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Casual Bitcoiner

A weekly newsletter for the casual Bitcoiner. Just a few links to tweets, videos, or other media to keep you informed about Bitcoin news and growing in your understanding of important Bitcoin concepts.

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Casual Bitcoiner: The Best Form of Money

Casual Bitcoiner 7/31 The Best Form of Money Stablecoins, the Fed, and the best form of money The Truth About Stablecoins! Stablecoins are a type of cryptocurrency that maintains a peg to the dollar by holding dollars in reserve for every unit of the cryptocurrency - of course, they are fundamentally different than Bitcoin. Although they, like Bitcoin, can be traded globally, 24/7, and digitally, they are simply cryptographically secured claims on fiat dollars, still vulnerable to...

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Casual Bitcoiner 7/13/25 New All Time High Bitcoiner personality type, Bitcoin for mortgages, and cultural inroads New ATH: $119,000 Bitcoin continues to defy the pronouncements of the haters, hitting a new all-time high of $119,000. A few comments on the new high: Stack Hodler @stackhodler Every new Bitcoin ATH gives some couple somewhere the financial confidence to start a family. Number go up is a beautiful thing. 9:43 AM • Jul 13, 2025 96 Retweets 1778 Likes Read 61 replies Saifedean...

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Casual Bitcoiner 6/23/25 Nothing Stops the Fiat Train Michael Saylor's role in government, and Bitcoin Banks Fiat Will Persist, Unfortunately Lyn Alden @LynAldenContact @JoeCarlasare Importantly, that's why "nothing stops this train" has two sides to it. 1) They're *not* going to get deficits materially down. 2) And yet, the thing *is* going to persist as far as any investable time horizon is concerned (eg out into the 2030s). Joe Carlasare @JoeCarlasare One reason many people keep predicting...

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Casual Bitcoiner 6/14/25 Store of Value, Medium of Exchange, Unit of Account Coinbase ad, and the reason for 2% inflation 📺 Coinbase Bitcoin Ad Coinbase is airing a tv ad, highlight the DECLINING value of homes, when measured in Bitcoin. Ash Crypto @Ashcryptoreal 🇺🇸 COINBASE RELEASED A NEW BITCOIN COMMERCIAL 1:57 PM • Jun 7, 2025 270 Retweets 1954 Likes Read 230 replies Andrew @onlyinbtc Just saw the Coinbase Bitcoin ad play during the NBA finals. This is huge. 9:4 PM • Jun 8, 2025 13...

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Casual Bitcoiner 6/7/25 Trump vs Elon - Good for Bitcoin? This one is JUICY. Buckle up. 🥩 Trump and Elon are Beefin' After dedicating time and resources to helping get Trump elected and uncovering massive amounts of waste and fraud in the US government, this week, Elon Musk expressed his frustration at Trump's new spending bill, which actually increases government spending. Elon Musk @elonmusk I’m sorry, but I just can’t stand it anymore. This massive, outrageous, pork-filled Congressional...

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Casual Bitcoiner 6/1/25 BTC Las Vegas Conference Industry announcements, understanding fiat, liberation thanks to Bitcoin 📣 Conference Week Announcements This week, one of the largest Bitcoin conferences (35,000 attendees) in the world took place in Las Vegas. The festivities included many announcements from Bitcoiners throughout the world: Bitcoin Magazine @BitcoinMagazine JUST IN: European soccer giant Paris Saint Germain announces they adopted a #Bitcoin treasury reserve 🇫🇷 1:35 PM • May...

Casual Bitcoiner 5/24/25 Happy Pizza Day Infinite pizza, the fiat end game, new all-time high, and Bitcoin's upper limit 🚂 Fiat End Game FiatHawk - Bitcoin is Hope @FiatHawk @stackhodler The end game draws near. Fiat money always has an expiration date and ours is fast approaching. I am just grateful we have Bitcoin to get through this. Stack Hodler @stackhodler Elon and Bessent have tacitly admitted that DOGE and tariffs failed to save the bond market. Now the line is that the US will "grow...

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Casual Bitcoiner 5/17/25 400 Stores Now Accepting Bitcoin Coinbase data breach, scarcity of teeth; gold; and bitcoin, and sweet capitulation 🥩 Steak 'n Shake Bitcoin Launch As highlighted in last week's newsletter, Steak 'n Shake rolled out their acceptance of Bitcoin payments in all ~400 stores this week. Bitcoiners across the country went to their nearest Steak 'n Shake to show support, and reported smooth experiences Steak 'n Shake @SteaknShake Bitcoin has been launched at Steak n Shake...

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Casual Bitcoiner 5/11/25 Strategy World & Corporate Adoption It's catching on. 🟧 Strategy World & Corporate Adoption Every year, Michael Saylor, the poster-child for corporate Bitcoin adoption, hosts a conference to spread ideas around corporate adoption. This year's Strategy World conference included many exciting announcements. Michael Saylor started by deciding he would rather hold Bitcoin than dollars on his company's balance sheet, and over the few years since making that decision, the...

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Casual Bitcoiner 5/5/25 Debate Returns to Bitcoin Core How much is Bitcoin worth, the orange pill, and a heart-warming success story ✨ Begun, the Node Wars Have Debate has broken out within the Bitcoin community regarding a proposed code change. I'll avoid the technical weeds, but at a high-level, the topic being discussed is an increase to the amount of arbitrary, non-essential data that can be added to a Bitcoin transaction. The significance of this debate, however, goes beyond just the...