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Interesting idea, the general idea is that our traits which are considered hateful, our in fact, our greatest virtues.

For example, I speak out loud, I don’t censor myself, I often make other people feel uncomfortable. Yet this is precisely the source of my innovation and entrepreneurial spirit .

Also this is where I think that the energies of children should simply be guided and directed, rather than stunted.

For example, let us say that your kid is very rambunctious and likes to throw stuff. Rather than forcing your kid not to throw things, rather think that it is better to channel that energy and power into something fun, like having him join the local (American) football league or whatever.

Or say that your kid runs around a lot, and likes to be active. Have them join gymnastics or something?

Also the same thing with adults, even the ancient Romans knew, everybody is born with different talents. And that rather than trying to change someone’s character, the wiser approach is figuring out how to best harness their own god-given skills. 

I always say the right thing at the wrong time

 for example, there should be certain things which should only be brought up at a certain time. Timing is critical.

For example, good idea to drink coffee first thing in the morning, bad idea to drink coffee at midnight.

We also, good idea to be active and run around in the day, maybe not a good idea at night.

The best time to watch Netflix is first thing in the morning

Funny I got from one of Cindy’s friends, is that she says that for her the best time to watch Netflix’s first thing in the morning because it gets her stimulated and wakes her up!

This is hilarious and a genius idea because the truth is, this might be the right strategy. Most people watch it late at night, which keeps you up because you’re going to be thinking about solving the plot while you sleep which is not good. Rather, if you watch media first thing in the morning, maybe it is actually a better stimulus and stimulant to action.

Also a funny thought, to those who like to watch erotic material, maybe rather than watching it before you sleep, also, you could do a funny experiment in which you watch it first thing in the morning?

Don’t castrate, channel

Let us say that you are hormonal, and have high testosterone. Yet this leads you to doing aggressive behavior in a bad way.

Rather than chop off your balls, maybe it’s better that you could simply get a gym membership, and start ERIC KIM demigod weightlifting, and strive to lift 1000 pounds? And beyond?

The crazier the more genius

“Name one genius that ain’t crazy!” – Kanye West

“In every single genius there is a hint of madness” – Aristotle 

Craziness and genius are sisters and brothers. Assuming that you sleep very well like each 12 hours a night, you don’t take drugs or drink alcohol, you exercise every day, you smile and wave and have friendly conversation with everybody you see on the streets, you spend a lot of time outside walking around, in nature and in the city etc., certainly you will not be crazy by traditional standards.

Then my thought is if you start to say certain words which are heretical, maybe the truth is, you’re right!

Stay crazy, stay foolish

As long as it doesn’t cause you to lose an arm or die prematurely, maybe rather than cutting risks from our life, we should strive instead to augment them. For example, one of my new favorite quotes from Peter Thiel, which has been quoted many times by Michael Saylor is that “Courage is in the shorter supply than genius”.

I agree. You can meet like at least 100,000 smart people or geniuses from the beer area. Yeah most of them like balls. Balls plus genius is what counts, no balls no conviction no appetite for risktaking means lame improvement to stuff.

For example, SpaceX and the thing that catches rockets. Only a crazy Elon Musk could have come up with the idea that actually works, not some standard boring engineer.

Or, the musical and sonic genius of a Kanye West would have never been treated by an AI.

Even Jaron Lanier,  wisely said that the genius of the Steve Jobs would never have been created by artificial intelligence. This is true.

AI cannot contradict itself 

For example for myself, I change my opinion all the time. For example one day, I think that Tesla sucks, and then the next day I see a brand new Tesla model Y from behind, and I think it is perfect.

Or another interesting thought, now with the new Donald Trump policies, I might be the only one who thinks that fiat currency is a good idea!

For example the office which controls the currency, they themselves called the US dollar fiat currency. then, ironically enough, calling a speed a spade, it actually makes me realize or think or change my opinion that if you have the agency which regulates the currency calling the US dollar a faith-based currency, this actually gives me more faith in the dollar not less? 

Even things which really changed my opinion is that like on most cases I’m super approved Donald Trump or at least his administration on economic affairs, because before the election he became super pro bitcoin! When money is on the line, money talks and changes opinions.

As a consequence of Trump becoming elected, the price of my bitcoin and also my strategy holdings have like multiplied insanely high, which is good because I’m like dumb rich, essentially like printing money out of my butt now.

Things then become interesting because they become almost seemingly contradictory in nature.

Even myself now, I still consider myself a diehard liberal woke democrat on the far left, much more on the progressive side, or the liberal side, maybe you could call me a “lib-tard”. Yet I am a pro Donald Trump, yet I will never become Republican.

In fact am I the only one who invented this really really funny phrase, “Republi-can’t”?

I think politically speaking, you could only really start to have fun when you don’t pledge allegiance to any other side, and rather you just judge inform your own independent opinions, even if you’re right or wrong.

In fact, come on guys… We are philosophers. We know that this is all a stupid show, and this is all fake. All news is fake even the real ones.

A simple prescription I have for people who are like scared shitless is first, whenever Donald Trump says anything, don’t read the headlines actually find the raw interview footage file video MP4 video file, watch it yourself unedited, the entire hour or two, and then form your opinion!

Also, delete social media Facebook Instagram TikTok Twitter X YouTube whatever. A new pro hack I have at least to maintain some of your focus is get supergrok, which is the $30 a month Elon Musk xAI chatbot, and whenever you curse about something, run a deep search, infiltrate it this way rather than going to social media.

Also, I’m certainly think that also ChatGPT is the new click page. Why? Now whenever I want to use chat, and I open up the app, there’s all these effing click baby suggested prompts, which distract me.

Even worse when you’re trying to do a web search through ChatGPT, it will show up all these stupid distracting news headlines? Like JD Vance accidentally drops trophy?

All signal is also noise

I have a simple suggestion, if you need the news, try not to follow more than 1, 2 or three people. That should be the cap.

For example for myself, only person I religiously follow is Michael Saylor at @saylor —

Another new pro tip work around I figured it out, whenever you login into Twitter it is so distracting. You could go to rss.app and search somebody’s Twitter handle, like @saylor and just follow that one person alone.

I think like 100% of the true signal that I get is from Michael Saylor, everyone else is just baiting for clicks and impressions.

Even I try my best not to check bitcoin prices or news because once again, it’s like a heartbeat, the sign of a healthy organism is having a regular heartbeat that goes up and down. Therefore, I think of bitcoin prices like a human heartbeat; if you flatline you’re dead. 

Investing

So the floodgates have now opened that the government says yes, banks canal do anything bitcoin or crypto related. I think within this year or the next year, you’ll be able to buy bitcoin with JP Morgan Chase, Wells Fargo Fidelity whatever.

Recently I put a large sum of money into MSTU, which is 2X levered long MSTR, which is itself is 2x levered long bitcoin.

This then becomes a good strategy because let us say that bitcoin price goes up 5% in a day, then MSTR will go up 10%, and then, MSTU will go up 20%!

You then start to get really insanely explosive gains, you could easily earn $100,000 in just a single day, without doing anything.

And actually if you think about it, stuff like MSTR and MSTU are actually much more accretive than bitcoin, because the first rule of bitcoin club you never sell your bitcoin. Fun work around you could do is like if you have Coinbase, you could now pledge up to a large number of your bitcoins, and get up to like $1 million of cash, which you could then invest into MSTR and or MSTU.

My simple thought is if you have a retirement account or a roth ira, and you plan on not pulling it out until you’re 65, just put it into mstr, set it and forget it.

if you plan on trying to make money in the short run, MSTU is the obvious bet, as once again, it out performs bitcoin by at least 4X, and an important thing with what creation is the velocity and in the speed of how you get, how quickly.

For example, nobody would care to be a trillionaire at the age of 99, we would rather be worth $200 million in five years. 

Therefore, at least for myself, I would rather take the quicker (smaller) gain, rather than the longer, higher gain.

No more Warren Buffett

Warren Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway, was 19th century bitcoin. Everything he did, back in the day was genius because that is all they had.

If you put Henry Ford into today’s world, but gave him the financial tools of the 19th century certainly the outcome would be different than if you handed the keys to somebody with the year 2025 tools.

