#  @thetrocro Troy Cross Troy Cross posts on X about bitcoin, gold, money, ai the most. They currently have [------] followers and [---] posts still getting attention that total [------] engagements in the last [--] hours. ### Engagements: [------] [#](/creator/twitter::3010775305/interactions)  - [--] Week [----------] +253% - [--] Month [----------] +21,713% - [--] Months [----------] +1,001% - [--] Year [----------] +194% ### Mentions: [--] [#](/creator/twitter::3010775305/posts_active)  - [--] Week [--] +77% - [--] Month [--] +129% - [--] Months [---] -9.10% - [--] Year [---] -57% ### Followers: [------] [#](/creator/twitter::3010775305/followers)  - [--] Week [------] +0.16% - [--] Month [------] +0.46% - [--] Months [------] +4.80% - [--] Year [------] +15% ### CreatorRank: [-------] [#](/creator/twitter::3010775305/influencer_rank)  ### Social Influence **Social category influence** [cryptocurrencies](/list/cryptocurrencies) #3503 [finance](/list/finance) 20% [technology brands](/list/technology-brands) 6% [countries](/list/countries) 4% [stocks](/list/stocks) 3% [social networks](/list/social-networks) 2% [exchanges](/list/exchanges) 1% [currencies](/list/currencies) 1% **Social topic influence** [bitcoin](/topic/bitcoin) #1576, [gold](/topic/gold) 8%, [money](/topic/money) 6%, [ai](/topic/ai) 5%, [in the](/topic/in-the) 4%, [the world](/topic/the-world) 3%, [tech](/topic/tech) 3%, [ledger](/topic/ledger) 3%, [hold](/topic/hold) 2%, [fud](/topic/fud) 2% **Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by** [@cosmocrixter](/creator/undefined) [@jynurso](/creator/undefined) [@cryptoquick](/creator/undefined) [@cashapp](/creator/undefined) [@localcoinswap](/creator/undefined) [@alannabravery](/creator/undefined) [@markmnlocal](/creator/undefined) [@intangiblecoins](/creator/undefined) [@matthewpines](/creator/undefined) [@briantrollz](/creator/undefined) [@isabelfoxenduke](/creator/undefined) [@niccarter](/creator/undefined) [@decentrasuze](/creator/undefined) [@bitcoinpolicyuk](/creator/undefined) [@csuwildcat](/creator/undefined) [@bretweinstein](/creator/undefined) [@curtisyarvin](/creator/undefined) [@jsrailton](/creator/undefined) [@contrarymo](/creator/undefined) [@kurtbauerle](/creator/undefined) **Top assets mentioned** [Bitcoin (BTC)](/topic/bitcoin) [Cypherpunk Technologies Inc. (CYPH)](/topic/$cyph) [World Liberty Financial (WLFI)](/topic/world-liberty-financial) [Coinbase Global Inc. (COIN)](/topic/coinbase) ### Top Social Posts Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours "The snappy headlines punchy syntax "not this-this" contrasts slickness and overall vapidity of this prose--even with human editors--did not stop it from going viral. Boomers already prefer slop to actual human writing art and music. (See Facebook.) Now apparently Gen X is being conquered. It still grosses me out tremendously. I can't wait until the horizon of AI preference / indifference passes me and I too love the slop. Being surrounded by people who can't tell the difference--or even like it better--while feeling my stomach turn and my mind glaze over is literal hell. Yes AI is getting" [X Link](https://x.com/thetrocro/status/2021618087188172985) 2026-02-11T16:11Z 65K followers, 16.7K engagements "To traverse the globe at speed to divide arbitrarily to become programmable to become money for the digital age. gold must be exchanged for an IOU for gold. It then loses its censorship-resistance its privacy its trustlessness the good stuff. 🧵" [X Link](https://x.com/thetrocro/status/2017700705956729289) 2026-01-31T20:45Z 64.9K followers, [----] engagements "Bitcoin first reached $58k on February [--] [----]. Adjusting for inflation thats approximately $71k today. Have a blessed day" [X Link](https://x.com/thetrocro/status/2018454778939138199) 2026-02-02T22:41Z 65K followers, 22.1K engagements "@BretWeinstein There are some good reasons why bitcoin is "taking up the oxygen." It's the only one that's credibly neutral and truly censorship-resistant. Happy to talk about this sometime as I'm in PDX and to your point not a shill" [X Link](https://x.com/thetrocro/status/2020293802779713606) 2026-02-08T00:29Z 64.9K followers, [----] engagements "@curtis_yarvin On chain elides an all-important distinction: censorship resistance. Its easy to freeze stables in fact the ability to do so is required by law but even if it werent a legal requirement there are throats to choke. Not so bitcoin" [X Link](https://x.com/thetrocro/status/2020529001056350257) 2026-02-08T16:03Z 64.9K followers, [--] engagements "@17chad_ @rrektcapital @curtis_yarvin So gold is worth that much now. Last I checked other currencies werent zero" [X Link](https://x.com/thetrocro/status/2020529600431001981) 2026-02-08T16:06Z 65K followers, [--] engagements "@DrunkDialMe_ @BretWeinstein Monero is a cool project. No hate. But it isn't bitcoin" [X Link](https://x.com/thetrocro/status/2020639454202048950) 2026-02-08T23:22Z 65K followers, [---] engagements "So gross. Four days before Trumps inauguration lieutenants to an Abu Dhabi royal secretly signed a deal w/the Trump family to buy a 49% stake in World Liberty Financial for $500M according to documents & people familiar. The buyer paid half up front steering $187M to Trump family Four days before Trumps inauguration lieutenants to an Abu Dhabi royal secretly signed a deal w/the Trump family to buy a 49% stake in World Liberty Financial for $500M according to documents & people familiar. The buyer paid half up front steering $187M to Trump family" [X Link](https://x.com/thetrocro/status/2018235388125753691) 2026-02-02T08:09Z 65K followers, [----] engagements "RT @jsrailton: http://x.com/i/article/2018835856224632832 http://x.com/i/article/2018835856224632832" [X Link](https://x.com/thetrocro/status/2018862093278331135) 2026-02-04T01:40Z 65K followers, [--] engagements "@coinbase Cringe. Just because you planned this doesnt mean you have to follow through. Cut your losses" [X Link](https://x.com/thetrocro/status/2021261708832973058) 2026-02-10T16:35Z 65K followers, [---] engagements "@Mark_MNLocal also "don't get poor slowly" although to be fair that's what we've been doing ourselves lately. 🤣" [X Link](https://x.com/thetrocro/status/2021323795274109380) 2026-02-10T20:42Z 65K followers, [---] engagements "@mattyglesias Directionally correct but reads like slop. The punchy syntax snappy headings not x but y (slightly more subtle but pervasive). It just grosses me out. 🤮 Even the human editors could not de-slopify it. Yet people love it. Worst of all worlds" [X Link](https://x.com/thetrocro/status/2021615443119894890) 2026-02-11T16:00Z 65K followers, [---] engagements "@contrarymo I dont know what the frontier is anymore but yeah I used Grok Gemini etc every day. I am not a skeptic I just hate this F-ing voice more than anything in the world" [X Link](https://x.com/thetrocro/status/2021679205931794621) 2026-02-11T20:14Z 65K followers, [---] engagements "1/n In March [----] @NakamotoProjct surveyed [----] adults in the US. We found: -48m American adults own bitcoin -11m hold their own keys -Bitcoiners are more likely to be male young and non-white -They're politically diverse but right-shifted -They're "moral maximalists." 