FrankCorva
Frank Corva

https://frankcorva.substack.com

Political correspondent at @BitcoinMagazine | Contributor at Forbes Digital Assets | Founder at @newrenaissancecapital

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2025-03-29 18:21:56

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Yes, please 🙏

2025-03-29 17:33:21

The #Foundry pool mined nine blocks in a row today.
If this trend accelerates, I’d bet that we see #censorship on #Bitcoin before the year is out.
https://i.nostr.build/98WV8MkrPDNKvuZb.jpg

2025-03-28 20:44:50

Under a new bill, South Carolina’s State Treasurer could allocate up to 10% of the state’s funds into #bitcoin (with a hard cap at 1 million).
The bill also mandates a proof of reserves.
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/proposed-south-carolina-bill-lets-state-treasurer-invest-10-of-state-funds-in-bitcoin

2025-03-28 17:48:44

Great rip @nprofile…7rv0 and @nprofile…fsxl.
Thanks for the shout out!
https://fountain.fm/episode/kgej1i4QwLV0HSOiJ66w

2025-03-24 18:48:05

#Democrats have proposed using New York State’s #BitLicense as a framework for U. S. federal #crypto #regulation and that the federal government take note of the two-year moratorium the state has put on #Bitcoin miners that use fossil fuels.
Both are terrible ideas.
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/takes/democrats-propose-more-bad-bitcoin-and-crypto-regulation

2025-03-21 13:38:04

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💯
She makes this argument beautifully.
Please write your representative and cite her work!

2025-03-18 11:53:19

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I should have posted it here, as well. My bad, fellow Nostriches.
Thanks for sharing, @nprofile…2zmt!

2025-03-16 23:04:23

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Likely some truth to that point

2025-03-16 19:29:03

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😂

2025-03-16 19:25:01

“Look into my eyes brethren / that’s the lies of a Reverend / Why should you die to go to heaven? / The Earth is already in space” -The GZA
https://open.spotify.com/track/5mOzvm41Pdh1WOtBKlCtZd?si=jhdQcoxcRp2mf25me6zJoA

2025-03-16 19:19:20

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Very silly guy.

2025-03-13 13:35:46

TONIGHT AT @nprofile…9mxf‼️
I’ll be talking #Bitcoin and security with @nprofile…jrrw CEO @nprofile…t24l.
We’ll touch on how to upgrade your personal security as a bitcoin holder, why prioritizing security is important and how the U.S. government might secure its SBR.
Join us!
https://lu.ma/2zf822in
https://i.nostr.build/DU5kGjG4gXvBdEAD.jpg

2025-03-13 11:02:17

The real question no one is asking: Was the all caps action in The BITCOIN Act inspired by @nprofile…8xr7?
https://i.nostr.build/XPcq9QIFZl1wEGEm.jpg

2025-03-05 17:08:28

🚨 BREAKING: FOR THE SECOND TIME IN U.S. HISTORY, THE #BITCOIN BLOCKCHAIN HAS BEEN USED TO SAFEGUARD OFFICIAL VOTING RESULTS
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/bitcoin-blockchain-used-to-secure-results-of-tennessee-countys-republican-convention-vote

2025-02-27 17:54:20

I’ll be speaking with Senator @cynthiamlummis this evening.
What questions would you like me to ask her?

2025-02-21 17:20:39

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No, I wasn’t.
But on that note, to scale, it absolutely does. Turning certain OP Codes would also help with this.
And my point was that people have different visions of what Bitcoin is. Some think it’s a platform, some just view it as money. Now that Taproot assets is already enabled (I don’t know that I would have pushed for it when the debate around it was happening), it has the potential to take the shitcoinery, if you want to put it that way (I personally think there’s potential value in having things like Polymarket come to Bitcoin), off of the base layer and Lightning and to put it in an L2 that doesn’t require a BIP or soft fork.

2025-02-19 03:26:00

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😂

2025-02-19 02:41:23

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I’m not quite sure he’s there yet.

2025-02-19 02:31:37

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GOOD.