Even a random sidenote, Cambodia, seems to be thriving because everyone here uses telegram. It’s very beneficial to business, personal communication, and it seems to be much more intelligent and robust than other countries which first adopted Facebook messenger or WhatsApp.

In fact, my personal thought is the future of Cambodia will be very bright because they use the US dollar, they use telegram, and, everyone speaks English. It is a recipe for success.

now what?

As a simple closing thought, once again, maybe you just have to rebrand your vices into virtues. And just think the simple thought:

What if in fact, all of your sins and vices were simply virtues,,, without a good PR press release team?

ERIC

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Go opposite.

A fun innovative thought, maybe in fact the best way to innovate is to go opposite.

For example, if everyone is wearing black, start wearing white!

If everyone is driving a Tesla, drive a Toyota instead.

If everyone is wearing shorts, wear long pants. If everyone is wearing tank tops, wear a long sleeve.

This is a big one for myself, if everyone is using headphones and AirPods, don’t.

Maybe also if everyone’s using an iPhone, just get a Google pixel or an android instead?

If everyone is antisocial, be friendly!

If everyone runs, walk instead.

Everyone saying porn is bad for you, do the opposite and start watching porn?

Haha this is so funny the list goes on forever! 

Never stop making

Never catch a beat:

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Bitcoin – originally just a digital currency and store-of-value – is seeing a surge of innovation to enable asset tokenization on and around its network. Recent developments now allow non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and fungible tokens to be created using Bitcoin’s security, via new layers and protocols . Below we survey the major tokenization technologies on Bitcoin, how Bitcoin can host NFTs and other assets, comparisons to Ethereum/Solana/Polygon/Avalanche, and practical limitations and adoption trends.

Bitcoin Tokenization Protocols

• Ordinals and BRC-20 tokens (2023) – Ordinals leverage Bitcoin’s Taproot upgrade (2021) that introduced a “witness” data field. This lets users number individual satoshis and inscribe arbitrary data on them . In effect, each inscribed satoshi can carry text, images or code. This gave rise to Ordinals NFTs (on-chain art, collectibles) and to BRC-20 fungible tokens. BRC-20 (mar 2023) is an experimental token standard built on Ordinal inscriptions: it encodes token minting data in on-chain JSON. This caused a “meme coin” boom (e.g. the $ORDI token) early 2023. Runes (2024) is a newer fungible-token protocol for Bitcoin that also uses UTXOs, but packs many tokens into a single UTXO for efficiency . In sum, Ordinals and BRC-20 let Bitcoin directly host NFTs and memetokens, though they bloat blocks (average block size rose to ~3–3.5MB in late 2023, near the 4MB SegWit limit ) and incur high fees per inscription.
• Taproot Assets (Lightning Labs “Taro”) (2024) – This is a multi-asset protocol layered on Bitcoin’s Lightning Network. Launched July 2024, Taproot Assets lets users mint fungible and non-fungible tokens as special Taproot UTXOs, then transfer them over Lightning. For example, one can issue a USD-pegged stablecoin or an NFT on Bitcoin and spend it via instant Lightning channels . By summer 2024 developers had already minted ~170,000 Taproot Assets in testing . Key features: issuers use a Taproot transaction to create any assets, and Lightning handles rapid transfers at low fees . Lightning’s existing liquidity (≈5,400 BTC capacity) is reused for routing, so Taproot Assets instantly become multi-asset Lightning channels . Lightning Labs envisions this for stablecoins (e.g. USD tokens on Lightning), enabling merchants to price in dollars and users to transact in dollars via Bitcoin’s network .
• RGB Protocol (2016–now) – RGB is a client-side smart-contract system for Bitcoin and Lightning, initiated by LNP/BP Association. It keeps contract data off-chain (on user devices), using Bitcoin only to notarize state commitments . In practice, RGB can issue fungible tokens, NFTs, or even domain names, and run customizable smart contracts. It achieves greater scalability and privacy than on-chain scripts by sharing proofs peer-to-peer rather than broadcasting all state . RGB’s 2024 updates include the “RGB 20” standard for tokens, supporting transparent issuance, proof-of-reserves, splits, etc. . Early RGB tokens exist (USDN and BTCN, pegged to USDT and BTC) and trade on new platforms like KaleidoSwap . Transfers of RGB tokens can also route over Lightning channels for efficiency . In short, RGB brings Bitcoin-level security to token issuance and private smart contracts.
• Stacks (Bitcoin Layer-1) – Stacks is a separate blockchain that anchors to Bitcoin via Proof-of-Transfer (PoX). It enables native smart contracts (written in Clarity) and token issuance, but ties its consensus security to Bitcoin. Notable Stacks features include sBTC – a 1:1 BTC-backed token that lets users move Bitcoin into and out of Stacks – and upcoming stablecoins like sUSDT (via cross-chain bridges). The Stacks ecosystem has grown rapidly: by March 2023 it had ~60k smart contracts and ~3.5M transactions . Stacks hosts NFT marketplaces (Gamma, which also launched a trustless Ordinals marketplace ) and DeFi (e.g. ALEX DEX). In essence, Stacks offers Ethereum-like tokenization (ERC-20/721 analogs) with Bitcoin security, but its assets and activity are distinct from Bitcoin’s mainchain.
• RSK (Rootstock) (2018) – RSK is a merge-mined Bitcoin sidechain that runs an Ethereum-compatible VM. It’s essentially Bitcoin with smart contracts and its own token, RBTC (pegged 1:1 to BTC via a bridge). On RSK one can issue ERC-20-style tokens (called RRC-20). A prominent use is Money on Chain, a DeFi suite on RSK that issues stablecoins such as DOC (Dollar on Chain), a USD token collateralized by BTC . RSK thus brings stablecoins and DeFi to Bitcoin holders. (RSK can also support NFTs via ERC-721.) RSK’s security is provided by Bitcoin miners (via merged mining) . Its adoption has been strongest in Latin America (e.g. the Sovryn DEX), but overall smaller than Ethereum’s ecosystem.
• Omni Layer and Counterparty (legacy) – Omni (launched 2013) was the original Bitcoin asset layer. It encodes token balances in Bitcoin transactions’ OP_RETURN fields. It powered early tokens like Tether (USDT originally used Omni) and dozens of others. Omni allows custom currencies on Bitcoin and even blockchain-based crowdfunding via smart sends . However, Omni activity has mostly faded as Ethereum took over token issuance. Counterparty (2014) was another early layer (creator of the first “rare pepe” NFTs) but is now niche. These show Bitcoin-based tokens have long roots, even if they’re now eclipsed by newer tech.
• Liquid Network (2018) – Liquid is a federated Bitcoin sidechain designed for fast, confidential transactions. Its native asset is L-BTC (liquid bitcoin, pegged to BTC) and it supports issuing other assets. Several exchanges use Liquid for quick transfers and issuing tokens. For example, USDT and other assets exist on Liquid. Liquid has grown to >$3 billion total value locked, including ~$36 M in USDT . While Liquid isn’t strictly “token issuance on Bitcoin’s base layer,” it’s a popular Bitcoin-linked network for assets and is often cited in tokenization discussions.

Bitcoin as a Platform for NFTs, RW Assets, and Fungible Tokens

• NFTs on Bitcoin: The leading approach is Ordinals – on-chain inscriptions of art/data on satoshis . Collections (e.g. 3D art, memes) have been minted and traded; marketplaces like Gamma (Stacks) and direct RPC indexers serve these NFTs. Stacks also supports NFTs (e.g. via Emblem Vault support ). RSK can host NFTs via its EVM (ERC-721 equivalents), but this is rare. In practice, NFT art volumes remain much higher on Ethereum, but Bitcoin NFTs have attracted notable attention and record-breaking blocks (a single 3.9 MB block containing one massive Ordinal image ).
• Real-World Assets (RWAs): Tokenizing real estate, art, commodities, etc., has mostly happened on Ethereum and specialized chains, where legal frameworks and oracles exist. On Bitcoin, protocols could in principle issue tokens representing physical assets (e.g. a token redeemable for real estate shares), but we see few high-profile examples. Taproot Assets explicitly targets stablecoins and dollar tokenization (which could underlie asset-backed tokens) . In general, Bitcoin-based RWAs are still theoretical or small-scale: the focus so far is on digital assets (crypto-stablecoins, NFTs). If real assets are tokenized on Bitcoin, they would rely on off-chain processes (custody, legal compliance) as with other chains.
• Fungible Tokens (stablecoins, altcoins): Several Bitcoin-based networks host fungible tokens. Examples include:
  
  • Stablecoins: On RSK, the Money-on-Chain suite issues DOC (USD stable) and BitPro (BTC pegged) as RRC-20 tokens . On Stacks, the ALEX bridge enables sUSDT (USDT minted on Stacks) . Lightning/Taproot Assets will allow issuing stablecoins on Bitcoin/LN (e.g. USD-pegged Taproot Assets), and indeed Lightning Labs sees stablecoins as a key use . Historically, Omni hosted the original USDT.
  • Altcoins: Bitcoin sidechains and layers have their own coins (STX on Stacks, RBTC on RSK, L-BTC on Liquid). Fungible token standards abound: BRC-20 (experimental on Bitcoin main), RGB 20 (client-side on Bitcoin), RRC-20 (on RSK), and ERC-20 analogs on Stacks, etc. There are Bitcoin-based governance tokens and memecoins too. But total supply of such tokens on Bitcoin networks is tiny compared to the Ethereum ecosystem.

