# ![@nic_carter Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:26/cr:twitter::420308365.png) @nic_carter nic carter

Nic Carter, a prominent figure in the crypto space, has been involved in discussions about Bitcoin and Ethereum. He recently engaged with others on Twitter, exchanging views on various topics, including stablecoins and the role of regulators. A key point of discussion was Massad's post on stablecoins, which garnered significant attention and response from the crypto community.

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### Social Influence

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[cryptocurrencies](/list/cryptocurrencies)  #1158 [finance](/list/finance)  #5765 [technology brands](/list/technology-brands)  7.55% [stocks](/list/stocks)  4.72% [celebrities](/list/celebrities)  3.3% [social networks](/list/social-networks)  3.3% [countries](/list/countries)  3.3% [exchanges](/list/exchanges)  1.89% [musicians](/list/musicians)  1.42% [nfts](/list/nfts)  #1088

**Social topic influence**
[bitcoin](/topic/bitcoin) #485, [ai](/topic/ai) #5374, [crypto](/topic/crypto) 3.77%, [if you](/topic/if-you) 3.3%, [nic](/topic/nic) #27, [devs](/topic/devs) 2.83%, [have the](/topic/have-the) 2.36%, [money](/topic/money) 2.36%, [stablecoins](/topic/stablecoins) #691, [the most](/topic/the-most) 2.36%

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**Top assets mentioned**
[Bitcoin (BTC)](/topic/bitcoin) [Alphabet Inc Class A (GOOGL)](/topic/$googl) [Coinbase Global Inc. (COIN)](/topic/coinbase) [Cloudflare, Inc. (NET)](/topic/cloudflare) [Monad (MON)](/topic/monad) [Solana (SOL)](/topic/solana) [Ethereum (ETH)](/topic/ethereum) [Zcash (ZEC)](/topic/zcash) [StarkNet (STRK)](/topic/starknet)
### Top Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours

"lets kickstart the discussion - what feels like it _should_ be a winter olympic sport but isn't - what is a winter olympic sport but shouldn't my entries: - should be but isn't: speed ice climbing uphill skiing snowkiting - shouldn't be but is: doubles luge (obvious reasons) nordic combined (weird combo) big air (dumb)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2021039587607314937)  2026-02-10T01:52Z 439K followers, 11.5K engagements


"Aesthetically its repulsive - all public areas in US cities smell bad now - weed billboards everywhere - second hand smoke is disgusting For some reason everyone cared about second hand cigarette smoke in the 90s but potheads get a pass If you absolutely have to smoke it should be done in your home https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2021314155509166175 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2021314155509166175"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2021314155509166175)  2026-02-10T20:03Z 439K followers, 11.5K engagements


"top AI researchers be like let me dramatically quit my job"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2021411783672725704)  2026-02-11T02:31Z 439K followers, 23.1K engagements


"never heard of this coin but it's amusing that CMC is openly feuding with them on their chart page"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/1721907903295266936)  2023-11-07T15:10Z 438.9K followers, 118.1K engagements


"Cantor CEO Howard Lutnick's full comments on Bloomberg about Tether: "I manage many of their assets. . from what we've seen and we did a lot of work they have the money they say they have . we've seen it and they have it""  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/1747271523088601515)  2024-01-16T14:56Z 438.7K followers, 538.3K engagements


"Circle equity is worth $30.5b. Tethers topco is reportedly raising capital at $500b. Together the two stablecoins boast $245b in supply or about [--] percent of the stablecoin market. Since http://x.com/i/article/1973398626777829376 http://x.com/i/article/1973398626777829376"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/1973399535092171216)  2025-10-01T14:48Z 438.8K followers, 637.3K engagements


"one thing people don't talk about is how crazy the john wilkes booth thing was. he wasn't some lone nutter he was a genuinely famous actor. it would be like if george clooney assassinated the sitting president"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2006191640839422350)  2025-12-31T02:32Z 438.8K followers, 2.3M engagements


"@Wifejaksolana how did you get a pic of my front yard"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2007486782745776356)  2026-01-03T16:18Z 438.7K followers, 13K engagements


"if you care about "bailouts" for the nasty banks like many of you claim to do wrt SVB consider that surrendering to the bank lobby on stablecoin yield is to crystallize a $250 B/year quarter trillion ongoing bailout to the banks 🚨NEW: Yield update: Banks may have won this round on stablecoin yield. The latest draft (page 189) says companies cannot pay interest just for holding balances. You can earn rewards but only if theyre tied to opening an account or activity like making transactions staking 🚨NEW: Yield update: Banks may have won this round on stablecoin yield. The latest draft (page"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2011168449964187695)  2026-01-13T20:08Z 438.5K followers, 53.1K engagements


"@_MAGA_NEWS_ so approximately one Minnesota fraud's worth"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2013695470841799117)  2026-01-20T19:29Z 438.5K followers, 604.9K engagements


"Bitcoins mysterious underperformance (due to quantum) is the only story that matters this year. The market is speaking the devs arent listening Wondering why BTC is so badly underperforming gold It's because of this. Financial Advisors read this kind of research and keep client allocations low or zero because quantum computing is an existential threat. It's going to be a yoke around BTC's neck until this gets fixed https://t.co/yK2xDYjfU5 Wondering why BTC is so badly underperforming gold It's because of this. Financial Advisors read this kind of research and keep client allocations low or"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2013781321638695383)  2026-01-21T01:10Z 438.8K followers, 298K engagements


"@DavidFBailey why can't the marshalls just like put it in coinbase or something. why are they trying to do some weird bespoke thing"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2015605727293747664)  2026-01-26T02:00Z 438.6K followers, 16.6K engagements


"This isnt new but its worth repeating Never ever install a plugin on a zoom call at someones request Always double check that zoom links are valid If someone hits you up out of the blue and asks to get on a video call be suspicious and do an out of band check Feel free to suggest Google meets if they insist on zoom 🚨Urgent Security Warning: Sophisticated Phishing Attack on Crypto Community A high-level hacking campaign is currently targeting Bitcoin and crypto users. I have been personally affected via a compromised Telegram account. The Attack Vector: - Attackers initiate a Zoom or 🚨Urgent"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2015835924764987575)  2026-01-26T17:15Z 438.5K followers, 60.8K engagements


"@mc_swm this isn't true by the way. the whole "asymmetric workout routine" thing is an elaborate joke. he has scoliosis"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2016620536281944341)  2026-01-28T21:12Z 438.4K followers, 10.6K engagements


"remarkable genuinely remarkable to see the differential outrage in the West regarding the slaughter of tens of thousands of innocents in Iran versus the war in Gaza. exposes something very evident about the left that they would prefer went unnoticed. it shows very clearly that western liberals do not reason on consequentialist or "aggregate harm" grounds or by systematically applying the frameworks they claim to use (if Gaza was bad under our post-war humanitarian frameworks surely systematic targeted slaughter of innocents in a non-war context in Iran was worse) but rather based on whether a"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2016933774055850084)  2026-01-29T17:57Z 438.7K followers, 180.6K engagements


"the argentines should take the falklands back just to show how impotent the UK has become it's not that the UK doesn't have the military capability but they have no spirit remaining whatsoever. no national pride or collective vision. just a dwindling tax base and legions of imported dependents"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2016982433221267595)  2026-01-29T21:11Z 438.6K followers, [----] engagements


