jnkhkaldryhc4cdd9hquvczypez279lse3ny8nv6l7yraytdwhzlnyyvm0psvc3ea6fdshw4cufc3j6r47 The US is headed straight into an inescapable downward spiral of a political-inflation cycle that follows a clear pattern and creates a self-perpetuating doom loop.<br/><br/>1. In a fiat currency system, the government will inevitably print an ever-increasing amount of currency to finance itself.<br/><br/>2. This makes prices and living costs rise faster than wages.<br/><br/>3. The average person feels the pain but doesn’t understand what’s happening.<br/><br/>4. More people support politicians who promise freebies to supposedly relieve the pain inflation causes.<br/><br/>5. In order to pay for the “freebies,” the government prints more currency.<br/><br/>6. This creates even more inflation, and the cycle repeats.<br/><br/><a href="https://financialunderground.com/articles/how-inflation-destroys-civilization-and-what-you-can-do-about-it/">https://financialunderground.com/articles/how-inflation-destroys-civilization-and-what-you-can-do-about-it/</a> 2023-08-22T13:16:48Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9gmjppdtsz2nr24gzn0ua8jzj3hlczfnqvact4e4kcl38sjhyufczypez279lse3ny8nv6l7yraytdwhzlnyyvm0psvc3ea6fdshw4cufcaydgla <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub15dqlghlewk84wz3pkqqvzl2w2w36f97g89ljds8x6c094nlu02vqjllm5m" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>saylor</span> (<span class="italic">npub15dq…lm5m</span>)</a></span> was absolutely correct when he said:<br/><br/>&#34;The road to serfdom consists of working exponentially harder to earn a currency that is growing exponentially weaker.” 2023-08-22T13:12:35Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9nmfrzxrkl8q49d70umvxx8gs0a823ky8hw9s88p4yv99a8h2k5szypez279lse3ny8nv6l7yraytdwhzlnyyvm0psvc3ea6fdshw4cufce2806f Prices are never going back to the levels they were. <br/><br/>It&#39;s a new baseline that only gets adjusted higher.<br/><br/>It’s like trying to run on a treadmill where the speed only ratchets up.<br/><br/><a href="https://financialunderground.com/articles/how-inflation-destroys-civilization-and-what-you-can-do-about-it/">https://financialunderground.com/articles/how-inflation-destroys-civilization-and-what-you-can-do-about-it/</a> 2023-08-22T13:09:29Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfthh7gnvz3xj4usx5c9rdzjelcqe02hfrx2nqeu5j5rhkmxeav3czypez279lse3ny8nv6l7yraytdwhzlnyyvm0psvc3ea6fdshw4cufcydjwmf A trillion is a massive, almost unfathomable number.<br/><br/>The human brain has trouble understanding something so huge. So let me try to put it into perspective.<br/><br/>If you earned $1 a second 24/7/365—about $31 million per year—it would take you over 31,688 YEARS to make $1 trillion.<br/><br/>So that’s how enormous a trillion is.<br/><br/>When politicians carelessly spend and print money measured in the trillions, you are in dangerous territory.<br/><br/><a href="https://financialunderground.com/articles/how-inflation-destroys-civilization-and-what-you-can-do-about-it/">https://financialunderground.com/articles/how-inflation-destroys-civilization-and-what-you-can-do-about-it/</a> 2023-08-22T13:05:11Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8mhvrt9g2at96p2kmdpxf702q9f35pdhktdlefnac3gqm8uqwvgszypez279lse3ny8nv6l7yraytdwhzlnyyvm0psvc3ea6fdshw4cufcs7fnum &#34;What passes for economics today isn’t science; it’s more like a religion, where dogma is handed down from on high. <br/><br/>Economists write abstruse papers that are used as reasons for the government to “step in” and “do more.” <br/><br/>Economists have actually become something of a secular priesthood who interpret the doctrines of various prophets. <br/><br/>The dominant prophet for the last century has been JM Keynes.&#34; --- Doug Casey<br/><br/><a href="https://internationalman.com/articles/doug-casey-on-how-economic-witch-doctors-convince-everyone-theyre-neurosurgeons/">https://internationalman.com/articles/doug-casey-on-how-economic-witch-doctors-convince-everyone-theyre-neurosurgeons/</a> 2023-08-16T14:53:18Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9chqwvcluk4jehjp9jszjhyg2xqcjurdasla6tarxegwfzsc0e7szypez279lse3ny8nv6l7yraytdwhzlnyyvm0psvc3ea6fdshw4cufc4258yr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyuepen9lk5pk583g6vjuzmgg99vx3camfu6dtp3f5gur303x4t3gx7l2hl'>nevent1q…l2hl</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It&#39;s called tax farming. 