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Michael Saylor just went on CNBC and said that if Bitcoin drops 90%, he'll simply "refinance the debt" and "roll it forward." This guy is a desperate fraud who has NO CLUE what he's talking about. Let's actually look at what "rolling it forward" means in reality: Strategy holds 714,644 Bitcoin purchased at an average cost of $76,056 per coin. Total acquisition cost: $54.35 billion. Bitcoin is trading around $68,000. Already below their cost basis. The company carries over $8 billion in debt. 100% of its convertible notes are now out of the money. Now imagine Saylor's own scenario. Bitcoin drops 90%. That takes it to roughly $6,800. Strategy's 714,644 Bitcoin would be worth approximately $4.9 billion. Against $8 billion in debt. The assets don't cover the liabilities. Period. And he thinks banks are going to refinance that? On what collateral? On what cash flow? Because Strategy's operating cash flow was negative $138 million in 2025. Down from negative $53 million the year before. The trajectory is going the wrong direction. When asked: "You think banks would lend to you at that point?" Saylor just laughed it off. But here's who's not laughing: 11 state pension funds that bought MSTR as a "regulated proxy" for Bitcoin exposure. CalPERS. New York State. Florida. Wisconsin. New Jersey. Teachers. Firefighters. Police officers. Together they hold 1.8 million shares. Their original investment: $577 million. Current value: $240 million. That's $337 million in paper losses. Most funds are down 60%. CalPERS, the largest public pension fund in the country, bought 448,000 shares for $144 million. That position has been cut nearly in half. These aren't hedge fund cowboys who can stomach a drawdown. These are retirement systems with fiduciary obligations to millions of public workers. Meanwhile $MSTR has fallen from $543 to roughly $123. Down 77% from its all-time high. Saylor says he'll buy Bitcoin "every quarter forever" and will never sell. But that's not how debt works. You don't get to choose when your creditors come calling. You don't get to "roll forward" $8 billion in debt when your only asset has collapsed and your operating business generates negative cash flow. The people who say "we'll just refinance" are always the ones who can't. The question isn't whether Saylor believes in Bitcoin. The question is whether pension funds managing trillions in retirement savings should be exposed to a leveraged single-asset bet run by a man who laughs off a 90% drawdown scenario on national tv. Teachers. Firefighters. State employees. Their retirement savings are sitting inside a company that just posted a $12.4 billion loss and whose chairman's contingency plan is "we'll figure it out." That's STUPID. And the people who'll pay the price aren't on CNBC. They're counting on those pensions to be there when they retire.
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Michael Saylor just went on CNBC and said that if Bitcoin drops 90%, he'll simply "refinance the debt" and "roll it forward." This guy is a desperate fraud who has NO CLUE what he's talking about. Let's actually look at what "rolling it forward" means in reality: Strategy holds 714,644 Bitcoin purchased at an average cost of $76,056 per coin. Total acquisition cost: $54.35 billion. Bitcoin is trading around $68,000. Already below their cost basis. The company carries over $8 billion in debt. 100% of its convertible notes are now out of the money. Now imagine Saylor's own scenario. Bitcoin drops 90%. That takes it to roughly $6,800. Strategy's 714,644 Bitcoin would be worth approximately $4.9 billion. Against $8 billion in debt. The assets don't cover the liabilities. Period. And he thinks banks are going to refinance that? On what collateral? On what cash flow? Because Strategy's operating cash flow was negative $138 million in 2025. Down from negative $53 million the year before. The trajectory is going the wrong direction. When asked: "You think banks would lend to you at that point?" Saylor just laughed it off. But here's who's not laughing: 11 state pension funds that bought MSTR as a "regulated proxy" for Bitcoin exposure. CalPERS. New York State. Florida. Wisconsin. New Jersey. Teachers. Firefighters. Police officers. Together they hold 1.8 million shares. Their original investment: $577 million. Current value: $240 million. That's $337 million in paper losses. Most funds are down 60%. CalPERS, the largest public pension fund in the country, bought 448,000 shares for $144 million. That position has been cut nearly in half. These aren't hedge fund cowboys who can stomach a drawdown. These are retirement systems with fiduciary obligations to millions of public workers. Meanwhile $MSTR has fallen from $543 to roughly $123. Down 77% from its all-time high. Saylor says he'll buy Bitcoin "every quarter forever" and will never sell. But that's not how debt works. You don't get to choose when your creditors come calling. You don't get to "roll forward" $8 billion in debt when your only asset has collapsed and your operating business generates negative cash flow. The people who say "we'll just refinance" are always the ones who can't. The question isn't whether Saylor believes in Bitcoin. The question is whether pension funds managing trillions in retirement savings should be exposed to a leveraged single-asset bet run by a man who laughs off a 90% drawdown scenario on national tv. Teachers. Firefighters. State employees. Their retirement savings are sitting inside a company that just posted a $12.4 billion loss and whose chairman's contingency plan is "we'll figure it out." That's STUPID. And the people who'll pay the price aren't on CNBC. They're counting on those pensions to be there when they retire.

George Noble

136,159 次观看 • 5 个月前

Making Sense Of Bitcoin Treasury Companies If you've been following me on X you’ll know that I have recently been floating a lot of my updated thoughts on the Bitcoin Treasury space. Here I have synthesised all of my ideas and distilled them into a single video. If you prefer YouTube, you can find the link in the comments. If you prefer written format, continue reading. The first thing we need to do is acknowledge an important fact which is that Strategy, as a Bitcoin Treasury Company, is an anomaly. What do I mean by that? Strategy’s success has been defined by a number of unique factors and circumstances, most of which cannot be replicated again by other Bitcoin Treasury Companies. Specifically, there are 6 things that stand out to me. 1. Before adopting Bitcoin, Strategy was a billion dollar company with an operating business that was generating roughly $50M in cash a year. 2. Until the introduction of the ETF's in January 2024, Strategy was the only way for the average investor to gain passive exposure to Bitcoin. 3. Until this year, Strategy was the only way for the average investor to gain leveraged exposure to Bitcoin. 4. Strategy was issuing multiple, billion dollar, zero coupon, unsecured convertible notes at +50% conversion premiums. 5. Strategy has Michael Saylor, who, you don’t need me to tell you, is in a league of his own. 6. For many reasons, including those I’ve just mentioned, Strategy has benefitted disproportionately from the broader sentiment around Bitcoin. In other words, for the best part of 4 years, Strategy had zero competition for either capital or attention. As a result, it became a magnet for capital from anyone who wanted exposure to Bitcoin and it attracted inflows that were beyond what fundamentals alone would maybe justify. Therefore, using Strategy as a blueprint for the performance that you can expect from other Bitcoin Treasury Companies is a bad idea. Using Strategy as a blueprint for how to operate a Bitcoin Treasury Company is a good idea. Now let’s break down what’s unfolded over the last 6 months or so. Between May and June of this year, when we witnessed a flood of new Bitcoin Treasury Companies, we entered what I refer to as the frenzy phase. The frenzy phase was driven almost entirely by sentiment. By sentiment I simply mean emotion. Since then, as sentiment has slowly faded, the market has increasingly priced Bitcoin Treasury Companies based more on fundamentals. By fundamentals I simply mean facts. So where as sentiment is driven by emotion and hype, fundamentals are driven by facts and reason. The problem is that when you price Bitcoin Treasury Companies on fundamentals, you realise that many of them are almost entirely dependent on sentiment in order to expand mNAV so they can raise capital via the common stock ATM to buy Bitcoin and generate Bitcoin Yield. However, for me, raising capital via the common stock ATM and recycling it into Bitcoin is not genuine value creation — it’s value transfer. That’s not to say you shouldn’t leverage the ATM as and when necessary — you should. However, if your business model as a Bitcoin Treasury Company no longer works when “sentiment is low” then you have neither a business model nor a business. You’re the equivalent of a meme stock except with Bitcoin on your balance sheet. On that basis, companies shouldn’t expect to trade at a premium if the common stock ATM is the only way they raise capital. I’m not saying they won’t trade at a premium — I’m saying that companies shouldn’t expect to. Now, between July and now, we’ve obviously seen mNAVs compress substantially and so the frenzy phase is over which means that the days of automatically being granted generous mNAV multiples is also over. So now we are in the maturity phase. The maturity phase is going to be defined by being able to offer a differentiated value proposition and having a sustainable business model that can generate Bitcoin Yield in any environment independent of sentiment. In other words, they can generate Bitcoin Yield when trading at or below 1 mNAV. So essentially now, Bitcoin Treasury Companies have to work for their mNAV multiples — as it should be. Following the maturity phase will be the consolidation phase where capital, Bitcoin and ultimately market share will converge towards a small number of Bitcoin Treasury Companies that will dominate the entire industry. I should clarify that I am referring predominantly to pure-play Bitcoin Treasury Companies — companies who are valued based solely on their Bitcoin strategy. Now, with everything that I’ve said, how should you evaluate Bitcoin Treasury Companies? Hopefully over the next few weeks I’m going to string together a video with my valuation framework. In the meantime, a basic test is that I use is this: How much Bitcoin Yield can the company generate over X period of time — you decide what that period of time is — if it traded at 1x mNAV over that entire period? If the answer is 0, then they are probably entirely dependent on raising capital via the common stock ATM which means they likely don’t deserve a premium. If the answer is >0, then they are probably innovating through the use of other instruments — like converts and preferred products — which means they likely do deserve a premium and so whatever number you come up with should be used as the base for your valuation. Now, don’t be fooled. The Bitcoin Treasury Company space is, not entirely, but to a large degree, a zero-sum game. Every Dollar raised by one Bitcoin Treasury Company is at the expense of every other Bitcoin Treasury Company. Every Bitcoin purchased by one Bitcoin Treasury Company is at the expense of every other Bitcoin Treasury Company. It’s only because we are early that everyone is incentivised to essentially hold hands and cheer each other on. However, make no mistake, everyone involved is tacitly well aware that they are all competing for the same finite amount of capital and the same fixed amount of Bitcoin. Thus, the reality is that, by definition, not every Bitcoin Treasury Company is going to succeed. So choose your horses and jockeys wisely. As a side note, with the amount of Bitcoin Treasury Companies now desperately chasing and competing for the same capital from institutions, who do you think has the leverage; the Bitcoin Treasury Companies or the institutions? I’ll let you decide. Before I close, I want to leave you guys with this. There is a small subset of people invested in Bitcoin Treasury Companies who are desperately clinging on to their bags because they believe “sentiment will return.” These people are completely missing the point. My friends, if your investing philosophy is based on sentiment, you are simply not going to last. You want to base your decisions, as far as possible, on fundamentals. As investors, you either adapt and update your mental models based on how things are and not how you want them to be — or you get left behind. With that in mind: Never get caught up in tribalism. Never get attached to your beliefs. Always think critically. Always think independently. Always seek Truth.
10:20

Making Sense Of Bitcoin Treasury Companies If you've been following me on X you’ll know that I have recently been floating a lot of my updated thoughts on the Bitcoin Treasury space. Here I have synthesised all of my ideas and distilled them into a single video. If you prefer YouTube, you can find the link in the comments. If you prefer written format, continue reading. The first thing we need to do is acknowledge an important fact which is that Strategy, as a Bitcoin Treasury Company, is an anomaly. What do I mean by that? Strategy’s success has been defined by a number of unique factors and circumstances, most of which cannot be replicated again by other Bitcoin Treasury Companies. Specifically, there are 6 things that stand out to me. 1. Before adopting Bitcoin, Strategy was a billion dollar company with an operating business that was generating roughly $50M in cash a year. 2. Until the introduction of the ETF's in January 2024, Strategy was the only way for the average investor to gain passive exposure to Bitcoin. 3. Until this year, Strategy was the only way for the average investor to gain leveraged exposure to Bitcoin. 4. Strategy was issuing multiple, billion dollar, zero coupon, unsecured convertible notes at +50% conversion premiums. 5. Strategy has Michael Saylor, who, you don’t need me to tell you, is in a league of his own. 6. For many reasons, including those I’ve just mentioned, Strategy has benefitted disproportionately from the broader sentiment around Bitcoin. In other words, for the best part of 4 years, Strategy had zero competition for either capital or attention. As a result, it became a magnet for capital from anyone who wanted exposure to Bitcoin and it attracted inflows that were beyond what fundamentals alone would maybe justify. Therefore, using Strategy as a blueprint for the performance that you can expect from other Bitcoin Treasury Companies is a bad idea. Using Strategy as a blueprint for how to operate a Bitcoin Treasury Company is a good idea. Now let’s break down what’s unfolded over the last 6 months or so. Between May and June of this year, when we witnessed a flood of new Bitcoin Treasury Companies, we entered what I refer to as the frenzy phase. The frenzy phase was driven almost entirely by sentiment. By sentiment I simply mean emotion. Since then, as sentiment has slowly faded, the market has increasingly priced Bitcoin Treasury Companies based more on fundamentals. By fundamentals I simply mean facts. So where as sentiment is driven by emotion and hype, fundamentals are driven by facts and reason. The problem is that when you price Bitcoin Treasury Companies on fundamentals, you realise that many of them are almost entirely dependent on sentiment in order to expand mNAV so they can raise capital via the common stock ATM to buy Bitcoin and generate Bitcoin Yield. However, for me, raising capital via the common stock ATM and recycling it into Bitcoin is not genuine value creation — it’s value transfer. That’s not to say you shouldn’t leverage the ATM as and when necessary — you should. However, if your business model as a Bitcoin Treasury Company no longer works when “sentiment is low” then you have neither a business model nor a business. You’re the equivalent of a meme stock except with Bitcoin on your balance sheet. On that basis, companies shouldn’t expect to trade at a premium if the common stock ATM is the only way they raise capital. I’m not saying they won’t trade at a premium — I’m saying that companies shouldn’t expect to. Now, between July and now, we’ve obviously seen mNAVs compress substantially and so the frenzy phase is over which means that the days of automatically being granted generous mNAV multiples is also over. So now we are in the maturity phase. The maturity phase is going to be defined by being able to offer a differentiated value proposition and having a sustainable business model that can generate Bitcoin Yield in any environment independent of sentiment. In other words, they can generate Bitcoin Yield when trading at or below 1 mNAV. So essentially now, Bitcoin Treasury Companies have to work for their mNAV multiples — as it should be. Following the maturity phase will be the consolidation phase where capital, Bitcoin and ultimately market share will converge towards a small number of Bitcoin Treasury Companies that will dominate the entire industry. I should clarify that I am referring predominantly to pure-play Bitcoin Treasury Companies — companies who are valued based solely on their Bitcoin strategy. Now, with everything that I’ve said, how should you evaluate Bitcoin Treasury Companies? Hopefully over the next few weeks I’m going to string together a video with my valuation framework. In the meantime, a basic test is that I use is this: How much Bitcoin Yield can the company generate over X period of time — you decide what that period of time is — if it traded at 1x mNAV over that entire period? If the answer is 0, then they are probably entirely dependent on raising capital via the common stock ATM which means they likely don’t deserve a premium. If the answer is >0, then they are probably innovating through the use of other instruments — like converts and preferred products — which means they likely do deserve a premium and so whatever number you come up with should be used as the base for your valuation. Now, don’t be fooled. The Bitcoin Treasury Company space is, not entirely, but to a large degree, a zero-sum game. Every Dollar raised by one Bitcoin Treasury Company is at the expense of every other Bitcoin Treasury Company. Every Bitcoin purchased by one Bitcoin Treasury Company is at the expense of every other Bitcoin Treasury Company. It’s only because we are early that everyone is incentivised to essentially hold hands and cheer each other on. However, make no mistake, everyone involved is tacitly well aware that they are all competing for the same finite amount of capital and the same fixed amount of Bitcoin. Thus, the reality is that, by definition, not every Bitcoin Treasury Company is going to succeed. So choose your horses and jockeys wisely. As a side note, with the amount of Bitcoin Treasury Companies now desperately chasing and competing for the same capital from institutions, who do you think has the leverage; the Bitcoin Treasury Companies or the institutions? I’ll let you decide. Before I close, I want to leave you guys with this. There is a small subset of people invested in Bitcoin Treasury Companies who are desperately clinging on to their bags because they believe “sentiment will return.” These people are completely missing the point. My friends, if your investing philosophy is based on sentiment, you are simply not going to last. You want to base your decisions, as far as possible, on fundamentals. As investors, you either adapt and update your mental models based on how things are and not how you want them to be — or you get left behind. With that in mind: Never get caught up in tribalism. Never get attached to your beliefs. Always think critically. Always think independently. Always seek Truth.

Chris Millas

34,483 次观看 • 9 个月前

Making Sense Of Strategy What is happening with $MSTR? If you’ve been following me on X for any meaningful length of time, you will know that I have been attempting to calibrate people’s expectations of the stock's performance for the best part of 2025. Here I have synthesised all of my thoughts and distilled them into a single video. If you prefer YouTube, you can watch it here: If you prefer written format, continue reading. The first thing we need to understand is what Strategy is and why people invest in it. Strategy At the highest level, Strategy is leveraged Bitcoin. That’s it. Strategy leverages debt to acquire more Bitcoin. Therefore, the main reason you invest in Strategy is because you want to outperform Bitcoin. The only thing better than Bitcoin is more Bitcoin. The second thing we need to understand is mNAV. mNAV Generally speaking for a pure-play Bitcoin Treasury Company like Strategy, mNAV is a reflection of the market's expectation of future Bitcoin Yield. Bitcoin Yield comes with diminishing returns because each additional Bitcoin purchase contributes less to Bitcoin Per Share. Thus, the larger your Bitcoin stack, the harder it becomes to generate Bitcoin Yield and by extension the harder it becomes to outperform Bitcoin. This is why on a Bitcoin Standard, over a long enough time horizon, mNAV trends towards 1 since the maximum amount of Bitcoin you can own is 21M. With all this in mind, why is Strategy trading where it is and why is it trading at such a low mNAV? There are a few reasons. 1. Strategy Is A Different Company In 2025 Firstly, Strategy is a totally different company in 2025 to the one it was in 2020. For context, believe it or not, the company only introduced Bitcoin Yield and Bitcoin Per Share in the July 2024 Q2 Earnings Call and so it was only after that that they began optimising for those metrics. In my view, that is also when Michael Saylor truly started to understand the opportunity that was in front of him, which is why in October 2024 we saw Strategy announce the 21/21 plan which became the catalyst for the parabolic run we saw in November 2024 where $MSTR went on to briefly hit an all-time-high of around $550. Since people are comparing $MSTR this cycle to the $MSTR of last cycle when it briefly traded at an mNAV of over 8x, it is distorting their expectations. Again, Strategy is a totally different company today with a totally different set of dynamics. 2. New Industry Secondly, we need to recognise that the Bitcoin Treasury Company industry is entirely new which means that the market has been forced to learn and adapt in real-time. With Strategy being the first and by far the largest Bitcoin Treasury Company, it has gained a disproportionate amount of attention and as a result it has attracted a disproportionate amount of speculative capital along the way while everyone has been trying to figure out how to value it. Consequently, in my view, the move we saw in November 2024 was an over-correction to the upside — which by the way coincided with Bitcoin’s parabolic run following Donald Trump’s election win — and what we’re now seeing is an over-correction to the downside. 3. Bitcoin Yield Thirdly, as I mentioned at the beginning, Bitcoin Treasury Companies are currently valued based on how much Bitcoin Yield they are expected to generate in the future. At the time of recording, Strategy currently holds precisely 637,460 Bitcoin — that’s over 3% of the total Bitcoin supply — which means that it is much, much harder to generate meaningful Bitcoin Yield, which again is why we’re seeing the mNAV compress. However, there is a caveat here. There is another metric that Strategy have introduced which is Bitcoin $ Gain. Bitcoin $ Gain is defined as the $ value of newly acquired Bitcoin within any period. Strategy — and I don’t blame them — have been attempting to encourage the market to interpret Bitcoin $ Gain as “earnings” and to value the company based on how much earnings it is expected to generate in the future. For full disclosure, I personally dislike Bitcoin $ Gain as a valuation metric. I think framing it as “earnings” is misleading and disingenuous. I understand why it has been introduced because it speaks the language of Wall Street. However, traditional earnings are final. Bitcoin $ Gain is not because it is forever subject to the price of Bitcoin. Therefore, for Bitcoin $ Gain to be embraced by Wall Street, the market must collectively agree that Bitcoin is going up forever. I remain very sceptical of that happening — especially in the short-to-medium term. However, I am also not attached to my beliefs and so if Wall Street does decide to embrace Bitcoin $ Gain as its primary valuation metric, then $MSTR is likely undervalued by a factor of 5-10x. If not, then $MSTR is likely undervalued by a factor of 1-2x. If you’re not content with the latter being the worst case scenario, then the stock probably isn’t for you. 4. Preferred Products Fourthly, the Strategy thesis right now revolves entirely around the success of its preferred products. Remember, Michael Saylor wants Strategy to become the Amazon of the fixed income market. Thus, we’re not talking about a small innovation here — we are talking about completely transforming global finance. This means that the process of generating awareness and educating the market that will ultimately drive demand for these products is going to take years — not months — which is why you need to have a long time-horizon. Presently, the market is completely discounting the success of Strategy’s preferred products. What it’s not factoring in however is that the capital markets are desperate for yield right now. Thus, when — not if — but when, they eventually wake up to Bitcoin, how do you think they’re going to get that yield? Who is going to be the entity that is offering Bitcoin-backed credit instruments at scale? The answer is obviously Strategy, but again, this is a 5-to-10 year and beyond story. So with all that said, if you’re reading this right now, what should you do? Valuing Strategy There are 3 steps you need to take: 1. Firstly, you need to define your time horizon. In other words, how long do you intend on holding the stock for? 2. Secondly, you need to estimate either — depending on your preferred metric — how much Bitcoin Yield or how much Bitcoin $ Gain you expect Strategy to generate during that period and then calculate how much you expect $MSTR to outperform Bitcoin based on those values. 3. Thirdly, ask yourself whether you’d be satisfied with the level of outperformance you have calculated? In other words, is the trade-off worth it? Or would you be better off investing in either spot Bitcoin, an alternative Bitcoin Treasury Company or a Bitcoin ETF. If you’re satisfied with the level of outperformance that you’ve calculated, then $MSTR it probably a good choice of investment for you. If you're not satisfied, then $MSTR is probably a bad choice of investment for you. I personally believe that $MSTR will outperform Bitcoin by a minimum factor of 1-2x over the next 5/10 years and potentially much more if Bitcoin $ Gain becomes the primary metric by which it is valued, but again, I remain sceptical of that happening. Regardless, the best is yet to come.
11:54