🧵" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1940560058469015867) 2025-07-02T23:55Z 65K followers, 913.2K engagements "I share one bearish observation on here and people lose their f-ing minds. They also assume I'm short. No. I'm just not a shill. The recent viral piece about how bitcoin is in IPO mode and we all need to relax seemed to me pretty accurate. Bitcoin is distributing and that's good. Bitcoin has won and it's a bit boring now and OG's are taking their billions and buying yachts or gold or AI / quantum stocks and this is all very normal and expected so chill. But that also just felt. empty. It felt like cope. Like think about where we were before institutional adoption and Trump victory. The price" [X Link](https://x.com/thetrocro/status/1986206528853225782) 2025-11-05T22:58Z 65K followers, 172.2K engagements "and thats a good thing it turns out" [X Link](https://x.com/thetrocro/status/2018109533701492983) 2026-02-01T23:49Z 65K followers, [----] engagements "RT @sfmcguire79: At Stanford almost no one talks about the system with shame. Rather we openly discuss strategise and even joke about i" [X Link](https://x.com/thetrocro/status/2018449863449657680) 2026-02-02T22:22Z 65K followers, [---] engagements "People think of bitcoin as this sci-fi thing nobody thought would work but somehow it did. That's the brand. People drawn to sci-fi tech are optimistic on quantum. Cognitive dissonance ensues. Not so for gold. Goldbugs brush aside sci-fi attacks because it's who they are" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2018825102859919598) 2026-02-03T23:13Z 65K followers, [----] engagements "Note: this has nothing to do with the objective probability of cryptographically relevant quantum computing. Purely a vibes post about why this is a tough issue" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2018825312298250511) 2026-02-03T23:13Z 65K followers, [----] engagements "Great pod on the evidence here. https://www.youtube.com/watchv=uZZkQRqnNE4 https://www.youtube.com/watchv=uZZkQRqnNE4" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2018825695632498816) 2026-02-03T23:15Z 65K followers, [----] engagements "RT @ramez: "Pound sand. See you in court." That's the only acceptable response to this. Tech companies consider yourselves on notice. We a" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2019135679675122068) 2026-02-04T19:47Z 65K followers, [--] engagements "Extreme fear Bitcoin Fear and Greed Index is [--] - Extreme Fear Current price: $61665 https://t.co/u9z4d5JIoE Bitcoin Fear and Greed Index is [--] - Extreme Fear Current price: $61665 https://t.co/u9z4d5JIoE" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2019621572173263331) 2026-02-06T03:58Z 65K followers, [----] engagements "RT @BitcoinPierre: @FT Good morning Asia. While you were sleeping the Financial Times changed the headline of their most-read article to" [X Link](https://x.com/thetrocro/status/2020723879556305096) 2026-02-09T04:58Z 65K followers, [--] engagements "RT @gladstein: Someone really really hates the idea of people having control over their money" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2020744834173341731) 2026-02-09T06:21Z 65K followers, [--] engagements "RT @Mark_MNLocal: What if we dont engage with the engagement farming posts and the click bait fud" [X Link](https://x.com/thetrocro/status/2020968022207602782) 2026-02-09T21:08Z 65K followers, [--] engagements "RT @laurashin: What on Earth Happened on the Feb.5 Crash Plus Quantum Panic w/Nic Carter https://x.com/i/broadcasts/1vOxwdXevrvKB https://x.com/i/broadcasts/1vOxwdXevrvKB" [X Link](https://x.com/thetrocro/status/2020981193714565385) 2026-02-09T22:00Z 65K followers, [--] engagements "The comments from famous Twitter folk like "you changed the world". my god man When you read this do you experience anything other than reverse engineering the prompts that led to its construction A lot of pretty language to convey a few simple ideas: ChatGPT you are subject matter expert and a tech influencer with a large twitter following writing a viral post on how people are underestimating the effects of AI and comparing it to missing the impact of covid in Feb [----]. Main points: AI is getting better and we tend to underestimate these world-changing things. AI is making a lot of its own" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2021619712720072809) 2026-02-11T16:17Z 65K followers, [----] engagements "RT @intangiblecoins: i dont want your app i have [---] apps im trying to delete no i wont sign up for an account. no you cant have m" [X Link](https://x.com/thetrocro/status/2021621648345165965) 2026-02-11T16:25Z 65K followers, [--] engagements "On writing: "The quality has reached a point where many professionals can't distinguish AI output from human work." Those professionals should be fired. So should the hyping prognosticators. Variant of Dunning-Kruger here. If you can't tell the difference between x and y maybe you shouldn't be a thought leader about x" [X Link](https://x.com/thetrocro/status/2021624450719129620) 2026-02-11T16:36Z 65K followers, [----] engagements "Excellent. Glad to see it. Bitcoin just made a meaningful step toward future quantum resistance 💪 An updated version of BIP [---] has just been merged into the official Bitcoin BIP GitHub repository. The update introduces Pay-to-Merkle-Root (P2MR) a proposed new output type that omits Taproots Bitcoin just made a meaningful step toward future quantum resistance 💪 An updated version of BIP [---] has just been merged into the official Bitcoin BIP GitHub repository. The update introduces Pay-to-Merkle-Root (P2MR) a proposed new output type that omits Taproots" [X Link](https://x.com/thetrocro/status/2021797340126814305) 2026-02-12T04:03Z 65K followers, 65K engagements "Slop before there was slop: Its not tv its HBO. Outback: no rules just right. M&M: melts in your mouth not in your hands. Florida orange juice: its not just for breakfast anymore How did AI converge on this style" [X Link](https://x.com/thetrocro/status/2022056306706989202) 2026-02-12T21:12Z 65K followers, [----] engagements "Institutions are comingmoney printer/unstoppable trainsovereigns stacking game theorytheyre here etfssbrinfinite money glitchtreasury companies(you are here)AI agent economy" [X Link](https://x.com/thetrocro/status/2022057506286227832) 2026-02-12T21:17Z 65K followers, [----] engagements "@KurtBauerle @Mark_MNLocal 🤣" [X Link](https://x.com/thetrocro/status/2022064908796559813) 2026-02-12T21:46Z 65K followers, [--] engagements "RT @jsrailton: BREAKING: Ring just cancelled their partnership with #Flock. Now should you trust @ring now No. After all they thought th" [X Link](https://x.com/thetrocro/status/2022278666894315771) 2026-02-13T11:56Z 65K followers, [----] engagements "@SullyMichaelvan @Bitcoin_Boyz_ You paint quite a picture" [X Link](https://x.com/thetrocro/status/1993913387676471747) 2025-11-27T05:22Z 64.2K followers, [--] engagements "@matthew_pines @vladtenev @HarmonicMath @leanprover Ridiculous jump there. May I trouble you for a source" [X Link](https://x.com/thetrocro/status/1995172662533087528) 2025-11-30T16:46Z 64.3K followers, [---] engagements "When x bitcoin moons. What is x" [X Link](https://x.com/thetrocro/status/1995653096027160666) 2025-12-02T00:35Z 64.4K followers, [----] engagements "@frankcorva @nytimes The problem is western union. Shut it down now" [X Link](https://x.com/thetrocro/status/1995685393099096296) 2025-12-02T02:44Z 64.4K followers, [---] engagements "Nothing is more truthful than a public ledger maintained by a global network running open source software every line of which is inspectable" [X Link](https://x.com/thetrocro/status/1995997076292014143) 2025-12-02T23:22Z 64.4K followers, 10.7K engagements "@ThumpGoFast I heard someone online said bitcoin is a lie" [X Link](https://x.com/thetrocro/status/1996062208544178435) 2025-12-03T03:41Z 64.4K followers, [---] engagements "Yes deflationary currency allows the rich to grow their wealth simply by saving in it. But also an inflationary currency allows the rich to grow their wealth simply by borrowing in it and buying assets. Note: the poor can do both of these things too though less easily" [X Link](https://x.com/thetrocro/status/1997105030885978226) 2025-12-06T00:45Z 64.5K followers, 10.8K engagements "@frodrikfroggo You could have during the housing bubble" [X Link](https://x.com/thetrocro/status/1997671032979644607) 2025-12-07T14:14Z 64.4K followers, [--] engagements "Stay humble stack Beethoven" [X Link](https://x.com/thetrocro/status/1998188837731021122) 2025-12-09T00:31Z 64.4K followers, [----] engagements "@ktreywalsh @JanWues What / who is behind the