Research Analyst @River Author of https://xitter.cf/t.co/eNXbmiOdxw Previously Markets and Mining @galaxydigitalhq , @Citi Digital Assets

Joined September 2020
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How inflation works: In 2023, you weighed 200 lbs. In 2024, you gained 20 lbs (+10%) In 2025, you gained 20 lbs (+9.1%) In 2026, you gained 20 lbs (+8.3%) Government: "You're healthy! Weight gain is down!"
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Checking in on the fiat currency experiment.
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~1.5 million bitcoin has been lost through self-custody, about the same as on exchanges. How you store your bitcoin matters. Your keys or not your keys, doing your due diligence is your responsibility.
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1 million more bitcoin. That's how much businesses are on track to buy within five years. Our new report shows the biggest trends shaping business bitcoin adoption in 2026.
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There’s not enough bitcoin for everyone. Here’s who is fighting over the supply.
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Inflation is the most important concept not taught in school.
Inflation is so much more than what the government tells you.
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A simple proxy for success is Bitcoin's security budget rising in real terms over time. 10 years is 3 halvings away. So bitcoin's price must be at least 8 times higher (after adjusting for inflation) to maintain the same security budget, assuming tx fees stay near zero.
What does success look like for Bitcoin in 10 years?
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For once, there is a real supply shock in bitcoin. This year: - Trading volumes are down 30% - Price is up 50% - 81% of the supply hasn’t moved in 6 months Our newsletter covers the details👇
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This is what makes me so bullish right now. Price isn't moving because there are a ton of buyers. It's moving because no one is selling. Now imagine what happens when we see real volume.
US Spot Bitcoin ETFs had about $4.5 billion in trading volume today. Which isn't all that high considering the move in BTC itself. Even this past Friday was a slightly bigger day at $4.6 billion
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This is extremely bullish.
Individuals are buying bitcoin at the fastest pace in years. Bitcoiners, we are so back.
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LIVE: BFM284 w/ @river’s @macromule⚡️ We discuss how Bitcoin gets to $840K in the next 5 years. 🔸The death of 60/40 🔸Stocks failing in high inflation 🔸The case for 10% Bitcoin 🔸(Extremely early) institutional adoption 🔸Bitcoin price multipliers 🔸Bitcoin hodl time horizons
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Bitcoin Could Reach $840,000 Within Five Years | @macromule Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 00:41 The case for $840,000 Bitcoin 06:55 Which investors are adopting Bitcoin? 09:22 $1 of buying can add more than $1 to market cap 14:00 The case for a 10% Bitcoin allocation 20:43 What is Bitcoin? 23:04 How much Bitcoin is too much? 25:25 What new Bitcoin investors should know 26:28 Exchange custody vs. self-custody 29:02 What would confirm the $840,000 thesis? 30:42 The CLARITY Act 32:09 Would $840,000 Bitcoin still be early? 36:05 How AI could accelerate Bitcoin adoption 38:27 Businesses are driving Bitcoin demand 41:09 Closing thoughts
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This is the track record of an institution whose explicit mandate is "price stabilization." 🤡
Aren't these guys supposed to "stabilize prices"?
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I stopped going to the barber in 2020. Instead of spending $35 for a haircut, I saved in bitcoin. 113 haircuts skipped... $10K saved... This is true conviction.
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Sam Baker retweeted
Why do Central Banks target 2% inflation? Why not 0% or any other number? This one off-hand remark during a TV interview in New Zealand started it all:
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Sam Baker retweeted
Zcash is not "Private Bitcoin" It shipped an emergency fork in 3 days with no vote, no ZIP, no miner signaling, then deprecated its node implementation forcing everyone to upgrade That's not how neutral money works Here's the deep dive ericyakes.substack.com/p/zca…
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Here is the inflation the government won't tell you about:
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