Making Sense Of Strategy What is happening with $MSTR? If you’ve been following me on X for any meaningful length of time, you will know that I have been attempting to calibrate people’s expectations of the stock's performance for the best part of 2025. Here I have synthesised all of my thoughts and distilled them into a single video. If you prefer YouTube, you can watch it here: If you prefer written format, continue reading. The first thing we need to understand is what Strategy is and why people invest in it. Strategy At the highest level, Strategy is leveraged Bitcoin. That’s it. Strategy leverages debt to acquire more Bitcoin. Therefore, the main reason you invest in Strategy is because you want to outperform Bitcoin. The only thing better than Bitcoin is more Bitcoin. The second thing we need to understand is mNAV. mNAV Generally speaking for a pure-play Bitcoin Treasury Company like Strategy, mNAV is a reflection of the market's expectation of future Bitcoin Yield. Bitcoin Yield comes with diminishing returns because each additional Bitcoin purchase contributes less to Bitcoin Per Share. Thus, the larger your Bitcoin stack, the harder it becomes to generate Bitcoin Yield and by extension the harder it becomes to outperform Bitcoin. This is why on a Bitcoin Standard, over a long enough time horizon, mNAV trends towards 1 since the maximum amount of Bitcoin you can own is 21M. With all this in mind, why is Strategy trading where it is and why is it trading at such a low mNAV? There are a few reasons. 1. Strategy Is A Different Company In 2025 Firstly, Strategy is a totally different company in 2025 to the one it was in 2020. For context, believe it or not, the company only introduced Bitcoin Yield and Bitcoin Per Share in the July 2024 Q2 Earnings Call and so it was only after that that they began optimising for those metrics. In my view, that is also when Michael Saylor truly started to understand the opportunity that was in front of him, which is why in October 2024 we saw Strategy announce the 21/21 plan which became the catalyst for the parabolic run we saw in November 2024 where $MSTR went on to briefly hit an all-time-high of around $550. Since people are comparing $MSTR this cycle to the $MSTR of last cycle when it briefly traded at an mNAV of over 8x, it is distorting their expectations. Again, Strategy is a totally different company today with a totally different set of dynamics. 2. New Industry Secondly, we need to recognise that the Bitcoin Treasury Company industry is entirely new which means that the market has been forced to learn and adapt in real-time. With Strategy being the first and by far the largest Bitcoin Treasury Company, it has gained a disproportionate amount of attention and as a result it has attracted a disproportionate amount of speculative capital along the way while everyone has been trying to figure out how to value it. Consequently, in my view, the move we saw in November 2024 was an over-correction to the upside — which by the way coincided with Bitcoin’s parabolic run following Donald Trump’s election win — and what we’re now seeing is an over-correction to the downside. 3. Bitcoin Yield Thirdly, as I mentioned at the beginning, Bitcoin Treasury Companies are currently valued based on how much Bitcoin Yield they are expected to generate in the future. At the time of recording, Strategy currently holds precisely 637,460 Bitcoin — that’s over 3% of the total Bitcoin supply — which means that it is much, much harder to generate meaningful Bitcoin Yield, which again is why we’re seeing the mNAV compress. However, there is a caveat here. There is another metric that Strategy have introduced which is Bitcoin $ Gain. Bitcoin $ Gain is defined as the $ value of newly acquired Bitcoin within any period. Strategy — and I don’t blame them — have been attempting to encourage the market to interpret Bitcoin $ Gain as “earnings” and to value the company based on how much earnings it is expected to generate in the future. For full disclosure, I personally dislike Bitcoin $ Gain as a valuation metric. I think framing it as “earnings” is misleading and disingenuous. I understand why it has been introduced because it speaks the language of Wall Street. However, traditional earnings are final. Bitcoin $ Gain is not because it is forever subject to the price of Bitcoin. Therefore, for Bitcoin $ Gain to be embraced by Wall Street, the market must collectively agree that Bitcoin is going up forever. I remain very sceptical of that happening — especially in the short-to-medium term. However, I am also not attached to my beliefs and so if Wall Street does decide to embrace Bitcoin $ Gain as its primary valuation metric, then $MSTR is likely undervalued by a factor of 5-10x. If not, then $MSTR is likely undervalued by a factor of 1-2x. If you’re not content with the latter being the worst case scenario, then the stock probably isn’t for you. 4. Preferred Products Fourthly, the Strategy thesis right now revolves entirely around the success of its preferred products. Remember, Michael Saylor wants Strategy to become the Amazon of the fixed income market. Thus, we’re not talking about a small innovation here — we are talking about completely transforming global finance. This means that the process of generating awareness and educating the market that will ultimately drive demand for these products is going to take years — not months — which is why you need to have a long time-horizon. Presently, the market is completely discounting the success of Strategy’s preferred products. What it’s not factoring in however is that the capital markets are desperate for yield right now. Thus, when — not if — but when, they eventually wake up to Bitcoin, how do you think they’re going to get that yield? Who is going to be the entity that is offering Bitcoin-backed credit instruments at scale? The answer is obviously Strategy, but again, this is a 5-to-10 year and beyond story. So with all that said, if you’re reading this right now, what should you do? Valuing Strategy There are 3 steps you need to take: 1. Firstly, you need to define your time horizon. In other words, how long do you intend on holding the stock for? 2. Secondly, you need to estimate either — depending on your preferred metric — how much Bitcoin Yield or how much Bitcoin $ Gain you expect Strategy to generate during that period and then calculate how much you expect $MSTR to outperform Bitcoin based on those values. 3. Thirdly, ask yourself whether you’d be satisfied with the level of outperformance you have calculated? In other words, is the trade-off worth it? Or would you be better off investing in either spot Bitcoin, an alternative Bitcoin Treasury Company or a Bitcoin ETF. If you’re satisfied with the level of outperformance that you’ve calculated, then $MSTR it probably a good choice of investment for you. If you're not satisfied, then $MSTR is probably a bad choice of investment for you. I personally believe that $MSTR will outperform Bitcoin by a minimum factor of 1-2x over the next 5/10 years and potentially much more if Bitcoin $ Gain becomes the primary metric by which it is valued, but again, I remain sceptical of that happening. Regardless, the best is yet to come.

Chris Millas

36,835 次观看 • 10 个月前

2025 reflected a year of coordinated execution. As products expanded and new markets came online, the underlying platform continued to strengthen in step. Here’s what we built in the past 365 days 👇 Launching New Products The Gemini Credit Card evolved with the release of the Bitcoin, Solana, XRP, and American Business versions of the card, allowing our US customers to earn rewards in crypto, and additional benefits for businesses.* We launched the Gemini Wallet, giving users a powerful self-custody wallet to have more control over their digital assets and manage their finances onchain. In the European Union (EU), Gemini launched Tokenized Stocks**, bringing the world’s leading equities onto the blockchain with zero trading fees. We added Gemini Perpetuals** in the EU, putting the power of crypto derivatives with up to 100x leverage in the hands of advanced traders, and have continued to expand the number of perpetual contracts available – opening up new trading opportunities in memecoins, DeFi, and beyond. In Europe, users gained the ability to stake*** their ETH and SOL, unlocking the potential to earn rewards of up to 6% APR**** on their holdings. In Singapore, we launched Index Perpetual Contracts and expanded the available cross collateral funding options. We also made funding faster for Singapore users by adding PayNow and FAST. We introduced USD rails to our UK institutional customers, giving them more flexibility in the ways they can trade. Institutional Leadership We strengthened our leadership in institutional custody, including custodying Empery Digital’s $500 million BTC placement and facilitated their bitcoin purchases and derivatives trades. We also introduced the ability to stake SOL from custody for our institutional partners. We worked with Glassnode to produce the Bitcoin Adoption, Volatility, and Market Cap report, showing that bitcoin treasuries now control nearly a third of Bitcoin’s total supply. Company Milestones & Regulation After an IPO on the Nasdaq stock exchange in September, Gemini became a publicly traded company. This year also marked a turning point for Gemini’s global ambitions. In October, Gemini launched in Australia and became AUSTRAC registered to bring industry-leading crypto tools to users down under. We also expanded further into the country by adding AUD banking rails for faster payments and deposits. We opened new offices around the world, including London, hosting an opening party with people from across the industry to celebrate. We also grew our customer service operations with a new office in Scottsdale, Arizona. In the EU, we obtained our Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) and Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II) licences, allowing us to bring our services to millions more across the region. Fostering a Global Community From DAS New York and Paris Blockchain Week, to TOKEN2049 in Singapore and the Australian Crypto Convention in Sydney, the Gemini team met local communities around the world. In March, we set a Guinness World Record for the largest aerial display of a currency symbol with a drone show at South by Southwest in Texas. In May, we teamed up with MARA Holdings to mine the Bitcoin “pizza block”, a tribute to the first real-world purchase using bitcoin. At BTC Vegas, we gave orange Tesla Cybertrucks to two lucky winners, while at BTC Amsterdam, we awarded a custom Bitcoin Apex Flare 4 Bike to a new customer. We left our mark on Amsterdam too, by biking around the city in the shape of a Bitcoin “₿” and decking out the city’s trams with our signature colors. The Gemini team also headed to Real Bedford football club to give out free pizza and merch to fans at the final match of the season, and celebrated the team’s promotion to Premier Division Central. Looking to the Future As we look to 2026, our focus has never been clearer. We plan to build on the successes of this year and continue offering secure and reliable access to digital assets, by pushing further with new product launches, deepened institutional ties, and an expanded presence in the EU and APAC. We’re proud of what we built and scaled in 2025 – and this was just the beginning. Onward and upward, Team Gemini Full recap here: * Gemini-branded credit products are issued by WebBank. ** Perpetuals and Tokenized Stocks are offered by Gemini Intergalactic EU Artemis, Ltd, which is authorised and regulated by the MFSA under the Investment Services Act to offer certain services under the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) to institutions and traders. Perpetuals and tokenized stocks are complex instruments that carry a high risk of loss and are not appropriate for all investors. You should consult a licensed advisor before engaging in any transaction. Tokenized stocks are manufactured by Dinari, Inc. *** Staking services are offered by Gemini Intergalactic EU, Ltd., but are not regulated activities and are not subject to regulatory oversight, conduct of business rules, or investor protection requirements established under Markets in Crypto Assets Act. **** APRs are indicative only and may change at any time. All investments involve risk, including possible loss of capital. For more information, please refer to your User Agreement with the relevant Gemini entity.
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2025 reflected a year of coordinated execution. As products expanded and new markets came online, the underlying platform continued to strengthen in step. Here’s what we built in the past 365 days 👇 Launching New Products The Gemini Credit Card evolved with the release of the Bitcoin, Solana, XRP, and American Business versions of the card, allowing our US customers to earn rewards in crypto, and additional benefits for businesses.* We launched the Gemini Wallet, giving users a powerful self-custody wallet to have more control over their digital assets and manage their finances onchain. In the European Union (EU), Gemini launched Tokenized Stocks**, bringing the world’s leading equities onto the blockchain with zero trading fees. We added Gemini Perpetuals** in the EU, putting the power of crypto derivatives with up to 100x leverage in the hands of advanced traders, and have continued to expand the number of perpetual contracts available – opening up new trading opportunities in memecoins, DeFi, and beyond. In Europe, users gained the ability to stake*** their ETH and SOL, unlocking the potential to earn rewards of up to 6% APR**** on their holdings. In Singapore, we launched Index Perpetual Contracts and expanded the available cross collateral funding options. We also made funding faster for Singapore users by adding PayNow and FAST. We introduced USD rails to our UK institutional customers, giving them more flexibility in the ways they can trade. Institutional Leadership We strengthened our leadership in institutional custody, including custodying Empery Digital’s $500 million BTC placement and facilitated their bitcoin purchases and derivatives trades. We also introduced the ability to stake SOL from custody for our institutional partners. We worked with Glassnode to produce the Bitcoin Adoption, Volatility, and Market Cap report, showing that bitcoin treasuries now control nearly a third of Bitcoin’s total supply. Company Milestones & Regulation After an IPO on the Nasdaq stock exchange in September, Gemini became a publicly traded company. This year also marked a turning point for Gemini’s global ambitions. In October, Gemini launched in Australia and became AUSTRAC registered to bring industry-leading crypto tools to users down under. We also expanded further into the country by adding AUD banking rails for faster payments and deposits. We opened new offices around the world, including London, hosting an opening party with people from across the industry to celebrate. We also grew our customer service operations with a new office in Scottsdale, Arizona. In the EU, we obtained our Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) and Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II) licences, allowing us to bring our services to millions more across the region. Fostering a Global Community From DAS New York and Paris Blockchain Week, to TOKEN2049 in Singapore and the Australian Crypto Convention in Sydney, the Gemini team met local communities around the world. In March, we set a Guinness World Record for the largest aerial display of a currency symbol with a drone show at South by Southwest in Texas. In May, we teamed up with MARA Holdings to mine the Bitcoin “pizza block”, a tribute to the first real-world purchase using bitcoin. At BTC Vegas, we gave orange Tesla Cybertrucks to two lucky winners, while at BTC Amsterdam, we awarded a custom Bitcoin Apex Flare 4 Bike to a new customer. We left our mark on Amsterdam too, by biking around the city in the shape of a Bitcoin “₿” and decking out the city’s trams with our signature colors. The Gemini team also headed to Real Bedford football club to give out free pizza and merch to fans at the final match of the season, and celebrated the team’s promotion to Premier Division Central. Looking to the Future As we look to 2026, our focus has never been clearer. We plan to build on the successes of this year and continue offering secure and reliable access to digital assets, by pushing further with new product launches, deepened institutional ties, and an expanded presence in the EU and APAC. We’re proud of what we built and scaled in 2025 – and this was just the beginning. Onward and upward, Team Gemini Full recap here: * Gemini-branded credit products are issued by WebBank. ** Perpetuals and Tokenized Stocks are offered by Gemini Intergalactic EU Artemis, Ltd, which is authorised and regulated by the MFSA under the Investment Services Act to offer certain services under the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) to institutions and traders. Perpetuals and tokenized stocks are complex instruments that carry a high risk of loss and are not appropriate for all investors. You should consult a licensed advisor before engaging in any transaction. Tokenized stocks are manufactured by Dinari, Inc. *** Staking services are offered by Gemini Intergalactic EU, Ltd., but are not regulated activities and are not subject to regulatory oversight, conduct of business rules, or investor protection requirements established under Markets in Crypto Assets Act. **** APRs are indicative only and may change at any time. All investments involve risk, including possible loss of capital. For more information, please refer to your User Agreement with the relevant Gemini entity.

Gemini

45,129 次观看 • 7 个月前

FLOKI LAUNCHES TOKENFI (with "TOKEN" ticker) TO CAPITALIZE ON THE TRILLION-DOLLAR TOKENIZATION INDUSTRY Floki has launched a crypto and asset tokenization platform named TokenFi to capitalize on the trillion-dollar tokenization industry. The tokenization industry is projected to be a $16 trillion industry by the year 2030. BlackRock, the world's biggest institutional investor with $10 trillion of assets under management, strongly believes in the industry's potential, which they call "the next evolution in markets". TokenFi, with the ticker TOKEN, aims to simplify the crypto and asset tokenization process and eventually become the foremost tokenization platform in the world. We will unveil the platform website on the 27th of October, and you can finally see what we've got planned, but for now, you can find the token details below. TOKENFI TOKEN DETAILS: - Token name: TokenFi - Token Ticker: TOKEN - Total supply: 10 billion tokens split across BSC and ETH (5 billion tokens on each chain). - Launch market cap: $50,000 circulating and $500,000 diluted market cap. - Industry targeted: Tokenization, Real World Assets, Launchpad. An initial 10% token supply will be added to Liquidity Pools on Uniswap and PancakeSwap to provide public liquidity and allow interested parties to trade. TRADING WILL COMMENCE ON UNISWAP AND PANCAKESWAP BY 3PM UTC ON OCTOBER, 27 2023. - BSC contract address: 0x4507cEf57C46789eF8d1a19EA45f4216bae2B528 - ETH contract address: 0x4507cEf57C46789eF8d1a19EA45f4216bae2B528 (NOTE: The contract address is the same on both the BSC and ETH chains). FLOKI stakers will earn 56% of the supply over a period of 4 years. The Floki community is known for being diamond-handed, and with TokenFi being in an industry with MASSIVE potential, FLOKI holders are the best candidates to receive the majority of TokenFi tokens. Since they would be staking their FLOKI tokens to get the new token, this will also ensure stability for the FLOKI token! TokenFi supply will be split evenly between the BSC and ETH chains: In other words, there will be 5 billion tokens on BSC and 5 billion tokens on ETH, to make for a combined total of 10 billion tokens. 5% of the supply will be paired with LP on BSC and the other 5% on ETH. This will make the starting circulating market cap on BSC a $25k market cap and on ETH a $25k market cap to make a combined initial circulating market cap of $50k and an initial fully diluted market cap of $500k (which will be gradually released to FLOKI stakers over a four year period). IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR THE FIRST HOUR OF LAUNCH We understand that with this being a Floki token, there is a lot of hype. As a result, we have put measures in place to limit the impact of snipers on the token: Specifically, there will be a 1% wallet cap (of total supply) within the first hour of launch. That means no individual wallet can buy more than 100 million tokens within the first hour of the token becoming tradable. In addition, there will be an initial buy/sell transaction tax of 20% within the first hour. This transaction tax will do two things: 1) potentially limit the impact of snipers and 2) ensure a significant portion of whatever snipers/early buyers spend goes to the Floki treasury, which can be used for growth and development efforts. After the first hour, the wallet cap will be removed, and the transaction tax will be lowered to 5%. This 5% tax will remain in place for a week, after which the Floki DAO will vote on whether or not to remove or reduce it. We have instructed our exchange partners not to list TokenFi until this DAO vote. OUR PLAN FOR TOKENFI TokenFi is a well-thought-out concept that we have a strong capability to deliver on! We will unveil our roadmap with the launch of the TokenFi website on the 27th of October, 2023. However, we assure you that several TokenFi products are in advanced development on testnet and are due to go live in Q4 2023. In addition, we are working with some of the biggest names in the industry - especially from an institutional perspective - to make TokenFi a success, and they are quite excited about the concept and its potential. In our original DAO proposal, we already announced DWF Labs as our main institutional partner and market maker for TokenFi. We also announced a strategic partnership with World Table Tennis that will introduce TokenFi to a massive audience of 120 million people. We will announce many more partners in the coming weeks and months, and I'm sure that when you see the moves we have made, you will see why there is no better person to execute this vision than Floki!
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FLOKI LAUNCHES TOKENFI (with "TOKEN" ticker) TO CAPITALIZE ON THE TRILLION-DOLLAR TOKENIZATION INDUSTRY Floki has launched a crypto and asset tokenization platform named TokenFi to capitalize on the trillion-dollar tokenization industry. The tokenization industry is projected to be a $16 trillion industry by the year 2030. BlackRock, the world's biggest institutional investor with $10 trillion of assets under management, strongly believes in the industry's potential, which they call "the next evolution in markets". TokenFi, with the ticker TOKEN, aims to simplify the crypto and asset tokenization process and eventually become the foremost tokenization platform in the world. We will unveil the platform website on the 27th of October, and you can finally see what we've got planned, but for now, you can find the token details below. TOKENFI TOKEN DETAILS: - Token name: TokenFi - Token Ticker: TOKEN - Total supply: 10 billion tokens split across BSC and ETH (5 billion tokens on each chain). - Launch market cap: $50,000 circulating and $500,000 diluted market cap. - Industry targeted: Tokenization, Real World Assets, Launchpad. An initial 10% token supply will be added to Liquidity Pools on Uniswap and PancakeSwap to provide public liquidity and allow interested parties to trade. TRADING WILL COMMENCE ON UNISWAP AND PANCAKESWAP BY 3PM UTC ON OCTOBER, 27 2023. - BSC contract address: 0x4507cEf57C46789eF8d1a19EA45f4216bae2B528 - ETH contract address: 0x4507cEf57C46789eF8d1a19EA45f4216bae2B528 (NOTE: The contract address is the same on both the BSC and ETH chains). FLOKI stakers will earn 56% of the supply over a period of 4 years. The Floki community is known for being diamond-handed, and with TokenFi being in an industry with MASSIVE potential, FLOKI holders are the best candidates to receive the majority of TokenFi tokens. Since they would be staking their FLOKI tokens to get the new token, this will also ensure stability for the FLOKI token! TokenFi supply will be split evenly between the BSC and ETH chains: In other words, there will be 5 billion tokens on BSC and 5 billion tokens on ETH, to make for a combined total of 10 billion tokens. 5% of the supply will be paired with LP on BSC and the other 5% on ETH. This will make the starting circulating market cap on BSC a $25k market cap and on ETH a $25k market cap to make a combined initial circulating market cap of $50k and an initial fully diluted market cap of $500k (which will be gradually released to FLOKI stakers over a four year period). IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR THE FIRST HOUR OF LAUNCH We understand that with this being a Floki token, there is a lot of hype. As a result, we have put measures in place to limit the impact of snipers on the token: Specifically, there will be a 1% wallet cap (of total supply) within the first hour of launch. That means no individual wallet can buy more than 100 million tokens within the first hour of the token becoming tradable. In addition, there will be an initial buy/sell transaction tax of 20% within the first hour. This transaction tax will do two things: 1) potentially limit the impact of snipers and 2) ensure a significant portion of whatever snipers/early buyers spend goes to the Floki treasury, which can be used for growth and development efforts. After the first hour, the wallet cap will be removed, and the transaction tax will be lowered to 5%. This 5% tax will remain in place for a week, after which the Floki DAO will vote on whether or not to remove or reduce it. We have instructed our exchange partners not to list TokenFi until this DAO vote. OUR PLAN FOR TOKENFI TokenFi is a well-thought-out concept that we have a strong capability to deliver on! We will unveil our roadmap with the launch of the TokenFi website on the 27th of October, 2023. However, we assure you that several TokenFi products are in advanced development on testnet and are due to go live in Q4 2023. In addition, we are working with some of the biggest names in the industry - especially from an institutional perspective - to make TokenFi a success, and they are quite excited about the concept and its potential. In our original DAO proposal, we already announced DWF Labs as our main institutional partner and market maker for TokenFi. We also announced a strategic partnership with World Table Tennis that will introduce TokenFi to a massive audience of 120 million people. We will announce many more partners in the coming weeks and months, and I'm sure that when you see the moves we have made, you will see why there is no better person to execute this vision than Floki!