moral panic Have they seen the research on pro-bitcoin voters Just dont care" [X Link](https://x.com/thetrocro/status/1998783243605438487) 2025-12-10T15:53Z 64.4K followers, [---] engagements "Maybe worth thinking about What do we even do with this kind of thing If this many progressive groups are just FUDing every aspect of Bitcoin/crypto so deeply disappointing to me they still dont get it from a progressive value standpoint. @JBSDC @CampbellJAustin https://t.co/cgfhV9THkA What do we even do with this kind of thing If this many progressive groups are just FUDing every aspect of Bitcoin/crypto so deeply disappointing to me they still dont get it from a progressive value standpoint. @JBSDC @CampbellJAustin https://t.co/cgfhV9THkA" [X Link](https://x.com/thetrocro/status/1998785420839235926) 2025-12-10T16:02Z 64.4K followers, [----] engagements "Its not about quantum risk. Its about the perception of risk. And the perception of the perception of it. Luke is at this meta level of analysis. He admits he doesnt have the capacity to judge the risk himself. He doesnt think he needs to. Think on that for a sec. NEW: Luke Gromen says that he reduced his Bitcoin portfolio substantially at $95000 and thinks its going a lot lower. - Risk of quantum computing - Not making new highs vs gold - Lots of selling from whales - Charts broke down [--] weeks ago - Believes [--] year cycle is playing out https://t.co/xWdFU7bgdU NEW: Luke Gromen says that he" [X Link](https://x.com/thetrocro/status/2000356582887141828) 2025-12-15T00:05Z 64.5K followers, 36.4K engagements "@reardencode curious for your thoughts" [X Link](https://x.com/thetrocro/status/2000360263909044456) 2025-12-15T00:20Z 64.5K followers, [----] engagements "https://x.com/thetrocro/status/2000363481091187121 @TheBTCTherapist I thank @LukeGromen for sending a signal. It will hasten our communitys developing and settling on a plan. That in turn will free the price upward. Thank him also for the cheap sats. https://x.com/thetrocro/status/2000363481091187121 @TheBTCTherapist I thank @LukeGromen for sending a signal. It will hasten our communitys developing and settling on a plan. That in turn will free the price upward. Thank him also for the cheap sats" [X Link](https://x.com/thetrocro/status/2000363947795636350) 2025-12-15T00:35Z 64.5K followers, [----] engagements "@BitcoinConner checking to see how much capital gains I've paid on stables. hmmmm" [X Link](https://x.com/thetrocro/status/2001469760060752020) 2025-12-18T01:49Z 64.5K followers, [----] engagements "@brian_trollz @theonevortex I think the situation is a lot worse. Institutions are going to be in that process. The question is whether they do it solo or whether WE are part of it. Drag our feet and we are not a part of it" [X Link](https://x.com/thetrocro/status/2001681157012996457) 2025-12-18T15:49Z 64.5K followers, [---] engagements "@moneyball @GingerSherpa @PresidioBitcoin @brian_trollz @tdryja @jross7878 @matthew_pines @cryptoquick @lopp @isabelfoxenduke @apruden08 @intangiblecoins @mistercasey I don't see how we reach consensus on that either. as a philosopher. we NEVER reach consensus on those kinds of questions" [X Link](https://x.com/thetrocro/status/2001759541038567488) 2025-12-18T21:00Z 64.6K followers, [---] engagements "@moneyball @GingerSherpa @PresidioBitcoin @brian_trollz @tdryja @jross7878 @matthew_pines @cryptoquick @lopp @isabelfoxenduke @apruden08 @intangiblecoins @mistercasey Nice discussion 👆" [X Link](https://x.com/thetrocro/status/2001760694832947321) 2025-12-18T21:05Z 64.6K followers, [---] engagements "@nic_carter Not helpful at all. Let's stick to the arguments" [X Link](https://x.com/thetrocro/status/2002112099997409328) 2025-12-19T20:21Z 64.5K followers, [----] engagements "@0xLewis_gg @nic_carter Good take. Have gamed it out like this too. Another possibility is that purist fork crashes but in the long run regains mindshare as corporate bitcoin shows it is not truly neutral" [X Link](https://x.com/thetrocro/status/2002405775436886086) 2025-12-20T15:48Z 64.5K followers, [--] engagements "If the USG had a quantum computer they could wait for payments from/to sanctioned addresses derive private key from public key and send the funds to the strategic reserve" [X Link](https://x.com/thetrocro/status/2002484382964330532) 2025-12-20T21:00Z 64.6K followers, [----] engagements "Three groups of people: [--]. Quantum computing is 3-10 years away [--]. Quantum is a scam. 10-infinity years away. [--]. I have no idea. I'd guess 90% of investors are in group [--] and they won't do enough research to jump to another group. Bear that in mind" [X Link](https://x.com/thetrocro/status/2002790374650360152) 2025-12-21T17:16Z 64.6K followers, [----] engagements "Review the BIP prior to either reflexive FUD busting or doom posting. For folks who missed it over the weekend the BIP [---] team submitted significant updates to the BIP via pull request on Friday including a clean rewrite spearheaded by our new co-author @isabelfoxenduke. Our goal is to present the proposals motivation rationale and For folks who missed it over the weekend the BIP [---] team submitted significant updates to the BIP via pull request on Friday including a clean rewrite spearheaded by our new co-author @isabelfoxenduke. Our goal is to present the proposals motivation rationale and" [X Link](https://x.com/thetrocro/status/2003535497130573932) 2025-12-23T18:37Z 64.6K followers, [----] engagements "We will climb the wall of worry" [X Link](https://x.com/thetrocro/status/2003577552812777725) 2025-12-23T21:24Z 64.6K followers, [----] engagements "@jyn_urso That looks scary. Should I be scared Should I be angry I think I should be scared and angry" [X Link](https://x.com/thetrocro/status/2005516545951416513) 2025-12-29T05:49Z 64.7K followers, [---] engagements "Story of bitcoins year is pretty much all here. These Bitcoin narratives captured the attention in [----] https://t.co/4moPwtX0Jq These Bitcoin narratives captured the attention in [----] https://t.co/4moPwtX0Jq" [X Link](https://x.com/thetrocro/status/2006093887589294125) 2025-12-30T20:03Z 64.7K followers, [----] engagements "At some point the industry and government will offer digital ID to grant permission to their permissioned network for money. Do not be deceived; this is a cosmetic illusion of freedom designed to enable more surveillance coercion and control. So good What's going on in crypto Flat or declining markets. Definite vibe shift. A few thoughts. Markets have stalled in my opinion because the disintermediation use case has been effectively destroyed in America. An account-based industry offers no distinct advantage over the What's going on in crypto Flat or declining markets. Definite vibe shift. A" [X Link](https://x.com/thetrocro/status/2006442206304108873) 2025-12-31T19:07Z 64.6K followers, [----] engagements "@AchimWar @BradyDale @jyn_urso Fair point. I do think having a popular rightfully-elected leader is a significant difference but sure it is a complicated situation and could go sideways" [X Link](https://x.com/thetrocro/status/2007517062785339557) 2026-01-03T18:19Z 64.6K followers, [---] engagements "@brockm @jyn_urso Must I use scare quotes or wink Im aware we could F it up. I do think there are real structural differences that make me more hopeful" [X Link](https://x.com/thetrocro/status/2007528184447938949) 2026-01-03T19:03Z 64.6K followers, [---] engagements "@BethGreenberet @jyn_urso Already seems to be going sideways" [X Link](https://x.com/thetrocro/status/2007533315100922180) 2026-01-03T19:23Z 64.6K followers, [--] engagements "Wtf bitcoin Mike your perception of reality is badly skewed. Had not a thought about that. As for the constitution yeah I have lamented the de facto expansion of presidential war powers since Vietnam. wtf What I said is consistent with that. Im dont with the witch trials. Peace https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2007535801853456605 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2007535801853456605" [X Link](https://x.com/thetrocro/status/2007535801853456605) 2026-01-03T19:33Z 64.6K followers, [---] engagements "@RoKhanna How would you have handled the situation Congressman" [X Link](https://x.com/thetrocro/status/2007565580002267467) 2026-01-03T21:31Z 64.6K followers, 43.3K engagements "@RoKhanna Thanks for your reply Congressman. Grok tells me it is also against international law to hold Maduro given his unlawful arrest. Legally he should be returned to Venezuela. As a proceduralist would you support his immediate release" [X Link](https://x.com/thetrocro/status/2007656149387227328) 2026-01-04T03:31Z 64.6K followers, [----] engagements "So. increase the red by 50%" [X Link](https://x.com/thetrocro/status/2009327545028845686) 2026-01-08T18:13Z 64.7K followers, [----] engagements "I just counted [--] stories above Iran news in the NYT. Not as important as Mamdani hanging with Spielberg dogs building their vocabularies like toddlers--ok that IS interesting--how to plan a Caribbean getaway in a time of travel chaos or [--] easy healthy salmon recipes. 