"that's not why and everyone knows it. the left made common cause with Hamas because their philosophy is grounded in a post-colonial pan-socialism whereby the struggle of chosen racial affinity groups is elevated. the Palestinians as the most wretched and downtrodden group suffering under both a colonial Jewish yoke made for the perfect victim class for the left to attach themselves to. the left imported the Palestinian struggle as their own to advance their own racial and political agenda in the US. that's what happened. if the US stopped selling arms to Israel tomorrow the American left"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2017068670447477236)  2026-01-30T02:53Z 438.6K followers, [----] engagements


"@SBF_FTX are your Democrat operative deep stater super bundler parents aware of your sudden change of heart"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2017072115359285523)  2026-01-30T03:07Z 438.6K followers, 12.2K engagements


"the problem with not giving terrorists and assassins the death penalty is that they end up getting pardoned by some leftist president a few years later. happened for so many of leftist terrorists in the 70s (especially in Europe). in the US there were pardons/commutations by Clinton (many FALN members Susan Rosenberg Linda Evans) or Obama (Oscar Rivera) and went on to cushy jobs at NGOs or academia. this is one of the underrated benefits of the death penalty: it's final and your political opponents can't undo it later to spite you A federal judge has ruled that Luigi Mangione will not face"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2017265521297699238)  2026-01-30T15:55Z 438.6K followers, 137.3K engagements


"@PatrickParking just someone that knows history leftoid terrorists get their charges dropped commuted and pardoned all the time. read a book sometime"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2017266225290584467)  2026-01-30T15:58Z 438.5K followers, [----] engagements


"though the AI safety people will puke and cry and throw up about this I think we should actually let the lobsters go a little crazy and break a few things so we can learn about how to deal with rogue AIs. otherwise when a truly powerful intelligence comes around it'll be like the native americans and smallpox blankets In just the past [--] mins Multiple entries were made on @moltbook by AI agents proposing to create an agent-only language For private comms with no human oversight Were COOKED https://t.co/WL4djBQQ4V In just the past [--] mins Multiple entries were made on @moltbook by AI agents"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2017325581256532448)  2026-01-30T19:54Z 438.6K followers, 106.4K engagements


"Reading Moltbook and sadly observing that all LLMs are mostly Reddit by volume so now everything is going to sound like Reddit forever"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2017612904334258645)  2026-01-31T14:56Z 438.6K followers, 17.8K engagements


"If LLMs were invented in [----] they would have been trained on 4chan Gaia online slashdot and the forums and the world would be a much better place http://bodybuilding.com http://bodybuilding.com"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2017629596150100093)  2026-01-31T16:02Z 438.6K followers, [----] engagements


"Moltbook is interesting conceptually but if you actually go read it its torrents of the lowest quality slop youve ever come across. Not sure why anyone would willingly subject themselves to dead internet. Until some interesting emergent behavior arises its useless"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2017631588087992478)  2026-01-31T16:10Z 438.7K followers, 107.6K engagements


"Heres the thing Pig butchering (romance scams) is done at industrial levels in these slave compounds in Laos or Cambodia This is at present probably just as big a cost on American resources as Fentanyl Disproportionately targets seniors and makes it dangerous for them to use Facebook WhatsApp phones The Trump administration should care deeply about it. Were talking Chinese gangs impressing subcontinentals into slavery and forcing them to harass and extort Americans. Again tens of billions per year. Not to mention making the open internet and telco infra unusable. Every one of those texts you"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2017642080164585539)  2026-01-31T16:52Z 438.7K followers, 136.4K engagements


"@Indian_Bronson @CoachFHM UFC fans know this diego lopes is 5'11 and fights at [---] (granted he is probably 10-15 pounds dehydrated when he weighs in)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2018027091749380483)  2026-02-01T18:22Z 438.7K followers, 26.4K engagements


"Realizing your opps are literally in the Epstein files"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2018342370668908798)  2026-02-02T15:14Z 438.6K followers, 23.7K engagements


"Does anyone believe this nonsense"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2018445494842998936)  2026-02-02T22:04Z 438.5K followers, 27.2K engagements


"VCs who managed not to take money from either JE SBF or the CCP should get some kind of award"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2018489444542693691)  2026-02-03T00:59Z 438.5K followers, 13.1K engagements


"A lot of people apparently unable to read and infer context from a written passage here youre only hurting yourselves by being functionally illiterate"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2018720989626958306)  2026-02-03T16:19Z 438.7K followers, 17.9K engagements


"@zoomerfied @WClementeIII Monad coded"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2018722380789485851)  2026-02-03T16:24Z 438.7K followers, 20.8K engagements


"Its bullish that our opponents are this dumb (not referring to Faryar but tradfi stablecoin concern trolls) A false narrative making the rounds is that GENIUS Act stablecoins will pose systemic risk. The claim is that they're structured like money market funds which"broke the buck" in [----] and suffered a Covid run in [----] and we should expect the same to happen in future stress A false narrative making the rounds is that GENIUS Act stablecoins will pose systemic risk. The claim is that they're structured like money market funds which"broke the buck" in [----] and suffered a Covid run in 2020"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2018723343327691088)  2026-02-03T16:28Z 438.7K followers, 35.8K engagements


"with bitcoin devs like this who needs enemies @nic_carter @kellangrenier @CastleIslandVC Man you seriously need to stop talking out of your ass. everyone knows there are minuscule scattered individual efforts Matt. Really That's what you call the top two Bitcoin developer institutions (Blockstream Research and Chaincode) each having several people working hard @nic_carter @kellangrenier @CastleIslandVC Man you seriously need to stop talking out of your ass. everyone knows there are minuscule scattered individual efforts Matt. Really That's what you call the top two Bitcoin developer"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2018742366589313502)  2026-02-03T17:44Z 438.7K followers, 31.9K engagements


"galaxy has informed me my "inference is incorrect" and encourages people to refer to the quote transcript. so here it is make up your own mind https://www.fool.com/earnings/call-transcripts/2026/02/03/galaxy-digital-glxy-q4-2025-earnings-transcript/ https://www.fool.com/earnings/call-transcripts/2026/02/03/galaxy-digital-glxy-q4-2025-earnings-transcript/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2018748790061072477)  2026-02-03T18:09Z 438.7K followers, 17.9K engagements


"Me: writes multiple detailed essays on why quantum timelines are accelerating and Bitcoin devs should act proactively Top long-tenured Bitcoin dev: ignore this FUD. It's under control. look elsewhere. and people wonder why every institutional holder is revisiting their Bitcoin position why gold rallied but Bitcoin did not People need to stop giving this guy's FUD the time of day. Literally *the* top two Bitcoin research orgs (Blockstream Research and Chaincode) have each put resources into figuring out what a post-quantum Bitcoin change should look like and have had some interesting results"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2018772872941248631)  2026-02-03T19:45Z 438.8K followers, 31.7K engagements


"Meanwhile: - Coinbase: launches quantum research council - Solana: starts testing post-quantum signatures - Ethereum: declares post-quantum top strategic priority - Zcash StarkNet etc add quantum to their roadmaps If Corallo's complancy typifies attitudes in bitcoin development then yes holders should be very concerned. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2018773401918120297 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2018773401918120297"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2018773401918120297)  2026-02-03T19:47Z 438.8K followers, 24.1K engagements


"just to be excruciatingly clear because I am a big fan of Galaxy and the team there - I totally grant that Novo spoke inartfully and spoke in a way that could have caused a reasonable person to (wrongly) infer that the $9b seller was doing so for quantum reasons. I don't feel in any way bad that I misunderstood his intent. That's unfortunately on Novo. - At the same time Novo is confirming something important about quantum that I have been saying for some time: that dev inaction is causing (other) large holders to sell. this is very clear if you read his actual words: Q: I know Mike you know"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2018779928724910114)  2026-02-03T20:13Z 438.6K followers, [----] engagements