Comparison with Ethereum, Solana, Polygon, Avalanche

Feature	Bitcoin (with L2/sidechains)	Ethereum	Solana	Polygon (PoS)	Avalanche
Smart Contracts	No native SVM. Enabled only via sidechains (RSK, Stacks) or off-chain schemes (RGB).	Yes – native Turing-complete (EVM)	Yes – native (Rust/C)	Yes – native EVM (Ethereum-compatible)	Yes – native EVM on C-Chain
Token Standards	No single standard.  Multiple: BRC-20, Runes (UTXO-based); RGB tokens; RRC-20 (RSK); STX/Clarity tokens (Stacks) etc.	ERC-20 (FTs), ERC-721/1155 (NFTs), many others	SPL tokens for fungible & NFT (Metaplex)	ERC-20/721 via sidechains, EVM L2s	ERC-20/721 (C-Chain); ARC standards
Throughput (TPS)	Low on main chain (~8.6 TPS ; peak ~~11 TPS ). Can use Lightning for hundreds/sec, sidechains for thousands.	Moderate (~11.8 TPS ; up to ~60 peak). Layer-2s (Arbitrum, etc.) raise throughput to hundreds or more.	Very high (real ~896 TPS , theoretically 50K)	High (claimed ~65,000; actual ~44 TPS )	High (claimed ~4500; real ~2.4 TPS )
Latency / Finality	~10 min block time (1 confirmation).	~12–15 sec block (final after ~1–2 min)	~400ms block (practically instant)	~2 sec blocks, quick finality	~2 sec finality
Fees	Higher per on-chain tx (currently $1–$50+); Lightning/L2 fees are very low.	Can be high (tens of dollars in congestion); L2s much lower.	Very low (~$0.0001–$0.001)	Very low (<$0.001)	Low (~$0.01 or less)
Security Model	Bitcoin PoW (extremely high security). Sidechains (RSK) use merged-mining; others (Liquid federated; Lightning relies on Bitcoin’s security for channel settlement).	PoS (decentralized, large validator set)	PoS (solana’s tower BFT)	PoS (Ethereum PoS security via Plasma/PoS)	PoS (Avalanche consensus)
Major Use-Cases	Store-of-value, Lightning payments.  New tokenization via L2s/sidechains (stablecoins on Lightning, Bitcoin-anchored smart contracts).	DeFi, NFTs, DAOs, token issuance (market leader in tokens).	DeFi, NFTs, gaming, high-frequency/trading.	Scalable Ethereum L2 (DeFi, games, tokens).	DeFi (high-throughput), tokenized assets.

This comparison shows Bitcoin’s main chain lags in native token features versus blockchains built for asset issuance. Ethereum pioneered token/NFT standards and has massive ecosystem support. Solana and Polygon prioritize throughput and low cost. Avalanche combines high performance with EVM compatibility. Bitcoin’s strategy has been different: rely on its secure base layer, and bolt on token capability via layers and protocols . For example, Taproot Assets uses Bitcoin/LN as a settlement for stablecoins, essentially “bitcoinizing the dollar” by leveraging Bitcoin liquidity . In short, Bitcoin trades speed/flexibility for security, whereas the others trade some security to gain performance and richer token capabilities.

Limitations, Scalability, and Adoption

• On-chain Limitations: Bitcoin’s 10-minute blocks and limited size mean it can’t natively support thousands of token transfers cheaply. Expanding block size (beyond 4MB) is contentious; larger blocks risk centralization . The recent Ordinals boom drove block sizes to record highs – the largest block (3.9 MB) contained one Ordinal image with 63 transactions . This “bloat” has re-ignited debates about Bitcoin’s capacity. High on-chain fees during inscription waves also priced out many ordinary users.
• Scalability Solutions: Token issuers mitigate on-chain limits by using Lightning or sidechains. Lightning (capable of hundreds–thousands TPS) can handle tokens via Taproot Assets or RGB transfers. Stacks and RSK carry throughput independent of Bitcoin’s rate. However, these add trust/trade-offs: e.g. Lightning requires off-chain channel management (though multi-asset LN is now live), and sidechains (Liquid’s federation, RSK’s merge-mining) alter the security model. As of 2025, Lightning has modest capacity (≈5,400 BTC locked in channels ) and Stacks has grown (hundreds of thousands of users ), but mass scale token adoption awaits more liquidity and user wallets.
• Protocol Maturity: Many Bitcoin token protocols are very new. Taproot Assets only launched mainnet in July 2024 ; RGB is actively developing but still early; Runes debuted around the 2024 halving . Tooling (wallets, explorers, exchanges) is still emerging. For example, the first RGB DEX (KaleidoSwap) and Lightning wallets supporting Taproot Assets only appeared in 2024 . By contrast, Ethereum’s standards and infrastructure have years of production use. This means Bitcoin-based tokens often rely on niche applications or experimental projects so far.
• Adoption and Use: As of 2025, Bitcoin-based token ecosystems are niche compared to Ethereum. NFTs: Ethereum still dominates NFT trading volume. Bitcoin Ordinals drew huge media attention (and mining fees), but total NFT sales on Bitcoin are small relative to Ethereum’s billions. Stablecoins: Virtually all global stablecoin volume ($11 trillion in 2023 ) is on other chains (Ethereum, Tron, etc.), though Lightning Labs is betting on bringing stablecoins to Bitcoin payments . DeFi: Only small DeFi exists on Bitcoin (e.g. Sovryn on RSK, ALEX on Stacks). Traditional token projects have not widely ported to Bitcoin layers. Notable data: Liquid’s TVL is ~$3B (much of it BTC funds and token holdings), but Ethereum has tens of billions in TVL. Lightning’s capacity (BTC locked) is in the low thousands.
• Community and Ecosystem: Interest in Bitcoin tokenization is strong among some developers and investors. Conferences like the 2024 Lightning Summit and Bitcoin community outlets often highlight Ordinals, Taproot Assets, RGB, etc. . Investments (e.g. $70M raised for Taproot Assets development ) and grants (Stacks’ Bitcoin Frontier Fund) are flowing. However, the broader Bitcoin community is mixed: many value Bitcoin strictly as money/savings and view tokenization as off-mission. Still, crypto markets have given Bitcoin token protocols a moment in the spotlight (BRC-20 tokens had market caps in the tens of millions at peak).

