"In order for something to be used as ubiquitous money, the spender has to already have it, and the recipient has to want to hold it. Notably, people usually want to receive more of what they already have. After all, if a potential recipient wanted to hold it, they likely would have already bought some. So, if a new type of ubiquitous money were to arise, the majority of people would likely first encounter it as an investment."~ Lyn Alden If Bitcoin is freedom money, what happens when corporations and governments start buying it? Is it captured—or is that exactly what success looks like? Lyn Alden’s new piece lays out the full arc of Bitcoin's monetization path, and I dig into her framing of situational vs. ubiquitous money. We talk leverage, ETFs, treasury strategies, and how Bitcoin is infiltrating the legacy financial system not despite its cypherpunk roots—but because of them.   Check out the original article The Rise of Bitcoin Stocks and Bonds (Link: https://www.lynalden.com/bitcoin-stocks-and-bonds/) Mentioned Links and Resources: Read_471 - The Speculative Attack [Pierre Rochard] (Link: https://tinyurl.com/479skb4c)  Reboot - Wittgenstein's Money [Allen Farrington] (Link: https://tinyurl.com/34h7d7x9) Read_626 - Digital Alchemy, A Post-Mortem of the Crypto Crash [Lyn Alden] (Link: https://tinyurl.com/463z4j3r) Referenced Links and Resources Brunswick on Nostr (Link: https://tinyurl.com/yud4ckkz) Chroma Nightshade: Blue & Green Light Blocking Glasses (Link: https://tinyurl.com/m22svvh) "Why is Bitcoin Mining Even a Thing?" - Rumble (Link: https://tinyurl.com/ymj882p8) YouTube (Link: https://tinyurl.com/5n7b3tmw) Check out our awesome sponsors! HRF: The Human Rights Foundation is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that promotes and protects human rights globally, with a focus on closed societies. Subscribe to HRF's Financial Freedom