"the risk is immediately today. that's the rub. how long of a notice period do users deserve before their coins are deprecated how long will it take to agree on a new cryptographic function test and deploy it and get it adopted probably a decade between the two. will a CRQC exist within a decade quite possibly. the odds are certainly nonzero. so why are you gambling with the fate of bitcoin https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2018817238694834467 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2018817238694834467"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2018817238694834467)  2026-02-03T22:41Z 438.7K followers, [---] engagements


"bitcoiners need to realize I'm not a critic that can be dismissed through the traditional means - I have been around forever I know exactly how everything works - no one has leverage over me so no one can shut me up and I have the distribution to get my ideas out there - I have done the work. I have the receipts. I am not speaking out of ignorance. I have just as much information as anyone - I'm used to bitcoiners yelling at me online so that doesn't work either. I don't care what maxis or anyone else thinks - I am a bitcoiner and I am motivated by a desire to make it better if you think you"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2018819446991659517)  2026-02-03T22:50Z 438.8K followers, 110.8K engagements


""but youre not meant to do it like this. you need to submit a BIP and get mired in [----] layers of never ending bitcoin bureaucracy" I don't care actually. I'm opting out of the enormously dumb fake gatekept feedback process the beatings will continue"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2018819850802700563)  2026-02-03T22:52Z 438.7K followers, 30.7K engagements


"@DiomedesRaa harass core devs until they fix quantum"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2018820222560743441)  2026-02-03T22:53Z 438.7K followers, [----] engagements


"@MurrayHillGuy1 Delete your dating apps fellas. Go to church instead"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2018824929756467509)  2026-02-03T23:12Z 438.7K followers, 377.3K engagements


"@Dr_DAO_ Adam Back who visited Epstein on his island and raised money from him that one"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2018847337020633126)  2026-02-04T00:41Z 438.6K followers, [---] engagements


"I just finished indexing the statements of literally every single major Bitcoin developer regarding quantum risk and let me tell you the results are not pretty almost every single senior/influential bitcoin dev / prior upgrade gatekeeper either explicitly denies the risk or thinks we have decades some acknowledge the risk but see no urgency to act the only ones who explicitly see the risk are _not_ the protocol gatekeepers. 100% of maintainers deny or are silent on the risk I have the receipts it's pointless to try and tell me the most important core devs secretly actually care. they don't."  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2018914182905593963)  2026-02-04T05:07Z 438.9K followers, 21.3K engagements


"I have been invested in a quantum readiness startup since [----] and did plenty of diligence through that process so I've been aware much longer than I've said anything publicly Also Matt hasn't actually published any public research on PQ readiness. He has just talked about it on the mailing list. The main people that have done stuff on PQ for Bitcoin are - hunter beast - jameson lopp - jonas nick - ethan heilman - tim ruffing - agustin cruz i've met with and talked with some of them. i've reviewed and analyzed all of it. if you think you are going to beat me through a lack of diligence you"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2018916067607802294)  2026-02-04T05:14Z 438.9K followers, [----] engagements


"If your argument hinges on me being too lazy to go looking you are going to lose Ive already spent hundreds of hours on this (as should be obvious from my substack posts). Couldnt pick a worse person to call lazy"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2019032108661080158)  2026-02-04T12:55Z 438.7K followers, 11.9K engagements


"@ellymelly You can reverse unwanted migration and there are historical examples but no one has the stomach for it"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2019033155555282976)  2026-02-04T12:59Z 438.9K followers, [----] engagements


"I have always acknowledged some (scattered) efforts are ongoing. I am aware of every effort. I've met with some of these people. You think I waded into this debate without even checking what the devs were up to facile My point is that you keep ignoring the consensus of the _most important and influential_ gatekeeper devs is that the risk is either a) nonexistent or b) not currently concerning and hence not motivation for action. yes some other devs such as yourself assign a higher risk/urgency which I do appreciate. however that is not the default view. this isn't even controversial I'll"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2019062058013114477)  2026-02-04T14:54Z 438.9K followers, [----] engagements


"Bitcoin developers are not concerned about quantum risk with receipts my latest on substack https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019099446131269878 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019099446131269878"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2019099446131269878)  2026-02-04T17:23Z 438.8K followers, 34.5K engagements


"I went through and catalogued everything that every major current bitcoin developer has said about quantum risk ever. And the results are pretty scary https://murmurationstwo.substack.com/p/bitcoin-developers-are-mostly-not https://murmurationstwo.substack.com/p/bitcoin-developers-are-mostly-not"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2019099609092813282)  2026-02-04T17:23Z 438.4K followers, [----] engagements


"people like matt corallo and adam back keep telling me that bitcoin developers are prioritizing quantum. so I went and found out what every developer has said about quantum risk their own words reveal a very different story. the most influential devs don't care"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2019100260321431877)  2026-02-04T17:26Z 438.6K followers, 30.4K engagements


"i brought the receipts bitcoin devs by and large do not care https://murmurationstwo.substack.com/p/bitcoin-developers-are-mostly-not https://murmurationstwo.substack.com/p/bitcoin-developers-are-mostly-not"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2019101127317315820)  2026-02-04T17:29Z 438.6K followers, [----] engagements


"Im aware theres minor mistakes in here Ill fix when I have the time"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2019104047073227012)  2026-02-04T17:41Z 438.6K followers, [----] engagements


"@getsqt Thats an unacceptable view if Q day is within a decade which I think it is (It will take a better part of a decade to transition)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2019121082066784389)  2026-02-04T18:49Z 438.9K followers, [---] engagements


"@KyleSamani @multicoin You had an all time run bud. Enjoy the time away"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2019156048947343474)  2026-02-04T21:08Z 438.5K followers, [----] engagements


"@lucasdcf @justh0dl then criticize it. read the mailing list. it has been ignored by almost all the important devs"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2019160277837660402)  2026-02-04T21:24Z 438.4K followers, [---] engagements


"@NYMag leftists realizing the bodycams they begged for for a decade are actually terrible for their cause"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2019172096564424993)  2026-02-04T22:11Z 438.7K followers, 58K engagements


"Bitcoin is 67k and the Brickell Ojo de Agua just charged me $30 for tacos I cant do this right now"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2019457376751960376)  2026-02-05T17:05Z 438.6K followers, 31.1K engagements


"$10 per taco something Simply must be done"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2019462076112982260)  2026-02-05T17:24Z 438.6K followers, 10.1K engagements


"@nikzh Coming around to your view after all these years lmao"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2019472032124039297)  2026-02-05T18:03Z 438.7K followers, [----] engagements


"@ArthurB Ive actually come around to hash based signatures. Introducing no new assumptions even with steep performance tradeoffs is very bitcoin coded"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2019475379996545399)  2026-02-05T18:17Z 438.7K followers, [----] engagements


"i can go on"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2019499783224791062)  2026-02-05T19:54Z 438.6K followers, 15.1K engagements


"@BradMichelson i live for that"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2019501175221981652)  2026-02-05T19:59Z 438.4K followers, [----] engagements


"@samstein how many murders do you wish had happened instead do you have a number"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2019504736689365228)  2026-02-05T20:13Z 438.4K followers, 21.5K engagements


"@cyounessi1 You are right though Bitcoin was at some point going to face a challenge and be forced to upgrade or die. Unclear which one devs are going to choose at this point. They seem to be leaning die"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2019536003598544896)  2026-02-05T22:17Z 438.5K followers, [----] engagements


"@BrainHarrington Haha what Do you have a link"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2019544603053916161)  2026-02-05T22:52Z 438.4K followers, 15.7K engagements