FLOKI

1,955,555 次观看 • 2 年前

My fellow Kenyans, Many of you have seen my recent posts about the deadly cancer that is corruption in our country. In my last post, I tried to paint a picture of the disconnect between our potential as a country and the economic circumstances we find ourselves in today, and the connection between corruption and the incalculable pain and suffering and cruelty that is meted out every single day to the most vulnerable among us by thieves operating out of public office. And after covering the goings-on in Mandera County, I told you that in my honest opinion, our governments exist to cater for the filthy-rich lifestyles of the vilest and most corrupt among us, at the expense of everyone else. I received tremendous support from all of you, for speaking on behalf of so many struggling Kenyans who don’t have a voice, or the audience necessary to spark the much-needed discussion about where we are heading as a country. But even with all that support, I have received messages asking me to be careful. One compatriot told me: “prepare to be relentlessly pursued, threatened, enticed, guilt-tripped, and gas-lit”. This is from a someone who knows how our government operates, and how it uses violence and its monopoly on power to silence those who question why politicians are stealing so much. I am not naive about the dangers of speaking up and calling out thieves who control state machinery, and who possess the ability to shut me up in a few seconds. But I will tell you why we CAN NOT and MUST NOT keep quiet. In November of 2023, I stumbled upon the story of a young man from Turkana, Calvin Esekon Esewit , who, despite scoring an A-, and getting an acceptance into medical school, spent two years not knowing whether his dreams of becoming a doctor would ever come true. I was moved by that story in a way that I can never adequately explain. I could not understand how it is possible that, in our country, a young man who appears to be every parent’s dream child can spend two years in limbo while we as a country possess the ability to invest in our best and brightest. And so, I spent weeks trying to chase down Calvin to see how I could help him attend college. After a lot of searching, I finally found Calvin, and by this time he had managed to get some help and is now in college. While this story has a great ending, it did not to be this way. And we know that the number of cases that end like this, with some success, are a small fraction of those ones which end tragically, with broken dreams. This is what happens when corruption consumes anything and everything in a country. It destroys lives. See attached video to learn about Calvin's story. I tell you all this story because it provides context to today's topic. For one story like this one that you see on the news, there are millions that never make the news. But they are real situations, nonetheless. There are millions of your compatriots who are devastated by this killer cancer of corruption that is perpetuated by people that you and I have put into public office ostensibly to improve our lives. They go into these offices and abuse the trust you bestowed upon them and deny you and everyone else a decent opportunity in life. You see, Calvin and millions of other victims of this shameless level of corruption and plunder have no voice, and no real ability to look the thieves that are destroying lives and generations of Kenyans in eye and tell them to stop this unbearable pain and the cruelty. This is the reason I embarked on this journey to attempt to expose this shameful situation. Watch the attached video of Calvin’s situation, and I am sure that you will agree that the millions of Calvins in our country need a voice, NO MATTER THE RISK. The thieves that are destroying the futures of millions of children just so they can have beachside homes in Miami, Dubai and other places count on the idea that most people will fear for their lives, and therefore not speak up. They count on the growing apathy in the Kenyan psyche. But we cannot give in to that. We cannot cower to thieves. We must look them straight in the eye and tell them that they MUST STOP. If we don't, our children and their children are guaranteed the same level of cruelty. And so with that, today I want to talk about the utterly insane crime scene that is Turkana County. I don’t know any other way to describe it, other than, it is a “shit-show”. Just follow along, and let me know if you disagree. As I did in my previous commentary, I will ask you to indulge me a little bit, and allow me to use a couple of pictures, because pictures speak louder than a thousand words. The first picture shows the state-of-the art County Government offices, that the County Government of Turkana decided to invest an ungodly amount of money on. Close to a billion shillings. The second picture is a classroom in session. In Turkana County. These two realities are occurring in parallel in the same county, at the same time. Ladies and gentlemen, let me just tell you that I do not go out of my way to find bad news. I want stories that would help re-affirm our belief in the fundamental decency of human beings. When I find good news as I review these Counties’ decisions and how they behave with our resources, I will be the first one to report it to you. But I don’t have any good news today. I have bad news. If you read my commentary yesterday and were offended by what you saw, I am afraid you might not make it to the end of this article, because what you will hear will be quite shocking. The cancer of corruption, particularly at the County Government level, is worse than your wildest imagination. And so, as I like to do, I like to start off by putting some numbers on the table for us to use as reference points. Bear in my that all the information I put in this article is publicly available. Nothing came to me through a whistle blower. The first number is KSH 100 Billion. With a B. In the last decade or so, you and I, through the National Government, has sent over KSH 100 billion to Turkana County. To support recurrent expenditure, and development. For example, in the 2022-2023 fiscal year, we sent KSH 12.6 billion. In the 2021-2022 fiscal year, we sent KSH 11.4 billion. And on and on and on. The second number is 1 million. This is the population of Turkana County. The third number is KSH 18.4 billion. This was Turkana County’s budget for the 2022-2023 fiscal year. The fourth number is KSH 190 million. This was the amount of money that Turkana County was able to generate on its own accord within the county, from all its investments and other activities in the period in question. This number is an important proxy, in my view, for the value of the county’s economic prospects for the foreseeable future, and to people that are not driven by greed and corruption, would be an important consideration when they are thinking about how and where to deploy your money as taxpayers. If you are doing the math, Turkana County, for the 2022-2023 fiscal year, was only able to raise 1% of the funds needed to keep the lights on. 99% came from you and I, and a tiny amount from grants. The next number is KSH 129, 040. This is the average ANNUAL [emphasis added] income of a resident of Turkana County ( Keep that number in mind when we are discussing the massive theft of public funds by Turkana County leaders. The next number is 80%. 80% of the residents of Turkana County live below the poverty line. They have a really difficult time putting food on the table. ( The next number is KSH 12 Million. This is the basic salary of the Governor of Turkana County before other benefits that, as I explained yesterday, can often double the salary. Remember the “housing allowance”, the “hardship allowance”, the “commuter allowance”, the “risk allowance”, the “extraneous allowance”, etc.? Remember that? I still cannot figure out, for the life of me, what “extraneous” means in the context of County business, but we don’t time to dwell on this. The next number is 93. The Governor of Turkana County makes 93 times the average Turkana County resident’s annual income. 93 times! The next number is 82%. This was the percentage of people that were illiterate in Turkana County in 2013 ( Could not read or write. A point to note about the above literacy figure. Ten years later, and despite over KSH 100 billion is spent in Turkana County, including many billions for education, that literacy rate HAS NOT CHANGED ONE BIT. Only 20% of the population can read or write today. ( KSH 829 million. This is how much it cost to build the County Government offices. Yes, the ones shown in the first picture. KSH 120 million. The County Government decided that it was prudent to pay a contractor KSH 120 million to construct the Governor’s personal residence. Get this, even after this payment, no construction took place. The money was stolen. All of it. KSH 90 Million. This is the amount that the County Government paid to another contractor, to build the Governor a mansion, having previously lost KSH 120 million. So, the tally for the Governor’s residence now stands at KSH 210 million. Never mind that the limit allowed by law is KSH 45 million. KSH 5 billion. In the last days of his term in office, an outgoing Governor of Turkana, Koli Nanok, EGH. , sought to inflate pending bills by adding KSH 5 billion so that it can be paid to his criminal cartel. KSH 5 billion. We have our key numbers, ladies and gentlemen, so let us discuss. So, we have a county that is dead last in literacy, and in the top 2 of the poorest counties in the republic. Only 20% of the population can read. The Governor earns 92 times the average citizen. The Governor lives in a house that cost over KSH 200 million. When he leaves his house in the morning, he goes to his office that cost KSH 829 million. And this is all happening when 80% of the County residents struggle to put food on the table. Those are the facts, and they are not in dispute. During the same time, the County Government geniuses decide to build the Speaker of the County Assembly a house. And a home office, and a garage. The house was initially estimated to cost KSH 75 million. But due to circumstances that not a soul in the government could explain to auditors, the contract expired before the house was completed, and the County Government found a new contractor to complete the job for an additional KSH 29 million. But this palace in the jungle worth apparently worth over KSH 100 million in Turkana County was not enough. The County proceeded to build the Speaker a guest house for another KSH 19 million, and a few other amenities, and so the whole cost went to KSH 276 million! The legal limit for a Speaker’s house is KSH 35 million, and they spent close to KSH 130 million just for one residence. By this time, I am sure you are getting tired of these obscene numbers. You and I work, and pay taxes. Nobody pays you 92 times the income your average neighbor is making. And for sure nobody will drop KSH 100 million to build you a house. These are the perks of working in government in a poor country. Go figure. And so, as a country, we need to answer for ourselves the question I posed yesterday, which is, what is the point of government? What is its role in our lives. If this level of criminality and pillaging can occur in our country in the midst of so much poverty, questioning the need for government is a totally valid question. I said in my last post that, when the average citizen looks at the thug on the street and the government, and is unable to discern any meaningful difference between them, that society from that point on is on its journey to becoming a failed state. A journey to anarchy. Over the last two months or so, Kenyans have been shouting at the top of their lungs, begging for their government to listen. To hear them out. Kenyans have asked that their government stop this unbelievable level of plunder. Dozens of Kenyans have died, thousands injured, and many more are missing today. To this day, the people that govern us continue to use the power of the gun to subdue Kenyans, until they can take everything in their sight. And so, as a society, we all have to ask whether today there is any difference between the thug on the street and our governments. Every Kenyan will have to answer this question for themselves. And before answering this question, everyone needs to remember the many Calvins in our society. Smart, upright children whose only crime is to be born in an unforgiving, lawless, and corrupt purgatory that is Kenya today. For myself, I have concluded that there is no difference between the thug on the street and our governments, county and national alike. If you can see any meaningful difference, let me know. I am willing to listen. So despite over KSH 100 billion in money sent to Turkana County, there is almost no measurable improvement in people’s life today. None. And it makes sense, when you look at how that money is spent. I want you to forget for a second the obscene obsession by the County Government with spending ungodly amounts of money on themselves. The houses, etc. If you step back and look at how the government is actually spending the hard-earned money on other things, you will be depressed. I am telling you that I wept three times in the middle of the night trying to make sense of this crazy situation in Turkana County. Three times. I have never imagined that human beings can be so greedy and cold-blooded. Think about this: In the couple of years I reviewed, the County spent around KSH 400 million annually in “tourism” initiatives, including marketing, and apparently upgrading certain facilities. KSH 400 million for tourism. In Turkana County. In 1 year. KSH 400 million per year in marketing and other money pits. The government’s own website says that the county gets around 3000 visitors per month. Around 36,000 per year. That’s them saying that, on their website. Are you curious to know the return on that KSH 400 million investment? I have an answer for you. Remember that I told you that the County has never raised more than KSH 200 million in a year within the county, despite its KSH 18.4 billion budget? Let me walk you through the breakdown of the absolutely embarrassing shit-show that is the County Government’s “own source revenue” operations. In 2022-2023, the County Government collected KSH 190 million locally against their KSH 18.4 billion budget. 1% of the budget. Remember, there is absolutely no requirement on the County to cut costs, or achieve certain local revenue targets today. So they raised KSH 45 million in single business permits, KSH 72 million in CESS, KSH 8 million in market fee, KSH 9 million in “slaughter fees”. And then finally, there is the return on the tourism investment that you were looking for. A whopping KSH 209, 000 in “park fees”. KSH 209,000 in fees, after investing KSH 400 million. And so, take this as an example and extrapolate it across the entire budget, and you can see how one can spend KSH 100 billion and get NOTHING in return. You don’t need to be a genius to see the absurdity of this situation. Let me explain using an example that should illustrate the utter dimwittedness of this situation. Remember the KSH 100 billion sent to Turkana by you and me? Part of this amount is supposed to be for “service delivery”, or “recurrent expenditure”. Usually about 70% of the budget. The balance, 30%, is designed to go to development projects. With that in mind, from KSH 100 billion, the County apparently has made KSH 30 billion worth of investments, right? 30% of the KSH 100 billion. Now, if you employed someone to run a business for you, and they asked you to invest KSH 30 billion, which is no small fortune, at some point you would have to start seeing returns, right? That’s common sense, isn’t it? So, when we look at the revenues streams that make up this paltry sum of KSH 190 million, and see things like “slaughter fees’ and “market fees”, what does it tell you? It tells me there is no real “development” happening in that county. Trust me, if you had real development totaling KSH 30 billion, you would have corporate taxes in the hundreds of millions or billions, a booming real estate market, rising wages and standards of living, etc., low unemployment, etc. You would not have 80% of the people living hand-to mouth, and a County Government that can not afford to support itself for 5 days out of the year that has 365 days! We do not have enough time, trust me, to deal with the shit-show that is Turkana County. Dealing with that mess would require a forensic team. I will just highlight a few of other “in your-face” type of theft of public funds, and then conclude my submission. A government that has a budget of KSH 18.4 billion annually, and which has never raised more than 1% of its budget had the wisdom to do the following with your money: · Spend KSH 222 million on a project building something that NOBODY uses. You got that right. They spent KSH 222 million on a facility that NOBODY uses. KSH 222 million gone to waste, in a county that is dead last in pretty much all measures of human progress. · Remember the County Government offices that cost KSH 829 million? The County spent KSH 82 million on “air-conditioning” for that building. · Despite the County Spending hundreds of millions for the top three officers of the County, the Governor and his Deputy, in the 2022-2023 year, illegally charged the county (you and I) KSH 2.2 million in housing allowance! · Built two facilities for KSH 16 million, that were completed, but NOBODY uses them. · Entered into a contract for the construction of a plastic use facility for KSH 13 million in 2021. The contractor gets paid KSH 4.9 million, and has never been seen since. · Paid out KSH 62 million in salaries that were not supportable in just one year. They could not point to anybody and say, that is who we paid. · Paid out KSH 27 million in legal fees that nobody could say what they related to. And the County’s Legal Advisor, who, in 2022-2023, had a budget of KSH 123 million, apparently did not know anything about it! · Had an outstanding bill at Kenya Revenue Authority in the amount of KSH 486 million, that did not show up on the County Government’s financial statements. Think about that. KSH 486 million owned to the Kenya Revenue Authority, and that liability is not on the financial statements! This only means that someone took those funds for themselves, which is why the liability would be missing from the county’s books. · Could not account for KSH 367 million in expenditures for 2022-2023. KSH 367 million, in unexplained expenses. · Awarded a contract worth over KSH 200 million to a bidder with no bank statement, against the law. This contract was entered into and approved before the statutory time after the bidding process lapsed. Someone was in a hurry to get paid. KSH 200 million, illegally awarded to a bidder who did not have a 6-month bank statement. · Apparently purchased KSH 1.5 billion in assets in 2022-2023, but kept no records of the said assets. For this reason, NOBODY can verify where these assets are located. KSH 1.5 billion. Let me just say this. In my last article, the most common critique was that it was too long. Too many words. I did not intend to make another long article. Trust me when I tell you this, we do not have the time to detail half of the problems in Turkana County. For just 1 year! We do not. Now, you recall my point about how societies descend to madness and anarchy. In our country today, our leaders are accusing those of us who are agitating for honest and transparent governance of being traitors to the country. They call us anarchists, criminals, and merchants of chaos. They are questioning our patriotism. You have all seen the government and its horde of propagandists threatening the Ford Foundation and others because they may have helped civil society keep the lights on, and investigative journalists to have the capacity to continue to do the Lord’s work of investigating criminality in government. As though citizens are so dumb and ignorant, that they cannot see what is going on. The reason why millions of Calvins in this country will never graduate from college and earn a decent living is not because of the Ford Foundation. No. It is because of the thieves we have in office today, like the ones in Turkana County. In this post, I copy our leaders, the President and his deputy. I copy them because I want them to help Kenyans understand the following conundrum, about crime and criminals. There is nothing so special or peculiar about criminals or where they pop up. There are criminals in the US, Canada, France, and other places. Just like we have criminals in Kenya. The difference between banana republics and failed states, and civilized societies, is WHAT we do to and about criminals. In civilized societies, criminals are prosecuted and punished heavily. They are shunned. In some places, those charged with serious crimes such as corruption are executed. These are societies that are committed to sending the message that corruption, which robs citizens of their rights, is not acceptable. And they demonstrate this commitment by heavily punishing those who steal from the most vulnerable in society. In Kenya, we see the opposite. Criminals are exalted. They are promoted and embraced in government. It was just last week that the president unveiled his nominees for his Cabinet. Among them, are the likes of Hassan Ali Joho, EGH. , @GovWOparanya , and Davis Chirchir, ALL people who have been accused or charged with massive corruption against Kenyans. And am sure you remember that I mentioned Koli Nanok, EGH. , the man who tried to steal KSH 5 billion in his last days in office. Would you believe it if I told you that he works in government, at State House? He plunded billions of your money, got no measurable improvement in the lives of his subjects, and now has a government job in State House. Let that sink in. And so, the question is, how is it that in a country of 55 million people, with thousands of highly qualified people who have never ever stolen from Kenyans, he ends up with the criminals and thieves in the government, despite the fact that their crimes are in the public domain? How is this possible? Is it possible that these thieves possess a certain unique ability to run government, save Kenyans billions, and solve problems in a way that the president performs a cost-benefit analysis, and the benefits outweigh the costs of their theft? If not, what message does it send to Kenyans, when their own president puts into office known thieves? I think that is a fair question, don’t you? Dr. Ekuru Aukot Rigathi Gachagua William Samoei Ruto, PhD Okiya Omtatah Okoiti Citizen TV Kenya Nation Breaking News TI-Kenya CNN County Government of Turkana
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My fellow Kenyans, Many of you have seen my recent posts about the deadly cancer that is corruption in our country. In my last post, I tried to paint a picture of the disconnect between our potential as a country and the economic circumstances we find ourselves in today, and the connection between corruption and the incalculable pain and suffering and cruelty that is meted out every single day to the most vulnerable among us by thieves operating out of public office. And after covering the goings-on in Mandera County, I told you that in my honest opinion, our governments exist to cater for the filthy-rich lifestyles of the vilest and most corrupt among us, at the expense of everyone else. I received tremendous support from all of you, for speaking on behalf of so many struggling Kenyans who don’t have a voice, or the audience necessary to spark the much-needed discussion about where we are heading as a country. But even with all that support, I have received messages asking me to be careful. One compatriot told me: “prepare to be relentlessly pursued, threatened, enticed, guilt-tripped, and gas-lit”. This is from a someone who knows how our government operates, and how it uses violence and its monopoly on power to silence those who question why politicians are stealing so much. I am not naive about the dangers of speaking up and calling out thieves who control state machinery, and who possess the ability to shut me up in a few seconds. But I will tell you why we CAN NOT and MUST NOT keep quiet. In November of 2023, I stumbled upon the story of a young man from Turkana, Calvin Esekon Esewit , who, despite scoring an A-, and getting an acceptance into medical school, spent two years not knowing whether his dreams of becoming a doctor would ever come true. I was moved by that story in a way that I can never adequately explain. I could not understand how it is possible that, in our country, a young man who appears to be every parent’s dream child can spend two years in limbo while we as a country possess the ability to invest in our best and brightest. And so, I spent weeks trying to chase down Calvin to see how I could help him attend college. After a lot of searching, I finally found Calvin, and by this time he had managed to get some help and is now in college. While this story has a great ending, it did not to be this way. And we know that the number of cases that end like this, with some success, are a small fraction of those ones which end tragically, with broken dreams. This is what happens when corruption consumes anything and everything in a country. It destroys lives. See attached video to learn about Calvin's story. I tell you all this story because it provides context to today's topic. For one story like this one that you see on the news, there are millions that never make the news. But they are real situations, nonetheless. There are millions of your compatriots who are devastated by this killer cancer of corruption that is perpetuated by people that you and I have put into public office ostensibly to improve our lives. They go into these offices and abuse the trust you bestowed upon them and deny you and everyone else a decent opportunity in life. You see, Calvin and millions of other victims of this shameless level of corruption and plunder have no voice, and no real ability to look the thieves that are destroying lives and generations of Kenyans in eye and tell them to stop this unbearable pain and the cruelty. This is the reason I embarked on this journey to attempt to expose this shameful situation. Watch the attached video of Calvin’s situation, and I am sure that you will agree that the millions of Calvins in our country need a voice, NO MATTER THE RISK. The thieves that are destroying the futures of millions of children just so they can have beachside homes in Miami, Dubai and other places count on the idea that most people will fear for their lives, and therefore not speak up. They count on the growing apathy in the Kenyan psyche. But we cannot give in to that. We cannot cower to thieves. We must look them straight in the eye and tell them that they MUST STOP. If we don't, our children and their children are guaranteed the same level of cruelty. And so with that, today I want to talk about the utterly insane crime scene that is Turkana County. I don’t know any other way to describe it, other than, it is a “shit-show”. Just follow along, and let me know if you disagree. As I did in my previous commentary, I will ask you to indulge me a little bit, and allow me to use a couple of pictures, because pictures speak louder than a thousand words. The first picture shows the state-of-the art County Government offices, that the County Government of Turkana decided to invest an ungodly amount of money on. Close to a billion shillings. The second picture is a classroom in session. In Turkana County. These two realities are occurring in parallel in the same county, at the same time. Ladies and gentlemen, let me just tell you that I do not go out of my way to find bad news. I want stories that would help re-affirm our belief in the fundamental decency of human beings. When I find good news as I review these Counties’ decisions and how they behave with our resources, I will be the first one to report it to you. But I don’t have any good news today. I have bad news. If you read my commentary yesterday and were offended by what you saw, I am afraid you might not make it to the end of this article, because what you will hear will be quite shocking. The cancer of corruption, particularly at the County Government level, is worse than your wildest imagination. And so, as I like to do, I like to start off by putting some numbers on the table for us to use as reference points. Bear in my that all the information I put in this article is publicly available. Nothing came to me through a whistle blower. The first number is KSH 100 Billion. With a B. In the last decade or so, you and I, through the National Government, has sent over KSH 100 billion to Turkana County. To support recurrent expenditure, and development. For example, in the 2022-2023 fiscal year, we sent KSH 12.6 billion. In the 2021-2022 fiscal year, we sent KSH 11.4 billion. And on and on and on. The second number is 1 million. This is the population of Turkana County. The third number is KSH 18.4 billion. This was Turkana County’s budget for the 2022-2023 fiscal year. The fourth number is KSH 190 million. This was the amount of money that Turkana County was able to generate on its own accord within the county, from all its investments and other activities in the period in question. This number is an important proxy, in my view, for the value of the county’s economic prospects for the foreseeable future, and to people that are not driven by greed and corruption, would be an important consideration when they are thinking about how and where to deploy your money as taxpayers. If you are doing the math, Turkana County, for the 2022-2023 fiscal year, was only able to raise 1% of the funds needed to keep the lights on. 99% came from you and I, and a tiny amount from grants. The next number is KSH 129, 040. This is the average ANNUAL [emphasis added] income of a resident of Turkana County ( Keep that number in mind when we are discussing the massive theft of public funds by Turkana County leaders. The next number is 80%. 80% of the residents of Turkana County live below the poverty line. They have a really difficult time putting food on the table. ( The next number is KSH 12 Million. This is the basic salary of the Governor of Turkana County before other benefits that, as I explained yesterday, can often double the salary. Remember the “housing allowance”, the “hardship allowance”, the “commuter allowance”, the “risk allowance”, the “extraneous allowance”, etc.? Remember that? I still cannot figure out, for the life of me, what “extraneous” means in the context of County business, but we don’t time to dwell on this. The next number is 93. The Governor of Turkana County makes 93 times the average Turkana County resident’s annual income. 93 times! The next number is 82%. This was the percentage of people that were illiterate in Turkana County in 2013 ( Could not read or write. A point to note about the above literacy figure. Ten years later, and despite over KSH 100 billion is spent in Turkana County, including many billions for education, that literacy rate HAS NOT CHANGED ONE BIT. Only 20% of the population can read or write today. ( KSH 829 million. This is how much it cost to build the County Government offices. Yes, the ones shown in the first picture. KSH 120 million. The County Government decided that it was prudent to pay a contractor KSH 120 million to construct the Governor’s personal residence. Get this, even after this payment, no construction took place. The money was stolen. All of it. KSH 90 Million. This is the amount that the County Government paid to another contractor, to build the Governor a mansion, having previously lost KSH 120 million. So, the tally for the Governor’s residence now stands at KSH 210 million. Never mind that the limit allowed by law is KSH 45 million. KSH 5 billion. In the last days of his term in office, an outgoing Governor of Turkana, Koli Nanok, EGH. , sought to inflate pending bills by adding KSH 5 billion so that it can be paid to his criminal cartel. KSH 5 billion. We have our key numbers, ladies and gentlemen, so let us discuss. So, we have a county that is dead last in literacy, and in the top 2 of the poorest counties in the republic. Only 20% of the population can read. The Governor earns 92 times the average citizen. The Governor lives in a house that cost over KSH 200 million. When he leaves his house in the morning, he goes to his office that cost KSH 829 million. And this is all happening when 80% of the County residents struggle to put food on the table. Those are the facts, and they are not in dispute. During the same time, the County Government geniuses decide to build the Speaker of the County Assembly a house. And a home office, and a garage. The house was initially estimated to cost KSH 75 million. But due to circumstances that not a soul in the government could explain to auditors, the contract expired before the house was completed, and the County Government found a new contractor to complete the job for an additional KSH 29 million. But this palace in the jungle worth apparently worth over KSH 100 million in Turkana County was not enough. The County proceeded to build the Speaker a guest house for another KSH 19 million, and a few other amenities, and so the whole cost went to KSH 276 million! The legal limit for a Speaker’s house is KSH 35 million, and they spent close to KSH 130 million just for one residence. By this time, I am sure you are getting tired of these obscene numbers. You and I work, and pay taxes. Nobody pays you 92 times the income your average neighbor is making. And for sure nobody will drop KSH 100 million to build you a house. These are the perks of working in government in a poor country. Go figure. And so, as a country, we need to answer for ourselves the question I posed yesterday, which is, what is the point of government? What is its role in our lives. If this level of criminality and pillaging can occur in our country in the midst of so much poverty, questioning the need for government is a totally valid question. I said in my last post that, when the average citizen looks at the thug on the street and the government, and is unable to discern any meaningful difference between them, that society from that point on is on its journey to becoming a failed state. A journey to anarchy. Over the last two months or so, Kenyans have been shouting at the top of their lungs, begging for their government to listen. To hear them out. Kenyans have asked that their government stop this unbelievable level of plunder. Dozens of Kenyans have died, thousands injured, and many more are missing today. To this day, the people that govern us continue to use the power of the gun to subdue Kenyans, until they can take everything in their sight. And so, as a society, we all have to ask whether today there is any difference between the thug on the street and our governments. Every Kenyan will have to answer this question for themselves. And before answering this question, everyone needs to remember the many Calvins in our society. Smart, upright children whose only crime is to be born in an unforgiving, lawless, and corrupt purgatory that is Kenya today. For myself, I have concluded that there is no difference between the thug on the street and our governments, county and national alike. If you can see any meaningful difference, let me know. I am willing to listen. So despite over KSH 100 billion in money sent to Turkana County, there is almost no measurable improvement in people’s life today. None. And it makes sense, when you look at how that money is spent. I want you to forget for a second the obscene obsession by the County Government with spending ungodly amounts of money on themselves. The houses, etc. If you step back and look at how the government is actually spending the hard-earned money on other things, you will be depressed. I am telling you that I wept three times in the middle of the night trying to make sense of this crazy situation in Turkana County. Three times. I have never imagined that human beings can be so greedy and cold-blooded. Think about this: In the couple of years I reviewed, the County spent around KSH 400 million annually in “tourism” initiatives, including marketing, and apparently upgrading certain facilities. KSH 400 million for tourism. In Turkana County. In 1 year. KSH 400 million per year in marketing and other money pits. The government’s own website says that the county gets around 3000 visitors per month. Around 36,000 per year. That’s them saying that, on their website. Are you curious to know the return on that KSH 400 million investment? I have an answer for you. Remember that I told you that the County has never raised more than KSH 200 million in a year within the county, despite its KSH 18.4 billion budget? Let me walk you through the breakdown of the absolutely embarrassing shit-show that is the County Government’s “own source revenue” operations. In 2022-2023, the County Government collected KSH 190 million locally against their KSH 18.4 billion budget. 1% of the budget. Remember, there is absolutely no requirement on the County to cut costs, or achieve certain local revenue targets today. So they raised KSH 45 million in single business permits, KSH 72 million in CESS, KSH 8 million in market fee, KSH 9 million in “slaughter fees”. And then finally, there is the return on the tourism investment that you were looking for. A whopping KSH 209, 000 in “park fees”. KSH 209,000 in fees, after investing KSH 400 million. And so, take this as an example and extrapolate it across the entire budget, and you can see how one can spend KSH 100 billion and get NOTHING in return. You don’t need to be a genius to see the absurdity of this situation. Let me explain using an example that should illustrate the utter dimwittedness of this situation. Remember the KSH 100 billion sent to Turkana by you and me? Part of this amount is supposed to be for “service delivery”, or “recurrent expenditure”. Usually about 70% of the budget. The balance, 30%, is designed to go to development projects. With that in mind, from KSH 100 billion, the County apparently has made KSH 30 billion worth of investments, right? 30% of the KSH 100 billion. Now, if you employed someone to run a business for you, and they asked you to invest KSH 30 billion, which is no small fortune, at some point you would have to start seeing returns, right? That’s common sense, isn’t it? So, when we look at the revenues streams that make up this paltry sum of KSH 190 million, and see things like “slaughter fees’ and “market fees”, what does it tell you? It tells me there is no real “development” happening in that county. Trust me, if you had real development totaling KSH 30 billion, you would have corporate taxes in the hundreds of millions or billions, a booming real estate market, rising wages and standards of living, etc., low unemployment, etc. You would not have 80% of the people living hand-to mouth, and a County Government that can not afford to support itself for 5 days out of the year that has 365 days! We do not have enough time, trust me, to deal with the shit-show that is Turkana County. Dealing with that mess would require a forensic team. I will just highlight a few of other “in your-face” type of theft of public funds, and then conclude my submission. A government that has a budget of KSH 18.4 billion annually, and which has never raised more than 1% of its budget had the wisdom to do the following with your money: · Spend KSH 222 million on a project building something that NOBODY uses. You got that right. They spent KSH 222 million on a facility that NOBODY uses. KSH 222 million gone to waste, in a county that is dead last in pretty much all measures of human progress. · Remember the County Government offices that cost KSH 829 million? The County spent KSH 82 million on “air-conditioning” for that building. · Despite the County Spending hundreds of millions for the top three officers of the County, the Governor and his Deputy, in the 2022-2023 year, illegally charged the county (you and I) KSH 2.2 million in housing allowance! · Built two facilities for KSH 16 million, that were completed, but NOBODY uses them. · Entered into a contract for the construction of a plastic use facility for KSH 13 million in 2021. The contractor gets paid KSH 4.9 million, and has never been seen since. · Paid out KSH 62 million in salaries that were not supportable in just one year. They could not point to anybody and say, that is who we paid. · Paid out KSH 27 million in legal fees that nobody could say what they related to. And the County’s Legal Advisor, who, in 2022-2023, had a budget of KSH 123 million, apparently did not know anything about it! · Had an outstanding bill at Kenya Revenue Authority in the amount of KSH 486 million, that did not show up on the County Government’s financial statements. Think about that. KSH 486 million owned to the Kenya Revenue Authority, and that liability is not on the financial statements! This only means that someone took those funds for themselves, which is why the liability would be missing from the county’s books. · Could not account for KSH 367 million in expenditures for 2022-2023. KSH 367 million, in unexplained expenses. · Awarded a contract worth over KSH 200 million to a bidder with no bank statement, against the law. This contract was entered into and approved before the statutory time after the bidding process lapsed. Someone was in a hurry to get paid. KSH 200 million, illegally awarded to a bidder who did not have a 6-month bank statement. · Apparently purchased KSH 1.5 billion in assets in 2022-2023, but kept no records of the said assets. For this reason, NOBODY can verify where these assets are located. KSH 1.5 billion. Let me just say this. In my last article, the most common critique was that it was too long. Too many words. I did not intend to make another long article. Trust me when I tell you this, we do not have the time to detail half of the problems in Turkana County. For just 1 year! We do not. Now, you recall my point about how societies descend to madness and anarchy. In our country today, our leaders are accusing those of us who are agitating for honest and transparent governance of being traitors to the country. They call us anarchists, criminals, and merchants of chaos. They are questioning our patriotism. You have all seen the government and its horde of propagandists threatening the Ford Foundation and others because they may have helped civil society keep the lights on, and investigative journalists to have the capacity to continue to do the Lord’s work of investigating criminality in government. As though citizens are so dumb and ignorant, that they cannot see what is going on. The reason why millions of Calvins in this country will never graduate from college and earn a decent living is not because of the Ford Foundation. No. It is because of the thieves we have in office today, like the ones in Turkana County. In this post, I copy our leaders, the President and his deputy. I copy them because I want them to help Kenyans understand the following conundrum, about crime and criminals. There is nothing so special or peculiar about criminals or where they pop up. There are criminals in the US, Canada, France, and other places. Just like we have criminals in Kenya. The difference between banana republics and failed states, and civilized societies, is WHAT we do to and about criminals. In civilized societies, criminals are prosecuted and punished heavily. They are shunned. In some places, those charged with serious crimes such as corruption are executed. These are societies that are committed to sending the message that corruption, which robs citizens of their rights, is not acceptable. And they demonstrate this commitment by heavily punishing those who steal from the most vulnerable in society. In Kenya, we see the opposite. Criminals are exalted. They are promoted and embraced in government. It was just last week that the president unveiled his nominees for his Cabinet. Among them, are the likes of Hassan Ali Joho, EGH. , @GovWOparanya , and Davis Chirchir, ALL people who have been accused or charged with massive corruption against Kenyans. And am sure you remember that I mentioned Koli Nanok, EGH. , the man who tried to steal KSH 5 billion in his last days in office. Would you believe it if I told you that he works in government, at State House? He plunded billions of your money, got no measurable improvement in the lives of his subjects, and now has a government job in State House. Let that sink in. And so, the question is, how is it that in a country of 55 million people, with thousands of highly qualified people who have never ever stolen from Kenyans, he ends up with the criminals and thieves in the government, despite the fact that their crimes are in the public domain? How is this possible? Is it possible that these thieves possess a certain unique ability to run government, save Kenyans billions, and solve problems in a way that the president performs a cost-benefit analysis, and the benefits outweigh the costs of their theft? If not, what message does it send to Kenyans, when their own president puts into office known thieves? I think that is a fair question, don’t you? Dr. Ekuru Aukot Rigathi Gachagua William Samoei Ruto, PhD Okiya Omtatah Okoiti Citizen TV Kenya Nation Breaking News TI-Kenya CNN County Government of Turkana