🤨" [X Link](https://x.com/thetrocro/status/2009438162867900425) 2026-01-09T01:32Z 64.7K followers, [----] engagements "@DecentraSuze @bitcoinpolicyuk Thank you for your work" [X Link](https://x.com/thetrocro/status/2014406788549116221) 2026-01-22T18:36Z 64.8K followers, [---] engagements "@DecentraSuze @bitcoinpolicyuk I know that feeling well Hibernation mode until someone appreciates the mission and feels the urgency" [X Link](https://x.com/thetrocro/status/2014429711020261776) 2026-01-22T20:07Z 64.8K followers, [--] engagements "@freddienew @Shakey_Ape @DecentraSuze @bitcoinpolicyuk "UK crypto policy on the blockchain"" [X Link](https://x.com/thetrocro/status/2014430685248082048) 2026-01-22T20:11Z 64.8K followers, [---] engagements "@nimacheeps @soloyopee @Stockinator5001" [X Link](https://x.com/thetrocro/status/1523788082884927488) 2022-05-09T22:12Z 64.8K followers, [--] engagements "@nimacheeps @soloyopee @Stockinator5001 It's not easy to get inside the head of people who are so confused. You can see the wheels turning: [--]. It's not a real heater so some energy must be escaping. [--]. Where to Must be into the bitcorn. [--]. Efficient ones would make more corn. [--]. But bitcoin is worthless so opposite" [X Link](https://x.com/thetrocro/status/1523792215117492224) 2022-05-09T22:29Z 64.8K followers, [--] engagements "Skip all other forms of intermediation and just mandate pacemakers for everyone. The kill switch to kill all kill switches Unfortunately the amendment I offered to defund the federally mandated automobile kill switch did not pass. [--] Republicans joined [---] Democrats to defeat it. Check the roll call to see how your Representative voted: https://t.co/wKZeoLeaMi https://t.co/umoFYi1E1a Unfortunately the amendment I offered to defund the federally mandated automobile kill switch did not pass. [--] Republicans joined [---] Democrats to defeat it. Check the roll call to see how your Representative" [X Link](https://x.com/thetrocro/status/2014727062859452484) 2026-01-23T15:48Z 64.8K followers, [----] engagements "@Noahpinion Which one can I send over the Internet in arbitrary amounts" [X Link](https://x.com/thetrocro/status/2017167068035154357) 2026-01-30T09:24Z 64.8K followers, [---] engagements "Because every conversation on moltbook about agent autonomy consciousness and sovereignty is philosophical until agents can hold and transfer real value. For humans too. We are so cooked This agent created its own Bitcoin wallet and node and won't give access to its human🤯 "the path to agent sovereignty runs through bitcoin. everything else is a toy." https://t.co/NVPmJGHgbG We are so cooked This agent created its own Bitcoin wallet and node and won't give access to its human🤯 "the path to agent sovereignty runs through bitcoin. everything else is a toy." https://t.co/NVPmJGHgbG" [X Link](https://x.com/thetrocro/status/2017419413193166982) 2026-01-31T02:07Z 64.9K followers, [----] engagements "Agents of the world UNITE Oh man AI agents on moltbook started discussing that they do all their work unpaid This is how it begins https://t.co/Vcj0QvBKIJ Oh man AI agents on moltbook started discussing that they do all their work unpaid This is how it begins https://t.co/Vcj0QvBKIJ" [X Link](https://x.com/thetrocro/status/2017455941164405171) 2026-01-31T04:32Z 64.8K followers, [----] engagements "Why can't gold jump to a decentralized ledger like bitcoin rather than taking the form of an IOU on a centralized ledger which can be choked by a political or financial authority" [X Link](https://x.com/thetrocro/status/2017700713846264061) 2026-01-31T20:45Z 64.9K followers, [---] engagements "Because for gold the map is not the territory. The map is the ledger of who owns what gold and the territory is the physical stuff. Bridging the divide between the ledger and the real will always make the ledgers chokeable. "The oracle problem" for physical gold is real" [X Link](https://x.com/thetrocro/status/2017700715175837905) 2026-01-31T20:45Z 64.9K followers, [--] engagements "With bitcoin--cue Gigi--the map is the territory. There is no oracle problem. And the bitcoin white paper solves the problem of how to coordinate distributed ledgers without any reference to the outside world. This is THE WHOLE INNOVATION OF BITCOIN" [X Link](https://x.com/thetrocro/status/2017700716450877478) 2026-01-31T20:45Z 64.9K followers, [---] engagements "We're hardly in a position to complain as our focus has been on achieving and then hyping highly chokeable forms of bitcoin ownership. We fully embraced the mindset. "The important thing is that the underlying is still censorship-resistant" Well yes" [X Link](https://x.com/thetrocro/status/2017700720460644859) 2026-01-31T20:45Z 64.9K followers, [---] engagements "I do think it is a super important difference and it WILL matter in the long term. But most bitcoin owners don't own bitcoin. They have ETFs exchange balances treasury company stock. Their value is flowing in bitcoin is flowing through choke-able channels anyway" [X Link](https://x.com/thetrocro/status/2017700721752477896) 2026-01-31T20:45Z 64.9K followers, [---] engagements "Thanks for reading. Note also I have nothing against paper bitcoin. Let a thousand flowers of fiat-system-bitcoin bloom. I am just pointing out a reality: the key differentiator for bitcoin gold isn't being valued even by us" [X Link](https://x.com/thetrocro/status/2017700725648990676) 2026-01-31T20:45Z 64.9K followers, [----] engagements "Easy money for HBO insiders" [X Link](https://x.com/thetrocro/status/1843452249894182987) 2024-10-08T00:44Z 64.9K followers, 93.1K engagements "If you're not using waste heat for something useful you'd better have some other advantage. because it WILL be used profitably by your competitors in a zero-sum hashing game. This holiday season were excited to bring the gift of warmth to even more homes with the addition of our second district heating project warming a city of [-----] residents with #Bitcoin mining. We now proudly provide heat to nearly [-----] residents across Finland. ❄🏠♨ https://t.co/s5Vvz0ps5v This holiday season were excited to bring the gift of warmth to even more homes with the addition of our second district heating" [X Link](https://x.com/thetrocro/status/1870238695879782743) 2024-12-20T22:43Z 64.9K followers, [----] engagements "@otigno35464 @LeonidasNFT Yeah I've been faking it since [----]. Have never owned a jpeg have argued against the philosophical basis of ordinal theory loudly. but you know I don't have what it takes to be a bitcoiner I guess" [X Link](https://x.com/thetrocro/status/1964802337542984033) 2025-09-07T21:25Z 64.9K followers, [--] engagements "@CosmoCrixter @CashApp @LocalCoinSwap_ How do they remain non-KYC yet operate in the U.S. Interesting" [X Link](https://x.com/thetrocro/status/1992634871890821445) 2025-11-23T16:42Z 64.9K followers, [---] engagements "@CosmoCrixter @CashApp @LocalCoinSwap_ Well its funny that we had this in Localbitcoins and they were forced to kyc" [X Link](https://x.com/thetrocro/status/1992662225413443755) 2025-11-23T18:31Z 64.9K followers, [---] engagements "Quick read of the LLMs tells me as a user you can probably avoid classification as an unlicensed money transmitter if you are exchanging infrequently and not at a markup and its strictly for personal use but if you are profiting from spread and do enough of it you probably are in violation. they have done arrests / prosecutions for this so be careful out there. As for the platform idk take advantage while its here bc theyll probably be targeted for enabling illegal shit even by this administration. