Jim Capalbo
@JimCapalbo1
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ICYMI Yesterday was a big day as @Square launched Square Bitcoin for 4 million merchants on their platform. Brandon Karpeles sat down with @_B_Contreras_ at @Inc to discuss the implications.
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our sellers can now receive btc to btc, btc to fiat, fiat to btc, or fiat to fiat.
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Just published in @Forbes: @sobradob interviewed our CEO, Brandon Karpeles, about the value of Bitcoin as a long-term savings tool for small businesses. "While large companies like Coinbase know how to save in Bitcoin, Karpeles works with coffee shops, dentists, and precious
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Small businesses convert profits to Bitcoin savings over 5-10 years, contrasting sharply with leveraged treasury companies raising capital through financial engineering.
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I’ve been thinking deeply about how New York City – a place built on hustle, risk, and reinvention – could possibly elect a Democratic Socialist. It’s easy to frame it as politics, but I think it reveals something deeper about where we are as a society. In a perfect world,
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17 years after the white paper, the Bitcoin network is still operational and more resilient than ever. Bitcoin never shuts down. @SenateDems could learn something from that.
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Probably the best thing to happen to humanity in my lifetime
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The US Government: 1. Borrows over $2 trillion per year 2. Is currently shut down for the 11th time 3. Printed $4 trillion during the pandemic 4. Spurred a -25% loss in the USD in 2 years 5. Spends close to $7 trillion PER YEAR At what point do we fix the system?
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In 2012, Saylor said the iPhone would become jewelry. He was right. Now he says #Bitcoin will become the foundation of global wealth.
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WATCH: Chamath Palihapitiya on Bitcoin when it was $80 in 2013 👇
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clip from an interview I did with @coinage_media. speaking to our evolution and strategy around AI.
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What is money? Money is what we save, unlike food, a house, or a car, which are things we consume. We invented money so we can save our time, energy, and labor and later exchange it for things we need. That’s why it must be scarce and trustless. That’s why #Bitcoin wins.
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Jumped on Fox news yesterday. "So Adam, one I've been hearing a lot about, Pudgy Penguin? I think that one is really popular?" Love to see it @LucaNetz 👏
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Jack Mallers’ appearance on Bloomberg is NO EXAGGERATION one of the sharpest 9-minute Bitcoin segments you’ll find this year. Here’s what stuck with me: – Performance in dollars is a distraction. “The only metric that matters: Bitcoin per share.” – Scarcity isn’t a narrative
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We're living through a Great Depression. The dollar is really good at hiding it. #Bitcoin makes it obvious.
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I'm learning to STFU until I understand deeply. It's better to read, learn, think, before speaking. My brain's LLM has a latency of days, weeks, and sometimes years.
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If there was ever a doubt in your mind, it is clear that @elonmusk simply wants to do the right thing for the country. Our runaway debt is the biggest problem we have, and no politician has the balls or ability to face it.
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