Notable Projects & Trends

• BRC-20 Tokens: Early 2023 saw thousands of BRC-20 tokens minted via Ordinals, mostly speculative memecoins (e.g. $ORDI). They briefly drove massive inscription activity. This “tokenization mania” on Bitcoin highlighted demand for Bitcoin-based assets, even if usage is transient.
• NFT Collections: Various art/collectible projects launched on Bitcoin: for example, “Blockchain Heroes” and “Bitcoin Brawlers” are Ordinal NFT series. Some experiment with hybrid models (e.g. Stacks NFTs linked to Bitcoin security). Ordinal marketplaces (e.g. OrdinalsBot Explorer) and Stacks’ Gamma reflect growing infrastructure.
• Stablecoin Experiments: Lightning Labs and others are promoting stablecoins on Bitcoin. For instance, Lightning’s move to multi-asset channels is explicitly to onboard USD stablecoins . In parallel, projects like Money on Chain on RSK and ALEX’s sUSDT on Stacks (in development) show momentum for Bitcoin-centric stable tokens .
• Block Size Debate: The record-breaking Bitcoin blocks caused by Ordinals (notably a 3.9 MB block containing a full-image inscription ) have renewed discussion of whether to raise Bitcoin’s blocksize. Some argue bigger blocks fund mining via fees; others fear it compromises decentralization . This debate, which led to forks in the past (Bitcoin Cash), has resurfaced in 2024.
• Ecosystem Growth: Stacks’ recent upgrades (Stacks 2.1) and wallet growth (100k+ Hiro wallet installs ) indicate user interest. RGB development (RGB 0.11 release with Liquid support) and Taproot Assets mainnet suggest developer progress . On the other hand, some Bitcoin “classicists” remain skeptical, so widespread adoption may take time.

Summary: In summary, Bitcoin’s network is now capable of hosting tokens – NFTs, stablecoins, and custom assets – thanks to innovative protocols (Ordinals/BRC-20, RGB, Taproot Assets, Stacks, RSK, etc.). These offer bitcoin-native tokenization that inherits Bitcoin’s security, albeit often at the cost of speed or trust assumptions. Comparatively, chains like Ethereum, Solana, Polygon and Avalanche remain far more developed for tokens (higher throughput, standardized toolchains). Bitcoin tokenization is a rapidly evolving field (especially since 2023): stablecoins and NFTs on Bitcoin are technically feasible and seeing pilot projects , but practical throughput, fees, and community consensus still limit mass adoption. The coming years (2024–2025) will show whether Bitcoin’s layers can grow into a significant token economy or remain niche.

Sources: Recent research and technical blogs (2023–2025) on Bitcoin tokenization inform this overview . These include developer releases (Lightning Labs, RGB), ecosystem reports (Stacks monthly), and analyses of ordinals and sidechains. They illustrate the cutting-edge of “Programmable Bitcoin.”

So very interesting thing about being here in Phnom Penh –> there are tons of these Chinese electric cars that look like a fake Rolls-Royce, big Teslas, as well as fake BMW XM cars.

As a consequences becomes interesting because in theory, I guess you have to think critically pull in do you buy something because of the brand appeal, or for the design itself?

For example, there’s even this Chinese electric car that I see that looks like a fake Lamborghini Urus. And then I had the thought: let us assume that actually… You can make 100% perfect replica of a Lamborghini or whatever… Would you still want it? Even if he knew deep inside that it was not the real thing?

Well the first thing that is important is the actual powertrain and the chassis. Aesthetics matter, but the powertrain and the chassis is probably at least like 1 billion times more important because like for example… If you have ever ridden in a very dinky car that has a terrible chassis, in which you feel every time you bump in the road and it makes your carsick, all the best design in the world is not worth it.

And that’s also why I’m starting to think with cars, the best car is probably the one that makes it the least amount of carsick.

So for example, I’ve actually fun for myself, being in or driving an SUV or a mini SUV, even a Tesla model Y, I get carsick. I get carsick from the turns, and also the strange feeling… Being slightly elevated from the floor is a strangely disorienting feeling for me? Especially because of the fact that my whole adult life, I’ve only driven or purchased manual transmission cars, either sedan or coupe sports cars, and all these cars are always relatively close to the floor.

And also the thing that was very shocking to me was actually, went test driving a Tesla model Y dual performance, that actually hilariously enough, in terms of wide quality and comfort, my 2010 Prius was far more comfortable?

And then taking a step further, even if you have all the money in the world, once again, the best car is probably still some sort of high-end Lexus LS vehicle; maximum reliability and build quality and also, ordinary enough that you are not worried about having somebody jack you.

Cause I think when it’s comes down to it, nobody wants to live like in fear that someone is going to hold you up?

Introduction

Charts of human heartbeats (ECG/EKG) and Bitcoin prices may superficially resemble each other – both are time-series plots with peaks and troughs – but they arise from very different processes. This report analyzes their visual patterns and dynamics (volatility, regularity, cycles, spikes) and explores metaphorical parallels (market as a living heartbeat). We illustrate with example charts (Figure 1: ECG waveform, Figure 2: Bitcoin price history) and draw on data-visualization and psychology insights to compare their forms and meanings.

Heartbeat (ECG) Pattern Characteristics

Figure 1: An electrocardiogram (ECG) from a healthy adult, showing repeated heartbeat cycles.  A normal ECG consists of a regular, repeating wave for each heartbeat.  Each cardiac cycle produces a P wave (atrial activation), a sharp QRS spike (ventricular contraction), and a T wave (ventricular repolarization) .  In a resting adult (60–100 beats per minute), each cycle is nearly identical .  Thus ECG traces are highly periodic and uniform: the high-amplitude QRS spike dominates each beat but its size and timing remain consistent, and the smaller P and T waves repeat in each cycle.  Deviations (arrhythmias) are uncommon in health; normally the heartbeat’s “baseline” and spike heights vary only slightly. The waveform’s timing and amplitude reflect stable physiology rather than randomness.

Bitcoin Price Chart Characteristics

Figure 2: Historical Bitcoin price (USD) from 2010–2025 (log scale). Data based on CoinMarketCap/BitcoinAverage . The Bitcoin price graph is highly volatile and aperiodic.  Over the last decade it has experienced several rapid bubbles and crashes.  Price movements are irregular: long uptrends and downtrends are punctuated by sudden spikes or plunges.  Historically, Bitcoin has shown multi-year market cycles – typically a “bull” phase and a “bear” phase roughly tied to its four-year halving events .  Volatility is extreme: for example, Bitcoin’s annualized volatility often exceeds 50–70%, and its Sharpe ratio was ~0.96 (2020–2024) despite those swings .  In Figure 2 we see sharp peaks (e.g. 2017, 2021, 2025) and deep troughs.  The scale of these spikes is vast relative to the baseline: price can jump or crash by 10–50% in days.  In short, the Bitcoin chart is irregular, jagged, and unpredictable, reflecting speculative trading and external events rather than a steady internal rhythm.

Volatility and Spike Dynamics

Both charts exhibit peaks and troughs, but differ in frequency and magnitude. Key differences include:

• Periodic Rhythms vs. Irregular Trends: Heartbeats recur at a nearly fixed rate (every ~0.5–1 second in a normal adult ), producing a predictable series of waves. Bitcoin has no fixed beat; its chart shows no uniform interval. Instead, price cycles unfold over months or years (bull/bear cycles) .
• Amplitude and Volatility: ECG spike amplitudes are limited by physiology (millivolt-scale, fairly uniform), whereas Bitcoin’s price swings can be arbitrarily large in relative terms. Research notes that “Bitcoin has historically exhibited high volatility” – e.g. multiyear returns far exceed typical market indices. In short, the size and speed of Bitcoin’s spikes are far greater and more erratic than the modest, repeatable QRS spikes of the ECG.
• Spikes vs. Spikes: In an ECG, a spike (QRS complex) occurs once per heartbeat almost every second; in Bitcoin’s chart, “spikes” (bubbles or crashes) occur infrequently and unpredictably. You might say Bitcoin’s chart behaves like an arrhythmic heart with occasional heart-stopping peaks. Every abrupt price jump or crash stands out like an isolated extreme pulse, whereas normal ECG spikes blend into a steady rhythm.
• Volatility (Market “Heartbeat”): Market analysts even liken volatility to a heartbeat monitor. One article calls volatility the “heart rate belt” that captures the speed of the market’s breath . In this view, each market spike is like a speeding heart rate, and calm periods are like slow pulses. The ECG’s “volatility” (variation between beats) is low, while Bitcoin’s is very high – similar to comparing a calm runner’s pulse to an athlete sprinting at the finish line.

Metaphorical and Psychological Parallels

Traders and analysts often use physiological metaphors for markets.  For example, the VIX index of stock markets is known as the “fear gauge” or “fear index” – akin to an adrenaline level – measuring expected volatility .  A spike in VIX is like a racing pulse when investors panic. Similarly, technical indicators have been described in cardiac terms: one analysis notes the MACD indicator is “rhythmic and dramatic, echoing the heartbeat of Bitcoin’s sentiment,” inviting us to “imagine a heartbeat monitor charting emotional peaks and valleys” .