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Ethiopia, one of the first Christian nations & the 2nd most populous African country, is currently experiencing massive economic growth due to pragmatic capitalist reforms after decades of failed socialist policies. As a result, cities across the country, like the capital, Addis Ababa, are being radically transformed. The government has been shifting its monopoly control over many industries back to the private sector, allowing foreign investments in banking, which has led to historic growth in the sector, opening telecoms to private entry, floating the currency so the free market can assign it its true value, and launching a Securities Exchange. Ironically, the increased competition in the private sector has also forced the remaining state-owned firms to perform at a higher level. Many entities that were once unprofitable are starting to turn a profit. To ease doing business, major regulatory reforms have been implemented, such as liberalizing trade, allowing foreign investors to participate in export/import, wholesale, and retail, launching a "National Business Portal" for digital services, and cutting bureaucratic red tape to reduce costs for startups. These reforms have caught the attention of capital worldwide. Carrefour, a major retail company, is already making a move into the country. Industrial investors are also flocking in and creating thousands of jobs for locals. For example, TOYO, a Japanese solar solutions provider, has been investing heavily (est: $110 million) in solar cell manufacturing operations in Ethiopia. The country is now also a major Bitcoin "mining" hub. Although they produce lots of electricity, they still don't have the distribution infrastructure necessary to connect the whole country. That requires heavy investments, so in the meantime, they have turned to global crypto mining firms, which need cheap electricity and easy regulations. They dedicated 600MW+ to mining, contributing ~2.5% of global hash rate (that's big). Deals with giants like BIT Mining, Phoenix Group &, and others are raking in millions in forex revenue. The power company has made anywhere from $200 million to $500 million in total over the last 24 months, money they're using to expand their grid. The reforms have delivered strong results: GDP grew 8.1% in 2024 and is projected by the IMF to expand 7.2% in 2025 and 7.1% in 2026—one of the fastest rates in the world. Inflation has moderated from over 30% peaks to around 13-15%, foreign reserves have increased dramatically, and exports are rising. The country also just collected a historic amount of tax revenue within the last 6 months without increasing the rates. One more thing to note is that the government has not allowed ego to lead the way. When they wanted to clean & beautify their polluted rivers in the capital city, they hired international experts to work on the first phase and have used the knowledge gained to drastically scale the operation on their own. They still have a lot of work to do. For example, the central government seems to have no jurisdiction in certain regions with ethno-separatist groups & militias wreaking havoc against Orthodox Christian communities (as far as I understand). But I'm bullish because they seem to have the right leaders in place.
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Ethiopia, one of the first Christian nations & the 2nd most populous African country, is currently experiencing massive economic growth due to pragmatic capitalist reforms after decades of failed socialist policies. As a result, cities across the country, like the capital, Addis Ababa, are being radically transformed. The government has been shifting its monopoly control over many industries back to the private sector, allowing foreign investments in banking, which has led to historic growth in the sector, opening telecoms to private entry, floating the currency so the free market can assign it its true value, and launching a Securities Exchange. Ironically, the increased competition in the private sector has also forced the remaining state-owned firms to perform at a higher level. Many entities that were once unprofitable are starting to turn a profit. To ease doing business, major regulatory reforms have been implemented, such as liberalizing trade, allowing foreign investors to participate in export/import, wholesale, and retail, launching a "National Business Portal" for digital services, and cutting bureaucratic red tape to reduce costs for startups. These reforms have caught the attention of capital worldwide. Carrefour, a major retail company, is already making a move into the country. Industrial investors are also flocking in and creating thousands of jobs for locals. For example, TOYO, a Japanese solar solutions provider, has been investing heavily (est: $110 million) in solar cell manufacturing operations in Ethiopia. The country is now also a major Bitcoin "mining" hub. Although they produce lots of electricity, they still don't have the distribution infrastructure necessary to connect the whole country. That requires heavy investments, so in the meantime, they have turned to global crypto mining firms, which need cheap electricity and easy regulations. They dedicated 600MW+ to mining, contributing ~2.5% of global hash rate (that's big). Deals with giants like BIT Mining, Phoenix Group &, and others are raking in millions in forex revenue. The power company has made anywhere from $200 million to $500 million in total over the last 24 months, money they're using to expand their grid. The reforms have delivered strong results: GDP grew 8.1% in 2024 and is projected by the IMF to expand 7.2% in 2025 and 7.1% in 2026—one of the fastest rates in the world. Inflation has moderated from over 30% peaks to around 13-15%, foreign reserves have increased dramatically, and exports are rising. The country also just collected a historic amount of tax revenue within the last 6 months without increasing the rates. One more thing to note is that the government has not allowed ego to lead the way. When they wanted to clean & beautify their polluted rivers in the capital city, they hired international experts to work on the first phase and have used the knowledge gained to drastically scale the operation on their own. They still have a lot of work to do. For example, the central government seems to have no jurisdiction in certain regions with ethno-separatist groups & militias wreaking havoc against Orthodox Christian communities (as far as I understand). But I'm bullish because they seem to have the right leaders in place.

George

720,781 次观看 • 6 个月前

BREAKING: $2.5 trillion just got wiped from global markets in 24 hours. Bitcoin crashed below $60,000. The Nasdaq dropped 4% in a single session. And every retail trader's feed is full of people posting their losses in real time... Bitcoin fell from $78,000 to $59,300 in 5 days. A 24% drop in under a week. $1.5 billion in leveraged crypto positions got liquidated in 24 hours. Long positions made up $1.28 billion of that. The fourth time in 5 days that daily liquidations crossed $1 billion. US spot Bitcoin ETFs have now posted 11 consecutive days of outflows. $3.5 billion pulled out by institutions in less than two weeks. Then the equity side cracked. Broadcom dropped 13%. Micron dropped 9.5%. SanDisk dropped 11%. Western Digital dropped 8.5%. Roughly $1 trillion in market cap erased from semiconductors alone. Strategy, the largest corporate Bitcoin holder on earth, dropped 10% after disclosing its first Bitcoin sale in years. 32 coins. $2.5 million. A rounding error against their $59 billion stack. It didn't matter. When the maximalist sells one coin, everybody else hears permission to dump everything. Now here's what actually triggered all of this. The May jobs report came in too strong. 172,000 new jobs against an 85,000 estimate. Prior months revised up by another 93,000. That single data point killed the rate cut narrative. If the economy is too strong, the Fed doesn't cut. If the Fed doesn't cut, risk assets get repriced. Crypto first. Tech stocks second. Everything else last. The entire rally of the past 12 months was built on one assumption. Rates are coming down. That assumption got vaporized in one report. And the market reacted exactly the way it always reacts: Panic. Right now Twitter is full of people posting their losses. "Down $40,000 this week." "Sold my entire crypto position." "Out of the market until things calm down." This is the exact moment retail always loses. Not because the market crashed. Because they're making decisions while watching the crash happen in real time. Every single one of these crashes follows the same pattern. October 2025: $19 billion in liquidations. The biggest wipeout in crypto history. Bitcoin made a new all-time high three weeks later. March 2026: S&P 500 dropped 7% on the Iran war. Retail panic sold at the bottom. The index recovered to a new all-time high in 18 days. February 2026: Bitcoin dropped 15% in one day. Two days later it had bounced 11%. Same script. Every time. The crash creates the opportunity. The panic transfers the assets. The people who sell at the bottom always fund the returns of the people who don't. Here's what's actually different this time: Crypto is no longer separate from equities. Bitcoin used to be the "uncorrelated asset." That story died this week. Bitcoin moved down with the Nasdaq. Down with semis. Down with tech. Down with everything. The diversification most retail investors thought they had? They never had it. They held the same trade in three different wrappers. A Nasdaq ETF. A Bitcoin position. A pile of tech stocks. All three crashed together because all three were the same bet on cheap money. This is the moment that exposes who has a system and who was just riding a narrative. The narrative investor sees their feed full of losses and panics. They sell at the bottom. They sit in cash through the recovery. They buy back in 6 months later when the headlines feel safe again. They have already locked in the worst possible outcome. The systematic investor sees the same feed and doesn't react. Because the system already decided what to do at every price level before today happened. Surmount was built for exactly this moment. Automated, rules-based strategies that execute when the market crashes, not when your emotions do. No panic selling. No FOMO buying. Just rules. Running. While everyone else is screenshotting their losses.
4:03

BREAKING: $2.5 trillion just got wiped from global markets in 24 hours. Bitcoin crashed below $60,000. The Nasdaq dropped 4% in a single session. And every retail trader's feed is full of people posting their losses in real time... Bitcoin fell from $78,000 to $59,300 in 5 days. A 24% drop in under a week. $1.5 billion in leveraged crypto positions got liquidated in 24 hours. Long positions made up $1.28 billion of that. The fourth time in 5 days that daily liquidations crossed $1 billion. US spot Bitcoin ETFs have now posted 11 consecutive days of outflows. $3.5 billion pulled out by institutions in less than two weeks. Then the equity side cracked. Broadcom dropped 13%. Micron dropped 9.5%. SanDisk dropped 11%. Western Digital dropped 8.5%. Roughly $1 trillion in market cap erased from semiconductors alone. Strategy, the largest corporate Bitcoin holder on earth, dropped 10% after disclosing its first Bitcoin sale in years. 32 coins. $2.5 million. A rounding error against their $59 billion stack. It didn't matter. When the maximalist sells one coin, everybody else hears permission to dump everything. Now here's what actually triggered all of this. The May jobs report came in too strong. 172,000 new jobs against an 85,000 estimate. Prior months revised up by another 93,000. That single data point killed the rate cut narrative. If the economy is too strong, the Fed doesn't cut. If the Fed doesn't cut, risk assets get repriced. Crypto first. Tech stocks second. Everything else last. The entire rally of the past 12 months was built on one assumption. Rates are coming down. That assumption got vaporized in one report. And the market reacted exactly the way it always reacts: Panic. Right now Twitter is full of people posting their losses. "Down $40,000 this week." "Sold my entire crypto position." "Out of the market until things calm down." This is the exact moment retail always loses. Not because the market crashed. Because they're making decisions while watching the crash happen in real time. Every single one of these crashes follows the same pattern. October 2025: $19 billion in liquidations. The biggest wipeout in crypto history. Bitcoin made a new all-time high three weeks later. March 2026: S&P 500 dropped 7% on the Iran war. Retail panic sold at the bottom. The index recovered to a new all-time high in 18 days. February 2026: Bitcoin dropped 15% in one day. Two days later it had bounced 11%. Same script. Every time. The crash creates the opportunity. The panic transfers the assets. The people who sell at the bottom always fund the returns of the people who don't. Here's what's actually different this time: Crypto is no longer separate from equities. Bitcoin used to be the "uncorrelated asset." That story died this week. Bitcoin moved down with the Nasdaq. Down with semis. Down with tech. Down with everything. The diversification most retail investors thought they had? They never had it. They held the same trade in three different wrappers. A Nasdaq ETF. A Bitcoin position. A pile of tech stocks. All three crashed together because all three were the same bet on cheap money. This is the moment that exposes who has a system and who was just riding a narrative. The narrative investor sees their feed full of losses and panics. They sell at the bottom. They sit in cash through the recovery. They buy back in 6 months later when the headlines feel safe again. They have already locked in the worst possible outcome. The systematic investor sees the same feed and doesn't react. Because the system already decided what to do at every price level before today happened. Surmount was built for exactly this moment. Automated, rules-based strategies that execute when the market crashes, not when your emotions do. No panic selling. No FOMO buying. Just rules. Running. While everyone else is screenshotting their losses.

Surmount

48,046 次观看 • 2 个月前

🚨 EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: “ETH TO $60K, BITCOIN TO $1M, AND STABLECOINS WILL FUND THE U.S. GOVERNMENT” He called Bitcoin at $25K in 2017 – and was laughed at. Fundstrat’s Tom Lee is one of the most followed macro minds in crypto, with deep ties to Wall Street, CNBC, and the largest players in finance. He says the new financial system is already being built – and crypto will anchor it. Thomas (Tom) Lee (not drummer) FundstratDirect.com isn’t guessing. He was JPMorgan’s Chief Equity Strategist. He’s advised global funds, predicted market cycles, and published one of the earliest institutional theses on Bitcoin in 2017. In this interview, we discuss Crypto’s future, explain why billions are flowing into Digital Asset Treasuries’, and how AI, sovereigns, and Wall Street will drive the next bull run The herd isn’t coming. The herd is here. 01:09 – Why Tom left JPMorgan to publish the Bitcoin thesis 03:45 – Bitcoin to $25K: clients canceled, Wall Street mocked 05:22 – The 4-year cycle: broken or reflexive? 08:48 – Will sovereign buyers put a floor under BTC? 12:11 – The new story arc: AI, institutions, and crypto convergence 14:00 – “Crypto is already UBI.” The forgotten benefit of early adoption 20:01 – How stablecoins will fund U.S. treasuries – permanently 23:47 – ETH’s underperformance and what changed in 2024 25:36 – Ethereum, AI agents & the rise of authenticated instructions 27:43 – “ETH has been dead for 5 years, but it’s not dead tech” 28:46 – ETH vs TON vs Tether: who wins the stablecoin war? 32:53 – Gaming, Pudgy Penguins, and crypto’s IP revolution 34:29 – What are Digital Asset Treasuries? Why they matter 37:10 – BitMNR: how ETH/share went from $4 to $23 in weeks 42:00 – Why BitMNR avoided convertibles – and outperformed 46:29 – ETH down, but ETH/share up – thanks to treasury velocity 53:48 – Price targets: BTC $200K, ETH $60K, and the path to $1M 55:15 – “ETH has a 50% chance of flipping Bitcoin” 56:24 – RWAs and tokenizing the real world – how we hit $100T 58:35 – “Crypto is democratized wealth. Anyone can join.” 59:02 – One chain to rule them all? Or multichain future? 01:00:45 – “Hard work is 2%. Luck is 98%.” 01:01:40 – Why crypto treasuries may become Wall Street’s new hedge This episode is sponsored by BTQ. BTQ is driving the future of post-quantum solutions, delivering a neutral-atom quantum computing platform and quantum-safe security. Backed by a broad patent portfolio and the first commercially significant quantum advantage, BTQ serves finance, telecom, logistics, and defense. (Cboe CA: BTQ | FSE: NG3 | OTCQX: BTQQF) Disclaimer: This content was produced in collaboration with the client and is intended for informational purposes only. It does not constitute financial or investment advice. Always conduct your own research before making any financial decisions, especially in highly volatile markets like crypto.
1:01:44

🚨 EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: “ETH TO $60K, BITCOIN TO $1M, AND STABLECOINS WILL FUND THE U.S. GOVERNMENT” He called Bitcoin at $25K in 2017 – and was laughed at. Fundstrat’s Tom Lee is one of the most followed macro minds in crypto, with deep ties to Wall Street, CNBC, and the largest players in finance. He says the new financial system is already being built – and crypto will anchor it. Thomas (Tom) Lee (not drummer) FundstratDirect.com isn’t guessing. He was JPMorgan’s Chief Equity Strategist. He’s advised global funds, predicted market cycles, and published one of the earliest institutional theses on Bitcoin in 2017. In this interview, we discuss Crypto’s future, explain why billions are flowing into Digital Asset Treasuries’, and how AI, sovereigns, and Wall Street will drive the next bull run The herd isn’t coming. The herd is here. 01:09 – Why Tom left JPMorgan to publish the Bitcoin thesis 03:45 – Bitcoin to $25K: clients canceled, Wall Street mocked 05:22 – The 4-year cycle: broken or reflexive? 08:48 – Will sovereign buyers put a floor under BTC? 12:11 – The new story arc: AI, institutions, and crypto convergence 14:00 – “Crypto is already UBI.” The forgotten benefit of early adoption 20:01 – How stablecoins will fund U.S. treasuries – permanently 23:47 – ETH’s underperformance and what changed in 2024 25:36 – Ethereum, AI agents & the rise of authenticated instructions 27:43 – “ETH has been dead for 5 years, but it’s not dead tech” 28:46 – ETH vs TON vs Tether: who wins the stablecoin war? 32:53 – Gaming, Pudgy Penguins, and crypto’s IP revolution 34:29 – What are Digital Asset Treasuries? Why they matter 37:10 – BitMNR: how ETH/share went from $4 to $23 in weeks 42:00 – Why BitMNR avoided convertibles – and outperformed 46:29 – ETH down, but ETH/share up – thanks to treasury velocity 53:48 – Price targets: BTC $200K, ETH $60K, and the path to $1M 55:15 – “ETH has a 50% chance of flipping Bitcoin” 56:24 – RWAs and tokenizing the real world – how we hit $100T 58:35 – “Crypto is democratized wealth. Anyone can join.” 59:02 – One chain to rule them all? Or multichain future? 01:00:45 – “Hard work is 2%. Luck is 98%.” 01:01:40 – Why crypto treasuries may become Wall Street’s new hedge This episode is sponsored by BTQ. BTQ is driving the future of post-quantum solutions, delivering a neutral-atom quantum computing platform and quantum-safe security. Backed by a broad patent portfolio and the first commercially significant quantum advantage, BTQ serves finance, telecom, logistics, and defense. (Cboe CA: BTQ | FSE: NG3 | OTCQX: BTQQF) Disclaimer: This content was produced in collaboration with the client and is intended for informational purposes only. It does not constitute financial or investment advice. Always conduct your own research before making any financial decisions, especially in highly volatile markets like crypto.

