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A blog dedicated to exploring how Bitcoin and Stacks will change the world and your life!

Where Do We Go From Here?

March 27, 2024

It’s been a while since I wrote an article. I didn’t have much to say, I guess. My golden rule is to write when you have something to contribute and not when you have nothing to say. For the last couple of weeks, I’ve just been sitting back and watching the narrative around Bitcoin and the newly mi...

Stacking DAO: A New Way To Access STX Liquidity

February 08, 2024

Welcome back, you Stacks hodlers! I hope everyone is enjoying their day and stacking more stacks as we head into this new bull run in Bitcoin and Stacks. Both assets are a must-have if you want to become self-sovereign. Fantastic tools are being built on Stacks to enable your financial freedom. Here...

The Bitcoin ETF Is Bad For Bitcoin.

January 15, 2024

The Bitcoin ETFs are in full force after ten long years and an immense amount of FUD. Today, they market their first full day of trading on the stock market. What were the results of this groundbreaking day? Massive God candle? New all-time highs? Nope. Nada. Zilch. Nada. The price of Bitcoin went ...

15 Years Later: Orange Pill Nocoiners or HFSP?

December 14, 2023

January 3, 2009, was the day the world changed, and no one even knew it other than a select few. Believe it or not, the Bitcoin revolution has been raging for the last 15 years. Plenty of battles have been won and lost over the decade and a half. From the Genesis block to Mt. Gox to the blocksize ...

3 Reasons Why Stacks Is The Best L2 solution For Bitcoin

December 11, 2023

The past few weeks have been an eye-opener for many people in the Bitcoin community, myself included. Bitcoin transaction fees have exploded higher without warning, much to the chagrin of hardcore Bitcoin maximalists who have a specific view about what Bitcoin should be used for. There has been inc...

Console XYZ: Is It a Discord Slayer?

December 07, 2023

Hi, hope you are having a great week so far. The weekend is almost at hand, and with that free time, so you can relax a little, recharge your batteries, and engage in activities that you don’t get to do during the week. If you are into Bitcoin or Stacks, you probably spend a good deal of your time ...

Cerulean Marketplace: Stacks Powered Creator Economy

November 29, 2023

What’s up ya’ll? I hope everyone is doing well and are happy and healthy. If you are both of these right now, you are wealthier than you know. As Bitcoiners, It’s all about having a positive mindset and living a healthier lifestyle, right? Today, I am continuing my focus on the Stacks ecosystem bec...

Xverse Wallet: Your Gateway To The New Internet

November 21, 2023

Welcome back, folks; I hope everyone is having a good week so far. To anyone reading this from America, Happy pre-Thanksgiving! I hope you enjoy some well-deserved time off and spend quality time with your loved ones! Like I have done with the last couple of posts, I’ve turned my attention to Stack...

sBTC: The Backbone Of The Emerging Bitcoin Economy

November 13, 2023

Welcome back to my blog! I am continuing my series on exploring the Stacks ecosystem and giving you a hands-on look at what it looks like to use the various Dapp that have been created on it. Today, I wanted to talk about the upcoming release of sBTC, what it means for the Stacks protocol, and how i...

Bitcoin Name System (BNS): Accelerating Bitcoin Adoption

October 25, 2023

Hello, and welcome back to my series on Stacks and the Dapps that will change how we use money and the internet. Today, I wanted to highlight one of my favorite projects on Stacks, and that is BTC.US. I think this project has the potential to significantly hasten the adoption of Bitcoin and make it ...

Hermetica: Earn Yield On Your Bitcoin With Options

October 17, 2023

Hey, what’s up guys? Welcome back! Glad you are here to learn more about the new and exciting projects happening on the Stacks protocol right now. I am super excited to bring your attention to Hermetica. This project caught my eye a few months ago, and I wanted to learn more about it. The basic pre...

MulitSig Wallets Coming To Stacks.... Soon!

October 02, 2023

Stacks developers have been on a roll recently, unveiling new and exciting Dapps. If you have been around the Stacks ecosystem lately, you know about the upcoming launch of sBTC and the Nakamoto protocol upgrade. I predict when both of these are released and implemented; there is going to be a floo...

Owl Link: The Link Bio That You Own

September 05, 2023

Welcome back! Glad to have you here again as we explore all of the creative applications being built on the Stacks blockchain! It’s honestly one of the most fascinating and powerful protocols out there. Not only is Stacks secured by the oldest, the most secure, and the most decentralized blockchain ...

