Wayne Vaughan
@WayneVaughan
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Bitcoin. Investor. Occasional Memelord. Building @BitcoinFirst_
Austin, TX
Joined November 2007
Republicans have won the Senate! . Tim Scott will replace Elizabeth Warren as head of the Senate Banking Committee, opening the door to investigate and uncover the truth behind Operation Chokepoint 2.0. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸.
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Cantor Fitzgerald is buying 5% of Tether for $600M. Cantor gets a stake in one of the most profitable companies, while Tether gains regulatory protection. Cantor CEO @howardlutnick, is Trump’s pick for Commerce Secretary. Somewhere, @Bitfinexed is crying. Bullish for Bitcoin.
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$TRUMP is @GaryGensler’s fault. Let me explain. Meme coins exist because of the @SECGov’s flawed crypto policies. Tokens tied to anything useful are labeled securities. The way to avoid this is to make tokens completely useless - fueling the rise of meme coins. Good job Gary.
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We used to joke about a day when people would be upset that Bitcoin crashed to $100,000. Today is that day.
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The US has 198,109 BTC. If 94,000 is returned to @bitfinex, the US will be left with just 104,109 BTC. This is HALF of China’s Bitcoin holdings. I don’t see a world where Trump lets China own twice as much Bitcoin as the USA. It’s time for a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve. 🇺🇸.
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Real Estate vs Bitcoin. 🏠 Real Estate.- repairs & maintenance.- illiquid.- property taxes.- 4% CAGR. 🔸Bitcoin .- no repairs.- liquid 24/7.- no property taxes.- 40% CAGR.
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If @KamalaHarris had won, Bitcoin would be below $58k. Gary Gensler would issue more Wells notices, Elizabeth Warren would push for a CBDC, and investors would brace for higher corporate taxes and an unrealized capital gains tax.
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Democrats spent four years trying to destroy Bitcoin. Kamala Harris only wants to speak at The Bitcoin Conference because she's desperate to avoid losing this election. Democrats want some of that sweet money raised by pro crypto Super PACs. Don’t be fooled. Vote them out.
BREAKING: Kamala Harris is reportedly going to be speaking at the #Bitcoin conference, per Fox News. This comes as President Trump is also set to speak at the event. Is being pro-Bitcoin a bipartisan policy now?
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The US needs a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, NOT a Strategic Crypto Reserve. Ripple, Ethereum, and Solana have no place on the US government’s balance sheet. Including them would create a costly political fallout for the Trump Administration. @JDVance.@DavidSacks.@SenLummis.
@BitcoinPierre Unless you are choosing to ignore the core tenants of the POTUS campaign (which aggressively supports American companies and technologies), our efforts are actually INCREASING the likelihood of a crypto strategic reserve (which includes bitcoin) happening.
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We should name Bitcoin bubbles like we name hurricanes.
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The CEO of a Bitcoin exchange is now a sitting US Senator. Let that sink in for a moment.
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Stop voting for Democrats that are openly hostile to Bitcoin.
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Telegram's CEO is being charged for using cryptography without government approval. This should concern everyone in Bitcoin and crypto—no one should need government permission to do math.
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I’m still in shock. Never in a million years did I think this tweet would lead to the naming of a new federal agency.
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SEC Commissioner @HesterPeirce hints that in-kind redemptions may be coming to Bitcoin spot ETFs in 2025. This means you could buy the ETF with cash and withdraw Bitcoin to your self custody wallet.
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Trump is shifting the Overton window on taxes, moving the conversation away from using taxes as a tool for wealth redistribution and towards questioning why taxes exist in the first place. Genius move.
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Gary Gensler in 2018 said that 75% of tokens aren’t securities. Gary Gensler in 2023 says that nearly all tokens are securities. What changed?.
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@Austen The solution for NYTimes employees is simple: quit and start their own business. Then they can pay their workers however they want.
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MicroStrategy 101. @MicroStrategy lets people to invest in Bitcoin via familiar financial tools such as stocks and bonds. This makes investing in Bitcoin accessible to anyone unable to buy Bitcoin directly due to legal or practical reasons. What MicroStrategy Offers. Stock.
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$6 Trillion Dollars . ÷.130,000,000 U.S households.--------------------------------. = $46,153.84 per household. Just send every household a check. #6trillion.
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I’m starting to think XRP stands for Xtremely Retarded People.
Are these people the real impediments and enemies to broad crypto adoption 👇 more so even than the SEC
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Anyone else have the feeling that we’re not going back to normal?.
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@Austen Let’s test that theory. Let women compete against men in sports and see the outcome.