Mario Nawfal

1,944,207 次观看 • 11 个月前

BREAKING: The biggest investor in the Trump family's crypto company just turned on them publicly. He claims they built a "trap door" into the code to freeze investor money at will. And they just secretly borrowed $75 million against tokens that aren't theirs. Here's the crypto scandal unfolding right now: World Liberty Financial launched in 2024 during Trump's third presidential campaign. Co-founded by Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump, Barron Trump, and Zach Witkoff, the son of US envoy Steve Witkoff. Donald Trump was listed as "co-founder emeritus." The Trump family company was structured to receive 75% of net revenues from token sales. On Trump's 2025 financial disclosure form, he listed more than $57 million in income from World Liberty alone. By December 2025, the family had booked roughly $1 billion in profits. And held another $3 billion in unsold tokens. Now that empire is cracking open from the inside. One of the first, largest, and loudest investors in the project was Justin Sun. The Tron founder. Chinese-born crypto billionaire. He put in between $30 million and $75 million starting in late 2024. Sat as an advisor. Attended Trump's memecoin gala dinner. Held roughly 545 to 595 million WLFI tokens at peak, worth over $100 million. He was the whale the project pointed to as validation. On April 12, he went to X and publicly torched them. He called World Liberty "a trap masquerading as a door." He accused the project of building hidden controls into its smart contracts. Controls that let the company unilaterally freeze any wallet without notice, without warning, without due process. His own wallet was frozen last September, after he moved $9 million in tokens to a new address. He says he was running routine exchange deposit tests. No buying. No selling. No market impact. The wallet got blacklisted anyway. Hundreds of millions in tokens, locked for months. And according to Sun, the ability to do this was never disclosed to investors before they bought in. "This is the opposite of decentralization," he wrote. He called the Trump family "bad actors." He accused them of treating investors as a "personal ATM." World Liberty's official account fired back within hours. "Does anyone still believe Justin Sun?" "Justin's favorite move is playing the victim while making baseless allegations to cover up his own misconduct." "We have the contracts. We have the evidence. We have the truth." "See you in court pal." The biggest backer of a Trump family crypto venture. Publicly accusing them of a scam. Being told "see you in court" by the company. In public. On X. But the timing is the part nobody's putting together. In February, blockchain data later reported by CoinDesk showed something that never made it into a press release. World Liberty took out a $75 million loan from a crypto lending platform called Dolomite. The collateral? Five billion WLFI tokens. That's 5% of the entire supply. Borrowed against, quietly, while the same company was blocking regular holders from selling their own tokens. Think about what that means. Investors like Sun were told their tokens were locked. Couldn't be sold. Couldn't be moved. Meanwhile, the company was taking 5 billion of its own tokens and using them as collateral to borrow $75 million in stablecoins. Austin Campbell, a crypto consultant and NYU instructor, told NBC News: "If you took this conduct and translated it to traditional markets, you would have some problems." That is as close as a sober industry voice gets to saying "this is not supposed to be legal." Then on Tuesday, April 15, it escalated again. World Liberty filed a new governance proposal. It would unlock 62.3 billion WLFI tokens that were previously locked with no vesting schedule. Early supporters holding 17 billion tokens would keep all of theirs, with a two-year cliff. Founders, team, advisors, and partners would see 10% of their 45.2 billion tokens burned. The remaining 40.7 billion would unlock over five years. Sun called it a "trap door" the second it hit the forum. He warned that the proposal involves billions of dollars in assets. That it could reshape vesting rights, burn billions of tokens, and shift governance power permanently. All without the minority protections or independent review a public equity would require. His words: "These steps would never pass in traditional markets, where investors expect clear legal rights and due process." Meanwhile the token itself is bleeding. WLFI has lost 74% of its value since August. As of this week, it trades at around 8 cents. Down from a high of 40 cents at launch. But the Trump family has not been hit the way retail investors have. A Wall Street Journal analysis found the Trumps have cashed out at least $1.2 billion in real dollars from World Liberty Financial over the past 16 months. Not paper wealth. Not locked tokens. Actual cash. The separate TRUMP memecoin, launched days before the second inauguration, has crashed roughly 90% from its high. It now trades around $2.81. It was once $45. And there's the foreign money trail. Days before the inauguration, an investor linked to the UAE government paid $500 million to acquire nearly half of World Liberty Financial. A UAE government fund later used $2 billion of World Liberty's USD1 stablecoin to invest in the crypto exchange Binance. Allowing the Trump-linked entity receiving those dollars to hold them in bonds or money market funds and keep the interest. Shortly after, the Trump administration reversed a Biden-era restriction and gave the UAE access to advanced US chips. Binance's founder, Changpeng Zhao, received a presidential pardon despite his prior guilty plea for failing to stop illicit money flows tied to terrorism and trafficking. World Liberty publicly denied any connection between the UAE deal and the chips policy. But the paper trail is a paper trail. And now add this: Justin Sun's own SEC fraud case from 2023, charging him over crypto trades and illicit promotion, was quietly dismissed in March. He paid a $10 million fine. The case disappeared. One of the first investors in a Trump family crypto venture, under SEC fraud charges, had his case dropped months into the new administration. That same investor is now the loudest public critic of the company. Because he believes they built a kill switch into the code to lock him out of his own money. Here's the broader picture: World Liberty Financial holds a stablecoin, USD1, that ranks among the 10 most heavily used in the world. It runs on Binance and Kraken. It settles billions in transactions. The project's governance token, WLFI, has now collapsed in value while the company borrows against its own supply. The biggest institutional backer is calling it a trap. The House Judiciary Committee has published a report accusing the family of running a multi-billion-dollar self-dealing machine. The Committee documented $11.6 billion in Trump family crypto holdings and over $800 million in crypto income in the first half of 2025 alone. Democrats have accused the administration of dismantling the DOJ's National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team to shield these ventures from exactly this kind of scrutiny. The White House denies any wrongdoing. The Trump Organization has not responded to media requests. World Liberty is threatening its biggest investor with a lawsuit over his public accusations. This is not a crypto story anymore. This is an ownership story. About who owns the tokens. Who owns the code. Who owns the switch that freezes the wallets. And who owns the 75% cut of every dollar that flows through it. Retail investors are holding an 8-cent token down 74% from its high. The biggest whale is publicly accusing the company of a scam. The company just announced it secretly pledged billions of its own tokens as collateral for a $75 million loan. And the founding family has already cashed out $1.2 billion in real money. One of these things is not like the others. The question now is not whether this ends in court. Justin Sun vs. World Liberty is coming. The question is which courtroom. A civil dispute between two crypto parties? Or the first real securities case testing whether a sitting president's family business structure qualifies as a legal enterprise at all? Because "see you in court pal" works both ways. And Sun's lawyers have been waiting for him to give them something to file. He just did.
3:00

BREAKING: The biggest investor in the Trump family's crypto company just turned on them publicly. He claims they built a "trap door" into the code to freeze investor money at will. And they just secretly borrowed $75 million against tokens that aren't theirs. Here's the crypto scandal unfolding right now: World Liberty Financial launched in 2024 during Trump's third presidential campaign. Co-founded by Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump, Barron Trump, and Zach Witkoff, the son of US envoy Steve Witkoff. Donald Trump was listed as "co-founder emeritus." The Trump family company was structured to receive 75% of net revenues from token sales. On Trump's 2025 financial disclosure form, he listed more than $57 million in income from World Liberty alone. By December 2025, the family had booked roughly $1 billion in profits. And held another $3 billion in unsold tokens. Now that empire is cracking open from the inside. One of the first, largest, and loudest investors in the project was Justin Sun. The Tron founder. Chinese-born crypto billionaire. He put in between $30 million and $75 million starting in late 2024. Sat as an advisor. Attended Trump's memecoin gala dinner. Held roughly 545 to 595 million WLFI tokens at peak, worth over $100 million. He was the whale the project pointed to as validation. On April 12, he went to X and publicly torched them. He called World Liberty "a trap masquerading as a door." He accused the project of building hidden controls into its smart contracts. Controls that let the company unilaterally freeze any wallet without notice, without warning, without due process. His own wallet was frozen last September, after he moved $9 million in tokens to a new address. He says he was running routine exchange deposit tests. No buying. No selling. No market impact. The wallet got blacklisted anyway. Hundreds of millions in tokens, locked for months. And according to Sun, the ability to do this was never disclosed to investors before they bought in. "This is the opposite of decentralization," he wrote. He called the Trump family "bad actors." He accused them of treating investors as a "personal ATM." World Liberty's official account fired back within hours. "Does anyone still believe Justin Sun?" "Justin's favorite move is playing the victim while making baseless allegations to cover up his own misconduct." "We have the contracts. We have the evidence. We have the truth." "See you in court pal." The biggest backer of a Trump family crypto venture. Publicly accusing them of a scam. Being told "see you in court" by the company. In public. On X. But the timing is the part nobody's putting together. In February, blockchain data later reported by CoinDesk showed something that never made it into a press release. World Liberty took out a $75 million loan from a crypto lending platform called Dolomite. The collateral? Five billion WLFI tokens. That's 5% of the entire supply. Borrowed against, quietly, while the same company was blocking regular holders from selling their own tokens. Think about what that means. Investors like Sun were told their tokens were locked. Couldn't be sold. Couldn't be moved. Meanwhile, the company was taking 5 billion of its own tokens and using them as collateral to borrow $75 million in stablecoins. Austin Campbell, a crypto consultant and NYU instructor, told NBC News: "If you took this conduct and translated it to traditional markets, you would have some problems." That is as close as a sober industry voice gets to saying "this is not supposed to be legal." Then on Tuesday, April 15, it escalated again. World Liberty filed a new governance proposal. It would unlock 62.3 billion WLFI tokens that were previously locked with no vesting schedule. Early supporters holding 17 billion tokens would keep all of theirs, with a two-year cliff. Founders, team, advisors, and partners would see 10% of their 45.2 billion tokens burned. The remaining 40.7 billion would unlock over five years. Sun called it a "trap door" the second it hit the forum. He warned that the proposal involves billions of dollars in assets. That it could reshape vesting rights, burn billions of tokens, and shift governance power permanently. All without the minority protections or independent review a public equity would require. His words: "These steps would never pass in traditional markets, where investors expect clear legal rights and due process." Meanwhile the token itself is bleeding. WLFI has lost 74% of its value since August. As of this week, it trades at around 8 cents. Down from a high of 40 cents at launch. But the Trump family has not been hit the way retail investors have. A Wall Street Journal analysis found the Trumps have cashed out at least $1.2 billion in real dollars from World Liberty Financial over the past 16 months. Not paper wealth. Not locked tokens. Actual cash. The separate TRUMP memecoin, launched days before the second inauguration, has crashed roughly 90% from its high. It now trades around $2.81. It was once $45. And there's the foreign money trail. Days before the inauguration, an investor linked to the UAE government paid $500 million to acquire nearly half of World Liberty Financial. A UAE government fund later used $2 billion of World Liberty's USD1 stablecoin to invest in the crypto exchange Binance. Allowing the Trump-linked entity receiving those dollars to hold them in bonds or money market funds and keep the interest. Shortly after, the Trump administration reversed a Biden-era restriction and gave the UAE access to advanced US chips. Binance's founder, Changpeng Zhao, received a presidential pardon despite his prior guilty plea for failing to stop illicit money flows tied to terrorism and trafficking. World Liberty publicly denied any connection between the UAE deal and the chips policy. But the paper trail is a paper trail. And now add this: Justin Sun's own SEC fraud case from 2023, charging him over crypto trades and illicit promotion, was quietly dismissed in March. He paid a $10 million fine. The case disappeared. One of the first investors in a Trump family crypto venture, under SEC fraud charges, had his case dropped months into the new administration. That same investor is now the loudest public critic of the company. Because he believes they built a kill switch into the code to lock him out of his own money. Here's the broader picture: World Liberty Financial holds a stablecoin, USD1, that ranks among the 10 most heavily used in the world. It runs on Binance and Kraken. It settles billions in transactions. The project's governance token, WLFI, has now collapsed in value while the company borrows against its own supply. The biggest institutional backer is calling it a trap. The House Judiciary Committee has published a report accusing the family of running a multi-billion-dollar self-dealing machine. The Committee documented $11.6 billion in Trump family crypto holdings and over $800 million in crypto income in the first half of 2025 alone. Democrats have accused the administration of dismantling the DOJ's National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team to shield these ventures from exactly this kind of scrutiny. The White House denies any wrongdoing. The Trump Organization has not responded to media requests. World Liberty is threatening its biggest investor with a lawsuit over his public accusations. This is not a crypto story anymore. This is an ownership story. About who owns the tokens. Who owns the code. Who owns the switch that freezes the wallets. And who owns the 75% cut of every dollar that flows through it. Retail investors are holding an 8-cent token down 74% from its high. The biggest whale is publicly accusing the company of a scam. The company just announced it secretly pledged billions of its own tokens as collateral for a $75 million loan. And the founding family has already cashed out $1.2 billion in real money. One of these things is not like the others. The question now is not whether this ends in court. Justin Sun vs. World Liberty is coming. The question is which courtroom. A civil dispute between two crypto parties? Or the first real securities case testing whether a sitting president's family business structure qualifies as a legal enterprise at all? Because "see you in court pal" works both ways. And Sun's lawyers have been waiting for him to give them something to file. He just did.

Insider Trackers

79,896 次观看 • 3 个月前

THE G7 IS ABOUT TO MAKE THE BIGGEST MISTAKE IN ENERGY MARKET HISTORY This morning, G7 finance ministers are holding an emergency call to discuss dumping 300-400 million barrels from strategic petroleum reserves onto the market. They think this will fix $108 oil. But it won't. Let me explain why: Let's do the math that nobody on CNBC will do for you. Global oil consumption runs approximately 103 million barrels per day. The Strait of Hormuz closure has removed somewhere between 4 and 6 million barrels per day from available supply. That's happening RIGHT NOW. Iraq has already cut 1.5 million barrels per day because it literally ran out of storage space. Kuwait is cutting production. Bahrain declared force majeure. So take 400 million barrels - the high end of what they're discussing - and divide it by the daily supply gap. You get roughly 67 to 100 days of coverage. Two to three months. That's it. That's the whole plan. And then what? You can't release reserves you've already released. The market figured this out in about 4 hours. Oil spiked over 20% overnight, the G7 leak hit the wires, and prices pulled back to... still up 12-15%. Traders looked at the arithmetic and said: "Thanks, but that doesn't solve anything." And they're right. Here's the part that should terrify you: The US Strategic Petroleum Reserve sits at roughly 411 million barrels. That sounds like a lot until you remember it held 727 million barrels at its peak. The previous administration drained 180 million barrels in 2022 to fight $90 oil. That release bought consumers about 18 cents per gallon of relief. THIS disruption is structurally larger, geographically more dangerous, and has no visible end date. In 2022, the threat was Russian supply being redirected. Tankers still moved. Alternatives existed. The Strait of Hormuz was wide open. Today, the world's most critical energy chokepoint is effectively closed. And that not by a naval blockade but by insurance companies refusing to cover ships transiting it. And the political situation just got worse, not better. The conditions for oil to return to pre-war levels require the Strait to reopen, Iraqi production to restore, and Gulf shipping insurance to normalize. NONE of those conditions are achievable through reserve releases. They require the conflict to end or dramatically de-escalate. Nothing happening right now suggests either outcome. For 45 years I've watched governments try to solve structural supply problems with temporary demand-side gimmicks. It never works. It didn't work in the 1970s when Nixon tried price controls. It didn't work in 2022 when Biden drained the SPR. And it won't work now. Strategic reserves exist for genuine emergencies. This IS a genuine emergency. But using 25-30% of the world's total strategic stockpile (roughly a third of the entire 1.2 billion barrel IEA reserve) when the underlying crisis has no resolution in sight isn't strategy... It's PANIC. The smart money isn't waiting for G7 announcements. They're looking at what happens in 90 days when the reserves are depleted, the Strait is still closed, and the new Supreme Leader is still in power: Energy stocks. Gold. Silver. Real assets that don't depend on politicians solving a military conflict with a spreadsheet. The G7 can release every barrel they have. It doesn't reopen the Strait of Hormuz. It doesn't bring stability to Iran. It doesn't fix a 4-6 million barrel per day supply gap that grows wider every week. Arithmetic doesn't care about press conferences. And neither should you.
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THE G7 IS ABOUT TO MAKE THE BIGGEST MISTAKE IN ENERGY MARKET HISTORY This morning, G7 finance ministers are holding an emergency call to discuss dumping 300-400 million barrels from strategic petroleum reserves onto the market. They think this will fix $108 oil. But it won't. Let me explain why: Let's do the math that nobody on CNBC will do for you. Global oil consumption runs approximately 103 million barrels per day. The Strait of Hormuz closure has removed somewhere between 4 and 6 million barrels per day from available supply. That's happening RIGHT NOW. Iraq has already cut 1.5 million barrels per day because it literally ran out of storage space. Kuwait is cutting production. Bahrain declared force majeure. So take 400 million barrels - the high end of what they're discussing - and divide it by the daily supply gap. You get roughly 67 to 100 days of coverage. Two to three months. That's it. That's the whole plan. And then what? You can't release reserves you've already released. The market figured this out in about 4 hours. Oil spiked over 20% overnight, the G7 leak hit the wires, and prices pulled back to... still up 12-15%. Traders looked at the arithmetic and said: "Thanks, but that doesn't solve anything." And they're right. Here's the part that should terrify you: The US Strategic Petroleum Reserve sits at roughly 411 million barrels. That sounds like a lot until you remember it held 727 million barrels at its peak. The previous administration drained 180 million barrels in 2022 to fight $90 oil. That release bought consumers about 18 cents per gallon of relief. THIS disruption is structurally larger, geographically more dangerous, and has no visible end date. In 2022, the threat was Russian supply being redirected. Tankers still moved. Alternatives existed. The Strait of Hormuz was wide open. Today, the world's most critical energy chokepoint is effectively closed. And that not by a naval blockade but by insurance companies refusing to cover ships transiting it. And the political situation just got worse, not better. The conditions for oil to return to pre-war levels require the Strait to reopen, Iraqi production to restore, and Gulf shipping insurance to normalize. NONE of those conditions are achievable through reserve releases. They require the conflict to end or dramatically de-escalate. Nothing happening right now suggests either outcome. For 45 years I've watched governments try to solve structural supply problems with temporary demand-side gimmicks. It never works. It didn't work in the 1970s when Nixon tried price controls. It didn't work in 2022 when Biden drained the SPR. And it won't work now. Strategic reserves exist for genuine emergencies. This IS a genuine emergency. But using 25-30% of the world's total strategic stockpile (roughly a third of the entire 1.2 billion barrel IEA reserve) when the underlying crisis has no resolution in sight isn't strategy... It's PANIC. The smart money isn't waiting for G7 announcements. They're looking at what happens in 90 days when the reserves are depleted, the Strait is still closed, and the new Supreme Leader is still in power: Energy stocks. Gold. Silver. Real assets that don't depend on politicians solving a military conflict with a spreadsheet. The G7 can release every barrel they have. It doesn't reopen the Strait of Hormuz. It doesn't bring stability to Iran. It doesn't fix a 4-6 million barrel per day supply gap that grows wider every week. Arithmetic doesn't care about press conferences. And neither should you.

George Noble

252,468 次观看 • 5 个月前

People just aren’t ready for what’s about to happen. Oh NO! Bitcoin didn’t hit $100k… Who gives a fuck?? This is what you need to be looking at👇 The U.S. government is looking to establish a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve. If you’re still mouth breathing on the fence yabbering away about “no intrinsic value” then I’m sorry but you simply won’t make it. Ever. The US are planning to accumulate 1 million Bitcoin over 5 years. About 5% of the world’s supply. What do you think the rest of the world is going to do when that starts? The only remotely sensible question I hear is: “Are they really going to get the bill passed?” But even then, it’s hard to question how much momentum exists today. Here are some key points: 1. The US holds around 25% of the WORLD’s gold supply in its strategic reserve. That’s almost as much as the next three largest gold-holding countries combined: Germany, Italy, and France. Is the US really going to sit this one out while other countries accumulate what is being coined as “Digital Gold?” I find that unlikely. 2. Many countries are getting heavily involved…fast. Russia recently launched a BRICS mining project. They’re pushing to be the world's second-largest crypto mining market after the United States. El Salvador is knee deep in everything Bitcoin. Bhutan holds the equivalent of 39% of its total GDP in Bitcoin. Multiple U.S. states will also be introducing Strategic Bitcoin Reserve legislation. So why not the Federal Government? We’re not just going to see institutional FOMO… We’re about to see GOVERNMENT FOMO. 3. All the top government officials in Trump’s administration are heavily involved in crypto. Trump Media in talks of buying the crypto trading firm, Bakkt, which is owned by Intercontinental Exchange, the owner of the New York Stock Exchange. Elon Musk – nothing more needs to be said. RFK revealed most of his wealth is in Bitcoin. JD Vance owns a bunch of crypto. And Vivek Ramaswamy is probably GCR . You’re telling me these guys won’t work something out? 4. There’s a literal government department called DOGE. Just let that sink in. . Right, so what does this all mean for you? We’re more than likely going to see things go nuts. Very soon. And at the very least things will be positive for crypto over the next few years. For those who are ready to get serious, you have the chance to set yourself up and create generational wealth. This is what I’ve done over the last 2 cycles along with many of the students in our community. Now is the time to prepare. Don't be left behind.
2:14

People just aren’t ready for what’s about to happen. Oh NO! Bitcoin didn’t hit $100k… Who gives a fuck?? This is what you need to be looking at👇 The U.S. government is looking to establish a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve. If you’re still mouth breathing on the fence yabbering away about “no intrinsic value” then I’m sorry but you simply won’t make it. Ever. The US are planning to accumulate 1 million Bitcoin over 5 years. About 5% of the world’s supply. What do you think the rest of the world is going to do when that starts? The only remotely sensible question I hear is: “Are they really going to get the bill passed?” But even then, it’s hard to question how much momentum exists today. Here are some key points: 1. The US holds around 25% of the WORLD’s gold supply in its strategic reserve. That’s almost as much as the next three largest gold-holding countries combined: Germany, Italy, and France. Is the US really going to sit this one out while other countries accumulate what is being coined as “Digital Gold?” I find that unlikely. 2. Many countries are getting heavily involved…fast. Russia recently launched a BRICS mining project. They’re pushing to be the world's second-largest crypto mining market after the United States. El Salvador is knee deep in everything Bitcoin. Bhutan holds the equivalent of 39% of its total GDP in Bitcoin. Multiple U.S. states will also be introducing Strategic Bitcoin Reserve legislation. So why not the Federal Government? We’re not just going to see institutional FOMO… We’re about to see GOVERNMENT FOMO. 3. All the top government officials in Trump’s administration are heavily involved in crypto. Trump Media in talks of buying the crypto trading firm, Bakkt, which is owned by Intercontinental Exchange, the owner of the New York Stock Exchange. Elon Musk – nothing more needs to be said. RFK revealed most of his wealth is in Bitcoin. JD Vance owns a bunch of crypto. And Vivek Ramaswamy is probably GCR . You’re telling me these guys won’t work something out? 4. There’s a literal government department called DOGE. Just let that sink in. . Right, so what does this all mean for you? We’re more than likely going to see things go nuts. Very soon. And at the very least things will be positive for crypto over the next few years. For those who are ready to get serious, you have the chance to set yourself up and create generational wealth. This is what I’ve done over the last 2 cycles along with many of the students in our community. Now is the time to prepare. Don't be left behind.