2023-08-15T13:36:42Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsf6g3plecsrxap76jl47yrmy8uzxjm5dt8nszhq9wh93xwxkh5c6czypez279lse3ny8nv6l7yraytdwhzlnyyvm0psvc3ea6fdshw4cufcdu92g0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszflcr5gfdlxfc85gd63xkqefj3j639evm8c897et2cuhp8f7f8ng9g2w2a'>nevent1q…2w2a</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Suppose someone like BlackRock wants to manipulate the price of an asset by creating more claims on it than what actually exists.<br/><br/>Taking physical delivery of the underlying asset would be one way to reveal the fraud.<br/><br/>If there are more claims than actually exist, asking for physical delivery will reveal it because the delivery will fail.<br/><br/>Think of taking physical delivery like calling the manipulator’s bluff.<br/><br/>It’s challenging to take delivery of physical commodities traded on large exchanges, which opens the door to creating more claims than actually exist. It’s not easy to call their bluffs.<br/><br/>However, with Bitcoin, taking delivery is as simple as sending an email.<br/><br/>If anyone is idiotic enough to create more claims to Bitcoin than actually exist, revealing the fraud will be much easier than with other assets.<br/><br/>If BlackRock or some other entity tries this stunt, consider it a gift. You’ll be able to accumulate more Bitcoin at artificially lower prices until their Ponzi Scheme inevitably blows up. 2023-08-15T13:17:41Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsx27knc09tjfdxx58zmfxfk43l56x58u3wqfgq748ftrd4yy0px6qzypez279lse3ny8nv6l7yraytdwhzlnyyvm0psvc3ea6fdshw4cufc2sp8k2 BlackRock, Bitcoin, and a Tsunami of Institutional Demand<br/><br/>MicroStrategy Chairman Michael Saylor recently said, “The window to front-run institutional demand for Bitcoin is closing.”<br/><br/>He’s absolutely correct.<br/><br/>BlackRock, Fidelity, Schwab, Citadel Securities, and other large institutions are making big moves into Bitcoin.<br/><br/>With nearly $10 trillion in assets under management, BlackRock is the world’s largest asset manager.<br/><br/>Larry Fink, the CEO of BlackRock, had a remarkable turnaround regarding his views of Bitcoin.<br/><br/>After years of dismissing and denigrating it, Fink recently called Bitcoin “an international asset” to hedge against currency debasement that could “digitize gold” and “revolutionize finance.”<br/><br/>BlackRock has filed for a spot Bitcoin ETF.<br/><br/>BlackRock has an ETF approval track record of 575-1, so it is probably a matter of time before their spot Bitcoin ETF is approved and potentially others. That would open the floodgates for certain large pools of capital—like traditional retirement accounts—that would be otherwise unable to buy Bitcoin.<br/><br/>Let me be clear. I am no fan of Fink, BlackRock, and the nefarious agendas they push.<br/><br/>Frankly, I’d like to see BlackRock go bankrupt and Fink clean toilets to earn a living.<br/><br/>However, it’s important to remember that Bitcoin is an apolitical, open, permissionless monetary network available to anyone and controlled by none. Nobody can be prevented from using Bitcoin.<br/><br/>Bitcoin is for everyone, including people you don’t like.<br/><br/>Some worry that BlackRock could change Bitcoin somehow, but that is unfounded.<br/><br/>Remember, nobody can change Bitcoin’s protocol—not even Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, the Chinese government, the US government, or any of these powerful entities combined.<br/><br/>Even if Satoshi Nakamoto—Bitcoin’s anonymous cypherpunk creator—returned after disappearing in 2011, he could not alter Bitcoin.<br/><br/>The Blocksize Wars, which culminated in 2017, is proof.<br/><br/>That’s when an overwhelming majority of the Bitcoin miners (primarily based in China)—and other prominent insiders and large companies—tried to get together and change Bitcoin’s protocol to increase the block size.<br/><br/>Even though they represented most Bitcoin miners, some of the most powerful insiders, prominent influencers, and large corporations, their attempted hostile takeover was an abysmal and embarrassing failure.<br/><br/>Instead of forcing a destructive change in Bitcoin—as they desired—they just created an increasingly worthless knock-off known as Bitcoin Cash.<br/><br/>Recently, the market cap of Bitcoin Cash (BCH) was less than 1% of the real Bitcoin’s (BTC) and is trending towards 0%.<br/><br/>I wouldn’t worry too much about BlackRock trying to make an “ESG Bitcoin” or otherwise changing it.