Brace To: A New Way To Save Links

August 30, 2023

I am currently on a mission to highlight all the growth and development happening on the Stacks blockchain. So many Dapps are being created utilizing Stacks that it is hard to keep up with. The newest Dapp that I would like to mention is called Brace.to. Brace.to is a Dapp that allows you to save l...

ALEXGO: Bringing DeFi Expertise To Stacks

August 22, 2023

The Stacks defi space is relatively small compared to Ethereum. Still, builders on the Stacks protocol are changing the game and creating something that has the potential to serve as a primary hub for liquidity on Stacks. Let’s dive in! So what does ALEXGO even mean? I thought it was an interesting...

Become Your Own Bank With Arkadiko

August 20, 2023

I love Bitcoin and believe that it will change the world for the better, but I also think that Bitcoin needs a partner to fully unlock all of the value and potential use cases for Bitcoin without disturbing the base layer. Stacks is uniquely situated to accomplish this task and is one of the main r...

Stacks: The Ultimate Savings Account

August 16, 2023

By now, most people understand that the fiat dollar system can not be trusted to keep the value of your money safe over the long term. The advice that you received to save your money and put it in the bank to earn interest from your mom, dad, grandma, or grandpa doesn’t apply in 2023. Banks can’t b...

What Is The Key To Bitcoin Adoption? NGU or Education?

August 07, 2023

As of today, the Bitcoin price is hovering around 29k-30k and has been for the latest couple of weeks. For those who have studied Bitcoin extensively, this is a fantastic time to buy the hardest asset on Earth. If you look at the supply statistics, you can see that they have. The amount of Bitcoin ...

Media's Assault On Bitcoin: Unraveling The Campaign Against It

July 31, 2023

The War On Bitcoin Has Just Begun The Bitcoin revolution started quietly in 2009, with no one knowing this new form of money was created. Fast forward to 2023, and you will hear all kinds of negative things being said about Bitcoin. Here are just a few examples of the slanderous propaganda that the...

Back In The Saddle Ya"ll! LFG!

July 11, 2023

Took a two-week break to rest my brain, unplug and spend time with the family. Looking forward to writing more content to finish out the year. My goal this year is to get to 100 articles. Ohhh I’am halfway there, ooohhh living on a prayer! Just clocked my 51st article with my latest article. Unl...

Unlocking the Potential: Exploring Scalability Solutions for Bitcoin's Future

June 15, 2023

If you have been around Bitcoin for a while, you understand that there is a raging debate on the true purpose of Bitcoin. Is it meant for peer-to-peer transactions as Satoshi Nakamoto envisioned in his white paper, or is it something more? Ordinals, Stamps, and BRC-20 protocols have shown that a lar...

What Happens To Your Bitcoin After You Die?

May 24, 2023

Death is an uncomfortable topic that no one likes to discuss but needs to be addressed. At the end of the day, we all only have a finite amount of years on this Earth before it’s time to meet our maker. Some of us have more time than others, but we all must experience this. Bitcoiners are some of t...

Can Bitcoin Fix Declining Birth Rates?

May 09, 2023

Well, we finally did it, the consumer price index numbers were released today and to the surprise of everyone it came under the 5 percent market for the first time in two years. It seems like the feds’ efforts to slow down the economy is starting to have a real impact. Despite this good news, infl...

Then They Fight YOU.

April 24, 2023

I think we are in the “they fight you stage” of Bitcoin adoption. State legislatures around the country are beginning to wake from being drunk on power and starting to notice the potential of Bitcoin and how it could endanger their cushy jobs of doling out cash to their favored groups. This hostili...

The Dollar System Is Coming To An End

April 10, 2023

Bitcoin has finally broken $30K! Is Bitcoin winter finally over? All signs are pointing to yes! Despite dire economic news about the economy, Bitcoin continues its long march back to its all-time high and beyond. Bitcoin may not have decoupled from the broader financial markets regarding the raw tr...

Bitcoin Is Hope For The Future

March 27, 2023

We Need Hope 2023 has been an interesting year so far, and we are not even halfway through it yet. So far, we’ve had the 16th largest bank fail spectacularly, Credit Suisse getting bought out, and Jerome Powell going peddle to the metal with interest rate hikes that don’t seem to be doing much to s...

Can You Achieve Immortality On Bitcoin?

March 20, 2023

Ordinals Have Untapped Potential Well, it seems like the uproar over ordinals has died down a bit and is fading into the background of the Bitcoin ecosystem. Ordinals are here to stay and will not be going away any time soon. For good or bad, it is what it is. The rules allow it, and that basically...

