The Unstoppable Law of Honest Nodes & Honest Prices:
How Bitcoin’s Game Theory Crushes Fraud by Design
The Iron Rule of Honest Nodes
Nodes don’t negotiate—they verify.
* A dishonest node proposes invalid blocks.
* An honest node rejects them.
* Game Theory Result: Liars get orphaned, truth gets longer.
This is why UASF worked in 2017:
* Miners screamed. Nodes shrugged.
* The chain they mined became worthless.
* The chain nodes enforced became Bitcoin.
Simulation Proves It:
Every academic model of Sybil attacks/Nakamoto Consensus shows:
* Short-term, cheaters can gamble.
* Long-term, honesty is the only profitable strategy.
The Free Market’s Bitcoin Epiphany
Honest Prices Always Win
* Fiat prices are lies (printed into existence).
* Bitcoin prices are truth (discovered by scarcity).
Example:
* A $10k cheesesteak in hyperinflated USD = fraud.
* A 10k sats cheesesteak on Lightning = real.
Why?
* No Fed can dilute your sats.
* No miner can roll back your payment.
* The price is discovered, not dictated.
The Killer Combo: Nodes + Prices
Bitcoin’s real innovation wasn’t digital gold—it was tying truth to profit:
* Run an honest node? You secure your own wealth.
* Demand honest prices? You starve fiat middlemen.
Game Theory’s Verdict:
* Dishonest nodes → Lose chain relevance.
* Dishonest prices → Lose customers.
* Honesty becomes the only Nash Equilibrium.
#HonestyIsTheOnlyStrategy ⚡
P.S. This isn’t hope—it’s SHA-256. The simulation already ran. Honesty won.
Farley / Farley | Retired Fortune 10 ☕
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