
Daniel Batten
@DSBatten
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So far Pakistan's bitcoin adoption plans have played out as expected: IMF stonewalled them. But all is not lost. IMF wasa forced to show its anti-Bitcoin hand v.openly. AND, Pakistan have another option (China) if IMF push too hard. We're watching geopolitical theatre at its best.
While I'm an optimist by nature and I really hope I'm wrong, I think Pakistan will struggle to follow through on its Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining plans. Short answer why: IMF. Mid-sized answer why: . * Bitcoin is a huge threat to IMF in 5 ways. * Pakistan are heavily indebted
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Ever wonder what happened to @Britannica? . They're spending their final days spreading misinformation about bitcoin, shilling Proof of Stake as "more environmentally friendly", while quoting the debunked work of de Vries/Digiconomist. Sad end to a once great information source
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Even prouder of my mom after seeing this chart from @thetrocro. She's 82. Today, she just decided to triple her bitcoin holdings. We talked a lot about it. She's in great health and also wants to know that in 10 years if she wants to have enough money for a helper she can,
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"In the past 50 years, countries like India, the Philippines, the Congo now owe their former colonial masters 189x what they owed in 1970" .~ @gladstein . (Thanks IMF, World Bank). By providing countries like Bhutan a debt-free path to financial sovereignty, Bitcoin fixes this.
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Media in 2021: "Bitcoin is useless". Media in 2025: "OK, it's useful (prevents wealth erosion through hyperinflation) but it doesn't solve bigger economic problems" 🤣. From @cculbertosborn in @ForeignPolicy today.
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Not mining bitcoin is wasteful. This chart says, a single French energy company missed over $1/4 Billion in gross margin in 6 months by not mining Bitcoin. @BitcoinPolicyFr
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One of the biggest barriers to Bitcoin adoption is IMF. Today, they just rejected Pakistan's bitcoin adoption plans after similar moves in Argentina, CAR, El Salvador. Join us today as I exposing how the IMF operate, and what we can do about it.
BM Spaces today with @DSBatten, talking IMF and global adoption + a special dive into today's news from Pakistan.@BitcoinMagazine .
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It seems incredible that sentiment would dip after a year of so many wins. And yet . perhaps unsurprising. People are inspired by stories about people. Retail is disengaged. The stories of the incredible ways people use bitcoin have not been heard outside Bitcoin conferences.
9/n 🚩Despite a year of institutional wins, bitcoin sentiment dipped, especially among women and liberals. (KTUM is a composite sentiment metric.)
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