<br/><br/>Even if they were foolish enough to do so, I doubt it would be more successful than Bitcoin Cash.<br/><br/>Another worry about BlackRock is that they will manipulate the Bitcoin price by creating more claims on it than what actually exists.<br/><br/>They could sell some fake paper Bitcoin, but it would fail spectacularly and be self-destructive.<br/><br/>Suppose someone like BlackRock wants to manipulate the price of an asset by creating more claims on it than what actually exists.<br/><br/>Taking physical delivery of the underlying asset would be one way to reveal the fraud.<br/><br/>If there are more claims than actually exist, asking for physical delivery will reveal it because the delivery will fail.<br/><br/>Think of taking physical delivery like calling the manipulator’s bluff.<br/><br/>It’s challenging to take delivery of physical commodities traded on large exchanges, which opens the door to creating more claims than actually exist. It’s not easy to call their bluffs.<br/><br/>However, with Bitcoin, taking delivery is as simple as sending an email.<br/><br/>If anyone is idiotic enough to create more claims to Bitcoin than actually exist, revealing the fraud will be much easier than with other assets.<br/><br/>If BlackRock or some other entity tries this stunt, consider it a gift. You’ll be able to accumulate more Bitcoin at artificially lower prices until their Ponzi Scheme inevitably blows up.<br/><br/>Here’s the bottom line.<br/><br/>BlackRock’s colossal shift on Bitcoin indicates that big institutions could soon flood in.<br/><br/>It’s a powerful potential tailwind for Bitcoin.<br/><br/>I think we could be on the cusp of Bitcoin’s next upside explosion.<br/><br/>That’s why I’ve just released an urgent PDF report revealing three crucial Bitcoin techniques to ensure you avoid the most common—sometimes fatal—mistakes.<br/><br/><a href="https://financialunderground.com/reports/survive-and-thrive-during-the-most-dangerous-economic-crisis-in-100-years/">https://financialunderground.com/reports/survive-and-thrive-during-the-most-dangerous-economic-crisis-in-100-years/</a> 2023-08-15T13:12:45Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2t4ae9v2fvgg66egefe64gu069cyrlhergs8sdxlj0epvv5pkauszypez279lse3ny8nv6l7yraytdwhzlnyyvm0psvc3ea6fdshw4cufczecazk I am no fan of Fink, BlackRock, and the nefarious agendas they push.<br/><br/>Frankly, I’d like to see BlackRock go bankrupt and Fink clean toilets to earn a living.<br/><br/>However, it’s important to remember that Bitcoin is an apolitical, open, permissionless monetary network available to anyone and controlled by none. Nobody can be prevented from using Bitcoin.<br/><br/>Bitcoin is for everyone, including people you don’t like.<br/><br/><a href="https://financialunderground.com/articles/blackrock-bitcoin-and-a-tsunami-of-institutional-demand/">https://financialunderground.com/articles/blackrock-bitcoin-and-a-tsunami-of-institutional-demand/</a> 2023-08-15T13:11:51Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2m0hegm4qgecuctm7ayja6hkshqh85w9h6pmh5l7l4qpscdnuyjszypez279lse3ny8nv6l7yraytdwhzlnyyvm0psvc3ea6fdshw4cufc2p4x5j As the de-banking trend accelerates, there’s never been a time when it’s been riskier NOT to own Bitcoin.<br/><br/>More and more people will discover Bitcoin as the best alternative to the rotten banking system.<br/><br/><a href="https://financialunderground.com/articles/de-banked-its-only-a-matter-of-time-before-it-happens-to-you/">https://financialunderground.com/articles/de-banked-its-only-a-matter-of-time-before-it-happens-to-you/</a> 2023-08-08T19:05:49Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyckwe0g68c6ld5808tse6sjdu2cewk8j27lnjvr984ru0j8npydgzypez279lse3ny8nv6l7yraytdwhzlnyyvm0psvc3ea6fdshw4cufcedp3qs In a truly free market, banks would cease to be government-sanctioned Ponzi Schemes and revert to their historical role as independent money warehouses. <br/><br/>Further, anyone could enter the banking business in a free market; you wouldn’t need the approval of the Federal Reserve cartel, as banks do today. 2023-08-08T18:55:26Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszsv70w9rh27ft7h7xpeqc3gfjfggarsyyly9f2q70yne09uqlydgzypez279lse3ny8nv6l7yraytdwhzlnyyvm0psvc3ea6fdshw4cufc65nl76 As the de-banking trend accelerates, there’s never been a time when it’s been riskier NOT to own Bitcoin.<br/><br/>I believe more and more people will discover Bitcoin as the best alternative to the rotten banking system.<br/><br/>In that sense, de-banking is, in fact, a giant advertisement for Bitcoin. 