The OG Philosopher of Bitcoin
@philosopherbtc.bsky.social
Bitcoin since ’09.
Engineer turned philosopher.
I decode money, markets & human behavior.
Daily reflections: substack.com/@thephilosophersbitcoin
Engineer turned philosopher.
I decode money, markets & human behavior.
Daily reflections: substack.com/@thephilosophersbitcoin
Everyone talks about getting in early. Almost no one talks about staying in long enough.
Most losses weren’t from buying high, but from not being able to hold low.
Early is luck. Holding is character.
Most losses weren’t from buying high, but from not being able to hold low.
Early is luck. Holding is character.
November 11, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Everyone talks about getting in early. Almost no one talks about staying in long enough.
Most losses weren’t from buying high, but from not being able to hold low.
Early is luck. Holding is character.
Most losses weren’t from buying high, but from not being able to hold low.
Early is luck. Holding is character.
Favorite comment from yesterday’s piece:
“Newton’s silence says more than his loss. The smartest man alive learned he couldn’t outsmart emotion.”
This is why I write here.
Full piece: open.substack.com/pub/thephilo...
“Newton’s silence says more than his loss. The smartest man alive learned he couldn’t outsmart emotion.”
This is why I write here.
Full piece: open.substack.com/pub/thephilo...
November 3, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Favorite comment from yesterday’s piece:
“Newton’s silence says more than his loss. The smartest man alive learned he couldn’t outsmart emotion.”
This is why I write here.
Full piece: open.substack.com/pub/thephilo...
“Newton’s silence says more than his loss. The smartest man alive learned he couldn’t outsmart emotion.”
This is why I write here.
Full piece: open.substack.com/pub/thephilo...
In 1720, France tried to print prosperity.
John Law’s paper money experiment collapsed.
Voltaire warned:
“Paper money always returns to its intrinsic value, zero.”
300 years later, central banks still try the same thing.
Sunday’s piece: what Newton and Voltaire teach us about Bitcoin.
John Law’s paper money experiment collapsed.
Voltaire warned:
“Paper money always returns to its intrinsic value, zero.”
300 years later, central banks still try the same thing.
Sunday’s piece: what Newton and Voltaire teach us about Bitcoin.
October 30, 2025 at 12:32 PM
In 1720, France tried to print prosperity.
John Law’s paper money experiment collapsed.
Voltaire warned:
“Paper money always returns to its intrinsic value, zero.”
300 years later, central banks still try the same thing.
Sunday’s piece: what Newton and Voltaire teach us about Bitcoin.
John Law’s paper money experiment collapsed.
Voltaire warned:
“Paper money always returns to its intrinsic value, zero.”
300 years later, central banks still try the same thing.
Sunday’s piece: what Newton and Voltaire teach us about Bitcoin.
Real freedom doesn’t come from escaping responsibility.
It comes from choosing which responsibilities to carry.
Every time we give up responsibility, we give up freedom.
The weight you choose to carry is the weight that sets you free.
From Sunday’s reflection.
It comes from choosing which responsibilities to carry.
Every time we give up responsibility, we give up freedom.
The weight you choose to carry is the weight that sets you free.
From Sunday’s reflection.
October 28, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Real freedom doesn’t come from escaping responsibility.
It comes from choosing which responsibilities to carry.
Every time we give up responsibility, we give up freedom.
The weight you choose to carry is the weight that sets you free.
From Sunday’s reflection.
It comes from choosing which responsibilities to carry.
Every time we give up responsibility, we give up freedom.
The weight you choose to carry is the weight that sets you free.
From Sunday’s reflection.
My grandfather had three radio stations. He loved radio.
I have every song ever recorded on my phone. Most days, I sit in silence.
Abundance doesn’t create satisfaction. It creates anxiety.
Bitcoin reminded me that scarcity is what gives things meaning.
(full essay link in bio)
I have every song ever recorded on my phone. Most days, I sit in silence.
Abundance doesn’t create satisfaction. It creates anxiety.
Bitcoin reminded me that scarcity is what gives things meaning.
(full essay link in bio)
September 14, 2025 at 10:58 AM
My grandfather had three radio stations. He loved radio.
I have every song ever recorded on my phone. Most days, I sit in silence.
Abundance doesn’t create satisfaction. It creates anxiety.
Bitcoin reminded me that scarcity is what gives things meaning.
(full essay link in bio)
I have every song ever recorded on my phone. Most days, I sit in silence.
Abundance doesn’t create satisfaction. It creates anxiety.
Bitcoin reminded me that scarcity is what gives things meaning.
(full essay link in bio)
One prints to survive.
One was born to expose it.
$36T in U.S. debt.
$2.4T in Bitcoin market cap.
You're not early because Bitcoin is small.