Security Over Liberty Is A Raw Deal

March 15, 2023

Source Banking Crisis Exposed The Fraud To say the last week has been a rollercoaster is an understatement. Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank going down in the same week is something we haven’t seen since the Great Financial Crisis (GFC). Silicon Valley Bank was the 16th largest bank in the ...

Have Money In The Bank? That's Risky.

March 08, 2023

Source Summary: The 16th largest bank in the US failed over the weekend, potentially spurring a run on banks across the country. Is it safe to keep your hard-earned money in a bank? It might be time to revisit this idea. Are Banks Safe? Are we at the beginning of a new financial crisis? If you lo...

The Dark Road To Bitcoin Adoption

February 27, 2023

What Could Bitcoin Adoption Look Like? Bitcoin adoption in 2023 is still relatively small compared to the legacy fiat system that we are currently living under. If the great financial crisis of 2008, the Covid-19 pandemic and the prospect of World War III on the horizon have not encouraged people a...

Credit Scores Are Designed To Enslave You.

February 13, 2023

Credit Is Not Your Friend Do you remember when you received your first credit card? If you were like most kids, you probably got it when you went away to pursue higher education at a university. Do you remember the bank reps handing out free swag trying to entice you to sign up for a high-interest-...

Can Bitcoin Help Improve Our Education System?

January 30, 2023

We Need To Fix The Education System It is no secret that the education system in the United States is not living up to its full potential. It is well known that our students are falling behind their international peers in almost every category. The Program For International Assessment (PISA) is a ...

Bitcoin Adoption To Gain Steam in 2023?

January 23, 2023

Will Bitcoin Adoption Gain Ground This Year? It’s been a while since I posted; I apologize for the absence. I had a family emergency that I had to attend to. Man, how time flies, though. Am I right? Bitcoin hitting 23k is a big deal, my friends. Is a bull market just around the corner? It sure doe...

New Year, New Market

January 11, 2023

Happy New Year! First, I wish everyone a happy and prosperous new year! I hope that you got to relax, spend time with your family and reflect on the year that passed and the one ahead of us right now. I’m excited for the new year and what it means for Bitcoin and our broader macroeconomic situatio...

Bitcoin Is More Secure Than Your Bank

December 21, 2022

You Can Trust Bitcoin. You CAN’T Trust The Banks How many of you have bank accounts right now? How much confidence do you have in your bank to keep your funds safe? Banks spend millions, if not billions, of dollars on security, insurance, and cyberinfrastructure to prevent cybercriminals from hacki...

Inflation 7.1 Percent. Debt Spiral Continues.

December 12, 2022

Inflation Is To Damn High! CPI numbers for November were released today, and they came in at 7.1 percent, which is lower than analysts expected. This is an encouraging sign that maybe, just maybe, inflation is trending back down towards the 2 percent target set out by the Federal Reserve. Month-ov...

You Can't Unsee Bitcoin

December 05, 2022

The Government Wants You Distracted The world is in tremendous trouble right now. War, rumors of war, and currency debasement are the world's major issues. The odd thing about our current situation is that the vast majority of people around the globe, especially in wealthy places such as the United...

Don't Keep Your Bitcoin On Exchanges.

November 09, 2022

Don’t Trust The Crypto Exchanges Have you looked at the crypto market over the last 24 hours? It has been absolute mayhem. One of the largest crypto exchanges in the country, FTX, is insolvent after investors discovered that Alameda Research, a close affiliate of FTX, had most of its assets as illi...

11/4/2022 Friday News Round Up

November 03, 2022

Here are a few things I found interesting in the world this week. Fed jacks up interest rates again, hints at smaller increases ahead (The federal reserve raised the interest rate by 0.75 percent, increasing borrowing costs for borrowers) What Happens When The Fed Raises Interest Rates? (Outline...

What Is The Bitcoin Lightning Network?

November 02, 2022

What Is The Bitcoin Lightning Network? If you are new to Bitcoin, welcome; we are glad to have you here! Welcome to the Bitcoin revolution! Today wanted to give a brief overview of the Bitcoin lightning network. I'm sure some of you may be asking yourself what the hell is this new-fangled "lightni...

Bitcoin WhitePaper Day!

October 30, 2022

Bitcoin White Paper Abstract. A purely peer-to-peer version of electronic cash would allow online payments to be sent directly from one party to another without going through a financial institution. Digital signatures provide part of the solution, but the main benefits are lost if a trusted third ...

Curious About Bitcoin? Take The First Step

October 18, 2022

Curious About Bitcoin? If you have been in the grocery store as of late, you may have noticed that the everyday items you purchase have increased in price significantly. The ravages of inflation are upon us with no end in sight. Once costs rise, the likelihood of them ever going back down is slim t...