2023-08-08T13:12:44Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsx9rhxjutj39qe0a4m24lvqehgufgn77vjfh9qujeps64xt8h2vtczypez279lse3ny8nv6l7yraytdwhzlnyyvm0psvc3ea6fdshw4cufcqvdwen A “lender of last resort” means legalized counterfeiting of the currency to backstop a legalized Ponzi Scheme.<br/><br/>Such a blatant scam would have no place in a free market for money and banking. 2023-08-08T13:11:51Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8y3mg0zr6nz0w7qflnkwag9qveqznufealqvaxmm5p47j6d3ckuczypez279lse3ny8nv6l7yraytdwhzlnyyvm0psvc3ea6fdshw4cufcw4q967 The notion of a free market in money is laughable.<br/><br/>We don’t have free market money; we have communist money forced upon us with violence and threats of violence.<br/><br/>In a truly free market for money, people would voluntarily choose whatever was most suitable for storing and exchanging value. 2023-08-08T13:10:08Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2fxt3y9u97wqmuxjftdesg0vffttxyheapluq6dcezgdmdne6vfqzypez279lse3ny8nv6l7yraytdwhzlnyyvm0psvc3ea6fdshw4cufc6vxpk4 De-banking is another example of how formerly free societies are rapidly descending into high-tech totalitarianism.<br/><br/><a href="https://financialunderground.com/articles/de-banked-its-only-a-matter-of-time-before-it-happens-to-you/">https://financialunderground.com/articles/de-banked-its-only-a-matter-of-time-before-it-happens-to-you/</a> 2023-08-08T13:07:25Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2cf4srez6ll4ryjexm8yaf54dkd82gedmhpzzzs6cckvz46g6tuqzypez279lse3ny8nv6l7yraytdwhzlnyyvm0psvc3ea6fdshw4cufcgzfag6 The ruling elite—parasites, more accurately—have weaponized the banking system to enforce conformity to their preferred narrative.<br/><br/><a href="https://financialunderground.com/articles/de-banked-its-only-a-matter-of-time-before-it-happens-to-you/">https://financialunderground.com/articles/de-banked-its-only-a-matter-of-time-before-it-happens-to-you/</a> 2023-08-08T13:05:05Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0nd02w0f60ujzaq7sduy6ypynpl2umg32pvc7weq8puv4hreeykgzypez279lse3ny8nv6l7yraytdwhzlnyyvm0psvc3ea6fdshw4cufc2x602f In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstp426v0ath36ajekq7h4ufrea6gtaqcpzprf4sh8qmrx56v5rs8cqj9pyf'>nevent1q…9pyf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>For every Nigel Farage there are probably hundreds—or thousands—of other ordinary people likely receive the same despicable treatment but are never heard from. 2023-08-08T12:51:02Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqpcjdjuu5vmp42jxzd7ltpfdc3ckn2htxuqswstxzqxn8ruzjgcczypez279lse3ny8nv6l7yraytdwhzlnyyvm0psvc3ea6fdshw4cufc7yktmr “Misinformation” is a vague propaganda term.<br/><br/>It really means “information the people in charge don’t want you to know because they’re afraid you will come to a conclusion they don’t like.” 2023-08-08T12:01:22Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsz8k8nkh48fm9a4cgr54cwtelujzrwq3qrh3z79zpftvshde08c2qzypez279lse3ny8nv6l7yraytdwhzlnyyvm0psvc3ea6fdshw4cufc05e2se De-Banked: It’s Only a Matter of Time Before It Happens to You<br/><br/>Explore the disturbing trend of de-banking, how governments and elites are using it to control narratives, and discover a revolutionary alternative to safeguard your financial freedom.<br/><br/><a href="https://financialunderground.com/articles/de-banked-its-only-a-matter-of-time-before-it-happens-to-you/">https://financialunderground.com/articles/de-banked-its-only-a-matter-of-time-before-it-happens-to-you/</a><br/> 2023-08-08T11:57:56Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsz9fgpxqce0x7l3tp3v6c9w87zdnpe0h7rgsxfek6j9668e9xum6szypez279lse3ny8nv6l7yraytdwhzlnyyvm0psvc3ea6fdshw4cufc74ms74 It’s no coincidence that the worst year ever for US Treasuries also saw the highest central bank gold buying spree in over 55 years.<br/><br/><a href="https://financialunderground.com/articles/9-reasons-why-gold-will-soon-replace-treasuries-as-the-ultimate-store-of-value-asset/">https://financialunderground.com/articles/9-reasons-why-gold-will-soon-replace-treasuries-as-the-ultimate-store-of-value-asset/</a> 2023-08-01T13:15:50Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqylld5v9lhed526e08sj2tsjf2dxweq307uaeh2lgz8mstdshqxgzypez279lse3ny8nv6l7yraytdwhzlnyyvm0psvc3ea6fdshw4cufcuuya4n Only prudent to expect:<br/><br/>1. The media to ramp up its propaganda and gaslighting on inflation.