Daxx

21,532 次观看 • 1 年前

Executives hit the market with LIV Golf 2.0 last week, framing it as “built by the players, for the players.” It has an emphasis on player ownership, an increased schedule utilising national opens, but reduced purses. The schedule consists of 10 team events, and 8-10 national opens, with 5 “team majors” and 5 “team signature events”. The “majors” are to be played on 5 continents in line with the most successful events: Australia, South Africa, UK, Hong Kong and Mexico. And the signature events are to be hosted predominantly in the US, around the 4 major championships. The purse sizes is fluid and dependent on the new investors. From an extensive amount of sourcing, I expect them to be $15 million for 5 events and $10 million for the rest. With a potential weighting that distributes more money at the top of the leaderboard. A well placed LIV Golf source said: “We are very confident future purses will be above DP World Tour levels and player take home will be in line with the PGA Tour.” From sourcing within player ranks, the purse sizes are, obviously, one of the most important factors impacting their commitment. Several players suggested to me if the purses fall in line with the DP World Tour they probably wouldn’t stay. But at $10-$15 million it’s a different proposition. More clarity is needed though on both LIV Golf’s future and the new structure of the PGA Tour to get a better picture. I’ve spoken directly to at least a dozen players who told me they are fully committed to LIV Golf, and if it exists, they will be there. Bryson DeChambeau is leading that charge and it’s understating it to say he’s committed. He desperately wants LIV Golf to succeed and to build a global golf league that’s built for the 21st century. He’s thinking long term and his enthusiasm is truly infectious. But a big question is what will Jon Rahm do? It’s difficult to get any real feel of it as he didn’t do media outside press conferences. But he did answer my question on whether he was taking a similar role to Bryson in trying to secure investment and he replied, “I am not, no.” The full quote is on my timeline. I was told, however, that Jon had encouraged other players to avoid reading the media because of the amount of misinformation. There was also a Legion XIII hospitality area, where the GM, Jeff Koski, was hosting current and potential future partners while offering Imperial Gran Reserva, the Rioja that Jon served at his 2024 Masters Champions Dinner. The players will be given equity in the league itself or team franchises to encourage them to stay, further committing those taking this option to the success of the league’s future. The majority of the media rights will be returned to the players. Giving them the opportunity to build their own online brands on socials and sign personal partnerships. The size of the fields is unclear at this stage, but the shotgun start will continue, so the possibility of adding 2 more expansion teams to take the league to 15 franchises (60 players) would likely be top end. I fully expect them to utilise the Asian Tour pathways to fill many of the open spots, especially if players leave. That would help further appease the OWGR concerns and increase the ability to build their own stars. But sources were also confident they could attract established names with potential equity in the league. Multiple sources indicated that Fox Sports are ready to sign a new deal with LIV Golf as soon as the league is ready. LIV Golf are also working with networks on a potential broadcast model that incorporates TV viewership with YouTube and social media in an attempt to unlock revenue streams across digital IP. I’ve spent several days going back and forth through notes and transcripts, sourcing information the best I can. I think even in these early stages as they take LIV Golf 2.0 to market this is as fair and accurate of a representation as I can offer. Let me know your thoughts in the comments 👍
0:45

Executives hit the market with LIV Golf 2.0 last week, framing it as “built by the players, for the players.” It has an emphasis on player ownership, an increased schedule utilising national opens, but reduced purses. The schedule consists of 10 team events, and 8-10 national opens, with 5 “team majors” and 5 “team signature events”. The “majors” are to be played on 5 continents in line with the most successful events: Australia, South Africa, UK, Hong Kong and Mexico. And the signature events are to be hosted predominantly in the US, around the 4 major championships. The purse sizes is fluid and dependent on the new investors. From an extensive amount of sourcing, I expect them to be $15 million for 5 events and $10 million for the rest. With a potential weighting that distributes more money at the top of the leaderboard. A well placed LIV Golf source said: “We are very confident future purses will be above DP World Tour levels and player take home will be in line with the PGA Tour.” From sourcing within player ranks, the purse sizes are, obviously, one of the most important factors impacting their commitment. Several players suggested to me if the purses fall in line with the DP World Tour they probably wouldn’t stay. But at $10-$15 million it’s a different proposition. More clarity is needed though on both LIV Golf’s future and the new structure of the PGA Tour to get a better picture. I’ve spoken directly to at least a dozen players who told me they are fully committed to LIV Golf, and if it exists, they will be there. Bryson DeChambeau is leading that charge and it’s understating it to say he’s committed. He desperately wants LIV Golf to succeed and to build a global golf league that’s built for the 21st century. He’s thinking long term and his enthusiasm is truly infectious. But a big question is what will Jon Rahm do? It’s difficult to get any real feel of it as he didn’t do media outside press conferences. But he did answer my question on whether he was taking a similar role to Bryson in trying to secure investment and he replied, “I am not, no.” The full quote is on my timeline. I was told, however, that Jon had encouraged other players to avoid reading the media because of the amount of misinformation. There was also a Legion XIII hospitality area, where the GM, Jeff Koski, was hosting current and potential future partners while offering Imperial Gran Reserva, the Rioja that Jon served at his 2024 Masters Champions Dinner. The players will be given equity in the league itself or team franchises to encourage them to stay, further committing those taking this option to the success of the league’s future. The majority of the media rights will be returned to the players. Giving them the opportunity to build their own online brands on socials and sign personal partnerships. The size of the fields is unclear at this stage, but the shotgun start will continue, so the possibility of adding 2 more expansion teams to take the league to 15 franchises (60 players) would likely be top end. I fully expect them to utilise the Asian Tour pathways to fill many of the open spots, especially if players leave. That would help further appease the OWGR concerns and increase the ability to build their own stars. But sources were also confident they could attract established names with potential equity in the league. Multiple sources indicated that Fox Sports are ready to sign a new deal with LIV Golf as soon as the league is ready. LIV Golf are also working with networks on a potential broadcast model that incorporates TV viewership with YouTube and social media in an attempt to unlock revenue streams across digital IP. I’ve spent several days going back and forth through notes and transcripts, sourcing information the best I can. I think even in these early stages as they take LIV Golf 2.0 to market this is as fair and accurate of a representation as I can offer. Let me know your thoughts in the comments 👍

Flushing It

745,254 次观看 • 2 个月前

PiCoin as a Stablecoin: Forging a New Standard: PiCoin's Path to Stability Amid U.S. Treasury's Bitcoin Reserve Strategy > The recent announcement from President Donald Trump regarding the establishment of a U.S. government Bitcoin reserve - crafted under the advisement of Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Crypto Czar David Sacks - marks a seismic shift in global monetary policy. > In creating a “digital Fort Knox,” the United States is not merely legitimizing Bitcoin as a strategic asset but paving the way for a broader adoption of decentralized digital currencies within national reserves. > Amid this evolution, the implications for PiCoin are profound. > While Bitcoin is being positioned as a store of value akin to digital gold, the next logical frontier is the adoption of a stable, decentralized, and utility-driven cryptocurrency to support transactional liquidity, reserve diversification, and international settlements: > PiCoin is uniquely positioned to fill this role - emerging as a community-backed, utility-driven stablecoin that complements Bitcoin’s store-of-value status. 1. From Store of Value to Medium of Exchange: PiCoin’s Strategic Opportunity > Bitcoin's adoption into the U.S. Treasury’s strategic reserve affirms its scarcity and value proposition - but it’s not structured for day-to-day commercial utility. > PiCoin, in contrast, thrives on real-world utility. Its barter-based economy, grassroots merchant adoption (150,000+ sellers and buyers on MapOfPi), and global community consensus model form a credible framework for stablecoin legitimacy. > Where Bitcoin is hoarded, PiCoin is circulated. > Where: Bitcoin is scarce, PiCoin is scarce BUT SUSTAINABLE. > Where: Bitcoin is digital gold, PiCoin can be digital oil - fueling daily economic activity. 2. Scot Bessent's Role: Signaling Stablecoin Relevance in U.S. Financial Strategy > Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's involvement is not incidental. A respected hedge fund manager and macro strategist, Bessent’s appointment signifies that crypto is now an economic pillar - not a speculative side show. His vision of leveraging digital assets without burdening taxpayers speaks directly to the efficiency and democratized potential of stablecoins. > Bessent’s stablecoin interest may initially revolve around assets like USDC or tokenized treasuries - but the market is hungry for innovation that goes beyond fiat-backed centralization. > A stablecoin like PiCoin, with community consensus, blockchain-based proof of value, and zero dependence on fiat, aligns with the decentralization ethos while providing price stability through global barter-based data. 3. PiCoin’s Intrinsic Value: GCV and the Blockchain-Backed Stability Model > At the heart of PiCoin’s stability is GCV (Global Consensus Value) - an economic doctrine not derived from government decree or algorithmic pegs, but from peer-to-peer value consensus and recorded barter transactions. This value system is: > Transparent (verified and recorded on-chain) > Resilient (immune to centralized manipulation) > Inclusive (built on real-world use, not investor speculation) > Over 7 million barter data points recorded in the Pi Blockchain serve as the economic backbone of PiCoin, establishing proof of: 1. usage 2. trust 3. stability. > This makes PiCoin a perfect candidate for a “utility-stablecoin” designation - a new class of assets that are not just pegged, but lived, used, and valued by people globally. 4. The U.S. Treasury’s Next Chapter: Beyond Bitcoin to Functionality As Trump signals that Bitcoin will never be sold and envisions expanding reserves without taxpayer cost, the door opens for non-Bitcoin digital assets to play vital roles: PiCoin, with its grassroots economy, offers a: > Cost-free, > Risk-mitigated pathway for the U.S. Treasury to back digital currencies that power economic mobility and social resilience. By adopting PiCoin as part of a national digital asset stockpile, the U.S. can: > Encourage economic participation from emerging markets > Promote financial inclusion across underserved regions > Maintain dollar dominance by absorbing utility-rich stablecoins into its strategy 5. Aligning with National Interest: PiCoin and the American Dream of Economic Freedom > PiCoin represents not just a currency but a movement - a collective declaration that value should be defined by people, not only by markets. > In an era where trust, transparency, and sovereignty are the cornerstones of financial policy, PiCoin resonates with the ideals of the American Dream. > Free market utility (barter-based pricing) > Community-driven governance > Traceable, decentralized transactions These qualities align PiCoin with both national security and economic equity. Conclusion: PiCoin’s Future as a Treasury-Aligned Stablecoin > As the United States retools its monetary arsenal with digital assets, PiCoin is more than a contender - it’s a catalyst. > Its community-anchored valuation, its expanding ecosystem, and its utility-based demand curve position it as the ideal complementary stablecoin to Bitcoin’s strategic reserve role. > Where Bitcoin holds value, PiCoin moves value. > Where Bitcoin waits, PiCoin works. > In the evolving digital economy, PiCoin is not just a participant - it is the protocol of progress. Finally: And as history unfolds, the nations that embrace utility-backed, people-powered stablecoins like PiCoin will not only protect their monetary sovereignty - they will lead the next era of global prosperity. Pi Network #Picommunity #PiNetwork #PiGCV 凌零柒 JoJo-π Lumari 🦋 Doris Yin 东方紫莲🪷 NONNY PADJA NTT ❤ Eagle woman 🦅 @MoretopMovie hoda448🪷 M.Rad Olivier Ndatimana PATRICK CHUA 婧恬 MAYASS ALI KIAVASH brave Lee Marcel Dango Mazi victor onyido Cherif A.I Herine Makosewe love life 2025 Mohammed Alademi Atty. Ebru 👑 Pi’N’Q Rabbit LiangShi π Daniel Chen PiGCV_Spain西班牙 Burundi Pi Network & Support GCV$314159 ! GCV General Elshe afriani Bil-π Kosasi Nakamoto George solo EDIER ALONSO RINCON Listy Cuantik Moise-π🇷🇼 LIEN MARLINA 连玛琳娜 abner_tindi Pi販(パイハン) π Piで買い物できる通販サイト🛍️ Learn everything LIEN MARLINA 连玛琳娜 RAMESH SHETTY mario Bustamante solival Art💜" Global GCV Ambassador 🇫🇷 "💜 South Korea #GCV
0:26

PiCoin as a Stablecoin: Forging a New Standard: PiCoin's Path to Stability Amid U.S. Treasury's Bitcoin Reserve Strategy > The recent announcement from President Donald Trump regarding the establishment of a U.S. government Bitcoin reserve - crafted under the advisement of Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Crypto Czar David Sacks - marks a seismic shift in global monetary policy. > In creating a “digital Fort Knox,” the United States is not merely legitimizing Bitcoin as a strategic asset but paving the way for a broader adoption of decentralized digital currencies within national reserves. > Amid this evolution, the implications for PiCoin are profound. > While Bitcoin is being positioned as a store of value akin to digital gold, the next logical frontier is the adoption of a stable, decentralized, and utility-driven cryptocurrency to support transactional liquidity, reserve diversification, and international settlements: > PiCoin is uniquely positioned to fill this role - emerging as a community-backed, utility-driven stablecoin that complements Bitcoin’s store-of-value status. 1. From Store of Value to Medium of Exchange: PiCoin’s Strategic Opportunity > Bitcoin's adoption into the U.S. Treasury’s strategic reserve affirms its scarcity and value proposition - but it’s not structured for day-to-day commercial utility. > PiCoin, in contrast, thrives on real-world utility. Its barter-based economy, grassroots merchant adoption (150,000+ sellers and buyers on MapOfPi), and global community consensus model form a credible framework for stablecoin legitimacy. > Where Bitcoin is hoarded, PiCoin is circulated. > Where: Bitcoin is scarce, PiCoin is scarce BUT SUSTAINABLE. > Where: Bitcoin is digital gold, PiCoin can be digital oil - fueling daily economic activity. 2. Scot Bessent's Role: Signaling Stablecoin Relevance in U.S. Financial Strategy > Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's involvement is not incidental. A respected hedge fund manager and macro strategist, Bessent’s appointment signifies that crypto is now an economic pillar - not a speculative side show. His vision of leveraging digital assets without burdening taxpayers speaks directly to the efficiency and democratized potential of stablecoins. > Bessent’s stablecoin interest may initially revolve around assets like USDC or tokenized treasuries - but the market is hungry for innovation that goes beyond fiat-backed centralization. > A stablecoin like PiCoin, with community consensus, blockchain-based proof of value, and zero dependence on fiat, aligns with the decentralization ethos while providing price stability through global barter-based data. 3. PiCoin’s Intrinsic Value: GCV and the Blockchain-Backed Stability Model > At the heart of PiCoin’s stability is GCV (Global Consensus Value) - an economic doctrine not derived from government decree or algorithmic pegs, but from peer-to-peer value consensus and recorded barter transactions. This value system is: > Transparent (verified and recorded on-chain) > Resilient (immune to centralized manipulation) > Inclusive (built on real-world use, not investor speculation) > Over 7 million barter data points recorded in the Pi Blockchain serve as the economic backbone of PiCoin, establishing proof of: 1. usage 2. trust 3. stability. > This makes PiCoin a perfect candidate for a “utility-stablecoin” designation - a new class of assets that are not just pegged, but lived, used, and valued by people globally. 4. The U.S. Treasury’s Next Chapter: Beyond Bitcoin to Functionality As Trump signals that Bitcoin will never be sold and envisions expanding reserves without taxpayer cost, the door opens for non-Bitcoin digital assets to play vital roles: PiCoin, with its grassroots economy, offers a: > Cost-free, > Risk-mitigated pathway for the U.S. Treasury to back digital currencies that power economic mobility and social resilience. By adopting PiCoin as part of a national digital asset stockpile, the U.S. can: > Encourage economic participation from emerging markets > Promote financial inclusion across underserved regions > Maintain dollar dominance by absorbing utility-rich stablecoins into its strategy 5. Aligning with National Interest: PiCoin and the American Dream of Economic Freedom > PiCoin represents not just a currency but a movement - a collective declaration that value should be defined by people, not only by markets. > In an era where trust, transparency, and sovereignty are the cornerstones of financial policy, PiCoin resonates with the ideals of the American Dream. > Free market utility (barter-based pricing) > Community-driven governance > Traceable, decentralized transactions These qualities align PiCoin with both national security and economic equity. Conclusion: PiCoin’s Future as a Treasury-Aligned Stablecoin > As the United States retools its monetary arsenal with digital assets, PiCoin is more than a contender - it’s a catalyst. > Its community-anchored valuation, its expanding ecosystem, and its utility-based demand curve position it as the ideal complementary stablecoin to Bitcoin’s strategic reserve role. > Where Bitcoin holds value, PiCoin moves value. > Where Bitcoin waits, PiCoin works. > In the evolving digital economy, PiCoin is not just a participant - it is the protocol of progress. Finally: And as history unfolds, the nations that embrace utility-backed, people-powered stablecoins like PiCoin will not only protect their monetary sovereignty - they will lead the next era of global prosperity. Pi Network #Picommunity #PiNetwork #PiGCV 凌零柒 JoJo-π Lumari 🦋 Doris Yin 东方紫莲🪷 NONNY PADJA NTT ❤ Eagle woman 🦅 @MoretopMovie hoda448🪷 M.Rad Olivier Ndatimana PATRICK CHUA 婧恬 MAYASS ALI KIAVASH brave Lee Marcel Dango Mazi victor onyido Cherif A.I Herine Makosewe love life 2025 Mohammed Alademi Atty. Ebru 👑 Pi’N’Q Rabbit LiangShi π Daniel Chen PiGCV_Spain西班牙 Burundi Pi Network & Support GCV$314159 ! GCV General Elshe afriani Bil-π Kosasi Nakamoto George solo EDIER ALONSO RINCON Listy Cuantik Moise-π🇷🇼 LIEN MARLINA 连玛琳娜 abner_tindi Pi販(パイハン) π Piで買い物できる通販サイト🛍️ Learn everything LIEN MARLINA 连玛琳娜 RAMESH SHETTY mario Bustamante solival Art💜" Global GCV Ambassador 🇫🇷 "💜 South Korea #GCV

ONE WORLD DIGITAL CURRENCY

22,440 次观看 • 1 年前

The Evil Globalists are NOT even hiding their agenda anymore. Their goal is the destruction of the World by destroying America 1st. The U.S. stands in the way of a One World Government, so we must be destroyed. Pay attention to what’s going on, this is ONLY the beginning… By now I’m sure many have heard of the cyber security company Crowdstrike the company at the center of global IT outage. I experienced the effect of this outage firsthand when my flight was cancelled over the weekend. Let’s not forget that President Trump told us that the Crowdstrike had the DNC server in Ukraine and the reason they had it in Ukraine was to hide it from the U.S. Government. The cyber firm Crowdstrike: ◦Is one of the main proponents of allegations that Russia interfered in the 2016 election. The analysis was relied on almost exclusively by the DNC to establish their claims of "Russian hacking." ◦The founder is tied to the Atlantic Council, a think tank supported by George Soros which has been accused of accepting funds in exchange for support of favored policy positions as well as promoting disinformation and propaganda attacks against anti-establishment figures. ◦The final email on Wikileaks from the DNC is dated May 25th, 2016. Crowdstrike would have had complete knowledge of the party that ripped the emails from the server. ◦The FEC site shows a huge DNC payment to Crowdstrike the day after SETH RICH was murdered. On July 11th, 2016 for the amount of $98,849.84. ◦The final payment to date is August 3rd, 2016. This coincides with another murder in DC. SHAWN LUCAS, who died on August 2nd, 2016 was the DNC Process Server and close friend of SETH RICH. The payment on August 3rd included two checks, one for $113,645.77 and the other for $4,275.00. Crowdstrike have two major shareholders, Blackrock and Vanguard and no surprise that Crowdstrike is known as a partner to the WEF. In 2024, Crowdstrike accidentally crashed millions of Windows computers around the world, causing billions of dollars in economic losses in what has been called the LARGEST outage in the history of information technology. George Kurtz has been buying up different cyber security companies like Israeli cloud security posture management company for an estimated $350 million and Israeli cybersecurity cos for $2 Billion. Is it a coincidence that on the same day that the outages happened a decision came out in Israel 👉Top UN court says Israel's presence in occupied Palestinian territories is ‘illegal' and should end as ‘rapidly as possible'. Also is it coincidence that the shooter was in a 2022 commercial for BlackRock which was REMOVED immediately after the shooting. Or is it a coincidence that The firm that took the BET against President Trump's Truth Social stock $DJT biggest shareholder was BlackRock and Vanguard. This was done a day before the attempted assassination, meaning people or large organizations were predicting that by Monday the stock would plummet, something that undoubtedly would have occurred had President Trump died in Pennsylvania. Since they were NOT successful they were able to convinced their Broker to give ALL of their money back because the stock rallied +45% taking their investment of $350 Million ALL the way to ZERO. Every time they go after Trump or in this case try to take him out, he becomes much more popular. Since the attempted assassination on President Trump: ◦Elon Musk and Bill Ackman endorse Trump for President ◦His net worth has spiked more than $1 billion ◦Trump Media stock surges more than 30% ◦Bitcoin and other cryptos are surging ◦Crypto stocks are rising ◦Gun stocks are spiking ◦The Dow surges 150 points
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The Evil Globalists are NOT even hiding their agenda anymore. Their goal is the destruction of the World by destroying America 1st. The U.S. stands in the way of a One World Government, so we must be destroyed. Pay attention to what’s going on, this is ONLY the beginning… By now I’m sure many have heard of the cyber security company Crowdstrike the company at the center of global IT outage. I experienced the effect of this outage firsthand when my flight was cancelled over the weekend. Let’s not forget that President Trump told us that the Crowdstrike had the DNC server in Ukraine and the reason they had it in Ukraine was to hide it from the U.S. Government. The cyber firm Crowdstrike: ◦Is one of the main proponents of allegations that Russia interfered in the 2016 election. The analysis was relied on almost exclusively by the DNC to establish their claims of "Russian hacking." ◦The founder is tied to the Atlantic Council, a think tank supported by George Soros which has been accused of accepting funds in exchange for support of favored policy positions as well as promoting disinformation and propaganda attacks against anti-establishment figures. ◦The final email on Wikileaks from the DNC is dated May 25th, 2016. Crowdstrike would have had complete knowledge of the party that ripped the emails from the server. ◦The FEC site shows a huge DNC payment to Crowdstrike the day after SETH RICH was murdered. On July 11th, 2016 for the amount of $98,849.84. ◦The final payment to date is August 3rd, 2016. This coincides with another murder in DC. SHAWN LUCAS, who died on August 2nd, 2016 was the DNC Process Server and close friend of SETH RICH. The payment on August 3rd included two checks, one for $113,645.77 and the other for $4,275.00. Crowdstrike have two major shareholders, Blackrock and Vanguard and no surprise that Crowdstrike is known as a partner to the WEF. In 2024, Crowdstrike accidentally crashed millions of Windows computers around the world, causing billions of dollars in economic losses in what has been called the LARGEST outage in the history of information technology. George Kurtz has been buying up different cyber security companies like Israeli cloud security posture management company for an estimated $350 million and Israeli cybersecurity cos for $2 Billion. Is it a coincidence that on the same day that the outages happened a decision came out in Israel 👉Top UN court says Israel's presence in occupied Palestinian territories is ‘illegal' and should end as ‘rapidly as possible'. Also is it coincidence that the shooter was in a 2022 commercial for BlackRock which was REMOVED immediately after the shooting. Or is it a coincidence that The firm that took the BET against President Trump's Truth Social stock $DJT biggest shareholder was BlackRock and Vanguard. This was done a day before the attempted assassination, meaning people or large organizations were predicting that by Monday the stock would plummet, something that undoubtedly would have occurred had President Trump died in Pennsylvania. Since they were NOT successful they were able to convinced their Broker to give ALL of their money back because the stock rallied +45% taking their investment of $350 Million ALL the way to ZERO. Every time they go after Trump or in this case try to take him out, he becomes much more popular. Since the attempted assassination on President Trump: ◦Elon Musk and Bill Ackman endorse Trump for President ◦His net worth has spiked more than $1 billion ◦Trump Media stock surges more than 30% ◦Bitcoin and other cryptos are surging ◦Crypto stocks are rising ◦Gun stocks are spiking ◦The Dow surges 150 points