Bitcoin Will Change The World

October 05, 2022

Bitcoin IS The Revolution In this crazy and chaotic world that will live in today, we never stop looking for a purpose in life. We have the hard-wired need to belong to something bigger than ourselves. This is why millions of people turn to religion, sports teams, and working for a business. What d...

Friday News Roundup: The World Is On Fire!

September 29, 2022

We made it through another week, and more craziness came out from the federal reserve. Is it me, or are they trying to break something to have a pretext to start printing money again? Without a newsletter, I'm thinking about making Fridays like a news round-up for the week, so you can get a birdseye...

Protect Your Business With Bitcoin

September 15, 2022

Bitcoin Is Your Economic Armor Welcome back. I hope you are doing well these days despite everything that is going on in the world around us. I don't know if you have seen the latest inflation numbers released on Tuesday. Inflation was still hot in August, coming in at an 8.3 percent clip. Inflati...

Governments Will Go After Your Wealth.

September 01, 2022

The Government Is Not On Your Side Governments in 2022 are on the ropes, and the world knows it. Energy prices are sky-high across Europe. Inflation is rampant across the globe, and central banks are struggling to reign it in. Central banks' tools to squash inflation will also kill the global econo...

Do You Trust The Banks?

July 25, 2022

Banks Are Rotten To The Core Do you trust your bank to keep your money safe? This is a question that people don't typically ask themselves. If your answer is anything less than an unequivocal 100 percent yes with a cherry on top, maybe it is time to reconsider where you store the wealth you worked ...

Don't Go Down With The Ship.

July 19, 2022

You Don’t Owe Them Your Loyalty How would you describe the economy right now? Garbage, trash, hell, broken, or the brink of collapse? If you vibe with the fifth option, you are not wrong to feel this way. It seems like the whole world is going to shit in a handbasket, and we are just along for the ...

What Is A Bitcoin Node?

July 18, 2022

Bitcoin Node Basics If you are new to the land of Bitcoin, you may have heard specific terms such as miners, nodes, transaction fees, block rewards, and mempool. Hearing Bitcoiners speak in these terms can be a bit disorienting at first. It is as if you are visiting a foreign country where everyone...

Buy Bitcoin Before It's Too Late!

July 18, 2022

We Are Still Super Early If you have been paying attention to the stock and crypto markets lately, you have seen the bloodbath since the Federal Reserve started raising interest rates to combat record-high inflation. Predictably the stonk market crashed, and the price of Bitcoin went down with it a...

Is It Time To Freak Out?

July 18, 2022

Yes It’s Time To Make Moves. What's up, guys? Have you been paying attention to the stock market and the Bitcoin price for the last few days? Both seem to be driving downhill with no brakes. The S&P 500 has already lost 14 percent this year, while the NASDAQ has declined 22 percent. How has Bitcoi...

8.5% Inflation, Now what?!

July 18, 2022

Have you seen the inflation numbers today? A whopping 8.5 percent! This here, folks, is the proverbial shit hitting the fan. Everything is getting more expensive, and it doesn't look like its prices will be coming down any time soon, if ever. Check out the inflation numbers posted by the U.S Bureau ...

Strike Review 2022

July 18, 2022

Strike Is Good For Beginners Hey, what's up, guys? Are you ready to take your first steps into the world of Bitcoin? If so, we are glad you are here! Going down the Bitcoin rabbit hole is a journey in itself. There is a ton of learning that you need to do to understand just how revolutionary the Bi...

Can You Live On Bitcoin?

July 18, 2022

Can You Live On Bitcoin Alone? What good is a new monetary system if you can't use it to buy stuff? Can I use Bitcoin to buy groceries or put gas in my car? I hear these types of questions from Bitcoin skeptics all the time. The simple answer to this question is yes. You can live on your own perso...

Bitcoin And The State

July 18, 2022

Governments Love High Inflation… To A Point The world seems like it's falling apart at the seams. Inflation just hit another 40-year high of 7.9 percent with no end for the foreseeable future. Honestly, I don't believe inflation will ever return to the pre-covid target of 2 percent. Governments of ...

What Is A Hardware Wallet?

July 18, 2022

Basics Of A Hardware Wallet If you are new to Bitcoin, you know by now that there are specific terms and terminology that you need to learn to understand what you are doing when you buy Bitcoin. There are different types of wallets to choose from, each with its pros and cons. Out of numerous walle...