You're early because most still trust the printer.
Time will prove which system humanity chooses to trust.
#Bitcoin #Philosophy
One was born to expose it.
$36T in U.S. debt.
$2.4T in Bitcoin market cap.
You're not early because Bitcoin is small.
You're early because most still trust the printer.
Time will prove which system humanity chooses to trust.
#Bitcoin #Philosophy
July 17, 2025 at 9:48 AM
One prints to survive.
One was born to expose it.
$36T in U.S. debt.
$2.4T in Bitcoin market cap.
You're not early because Bitcoin is small.
You're early because most still trust the printer.
Time will prove which system humanity chooses to trust.
#Bitcoin #Philosophy
One was born to expose it.
$36T in U.S. debt.
$2.4T in Bitcoin market cap.
You're not early because Bitcoin is small.
You're early because most still trust the printer.
Time will prove which system humanity chooses to trust.
#Bitcoin #Philosophy
Most people only see the headline.
Bitcoiners study the current beneath the waves.
The CPI print is surface noise.
The signal is in the structure.
Bitcoiners study the current beneath the waves.
The CPI print is surface noise.
The signal is in the structure.
July 16, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Most people only see the headline.
Bitcoiners study the current beneath the waves.
The CPI print is surface noise.
The signal is in the structure.
Bitcoiners study the current beneath the waves.
The CPI print is surface noise.
The signal is in the structure.
Bitcoin isn’t just a currency.
It’s the repricing of time, energy, and trust.
📈 This chart isn’t past performance.
It’s the beginning of global recalibration.
It’s the repricing of time, energy, and trust.
📈 This chart isn’t past performance.
It’s the beginning of global recalibration.
July 14, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Bitcoin isn’t just a currency.
It’s the repricing of time, energy, and trust.
📈 This chart isn’t past performance.
It’s the beginning of global recalibration.
It’s the repricing of time, energy, and trust.
📈 This chart isn’t past performance.
It’s the beginning of global recalibration.
Bitcoin didn’t just change how I invest.
It changed how I see time, attention, and truth.
It rewired something deeper ,not financial, but philosophical.
Not advice,just lessons from someone who’s been here since 2009.
Follow for more reflections that go beyond the chart.
#Bitcoin #SoundMoney
It changed how I see time, attention, and truth.
It rewired something deeper ,not financial, but philosophical.
Not advice,just lessons from someone who’s been here since 2009.
Follow for more reflections that go beyond the chart.
#Bitcoin #SoundMoney
July 12, 2025 at 5:40 AM
Bitcoin didn’t just change how I invest.
It changed how I see time, attention, and truth.
It rewired something deeper ,not financial, but philosophical.
Not advice,just lessons from someone who’s been here since 2009.
Follow for more reflections that go beyond the chart.
#Bitcoin #SoundMoney
It changed how I see time, attention, and truth.
It rewired something deeper ,not financial, but philosophical.
Not advice,just lessons from someone who’s been here since 2009.
Follow for more reflections that go beyond the chart.
#Bitcoin #SoundMoney
U.S. debt just passed $37 trillion.
But debt isn’t just money.
It’s trust — mispriced and abused.
Either you exit the spiral…
Or you become its collateral.
🟠
But debt isn’t just money.
It’s trust — mispriced and abused.
Either you exit the spiral…
Or you become its collateral.
🟠
July 9, 2025 at 4:45 AM
U.S. debt just passed $37 trillion.
But debt isn’t just money.
It’s trust — mispriced and abused.
Either you exit the spiral…
Or you become its collateral.
🟠
But debt isn’t just money.
It’s trust — mispriced and abused.
Either you exit the spiral…
Or you become its collateral.
🟠
The real Bitcoin adoption curve isn't about price.
It's about consciousness:
Stage 1: "Bitcoin is fake money"
Stage 2: "Bitcoin might be real money"
Stage 3: "Fiat might be fake money"
Stage 4: "Everything I thought I knew about money was wrong"
It's about consciousness:
Stage 1: "Bitcoin is fake money"
Stage 2: "Bitcoin might be real money"
Stage 3: "Fiat might be fake money"
Stage 4: "Everything I thought I knew about money was wrong"
July 5, 2025 at 3:47 PM
The real Bitcoin adoption curve isn't about price.
It's about consciousness:
Stage 1: "Bitcoin is fake money"
Stage 2: "Bitcoin might be real money"
Stage 3: "Fiat might be fake money"
Stage 4: "Everything I thought I knew about money was wrong"
It's about consciousness:
Stage 1: "Bitcoin is fake money"
Stage 2: "Bitcoin might be real money"
Stage 3: "Fiat might be fake money"
Stage 4: "Everything I thought I knew about money was wrong"