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114,857 次观看 • 2 年前

TOPIC #107: PI NETWORK IS A STABLE COIN? -WHO DECIDES PI FULLY OM FIXED VALUE? Dear GCV army, I hope you are all doing great! First of all, I would like to express my sincere gratitude for all your hard work. Many of you have achieved significant milestones, and it’s evident that you are making a great difference. Our influence has grown significantly, with an increasing number of social media posts and YouTubers publicly supporting us. I can see that more and more people are beginning to understand why we advocate for GCV. Today's meeting aims to alleviate any doubts you may have, allowing you to relax and feel confident as we embark on our historic journey together. I will answer the questions I’ve received and address some important issues we need to focus on to maintain our community's efficiency, particularly regarding our Generals, which will be the topic next weekend. I put the questions I received here. "A question addressed to Ms. Doris Yin in the emergency meeting 1– In light of the rapidly changing global circumstances and the increasing discussion about stablecoins backed by U.S. Treasury bonds, how do you see the future role of the Pi Network in this context? And what practical steps should the GCV army take now to accelerate this path? 2_ There are those who promote the idea that the price of Pi is what appears in the market (currently around $0.49) and compare it to the price of GCV within the ecosystem (314,159 Pi = 1 good or service). They say if Pi’s price rises to $2, it means that the value within The ecosystem is approximately 2 million dollars. With sincere appreciation and discipline." This is from the Arab head of GCV Ambassador Mr. Mohammed. Another question: "Hello, my Global Ambassador, I am Ateba Joseph, Ecological Ambassador in Cameroon And a member of the GCV army, I am delighted to exchange with you. Regarding the meeting with the GCV army on Sunday, July 27, 2025.. Here is my concern: A few days ago, a correspondence indicated that Pi is not or is not yet a stable coin. Upon reading this information, we have provided many explanations to help the pioneers understand this. I hope you will focus more on this statement to further strengthen our understanding of the subject. Thank you for taking my concerns into consideration" Thank you for the above questions; my answers are below. The first question concerns stablecoins. Many pioneers are hoping that Pi can be recognized by the U.S. government as a stablecoin. I wrote an article on this in May. On July 18, 2025, President Trump signed the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for US Stablecoins Act (the GENIUS Act) into law. This legislation establishes a regulatory framework for payment stablecoins and marks the first federal legislation on digital assets enacted since President Trump issued an executive order aimed at making the U.S. the “crypto capital of the world.” U.S.-issued stablecoins are expected to become the primary means of dollar transactions globally, especially in emerging markets with unstable local currencies. The sponsors of the GENIUS Act estimate that by 2030, stablecoin issuers may collectively become the largest holders of U.S. Treasuries, surpassing foreign central banks. From this, we can see that U.S. stablecoins must maintain reserves backing outstanding payment stablecoins on a one-to-one basis, consisting only of specified assets, including U.S. dollars and short-term Treasury securities. It is clear that the Pi Network will not take this path, as it is not part of our plan. A stablecoin is essentially a digital representation of the U.S. dollar. All stablecoin issuers do not create a new currency; rather, it’s akin to purchasing chips at a casino – you must use U.S. dollars to buy those chips. However, Pi is a completely new currency. It does not need to be backed up by U.S. dollars or U.S. Treasuries to be used. If that were the case, we wouldn’t need to establish an ecosystem or have a three-year enclosed mainnet. I previously mentioned the possibility of Pi being an algorithmic stablecoin since only algorithmic stablecoins do not need to be backed by U.S. dollars. However, algorithmic stablecoins have faced significant failures in the past. The collapse of the Terra (LUNA) cryptocurrency resulted in a loss of at least $40 billion in market capitalization, with estimates reaching as high as $60 billion. TerraUSD (UST), an algorithmic stablecoin, lost its peg to the U.S. dollar, contributing to its overall collapse. The new stablecoin legislation recently passed through the Senate effectively ties the U.S. Treasury to crypto, as it essentially bets the government’s cash flow on digital tokens and market speculation. This legislation requires stablecoins to be backed by short-term Treasury bills, generating an estimated $2–$3 trillion in new demand for government debt, which is nearly half the current size of the T-bill market. On paper, this looks beneficial, but in reality, it creates a circular feedback loop: crypto demand fuels stablecoins, stablecoins buy T-bills, and T-bills fund government deficits. The government becomes reliant on speculative capital flows. Thus, we should understand why the U.S. government will not support the Pi Network as a stablecoin, as they require stablecoin issuers to buy T-bills and can no longer trust algorithmic stablecoins. So, what is the future of the Pi Network as a currency? From my perspective, Pi is already listed on exchange markets. It cannot be classified as a security because it is mined freely and is not an ICO. Instead, it should be categorized as a commodity, similar to Bitcoin and ETH. When a currency is listed for trading on an exchange, its price is determined by the balance of supply and demand. However, Pi is a currency in its own right; it has inherent value from Pi holders -Pioneers. Historically, currency has served as a medium of exchange. A medium of exchange is a widely accepted item for buying goods and services in an economy. It facilitates transactions by eliminating the need for a barter system, where goods are directly exchanged for other goods. In modern economies, money (such as currency) serves as the primary medium of exchange. **Functions of Money:** One of the core functions of money is to serve as a medium of exchange, enabling the smooth transfer of value between buyers and sellers, thereby simplifying trade and economic activity. **Examples:** In modern economies, this typically includes currency (paper money, coins) or digital money. In specific historical contexts, other items, such as cigarettes in prisoner-of-war camps, have also served as mediums of exchange. **Importance of Acceptance:** For a medium of exchange to function effectively, it must be widely accepted and trusted within the relevant community. **Not the Same as a Payment Method:** While credit cards and checks are used for payments, they do not serve as mediums of exchange themselves. Therefore, stablecoin is not a new currency. It is more likely to have a credit card or check character. It is a USD digital status. From the analysis presented, we can draw the following conclusions: The current price of Pi on the exchange market primarily serves as a temporary measure to facilitate broad expansion. While this is not our primary objective, it constitutes a strategic approach towards achieving our mission. To gain a clearer perspective, we must adopt a higher-level view of the overall vision for the Pi Network. The mission and vision of Pi Network clearly articulate that it is not intended to function as a commodity for sale, nor is it meant to be an investment vehicle or a speculative security. Instead, it is crucial to recognize that Pi is designed to be a medium of exchange—a new form of currency. As pioneers in this venture, we have the unique opportunity to acquire Pi through free mining. However, it is important to note that the current mining rate is relatively slow. To overcome this limitation and to further our goal of mass adoption, it is essential for more individuals to join the Pi Network and participate in holding Pi. One efficient way to accelerate this process is by allowing Pi to be traded on the exchange market, which can result in rapid and widespread adoption. Since Pi can be mined for free, a lower price could make it more accessible to a larger number of people. It's important to focus on our primary goal during this pre-full Open Mainnet (OM) phase: mass adoption, rather than aiming for high prices, which many pioneers expected. Some pioneers want to sell when the price increases, but if too many sell, it could undermine our goal of achieving mass adoption. This scenario is reminiscent of historical instances when shells served as currency—readily accessible from the sea or buy from the village market. For shells to function effectively as currency, a collective effort was needed to hold and circulate them within the village. If only a select few individuals possess the shells, the currency lacks the necessary circulation to sustain an economy. Hence, our goal should not be centered on achieving a high price; instead, we should strive to make Pi more affordable so that a greater number of individuals can acquire and hold it, thereby fostering a thriving economic ecosystem. Of course, the rising price will build up merchants' confidence to accept it as payment. This is why we refer to it as a buyback campaign, which aims to achieve mass adoption and foster ecosystem confidence. As Pi evolves into a currency, the question of its value becomes pertinent. Given that it is a new currency, its value is not immediately clear. This presents an opportunity for us, the pioneers, to play a crucial role in defining it. The determination of Pi's value is not the responsibility of a central authority such as CT, the government, or the exchange. Instead, it will emerge from a decentralized consensus within the community, which collectively owns Pi. This concept is akin to ancient times when the value of shells was not determined by the sellers. Rather, the value was derived from the collective agreement of the village that utilized them as currency. I hope this elaboration clarifies the distinction between value and price, enabling a deeper understanding of the foundational principles that drive our mission with Pi Network. Pi represents a groundbreaking innovation—a revolution that is poised for long-term economic development on a global scale, rather than perpetuating cycles of plunder and exploitation. By harnessing the power of blockchain technology, Pi empowers ordinary individuals, which creates an inherent conflict of interest with the U.S. government in the short term. Should the U.S. government endorse the Pi Network, it raises questions about the viability of U.S. treasuries and who would ultimately purchase them. Consequently, the government may prioritize support for stablecoins backed by the U.S. dollar and U.S. Treasury securities, as this can help alleviate the U.S. government's issues with limited demand. However, I previously mentioned the potential for Pi to emerge as an algorithmic stablecoin. At that time, the Genius Bill had not yet been enacted. If the Pi Network gains acceptance from the U.S. government, its growth could become rapid and expansive, leading to widespread adoption in other nations. This path would position Pi as a legitimate currency in nearly every country, contingent upon certain conditions. For instance, if the price of Pi in the exchange market can align with the GCV, this could be achieved through a buyback mechanism involving 10 million pioneers. Such a scenario would indicate that Pi differs significantly from past algorithmic stablecoin failures, presenting a compelling case for the U.S. government to view Pi as a low-risk asset. However, it presents a significant challenge to be collectively reached by pioneers, and there are other conditions that we cannot achieve in a short time. While it might appear that Pi Network conflicts with the U.S. dollar or stablecoins in the short term, it has the potential to address the broader issue of overprinting currency, which has plagued the U.S. and many other nations. This would benefit international trade by alleviating concerns about currency appreciation or depreciation in international transactions. The global economy indeed requires a super sovereign currency—one that ensures stability for future generations and fosters lasting peace and prosperity. To comprehend Pi as a currency, it is crucial to recognize that we must cultivate long-term value by generating GCV data. In the short term, our focus needs to be on establishing a robust exchange market and decentralized applications (DApps) to drive mass adoption. If this is understood, there should be no need to feel discouraged by the current low price of Pi. The true value of Pi as a currency derives not from the exchange market, trading platforms, or governmental endorsement, but rather from our community's collective efforts and engagement. You might wonder how a government could adopt Pi, given that it does not take the form of a stablecoin. I would counter with the example of Bitcoin, which has thrived even in environments where many countries have imposed bans. Currently, Pi is transitioning from its traditional commodity status to being recognized as a currency, meaning governmental awareness of Pi Network is still in development. As such, existing regulations generally pertain to older forms of cryptocurrency rather than our innovative approach. Our branding as a digital currency, rather than a cryptocurrency, is intentional. Dr. Nicolas has expressed concerns that many aspects of conventional cryptocurrencies pose challenges to government frameworks and public trust, often leading to economic harm rather than benefit. Our commitment to Know Your Customer (KYC) and Know Your Business (KYB) protocols distinguishes us by mitigating money laundering risks and protecting Pi holders from speculative practices. Many businesses face bankruptcy or closure because consumers lack the disposable income to engage in spending. Imagine how Pi could enable those businesses to survive and thrive—people could utilize Pi to make purchases and easily convert it into fiat currency to sustain operations, thereby preserving many jobs. The function in our wallet that allows users to "buy" Pi is not merely a feature; it represents a vision for the future where conversion to fiat currency can happen immediately, without dependency on third-party exchanges. Moving forward, we can establish a fixed rate (the GCV) for conversions. Once larger institutions and prominent companies recognize the low-risk profile of joining Pi Network due to its GCV stability, we can expect a considerable influx of participants seeking to gain a competitive advantage. You may ask how companies would finance the purchase of Pi at GCV rates. This is an insightful question. My perspective is that the demand for Pi’s stable value will inherently incentivize investments. Much like why individuals purchase stablecoins for their convenience in facilitating cross-border transactions, Pi will appeal to consumers and businesses alike, particularly because we are leveraging Web 3.0 blockchain technology, AI-driven platforms, and a rich ecosystem of decentralized applications (DApps). We are cultivating a loyal customer base that recognizes the value of this innovation. We understand that high-net-worth individuals seek safe investment opportunities. While U.S. treasury bonds currently represent a secure asset class, they are not without risk. Therefore, if Pi Network can maintain a limited supply coupled with blockchain technology and a consistent GCV, it is plausible that affluent investors would allocate a portion of their capital to acquire Pi. This would lead to fiat inflows whenever there is increased demand for Pi, establishing an equilibrium between Pi and fiat currencies. This interplay is why I believe DApps are critically significant. We need broader usage of Pi in real-world applications. I hope my analysis has helped clarify why the price of Pi should not overly concern us. Buying Pi to hold onto it allows pioneers to accumulate more, while building merchant confidence is essential to kickstart the ecosystem. Merchants will be motivated to see Pi’s price appreciation since this removes the risks for DApps and service providers who depend on exchange market prices. A rise in demand for Pi will subsequently reduce its supply, which is beneficial for price increases. I look forward to discussing Pi GCV army management in another session. Thank you for your time. Let’s continue striving for greatness together. Doris Yin 🪷🪷🪷 Founder, Global GCV Movement Disclaimer: This speech is intended solely for educational purposes within the GCV community. The views and content shared here represent my personal perspective and are part of the GCV movement, but do not reflect the official position of the Pi Core Team (PCT). Pi Network represents a new revolution, meaning there is no existing example for us to follow and no guiding manual. As Dr. Fan mentioned, we cannot predict what will happen around the next corner. Therefore, we must practice and forge our own path. As more people traverse this journey, the road will become clearer.
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TOPIC #107: PI NETWORK IS A STABLE COIN? -WHO DECIDES PI FULLY OM FIXED VALUE? Dear GCV army, I hope you are all doing great! First of all, I would like to express my sincere gratitude for all your hard work. Many of you have achieved significant milestones, and it’s evident that you are making a great difference. Our influence has grown significantly, with an increasing number of social media posts and YouTubers publicly supporting us. I can see that more and more people are beginning to understand why we advocate for GCV. Today's meeting aims to alleviate any doubts you may have, allowing you to relax and feel confident as we embark on our historic journey together. I will answer the questions I’ve received and address some important issues we need to focus on to maintain our community's efficiency, particularly regarding our Generals, which will be the topic next weekend. I put the questions I received here. "A question addressed to Ms. Doris Yin in the emergency meeting 1– In light of the rapidly changing global circumstances and the increasing discussion about stablecoins backed by U.S. Treasury bonds, how do you see the future role of the Pi Network in this context? And what practical steps should the GCV army take now to accelerate this path? 2_ There are those who promote the idea that the price of Pi is what appears in the market (currently around $0.49) and compare it to the price of GCV within the ecosystem (314,159 Pi = 1 good or service). They say if Pi’s price rises to $2, it means that the value within The ecosystem is approximately 2 million dollars. With sincere appreciation and discipline." This is from the Arab head of GCV Ambassador Mr. Mohammed. Another question: "Hello, my Global Ambassador, I am Ateba Joseph, Ecological Ambassador in Cameroon And a member of the GCV army, I am delighted to exchange with you. Regarding the meeting with the GCV army on Sunday, July 27, 2025.. Here is my concern: A few days ago, a correspondence indicated that Pi is not or is not yet a stable coin. Upon reading this information, we have provided many explanations to help the pioneers understand this. I hope you will focus more on this statement to further strengthen our understanding of the subject. Thank you for taking my concerns into consideration" Thank you for the above questions; my answers are below. The first question concerns stablecoins. Many pioneers are hoping that Pi can be recognized by the U.S. government as a stablecoin. I wrote an article on this in May. On July 18, 2025, President Trump signed the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for US Stablecoins Act (the GENIUS Act) into law. This legislation establishes a regulatory framework for payment stablecoins and marks the first federal legislation on digital assets enacted since President Trump issued an executive order aimed at making the U.S. the “crypto capital of the world.” U.S.-issued stablecoins are expected to become the primary means of dollar transactions globally, especially in emerging markets with unstable local currencies. The sponsors of the GENIUS Act estimate that by 2030, stablecoin issuers may collectively become the largest holders of U.S. Treasuries, surpassing foreign central banks. From this, we can see that U.S. stablecoins must maintain reserves backing outstanding payment stablecoins on a one-to-one basis, consisting only of specified assets, including U.S. dollars and short-term Treasury securities. It is clear that the Pi Network will not take this path, as it is not part of our plan. A stablecoin is essentially a digital representation of the U.S. dollar. All stablecoin issuers do not create a new currency; rather, it’s akin to purchasing chips at a casino – you must use U.S. dollars to buy those chips. However, Pi is a completely new currency. It does not need to be backed up by U.S. dollars or U.S. Treasuries to be used. If that were the case, we wouldn’t need to establish an ecosystem or have a three-year enclosed mainnet. I previously mentioned the possibility of Pi being an algorithmic stablecoin since only algorithmic stablecoins do not need to be backed by U.S. dollars. However, algorithmic stablecoins have faced significant failures in the past. The collapse of the Terra (LUNA) cryptocurrency resulted in a loss of at least $40 billion in market capitalization, with estimates reaching as high as $60 billion. TerraUSD (UST), an algorithmic stablecoin, lost its peg to the U.S. dollar, contributing to its overall collapse. The new stablecoin legislation recently passed through the Senate effectively ties the U.S. Treasury to crypto, as it essentially bets the government’s cash flow on digital tokens and market speculation. This legislation requires stablecoins to be backed by short-term Treasury bills, generating an estimated $2–$3 trillion in new demand for government debt, which is nearly half the current size of the T-bill market. On paper, this looks beneficial, but in reality, it creates a circular feedback loop: crypto demand fuels stablecoins, stablecoins buy T-bills, and T-bills fund government deficits. The government becomes reliant on speculative capital flows. Thus, we should understand why the U.S. government will not support the Pi Network as a stablecoin, as they require stablecoin issuers to buy T-bills and can no longer trust algorithmic stablecoins. So, what is the future of the Pi Network as a currency? From my perspective, Pi is already listed on exchange markets. It cannot be classified as a security because it is mined freely and is not an ICO. Instead, it should be categorized as a commodity, similar to Bitcoin and ETH. When a currency is listed for trading on an exchange, its price is determined by the balance of supply and demand. However, Pi is a currency in its own right; it has inherent value from Pi holders -Pioneers. Historically, currency has served as a medium of exchange. A medium of exchange is a widely accepted item for buying goods and services in an economy. It facilitates transactions by eliminating the need for a barter system, where goods are directly exchanged for other goods. In modern economies, money (such as currency) serves as the primary medium of exchange. **Functions of Money:** One of the core functions of money is to serve as a medium of exchange, enabling the smooth transfer of value between buyers and sellers, thereby simplifying trade and economic activity. **Examples:** In modern economies, this typically includes currency (paper money, coins) or digital money. In specific historical contexts, other items, such as cigarettes in prisoner-of-war camps, have also served as mediums of exchange. **Importance of Acceptance:** For a medium of exchange to function effectively, it must be widely accepted and trusted within the relevant community. **Not the Same as a Payment Method:** While credit cards and checks are used for payments, they do not serve as mediums of exchange themselves. Therefore, stablecoin is not a new currency. It is more likely to have a credit card or check character. It is a USD digital status. From the analysis presented, we can draw the following conclusions: The current price of Pi on the exchange market primarily serves as a temporary measure to facilitate broad expansion. While this is not our primary objective, it constitutes a strategic approach towards achieving our mission. To gain a clearer perspective, we must adopt a higher-level view of the overall vision for the Pi Network. The mission and vision of Pi Network clearly articulate that it is not intended to function as a commodity for sale, nor is it meant to be an investment vehicle or a speculative security. Instead, it is crucial to recognize that Pi is designed to be a medium of exchange—a new form of currency. As pioneers in this venture, we have the unique opportunity to acquire Pi through free mining. However, it is important to note that the current mining rate is relatively slow. To overcome this limitation and to further our goal of mass adoption, it is essential for more individuals to join the Pi Network and participate in holding Pi. One efficient way to accelerate this process is by allowing Pi to be traded on the exchange market, which can result in rapid and widespread adoption. Since Pi can be mined for free, a lower price could make it more accessible to a larger number of people. It's important to focus on our primary goal during this pre-full Open Mainnet (OM) phase: mass adoption, rather than aiming for high prices, which many pioneers expected. Some pioneers want to sell when the price increases, but if too many sell, it could undermine our goal of achieving mass adoption. This scenario is reminiscent of historical instances when shells served as currency—readily accessible from the sea or buy from the village market. For shells to function effectively as currency, a collective effort was needed to hold and circulate them within the village. If only a select few individuals possess the shells, the currency lacks the necessary circulation to sustain an economy. Hence, our goal should not be centered on achieving a high price; instead, we should strive to make Pi more affordable so that a greater number of individuals can acquire and hold it, thereby fostering a thriving economic ecosystem. Of course, the rising price will build up merchants' confidence to accept it as payment. This is why we refer to it as a buyback campaign, which aims to achieve mass adoption and foster ecosystem confidence. As Pi evolves into a currency, the question of its value becomes pertinent. Given that it is a new currency, its value is not immediately clear. This presents an opportunity for us, the pioneers, to play a crucial role in defining it. The determination of Pi's value is not the responsibility of a central authority such as CT, the government, or the exchange. Instead, it will emerge from a decentralized consensus within the community, which collectively owns Pi. This concept is akin to ancient times when the value of shells was not determined by the sellers. Rather, the value was derived from the collective agreement of the village that utilized them as currency. I hope this elaboration clarifies the distinction between value and price, enabling a deeper understanding of the foundational principles that drive our mission with Pi Network. Pi represents a groundbreaking innovation—a revolution that is poised for long-term economic development on a global scale, rather than perpetuating cycles of plunder and exploitation. By harnessing the power of blockchain technology, Pi empowers ordinary individuals, which creates an inherent conflict of interest with the U.S. government in the short term. Should the U.S. government endorse the Pi Network, it raises questions about the viability of U.S. treasuries and who would ultimately purchase them. Consequently, the government may prioritize support for stablecoins backed by the U.S. dollar and U.S. Treasury securities, as this can help alleviate the U.S. government's issues with limited demand. However, I previously mentioned the potential for Pi to emerge as an algorithmic stablecoin. At that time, the Genius Bill had not yet been enacted. If the Pi Network gains acceptance from the U.S. government, its growth could become rapid and expansive, leading to widespread adoption in other nations. This path would position Pi as a legitimate currency in nearly every country, contingent upon certain conditions. For instance, if the price of Pi in the exchange market can align with the GCV, this could be achieved through a buyback mechanism involving 10 million pioneers. Such a scenario would indicate that Pi differs significantly from past algorithmic stablecoin failures, presenting a compelling case for the U.S. government to view Pi as a low-risk asset. However, it presents a significant challenge to be collectively reached by pioneers, and there are other conditions that we cannot achieve in a short time. While it might appear that Pi Network conflicts with the U.S. dollar or stablecoins in the short term, it has the potential to address the broader issue of overprinting currency, which has plagued the U.S. and many other nations. This would benefit international trade by alleviating concerns about currency appreciation or depreciation in international transactions. The global economy indeed requires a super sovereign currency—one that ensures stability for future generations and fosters lasting peace and prosperity. To comprehend Pi as a currency, it is crucial to recognize that we must cultivate long-term value by generating GCV data. In the short term, our focus needs to be on establishing a robust exchange market and decentralized applications (DApps) to drive mass adoption. If this is understood, there should be no need to feel discouraged by the current low price of Pi. The true value of Pi as a currency derives not from the exchange market, trading platforms, or governmental endorsement, but rather from our community's collective efforts and engagement. You might wonder how a government could adopt Pi, given that it does not take the form of a stablecoin. I would counter with the example of Bitcoin, which has thrived even in environments where many countries have imposed bans. Currently, Pi is transitioning from its traditional commodity status to being recognized as a currency, meaning governmental awareness of Pi Network is still in development. As such, existing regulations generally pertain to older forms of cryptocurrency rather than our innovative approach. Our branding as a digital currency, rather than a cryptocurrency, is intentional. Dr. Nicolas has expressed concerns that many aspects of conventional cryptocurrencies pose challenges to government frameworks and public trust, often leading to economic harm rather than benefit. Our commitment to Know Your Customer (KYC) and Know Your Business (KYB) protocols distinguishes us by mitigating money laundering risks and protecting Pi holders from speculative practices. Many businesses face bankruptcy or closure because consumers lack the disposable income to engage in spending. Imagine how Pi could enable those businesses to survive and thrive—people could utilize Pi to make purchases and easily convert it into fiat currency to sustain operations, thereby preserving many jobs. The function in our wallet that allows users to "buy" Pi is not merely a feature; it represents a vision for the future where conversion to fiat currency can happen immediately, without dependency on third-party exchanges. Moving forward, we can establish a fixed rate (the GCV) for conversions. Once larger institutions and prominent companies recognize the low-risk profile of joining Pi Network due to its GCV stability, we can expect a considerable influx of participants seeking to gain a competitive advantage. You may ask how companies would finance the purchase of Pi at GCV rates. This is an insightful question. My perspective is that the demand for Pi’s stable value will inherently incentivize investments. Much like why individuals purchase stablecoins for their convenience in facilitating cross-border transactions, Pi will appeal to consumers and businesses alike, particularly because we are leveraging Web 3.0 blockchain technology, AI-driven platforms, and a rich ecosystem of decentralized applications (DApps). We are cultivating a loyal customer base that recognizes the value of this innovation. We understand that high-net-worth individuals seek safe investment opportunities. While U.S. treasury bonds currently represent a secure asset class, they are not without risk. Therefore, if Pi Network can maintain a limited supply coupled with blockchain technology and a consistent GCV, it is plausible that affluent investors would allocate a portion of their capital to acquire Pi. This would lead to fiat inflows whenever there is increased demand for Pi, establishing an equilibrium between Pi and fiat currencies. This interplay is why I believe DApps are critically significant. We need broader usage of Pi in real-world applications. I hope my analysis has helped clarify why the price of Pi should not overly concern us. Buying Pi to hold onto it allows pioneers to accumulate more, while building merchant confidence is essential to kickstart the ecosystem. Merchants will be motivated to see Pi’s price appreciation since this removes the risks for DApps and service providers who depend on exchange market prices. A rise in demand for Pi will subsequently reduce its supply, which is beneficial for price increases. I look forward to discussing Pi GCV army management in another session. Thank you for your time. Let’s continue striving for greatness together. Doris Yin 🪷🪷🪷 Founder, Global GCV Movement Disclaimer: This speech is intended solely for educational purposes within the GCV community. The views and content shared here represent my personal perspective and are part of the GCV movement, but do not reflect the official position of the Pi Core Team (PCT). Pi Network represents a new revolution, meaning there is no existing example for us to follow and no guiding manual. As Dr. Fan mentioned, we cannot predict what will happen around the next corner. Therefore, we must practice and forge our own path. As more people traverse this journey, the road will become clearer.