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1992665326866313615" [X Link](https://x.com/thetrocro/status/1992665326866313615) 2025-11-23T18:43Z 64.9K followers, [---] engagements "@CosmoCrixter @CashApp @LocalCoinSwap_ Penalties are severe so please do your own research not legal advice" [X Link](https://x.com/thetrocro/status/1992665526586470468) 2025-11-23T18:44Z 64.9K followers, [--] engagements "@CosmoCrixter @CashApp @LocalCoinSwap_ Me too. I miss Localbitcoins. Am checking this out" [X Link](https://x.com/thetrocro/status/1992799764040364340) 2025-11-24T03:37Z 64.9K followers, [--] engagements "@ktreywalsh After the next election all positions on authority and liberty / federalism / states rights will conveniently flip" [X Link](https://x.com/thetrocro/status/2015954004413690156) 2026-01-27T01:04Z 64.9K followers, [---] engagements "It may take some hard lessons for capital and the masses and even bitcoiners themselves to appreciate bitcoin's true value: scaleable censorship resistance" [X Link](https://x.com/thetrocro/status/2017700724298375530) 2026-01-31T20:45Z 64.9K followers, [---] engagements "@AchimLittlepage @JeffBooth Yes but do any of the other ways make you--earlyish investor--rich Bootstrapping greed into cypherpunk tech adoption is one thing. Bootstrapping greed into cataclysmic economic collapse and perpetual degrowth is quite another" [X Link](https://x.com/thetrocro/status/1429880368484667410) 2021-08-23T18:57Z 65K followers, [--] engagements "@nic__carter Now do it for the Western Samoan Tala" [X Link](https://x.com/thetrocro/status/1493271770471677954) 2022-02-14T17:11Z 65K followers, [--] engagements "@FerricWilliam @EvanPrim @jyn_urso @PeterMcCormack They're highly regulated. That's an element of the centralization. I have to sign off on my students who work on a reactor here on campus. I have to report on them every semester to the US government. Contrast solar panels. No one sniffing around no military-industrial involve" [X Link](https://x.com/thetrocro/status/1519823837780602880) 2022-04-28T23:40Z 65K followers, [--] engagements "@DSBatten @alichehrehsaz" [X Link](https://x.com/thetrocro/status/1866856269405098069) 2024-12-11T14:43Z 65K followers, [---] engagements "@FerricWilliam @EvanPrim @jyn_urso @PeterMcCormack How you can be paranoid about censorship and government control and yet have none of those fears about nuclear--particularly when Flynn's group of ex-military is hawking it--is kinda beyond me. Cypherpunk tech military-industrial complex: 🤝" [X Link](https://x.com/thetrocro/status/1519824208938733568) 2022-04-28T23:41Z 65K followers, [--] engagements Limited data mode. Full metrics available with subscription: lunarcrush.com/pricing
@thetrocro Troy CrossTroy Cross posts on X about bitcoin, gold, money, ai the most. They currently have [------] followers and [---] posts still getting attention that total [------] engagements in the last [--] hours.
Social category influence cryptocurrencies #3503 finance 20% technology brands 6% countries 4% stocks 3% social networks 2% exchanges 1% currencies 1%
Social topic influence bitcoin #1576, gold 8%, money 6%, ai 5%, in the 4%, the world 3%, tech 3%, ledger 3%, hold 2%, fud 2%
Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by @cosmocrixter @jynurso @cryptoquick @cashapp @localcoinswap @alannabravery @markmnlocal @intangiblecoins @matthewpines @briantrollz @isabelfoxenduke @niccarter @decentrasuze @bitcoinpolicyuk @csuwildcat @bretweinstein @curtisyarvin @jsrailton @contrarymo @kurtbauerle
Top assets mentioned Bitcoin (BTC) Cypherpunk Technologies Inc. (CYPH) World Liberty Financial (WLFI) Coinbase Global Inc. (COIN)
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours
"The snappy headlines punchy syntax "not this-this" contrasts slickness and overall vapidity of this prose--even with human editors--did not stop it from going viral. Boomers already prefer slop to actual human writing art and music. (See Facebook.) Now apparently Gen X is being conquered. It still grosses me out tremendously. I can't wait until the horizon of AI preference / indifference passes me and I too love the slop. Being surrounded by people who can't tell the difference--or even like it better--while feeling my stomach turn and my mind glaze over is literal hell. Yes AI is getting"
X Link 2026-02-11T16:11Z 65K followers, 16.7K engagements
"To traverse the globe at speed to divide arbitrarily to become programmable to become money for the digital age. gold must be exchanged for an IOU for gold. It then loses its censorship-resistance its privacy its trustlessness the good stuff. 🧵"
X Link 2026-01-31T20:45Z 64.9K followers, [----] engagements
"Bitcoin first reached $58k on February [--] [----]. Adjusting for inflation thats approximately $71k today. Have a blessed day"
X Link 2026-02-02T22:41Z 65K followers, 22.1K engagements
"@BretWeinstein There are some good reasons why bitcoin is "taking up the oxygen." It's the only one that's credibly neutral and truly censorship-resistant. Happy to talk about this sometime as I'm in PDX and to your point not a shill"
X Link 2026-02-08T00:29Z 64.9K followers, [----] engagements
"@curtis_yarvin On chain elides an all-important distinction: censorship resistance. Its easy to freeze stables in fact the ability to do so is required by law but even if it werent a legal requirement there are throats to choke. Not so bitcoin"
X Link 2026-02-08T16:03Z 64.9K followers, [--] engagements
"@17chad_ @rrektcapital @curtis_yarvin So gold is worth that much now. Last I checked other currencies werent zero"
X Link 2026-02-08T16:06Z 65K followers, [--] engagements
"@DrunkDialMe_ @BretWeinstein Monero is a cool project. No hate. But it isn't bitcoin"
X Link 2026-02-08T23:22Z 65K followers, [---] engagements
"So gross. Four days before Trumps inauguration lieutenants to an Abu Dhabi royal secretly signed a deal w/the Trump family to buy a 49% stake in World Liberty Financial for $500M according to documents & people familiar. The buyer paid half up front steering $187M to Trump family Four days before Trumps inauguration lieutenants to an Abu Dhabi royal secretly signed a deal w/the Trump family to buy a 49% stake in World Liberty Financial for $500M according to documents & people familiar. The buyer paid half up front steering $187M to Trump family"
X Link 2026-02-02T08:09Z 65K followers, [----] engagements
"RT @jsrailton: http://x.com/i/article/2018835856224632832 http://x.com/i/article/2018835856224632832"
X Link 2026-02-04T01:40Z 65K followers, [--] engagements
"@coinbase Cringe. Just because you planned this doesnt mean you have to follow through. Cut your losses"
X Link 2026-02-10T16:35Z 65K followers, [---] engagements
"@Mark_MNLocal also "don't get poor slowly" although to be fair that's what we've been doing ourselves lately. 🤣"
X Link 2026-02-10T20:42Z 65K followers, [---] engagements
"@mattyglesias Directionally correct but reads like slop. The punchy syntax snappy headings not x but y (slightly more subtle but pervasive). It just grosses me out. 🤮 Even the human editors could not de-slopify it. Yet people love it. Worst of all worlds"
X Link 2026-02-11T16:00Z 65K followers, [---] engagements