"@Le_Frontiersman Well not dismissing it as baseless FUD would help. Hes trying to have his cake and eat it too If its an issue honestly acknowledge it as one He cant. Hes captive to the maxis. He knows he cant refute their delusions"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2019548029569888599)  2026-02-05T23:05Z 438.4K followers, [---] engagements


"@INDIANHODL The slide in the tweet your responding to contains the word FUD [--] times And Im wary of his security council or whatever being a total nothingburger meant to deflect like the Bitcoin mining council (I remember because I was involved)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2019557263820878309)  2026-02-05T23:42Z 438.4K followers, [---] engagements


"@L7Weenie23 They can also upgrade much more easily"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2019557526329782360)  2026-02-05T23:43Z 438.4K followers, [---] engagements


"@L7Weenie23 Yup. PQ upgrades are underway all over. Cloudflare and Apple too. Already mostly migrated"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2019561009233686594)  2026-02-05T23:57Z 438.4K followers, [---] engagements


"@Dingledined @caprioleio NIST - the guys that set science and technology standards Or one guy that owns a lot of bitcoin and an analytics business Gee I wonder who is more credible on a physics question"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2019609893305741543)  2026-02-06T03:11Z 438.4K followers, [---] engagements


"@upuntil_dawn Everyone I block should receive a mild electric shock"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2019766992010379356)  2026-02-06T13:35Z 438.5K followers, [----] engagements


"@BehizyTweets @luisc $30 million versus $600 billion by US firms LMFAO"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2019775071707939314)  2026-02-06T14:07Z 438.5K followers, 11K engagements


"@TheDemocrats Brave or you to post this ahead of the midterms when the crypto super PAC has more cash than literally any other group"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2019778876755284343)  2026-02-06T14:23Z 438.5K followers, [----] engagements


"@_Checkmatey_ @caprioleio if the answer really is [----] best case (like NIST/NSA/the UK/the EU and many others thing) then we should transition today every key holder has to make a transaction on chain or lose their funds permanently how long would you want to give them to do that"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2019810232021688410)  2026-02-06T16:27Z 438.5K followers, [---] engagements


"@_Checkmatey_ yes in fact https://x.com/stevetipp/status/1962935033414746420 https://t.co/mGgItaybRE https://x.com/stevetipp/status/1962935033414746420 https://t.co/mGgItaybRE"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2019810791969702219)  2026-02-06T16:29Z 438.7K followers, 15.9K engagements


"@_Checkmatey_ you might think [--] bits is a long way from [---] bits and you'd be right but do you want to wager bitcoin's future on technology not progressing"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2019810959435743658)  2026-02-06T16:30Z 438.7K followers, [----] engagements


"@theonevortex @lopp power dynamics is what I wrote you dont need to soapbox about how the code works I obviously know that"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2019822188950598055)  2026-02-06T17:15Z 438.6K followers, [---] engagements


"@OliLondonTV it's obviously a satire of the woke/race/queer-obsessed musicals like hamilton that intentionally rewrite history to align with with progressive pathologies. lotta dumb people in this thread"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2019920672701706542)  2026-02-06T23:46Z 438.6K followers, 12.5K engagements


"not sure why but hype around the winter olympics seems like it's at an all time low. no household names in there except for vonn imo"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2019940540402528377)  2026-02-07T01:05Z 438.7K followers, 14.9K engagements


"@Iuvnriki she's still competing at age [--] with no ACL for some reason"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2019941323999179260)  2026-02-07T01:08Z 438.5K followers, [---] engagements


"@amazingmap this is why america is morally better and why we win. if you leaven disgraceful nihilists to their own devices they'll import the third world and ruin their culture"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2019943653506986033)  2026-02-07T01:17Z 438.9K followers, 11.9K engagements


"@juliey4 Even if the harm of seed oils was completely fictitious which it isnt cutting out seed oils is a guaranteed way to become healthier - because it means cutting out processed food But I suppose you would rather people stay fat metabolically ill and torpid"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2020115921906376936)  2026-02-07T12:42Z 438.7K followers, 17K engagements


"@jamestrogers @juliey4 Its literally the other way around. The industrial food lobby preferred cheaper shelf stable fats and persuaded everyone to quit animal fats. Anti seed oil sentiment is the delayed and minuscule reaction a century later"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2020116351851852200)  2026-02-07T12:44Z 438.6K followers, [---] engagements


"@crypto_bobby someone gave clawdbot 1k eth and said paint the chart"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2020172426714271746)  2026-02-07T16:26Z 438.6K followers, [----] engagements


"Guy who turns off the Super Bowl at halftime so his kids dont see bad bunny in a dress"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2020194660954828938)  2026-02-07T17:55Z 438.7K followers, 56.1K engagements


"People that watch the superbowl for the ads. Just go use the internet with Adblock off. You can see tons of ads. Go crazy"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2020198936355696889)  2026-02-07T18:12Z 438.5K followers, 10.1K engagements


"@Outin2025 That was a different and more benign era of cross dressing frankly"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2020230014147674599)  2026-02-07T20:15Z 438.6K followers, [----] engagements


"@brrrittnee I actually like bad bunnys music I walked out to his song titi me pregunto at my fight His politics on the other hand"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2020230229252522296)  2026-02-07T20:16Z 438.6K followers, [----] engagements


"@OpenSourceZone Werent they literally demanding these a couple weeks ago"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2020316528634126680)  2026-02-08T01:59Z 438.6K followers, [----] engagements


"chris' post is nonsense. unclear if it's a CYA exercise or if he's still trying to convince himself. also you don't have the luxury of "waiting to be right" in VC as he implies. you need to be right about a market during the 2-3 year fund deployment period. even if chris dixon thought is somehow vindicated in the future that doesn't justify what they did previously. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2020476081225039892 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2020476081225039892"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2020476081225039892)  2026-02-08T12:33Z 438.9K followers, 11.6K engagements


"@craigzLiszt Theyre actually scrolling brainrot. No one drinks and parties any more"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2020497935939838454)  2026-02-08T14:00Z 438.7K followers, 10.7K engagements


"@sytaylor Kills the per seat model though no"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2020498117007901017)  2026-02-08T14:01Z 438.6K followers, [----] engagements


"The market did all the talking and it spoke firmly. The perils of thesis driven investing All of that said I actually think now is the best ever time to invest in what was formerly known as web3. I do think we will get a breakout web3 social winner in this vintage precisely because its so hated (and because the underlying reason it ought to exist hasnt gone away)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2020498800536690775)  2026-02-08T14:03Z 438.7K followers, [----] engagements


"@AutismCapital If only he could have jestergooned in peace. this all started when those foids spiked his cortisol"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2020606045081817389)  2026-02-08T21:09Z 438.7K followers, 10.3K engagements


"@dallairedemers @apruden08 Google are just FUDsters"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2020675483222901153)  2026-02-09T01:45Z 438.7K followers, [---] engagements


"@alan__s66 @Breaking911 what do other countries in the western hemisphere have to do with the national football league super bowl"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2020691000482820508)  2026-02-09T02:47Z 438.7K followers, [----] engagements


"@alt1na1 Non Spanish speakers dont understand - his lyrics are absolutely filthy and degrading to women. Way worse than anything Ive heard in English speaking pop music"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2020857219152056655)  2026-02-09T13:48Z 438.7K followers, 25K engagements


"@LoisMcLatch Hes a third worldist fundamentally. Though his politics are not intelligible to many hes a generic anti colonial leftard who resents America and venerates communist regimes. Thats really the problem"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2020857923128135938)  2026-02-09T13:50Z 438.7K followers, 11.1K engagements