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South Korea just declared martial law. Bitcoin owners in South Korea have full control of their wealth and can take it with them if they need to leave. Do you still think there’s no use case for Bitcoin?.
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@balajis College is delaying adulthood. In the past, young people were motivated to develop skills, find a partner, and start a family. Today, the focus has shifted toward taking on debt for often impractical degrees, postponing marriage, and extending dating well into their 30s.
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If MicroStrategy buys 10,000 BTC per week, $MSTR will have about 1,000,000 Bitcoin by the end of 2025. Ambitious, but not impossible.
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We’re getting a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve. 🇺🇸. Bitcoiners were Trump’s biggest supporters last election. We raised more money and made more noise than any other constituency. Trump promised an SBR and it’s important he keeps his word. The Trump Administration understands the.
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My advice for 2025:. Bitcoin will keep going up. MicroStrategy will keep going up. You are not smart enough to pick the top and bottom. Do not trade. A downturn or Black Swan event could set Bitcoin back about two years, but you cannot change that. Buy Bitcoin, hold it,.
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Remember when we used to get excited, that some no-name e-commerce site started accepting #Bitcoin? Vanguard purchasing 10% of one of the largest bitcoin miners is a truly remarkable event.
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Democrats are anti-Bitcoin. Republicans are pro-Bitcoin. It’s that simple.
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.@APompliano asks @howardlutnick, CEO of @cantorfitzgerld “How rich are you and how much of your net worth is in Bitcoin?”. The answer will make you incredibly bullish on Bitcoin.
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Politicians are learning that it’s unwise to be openly hostile tocrypto.
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I’m disappointed that @dotkrueger launched a meme coin without my knowledge, and I’m more disappointed in his handling of the aftermath. I sent Fred this message last night. I was hopeful he’d do the right thing, but he’s made the problem worse. I’m hosting a space later today
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The conference in Santa Monica was essentially a launch event for the Big Bitcoin Book. I now regret getting involved with @dotkrueger and agreeing to let him use the Bitcoin First brand for that event. His self implosion is unfortunate.
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Today is Bitcoin options expiration day. There’s a record $14.4B in Bitcoin options contracts. Once these contracts expire Bitcoin can continue its regularly scheduled ascension after a brief period of volatility.
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“Bitcoin will overtake the dollar in importance as it becomes the single global currency of the internet within a decade” - @jack
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@financialjuice The Democrats are driving the bus into a ditch as Trump takes office. Then, they’ll blame Trump for the problems. Typical politics.
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Chainsplaining - when someone who knows nothing about Bitcoin or Ethereum explains to you in condescending tone how they really work.
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@zerohedge Microstrategy owns the Bitcoin. Blackrock’s customers own the Bitcoin in $IBIT. Big difference.
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Strive, a company founded by @VivekGRamaswamy, has filed for a “Bitcoin Bond ETF”. They plan to buy $MSTR convertible bonds.
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I wonder why no one focuses on the genius that made 10,000 BTC by selling two pizzas. 🤷♂️.
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@dhh I just tried searching for the Rogan Trump interview on YouTube and wasn’t able to find the full interview.
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It looks like Twitter deleted @twobitidiot’s tweets about the SEC. Why? It seems perfectly reasonable to publicly criticize a controversial regulator and offer a suggestion for financial reform.
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MicroStrategy’s stock, $MSTR, is valued at 3.3x the underlying Bitcoin value. Many investors are concerned about this premium, while others think it’s too low. Why?. Many companies want to buy Bitcoin but they can’t because of their mandates and other constraints. $MSTR.
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@APompliano I moved from California to Texas in 2020. The difference is palpable. Here, people can have different opinions and still respect one another. In California, you were either part of the woke monoculture, or you were ostracized.
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Robots will be shown these videos as propaganda in the wars to come.
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$MSTR bros top arguments:. 1) Saylor is a genius.2) Violatiity is the product.3) mNAV doesn’t matter.4) Only $MSTR can borrow at .06%.5) Accretive dilution .6) Saylor has the most Bitcoin.7) Boomers don’t get it. What’d I miss?.
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@VivekGRamaswamy Climate change is a unfalsifiable rationale for government control over every aspect of human civilization. If someone came up with a solution for climate change, it would be rejected by the left because it takes away their favorite justification for bigger government.
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This is what winning looks like:. - Ross is free.- Bitcoin is over $100k.- First pro-Bitcoin President .- Operation Chokepoint 2.0 investigation .- Hester Pierce leading crypto task force .- @DOGE is an official agency.- DEI is dying. 2025 is shaping up to be a good year.