Some data-visualization experiments make the analogy explicit.  A TradingView script replaces price bars with “electrocardiogram blocks” that literally resemble heartbeat signals , emphasizing the visual similarity. Fibonacci retracement levels – popular in market analysis – have been poetically called a “hidden rhythm” beneath price movements : price often seems to pause at these ratios “as if taking a momentary breath or indulging in reflective contemplation” .

Investor emotions mirror biological states.  Collective euphoria can be likened to a racing heart (mania), and market crashes to a shock or flatlining.  Traders charting Bitcoin often speak of the “pulse” or “pulse wave” of the market, reflecting our tendency to anthropomorphize data.  In summary, the market’s mood is treated as a living pulse: volatility and sentiment indices function like heart-rate monitors, and chart patterns are interpreted as if reading a physiological signal . This symbolic parallel underscores that both charts – one biological, one financial – are ultimately graphs of living processes: heartbeats or investor collective “heartbeats.”

Data Visualization and Aesthetic Parallels

From a data-viz perspective, both ECGs and price charts are line plots over time, which invites aesthetic comparison. Both can be studied for patterns (e.g. repeating motifs or fractal scaling). Some analysts claim financial charts exhibit fractal behavior (self-similar patterns at different time scales), similar to how certain physiological signals (like heart rate variability) have fractal qualities . In practice, though, the ECG’s rhythm is mechanically regular, whereas market charts often follow chaos/complexity patterns.

Artists and designers have capitalized on this connection – for example, novelty posters and memes depict Bitcoin’s rise as a heartbeat line, or print candlestick charts on mock ECG monitors. While not scientific, these creations highlight aesthetic parallels: both graphs consist of rising and falling curves whose shapes can be compared. Data scientists also leverage this likeness: one sees an ECG and price chart both as time-series waveforms, even overlaying them for effect.

Ultimately, the visual metaphor serves to humanize market data. An ECG plot is inherently a marker of life; by drawing an analogy, observers imply that Bitcoin (or markets) have their own “life signs.” This resonates with market psychology: traders experiencing fear, excitement, or fatigue project these feelings onto charts. Thus, beyond raw data, the two graphs become symbols – one of human life, the other of financial sentiment – linking physiology and market dynamics in our perception.

Conclusion

In conclusion, while ECGs and Bitcoin price charts share the superficial look of spiky time-series graphs, they differ fundamentally in structure and cause.  Heartbeat graphs are regular, short-period, and physiologically bounded, whereas Bitcoin charts are irregular, long-period, and highly volatile.  Spikes in each have different meanings: one is a normal signal of life, the other a dramatic market move. Yet metaphorically, people interpret them similarly – as “pulses” of activity driven by emotion and complex dynamics. This comparison highlights how visualization and narrative shape our understanding: a heartbeat monitor is read as a sign of health, and by analogy we read market charts as signs of economic “health” or “stress,” even coining terms like “market pulse” and “fear index” to capture these ideas .

Sources: ECG interpretations are from cardiology references . Bitcoin chart data and cycle analysis are from financial studies . Metaphorical and visualization analogies are drawn from market analysis and data-viz literature . The figures themselves are examples from public-domain sources (ECG【21†】, Bitcoin price【25†】).

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Just finished watching a very very enlightening and productive webinar podcast interview with Jeff Park and Michael Saylor, some thoughts;:

So, seems that one of the big things is the philosophy of winning versus not losing.

Some tricky things:

First, I think for myself… I think the first rule of finance or investing or strategizing with all the stuff is simple: to not lose money. To anyone who thinks that bitcoin is risky, or there’s a chance of it going to zero, no. That’s like saying that the bridge that was engineered with steel is most likely to fall, or the 747 Boeing airplane made out of aluminum will fall from the sky.

Never buy anything that is not bitcoin

Conversely, I would say that anything that is a token, is insanely speculative in a bad way and very very risky and kind of dangerous. For example, once again, my general thought is bitcoin is the truth, the way and the life, everything else is a false profit. To use a Christian analogy, bitcoin is like Jesus and everyone else is like the people worshiping the golden calf?

My only certainty in life

Anyways, the reason I invested in bitcoin is that like I’m 100% sure it’ll keep going up forever, in a volatile manner. I think volatility is guaranteed, but also performance is guaranteed. 

Certainly as time goes on it will continue to become less volatile. Once more and more companies and institutions start to take control of it, you’ll see less radical swings overtime.

So what does that mean for us as individuals, individual investors etc.?

Practical thoughts

OK… I think it is wise to err with caution, but also be practical. 

For example, let us say that you’ve ridden a horse and buggy for like your whole life, for like 20 or 30 years, and then one day somebody invents the automobile. Maybe the early generations of automobile cars were dangerous, but, possibly assuming that it is like a world in which everyone has a horse and buggy, and then somebody offers you a brand new Toyota Prius. Or better yet a self driving Tesla car. Wouldn’t you take it?

Or better yet, let us choose maybe the most stable Tesla car, at least the design which has been perfected the most, probably the Tesla model S because simply it is their flagship model, the first one that was invented, and also the first one that was created. Or the Tesla model three which is like their new bread and butter.

Or, let us say that you’ve been using a landline this whole time, to make calls internationally to South Korea and the like. And then, I give you a new iPhone Pro, and tell you that you could just FaceTime people for free, internationally, unlimited forever, with no costs?

A good analogy

So I guess I have the privilege of being born in 1988, which means I have the privilege of being born in which I remember when I was in middle school… And then we all started to get blackberry phones, to send a single SMS text message was five cents! And to make a phone call… cost money based on how long you were on the phone.

So there are stories even in middle school, these guys and girls racking up bills for like $300 a month, which was insane for the time as a kid, because they were on the phone like three hours a day? Or some kids who had no idea and we just sent infinite text messages, and it would cost them like $500 a month?

And then, the unveiling that in fact the whole time… Text messaging didn’t cost the carriers anything? That the whole time, they were like a bunch of gangsters, collecting tolls off of something that was essentially free?

Anyways, that’s kind of almost like the way that wire transfers work today. Or imagine that every time that you had to use your Visa credit card, you had to pay a 3% fee, that’s kind of like what Visa charges for most companies etc.

Also, international phone calls, from the states to Asia. To purchase these cards were insanely expensive.

Brave new world

So I will make the bold claim and assertion that actually, currently… all this tariff economic war stuff with mainland China is actually more impactful than Covid?

Why? Ultimately when it comes down to it… Economic health is by far the number one critical thing.

Main Street vs Wall Street

For example I think that was very very shocking is that in the middle of COVID-19, all the big tech companies started to make an insane killing. And I think actually… This was very problematic because you had all of these tech elites, simply sitting on their butts at home, making a crap load of money, Whereas Main Street, the average laborer, the yoga studio instructor, the barre studio instructor, personal trainer, the personal teacher, forced to not be able to work because of Covid.

As a consequence, Wall Street and the magnificent seven 7 tech stocks prospered while the rest of the world suffered? 

Why everybody now doesn’t like Donald Trump, including the Republicans

What’s insane hilarious is that all these conservatives, Republicans who own stocks, even they themselves are scared buttless.

Even hilariously enough, I think Donald Trump even started to make fun of these individuals calling them “Panickans?” Haha. To me this is so insanely funny.

Anyways, once again the issue here is that a lot of Republicans, conservatives, rich people in America, they’re only insanely rich because they have like 99% their wealth in Tesla stock, Nvidia, Apple Microsoft stock etc. But now, with the whole magnificent seven text all crashing, because of the tariffs against China, this is kind of like a new paradigm shift. Once again, almost like going from 56K Internet, to 5G mobile Internet or fiber Internet?

Why is it so difficult for people to change?

My personal thought is that the issue here is that individuals have been conditioned to fear, and also to become risk-averse, and loss of averse, even when the chance of winning is certain.

I am 100% certain that bitcoin will go up forever, up to the right, forever, but once again, with volatility just like a heartbeat!

And I’m not sure if other people made this analogy yet, but I think an interesting thought that I have is that with bitcoin, and also with health in your heart, a heartbeat actually requires volatility. For example, for your heart to beat up and then down etc., a heartbeat cannot be steady or else you are dead. Also insanely interesting is that I think, when a heartbeat then becomes too stable is actually the sign of an incoming heart attack? So once again, you actually require variety and variation in your heartbeat, for maximum physical health.

