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Bit Bonds: Truly Innovative Thinking
Is bitcoin adoption at the federal government level a path to a smaller government?
5 min read
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Spending Bitcoin is Rational
There are many misconceptions about the pitfalls of spending bitcoin. If bitcoin is truly your savings technology of choice, spending bitcoin isn't only necessary, it's rational.
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Trump Signals a "Little (Economic) Disturbance" Ahead
The President is predicting pain is ahead, but it is necessary.
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Crypto Needs a Government Bailout, Bitcoin Does Not
Keep an eye on how bitcoin reacts to Trump tweets vs. crypto markets from here on out.
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The True Strategic Reserve Sits in the Wallets of the Public
Trump should do the hard thing and admit that bitcoin is a currency that competes with the dollar.
6 min read
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Where Does QT Go After The Reverse Repo Markets?
A liquidity crunch may be on the horizon.
7 min read
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What Happens To Bitcoin If Fort Knox is Audited?
Bitcoiners need to be better at framing things.
7 min read
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You Can't DOGE the Debt
While DOGE is going to work on cutting waste and corruption out of the federal government one problem remains; the growing amount of government debt.
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The Gold Runs Have Started, Bitcoin Will Follow
Gold is flooding out of London and into the US. Institutions and governments are rushing into physical gold in preparation for... something.
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MicroStrategy's New Instruments Are Creating a Multi-Decade Bitcoin Supply Squeeze
Michael Saylor and the team at Microstrategy are expanding the ways in which they access more capital to accumulate more bitcoin.
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Bitcoin: Insurance Industry's $8 Trillion Problem Solver
Bitcoin and the insurance industry are perfect for each other.
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The Math Behind Our Breaking Monetary System | A Crisis In Numbers
Historically, when a country's debt to GDP ratio goes above 120% things go downhill in a hurry. The US currently has a debt to GDP ratio of 123%.
4 min read
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Bitcoin's Evolution to $2T Shows New Market Maturity, Says Analyst James Check
Bitcoin has established itself as a multi-trillion dollar asset. This marks a fundamental shift in the market dynamics.
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Bitcoin Is The Biggest Asymmetric Bet In History, Says Ex-Goldman Trader
Professional risk managers are waking up to the risk-adjusted return profile of bitcoin.
4 min read
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Bitcoin's Adoption Rate Is Below 1%: Why That's Bullish
Bitcoin won't be a safe haven until more people are piped into the infrastructure.
4 min read
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Repo Markets and Bitcoin - The Unexpected Hack
People don't need to sell assets for large amounts of capital to flow into bitcoin. Nik Bhatia explains why.
4 min read
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The H-1B Debate: Striking at Branches Instead of the Root of the Problem
Fix the money, fix the world.
4 min read
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Limping into the End of the Year
Things may seem volatile, but I've never been more bullish on bitcoin.
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