2025-02-18 01:59:01

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The series. Netflix just released the last five episodes. The last one killed me.

2025-02-18 01:40:31

The ending to Cobra Kai was phenomenal.

2025-02-16 18:51:49

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Same here. I wonder if similar amounts of bureaucrats found themselves out of work as a new administration came in.

2025-02-16 17:29:34

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I had a similar thought, though, people do pay into unemployment and it only lasts so long.

2025-02-16 17:26:01

How does this make you feel and why?
https://i.nostr.build/yRaZqfyA1fmuhObO.png

2025-02-15 23:26:33

A few years back, I was in the best shape of my adult life.
I was training for triathlon for upwards of 15 hours per week and eating super healthy.
In August 2021, I competed in my first official half Ironman, and a few months before that, I completed most of an informal full Ironman alongside the Iron Cowboy (check out the cool doc on him on Netflix). (I say ‘most’ because it’s not that I dropped out of the race; there were just some logistical challenges to doing all of it. I did cross the finish line with him, though.)
I also competed in the NYC marathon that fall.
I was feeling pretty awesome.
But by that winter, I started to slack a bit, mostly due to work-related stress.
I continued training 6 days a week, but I’d lost some of my intentionality. I was going through the motions but not really digging in deep.
Fast-forward to today, and I’m about 20 lbs heavier than I was then (which is a lot when you’re training considering that a bowling ball weighs about 8 lbs. Carrying 2.5 extra bowling balls worth of weight on you while you train is rough.)
I woke up this morning feeling super bummed and a bit hopeless. I had lots of things going through my mind, many of which were scenarios outside of my control. So, I thought about what was in my control, and I remembered how good I used to feel when I’d do a workout with great intentionality.
And so I suited up for a brick workout (when you do two parts of a triathlon). My rational mind told me it wasn’t a good idea to go out in my bike, as it was supposed to start snowing momentarily. I was tired of my rational mind, though, so I dressed as warmly as I could and got on my bike.
It didn’t take long for my toes and fingers to go numb, and for the wind to burn my face. There was no way I was getting off my bike before riding at least 20 miles, though.
And ride 20 miles I did. And I kicked into high gear for a chunk of the ride. Thighs and lungs burned. It felt great.
I got home and switched into my running gear. The snow started coming down as I headed out for the second part of the workout.
Hands and feet were still numb, and I loved the feeling. It didn’t take long to find my stride, and as much as I wasn’t feeling great, I loved that I’d tapped back into really wanting to be outside doing what I was doing again.
I knew it was either this or continue feeling down and defeated. This felt much better.
By the time I got in, I was cold and hungry, craving some healthy food. I haven’t been eating great, so it was good to feel this again.
I ate that food with a deep feeling of gratitude. The sense of defeat was gone. A sense of empowerment had come back.
I share this story mostly because I was inspired by one of @nprofile…lsjd's posts today, one about how he got started with jiu-jitsu (which I read just after completing my workout) and also because we need hear this kind of stuff to motivate ourselves from time to time.
So, if you’re feeling this, drop the defeatist mindset and get to work on something you’ve been putting off. Dig in. Push yourself. Create something. And lose your rational mind in the process.
When you’re done, post it here on #nostr so others can be inspired by it, as well.
We’re stewards of a new era of personal empowerment with #bitcoin and #nostr and we should bring our best selves to the table as we do this work.
Go further than you planned today, tomorrow, ASAP.
Test the boundaries of your perceived reality, and make peace with the discomfort in the process.
The results will likely surprise you.
Much love.
https://i.nostr.build/DpxXw9i8gh4Hj2Xk.png

2025-02-14 02:09:38

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The meet up ended about an hour ago, unfortunately!

2025-02-13 23:34:51

We’ve got @nprofile…rvcc teaching the @nprofile…rsqx plebs about #Nostr this evening.
And @nprofile…0yyu is here for moral support.
https://i.nostr.build/XubF3abd2XjisMx8.jpg

2025-02-13 20:04:05

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Fancy, but still a man of the Nostr plebs. Respect

2025-02-11 02:04:30

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Nice 👍

2025-02-11 00:06:37

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Now, what in the name of Moses is happening here?

