Perpetual swaps.

Why has no one done this:

Or is this how taproot assets are going to work?

The network is extremely valuable but that doesn’t mean that overly focusing on building a network is efficient.

The U.S. Treasury prints the Federal Reserve notes, which are backed by the U.S. government.

Most state currencies are like that. That doesn’t make them “private”.

Using this logic, every government department is private.

It literally has United States printed all over it.

The demand for United States Dollar is high. The demand is met. Easy.

There is so much Bitcoin lost we can't even imagine. Bitcoin is going to be absolutely rare. People don't realize that.

There shouldn’t be exceptions

A criminal defendant shouldn't have to do anything that might incriminate him.

I don't know, maybe, it was called, I don't know... The right to remain silent?

The takeaway? Do not blog about mixers.

Having kids is the default, so there shouldn't be a "reason" to have them.

A father of 2 small ones here, going for a 3rd this year.

I always wanted to have children, as many as I could. Three is probably the most I can agree with my wife on, since we are not the youngest anymore and she is not as excited about children as I am (she also carries most of the burden overall).

Even though I know I cannot influence how they turn up, I see a lot of value in the process and in doing my part.

It is kind of incredible that there is an uninterrupted chain of life from the beginning of it to you, and the fact that you would end it for no good reason is just plain sad.

Humans are the most complex things in the universe (that we know of), and you can created a new one easily. Why would you NOT do it? Just to "enjoy" yourself? Why work if there is no one to do the work for? Why earn money if you can't spend it on your offspring?

Also, if the population collapses and there is much less people in the world (which seems like it sooner rather than later), than all the people focusing on a "career" will quickly loose their meaning in life.

There is no meaning without kids. Kids are the meaning. Everything is derived from the fact that there are other people. Make some, as many as you can.

Get kids people. Children are the hardest thing. Cut the bullshit about finding yourselves.

I dislike the adoration of "world without people". The world is people. Without people, there is nothing.

If you already have a solid password manager, passkeys work well. For people who don't have password managers, passkeys are a trap.

"Yes 100% pay the taxes you owe. It is the correct, ethical and legal thing to do. To do anything otherwise is stupid. Do it."

Tell that to Alexander Hamilton, George Washington or Thomas Jefferson.

Your premise is so wrong, mate.

Still a much better ponzi than regular banks if it paid out 94% of folks.

The good stuff doesn't have to be mandated.

They are trying to save a sinking ship (ie USD).

In the long term, we are not all dead, as Keynes said, but all fiat is worthless.

I find it amusing how there's a sellout after each such an announcement, only for traders to look for the bottom and to buy back in with a little bit of extra profit. They will need to be invested in the long run anyway.

Because fiat is a scam.

Let’s all be glad that there are other chains. Imagine all the noise that would be on Bitcoin otherwise. Think about the other crypto as testnets and you will be chill.

The best is a natural birth at the hospital.

I have several kids. My wife gave pretty natural births (no c-sections, no special procedures), but at the hospital. People do not realize that if everything goes well, the hospital staff does not get involved that much.

But in case something goes wrong, you have all the tech, staff on call, etc. to save you and the life of your child.

During the second birth, our baby got stuck a bit and the midwife had position my wife in a way to allow the baby to get out. I can’t imagine dealing with this at home alone.

Sure you can have a midwife at home, but why risk it?