<br/><br/>2. The government to change how it calculates inflation.<br/><br/>3. The Fed to raise its official inflation target from 2% to 3% or higher.<br/><br/>4. Publishing inflation stats other than the crooked CPI to be deemed illegal &#34;disinformation.&#34;<br/><br/>5. Capital controls<br/><br/>6. Mandates and regulations to corral more people into Treasuries. <br/><br/><a href="https://financialunderground.com/articles/turn-tables-on-financial-repression/">https://financialunderground.com/articles/turn-tables-on-financial-repression/</a> 2023-07-25T13:31:34Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsy8lj0r0fhen4x0dg35kaav2apy5m0uzq5vqx4mt7scjydk0d2t2szypez279lse3ny8nv6l7yraytdwhzlnyyvm0psvc3ea6fdshw4cufcwss5zg The US government will use financial repression to debase the currency in a controlled fashion, though it could spiral into out-of-control inflation.<br/><br/><a href="https://financialunderground.com/articles/turn-tables-on-financial-repression/">https://financialunderground.com/articles/turn-tables-on-financial-repression/</a> 2023-07-25T13:26:15Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfhudaykc78mvndjgp8prnjm0xwjxeqr4xkhrjmgvx06sdp55n8yszypez279lse3ny8nv6l7yraytdwhzlnyyvm0psvc3ea6fdshw4cufcr8m2yx What will the Bitcoin supply be in 5 years?<br/>20,361,265<br/><br/>What will the Ethereum supply be in 5 years?<br/>???? 2023-07-23T12:07:17Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsd5uhh5x90vlxxgrwg6z4n26yacjqexwlt60fmcnefxzq6ku993mgzypez279lse3ny8nv6l7yraytdwhzlnyyvm0psvc3ea6fdshw4cufc8u046r Much of the value stored in the $133 trillion global bond market will move elsewhere...<br/><br/>Either voluntarily to superior store-of-value assets or involuntarily to bankrupt governments and their cronies as they accelerate the largest wealth transfer in history.<br/><br/>That is the Big Picture most people don’t understand… yet.<br/><br/><a href="https://financialunderground.com/articles/the-collapse-of-the-risk-free-delusion-implications-for-the-133-trillion-bond-market/">https://financialunderground.com/articles/the-collapse-of-the-risk-free-delusion-implications-for-the-133-trillion-bond-market/</a> 2023-07-18T13:01:54Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsx2rlrejpgs8uzmkfvmkuhj7lk29l2pmm49g4v8duawz9y6w2qkjgzypez279lse3ny8nv6l7yraytdwhzlnyyvm0psvc3ea6fdshw4cufck84fwv Did you know that 2022 was the WORST year for US Treasuries in American history?<br/><br/>It should forever end the ridiculous—yet pervasive—delusion that Treasuries are “risk-free.”<br/><br/><a href="https://financialunderground.com/articles/the-collapse-of-the-risk-free-delusion-implications-for-the-133-trillion-bond-market/">https://financialunderground.com/articles/the-collapse-of-the-risk-free-delusion-implications-for-the-133-trillion-bond-market/</a> 2023-07-18T12:48:03Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszy09z95j5sn8z5yjku2r45tlv9ptdgdltxxy2vx038wel64sh6fqzypez279lse3ny8nv6l7yraytdwhzlnyyvm0psvc3ea6fdshw4cufcxh9p5a The Collapse of the ‘Risk-Free’ Delusion: Implications for the $133 Trillion Bond Market<br/><br/><a href="https://financialunderground.com/articles/the-collapse-of-the-risk-free-delusion-implications-for-the-133-trillion-bond-market/">https://financialunderground.com/articles/the-collapse-of-the-risk-free-delusion-implications-for-the-133-trillion-bond-market/</a> 2023-07-18T11:41:55Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqkkmjzt4u3mgrj4r6u9ft28upxa0hncyqsgd08j2ww7ds3e6qzaszypez279lse3ny8nv6l7yraytdwhzlnyyvm0psvc3ea6fdshw4cufceq2ttt “Let me explain. This is my daughter. I’m willing to marry her off, but only to a man that values her more than I value her.”<br/><br/>That’s what MicroStrategy executive chairman and co-founder <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub15dqlghlewk84wz3pkqqvzl2w2w36f97g89ljds8x6c094nlu02vqjllm5m" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>saylor</span> (<span class="italic">npub15dq…lm5m</span>)</a></span> told the potential buyer of his voice.com domain.<br/><br/>Saylor would eventually sell voice.com for $30 million, a record for the highest price ever paid for a domain name.<br/><br/>It’s an incredible story that few people have heard…<br/><br/><a href="https://financialunderground.com/articles/high-profile-billionaire-warns-your-last-chance-to-front-run-big-institutions/">https://financialunderground.com/articles/high-profile-billionaire-warns-your-last-chance-to-front-run-big-institutions/</a> 2023-07-15T14:44:19Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdkzn9xgu3phxu9ft9d5frzzwj7qqdj8n5hc6wwxw5tpa47yu9wuczypez279lse3ny8nv6l7yraytdwhzlnyyvm0psvc3ea6fdshw4cufcf8s4rn “Let me explain. This is my daughter. I’m willing to marry her off, but only to a man that values her more than I value her.”