Born too late to explore the world, too early to explore the universe but just in time to witness the first stages of an attempted CBDC-controlled world

NEW: You can now directly pay merchants on Telegram using #Bitcoin 🙌

Using a #Bitcoin miner to dry clothes 🤔

The number of days #Bitcoin has been in each price bucket.

Credit to James V. Straten for this.

🇺🇸 ICYMI: The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland released a paper on the #LightningNetwork ⚡️

“We find a significant association between LN adoption and reduced blockchain congestion, suggesting that the LN has helped improve the efficiency of #Bitcoin as a means of payment.”

🇺🇸 The probability of another rate hike during next Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting currently sits at 99.8%

Wondering how many more banks will fail due to this, in any case, Bitcoin solves this.

The Federal Reserve's instant payment system, FedNow, has officially gone live 💵🔥

https://www.btctimes.com/news/federal-reserve-unveils-new-instant-payments-system-fednow

Novogratz feels more comfortable buying Bitcoin now than 6 months ago.

People get to buy Bitcoin at the price they deserve.

🇺🇸 The US is currently paying more in National Debt than in National Security 💸

🇨🇳 Just an FYI, since the start of its pilot program in 2020, China's CBDC has registered almost $250bn in transaction volume.

In comparison, Bitcoin has settled tens of trillions in transaction volume in that time frame.

"While #Bitcoin's long-term log scale performance is breath-taking, its historical daily return is a measly 0.2%.

To newbies who want to get rich by day trading BTC: Don't. The odds are really 50:50. Instead, compound the 0.2% daily return by HODL-ing over the long term."

- @bitcoinfool

🟠 The Head of the Chicago Board Options Exchange shares his view on the Bitcoin ETF 🧐

Just a couple years ago people were laughing at Bitcoin.

Gradually, then suddenly.

🟠 The number of wallets with a balance over 0.1 bitcoin is now at an all-time high 🚀

Around 90% of the #Bitcoin circulating supply didn't move in the last 1 to 3 months.

Get yours while you can...

🇺🇸 NEW: The US government has sold an additional 8,200 bitcoin.

Their remaining balance is 195,307 $BTC

"Bitcoin adoption is not optional."

- Saifedean Ammous

🇺🇸 ICYMI: Yesterday the "Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act" was introduced to the House of Representatives.

"As other counties move forward with digital asset regulatory frameworks and Chair Gensler continues his regulation by enforcement, the U.S. is falling behind. Innovators need regulatory clarity and certainty to enable this technology to achieve its full potential."

A wallet for Latin America and the Global South 🌎

Listen to JAN3's CEO Samson Mow explain AQUA’s goal to be more than a #Bitcoin and stablecoin wallet.