2025-02-04 19:14:46

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🫡

2025-02-04 19:03:07

I’m in DC covering President Trump's Crypto Czar's first press conference focused on digital assets.
Stay tuned for breaking Bitcoin news 🇺🇸
https://i.nostr.build/PKfFC4QU6nryFfh2.jpg

2025-01-28 15:50:50

Post run with my fellow triathlete, @npub1y77…dd2m of @npub1zkr…k6ec
https://i.nostr.build/YwiKLaI0NzkifSCK.jpg

2025-01-26 19:53:20

Rolling into @npub1zkr…k6ec
https://i.nostr.build/Dr0nWe5mqiv3qP5l.jpg

2025-01-26 13:35:36

GM
https://v.nostr.build/8Mq9FTQe9S44QxLq.mp4

2025-01-24 19:12:57

I finally got to meet this #nostr legend in person.
Man Like who?… @npub1fnn…4xnx
@npub1p0x…deeh
https://i.nostr.build/gu4muLDPgzX5IMT2.jpg

2025-01-24 18:14:32

There’s no rational reason to stockpile shitcoins.
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/takes/dear-president-trump-bitcoin-reserve-not-shitcoin-reserve

2025-01-20 23:09:48

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I do love me some Rizzo

2025-01-20 23:09:40

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Hahahah

2025-01-18 06:51:40

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We’re going to make it better.

2025-01-17 13:09:04

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2025-01-15 02:39:50

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@npub1l2v…ajft Are photos supposed to appear here if we share links?

2025-01-15 02:38:05

Attempting to share a link from #olas here:
#olas365
https://olas.app/e/nevent1qgsxe3pztauhp3ttna9p0p9gthdmm6t4n83ktw5vse9ymyg9js4hygspz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujummvv9ejuctswqhsz9thwden5te0wfjkccte9ehkcctn9eshqup0qqsvzvtpzdyvaxx8apjra037f4gpxkejepgaq0zdy0jemkd2gf92rgs5ewdhu

2025-01-14 15:04:28

#NOSTR IS THE WORLD’S LARGEST #BITCOIN CIRCULAR ECONOMY.
Glad to be here with you all.
(Here’s an article to share with the normies who’ve yet to dip their toes in the nostr waters.)
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/takes/nostr-is-the-worlds-biggest-bitcoin-circular-economy-join-us

2025-01-12 16:24:57

Are there any guides for how to design your own #nostr algorithm?
#asknostr

2025-01-11 04:05:54

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Beautiful post.

2025-01-10 21:14:05

Not that I think anyone here would be borrowing via THORChain’s lending service using #bitcoin as collateral, but just in case:
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/takes/why-you-should-redeem-your-bitcoin-from-thorchains-lending-service

2025-01-10 12:59:50

I thought about complaining about the blisteringly cold weather in NY but then remembered that LA is literally burning to the ground, and I kept my complaint to myself.
There’s a lesson about not letting minor inconveniences get the best of you in there.

2025-01-09 01:31:21

Cheeky title, but important message (with nuance) for those new to #bitcoin #markets or to those of us who advise those new to #bitcoin markets.
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/takes/dont-buy-the-bitcoin-dip

2025-01-03 21:16:39

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Yes!

2025-01-03 15:19:22

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Thank you for taking the time to read and share your thoughts.
I hear where you’re coming from and have considered your point. To speak to your point about the election, I wish Saylor took the same approach here - Don’t say anything.
Also, I’d ask you to consider one important thing. What if this really is his plan? And what if he’s speaking on behalf of the state to some extent. Shouldn’t we be pushing back if that’s the case?