Doris Yin 东方紫莲🪷

17,742 次观看 • 1 年前

21 Rules of $KASPA 1. Those who understand buy Kaspa. 2. Those who don’t, criticize Kaspa. 3. Everyone is against Kaspa before they are for it. 4. You will never be done learning about Kaspa. 5. Kaspa is powered by chaos. 6. Kaspa is the only game in the casino that we can all win. 7. Kaspa is the one thing in the universe that you can truly own. 8. Everyone gets Kaspa at the price they deserve. 9. Only buy Kaspa with the money you can’t afford to lose. 10. Tickets to escape the matrix are priced in Kaspa. 11. Kaspa insight is restricted to those with a need to know. 12. All your models will be destroyed. 13. The cure to economic ill is the orange pill. 14. Be for Kaspa, not against Fiat. 15. Kaspa is for everyone. 16. Learn to think in Bitcoin & Kaspa. 17. You don’t change Kaspa, it changes you. 18. Laser eyes protect you from endless lies. 19. Respect Bitcoin & Kaspa, or it will make a clown out of you. 20. You do not sell your Bitcoin & Kaspa (unless you understand marketcycles) 21. Spread Bitcoin & Kaspa with love. 22. Bitcoin was the testnet of Kaspa 23. Bitcoin = digital Gold, Kaspa = digital silver 24. Kaspa = 600x faster than Bitcoin (soon 6000x faster) Just have a look at: (change to 10BPS --> end of Q1 implemented) 25. Kaspa solves the Trilemma (read it again) 26. 90% of all KAS in circ supply 27. In 2 years $KAS is already more scarce then $BTC 28. Already 2nd biggest hashrate. Compare with $BTC MC 10 years ago = bigger hashrate already 29. Like $BTC = Firstmover. BTC = first blockchain KAS = first Ghost Blockdag 30. Marathon (biggest publicly listed BTC mining company) is now involved in $KAS Mining BONUS: Binance, Coinbase, VCs & KOLs initially ignored $kas because they had no control over it. Now they’re forced to chase what they once dismissed. Our lesson? Follow the tech, don't go against it. Don´t sleep on it Michael Saylor and just read "The book of Kaspa" #micdrop 🫳🎤
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21 Rules of $KASPA 1. Those who understand buy Kaspa. 2. Those who don’t, criticize Kaspa. 3. Everyone is against Kaspa before they are for it. 4. You will never be done learning about Kaspa. 5. Kaspa is powered by chaos. 6. Kaspa is the only game in the casino that we can all win. 7. Kaspa is the one thing in the universe that you can truly own. 8. Everyone gets Kaspa at the price they deserve. 9. Only buy Kaspa with the money you can’t afford to lose. 10. Tickets to escape the matrix are priced in Kaspa. 11. Kaspa insight is restricted to those with a need to know. 12. All your models will be destroyed. 13. The cure to economic ill is the orange pill. 14. Be for Kaspa, not against Fiat. 15. Kaspa is for everyone. 16. Learn to think in Bitcoin & Kaspa. 17. You don’t change Kaspa, it changes you. 18. Laser eyes protect you from endless lies. 19. Respect Bitcoin & Kaspa, or it will make a clown out of you. 20. You do not sell your Bitcoin & Kaspa (unless you understand marketcycles) 21. Spread Bitcoin & Kaspa with love. 22. Bitcoin was the testnet of Kaspa 23. Bitcoin = digital Gold, Kaspa = digital silver 24. Kaspa = 600x faster than Bitcoin (soon 6000x faster) Just have a look at: (change to 10BPS --> end of Q1 implemented) 25. Kaspa solves the Trilemma (read it again) 26. 90% of all KAS in circ supply 27. In 2 years $KAS is already more scarce then $BTC 28. Already 2nd biggest hashrate. Compare with $BTC MC 10 years ago = bigger hashrate already 29. Like $BTC = Firstmover. BTC = first blockchain KAS = first Ghost Blockdag 30. Marathon (biggest publicly listed BTC mining company) is now involved in $KAS Mining BONUS: Binance, Coinbase, VCs & KOLs initially ignored $kas because they had no control over it. Now they’re forced to chase what they once dismissed. Our lesson? Follow the tech, don't go against it. Don´t sleep on it Michael Saylor and just read "The book of Kaspa" #micdrop 🫳🎤

Jens Illgner - Road To Glory Jil

46,599 次观看 • 1 年前

Ray Dalio just exposed the AI companies for manufacturing their own crash. This is the guy who built the world's largest hedge fund and made money in 2008 while the S&P 500 dropped 40%. And he just went on Diary of a CEO and confirmed we are showing "the classic signs" of a bubble: When Jeremy Grantham's warning that this is the biggest investment bubble in American history came up, Dalio's entire answer was "He's right." Two of the most famous investors alive calling the top within a month of each other. But Dalio also explained the machine that does the popping. Everybody thinks bubbles pop when the technology disappoints. Dalio says they pop when the supply of stock outruns the money available to buy it. "There's almost nothing that's easier to produce than stock." A founder raises $50 million, gets valued at a billion, and becomes a billionaire on paper. But nobody actually paid a billion, nobody can spend the paper, and when everyone tries to turn paper into cash at the same time, the price collapses to whatever real money is left in the room. Now look at what the AI companies have been doing while telling you demand is infinite: Alphabet sold $84.75 billion of new stock in June. That is the largest equity raise by any listed company in HISTORY, and $40 billion of it is a program that drips shares into the open market whenever Alphabet chooses, starting this quarter. OpenAI and Anthropic both confidentially filed for IPOs last quarter. Total US equity issuance hit $251 billion in the first half of 2026. That is a record, beating the 2021 mania. Every one of those sales is the smartest money on Earth converting paper into your cash. And they know exactly what they are doing... An AI founder admitted on this same episode, through a story Bartlett told, that he believes we are in a bubble, so he raised hundreds of millions NOW to buy his competitors cheap after the crash. Dalio's response was that the raise itself increases the flood of stock. The man is producing the crash he plans to go shopping in, and so is every founder running the same play. Then Dalio named the pin: Bubbles get pricked when interest rates rise, because people with debt suddenly have to sell assets to raise cash. And he said that BEFORE Wednesday... On Wednesday the Fed held rates and three Fed presidents dissented, demanding an immediate HIKE. Beth Hammack, Neel Kashkari and Lorie Logan all broke the same direction, the first time that has happened since September 2016. Inflation has been above target for five straight years and oil is up more than 20% this month. So who is on the other side of the trade? Dalio said the classic bubble signal is unsophisticated money piling in with leverage, and his word for it was "crapshooting." Leveraged ETF assets just passed $192 billion. Korean single stock leveraged products on Samsung and SK Hynix went from around $3 billion to nearly $50 billion in one month. Those funds are forced to buy as prices rise and forced to dump as prices fall. This week SK Hynix grew profit six fold, missed estimates anyway, and dropped 19% in a single day. Chip stocks worldwide lost over $1 trillion. Put the pieces together: A record wave of new stock from the companies at the center of the boom. A Fed drifting toward the exact trigger Dalio named. And leveraged retail money as the last buyer standing under all of it. The companies printing the shares can see every piece of it. The only open question is whether the people buying them can.
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Ray Dalio just exposed the AI companies for manufacturing their own crash. This is the guy who built the world's largest hedge fund and made money in 2008 while the S&P 500 dropped 40%. And he just went on Diary of a CEO and confirmed we are showing "the classic signs" of a bubble: When Jeremy Grantham's warning that this is the biggest investment bubble in American history came up, Dalio's entire answer was "He's right." Two of the most famous investors alive calling the top within a month of each other. But Dalio also explained the machine that does the popping. Everybody thinks bubbles pop when the technology disappoints. Dalio says they pop when the supply of stock outruns the money available to buy it. "There's almost nothing that's easier to produce than stock." A founder raises $50 million, gets valued at a billion, and becomes a billionaire on paper. But nobody actually paid a billion, nobody can spend the paper, and when everyone tries to turn paper into cash at the same time, the price collapses to whatever real money is left in the room. Now look at what the AI companies have been doing while telling you demand is infinite: Alphabet sold $84.75 billion of new stock in June. That is the largest equity raise by any listed company in HISTORY, and $40 billion of it is a program that drips shares into the open market whenever Alphabet chooses, starting this quarter. OpenAI and Anthropic both confidentially filed for IPOs last quarter. Total US equity issuance hit $251 billion in the first half of 2026. That is a record, beating the 2021 mania. Every one of those sales is the smartest money on Earth converting paper into your cash. And they know exactly what they are doing... An AI founder admitted on this same episode, through a story Bartlett told, that he believes we are in a bubble, so he raised hundreds of millions NOW to buy his competitors cheap after the crash. Dalio's response was that the raise itself increases the flood of stock. The man is producing the crash he plans to go shopping in, and so is every founder running the same play. Then Dalio named the pin: Bubbles get pricked when interest rates rise, because people with debt suddenly have to sell assets to raise cash. And he said that BEFORE Wednesday... On Wednesday the Fed held rates and three Fed presidents dissented, demanding an immediate HIKE. Beth Hammack, Neel Kashkari and Lorie Logan all broke the same direction, the first time that has happened since September 2016. Inflation has been above target for five straight years and oil is up more than 20% this month. So who is on the other side of the trade? Dalio said the classic bubble signal is unsophisticated money piling in with leverage, and his word for it was "crapshooting." Leveraged ETF assets just passed $192 billion. Korean single stock leveraged products on Samsung and SK Hynix went from around $3 billion to nearly $50 billion in one month. Those funds are forced to buy as prices rise and forced to dump as prices fall. This week SK Hynix grew profit six fold, missed estimates anyway, and dropped 19% in a single day. Chip stocks worldwide lost over $1 trillion. Put the pieces together: A record wave of new stock from the companies at the center of the boom. A Fed drifting toward the exact trigger Dalio named. And leveraged retail money as the last buyer standing under all of it. The companies printing the shares can see every piece of it. The only open question is whether the people buying them can.

Ricardo

16,046 次观看 • 9 天前

E176: Eric Larchevêque - Why Bitcoin Is the Only Money You Actually Own Eric Larchevêque is the co-founder of Ledger, the hardware wallet used to secure billions in crypto worldwide. He built his first company from zero, sold it for €27 million, lost his savings in a Latvian bank collapse, had his gold bars confiscated by a Luxembourg bank, and went 100% Bitcoin in 2013. He's now building TBSO - La Société Bitcoin - a publicly listed company co-founded with NBA legend Tony Parker Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction 2:00 Eric’s First Podcast In English 2:32 Where Does Eric’s Optimism Come From 3:31 The First Thing Eric Thinks Of Every Morning 4:03 What Eric’s AI Agents Do 5:47 What Does Eric Do & Why 6:53 Are The Majority Of People Ready For Responsibility? 8:01 Why People Need To Hit A wall 9:42 When Did Eric Take Responsibility For His Future? 11:48 Eric Had No Idea What Building A Company Meant 12:39 Who Is Eric Larcheveque? 13:21 Eric’s First Major Leap For His Company 14:30 What Will Become A Commodity In 5+ Years 18:21 Going From Building Websites To Bitcoin 27:31 Partnerships: Trezor @BitwiseInvest 28:17 Why Eric Went All In On Bitcoin 34:37 Did Eric Question The Volatility Of Bitcoin 38:52 Eric Believes He Could Still Be Wrong About Bitcoin 40:24 100% Of Eric’s Liquid Networth Is In Bitcoin 41:39 Eric’s Explanation Of Bitcoin & Time Preference 46:50 Why Look At Bitcoin As A Long-Term Asset Only 49:59 You Should Build A Bitcoin Strategy 53:07 Where Does Bitcoin Go In 10 Years 54:47 What Does A Bitcoin Dominant World Look Like 59:24 Partnership: KAST 1:00:12 Why Bitcoin Will Never Hit 0 1:03:54 How To Understand Bitcoin, Explained Simply 1:10:47 What Eric Learned While Building Ledger 1:16:03 Co-Founder Kidnapping Discussion & Advice 1:23:11 How Eric Sleeps Knowing Bad Situations Happen 1:25:56 Why Eric Stays In France 1:27:23 Partnerships: Jupiter Ethena 1:28:07 What Is The Bitcoin Society 1:32:25 Who’s Backing Bitcoin Society 1:32:51 What Does Tony Parker Do With Bitcoin? 1:33:46 Eric’s View On Learning To Learn 1:34:38 Why Eric Creates Videos When He Could Chill 1:37:19 Is Eric Building A Personal Brand? 1:39:00 Does Eric Feel Happier Now With Money? 1:40:04 Being An Entrepreneur Requires Sacrifice 1:41:22 Experiences Over Buying Extra Bitcoin 1:44:06 Do Everything To Achieve This One Thing 1:45:11 Closing Thoughts
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E176: Eric Larchevêque - Why Bitcoin Is the Only Money You Actually Own Eric Larchevêque is the co-founder of Ledger, the hardware wallet used to secure billions in crypto worldwide. He built his first company from zero, sold it for €27 million, lost his savings in a Latvian bank collapse, had his gold bars confiscated by a Luxembourg bank, and went 100% Bitcoin in 2013. He's now building TBSO - La Société Bitcoin - a publicly listed company co-founded with NBA legend Tony Parker Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction 2:00 Eric’s First Podcast In English 2:32 Where Does Eric’s Optimism Come From 3:31 The First Thing Eric Thinks Of Every Morning 4:03 What Eric’s AI Agents Do 5:47 What Does Eric Do & Why 6:53 Are The Majority Of People Ready For Responsibility? 8:01 Why People Need To Hit A wall 9:42 When Did Eric Take Responsibility For His Future? 11:48 Eric Had No Idea What Building A Company Meant 12:39 Who Is Eric Larcheveque? 13:21 Eric’s First Major Leap For His Company 14:30 What Will Become A Commodity In 5+ Years 18:21 Going From Building Websites To Bitcoin 27:31 Partnerships: Trezor @BitwiseInvest 28:17 Why Eric Went All In On Bitcoin 34:37 Did Eric Question The Volatility Of Bitcoin 38:52 Eric Believes He Could Still Be Wrong About Bitcoin 40:24 100% Of Eric’s Liquid Networth Is In Bitcoin 41:39 Eric’s Explanation Of Bitcoin & Time Preference 46:50 Why Look At Bitcoin As A Long-Term Asset Only 49:59 You Should Build A Bitcoin Strategy 53:07 Where Does Bitcoin Go In 10 Years 54:47 What Does A Bitcoin Dominant World Look Like 59:24 Partnership: KAST 1:00:12 Why Bitcoin Will Never Hit 0 1:03:54 How To Understand Bitcoin, Explained Simply 1:10:47 What Eric Learned While Building Ledger 1:16:03 Co-Founder Kidnapping Discussion & Advice 1:23:11 How Eric Sleeps Knowing Bad Situations Happen 1:25:56 Why Eric Stays In France 1:27:23 Partnerships: Jupiter Ethena 1:28:07 What Is The Bitcoin Society 1:32:25 Who’s Backing Bitcoin Society 1:32:51 What Does Tony Parker Do With Bitcoin? 1:33:46 Eric’s View On Learning To Learn 1:34:38 Why Eric Creates Videos When He Could Chill 1:37:19 Is Eric Building A Personal Brand? 1:39:00 Does Eric Feel Happier Now With Money? 1:40:04 Being An Entrepreneur Requires Sacrifice 1:41:22 Experiences Over Buying Extra Bitcoin 1:44:06 Do Everything To Achieve This One Thing 1:45:11 Closing Thoughts

MR SHIFT 🦁

103,729 次观看 • 1 个月前

It would be great if the chair of Transparency International, Anne Tolley, had to answer questions about transactions which have contributed to local rate increases. In my honest opinion, decision-making under the tenure of the commissioners has raised concerns. For example, public land was sold below market value on terms favourable to buyers over broader interests of ratepayers. In contrast, private land was purchased above or at market value often with favourable terms to the seller, raising questions about the cost and value to ratepayers. I made this LGOIMA request this morning stemming from the Council's Public Meeting. I would like to thank the new Council and the mayor for being far more transparent than the former unelected (but selected) Commissioners: Hi The Local Government Act 2002 promotes transparency, accountability, and democratic local government. The Auditor General stated in 2021 that: “Public accountability is about public organisations demonstrating to Parliament and the public their competence, reliability, and honesty in their use of public money and other public resources” Accordingly, I am making a request under the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 (“LGOIMA”) regarding the property at 160 to 176 Devonport Road, Tauranga (“the Property”). Second Valuation At the Council’s public meeting on 3 March 2025 (“March Council Meeting”), the Mayor stated in regard to the Property that: “The thing that disappoints me … but it is that it is another example where we have paid towards the top of the range of what we could have paid. You know, I think, we have heard today that potentially HOBEC [Holland Beckett Lawyers] pulled out of it cos it wasn’t economic to do a development and, its, again we have underestimated the asbestos costs of removing a building. Potentially we have underestimated the geotech issues we are going to have with the site. We have been through this with 90 Devonport Road where we sold an asset for a similar value and had to reduce it to make it work. Yet we have decided to pay the $10,000,000.00 and I am sure we are not going to get back from the vendors the extra to make this work financially. So, I get we bought this as a strategic asset, but we need to look at our processes more. We need to do our due diligence properly and we need to start paying market values for properties not above and I know we have one valuation that justifies this cost but the other one doesn’t back that up. I think that going forward that value for money piece is that we need to get a bit smarter with some of these transactions that we do”. At a public meeting earlier this week, a ratepayer asked the mayor about the second valuation. I understand that the mayor allegedly stated that the second valuation came in around $8.6 million to the early $9millions. This raises question given the Council confirmed in a LGOIMA response to me dated 19 September 2024 (“September LGOMIA”) that: 1) The Council paid $10 million for the Property and spent a further $1.53 million in demolition and development costs for 100 open air carparks; and 2) The gross annual debt funding cost for the Property (land and development) was $556,000 as at the date of the LGOIMA response. The Council’s December 2022 Agenda states that: “…5. The properties are earmarked for commercial/mixed use redevelopment in Priority One’s CBD blueprint, which forms part of Council’s City Centre Action and Investment Plan. 6. With this property becoming available, staff have identified several facets of the Strategic Acquisition Fund which does not enable it to be used efficiently for acquisitions of this nature. Staff will review this policy, to enable it to be used more strategically and flexibly, while still retaining appropriate checks and balances.” Visual Barriers for Carparks By way of summary, Council staff and Councillors stated at the March Council Meeting that $10 million of public funds were used to purchase the Property; where existing retail and offices were demolished which resulted in lost rental and rates and increased debt. That 100 “visible carparks” were established based on “anecdotal demand” (on the fringe of the CBD) after a more central carpark around the Central Precinct Development was closed by the Council around the same time. In addition, the Council is losing money on the carpark. A Councillor asked: “ … was it of a mindset that the Commissioners did this without evidence or did the staff actually present them with the evidence, and did they override it?” A Council staff member responded, that while he was not employed by the Council at that time, he understood that: “Yes, Elizabeth Street [existing carpark close to the Property] always has plenty of … or pretty much always has plenty of capacity. However, there is and we have done some work and currently doing some work to remove that visual barrier of a going to use a parking building” LGOIMA Request I request the following information: 1)The second valuation for the Property; 2) An unredacted copy of the Telfer Valuation dated December 2022; 3)The financial loss for the carpark broken down into calendar months since the carpark opened in September 2024; 4)All information concerning the “anecdotal demand” to develop a carpark on the Property; 5)The previous work that the Council undertook concerning removing a visual barrier for carparking buildings; 6)The cost of the work noted at point 5; 7)The current work that the Council is undertaking concerning the removal of visual barriers for carparking buildings; 8) The cost of the work noted at point 7; 9) All information concerning the “geotech issues” for the Property; and 10) All information about the Council review of the Strategic Acquisition Fund following the meeting in December 2022. While I understand that the Council has 20 working days to provide the second valuation to me, I would appreciate it if the document was sent sooner given that the mayor has made reference to the document and its contents at public meetings. I am happy to wait for the full statutory time period for the remainder of the information (if such time is required by the Council). In regards to another matter, I request that the information provided to me in my privacy request be unredacted to avoid having to take this matter to the Privacy Commissioner and Ombudsman. I look forward to hearing back from you. Kind regards Kirsten Murfitt Please head along to the rally against the Rate Increases at Memorial Park tomorrow at 1pm. Links to the full Council meeting in comments. New Zealand First Sam Uffindell NZ National Party ACT New Zealand New Zealand Labour Erika Harvey Lobby for Good Sean Plunket The Platform NZ nzherald
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It would be great if the chair of Transparency International, Anne Tolley, had to answer questions about transactions which have contributed to local rate increases. In my honest opinion, decision-making under the tenure of the commissioners has raised concerns. For example, public land was sold below market value on terms favourable to buyers over broader interests of ratepayers. In contrast, private land was purchased above or at market value often with favourable terms to the seller, raising questions about the cost and value to ratepayers. I made this LGOIMA request this morning stemming from the Council's Public Meeting. I would like to thank the new Council and the mayor for being far more transparent than the former unelected (but selected) Commissioners: Hi The Local Government Act 2002 promotes transparency, accountability, and democratic local government. The Auditor General stated in 2021 that: “Public accountability is about public organisations demonstrating to Parliament and the public their competence, reliability, and honesty in their use of public money and other public resources” Accordingly, I am making a request under the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 (“LGOIMA”) regarding the property at 160 to 176 Devonport Road, Tauranga (“the Property”). Second Valuation At the Council’s public meeting on 3 March 2025 (“March Council Meeting”), the Mayor stated in regard to the Property that: “The thing that disappoints me … but it is that it is another example where we have paid towards the top of the range of what we could have paid. You know, I think, we have heard today that potentially HOBEC [Holland Beckett Lawyers] pulled out of it cos it wasn’t economic to do a development and, its, again we have underestimated the asbestos costs of removing a building. Potentially we have underestimated the geotech issues we are going to have with the site. We have been through this with 90 Devonport Road where we sold an asset for a similar value and had to reduce it to make it work. Yet we have decided to pay the $10,000,000.00 and I am sure we are not going to get back from the vendors the extra to make this work financially. So, I get we bought this as a strategic asset, but we need to look at our processes more. We need to do our due diligence properly and we need to start paying market values for properties not above and I know we have one valuation that justifies this cost but the other one doesn’t back that up. I think that going forward that value for money piece is that we need to get a bit smarter with some of these transactions that we do”. At a public meeting earlier this week, a ratepayer asked the mayor about the second valuation. I understand that the mayor allegedly stated that the second valuation came in around $8.6 million to the early $9millions. This raises question given the Council confirmed in a LGOIMA response to me dated 19 September 2024 (“September LGOMIA”) that: 1) The Council paid $10 million for the Property and spent a further $1.53 million in demolition and development costs for 100 open air carparks; and 2) The gross annual debt funding cost for the Property (land and development) was $556,000 as at the date of the LGOIMA response. The Council’s December 2022 Agenda states that: “…5. The properties are earmarked for commercial/mixed use redevelopment in Priority One’s CBD blueprint, which forms part of Council’s City Centre Action and Investment Plan. 6. With this property becoming available, staff have identified several facets of the Strategic Acquisition Fund which does not enable it to be used efficiently for acquisitions of this nature. Staff will review this policy, to enable it to be used more strategically and flexibly, while still retaining appropriate checks and balances.” Visual Barriers for Carparks By way of summary, Council staff and Councillors stated at the March Council Meeting that $10 million of public funds were used to purchase the Property; where existing retail and offices were demolished which resulted in lost rental and rates and increased debt. That 100 “visible carparks” were established based on “anecdotal demand” (on the fringe of the CBD) after a more central carpark around the Central Precinct Development was closed by the Council around the same time. In addition, the Council is losing money on the carpark. A Councillor asked: “ … was it of a mindset that the Commissioners did this without evidence or did the staff actually present them with the evidence, and did they override it?” A Council staff member responded, that while he was not employed by the Council at that time, he understood that: “Yes, Elizabeth Street [existing carpark close to the Property] always has plenty of … or pretty much always has plenty of capacity. However, there is and we have done some work and currently doing some work to remove that visual barrier of a going to use a parking building” LGOIMA Request I request the following information: 1)The second valuation for the Property; 2) An unredacted copy of the Telfer Valuation dated December 2022; 3)The financial loss for the carpark broken down into calendar months since the carpark opened in September 2024; 4)All information concerning the “anecdotal demand” to develop a carpark on the Property; 5)The previous work that the Council undertook concerning removing a visual barrier for carparking buildings; 6)The cost of the work noted at point 5; 7)The current work that the Council is undertaking concerning the removal of visual barriers for carparking buildings; 8) The cost of the work noted at point 7; 9) All information concerning the “geotech issues” for the Property; and 10) All information about the Council review of the Strategic Acquisition Fund following the meeting in December 2022. While I understand that the Council has 20 working days to provide the second valuation to me, I would appreciate it if the document was sent sooner given that the mayor has made reference to the document and its contents at public meetings. I am happy to wait for the full statutory time period for the remainder of the information (if such time is required by the Council). In regards to another matter, I request that the information provided to me in my privacy request be unredacted to avoid having to take this matter to the Privacy Commissioner and Ombudsman. I look forward to hearing back from you. Kind regards Kirsten Murfitt Please head along to the rally against the Rate Increases at Memorial Park tomorrow at 1pm. Links to the full Council meeting in comments. New Zealand First Sam Uffindell NZ National Party ACT New Zealand New Zealand Labour Erika Harvey Lobby for Good Sean Plunket The Platform NZ nzherald

Kirsten Murfitt

32,274 次观看 • 1 年前