Bitcoin Is Better Than Gold

July 18, 2022

Bitcoin Is Digital Gold Gold has been around for thousands of years and has been valued as a store of value since the beginning of recorded history, and for a good reason. It is hard to produce; it is a highly dense metal and one of the few elements found in its native state. It's a metal that has...

What Are You Going To DO?

July 18, 2022

The Choice Is Yours This is a question that I think about a lot in the wake of the 2020 election and the COVID-19 "plandemic." It is plain to see to anyone paying attention over the last two years that things are not "normal." The 2020 election was rigged. Maybe not in the ballot stuffing the box k...

Self Custody Your Bitcoin

July 18, 2022

Self-Custody Keeps Your Bitcoin Safe Do you own Bitcoin? If you do, thank you for taking the first step toward financial sovereignty. If you have not decided to purchase Bitcoin yet, that is ok too, as everyone goes at their speed when it comes to learning about Bitcoin. Bitcoin is something that,...

Don't Worry About The Bitcoin Price

July 18, 2022

Bitcoin Price Is Irrelevant Do you have money in the stock market? You may have seen your portfolio take a nasty dip since the beginning of the year. The S & P is down almost 10 percent this month. The Dow has fallen more than 7 percent this month, and the Nasdaq could drop by 17 percent by the end...

Don't Get Left Behind

July 18, 2022

We Are Still Early But Don’t Wait Too Long If you are hesitant about owning Bitcoin, I can understand your hesitation to want to invest your hard-earned money into a technology that you don't understand. It is human nature to be cautious about what you don't understand. This has allowed us to survi...

You Can Trust Bitcoin

July 18, 2022

Bitcoin Is Money You Can Trust You can trust Bitcoin. It is simple as that. You can trust Bitcoin to hold its value through space and time. You can trust Bitcoin's value won't be inflated away on the whim of some jerks in an ivory tower because it can't. There are only 21 million coins that are eve...

Building A Parallel Economy

July 18, 2022

Building a parallel economy is desperately needed now more than ever. Unimaginable tyranny has been unleashed during the almost two years of this pandemic with no end in sight. The world is treating unvaccinated people like second-class citizens. Mandating someone to get an experimental drug against...

What Do You Have To Lose?

July 18, 2022

This is an honest question I would like to pose to you as a reader. You may be skeptical of Bitcoin and its value, but what do you have to lose at this point? We all live in a dollar-centric system that is being propped up by money printing by the Federal Reserve and the world's insatiable demand fo...

Bitcoin Will End Government Tyranny

July 18, 2022

Vaccine mandates. Lockdowns. The 24-hour surveillance of your internet viewing habits and your phone calls. The broken border. Out of control illegal immigration. The coronavirus. Big tech suppressing free speech online and interfering in the 2020 election are all symptoms of a much bigger problem. ...

Don't Fear The Volatility

July 18, 2022

Happy Friday to everyone out there. I hope you had a productive week and are ready to unwind for the weekend or maybe get some last-minute Christmas shopping. I know the struggle all too well =) Back to Bitcoin now. Do you know what stops you from purchasing the most secure and soundest form of mon...

Bitcoin Is The New Real Estate

July 18, 2022

Bitcoin Is Digital Real Estate Welcome back ya'll hope you are doing well this week. Today I wanted to talk about why Bitcoin represents a dawn of a new age in property ownership. Before you spit out your coffee and walk away, hear me out. Bitcoin and real estate have a few things in common. The fi...

Why You Should Own Bitcoin

July 18, 2022

You Need To Own Bitcoin If you have been keeping up with the news lately, you probably know that the government is on the brink of defaulting on our debt. As it stands now, the debt is $29 trillion and counting. We all know that this number is never going down ever again. Being the world's reserve ...

How To Buy Bitcoin

July 18, 2022

Are you ready to make your first purchase of Bitcoin but don't know where to go or how to buy it? It is a lot easier than you think. Let me walk you through it real quick. There are several places where you can purchase Bitcoin, but the easiest way to buy Bitcoin for people new to Bitcoin is to hea...

What Is A Bitcoin Wallet?

July 18, 2022

How are Bitcoins stored? This is one of the first questions people new to Bitcoin ask. Bitcoins are stored in digital wallets that you have access to and no one else. This is similar to carrying around a wallet in your back pocket. Your everyday wallet lets you carry cash more efficiently than havin...

Bitcoin Is The Money Of Our Time

July 18, 2022

Bitcoin Is The Money Of Our Time As you know, I am a huge fan of Bitcoin and share information about it regularly. I don't do this because it's some get-rich-quick scheme. I advocate for Bitcoin and urge everyone to adopt it as the best money for the 21st century because I sincerely believe in the ...