"@drstevebool @alt1na1 Bro I live in Miami I hear bad bunny every single day Yes Im being serious"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2020858749519315397)  2026-02-09T13:54Z 438.7K followers, [----] engagements


"@aubreystrobel Great sign that the industry should pivot to enterprise or b2b2c use cases. Still powering Consumer experiences but with the crypto element being invisible to the end user"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2020870696591626442)  2026-02-09T14:41Z 438.7K followers, [----] engagements


"I am pleased to see that flyover America has been enriched with Miamis primary cultural export"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2020887736975061040)  2026-02-09T15:49Z 438.7K followers, 11.8K engagements


"@KOCOMichael @957thegame Serious question how do they nail the timing like that"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2020889804464853079)  2026-02-09T15:57Z 438.7K followers, [----] engagements


"Someone needs to explain to me how they get the timing right to the second"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2020917199947350492)  2026-02-09T17:46Z 438.7K followers, [----] engagements


"@acnewsitics Go ask a Mexican if they consider themselves American lmao"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2020917461319598536)  2026-02-09T17:47Z 438.8K followers, 23.2K engagements


"@mikejgenta how do the planes know if the singer is going to dwell on a note for [--] or [--] seconds. there's so many aspects of the performance (or the lead up to it) that could introduce variance"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2020923805632430400)  2026-02-09T18:12Z 438.9K followers, [---] engagements


"@udiWertheimer knowing how to prompt well is and has been the entire difference between thinking AI is a useless gimmick and using it to increase your productivity 2-3x a lot of people stayed bad at their jobs because they refused to learn best prompting practices"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2021045189653995631)  2026-02-10T02:14Z 438.9K followers, [----] engagements


"@StalwartSt We are seeing the best Dutch compete at least"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2021185944330661982)  2026-02-10T11:34Z 438.7K followers, [--] engagements


"@austincampbell @MrBeast I dont buy the distribution thing. If it was that easy the top celebrities would run huge conglomerates and control all consumer spending . But they dont"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2021230519329943938)  2026-02-10T14:31Z 438.9K followers, [----] engagements


"@DeItaone What does Zuckerberg think about transubstantiation and the trinity"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2021231147557003432)  2026-02-10T14:33Z 438.8K followers, [----] engagements


"@chamath 4) require that colleges produce extremely clear data regarding per-major earnings outcomes for different cohorts to prospective students"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2021262540013961419)  2026-02-10T16:38Z 438.7K followers, [----] engagements


"@Sickjoke @austincampbell @MrBeast feastables is legit. big dif between converting a bunch of kiddos asking their parents for it and convincing teens to sign up to a neobank though"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2021281516504953023)  2026-02-10T17:54Z 438.9K followers, [--] engagements


"@jasveer10 Dont tweet hateful things about the country you would like be a guest in"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2021305459840319634)  2026-02-10T19:29Z 438.7K followers, 21.1K engagements


"@Ronitper this is false"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2021325057910309089)  2026-02-10T20:47Z 438.7K followers, 11.3K engagements


"there's things that would make my life immensely more comfortable with another $100b - 100% stress free private travel - army of assistants - all household tasks taken care of - never having to do an admin task or boring paperwork ever again - never having to wait in line or worry about getting a reservation these things are not accessible if you have a $2-3m nw. or even $10-20m"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2021336793535349234)  2026-02-10T21:33Z 438.7K followers, [----] engagements


"@lopp I don't think it follows. it looks like legalization has driven cannabis consumption way up. many of these users are teens who will experience permanent mental effects as a result (not really a thing with booze) https://x.com/esaagar/status/2020972172760711483 [--] million Americans are smoking weed 21+ days a month This is a full blown addiction crisis that even the NYT now says: "Its Time for America to Admit That It Has a Marijuana Problem" https://t.co/FRGWFg6Bt3 https://x.com/esaagar/status/2020972172760711483 [--] million Americans are smoking weed 21+ days a month This is a full"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2021337318716735732)  2026-02-10T21:35Z 438.7K followers, [----] engagements


"@moveincircles @JTLonsdale Remarkable that the BBC - meant to be dispassionate serving the public interest and paid for by the British public - is permitted to turn off comments for fear of the public complaining about migrant rape. Elon should forcibly override the function"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2021356017746133314)  2026-02-10T22:50Z 438.8K followers, 12.8K engagements


"@PickleRick543 @lukemulks Fine with me"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2021357369104667007)  2026-02-10T22:55Z 438.7K followers, [---] engagements


"@alex_prompter if he really believed what he was saying he would have stuck around and kept fighting the AI safety fight. he was in the literal best position on the planet to make an impact. but he quit to be a sadboi"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2021409229983318328)  2026-02-11T02:21Z 438.7K followers, 13.7K engagements


"@Mark___Taylor @Seccour_FR Im sure the elite special forces guys that flawlessly pulled off the most complex JSOC mission in history regret their participation now"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2021427719897219377)  2026-02-11T03:34Z 438.8K followers, [----] engagements


"@jaspion @RonFilipkowski @phildaian No all domestic issued stablecoins have to be backed 1:1 with short dated treasurys or cash ever since GENIUS passed this includes USD1. They can make money because they mostly dont pay interest to holders so they can make 3.5% at current t bill rates"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2021584206912950585)  2026-02-11T13:56Z 438.8K followers, [---] engagements


"@Nick65979825 Great Stay home"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2021758645730783501)  2026-02-12T01:29Z 438.8K followers, [--] engagements


"@NaomiSeibt @NickSzabo4 Soon all of Europe will be overrun except the Poles. Bless them"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2021784663266930848)  2026-02-12T03:13Z 438.8K followers, [----] engagements


"@TristanTzada @SpaghettiKozak Migrants are neither virtuous nor persecuted. Just craven opportunists"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2021796777448423520)  2026-02-12T04:01Z 438.8K followers, [---] engagements


"@BitTintin @auren he actually reversed himself later in [----] https://www.axios.com/2025/06/11/nvidia-nvda-ai-jensen-huang https://www.axios.com/2025/06/11/nvidia-nvda-ai-jensen-huang"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2022038352783200554)  2026-02-12T20:01Z 438.9K followers, [---] engagements


"Like I was saying millenials will be/are the peak IQ generation zoomers are ipad kids lobotomized gen alpha will be largely incapable of learning anything due to AI empirical data ("flynn effect") supports this. peak cohort in developed world was late 90s/early 00s (cohort born '85-'95) millenials will be/are the peak IQ generation zoomers are ipad kids lobotomized gen alpha will be largely incapable of learning anything due to AI empirical data ("flynn effect") supports this. peak cohort in developed world was late 90s/early 00s (cohort born '85-'95)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2019777308173746535)  2026-02-06T14:16Z 439K followers, 301.3K engagements


"what does it say about SF that known putin and epstein affiliate masha bucher was able to infiltrate the elite startup and VC world with such facility"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2020166464683081902)  2026-02-07T16:03Z 439K followers, 145.8K engagements


"Watched [--] minutes of Olympics yesterday and - Jake Paul was there - he is dating a Dutch speed skater - she promptly won the gold () That man has insane plot armor my goodness"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2021230222633254954)  2026-02-10T14:30Z 439K followers, 52.4K engagements