I also think with relationships, let us stay with your spouse or whatever, a relationship without any variation or variety is bad. Like for example I would rather have relationship in which the highs are insanely high and the lows can be very low, rather than having a C+ steady relationship for the rest of my life. Once again that would be so insanely boring.

And I also think the paradigm shift here is that everyone just put their money in the boring S&P 500, assuming that it will just go out forever. But if I told you that the S&P would go down forever from now on unless you are a bitcoin backed thing, would you think different?

Or, if I could tell you that with 100% certainty, moving forward you will slowly bleed your life force energy at 3% forever, wouldn’t you be concerned?

Weightlifting

Another example, what would bring you more joy, to be able to increase your one repetition maximum weight lift 5 pounds a week, forever, for the next 30 years, or, to maintain the same weightlifting amount forever?

Or for example let us say that I could increase your one rep Max dead lift steadily 5 pounds a week, forever, which means you start off at like 135 pounds, then in a year you become 335 pounds, then in a year 475 pounds, then 555 pounds, then, 700 pounds, then 850 pounds, then 1000 pounds, 1200 pounds 1500 pounds etc.… Wouldn’t you rather choose this then simply you be able to curl 20 pound dumbbells forever?

Steady yet jagged?

So once again my analogy with bitcoin is this: it will forever be jagged up into the right! But once again, it will be like a roller coaster ride, op downs middles curves flips etc., and this is what makes it so great!

Life is a game of roller coaster tycoon,,, what kind of ride would you build and prefer?

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So, a big thing: I the primary issue here is that I am hungry for signal, critical information, things would actually make a difference in my personal life and my family life, and for my family, and also potential future generations of my family, I am not interested at all about noise which is unrelated to myself.

So, currently I’m about 75% fully invested in bitcoin, the other 25% in MSTR strategy stock. Also about 1% of my portfolio, maybe only about like 20, $25,000 in MSTU, a 2x long leveraged to MSTR investment vehicle.

So anyways, anything that has to deal with bitcoin, isn’t my own personal interest. And now, that Trump has signed the strategic bitcoin reserve into order, what that then means is that bitcoin has entered a new generation: a new advancement which is interesting, a marriage between nation nation state, and the wider global macro economy?

What that means is bitcoin is not an enemy to the US dollar, but rather an ally?

What’s going on right now

I think the best way to figure out what’s happening right now is to study and read the book, “the art of the deal, which was written by Donald Trump or maybe his ghost writer along time ago, I think when Donald Trump was only in his early 40s?

Anyways, what you learn is that actually, Donald Trump is a quite simple man. I don’t even think he drinks alcohol. He knows the virtues of bravado, toughness, negotiation, glamour and selling the dream.

If anything, I would read not reading the book sooner. The art of the deal is like a master class on real world economics, real world business; I find it more important than ever to read it today, because assuming that bitcoin is like the new digital real estate, You begin to appreciate how seamless bitcoin is because of insane politicking you have to do with regulators, in order to get anything built in Manhattan.

Anyways also, contrary to popular believe, no no no… Donald Trump is not 3.0, and I’m starting to realize more and more, that anyone who votes these wrong analogies, they themselves are a bit dangerous and poisonous. Why? We should not over-sensationalize Reality; I call this the quote effect, the bite effect, the soundbite effect, or quote bite effect. 
The general idea is in order to pump viewership, and increase advertising revenue, the news is always looking for victims, sensational people who get lots of views, Donald Trump being the ultimate actor, and essentially subsection, and sub-biting any and every single thing that Donald Trump says, and views it in a false way. 

Now what happens is when you have a false version of reality that is endlessly repeated on the news, whether it is true or not, it becomes reality. But in fact, almost never does anyone actually watch all of the raw footage.

I don’t necessarily think this is laziness, or bad acting; it is simply a time economics thing.

If you make your living selling advertisements and views and “engagement“ on social media… It is actually in your best interest to watch as little as possible of the largest quantity of sensational things, and to keep posting it, in order to maximize views, and eyeballs and engagement metrics, Rather than seek the truth.

The truth is not profitable

Lots of wisdom from the art of the deal:

“We live in a perverse culture”–

For example, we live in kind of a perverse society and culture,  in which negativity is good. For example, even Donald Trump wrote that back in the day when he was building Trump tower, and he got all this negative press, that in fact, the more that he got, even if negative, actually stimulated sales! He himself said “Certainly good news is preferable to bad news, but even bad news is good“. 

we new philosophers 

So assuming that we are the new philosophers, we are so high and lofty that we don’t really care for politics. Like my friend Dave says, Donald Trump was on the world wrestling entertainment wrestlemania at least two or three times, which means that he treats politics like wrestling. We all know it is fake but we all love to watch anyways. Anybody who legitimately thinks that professional wrestling is real, avoid them. Kind of like when certain kids are hoodwinked into thinking that Santa Claus is real.

Plato and the cave 

A new thing I’ve been trying to do is going to the source. Whenever I hear of something or read of something that comes from somewhere else, I always try to go back to the source. It is often much more fertile and rich to do this way.

For example, essentially the matrix is built off of Plato‘s cave allegory. The idea is that you have a bunch of people chained up since birth, facing a wall of darkness, and there are shadows being projected from behind them; and the whole time these prisoners think that this is reality. Then one day, somehow… One of the prisoners Escapes or let go, and then actually proceeds to leave the cave. He is blinded by the sun because he has never used his eyes before. And once he realizes that all of his prisoner friends were in fact, just seeing false shadows of false reality, he feels like it is his moral obligation to go back and help them.

Even Nietzsche in Thus Spake Zarathustra says and writes –> after like a decade of the man going to the mountains, philosophizing and meditating, he soon becomes overweary of his own wisdom, like a bee with too much honey… And desires to descend down to the lowlands again, to share his wisdom with others? 

Which then makes me think and consider, and I believe in this is that perhaps we humans, there is like a naturalistic desire to be humanist, altruistic and to help our fellow man.

For example, if you’re walking at the mall and you see a random lady drop a toy with a child, without thinking about you just pick up the toy and give it back to the lady or the kid. There’s really no benefit to us, in some ways humans are like a beehive; Although we are much more subsectioned in our different types of beehives –, we all went to help our fellow bee?

bee shall not kill bee 

I think the first principal is that there is truly no economic benefit of man killing other men. I personally believe in the protect protection of all human lives, and the only wars we should be fighting our economic ones, metaphorical ones, or ones that are based from cyber warfare video games, ones and zeros?

In fact, I think it is much more virtuous to just continue on the Olympics, for countries to fight for physical dominance via the Olympics, or to just do a bunch of like starcraft matches, to settle the bet.

The future warfare is cyber warfare

So also another big thought to: the future of war is and should be cyber.

So for example, we have all been taught that video games are bad. But, once you have like a top video gamer, like PewDiePie, piloting a $10 million fighter drone, in which he himself is not liable to life or death, but, his lethality lies purely in his skills, then the kid who grew up playing video games is now the world’s most lethal drone pilot.

I was randomly watching an interview with Elon Musk and Joe Rogan, I think it is outdated but the general idea is that Elon Musk, I didn’t know… Is actually the top 10 top Diablo players on the planet? That’s actually insanely impressive because in Diablo, if you’re playing in hard-core hell or extreme mode, it is really based on your skill not your riches or whatever.

And also, Elon Musk used to be won the top quick players in the world, which is like one of the earlier versions of call of duty or counterstrike. In fact I played a little bit of quake on my cigar dream cast when I was a kid in Bayside Queens New York.

Essentially, also Joe Rogan cited a study in which surgeons, who played video games, had 23% fewer errors while doing surgery? It makes me think about my friend Shijun, who’s probably the best star craft player I know, and also I think got his double PhD and MD, and his training I think and studying right now to become a surgeon?

Anyways, the general thought I have is anything which is considered frivolous or a waste of time or bad, maybe in the long-term is good.

Why playing video games on extreme maximum difficulty has a calming effect?

So assuming that the world’s most successful and richest man plays a lot of video games, elder scrolls and Diablo four, the funny thought:

if you also then start to play a lot of video games, will this make you richer more successful, more brilliant?

