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Derek ₿anas @NewThinkTank

Educator, and lover of all things code. My tweets aren't always serious. My investment info is educational and not recommendations. Ask me anything.

Joined November 2009
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Finally took some time to build something just for the fun of it. 🍄 I put together a Mario Level Editor! No deadlines, no requirements—just pure coding joy and a lot of nostalgia.
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I'm being required to use AI to write code even when the AI admits that I'm better at writing code than it is.
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This is my setup: 1. Cursor 2. Remix 3. Claude / GPT 4. MongoDB 5. Lovable 6. Qodo Etc...
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Is your street buried in snow because the plow can't squeeze past the cars? Use a little common sense and get everyone on the block to help shovel! It’ll take a little over an hour, and you might actually enjoy meeting your neighbors for once. Or just stay stuck until April.
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The mBridge Threat: The US is facing a lethal challenge to the dollar. Project mBridge, a blockchain-based payment system, now allows nations to bypass the dollar entirely. Even European allies like France and Italy are observing this exit door to hedge against US sanctions
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Greenland: Why the sudden push for Greenland? It’s a race for Rare Earth Minerals. China currently dominates the tech supply chain. The US move to control Greenland's massive deposits ensures that if a financial "decoupling" happens, America isn't left in the dark
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Tariffs: Pres. Trump’s threat of 100% tariffs on any BRICS nation moving off the dollar is the ultimate economic firewall. It’s a clear message: if you use mBridge to bypass the dollar, you lose access to the American consumer
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Why Bitcoin? It’s the only major asset with a proven >75% chance of doubling in any 4-year window. Stocks, real estate, gold, bonds none even come close. Bitcoin’s halving cycle global adoption curve make it uniquely predictable
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Every major tailwind favors BTC: • Institutional accumulation • ETFs absorbing supply • Global distrust of fiat • Stablecoins increasing Treasury demand • Corporate balance sheet adoption • Sovereign interest strategic reserves BTC is becoming the world’s monetary asset
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Meanwhile: • S&P needs 7–10 yrs to 2× • Real estate takes 12–20 yrs • Gold rarely 2× in any decade • Bonds can’t 2× at all • Individual stocks carry execution & dilution risk Only Bitcoin combines scarcity, adoption, liquidity, and asymmetric upside. That’s why it wins
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Everyone is asleep on the biggest story in Bitcoin right now: MicroStrategy has quietly built a Bitcoin-backed credit engine that’s growing faster than anything else in the industry. And the market is still pricing MSTR like a boring software stock
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And here’s the kicker: Bitcoin has established a rock-solid $80,000 floor even after massive liquidations. That makes MSTR’s BTC collateral safer, more valuable, and even more attractive for lending. The credit business accelerates when Bitcoin stabilizes
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MSTR at a ~$170 cost basis is a steal. You’re buying: • A leveraged Bitcoin treasury • A rapidly scaling Bitcoin bank • Real revenue tied directly to BTC • The strongest asymmetric bet in corporate America When Bitcoin moves, MSTR will explode
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The Bitcoin for America Act would let U.S. taxpayers pay federal taxes in #Bitcoin without triggering capital gains tax. All BTC payments go into a new U.S. Strategic Bitcoin Reserve — a federal stockpile designed to appreciate over decades, similar to a modern gold reserve
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BTC tax payments would be credited at fair market value on the day they’re sent, just like foreign currencies. The reserve must hold all bitcoin for 20 years under strict cold-storage, multi-sig custody. The goal: modernize the U.S. financial system
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It’s voluntary, lets Americans opt-in, and gives the U.S. a non-inflationary national asset that could help counter debt while embracing real financial innovation and sound-money principles
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