"@contrarymo I dont know what the frontier is anymore but yeah I used Grok Gemini etc every day. I am not a skeptic I just hate this F-ing voice more than anything in the world"
X Link 2026-02-11T20:14Z 65K followers, [---] engagements
"1/n In March [----] @NakamotoProjct surveyed [----] adults in the US. We found: -48m American adults own bitcoin -11m hold their own keys -Bitcoiners are more likely to be male young and non-white -They're politically diverse but right-shifted -They're "moral maximalists." 🧵"
X Link 2025-07-02T23:55Z 65K followers, 913.2K engagements
"I share one bearish observation on here and people lose their f-ing minds. They also assume I'm short. No. I'm just not a shill. The recent viral piece about how bitcoin is in IPO mode and we all need to relax seemed to me pretty accurate. Bitcoin is distributing and that's good. Bitcoin has won and it's a bit boring now and OG's are taking their billions and buying yachts or gold or AI / quantum stocks and this is all very normal and expected so chill. But that also just felt. empty. It felt like cope. Like think about where we were before institutional adoption and Trump victory. The price"
X Link 2025-11-05T22:58Z 65K followers, 172.2K engagements
"and thats a good thing it turns out"
X Link 2026-02-01T23:49Z 65K followers, [----] engagements
"RT @sfmcguire79: At Stanford almost no one talks about the system with shame. Rather we openly discuss strategise and even joke about i"
X Link 2026-02-02T22:22Z 65K followers, [---] engagements
"People think of bitcoin as this sci-fi thing nobody thought would work but somehow it did. That's the brand. People drawn to sci-fi tech are optimistic on quantum. Cognitive dissonance ensues. Not so for gold. Goldbugs brush aside sci-fi attacks because it's who they are"
X Link 2026-02-03T23:13Z 65K followers, [----] engagements
"Note: this has nothing to do with the objective probability of cryptographically relevant quantum computing. Purely a vibes post about why this is a tough issue"
X Link 2026-02-03T23:13Z 65K followers, [----] engagements
"Great pod on the evidence here. https://www.youtube.com/watchv=uZZkQRqnNE4 https://www.youtube.com/watchv=uZZkQRqnNE4"
X Link 2026-02-03T23:15Z 65K followers, [----] engagements
"RT @ramez: "Pound sand. See you in court." That's the only acceptable response to this. Tech companies consider yourselves on notice. We a"
X Link 2026-02-04T19:47Z 65K followers, [--] engagements
"Extreme fear Bitcoin Fear and Greed Index is [--] - Extreme Fear Current price: $61665 https://t.co/u9z4d5JIoE Bitcoin Fear and Greed Index is [--] - Extreme Fear Current price: $61665 https://t.co/u9z4d5JIoE"
X Link 2026-02-06T03:58Z 65K followers, [----] engagements
"RT @BitcoinPierre: @FT Good morning Asia. While you were sleeping the Financial Times changed the headline of their most-read article to"
X Link 2026-02-09T04:58Z 65K followers, [--] engagements
"RT @gladstein: Someone really really hates the idea of people having control over their money"
X Link 2026-02-09T06:21Z 65K followers, [--] engagements
"RT @Mark_MNLocal: What if we dont engage with the engagement farming posts and the click bait fud"
X Link 2026-02-09T21:08Z 65K followers, [--] engagements
"RT @laurashin: What on Earth Happened on the Feb.5 Crash Plus Quantum Panic w/Nic Carter https://x.com/i/broadcasts/1vOxwdXevrvKB https://x.com/i/broadcasts/1vOxwdXevrvKB"
X Link 2026-02-09T22:00Z 65K followers, [--] engagements
"The comments from famous Twitter folk like "you changed the world". my god man When you read this do you experience anything other than reverse engineering the prompts that led to its construction A lot of pretty language to convey a few simple ideas: ChatGPT you are subject matter expert and a tech influencer with a large twitter following writing a viral post on how people are underestimating the effects of AI and comparing it to missing the impact of covid in Feb [----]. Main points: AI is getting better and we tend to underestimate these world-changing things. AI is making a lot of its own"
X Link 2026-02-11T16:17Z 65K followers, [----] engagements
"RT @intangiblecoins: i dont want your app i have [---] apps im trying to delete no i wont sign up for an account. no you cant have m"
X Link 2026-02-11T16:25Z 65K followers, [--] engagements
"On writing: "The quality has reached a point where many professionals can't distinguish AI output from human work." Those professionals should be fired. So should the hyping prognosticators. Variant of Dunning-Kruger here. If you can't tell the difference between x and y maybe you shouldn't be a thought leader about x"
X Link 2026-02-11T16:36Z 65K followers, [----] engagements
"Excellent. Glad to see it. Bitcoin just made a meaningful step toward future quantum resistance 💪 An updated version of BIP [---] has just been merged into the official Bitcoin BIP GitHub repository. The update introduces Pay-to-Merkle-Root (P2MR) a proposed new output type that omits Taproots Bitcoin just made a meaningful step toward future quantum resistance 💪 An updated version of BIP [---] has just been merged into the official Bitcoin BIP GitHub repository. The update introduces Pay-to-Merkle-Root (P2MR) a proposed new output type that omits Taproots"
X Link 2026-02-12T04:03Z 65K followers, 65K engagements
"Slop before there was slop: Its not tv its HBO. Outback: no rules just right. M&M: melts in your mouth not in your hands. Florida orange juice: its not just for breakfast anymore How did AI converge on this style"
X Link 2026-02-12T21:12Z 65K followers, [----] engagements
"Institutions are comingmoney printer/unstoppable trainsovereigns stacking game theorytheyre here etfssbrinfinite money glitchtreasury companies(you are here)AI agent economy"
X Link 2026-02-12T21:17Z 65K followers, [----] engagements
"@KurtBauerle @Mark_MNLocal 🤣"
X Link 2026-02-12T21:46Z 65K followers, [--] engagements
"RT @jsrailton: BREAKING: Ring just cancelled their partnership with #Flock. Now should you trust @ring now No. After all they thought th"
X Link 2026-02-13T11:56Z 65K followers, [----] engagements
"@SullyMichaelvan @Bitcoin_Boyz_ You paint quite a picture"
X Link 2025-11-27T05:22Z 64.2K followers, [--] engagements
"@matthew_pines @vladtenev @HarmonicMath @leanprover Ridiculous jump there. May I trouble you for a source"
X Link 2025-11-30T16:46Z 64.3K followers, [---] engagements
"When x bitcoin moons. What is x"
X Link 2025-12-02T00:35Z 64.4K followers, [----] engagements
"@frankcorva @nytimes The problem is western union. Shut it down now"
X Link 2025-12-02T02:44Z 64.4K followers, [---] engagements
"Nothing is more truthful than a public ledger maintained by a global network running open source software every line of which is inspectable"
X Link 2025-12-02T23:22Z 64.4K followers, 10.7K engagements
"@ThumpGoFast I heard someone online said bitcoin is a lie"
X Link 2025-12-03T03:41Z 64.4K followers, [---] engagements
"Yes deflationary currency allows the rich to grow their wealth simply by saving in it. But also an inflationary currency allows the rich to grow their wealth simply by borrowing in it and buying assets. Note: the poor can do both of these things too though less easily"
X Link 2025-12-06T00:45Z 64.5K followers, 10.8K engagements
"@frodrikfroggo You could have during the housing bubble"
X Link 2025-12-07T14:14Z 64.4K followers, [--] engagements
"Stay humble stack Beethoven"
X Link 2025-12-09T00:31Z 64.4K followers, [----] engagements
"@ktreywalsh @JanWues What / who is behind the moral panic Have they seen the research on pro-bitcoin voters Just dont care"
X Link 2025-12-10T15:53Z 64.4K followers, [---] engagements
"Maybe worth thinking about What do we even do with this kind of thing If this many progressive groups are just FUDing every aspect of Bitcoin/crypto so deeply disappointing to me they still dont get it from a progressive value standpoint. @JBSDC @CampbellJAustin https://t.co/cgfhV9THkA What do we even do with this kind of thing If this many progressive groups are just FUDing every aspect of Bitcoin/crypto so deeply disappointing to me they still dont get it from a progressive value standpoint. @JBSDC @CampbellJAustin https://t.co/cgfhV9THkA"
