Book I’m Reading
My hold on the audiobook through Libby came up this week, so I dove in. I have to say, so far, it’s excellent.
Podcast I’m Listening To
Similar to Dan Carlin’s Hardcore History podcast, the Martyr Made podcast is a deep dive into various eras and significant events throughout history. I’ve always enjoyed history and anyone who distills many sources and shares their takeaways in a compelling, narrative-with-commentary way has my attention.
Articles I’m Reading
Trump illegal migrant arrests to start on day one (BBC)
Tesla Launches Full Self Driving V12.6 (Not a Tesla App)
^ Tesla’s full self driving functionality is truly mind-boggling. This is the future of transportation.
On Bitcoin
Can Trump Order a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve? (Bitcoin Policy Institute)
Bitcoin’s Volatility Is Its Strategic Edge (Bitcoin Policy Institute)
Tweets I’m Reading
Bill Ackman presents a masterful $300 billion deal proposal that would transform America's housing finance system while delivering massive returns to taxpayers, stable homeownership to the middle class, and a solution to one of the last unresolved issues from the 2008 financial… pic.twitter.com/AEsxrmDOHM
— Apple Lamps (@lamps_apple) January 17, 2025
We keep hearing about how $MSTR is "wildly levered to the price of Bitcoin", so we still have work to do on educating the market about LBE strategies, risk mitigation tactics, and the actual managed leverage positions these companies deploy to engineer a desirable equity product.…
— Ben Werkman (@BenWerkman) January 17, 2025
I just turned 50.
— Michael Girdley (@girdley) January 17, 2025
2024 was my most brutal year ever.
Sleepless nights, emotional hurt, ending of decades-long relationships, feeling betrayed, physical symptoms of stress — the whole entrepreneurship rollercoaster.
What I learned in 15 lessons (it was a lot):🧵 pic.twitter.com/J6SU1yyBTy
My recommendations for designing a multilayered home defense system. #repost https://t.co/kuOX0cEMBb
— Jameson Lopp (@lopp) January 18, 2025
First daddy daughter dance.
— Nick Huber (@sweatystartup) January 19, 2025
I think this is as good as it gets in this life. pic.twitter.com/VAZX5gsNYk
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