2025-01-02 20:51:59

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It surely has a bonding effect

2025-01-01 18:11:24

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I was at a friend’s birthday party

2025-01-01 17:31:16

Seven years ago today, I quit drinking alcohol.
A week after, someone described to me what #bitcoin was at a bar. Had I been drinking that night, I probably would have made fun of them for getting fooled into speculating on the price of magic internet money before largely dismissing what they had to say.
Instead, though, I listened intently that night and spent the following three years quietly studying #Bitcoin. Come January of 2021, I published the first edition of my Substack newsletter on #Bitcoin, and to be blunt, I was fucking petrified.
“I don’t know enough about #Bitcoin to write about it,” I first thought to myself. I went to bed that night after publishing feeling like I was having a panic attack.
Within a year, I started getting job offers to write about #Bitcoin and I turned some of the initial ones down, because again I thought to myself “I don’t know enough about #Bitcoin to write about it professionally.”
I eventually took a job offer, though, and while I’ve grown more comfortable doing what I do, there are days that it still scares the shit out of me.
I share all of this because #Bitcoin has come to mean more to me than just it being pristine collateral or a currency we can use permissionlessly. Instead, it’s been a catalyst in my life, spurring change within me that I never thought possible.
While I’ll never fully be able to put into words how #Bitcoin has changed my life - or should I say how it’s catalyzed change in my life - I can thank everyone who’s supported me in my journey, including many of you on this platform.
And if you take anything away from this post, it would be to lean into the discomfort in 2025. Accept challenges in amounts that are digestible to you and speak your truth in the process.
As @npub1s05…eyhe (one of my greatest teachers over the past seven years) says, WE ARE BITCOIN, and #Bitcoin only continues to be #Bitcoin if we defend it.
You don’t need to be a technical mastermind to write or speak about #Bitcoin; you only need to intuitively understand the force that it is in the world and have a desire for other people to experience the benefits of it.
Happy New Year and much love to everyone 🧡

2025-01-01 01:24:31

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I second that, and deep gratitude for you, Jeff!
Thank you for your thought leadership and for being such an all around incredible human being.

2024-12-31 23:52:35

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Got it. Thank you!

2024-12-31 23:49:49

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Ah okay, thanks for the heads up on this. Will do. I’m still not exactly sure how to accomplish this, though. Are there instructions anywhere?

2024-12-31 23:42:38

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I’m not following

2024-12-31 23:41:18

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Oddly enough, I wasn’t

2024-12-31 21:14:17

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😂

2024-12-31 09:28:09

The more this happens on LinkedIn, the more grateful I am for #nostr
(Btw there was nothing illegal about the content of the post)
#freedomtech
https://i.nostr.build/vnZ83umKOmzxJJBA.jpg

2024-12-29 17:30:23

Made my first long-form #nostr post via @npub1w0r…cu4x
Into it.
https://primal.net/e/naddr1qqgyumedfpjhymm9wvkk2upsx95hvq3qdnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qxpqqqp65w04ll26

2024-12-29 15:17:02

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Thank you and thank you for taking the time to read and comment.
Agreed. This is what makes #bitcoin good capital.
The part many aren’t taking into account in their responses to this article, though, is that the #Bitcoin network can be used permissionlessly, which will be increasingly important as we move into the age of CBCDs and which is already important in an age where digital dollar transactions (including those in which USDT or USDC are used) can be and are censored.

2024-12-28 09:31:55

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Amen.
Thank you for sharing, my friend.

2024-12-27 23:25:06

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Definitionally, it is (as per the Whitepaper). In your opinion, it’s not. And that’s fine.
Because the money is used to transact on a second layer doesn’t mean it doesn’t benefit from the security of the base layer in very important ways.
I don’t know what point you’re trying to make with the last two sentences.
If you’d like, pitch a rebuttal piece to my piece to Bitcoin Magazine. We welcome disagreement.

2024-12-27 23:04:16

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So are you making the same argument I did in the piece, which is that Bitcoin is both money and capital?
And is your argument that people who have the most Bitcoin get to control the narrative around the asset? If so, that seems completely antithetical to Bitcoin

2024-12-27 20:05:29

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Good distinction

2024-12-27 20:05:06

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I actually didn’t have much of an issue with him until what he said on this podcast. And I still think he’s allowed to think and say whatever he wants. I just felt a need to push back, because I felt some of the rhetoric he was using is dangerous, especially to those new to the space.