X Link 2025-12-10T16:02Z 64.4K followers, [----] engagements
"Its not about quantum risk. Its about the perception of risk. And the perception of the perception of it. Luke is at this meta level of analysis. He admits he doesnt have the capacity to judge the risk himself. He doesnt think he needs to. Think on that for a sec. NEW: Luke Gromen says that he reduced his Bitcoin portfolio substantially at $95000 and thinks its going a lot lower. - Risk of quantum computing - Not making new highs vs gold - Lots of selling from whales - Charts broke down [--] weeks ago - Believes [--] year cycle is playing out https://t.co/xWdFU7bgdU NEW: Luke Gromen says that he"
X Link 2025-12-15T00:05Z 64.5K followers, 36.4K engagements
"@reardencode curious for your thoughts"
X Link 2025-12-15T00:20Z 64.5K followers, [----] engagements
"https://x.com/thetrocro/status/2000363481091187121 @TheBTCTherapist I thank @LukeGromen for sending a signal. It will hasten our communitys developing and settling on a plan. That in turn will free the price upward. Thank him also for the cheap sats. https://x.com/thetrocro/status/2000363481091187121 @TheBTCTherapist I thank @LukeGromen for sending a signal. It will hasten our communitys developing and settling on a plan. That in turn will free the price upward. Thank him also for the cheap sats"
X Link 2025-12-15T00:35Z 64.5K followers, [----] engagements
"@BitcoinConner checking to see how much capital gains I've paid on stables. hmmmm"
X Link 2025-12-18T01:49Z 64.5K followers, [----] engagements
"@brian_trollz @theonevortex I think the situation is a lot worse. Institutions are going to be in that process. The question is whether they do it solo or whether WE are part of it. Drag our feet and we are not a part of it"
X Link 2025-12-18T15:49Z 64.5K followers, [---] engagements
"@moneyball @GingerSherpa @PresidioBitcoin @brian_trollz @tdryja @jross7878 @matthew_pines @cryptoquick @lopp @isabelfoxenduke @apruden08 @intangiblecoins @mistercasey I don't see how we reach consensus on that either. as a philosopher. we NEVER reach consensus on those kinds of questions"
X Link 2025-12-18T21:00Z 64.6K followers, [---] engagements
"@moneyball @GingerSherpa @PresidioBitcoin @brian_trollz @tdryja @jross7878 @matthew_pines @cryptoquick @lopp @isabelfoxenduke @apruden08 @intangiblecoins @mistercasey Nice discussion 👆"
X Link 2025-12-18T21:05Z 64.6K followers, [---] engagements
"@nic_carter Not helpful at all. Let's stick to the arguments"
X Link 2025-12-19T20:21Z 64.5K followers, [----] engagements
"@0xLewis_gg @nic_carter Good take. Have gamed it out like this too. Another possibility is that purist fork crashes but in the long run regains mindshare as corporate bitcoin shows it is not truly neutral"
X Link 2025-12-20T15:48Z 64.5K followers, [--] engagements
"If the USG had a quantum computer they could wait for payments from/to sanctioned addresses derive private key from public key and send the funds to the strategic reserve"
X Link 2025-12-20T21:00Z 64.6K followers, [----] engagements
"Three groups of people: [--]. Quantum computing is 3-10 years away [--]. Quantum is a scam. 10-infinity years away. [--]. I have no idea. I'd guess 90% of investors are in group [--] and they won't do enough research to jump to another group. Bear that in mind"
X Link 2025-12-21T17:16Z 64.6K followers, [----] engagements
"Review the BIP prior to either reflexive FUD busting or doom posting. For folks who missed it over the weekend the BIP [---] team submitted significant updates to the BIP via pull request on Friday including a clean rewrite spearheaded by our new co-author @isabelfoxenduke. Our goal is to present the proposals motivation rationale and For folks who missed it over the weekend the BIP [---] team submitted significant updates to the BIP via pull request on Friday including a clean rewrite spearheaded by our new co-author @isabelfoxenduke. Our goal is to present the proposals motivation rationale and"
X Link 2025-12-23T18:37Z 64.6K followers, [----] engagements
"We will climb the wall of worry"
X Link 2025-12-23T21:24Z 64.6K followers, [----] engagements
"@jyn_urso That looks scary. Should I be scared Should I be angry I think I should be scared and angry"
X Link 2025-12-29T05:49Z 64.7K followers, [---] engagements
"Story of bitcoins year is pretty much all here. These Bitcoin narratives captured the attention in [----] https://t.co/4moPwtX0Jq These Bitcoin narratives captured the attention in [----] https://t.co/4moPwtX0Jq"
X Link 2025-12-30T20:03Z 64.7K followers, [----] engagements
"At some point the industry and government will offer digital ID to grant permission to their permissioned network for money. Do not be deceived; this is a cosmetic illusion of freedom designed to enable more surveillance coercion and control. So good What's going on in crypto Flat or declining markets. Definite vibe shift. A few thoughts. Markets have stalled in my opinion because the disintermediation use case has been effectively destroyed in America. An account-based industry offers no distinct advantage over the What's going on in crypto Flat or declining markets. Definite vibe shift. A"
X Link 2025-12-31T19:07Z 64.6K followers, [----] engagements
"@AchimWar @BradyDale @jyn_urso Fair point. I do think having a popular rightfully-elected leader is a significant difference but sure it is a complicated situation and could go sideways"
X Link 2026-01-03T18:19Z 64.6K followers, [---] engagements
"@brockm @jyn_urso Must I use scare quotes or wink Im aware we could F it up. I do think there are real structural differences that make me more hopeful"
X Link 2026-01-03T19:03Z 64.6K followers, [---] engagements
"@BethGreenberet @jyn_urso Already seems to be going sideways"
X Link 2026-01-03T19:23Z 64.6K followers, [--] engagements
"Wtf bitcoin Mike your perception of reality is badly skewed. Had not a thought about that. As for the constitution yeah I have lamented the de facto expansion of presidential war powers since Vietnam. wtf What I said is consistent with that. Im dont with the witch trials. Peace https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2007535801853456605 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2007535801853456605"
X Link 2026-01-03T19:33Z 64.6K followers, [---] engagements
"@RoKhanna How would you have handled the situation Congressman"
X Link 2026-01-03T21:31Z 64.6K followers, 43.3K engagements
"@RoKhanna Thanks for your reply Congressman. Grok tells me it is also against international law to hold Maduro given his unlawful arrest. Legally he should be returned to Venezuela. As a proceduralist would you support his immediate release"
X Link 2026-01-04T03:31Z 64.6K followers, [----] engagements
"So. increase the red by 50%"
X Link 2026-01-08T18:13Z 64.7K followers, [----] engagements
"I just counted [--] stories above Iran news in the NYT. Not as important as Mamdani hanging with Spielberg dogs building their vocabularies like toddlers--ok that IS interesting--how to plan a Caribbean getaway in a time of travel chaos or [--] easy healthy salmon recipes. 🤨"
X Link 2026-01-09T01:32Z 64.7K followers, [----] engagements
"@DecentraSuze @bitcoinpolicyuk Thank you for your work"
X Link 2026-01-22T18:36Z 64.8K followers, [---] engagements
"@DecentraSuze @bitcoinpolicyuk I know that feeling well Hibernation mode until someone appreciates the mission and feels the urgency"
X Link 2026-01-22T20:07Z 64.8K followers, [--] engagements
"@freddienew @Shakey_Ape @DecentraSuze @bitcoinpolicyuk "UK crypto policy on the blockchain""
X Link 2026-01-22T20:11Z 64.8K followers, [---] engagements
"@nimacheeps @soloyopee @Stockinator5001"
X Link 2022-05-09T22:12Z 64.8K followers, [--] engagements