<br/><br/>That’s what MicroStrategy executive chairman and co-founder <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub15dqlghlewk84wz3pkqqvzl2w2w36f97g89ljds8x6c094nlu02vqjllm5m" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>saylor</span> (<span class="italic">npub15dq…lm5m</span>)</a></span> told the potential buyer of his voice. com domain.<br/><br/>Saylor would eventually sell voice. com for $30 million, a record for the highest price ever paid for a domain name.<br/><br/>It’s an incredible story that few people have heard…<br/><br/><a href="https://financialunderground.com/news-analysis/high-profile-billionaire-warns-your-last-chance-to-front-run-big-institutions/">https://financialunderground.com/news-analysis/high-profile-billionaire-warns-your-last-chance-to-front-run-big-institutions/</a><br/> 2023-07-11T14:07:04Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgw0e938y2q7a5g2jpwl24pkks54skzs2j35yk205mrs85llndqmszypez279lse3ny8nv6l7yraytdwhzlnyyvm0psvc3ea6fdshw4cufce3ejyu In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsv66p3m29jj05zfvhrp07du7yn9ktqmt95czdmym2ch8cjylazqzgnxkdrm'>nevent1q…kdrm</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I hope they go for it! Will be hilarious 2023-07-10T20:14:11Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswph5uhe6q567kp5zh488ulwvgrewn877j8ap290wamqczuzn8z6szypez279lse3ny8nv6l7yraytdwhzlnyyvm0psvc3ea6fdshw4cufcj5zw25 I wouldn&#39;t worry too much about BlackRock trying to make an ESG Bitcoin. <br/><br/>Even if they were foolish enough to do so, I doubt it would be more successful than Bcash.<br/><br/><br/><br/> <img src="http://nostr.build/i/a778a59e22e527c349c9b8b31f1823d9da4517f62f2c4f598dcc95a6d5788c63.png"> 2023-07-10T19:54:12Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs84zxl9y7adnkju5g533p3g9fx4uclvr7wckdapxfhgf3rq2yfffgzypez279lse3ny8nv6l7yraytdwhzlnyyvm0psvc3ea6fdshw4cufch399q3 “We should expect over time a gradually increased share of other assets in reserve holdings of countries.” -Janet Yellen<br/><br/>“It’s possible to have more than one reserve currency.” -Jerome Powell<br/><br/>It should be blatantly obvious to anyone what comes next... 2023-07-05T17:38:28Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsq98wm946n809k5peefp438cdl2hhlq0kg25w0azzwule77qw54mqzypez279lse3ny8nv6l7yraytdwhzlnyyvm0psvc3ea6fdshw4cufcq4qzxy Minimizing the State’s Ability To Coerce You… How To Obtain Real Independence<br/><br/><a href="https://financialunderground.com/articles/minimizing-the-states-ability-to-coerce-you-how-to-obtain-real-independence/">https://financialunderground.com/articles/minimizing-the-states-ability-to-coerce-you-how-to-obtain-real-independence/</a> 2023-07-04T13:52:15Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsx9g802mxda39pkr60a6y2qwc98xwwuk2ge2cfyrrh0zeszy8takczypez279lse3ny8nv6l7yraytdwhzlnyyvm0psvc3ea6fdshw4cufcwc86xe To escape the collapsing fiat system and CBDC enslavement, many millions—soon billions—of people are turning to monetary alternatives like gold and Bitcoin.<br/><br/><a href="https://financialunderground.com/articles/gold-vs-bitcoin-vs-cbdcs/">https://financialunderground.com/articles/gold-vs-bitcoin-vs-cbdcs/</a> 2023-06-27T13:38:39Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8drmqjqvv26lz50q4shxjgg2rfkckplcs6yv9yds2gf5xy4aelgszypez279lse3ny8nv6l7yraytdwhzlnyyvm0psvc3ea6fdshw4cufch30yvw Gold vs. Bitcoin vs. CBDCs<br/><br/><a href="https://financialunderground.com/articles/gold-vs-bitcoin-vs-cbdcs/">https://financialunderground.com/articles/gold-vs-bitcoin-vs-cbdcs/</a> 2023-06-27T13:31:13Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszrnelpwpj2am6u0krfvyqfz6mpqtguqq6nkahdufed9w9xg72raszypez279lse3ny8nv6l7yraytdwhzlnyyvm0psvc3ea6fdshw4cufcgk72e9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvsaxe8dhyv578jegu42m4ncyjvva3v9uum7rswmn7levseynwh8s3ycpr5'>nevent1q…cpr5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Thanks I&#39;ll take a look. 2023-06-20T15:29:16Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsy5wtld4w5e8s9ylcame4w4dd638v02cu5rq5qeeslcagfz2d435szypez279lse3ny8nv6l7yraytdwhzlnyyvm0psvc3ea6fdshw4cufczmj30w In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrh790g3ledf22sccumsm0f5eh7fvuvudzsjwp0f370tzgaghjq3cn0qc3w'>nevent1q…qc3w</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>What are the pros/cons compared to Phoenix Wallet? 