1/ my friends and family in Turkey 🇹🇷 saw their savings drop 15% last week.
inflation may be an abstract concept in the states, but it is painfully real for people in other parts of the world.
thread below 👇 (trigger warning for MMT peeps 😬)
2/ inflation isn't just a rise in the cost of goods and services. It is the money you worked hard for becoming less valuable.
it is going to be more expensive for Turks to buy bread tomorrow. more importantly, it's going to be more difficult for them to retire.
3/ and while it may feel like outside the realm of possibility in the US, the Fed is printing money at historic rates.
before the most recent $1.9 trillion stimulus, M2 money supply had already increased by more than 25%.
but sure, inflation is only 1.4%.
4/ now the Biden administration is pushing another $3 trillion economic package and Fed Chair Powell said he wants to RAISE inflation ""moderately above"" 2%.
and the "experts" have no idea the impact this is going to have on your savings.
5/ while there is no way of knowing how many more trillions of dollars The Fed will print over the next several decades, there will never be more than 21,000,000 #bitcoin.
6/ i am passionate about helping build infrastructure that empowers people to choose how they plan for their future.
retirement accounts are hold the life savings of millions of people. the $35T in US retirement accounts shouldn't be limited to ETFs or money market funds.
7/ @choicebykt is building a product that makes it easy for everyone to choose how they plan for their future.
you can buy #bitcoin, other crypto, and alternative assets in the same account as legacy assets (stocks, bonds, ETFs, etc.)
8/ while firms like Goldman Sachs are working on offering bitcoin to only their wealthiest clients, Choice is democratizing access for EVERYONE.
they are empowering people from Alabama to Alaska, with balances big or small, to own bitcoin in a tax-advantaged way.
2/ while firms like Goldman Sachs are working on offering bitcoin to only their wealthiest clients, @choicebyKT is working on democratizing access for everyone.
at @CoinSharesCo, we believe bitcoin is for *everyone*
equality of access is critical!
3/ since the launch of Choice, digital assets have grown to over $1.6B of the firm’s $18B in assets under custody.
today, Choice powers 125,000 retirement accounts.
but we see a MASSIVE opportunity to bring crypto to the $34.9 trillion held in US retirement accounts.
the pandemic has leveled the playing field for startups
large conferences, $$$ sponsorships, and ad spend are no longer necessary to drive engagement
new channels and more content focus enables low cost brand and audience building
2/ new marketing mediums require startup execs and sales teams to change their approach and upgrade their skills
engagement, expertise, and insight is more important than ever, and curation of brand "voice" requires more consideration when its diffuse across many channels
3/ however, we've also seen a lot of companies get early traction but fail to convert it into recurring sales growth
will be interesting to see what startups and services emerge around converting a digital audience into actual sales from mediums like clubhouse, substack, etc
3/ a large portion of inflows into fund flows are "one way" via US trust structures, like @Grayscale or @BitwiseInvest - meaning once the assets go in, they don't come out
investors also buy these in tax advantaged accounts or with the intent of holding for long term cap gains
1/ i've been mining #bitcoin with @compass_mining for a month now, and as promised, am sharing my experience as i go!
disclosure: i'm an investor in Compass personally and via @CoinSharesCo ventures, and a board director
here's the high level summary 👇 details in thread
2/ i purchased a @BITMAINtech S19 from Compass in late December for $7500. due to the massive shortage of ASICs and the high demand, this machine would currently sell for $9000.