BREAKING: New Bitcoin Fork I am helping create a **new Bitcoin Hardfork** -- dropping this August, called "eCash". - Your coins will split. For example, if you have 4.19 BTC, then you will get 4.19 eCash. - You may sell your eCash -- or keep it. Or ignore it! Vegas: - Yes, I will be in Vegas next week. - No, I won't mention this, on stage -- (that would be rude). Our L1 Node... - is a near-copy of Bitcoin Core. - is Sha256d mined. - forks via a one-time difficulty-reset -- to its minimum value. (So, mining will be crazy at first.) - Yes, we will change the seed nodes, the name, the network magic, etc. Codewise, the L1 will remain compatible with Bitcoin Core: - We will continue to merge their changes (even the bad ones). - The L1 will activate Bip300/301 via CUSF -- the core untouched soft fork. So, no lines of code will be changed, on the L1. - The activation client will be published periodically (link below). - We will do several bug bounty contests this summer. - The client will be frozen 30 days prior to the fork. Yes, there will be Drivechains: - We have 7 in developement right now. - Users can also submit their own. - Drivechain is a vision of "competing L2s" -- this avoids the "dev capture" problem. - These L2s are all Merged Mined. Miners automatically get free $. - Our L2s are already capable of planetary scale, and onboarding 8 billion users. - We also have a zCash-like L2, with strong privacy. - Other L2s: Truthcoin (Prediction Markets), CoinShift (Decentralized Exchange), BitAssets (NFT etc), BitNames (Identity), Photon (Quantum Resistant). Unlike BCH (the 2017 fork): - There is no "Bitcoin" in the name. New name, new brand. - You are getting advanced warning (4 months). - We are replaying all txns (at first). We will release a coin-splitter tool. - This is a permanent & sustainable fix to Bitcoin's problems (instead of a 1 MB to 8 MB temporary fix). - Back in 2017, the BTC tech stack was strong, and expectations for Lightning were strong. Today, it is the reverse. Video to follow.

A Friday Meme

“I said to YOU to never sell your Bitcoin. I never said that THE COMPANY wouldn’t sell its Bitcoin.” Jesus Christ.

Can ZSide Outperform Monero and Zcash? Paul Sztorc Debates Bitcoin Privacy, Drivechains & Fungibility x.com/i/broadcasts/1wxWjjqWl…

We will announce the winners... tomorrow morning! (Sorry that it took so long, the first time) 11 people entered -- and very many bugs were found!

I will be on @MoneroTalk later today !

June update: 4363 downloads per episode 117838 Bitcoin Takeover podcast downloads in 2026 Top 3 most popular episodes: 1. S17 E1 with @brucefenton (15367) 2. S17 E21 with @Truthcoin (8075) 3. S17 E26 with @stevethurmond @cculianu (6613) Thank you all for listening!

NEW: SCALING #BITCOIN FOR 8 BILLION PEOPLE How should BTC be valued? @Truthcoin argues scarcity and demand aren't the best answers. We discuss: 📌 Why the store of value thesis is wrong 📌 How to value BTC based on TX revenues 📌 Why better tech could unlock $200 trillion Watch ⚡️

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Thanks to everyone who entered Contest #1 !! We will check and compare all the submissions -- it will probably take at least one day, maybe two.

I will again do the X space from 2-4 PM ET

Summoning the council of bulls @killaxbt @crediblecrypto @iliquidatebots @cryptokaleo @cryptocred @venturecoinist @cryptohayes Apologies for the messy thesis above. It was supposed to be 5 tweets but accidentally became a book. After interviewing @Truthcoin I’ve developed a sort of aggressive view that the upcoming @eCashCom fork @LayerTwoLabs could trigger a wealth effect driven catalyst for Bitcoin and crypto broadly. Interested in hearing analysts and OGs Full interview here to hear it from Paul himself. m.youtube.com/watch?v=KNoqOW…

The Michael Saylor Broken Promise Tracker 🧵 1/ "Never dilute if it decreases Bitcoin per share." Broken: Announced today the issuance of 1.4M new common shares to bolster cash reserves and manage STRC stress, mathematically decreasing BPS for common holders. 2/ "Never dilute below 1.22x EV mNAV." Broken: Floor officially breached today. 1.4M shares were issued at a compressed premium simply to hoard fiat cash rather than accreting Bitcoin. 3/ STRC will act as a stable "money market fund" (3% volatility). Broken: The preferred stock is now trading like a volatile high-beta asset. 30-day historical volatility hit 11% and the principal plunged to $90.40, breaking its $100 par value. 4/ "There is no second best crypto asset." Broken: Now heavily promoting DeFi yield protocols and stablecoins (like Apyx and Saturn), as these alternative assets have quietly become STRC's largest holders to absorb the supply. 5/ "We will never sell." Broken: In May 2026, Strategy Inc. officially sold 32 BTC, permanently shattering the perpetual hold narrative. 6/ The $42B plan will be deployed methodically "over 3 years." Broken: Burned through the vast majority of the allocation in months, eventually halting purchases entirely due to dividend coverage stress. 7/ "Never dilute below 1.0x basic mNAV." Broken: Floor entirely abandoned as market premiums collapsed. 8/ "Never dilute below 2.5x basic mNAV." Broken: This initial floor was quietly abandoned the moment premiums began compressing. 9/ "Zero counterparty risk." Broken: While technically equity, the massive preferred stack introduces severe systemic risk. The 11.5% yield created a massive annual cash obligation, acting as a structural margin call that is forcing the liquidation of treasury BTC. 10/ "Chasing yield is how you lose your Bitcoin." Broken: Created STRC to chase yield and is now seemingly in a position where they will need to start selling (losing) their Bitcoin. 11/ Maintain accurate, lawful corporate accounting. Broken: Caught cooking financial books in 2000, triggering an SEC settlement. The stock wiped out 90% of its value in a single month, ultimately crashing 99.4% from its peak.

Jeff Bezos reveals why compromise is one of the worst ways to resolve a disagreement "An example of a really bad way of coming to agreement is compromise. If I say the ceiling is 11 feet and you say 12 feet, we say let's call it 11 and a half. That's compromise" "The advantage of compromise is it's low energy. But it doesn't lead to truth" "Another really bad resolution mechanism is who's more stubborn. Two executives disagree, they have a war of attrition, and whichever one gets exhausted first capitulates. You haven't arrived at truth, and this is very demoralizing" "Escalation is better than a war of attrition. Escalate to your boss and say, we can't agree, we like each other, we're respectful, but we strongly disagree, we need you to make a decision" "Exhausting the other person is not truth seeking. Compromise is not truth seeking"