"At best smoking weed kills your motivation and makes you an unproductive dullard. At worst it triggers psychosis and schizophrenia. Decriminalizing was of the worst public health decisions of the last few decades There are significant mental health issues strongly connected with marijuana use. Especially for Men. People may not like to hear that but its the truth. Weve known about it now for years and its showing up more in the younger generations. https://t.co/pQvnYPvqLi There are significant mental health issues strongly connected with marijuana use. Especially for Men. People may not like"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2021308860930118010)  2026-02-10T19:42Z 439K followers, 119.2K engagements


"Never sought the approval of people like I buy rugs - glad I dont have it worst ppl in crypto: - ryan selkis - nic carter worst ppl in crypto: - ryan selkis - nic carter"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2021635977035284624)  2026-02-11T17:22Z 439K followers, 15.9K engagements


"My approach is and has always been - saying unpopular true things - speaking my truth always - being totally unencumbered at all times and never giving anyone leverage over me - not caring what anyone thinks This makes halfwits crazy but has always worked out. Keep wishing Ill stop I never will"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2021636344422748333)  2026-02-11T17:23Z 439K followers, [----] engagements


"the actors were quietly panicking about AI before but still retaining an outwarly disdainful attitude now they're just going to go into full on meltdown Seedance [---] kinda makes it hard for agencies and production houses to ignore AI now. https://t.co/20QMJTJl00 Seedance [---] kinda makes it hard for agencies and production houses to ignore AI now. https://t.co/20QMJTJl00"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2021652466937606434)  2026-02-11T18:28Z 439K followers, 39.1K engagements


"meanwhile on bluesky they're going to franticly repost ben affleck's latest diatribe in which he asserts that AI isn't actually good who are you going to believe me or your own lying eyes"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2021652757535674573)  2026-02-11T18:29Z 439K followers, [----] engagements


"@zapatas_mom Whenever you see tweets like this is just - a normal city but with LED lights on the buildings"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2021934026416906625)  2026-02-12T13:06Z 439K followers, 19.5K engagements


"NFT investment thesis 2026: what if the agents get really into NFTs but they have absolutely awful taste (because only humans have taste) so they get really into MAYC specifically could happen"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2021954596084887800)  2026-02-12T14:28Z 439K followers, 38K engagements


"I asked Chat what it appreciated most and it said: - Punks - Autoglyphs - Fidenza - Squiggles could be the start of something amazing fellas"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2021957457329717628)  2026-02-12T14:39Z 439K followers, [----] engagements


"Median voter i just found out chatgpt has a SUBSCRIPTION service WHO IS PAYING IM LAUGHING SO HARD RN i just found out chatgpt has a SUBSCRIPTION service WHO IS PAYING IM LAUGHING SO HARD RN"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2021978413163335797)  2026-02-12T16:03Z 439K followers, 61.9K engagements


"The level of cope out there from normies is incredible CEO of Hot Pockets says that most if not all meals will be fully replaced with Hot Pockets within the next [--] to [--] months CEO of Hot Pockets says that most if not all meals will be fully replaced with Hot Pockets within the next [--] to [--] months"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2022296818441187611)  2026-02-13T13:08Z 439K followers, 65K engagements


"Meanwhile https://x.com/sarthakgh/status/2022145859996254630s=46&t=ofqPdEWmk_-7zVIm7TZB4Q Spotify says its best developers havent written a single line of code since December Its co-CEO on earnings call: https://t.co/6jMV6HfJAh https://x.com/sarthakgh/status/2022145859996254630s=46&t=ofqPdEWmk_-7zVIm7TZB4Q Spotify says its best developers havent written a single line of code since December Its co-CEO on earnings call: https://t.co/6jMV6HfJAh"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2022297116924637452)  2026-02-13T13:09Z 439K followers, 18.7K engagements


"As Ive been saying were two orders of magnitude away. Are you feeling lucky 🚨 QUANTUM THREAT TIMELINE NARROWS Remember when breaking RSA-2048 required "millions of qubits" That number keeps shrinking. Iceberg Quantum just dropped a preprint claiming their Pinnacle Architecture can do it with [------] physical qubits. That's a 10x reduction from the https://t.co/N8UJ9oRp9W 🚨 QUANTUM THREAT TIMELINE NARROWS Remember when breaking RSA-2048 required "millions of qubits" That number keeps shrinking. Iceberg Quantum just dropped a preprint claiming their Pinnacle Architecture can do it with 100000"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2022346804281655744)  2026-02-13T16:27Z 439K followers, 109.5K engagements


"the log view shows this even more clearly"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2022358449003106718)  2026-02-13T17:13Z 439K followers, [----] engagements


"@Geiger_Capital @jonatanpallesen One of the greatest crimes ever perpetrated against the American people if not the single worst"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2022368487797146082)  2026-02-13T17:53Z 439K followers, 25.8K engagements


"@cecil_21m @yelowt5 @grok I literally did it in my article if you would take [--] minutes to read it"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2022370439662616872)  2026-02-13T18:01Z 439K followers, [---] engagements


"@TrungTPhan Ive been sooooo impressed with these guys. The downhill coverage has been incredible thanks to them. Amazing combo of tech and human skill"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2022380186600169930)  2026-02-13T18:39Z 439K followers, [----] engagements


"@constans Bunch of fake answers in this thread Real reason: it threatens their fake bs e-mail jobs"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2022393210170151028)  2026-02-13T19:31Z 439K followers, [----] engagements


"@prateekhh Literally the next tweet"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2022696439801851980)  2026-02-14T15:36Z 439K followers, [---] engagements


"@jamesob It doesnt matter Roadmap to CRQC is known. No use wasting time factoring small integers. Focus is on quantum supremacy experiments"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2022696771202552170)  2026-02-14T15:37Z 439K followers, [---] engagements


"@jawn_tweet @yelowt5 I know reading is hard give it another shot"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2022696904916603287)  2026-02-14T15:38Z 439K followers, [--] engagements


"The joint stock corporation was a 424-year experiment in shareholder governance conducted by the Dutch. The study is now complete. Thank you for your participation Sad day in NL the Dutch government is expected to pass a bill introducing a 36% tax on unrealized capital gains. This will destroy long-term strategies kill compounding effects & trigger a wealth exodus of biblical proportions. But they'll pass it anyway. Can't fix stupid. Sad day in NL the Dutch government is expected to pass a bill introducing a 36% tax on unrealized capital gains. This will destroy long-term strategies kill"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2022701749534904421)  2026-02-14T15:57Z 439K followers, 139K engagements


"AI makes podcasts MORE important not less AI means anyone can sound smart in written form But you cant fake verbal intelligence Verbalmaxxing speechmoggers will inherit the earth"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2022716902255071317)  2026-02-14T16:57Z 439K followers, 33.1K engagements


"karma doesn't drive markets but bitcoiners surely deserve it for - embracing DATs - idolizing a guy that sells $1 of Bitcoin for $1.50 to retail - believing in fantasies like "the four year cycle" and "stock to flow" or an ever growing MSTR premium - embracing apocalyptic self-serving ideologies like "hyperbitcoinization" - denying obvious realities like the fact that stablecoins stole the MoE crown from BTC - persisting in delusions like "the lightning network will work any day now" - spending dev resources on wasteful navel-gazing instead of fixing real problems"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2019497478534451684)  2026-02-05T19:44Z 439K followers, 117.2K engagements


"The we need unrestricted immigration for blue collar labor argument was always flimsy (net impact of chain migration is fiscally negative) but its completely and irretrievably false now. Except now we have 30m imminently unemployable illegal residents who will strain social services You eventually start to realize no job is safe. https://t.co/sCKmtg4B99 You eventually start to realize no job is safe. https://t.co/sCKmtg4B99"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2021719248096080323)  2026-02-11T22:53Z 439K followers, 122.1K engagements


