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Square Enables Merchants To Easily Accumulate Bitcoin On Their Balance Sheets
Speculative attack, accelerate.


The Great Debasement Trade Is On And Bitcoin Is Positioned Beautifully
We've reached a tipping point.

Bitcoin: The Greatest Founder's Coach Out There
Bitcoin has many properties. It's influence on your psyche is probably its most powerful.

This Week's Top Predictions
From bitcoin treasury strategies reaching institutional tipping points to the erosion of civil liberties through digital infrastructure, here are the most significant predictions t…

UK To Mandate Digital IDs For Adults
The acceleration toward the digital ID system is upon us.

Bitcoin's iPhone Moment
The future banking stack is being built out right in front of you.

California Is Attacking Speech By Trying To Negate Section 230
If at first you can't convince people with good ideas, make it illegal for them to share their own ideas.


This Week's Top Predictions
The real estate and financial markets are heading for significant disruption, according to this week's TFTC guests. From housing crises to stock market bubbles, here are the most c…

Bitcoin Layer 2 Protocol Ark Making Progress
Slowly but surely, the layered stack being built on top of bitcoin matures.

Which Way, Anon?
This is a very insidious way to do a bail-in while also increasing the surveillance state.

The Fed's Third Mandate, The Looming Credit Crisis, and Bitcoin
A few things to pay attention to while you stay humble and stack sats.


The Bitcoin Network Just Reached An Insane Mining Milestone
The bitcoin network is a beautiful thing.
