Great work from the Stacked team. It is quite cool to be able to pay fiat bills with Bitcoin directly into NZ bank accounts through their platform.

Thanks for checking it out.

This sounds awfully like something Satoshi would write to throw people off Adam Back's trail...

Just kidding. I agree with you.

I shared the NYT article and wrote some thoughts here about how there must be people "beneath the waves" that we don't know about.

More and more I feel the NYT article was irresponsible and unethical. I wonder if there is enough for a lawsuit against NYT, given that they have painted a multi-billion dollar target on Back. He could prove he IS Satoshi by signing with the keys, but he cannot "prove" that he is not Satoshi.

Thank you Solomon. I am trying to explore new territory and ask bigger questions. At the same time I think it is important to keep a close eye on what is happening with Bitcoin and steelman and strawman the various arguments.

Interesting, how does this definition account for the emergence of IMF and world bank-type institutions?

I was just thinking that even though the year 2000 was a major date in Christian & Western history, really the date around 2030 or 2033 marks the actual "big one" - 2000 years since the crucifixion. What an incredible time we live in.

Thanks - not that one, but I am doing more stuff on Substack now:
https://codyellingham.substack.com/

Thanks for sharing.

I have always enjoyed Bruckner's music.

Very well put. Thank you.

Nice. Shinjuku, I wonder?

Understandable question, but nuance is needed here. He was central banker only from 1930-1933 before being "encouraged to leave". As for hyperinflation - "As Minister of Finance he helped stabilize the Mark during the hyperinflation of 1923."

The article is worth reading. The different roles and powers of central banks and ministry of finance is an important one to consider. History is a complex flow of events.

Luther's successor, Hjalmar Schacht is also quite interesting, as he helped develop the strategy for rearmament via the German central bank. Richard Werner discusses this in the first half of his book, Princes of the Yen.

It's happening in New Zealand, too. https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360914944/rosemarie-knew-she-was-dying-she-made-choice-saved-three-lives

Merry Christmas everybody. Just recorded an awesome rip today for my show, The Transformation of Value, and had dinner at my favourite place with some special people.

Looking forward to 2026!