2023-06-20T15:25:23Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsq82jmehf4ugl7e8yvnahaqky9mm7hcx7thurlj7tfpjrzvkf59lczypez279lse3ny8nv6l7yraytdwhzlnyyvm0psvc3ea6fdshw4cufca2lwdw Any country can turn into a Venezuela—or worse—faster than most can imagine or prepare for.<br/><br/>A second passport gives you the legal right to live and work elsewhere.<br/><br/>It guarantees you won’t have to live like a refugee if you can get out of Dodge.<br/><br/><a href="https://financialunderground.com/articles/the-top-7-reasons-why-you-need-a-second-passport-today/">https://financialunderground.com/articles/the-top-7-reasons-why-you-need-a-second-passport-today/</a> 2023-06-20T14:59:05Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswmkfsmy47udxrf3yjhhh3gw77nencacc54syhydkykt870zja7pczypez279lse3ny8nv6l7yraytdwhzlnyyvm0psvc3ea6fdshw4cufc9vzw6s Before World War I, you didn’t need a passport to travel internationally.<br/><br/>It was a self-evident truth that a sovereign individual could travel anywhere he wanted without asking for anyone’s permission.<br/><br/>Unfortunately, that’s not how travel works today.<br/><br/><a href="https://financialunderground.com/articles/the-top-7-reasons-why-you-need-a-second-passport-today/">https://financialunderground.com/articles/the-top-7-reasons-why-you-need-a-second-passport-today/</a><br/> 2023-06-20T12:45:12Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9w0g7hphcku3k2hksx3llvuteh7guu6ar7zjprgcnfkt48wteucszypez279lse3ny8nv6l7yraytdwhzlnyyvm0psvc3ea6fdshw4cufc6kglz0 Instead of an inalienable right, governments treat travel as a special privilege they grant the plebs that can be taken away if they misbehave—much like how an adult treats a child’s request to go to a friend’s house.<br/><br/><a href="https://financialunderground.com/articles/the-top-7-reasons-why-you-need-a-second-passport-today/">https://financialunderground.com/articles/the-top-7-reasons-why-you-need-a-second-passport-today/</a> 2023-06-20T12:38:00Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsq8tpd9v5pwjca03eskzpm3ggxk2e0r842tczg5gj2wk8alc6056qzypez279lse3ny8nv6l7yraytdwhzlnyyvm0psvc3ea6fdshw4cufcctw04k Obtaining a second passport is fundamental to freeing yourself from absolute dependence on any country. <br/><br/>Once you have that freedom, it’s much harder for any government to coerce you or control your destiny.<br/><br/><a href="https://financialunderground.com/articles/the-top-7-reasons-why-you-need-a-second-passport-today/">https://financialunderground.com/articles/the-top-7-reasons-why-you-need-a-second-passport-today/</a> 2023-06-20T12:33:56Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyrgk7aw9m7tv44emst3kh3ndwrsgv0xkus0twynxn3x9vf2gfdjczypez279lse3ny8nv6l7yraytdwhzlnyyvm0psvc3ea6fdshw4cufcl35lu3 Is there a compelling publicly-traded hydrocarbon company in North America that is not government owned, not woke, and not onboard with the carbon hysteria? 2023-06-16T14:54:15Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8mfc0j2k3a0qd4apya84z2x9epshplh3lqpdhxlpvyxsar706rdczypez279lse3ny8nv6l7yraytdwhzlnyyvm0psvc3ea6fdshw4cufc0wfjmw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdl76klc8hmdewvxz9udc9lv44d396wu503sgylqt0cdm28hnaurq5a4x53'>nevent1q…4x53</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>An over-rated shitcoiner making an attention seeking ploy. Ignore. 2023-06-15T12:58:57Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsx5grqtvc3cgmqnffu4czl7q5560fdw9jgacz6acaex497c2e5j2czypez279lse3ny8nv6l7yraytdwhzlnyyvm0psvc3ea6fdshw4cufcplvewu “Let me explain. This is my daughter. I’m willing to marry her off, but only to a man that values her more than I value her.”<br/><br/>That’s what MicroStrategy executive chairman and co-founder Michael @saylor told the potential buyer of his voice.com domain.<br/><br/>Saylor would eventually sell voice.com for $30 million, a record for the highest price ever paid for a domain name.<br/><br/>It’s an incredible story that few people have heard…<br/><br/>In the early days of the internet, Saylor was quick to recognize the value of domain names which were also words everybody understood. He figured it was like owning a part of the English language.<br/><br/>So, Saylor purchased several of these prominent domains—like voice.com—thinking they would be worth a fortune to the right company in the future.