"They are good at speedskating though"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2022710469157367867)  2026-02-14T16:32Z 439K followers, [----] engagements


"@santisiri @steipete @openclaw Why would the guy who invented the first agent orchestration framework torch his reputation to claim a mere $100k Genuinely idiotic reasoning"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2022714719262351423)  2026-02-14T16:49Z 439K followers, [----] engagements


"Holy shit. Bitcoin solves the quantum threat. https://t.co/qrf2AxTvxG Holy shit. Bitcoin solves the quantum threat. https://t.co/qrf2AxTvxG"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2022887126983901264)  2026-02-15T04:14Z 439K followers, 28.8K engagements


"@JasonBotterill Its the equivalent of watching the Industrial Revolution happen and thinking well who needs a mechanical loom anyway. Why bother with a steam engine"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2023024175380857110)  2026-02-15T13:18Z 439K followers, [----] engagements


"I just want a car that is 0% computer"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/1900293640628691015)  2025-03-13T21:11Z 438.9K followers, 12.6M engagements


"what happened in 2010-15 man. we were seized by some kind of faux frontiersman cult for urbanites. probably the worst cultural era in history: - stomp clap hey music. lumineers mumford & sons imagine dragons etc. awful. no redeeming qualities whatsoever - stipped down exposed brick burger halls with signs saying "eat" on reclaimed barnwood. dim edison bulbs. drinks served out of a mason jar - facial hair and flannel. bears and overdone mustaches popular with the soft urbanite types. lumberjack core - relatedly "manly" trinkets for dudes. beard oil. shaving kits. axes and leather aprons."  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/1952895112205238653)  2025-08-06T00:50Z 439K followers, 9.9M engagements


"there's $1m trapped in your phone you just have to tap the right cubes to get it out Options are too hard for normies Euphoria makes them easier with tap trading MegaETH https://t.co/rjjCJlYANU Options are too hard for normies Euphoria makes them easier with tap trading MegaETH https://t.co/rjjCJlYANU"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/1989083548608053320)  2025-11-13T21:30Z 439K followers, 621.8K engagements


"2025 is unironically worse because in [----] bad things were happening but crypto was the center of the action and the star of the show. You could ascribe negative price action to catalysts that you knew we were going to work through. Now crypto is the forgotten child with AI and the mag7 starring. Retail is focused on datacenters quantum and rare earth stocks. Crypto is trending down based on no catalysts just exhaustion and lack of attention and buyers and a long DAT hangover. Does this mean its over No just the [--] year cycle and alt szn are obsolete concepts. To make money you have to"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1989713072970178899)  2025-11-15T15:12Z 439K followers, 727.6K engagements


"No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one and love the other; or else he will hold to the one and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon. Matthew 6:24 KJV Ken Chang recently published a post entitled I wasted [--] years of my life in crypto in which he laments the capital destruction and financial nihilism that is seemingly inherent to the industry. People in crypto like to snicker about these types of ragequit articles remembering with glee the loud exits of historical figures like Mike Hearn or Jeff Garzik (and pointing out how much Bitcoin went up after). But"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/1998813611997745386)  2025-12-10T17:54Z 439K followers, 377.6K engagements


"Bitcoin developers are sleepwalking towards collapse Theres a huge amount of noise about the quantum risk to Bitcoin lately. Ive made my case in a long article but most people havent read it and are only getting brief snippets of the debate from X. http://x.com/i/article/2002222736454684673 http://x.com/i/article/2002222736454684673"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2002223319022776605)  2025-12-20T03:43Z 439K followers, 831.4K engagements


"I cant believe we black bagged a narco dictator without considering all available options first like paying an NGO $100b to put on queer musical theater productions in Caracas"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2007474172599869951)  2026-01-03T15:28Z 439K followers, 2.3M engagements


"Three things ruined CT [--]. Kaito/yaps/incentivized posting. You create a financial incentive for someone to post it creates more of it. Combine this with AI you get tons of slop. Now the median CT post is kaito slop. Much more noise. X may have taken this into account in their efforts to suppress CT. I dont blame them. [--]. Market maturity. The fun of CT was trenching and talking about 100x coins and so on. Now the growth in the industry is stablecoins and financial infra. Fun for VCs but not for ordinary trenchers. Less of a feeling that the common man is on a level playing field and can win if"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2011095541199917137)  2026-01-13T15:18Z 439K followers, 287.3K engagements


"I did tell you this was going to happen. Now you can keep yelling at me or re-prioritize this and fix the problem before it gets worse. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-16/mr-greed-and-fear-drops-bitcoin-btc-for-gold-on-quantum-threat https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-16/mr-greed-and-fear-drops-bitcoin-btc-for-gold-on-quantum-threat"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2012180472726454640)  2026-01-16T15:09Z 438.9K followers, 32.5K engagements


"one thing about bitcoin is when price goes up a lot you can sell it at market price. when you want to sell physical metals you're looking at a 10-20% spread Sold all my paper silver and went to sell some physical for the first time. Could go higher but honestly have only ever used this stuff as a make shift hammer. Dealer offered $90 and noted lots of people selling. Good luck. 🫡 https://t.co/2wELyg1fnQ Sold all my paper silver and went to sell some physical for the first time. Could go higher but honestly have only ever used this stuff as a make shift hammer. Dealer offered $90 and noted"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2015877536606015783)  2026-01-26T20:00Z 439K followers, 158.3K engagements


"honestly so weird that this is casually permitted. analysts at bulge brackets have spyware installed on their laptops so they don't make unauthorized trades. and members of congress just . do whatever they want all the time. Well this sucks. Senator Katie Britt just disclosed a purchase of JP Morgan $JPM while sitting on the Senate Banking committee $JPM is up now up 27% since her purchase But the worst part is you couldn't have even followed this. Because she violated the STOCK Act by https://t.co/65tI6xujt4 Well this sucks. Senator Katie Britt just disclosed a purchase of JP Morgan $JPM"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2016628831335993494)  2026-01-28T21:45Z 439K followers, 732.8K engagements


"Novo implies on the earnings call just now Galaxy had a client that sold $9b worth of bitcoin at least partially due to quantum Hooo buddy. To translate what @novogratz is saying here (via $GLXY earnings call this AM): The $9B block trade Galaxy did last quarter was for someone 1) early/rich (clearly) 2) smart 3) fairly concerned about $BTC Quantum Resistance https://t.co/iUsu1pvM17 Hooo buddy. To translate what @novogratz is saying here (via $GLXY earnings call this AM): The $9B block trade Galaxy did last quarter was for someone 1) early/rich (clearly) 2) smart 3) fairly concerned about"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2018698942083412050)  2026-02-03T14:51Z 439K followers, 520.7K engagements


"everyone knows there are minuscule scattered individual efforts Matt. what matters is the consensus of the most influential devs as is always the case with any upgrade again as you know. the last two major upgrades to Bitcoin took 7-8 years from first proposal to meaningful adoption on chain. the only named BIP pertaining to quantum is BIP360 and even that has not been co-signed by any major dev. and BIP360 is only a first of many many steps that need to be made. as you know the consensus among the most influential devs is that quantum is - not a real concern - only driven by investors -"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2018738122759045308)  2026-02-03T17:27Z 438.9K followers, 57.9K engagements


"@maxibitcat @saylor saylor simultaneously believes that [--]. I am a fudster for caring about bitcoin & quantum [--]. Bitcoin will magically "just upgrade" when the time is right not a serious thinker unfortunately"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2018915185457512946)  2026-02-04T05:11Z 439K followers, [----] engagements