2024-12-27 20:03:45

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Definitely a bit confusing at the very least

2024-12-27 20:03:25

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Could be but what he’s doing is the complete opposite of what FTX was doing. His operations are out there for everyone to see

2024-12-27 20:02:31

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True to some degree

2024-12-27 20:01:45

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I would never disagree with this. He’s insanely bright

2024-12-27 19:27:46

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Thank you for reading and sharing!

2024-12-27 17:13:00

Michael Saylor thinks #bitcoin is #capital, not #currency, and would like to see the world adopt the digital U.S. dollar as #money instead.
I vehemently disagree with his perspective.
My latest for @npub1t8a…56yu.
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/takes/michael-saylor-doesnt-understand-bitcoin

2024-12-26 17:35:32

When I’m on a first date and not really feeling it, I mention how I write about #Bitcoin for a living.
The date then ends in almost no time at all.

2024-12-24 19:28:51

Calling articles and podcast episodes “rips” is therapeutic.

2024-12-24 02:39:38

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Beautiful shot

2024-12-23 11:40:00

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Small correction: While I’d be happy to speak at Bitcoin Jungle, I’m unfortunately not scheduled to.

2024-12-22 15:10:30

I’ve met many talented writers, musicians, etc. that would benefit from the same advice
#note13wn…qf94

2024-12-21 15:26:03

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We’re so insanely lucky to have him in this space.

2024-12-19 17:07:00

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Mandela is the ultimate example of a politician who voluntarily stepped down so that power didn’t corrupt him. I wish there were more leaders like him.

2024-12-19 15:13:09

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https://bitcoinmagazine.com/politics/vancouvers-mayor-shares-his-pro-bitcoin-vision-

2024-12-19 15:12:48

Vancouver’s Mayor, Ken Sim, isn’t just posturing when he speaks in favor of #Bitcoin - he’s a true believer.
I sat down with Mayor Sim to learn more about his pro-Bitcoin vision.
My latest for @npub1t8a…56yu.
(Link to piece in replies.)
https://i.nostr.build/jYdOAdWlnDp592zw.jpg

2024-12-15 09:45:55

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Amen.

2024-12-07 16:39:52

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Oh, man. I have to disagree with one. I’m a sucker for them. I think we just need to make them better (less cheesy).

2024-12-07 14:12:10

A sketch of “45” by The Gaslight Anthem
#songstr #tunestr #sadsongsmakemefeelbetter
https://v.nostr.build/tn2oDuVlTLqLjVFR.mov

2024-12-01 19:11:59

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Aw. Thank you kindly. 🧡

2024-12-01 19:08:26

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Yes, sir

2024-12-01 19:01:36

Here’s a sketch of “Anna” by The Menzingers
#songstr #tunestr #sadsongsmakemefeelbetter
https://v.nostr.build/GBIdBXKrRKeSPO2E.mov

2024-11-18 18:17:55

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…it

2024-11-18 13:57:41

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That isn’t surprising.

2024-11-18 13:55:54

What if “voting on the blockchain” is the major scam this #crypto cycle?
https://i.nostr.build/th2jhFXP60J3vi5n.jpg

2024-11-18 13:39:41

What is the major scam this #crypto cycle is “voting on the blockchain.”
That would be something.
https://i.nostr.build/th2jhFXP60J3vi5n.jpg

2024-11-16 12:06:12

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Yes, but it’s important that these economies still have access to some fiat, as well. I’ve heard from some people in these economies that mostly run on bitcoin that selling some BTC when the price is high has helped to hedge against the pain that comes with price downturns, especially for people in the community who are paid in BTC.

2024-11-15 02:58:54

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There’s absolutely never a need for Charles Hoskinson.

2024-11-14 20:36:27

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Thank you, sir.

2024-11-14 19:49:14

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Is IMEU the source?

2024-11-13 11:59:31

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They’re paid to make people think what’s going on isn’t.

2024-11-12 23:59:51

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Heavy.

2024-11-12 02:39:25

I can’t wait to have a girlfriend.
Thanks, #Bitcoin.