<br/><br/>After around 20 years, one day, out of the blue, a domain broker contacted Saylor and offered him $150,000 for voice.com on behalf of a potential buyer.<br/><br/>Saylor told them, “Look. I’ve been waiting for 20 stinking years. $150,000 isn’t going to do much for me. Tell him no.”<br/><br/>A week later, they came back and offered him $300,000. Again, Saylor said no.<br/><br/>A few days later, the potential buyers returned and offered $600,000.<br/><br/>Saylor told them he wasn’t interested unless it was something serious—like north of $10 million.<br/><br/>They then offered him $1.2 million, and again Saylor declined.<br/><br/>The potential buyers then asked what he would accept for voice.com.<br/><br/>Saylor remained non-committal and vague, insisting they had to make a serious offer for a lot of money.<br/><br/>The potential buyers then more than doubled their offer to $3 million, then to $6 million, and then to nearly $10 million.<br/><br/>At this point, Saylor’s colleagues urged him to accept the offer.<br/><br/>However, Saylor continued to decline, noting that voice.com could be worth a lot more to the right company and that he had a whale on the line.<br/><br/>He said, “I have $500 million in the bank. And I love my things. Maybe you can tell that I’m a little bit passionate about some of this stuff. So I would rather own it and not have the $10 million than sell it for that.”<br/><br/>The potential buyers then upped their offer to $12 million.<br/><br/>Saylor realized the potential buyers were serious. He didn’t want to discourage them entirely with his repeated refusals.<br/><br/>So, he told them he has seen people drop $100 million on a marketing campaign and that he thinks voice.com is worth at least $100 million. That being said, he would reluctantly accept $30 million for it.<br/><br/>They then offered him $22 million.<br/><br/>Saylor again said no, but offered to have a phone meeting with them to discuss further.<br/><br/>As the meeting started, the potential buyers again offered $22 million.<br/><br/>Again, Saylor declined, noting that owning the word “voice” in English was like owning an acre of Central Park. He was in no rush to sell it and could hold on to it for many more years until a buyer came to his price.<br/><br/>At this point, the buyer agreed to come to Saylor’s price.<br/><br/>After being offered $150k, Saylor sold voice.com for $30 million—the most anyone has ever paid for a domain name.<br/><br/>It’s a record that still stands as of writing. 2023-06-13T13:37:50Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdr22n6kz2upgpmy68tj8n9jg55wgm9rqd7mdvhu4a0nc7g8w9m6gzypez279lse3ny8nv6l7yraytdwhzlnyyvm0psvc3ea6fdshw4cufc43hn9r Mistaking an altcoin token for equity would be like mistaking Chuck E. Cheese arcade tokens or airline frequent flyer miles for an ownership stake in the underlying airline or arcade business.<br/><br/><a href="https://financialunderground.com/articles/the-crypto-crackdown-intensifies-what-comes-next-and-what-you-need-to-do-now/">https://financialunderground.com/articles/the-crypto-crackdown-intensifies-what-comes-next-and-what-you-need-to-do-now/</a> 2023-06-12T17:29:00Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsx6n6g22nc4yedczmzxsem7sm9x0h3f77a6q975dwda0mm2dadj0czypez279lse3ny8nv6l7yraytdwhzlnyyvm0psvc3ea6fdshw4cufcyzh6sa I think the SEC should have been abolished yesterday, and there should be a totally free market in investments. <br/><br/>That would be better for everyone except the insiders who benefit from the cronyism of the current system.<br/><br/>That said, as a practical matter, nobody should be surprised that the SEC and US government go after those who flout it.<br/><br/>If you have a centralized group of people creating a digital token, giving a bunch to themselves, marketing it to pump the price, and then dumping it on the retail market without a registration statement and disclosing who owns the token, that’s like sticking your head in a crocodile’s mouth and hoping it doesn’t bite.<br/><br/>You would have to be pretty dim not to see the SEC would inevitably go after crypto. Anyone with their eyes open could have seen it coming from a mile away.<br/><br/><a href="https://financialunderground.com/articles/the-crypto-crackdown-intensifies-what-comes-next-and-what-you-need-to-do-now/">https://financialunderground.com/articles/the-crypto-crackdown-intensifies-what-comes-next-and-what-you-need-to-do-now/</a> 2023-06-12T17:27:59Z