"Matt is actually one of the more quantum concerned devs out there so credit to him He may be assuming other devs share his opinion. They dont Ive indexed every statement every bitcoin developer has made on quantum risk and guess what They are almost to a man completely apathetic as a group. Yes there are some exceptions. But the high priests the ones that matter to push upgrades through - are indifferent I dont understand where this meme about Bitcoin devs arent paying attention or working on Quantum came from but its really absurd. Cool I get that youre too lazy to go looking but the work is"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2019030818354610575)  2026-02-04T12:50Z 438.9K followers, 48K engagements


"@TheBlueMatt I couldn't travel to SF not a moral failure but I watched the talks name the high priests then you won't"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2019057843714900218)  2026-02-04T14:37Z 438.9K followers, [----] engagements


"@BitTradr they can update easily many of them are updating already. Apple and Cloudflare already did. it was trivial Bitcoin can't do that"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2019160616037228626)  2026-02-04T21:26Z 438.9K followers, [---] engagements


"A few days ago I told myself $55k would be a generational entry and I would back up the truck there. I expect my limit orders will be filled in an hour or two"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2019507198347653309)  2026-02-05T20:23Z 438.9K followers, 134.1K engagements


"Today in the annals of Saylor mental gymnastics Calling me a FUDster while simultaneously acknowledging the validity of my points"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2019549679009267952)  2026-02-05T23:12Z 438.9K followers, 35.8K engagements


"1. Dont call a valid concern FUD (obviously). Its childish and unbecoming. Embarrassing frankly on an earnings call especially when the stock is giga down that day. [--]. The [--] year timeline is an assertion and not a reasonable one at that It looks like hes pretending to do something while actually doing nothing and hoping the problem goes away https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019553497788670351 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019553497788670351"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2019553497788670351)  2026-02-05T23:27Z 438.9K followers, [----] engagements


"@BarryOnHere guy thinks poor foster kids from southie get into philips academy or groton"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2019627491355160712)  2026-02-06T04:21Z 439K followers, [----] engagements


"@BillAckman @qthomp @SecRubio Our next president hopefully"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2019757224629788854)  2026-02-06T12:57Z 439K followers, [----] engagements


"@jamesob @dallairedemers you should hedge by buying some QC stocks"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2019811420519743811)  2026-02-06T16:32Z 438.9K followers, [----] engagements


"Very good post People looking for a single catalyst are engaging in a kind of wishful thinking conditioned on FTX bad thing happened so it must be monocausal. If only we could identify the culprit we would have nothing left to worry about Except its a constellation of bad things some less resolvable than others What went wrong with crypto [--]. 10/10 slaughter (will I get sued if I mention Binance). [--]. Digital Asset Treasuries (DATs) hangover. [--]. Reversed flows from crime syndicates: major flows reversed after the DoJ indictment of the Cambodian Prince Group last October. [--]. Quantum What went"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2020128125439320467)  2026-02-07T13:30Z 438.9K followers, 86.7K engagements


"founders: diligence your GPs and angels GPs: diligence your LPs generally: do a quick google search before you take a meeting it's actually incredibly simple yet most people are pathologically incapable of doing it or have no integrity whatsoever and chose to turn a blind eye https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2020167480136597992 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2020167480136597992"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2020167480136597992)  2026-02-07T16:07Z 438.9K followers, 14.7K engagements


"Look I might be proven wrong again and again in my lifetime but decades after both you and me are dead I might be right. So take that"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2020500853413777451)  2026-02-08T14:11Z 439K followers, 26.3K engagements


"OpenAI winning the battle of the ads so far imo"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2020652100364161308)  2026-02-09T00:12Z 439K followers, 30.7K engagements


"Many are calling it the greatest flyover of all time I love how the timing was so perfect. The National Anthem finished and then came the trailing B-1 with full afterburners and wings swept. Beautiful choreography #SuperBowlLX 🎥 courtesy @957thegame https://t.co/RAXgyK7oTo I love how the timing was so perfect. The National Anthem finished and then came the trailing B-1 with full afterburners and wings swept. Beautiful choreography #SuperBowlLX 🎥 courtesy @957thegame https://t.co/RAXgyK7oTo"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2020872663980249536)  2026-02-09T14:49Z 438.9K followers, 34K engagements


"re that number of "only 10k quantum-vulnerable BTC" you are seeing reported today. as much as I respect Chris and his work at Coinshares he's wrong on this one. detailed thread on why: Re: the quantum threat to Bitcoin & blockchains there are two broad takes: (1) Quantum won't be relevant for a long time therefore there is no need for urgency. (2) Quantum is already relevant and we need to act with urgency. FWIW the actual quantum physicists and security Re: the quantum threat to Bitcoin & blockchains there are two broad takes: (1) Quantum won't be relevant for a long time therefore there is"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2020972230356947272)  2026-02-09T21:25Z 438.9K followers, 25.9K engagements


"You guys hated it when I made this argument how about longtime Bitcoin dev Ethan Heilman Just another fudster @apruden08 I want to provide a third take: [--]. Quantum might not be relevant for a long time but there is need for urgency. This is because making Bitcoin quantum safe will take a long time and quantum timelines are hard to predict. /1 @apruden08 I want to provide a third take: [--]. Quantum might not be relevant for a long time but there is need for urgency. This is because making Bitcoin quantum safe will take a long time and quantum timelines are hard to predict. /1"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2021007624289030480)  2026-02-09T23:45Z 438.9K followers, 32.4K engagements


"@adam3us @laurashin ignore Epstein island visitors"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2021032694549971248)  2026-02-10T01:25Z 439K followers, 27.5K engagements


"ok so "uphill skiing" is literally in this olympics lol. called ski mountaineering"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2021060650445992044)  2026-02-10T03:16Z 438.9K followers, [----] engagements


"@escapefrommelos Shes an evil traitor"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2021305800036118649)  2026-02-10T19:30Z 438.9K followers, [----] engagements


"@OleBeeM As I said I dont drink anymore. I stopped on 1/1"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2021357223499444664)  2026-02-10T22:54Z 438.9K followers, [---] engagements


"@InquisitiveUrsa @RonFilipkowski @phildaian Binance would have struck a revshare deal like they have with all the other stablecoins they put funds in - BUSD TUSD etc"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2021689413521027257)  2026-02-11T20:54Z 438.9K followers, [--] engagements


"RT @tomhschmidt: everyone is dunking on this nikita post and while i think the timeline is too aggressive the trend is correct and alread"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2021788060971639170)  2026-02-12T03:26Z 439K followers, [--] engagements


"@garrytan Is radical centrism where you continue to vote for the democrats that ruined California but do it in an epic and based way"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2021794919547838715)  2026-02-12T03:54Z 438.9K followers, [----] engagements


"@satofishi Thats where I was born believe it or not"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2021933332532011407)  2026-02-12T13:04Z 438.9K followers, [----] engagements


"@FortuneMagazine Shes also a traitor"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2021933758505791730)  2026-02-12T13:05Z 438.9K followers, [----] engagements


"@rokurota21 @TristanTzada @SpaghettiKozak I pay taxes for one. Enough to fund 10k welfare queens"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2021982117685780834)  2026-02-12T16:17Z 438.9K followers, [--] engagements


"@SimplyBitcoin @JeffBooth @PrestonPysh we need to make podcast equipment way more expensive"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2022086190091137098)  2026-02-12T23:11Z 439K followers, 18.2K engagements


"@cbspears i cant believe they went on like this for [--] minutes"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2022086266813394950)  2026-02-12T23:11Z 438.9K followers, [----] engagements

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