One small step for #Bitcoin, one giant leap for mankind.

Today, humanity takes a giant leap forward in promoting human freedoms, improving financial inclusion, and securing economic stability + economic opportunity for all.

Happy #BitcoinDay ✊♥️🇸🇻

Today, a developing nation is protecting against the monetary expansion from central banks and the spillover that large-scale printing of dollars has on the quality of its citizens lives by embracing a monetary system built upon a peer-to-peer network and digital signatures.
Today, a developing nation subscribes to a monetary policy defended by a distributed network.

One that cannot be altered by any central bank, government, or 3rd party.

An asset with an issuance rate known from day one and a fixed supply that was established before its launch.
Today, a developing nation seeks to promote financial inclusion by utilizing a monetary network that is open, global, inclusive to all, and only requires an internet connection.

A network that achieves instant, near-free, and trustless cash finality utilizing math.
Today, a developing nation benefits from an open network, and the network effects and economies of scale that come with it.

By plugging into the open system that is #Bitcoin, El Salvador has arguably more resources working on its monetary infrastructure than any other nation.
Today, we celebrate the innovative nature, strength, and resiliency of humanity.

Despite unforeseen obstacles and challenging times, we as tool builders continue to fight for the future and push the world in what we hope is the right direction.
Today I sent a remittance payment from my US bank account to a close friend born and raised in El Salvador.

The payment was settled instantly. There was no fee.

Using the #Bitcoin network under the hood, we were able to achieve cross-border, instant, free, cash finality.
My friend was then able to cash out at one of the many @chivowallet ATMs, walking away with cold hard cash.

Did he need a bank account? Nope.

Did we need @WesternUnion? Nope.

Did he need to use a specific wallet or get specific permissions? Nope.

Were there fees? Nope.
All that was needed was interoperability with the #Bitcoin network.

Strike has no business relationship with @chivowallet or any of their ATMs.

We simply both integrated and operate on top of the same, singular, payment standard that is #Bitcoin and the Lightning Network.
Similarly, here is someone paying for their Starbucks with @ln_strike.

Was @chivowallet on the other side of the transaction? No. Honestly, I don't know who was.

The point is, it doesn't matter.

With the #Bitcoin network, there is one singular, open standard for the world.
Congrats, El Salvador

Congrats, @nayibbukele

Congrats, #Bitcoin

Understanding what you believe is right and relentlessly fighting for it should be admired.

Those that care enough to change the world are those that do.

I will die on this hill.

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19 Aug
With @Bitnob_official's Lightning Network integration, we now have free, instant, non-reversible remittances of any size to and from the United States, Nigeria, and Ghana.

$10 in my US bank account became spendable NGN for @bernard_parah in seconds.

Monetary history.
I didn't have to register the transfer through a financial intermediary such as @WesternUnion, request private banking details of @bernard_parah, or wait days for the payment to settle.

With @ln_strike, my US dollars are interoperable with the world's first open monetary network
.@bernard_parah didn't have to bus to a @WesternUnion to pick up the money, he didn't owe any intermediary a percentage of the transaction, the payment wasn't reversible and settled instantly.

He simply withdrew to his bank account and had spendable Naira in seconds.
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1 Jul
I just published Announcing the Bitcoin Tab

Today, the cost to acquire bitcoin works its way towards zero.

Buying #bitcoin for no added fees is how it always should have been.

Now it is.

Pawn to e4, world. Your move.

link.medium.com/aBdzsAEFxhb
A picture says a thousand words.

#Bitcoin Image
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1 Jun
Yes, the #Bitcoin car placed 8th. However, #Bitcoin won the Indy 500. We won this race before it even started.

The first community-funded car.

Shattered merchandise records.

Most importantly, we raised millions of dollars for #Bitcoin open-source development.
Yes, the race is over, but the #Bitcoin Car still has one more week.

We are still accepting donations that will go towards supporting #Bitcoin open-source development.

This will be one of the biggest #Bitcoin open-source funding events in the asset’s history.
The #Bitcoin Car is being shipped to Miami as we speak and will be present at @TheBitcoinConf.

The entire @ECRIndy team will be at @TheBitcoinConf.

I will be announcing the total amount raised and the initial allocations at the @TheBitcoinConf.
Read 10 tweets
16 May
@elonmusk @EmperorBTC @CryptoWhale You sure love to lean into the brand that you're the smartest and richest guy in the room.

The #Bitcoin community doesn't owe you anything. We fight for what's best for the world and to protect what is arguably the greatest creation in human history.
@elonmusk @EmperorBTC @CryptoWhale In fact, it's the Fed's monetary policy that has perverted risk tolerance across all assets and has put you into your position in the first place.

Your wealth has come from over marketing your brilliance to retail, smoking joints on podcasts, SNL skits, and so on.
@elonmusk @EmperorBTC @CryptoWhale Tesla loses money. SpaceX loses money.

You live on Government subsidies.

In fact, no company you've ever founded has made money.

For all the talking you do you forget to mention that to all your shareholders on Robinhood and SNL.
Read 11 tweets
23 Apr
Today we released new Request and Receive functionality within' @ln_strike!

At Strike, we're building the best financial experience and the world's first truly global and open checking account.

Request P2P, cross-border payments, and native #Bitcoin all in one feature👇💃
When clicking Request, users are now able to specify another Strike user and specify the amount they'd like to request.

Here I request:

- @mrfelton in Spain
- @crypteauu in Chicago
- @RomanMartinezC in El Salvador.

Different countries. Different currencies.

Doesn't matter.
Pending requests will be available on your home screen.

Here I have some pending requests from:

- @crypteauu in Chicago using USD
- @mrfelton in Spain for EUR
- @ottosuess in Brazil using Brazilian Reel
- @RomanMartinezC in El Salvador
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