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Deep dives into Bitcoin fundamentals, trading strategies, and market mechanics.

The Energy Trade: How Bitcoin Miners Exploit Geography, Grid Economics, and the World's Most Embarrassing Energy Waste
Bitcoin Feb 23, 2026

The Energy Trade: How Bitcoin Miners Exploit Geography, Grid Economics, and the World's Most Embarrassing Energy Waste

The narrative around Bitcoin's energy use is broken. It's not about consumption—it's about geographic arbitrage, stranded resources, and why the world's most efficient energy buyers are moving into your neighbor's industrial park. Here's what the environmentalists get wrong, what the Bitcoiners get right, and what it means for your positions.

#bitcoin mining#proof of work#stranded energy
The Gravitational Well: Why Bitcoin's Network Effect Compounds Differently Than Everything Else
Bitcoin Feb 23, 2026

The Gravitational Well: Why Bitcoin's Network Effect Compounds Differently Than Everything Else

Most people describe Bitcoin's network effect as "more users make it more valuable." That's technically true but practically useless. The real moat isn't users—it's the compounding gravitational pull that makes attacking, leaving, or competing with Bitcoin increasingly costly for everyone involved. Here's what actually makes it unstoppable.

#bitcoin network effect#btc moat#crypto adoption
The Inflation Illusion: Why Most "Bitcoin Inflation Hedge" Arguments Get the Timeline Backwards
Bitcoin Feb 23, 2026

The Inflation Illusion: Why Most "Bitcoin Inflation Hedge" Arguments Get the Timeline Backwards

Bitcoin's inflation-hedge credentials get argued from the wrong direction. The case isn't that Bitcoin performs well when inflation rises—it's that persistent monetary expansion systematically destroys the alternatives, leaving Bitcoin as the residual winner. Here's what the supply-velocity framework actually predicts for your purchasing power over 5, 10, and 20-year horizons.

#bitcoin inflation hedge#monetary expansion#purchasing power