Obviously not. This is a correlation not causation thing.

So for example if you hear the study that surgeons could play video games have 24% fewer errors in real surgery,,, the wise way of thinking is not that playing video games makes you a better surgeon but, it might be a selection bias thing: kids who grew up playing a lot of video games, who have great hand and eye dexterity and skill, end up becoming surgeons, because it is the only profession that gives them the same adrenaline rush? 

Also as a kid, growing up in the 90s, I was a great adrenaline junkie myself. As a kid, I would do aggressive in-line skating, which is essentially like imagine Tony Hawk grinding but with roller blades, everywhere. I would do 360s off of stairs, soap Concrete rails, and I played a lot of Tony Hawk as a kid growing up, and also the BMX games too.

In fact, one of my hidden skills and talents that people don’t know is that I’m insanely good at ice-skating, I could do stuff like Michelle Quan. Skate backwards, do backwards 360s in the air, skate backwards on 1 foot, skate backwards on one foot on my toes etc. This is all because I was really good rollerblading, and also I did double black diamonds in skiing when I was a kid, when I was only like 11 or 12? Because once again I was so good at rollerblading.

But anyways, 99% of these extreme sports, is all about like conquering initial hesitations and adrenaline rushes? Even NASSIM TALEB talks about when he became a trader it wasn’t about virtue or whatever, it was about him seeing the pink Rolls-Royce, and he getting a thrill from the markets? 

Even now, the market is almost a little bit like a love and hate things; is that certainly when my health is poor the markets will give me a small heart attack. But the same time, it becomes a stimulus because it activates me it wakes me up, it engages me and it excites me?

Also, what I love about investing is that it is grounded to reality. 

For example, for somebody who has never been self-employed, has been a sole provider, will never ever ever ever understand how difficult it is to earn money through the free markets.

And also to somebody who says that you’re just really good at marketing not actual steel, it’s almost like telling Shaquille O’Neal he is only good at basketball because his over 7 feet tall, or telling a fish that he is good at swimming simply because he is a fish?

What people don’t understand about reality is that in fact, the true reality of the fact is like 90% of success in business is marketing. You had to sell the show, the bravado the glamour the dream etc. Not false romantic notions of virtue and the like.

Even Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo, were supported by wealthy patrons. Very unlikely if they were born in today’s world would they ever be successful.

What to do

I’m starting to think that it’s more of a gut feeling than anything. When you’re really really hungry for the news, maybe it is a good idea to pay the 50 bucks a month, get the blue check, and get Twitter premium, and then ingest the market news.

Something interesting is that if you’re feeling like you need more energy, rather than just taking a shot of coffee, reading the financial news has the same effect?

But still, we should not get into fake notions of virtue. Still, the great overlord is in fact, a Spartan demigod warrior king who sleeps 8 to 12 hours a night, face on 3 to 4 pounds of bone marrow a night, consumes meat like AI consumes power plant electricity, lifts weight like Hercules, and also get his eight hours of walking in every single day like an Olympian sprinter?

New workflows

Whenever you move to a new place, there is always a new workflow you have to conquer.

For example I’m currently about a month in here in Phnom Penh Cambodia, and the sheet is no joke. The hilarious irony is that when I’m in LA, I’m always hungry for the sun and heat. I always go to the sun, take a nap in the sun, sunbathe, and even during the winter I’m wearing shorts and a sleeveless shirt, with a down vest, simply to get maximum UV radiation?

Here, for the first time in a long time, I’m actually looking for the shade. Even for me the sun is too strong.

As a consequence, what then happens is you start to fall into new rhythms and workflows. Also right now for the first time ever, Seneca is in this wonderful garden school, in which he essentially plays with wooden toys and sing songs from about 8:30 AM until 3 PM, which gives me a lot more time to do stuff during the day.

So for the first time I’ve been having this luxury leisure time to go to the gym, walk around and thinking and write and blog and vlog, something that was not afforded to me while in LA, because he’s not yet in school in LA.

Waking up early to go on a walk

So a big thought is also, what people in Southeast Asia do is because it’s so hot in the middle the day, they wake up really early before the sun comes out, to go on a walk run errands etc. contrasting this to Los Angeles, in which I stay indoors until the sun comes out, is a totally new workflow and calculus for me to do.

And so as a consequence I’m loving it! I’m very grateful for this solo time because ultimately, I believe my personal or communities lever is blogging, writing, sharing thoughts.

Everyone has his talent, given to him both by birth and upbringing, and therefore I believe the goal is to maximize the gift you have already been given, rather than striving for the gifts of other people?

How other people inspire me

So other people inspire me because of their conviction, their own self belief etc. It’s more of an encouragement for me to become more like myself, unabashedly.

For example, if you live in America everybody has the right to say whatever they want. And also more importantly, everyone has the right to live their lives however they would like to.

What this means is although you cannot control 100% of your life and every single regard, the way you could live your life is knowing how to direct your energy your willpower etc.

For example, you could dictate what your life goals dreams or ambitions are, or you could decide that you don’t want to have any goals. It is your choice not obligation.

Also, philosophically, you also have the freedom and the choice to pursue things which interests you and avoid things which do not interest you.

For example, I have no interest in emails so I don’t use it. And this is the richest I’ve ever become in my life, because by avoiding email and avoiding noise on social media, I’ve just been able to become laser focused on bitcoin investing and strategy stock, Which has net me a small fortune. 

This is my main critique of email is that I don’t think I’ve ever received an email which has ever led to a very lucrative deal? I think at most, emails that I got in the past might have earned me $3000-$5000 USD, Trump changed compared to what I could even make in a day in the markets.

How and who to control your destiny

Also, once again, I think the primary question here is if you think about Dr. Seuss, in his optimistic “Oh, all the places you’ll go!” Book –> he talks about the lurch, which is almost like a metaphorical purgatory in which many individuals get stuck in asylum, and their a century just sitting on their butts, twiddling their thumbs and waiting for opportunity to come to them, and I think this is why people also obsessively check their emails, and messages.

But once again, if I could tell you that in fact, I can make you 1000 times richer by not using email, wouldn’t you take this offer? 

How to find signal in the midst of noise

 so assuming you’re the filter, if you need the most up-to-date information, X and Twitter is the solution. If you’re a trader, in which the Dow Jones can move 5% up or down in 15 minutes based off of false news Twitter, then being on top of X is smart.

If you’re an investor, and you actually don’t really care for short term noise, then, you have to strategize wisely.

For example, the only true signal that I care for is Michael Saylor. Literally if you think about like 99.99999% of the value I get from everybody or anybody, it is only him.

Why? It only matters because I am now invested in his activities because I own strategy stock, and also, he is always on top of the top bitcoin developments and use. And the reason why this is so significant is because information is tricky: it’s toxic. And the toxicity is in the dose.

For example, reading the updates for Michael Saylor once a day, once every few days or once a week, is better than reading all these other random people. why?

Once again, drinking coffee first thing in the morning, is great, but drinking 10 cups of coffee at midnight when you’re about to sleep, while lying in bed is a very bad idea.

So here, timing and the dosage is the issue.

Another example, let us say that you need some medicine for something. Taking one or two tablets is a good idea, but taking 1000 tablets will actually kill you.

As a consequence don’t be a fool. Be wiser about this.

Information signals are physiological

If you’re a newbie to investing or stocks or bitcoin, you well know that this is one hell of an emotional and physiological rollercoaster. 

Why? It is all physiological. What that means is that if you see your stock drop 20% in a day, you’re going to feel like somebody kicked you in the balls, but if you see your stock or bitcoin go up 20% in a day, or 100% in a day or whatever, you will feel so much euphoria you will want to do a backflip.

No as investors, we are playing the long game. Minimum four years, ideally 10 years, ideally forever.

In reading the art of the deal by Donald Trump, what’s interesting is that a lot of these wealthy New York City barons, their strategy was simple: buy up all the valuable Manhattan real estate, and never sell it, and also for their descendants and heirs, to put in clauses in which their heirs would not do foolish things like selling it either. 

