A solid use of Lightning self custodial BTC with a dollar denominated balance. Curious to see how it works in practice.

That would definitely make me think twice before booking there 😅 If even the taxi driver was surprised that’s a pretty big red flag. I’d rather pay a little more for somewhere safer.

I’d go with The Sovereign Individual it sounds especially interesting given the privacy and sovereignty themes from the last book club could make for some really good discussions.

Yeah, it’s a harsh reality, but an important one. Privacy is only as strong as the information that can be connected back to you.

Good point. Privacy gets much harder when seemingly harmless pieces of data can be combined over time.

It’s crazy how much the AFL changed football competition really did force the NFL to evolve.

I think the bigger issue is that the treasury model depended too much on companies trading at a premium to their Bitcoin holdings.

What do you think would be the biggest improvement needed?

Basically, “aura farming” means deliberately doing things to look cool or impressive

The Uber pickup area and future Vegas Loop station make sense, but having the public subsidize a $158M stadium upgrade is a different conversation a small ticket or concession fee would at least put more of the cost on the people actually using it.

Maybe punishment should focus more on accountability and restitution than just adding more prison time.

If water gets expensive enough, people and businesses have a pretty strong incentive to use less and invest in alternatives before shortages become the norm.

Be civil, argue in good faith, and don't be a menace. Pretty much the ancient laws of SN. 😅

At this point it’s less about a temporary inflation spike and more about how persistent the problem has become.