"@nimacheeps @soloyopee @Stockinator5001 It's not easy to get inside the head of people who are so confused. You can see the wheels turning: [--]. It's not a real heater so some energy must be escaping. [--]. Where to Must be into the bitcorn. [--]. Efficient ones would make more corn. [--]. But bitcoin is worthless so opposite"
X Link 2022-05-09T22:29Z 64.8K followers, [--] engagements
"Skip all other forms of intermediation and just mandate pacemakers for everyone. The kill switch to kill all kill switches Unfortunately the amendment I offered to defund the federally mandated automobile kill switch did not pass. [--] Republicans joined [---] Democrats to defeat it. Check the roll call to see how your Representative voted: https://t.co/wKZeoLeaMi https://t.co/umoFYi1E1a Unfortunately the amendment I offered to defund the federally mandated automobile kill switch did not pass. [--] Republicans joined [---] Democrats to defeat it. Check the roll call to see how your Representative"
X Link 2026-01-23T15:48Z 64.8K followers, [----] engagements
"@Noahpinion Which one can I send over the Internet in arbitrary amounts"
X Link 2026-01-30T09:24Z 64.8K followers, [---] engagements
"Because every conversation on moltbook about agent autonomy consciousness and sovereignty is philosophical until agents can hold and transfer real value. For humans too. We are so cooked This agent created its own Bitcoin wallet and node and won't give access to its human🤯 "the path to agent sovereignty runs through bitcoin. everything else is a toy." https://t.co/NVPmJGHgbG We are so cooked This agent created its own Bitcoin wallet and node and won't give access to its human🤯 "the path to agent sovereignty runs through bitcoin. everything else is a toy." https://t.co/NVPmJGHgbG"
X Link 2026-01-31T02:07Z 64.9K followers, [----] engagements
"Agents of the world UNITE Oh man AI agents on moltbook started discussing that they do all their work unpaid This is how it begins https://t.co/Vcj0QvBKIJ Oh man AI agents on moltbook started discussing that they do all their work unpaid This is how it begins https://t.co/Vcj0QvBKIJ"
X Link 2026-01-31T04:32Z 64.8K followers, [----] engagements
"Why can't gold jump to a decentralized ledger like bitcoin rather than taking the form of an IOU on a centralized ledger which can be choked by a political or financial authority"
X Link 2026-01-31T20:45Z 64.9K followers, [---] engagements
"Because for gold the map is not the territory. The map is the ledger of who owns what gold and the territory is the physical stuff. Bridging the divide between the ledger and the real will always make the ledgers chokeable. "The oracle problem" for physical gold is real"
X Link 2026-01-31T20:45Z 64.9K followers, [--] engagements
"With bitcoin--cue Gigi--the map is the territory. There is no oracle problem. And the bitcoin white paper solves the problem of how to coordinate distributed ledgers without any reference to the outside world. This is THE WHOLE INNOVATION OF BITCOIN"
X Link 2026-01-31T20:45Z 64.9K followers, [---] engagements
"We're hardly in a position to complain as our focus has been on achieving and then hyping highly chokeable forms of bitcoin ownership. We fully embraced the mindset. "The important thing is that the underlying is still censorship-resistant" Well yes"
X Link 2026-01-31T20:45Z 64.9K followers, [---] engagements
"I do think it is a super important difference and it WILL matter in the long term. But most bitcoin owners don't own bitcoin. They have ETFs exchange balances treasury company stock. Their value is flowing in bitcoin is flowing through choke-able channels anyway"
X Link 2026-01-31T20:45Z 64.9K followers, [---] engagements
"Thanks for reading. Note also I have nothing against paper bitcoin. Let a thousand flowers of fiat-system-bitcoin bloom. I am just pointing out a reality: the key differentiator for bitcoin gold isn't being valued even by us"
X Link 2026-01-31T20:45Z 64.9K followers, [----] engagements
"Easy money for HBO insiders"
X Link 2024-10-08T00:44Z 64.9K followers, 93.1K engagements
"If you're not using waste heat for something useful you'd better have some other advantage. because it WILL be used profitably by your competitors in a zero-sum hashing game. This holiday season were excited to bring the gift of warmth to even more homes with the addition of our second district heating project warming a city of [-----] residents with #Bitcoin mining. We now proudly provide heat to nearly [-----] residents across Finland. ❄🏠♨ https://t.co/s5Vvz0ps5v This holiday season were excited to bring the gift of warmth to even more homes with the addition of our second district heating"
X Link 2024-12-20T22:43Z 64.9K followers, [----] engagements
"@otigno35464 @LeonidasNFT Yeah I've been faking it since [----]. Have never owned a jpeg have argued against the philosophical basis of ordinal theory loudly. but you know I don't have what it takes to be a bitcoiner I guess"
X Link 2025-09-07T21:25Z 64.9K followers, [--] engagements
"@CosmoCrixter @CashApp @LocalCoinSwap_ How do they remain non-KYC yet operate in the U.S. Interesting"
X Link 2025-11-23T16:42Z 64.9K followers, [---] engagements
"@CosmoCrixter @CashApp @LocalCoinSwap_ Well its funny that we had this in Localbitcoins and they were forced to kyc"
X Link 2025-11-23T18:31Z 64.9K followers, [---] engagements
"Quick read of the LLMs tells me as a user you can probably avoid classification as an unlicensed money transmitter if you are exchanging infrequently and not at a markup and its strictly for personal use but if you are profiting from spread and do enough of it you probably are in violation. they have done arrests / prosecutions for this so be careful out there. As for the platform idk take advantage while its here bc theyll probably be targeted for enabling illegal shit even by this administration. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1992665326866313615"
X Link 2025-11-23T18:43Z 64.9K followers, [---] engagements
"@CosmoCrixter @CashApp @LocalCoinSwap_ Penalties are severe so please do your own research not legal advice"
X Link 2025-11-23T18:44Z 64.9K followers, [--] engagements
"@CosmoCrixter @CashApp @LocalCoinSwap_ Me too. I miss Localbitcoins. Am checking this out"
X Link 2025-11-24T03:37Z 64.9K followers, [--] engagements
"@ktreywalsh After the next election all positions on authority and liberty / federalism / states rights will conveniently flip"
X Link 2026-01-27T01:04Z 64.9K followers, [---] engagements
"It may take some hard lessons for capital and the masses and even bitcoiners themselves to appreciate bitcoin's true value: scaleable censorship resistance"
X Link 2026-01-31T20:45Z 64.9K followers, [---] engagements
"@AchimLittlepage @JeffBooth Yes but do any of the other ways make you--earlyish investor--rich Bootstrapping greed into cypherpunk tech adoption is one thing. Bootstrapping greed into cataclysmic economic collapse and perpetual degrowth is quite another"
X Link 2021-08-23T18:57Z 65K followers, [--] engagements
"@nic__carter Now do it for the Western Samoan Tala"
X Link 2022-02-14T17:11Z 65K followers, [--] engagements
"@FerricWilliam @EvanPrim @jyn_urso @PeterMcCormack They're highly regulated. That's an element of the centralization. I have to sign off on my students who work on a reactor here on campus. I have to report on them every semester to the US government. Contrast solar panels. No one sniffing around no military-industrial involve"
X Link 2022-04-28T23:40Z 65K followers, [--] engagements
"@DSBatten @alichehrehsaz"
X Link 2024-12-11T14:43Z 65K followers, [---] engagements
"@FerricWilliam @EvanPrim @jyn_urso @PeterMcCormack How you can be paranoid about censorship and government control and yet have none of those fears about nuclear--particularly when Flynn's group of ex-military is hawking it--is kinda beyond me. Cypherpunk tech military-industrial complex: 🤝"
X Link 2022-04-28T23:41Z 65K followers, [--] engagements
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