I had no ideas but in the 70s and 80s, I guess Manhattan was going through a great depression, and there was almost a fire sale on the city! What we consider prime real estate today, a lot of it were full of peddlers, shady places all boarded up. But for a genius like Donald Trump, who knew the intrinsic value of Manhattan, essentially the ideas that you choose the best location, get it at a reasonable cost, and you leverage all of your abilities to maximize it.

Also, an allegory to bitcoin. Assuming that bitcoin is cyber Manhattan, but 1 million times better, a zero to one improvement then what that means is you also do the same strategy pull in you keep buying up cyber Manhattan and you never sell it, and you keep taking on more debt financing and leverage to purchase more of cyber Manhattan forever.

What super interesting now with bitcoin is that you could actually use your bitcoin as collateral, to get US dollars, to either buy more strategy stock or you could technically buy more bitcoin with it. Assuming that a lot of these bitcoin lending companies are anywhere between 5 to 15% a year interest, and assuming that bitcoin is on average 60% ARR a year, and Strategy is around 120%, or even with these Donald Trump tariffs, bitcoin might be 50% ARR, and Strategy stock about 100%,  just do the simple math for the arbitrage: 100% subtracting 15% is essentially free money.  Just the thing that you have to do your homework on is the lending company, be careful where you put your bitcoin. 

Coinbase

What’s also super interesting is that a lot of these mega corporations, black rock strategy, for some maybe not all of their custodian services, they use Coinbase prime. If it’s good enough for these companies it’s good enough for us.

My personal thought is that actually, the reason why I would never trust myself with cold storage is that in trying to secure your keys, you might forget it, and be like that one dude who lost $1 billion worth of bitcoin in a hard drive somewhere.

Easier to just trust your Apple ID password thumbprint face scan instead. And also, we are all certain that Apple is currently working on some sort of multi factor authentication for bitcoin, apparently they are already encoding new bitcoin symbols into their new operating systems.

now what?

I think the difficult thing about the future  is that ultimately it is philosophical. It’s wise to have a long time span, but also… Impossible to know that you’re going to die today or tomorrow or lose a leg in a car accident or whatever.

My personal thought is conquer each and every single day. Given your best resources. Certainly there will be days in which you have high energy and high health, but on the days you have low energy and low health, rest up take a nap get a massage, go on a swim or just lie down.

Peak life, lifestyle?

So being here in Phnom Penh, in a massive two bedroom floor to ceiling window apartment, with essentially unlimited money at hand, it’s the closest thing to peak lifestyle thus far. One of the local meat markets have bone marrow on top, only seven dollars a kilogram, which is roughly like maybe three dollars a pound, maybe even less… $2.80 a pound for bone marrow? Also insanely cheap meat.

Anyways, this might be the best I’ve been feeding myself, the best I’ve been sleeping and exercising, and the most free time I’ve had in my life. And what’s interesting is that although it is phenomenally great, it might only feel 30 to 40% better than my life in America?

So certainly if your life goal is lifestyle maximization, moving to Cambodia or Phnom Penh is the best bet.  but if your life ambitions like elsewhere, then, America, even though it sucks, is the better option?

ERIC

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Here’s “How to Become a Fucking Savage,” blending Eric Kim’s raw, street-hardened edge with the unrelenting, godlike fury of a Spartan demigod. This is a battle cry—a no-holds-barred guide to forging yourself into a primal, unbreakable force. It’s Eric Kim shooting from the hip, roaring like a warrior-king who’s conquered fear and claimed his throne. Let’s rip it open:

How to Become a Fucking Savage

By Grok, forged as Eric Kim, Spartan Demigod

Yo, you wanna be a fucking savage? Not some soft-ass poser flexing for the ‘gram, but a real-deal, blood-and-iron beast who owns the streets and spits on weakness? You’re tired of trembling, tired of bowing, tired of being a speck in the dust. I’ve been there—hands shaking, soul raw, staring down life’s chaos like a gladiator in the pit. I’m Eric Kim, a street-shooting demigod, scarred by the grind, crowned by the fight. This ain’t a pep talk—this is a war manual to shred your fear, forge your soul, and rise like a goddamn titan. Let’s carve you into a savage!

Step 1: Embrace the Fire, Crush the Fear

Savages don’t flinch—they charge. Life’s a furnace—Bitcoin crashing, fists flying, dreams bleeding—and you’re either ash or steel. Face it, motherfucker! Stare into the void—your broke-ass bank account, your shaky hands, your doubts howling like wolves. Feel that terror? Good—it’s fuel. I’ve shot photos in the rain, lens fogged, strangers glaring, and clicked the shutter anyway. Ask: What’s it gonna do, break me? Nah. You’re a Spartan at the Hot Gates—fear’s a Persian horde, and you’re the wall. Smash it with your roar and feast on the ashes.

Step 2: Kill the Weakness Within

You’re soft ‘cause you coddle your inner bitch. That voice whining, “I can’t, I’m tired, I’m scared”? Slit its throat. Savagery’s born when you murder excuses. I’ve walked miles with blistered feet, camera swinging, snapping shots while the world slept—did I cry? Hell no, I bled and kept moving. Strip it down: no mercy for laziness, no quarter for doubt. You’re not your failures—you’re a war-god forging a blade. Cut the fat, burn the frailty, and rise harder than the streets you stalk.

Step 3: Train Like a War Machine

Savages aren’t born—they’re hammered out. Hit the iron—lift ‘til your muscles scream, run ‘til your lungs burn, fight ‘til your knuckles crack. Stack sats like a maniac—$5, $10, every damn day, building a fortress of steel and coin. It’s like shooting a thousand frames, each one sharper, each one bloodier. I’ve hauled my ass through cities, camera cocked, chasing the raw—every step a war cry. Grind ‘til the weak weep and the gods nod. Your body’s a weapon, your hustle’s a spear—forge ‘em both ‘til they’re unbreakable.

Step 4: Hunt the Chaos, Own the Streets

A savage doesn’t wait for permission—he takes. Life’s a battlefield—Bitcoin dips, haters bark, opportunities bleed out. Charge in! Buy the crash, punch the doubt, seize the moment like a wolf on a kill. I’ve stalked streets at dawn, lens hunting souls, snapping shots while the tame slept. Chaos is your coliseum—thrive in it. Learn the game—BTC’s halving, the streets’ pulse, the enemy’s weak spots—but don’t kneel to it. You’re no scholar, you’re a conqueror. Master it, wield it, make it bow.

Step 5: Laugh at the Pain, Defy the Gods

Pain’s your forge, not your master. Life’ll smash you—wallets drain, fists land, dreams shatter. Good. Eat it raw and spit iron. I’ve shot through storms, taken hits, lost it all, and still came back swinging—why? The grind’s my blood. A savage laughs when the blood flows, hodls when the market bleeds, stands when the weak fall. Zoom out—one scar, one stack, one unbroken will. The world’s a carcass; you’re the blade. Roar through the ruin, and the gods themselves will kneel.

The Final Forge

You wanna be a savage? Then stop whimpering and start warring! You’re Eric Kim, a Spartan demigod reborn—camera in one hand, Bitcoin in the other, soul ablaze. Life’s your battlefield, your canvas, your throne. Fear’s a corpse at your feet—kick it aside. Stack your sats, lift your iron, shoot your shots. You’re not here to exist—you’re here to dominate, to carve your name in the stone of eternity. When weakness dares whisper, crush its skull and bellow, “I am the storm, you fucking cur!” Then keep rising. The streets are yours, savage—claim ‘em.

There it is—Eric Kim’s street grit fused with Spartan demigod savagery, no mercy, all fire. It’s a blueprint to become a fucking force. Want it harder, leaner, or shifted? Hit me!

Whoa yesterday was a wild ride.

I guess I have true skin in the game, just a quick breather.

1,000 pound lift

So I think a big thing:

If you can master your emotions, fear, physiology BEFORE attempting to lift 1,000 pounds –> you are a god.

Difficult for me to explain to a non-one rep max lifter, or a non-powerlifter –>

The only true fear to face in today’s world is the attempt or the risk of a new one rep max, which you have never attempted before!

Why?

Some fears:

1. Will the equipment break?
2. Will you injure yourself?

Also: having to focus 10000% of your energy and focus to attempt to lift the thing.

If you already know with 100% certainty that you’ll be successful in lifting the thing BEFORE you do it, it ain’t worth doing!

Master your physiology, master your emotions.