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The political class doesn’t want to debate the merits of a monetary system that operates outside the government’s control, instead they’re trying to distract you with false claims that #Bitcoin mining will destroy the environment.
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Gary Gensler will go down as the most despised and ineffective SEC Chair in U.S. history—a power-hungry bureaucrat who burned his reputation to the ground. Don’t let the door hit you on the way out, Gary.
On January 20, 2025 I will be stepping down as @SECGov Chair. A thread 🧵⬇️.
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The launch of #bitcoin futures gives every anti-Bitcoin person on Wall Street the opportunity to put their money where their mouth is. Short it or shut up.
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@jespow It’s unnerving to see how comfortable government officials are with lying and misleading the public when it serves their interests.
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@bgarlinghouse I strongly disagree.
The government should establish a Digital Asset Stockpile (DAS) that is legally capable of holding any digital asset, but it should only be funded with Bitcoin. Here’s why:. Appearance of Corruption.Holding assets like Ethereum, Solana, or Ripple could fuel claims of political.
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A second Biden Administration is the biggest threat to the growth of Bitcoin and crypto. Vote accordingly.
If Biden is reelected, they’ll hit:. stablecoins by requiring bank licenses for issuers. all tokens for being unregistered securities . all DeFi for unlicensed money transmission. Bitcoin mining + layers on top of BTC. self hosted wallets to collect crypto unrealized gains.
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Today, @SenTedCruz cemented himself as the nation’s leading #Bitcoin politician. In his conversation with @jimmysong Senator Cruz demonstrated a nuanced understanding of Bitcoin, Bitcoin mining, and crypto legislation. I’m shocked and impressed.
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For the first time ever, Bitcoin has the support of the US Government. Today marks a new era. Imagine what we can build now that the government is on our side.
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@unusual_whales A Trump presidency could change the trajectory of wasteful government spending in ways that current analysts find hard to predict. I wouldn’t put much credence in the estimates from the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget.
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Predictions for 2025:. 1. Bitcoin hits $186,000.2. Spot ETFs exceed $220B.3. $MSTR exceeds 650,000 BTC.3. Operation Chokepoint investigation .4. Tether is fine… again.5. US gets small SBR via executive order.6. No legislative Strategic $BTC Reserve.7. Foreign nation announces.
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"Multiple insiders came forward to tell us that the @WhiteHouse orchestrated the hit on the digital asset industry, including the denial of @custodiabank, and one insider gave us the name of the White House official who coordinated it." - @CaitlinLong_.
Here's @CaitlinLong_ revealing under testimony that the White House was behind Custodia's recent denial for a Fed Master Account. 👀
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@DylanLeClair_ Dylan, you’ve played an outsized role in persuading companies to adopt the Microstrategy playbook and make Bitcoin a primary treasury asset. Respect. 🫡.
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@saylor MicroStrategy is converting capital into Bitcoin more efficiently than every Bitcoin miner.
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@SenWarren Kroger $KR is the biggest publicly traded grocery company. They’ve significantly underperformed the S&P 500 over the past few years. @SenWarren, you can’t blame businesses for inflation. Americans expect you to take responsibility for your failures and change policy.
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SEC commissioner @HesterPeirce on the SEC’s call for crypto entrepreneurs to register. Something need to change at the SEC. “Today’s Commission tells entrepreneurs trying to do new things in our markets to come in and register. When entrepreneurs find.
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This video makes even more optimistic about Bitcoin and $MSTR. @Jason is a smart guy, but he’s been consistently wrong about Bitcoin for ten years. He’ll be wrong about @MicroStrategy too.
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It is no longer defensible to have zero Bitcoin in your portfolio.
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I agree with Vitalik. In the 90s, we encouraged everyone to join the web. There was no aggressive behavior towards those who weren’t early adopters. I wish crypto followed the same principles.
I deeply dislike the "nocoiner" insult. No, people who do not hold cryptotokens are not uncool losers. They are people using very reasonable heuristics in not personally participating in an industry that they do not understand and there are many justifiable reasons to be wary of.
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@GaryGensler @SECGov Gary Gensler will be remembered as the least effective and most reviled SEC Chair in US history. Good riddance.
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“I can’t wait to deposit my Bitcoin in a US bank”, said no one ever.
BREAKING: U.S. regulators have given national banks the green light to custody cryptocurrencies on customers' behalf. @nikhileshde reports. @USOCC @BrianBrooksOCC.
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I woke today with a 103 degree fever, dry cough, and body aches. Coronavirus is no joke. I’ll be fine in a few days. Please take this seriously. Stay home. Don’t get anyone sick.
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