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Bitcoin Fortress

https://bitcoinfortress.substack.com/

Bitcoin Fortress substack and podcast

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2026-04-13 16:20:46 UTC

https://open.substack.com/pub/bitcoinfortress/p/bitcoin-is-more-than-an-investment
#bitcoin
#plebchain
#grownostr

2026-04-06 16:18:24 UTC

https://open.substack.com/pub/bitcoinfortress/p/opsec-for-bitcoiners-advanced-bitcoin
#bitcoin
#plebchain
#grownostr

2026-04-06 00:54:08 UTC

https://fountain.fm/episode/mawEVk6YRDsX8l2FYMTI
#bitcoin
#bitcoinnews
#plebchain
#grownostr

2026-04-05 18:31:28 UTC

I published new episode:BF210 - Top Bitcoin News - 4/5/26, please check it out. https://www.podbean.com/ei/pb-pvxaq-1a8ecad
#bitcoin
#bitcoinnews
#plebchain
#grownostr

2026-04-05 17:00:11 UTC

https://open.substack.com/pub/bitcoinfortress/p/retiring-on-bitcoin-the-real-risk
#bitcoin
#plebchain
#grownostr

2026-04-04 16:23:46 UTC

https://open.substack.com/pub/bitcoinfortress/p/who-is-working-on-bitcoins-quantum
#bitcoin
#plebchain
#grownostr

2026-04-03 16:12:03 UTC

https://open.substack.com/pub/bitcoinfortress/p/lightning-privacy-realities-advanced
#bitcoin
#plebchain
#grownostr

2026-03-30 17:32:08 UTC

https://open.substack.com/pub/bitcoinfortress/p/why-running-a-bitcoin-node-improves
#bitcoin
#plebchain
#grownostr

2026-03-15 19:50:22 UTC

https://youtu.be/tBAA2TtoxWU
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2026-03-14 16:23:11 UTC

https://open.substack.com/pub/bitcoinfortress/p/the-two-bitcoin-retirement-plan
#bitcoin
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#grownostr
#retirement

2026-03-07 17:26:25 UTC

https://open.substack.com/pub/bitcoinfortress/p/bitcoin-is-galts-gulch
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#grownostr

2026-03-03 05:25:27 UTC

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Yep. https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9CyuZewQUrz7Ccz0qTOlgtRKb8-LGoNr&si=X-cAY_WtrUaLlszS

2026-03-02 18:21:07 UTC

https://open.substack.com/pub/bitcoinfortress/p/privacy-vs-paranoia-episode-9
#bitcoin
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#grownostr

2026-02-25 18:13:48 UTC

https://open.substack.com/pub/bitcoinfortress/p/bitcoin-vs-political-cycles
#bitcoin
#plebchain
#grownostr

2026-02-16 17:09:55 UTC

https://open.substack.com/pub/bitcoinfortress/p/living-inside-the-narrative-battlefield
#bitcoin
#plebchain
#grownostr

2026-02-15 19:14:02 UTC

I published new episode:BF203 - Top Bitcoin News - 2/15/26, please check it out. https://www.podbean.com/ei/pb-xwauq-1a4782e
#bitcoin
#bitcoinnews
#plebchain
#grownostr

2026-02-06 00:06:34 UTC

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2026-02-06 00:04:37 UTC

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2026-02-06 00:04:26 UTC

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2026-01-30 19:42:36 UTC

Mood.
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2026-01-30 17:11:36 UTC

https://open.substack.com/pub/bitcoinfortress/p/bitcoin-and-the-oregon-trail
#bitcoin
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#grownostr

2026-01-14 06:47:06 UTC

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2026-01-11 17:31:59 UTC

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2026-01-10 17:24:37 UTC

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2025-12-21 20:31:17 UTC

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2025-12-20 23:49:45 UTC

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2025-11-28 18:08:16 UTC

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2025-11-21 17:42:50 UTC

https://open.substack.com/pub/bitcoinfortress/p/the-quantum-threat-and-bip-360-future
#bitcoin
#plebchain
#grownostr

2025-11-13 18:31:49 UTC

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2025-11-09 17:27:34 UTC

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🧐
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2025-11-07 00:33:35 UTC

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😆

2025-11-05 15:43:57 UTC

#bitcoin
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2025-11-04 22:26:53 UTC

#bitcoin sale. 😆
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2025-11-02 21:53:56 UTC

https://youtu.be/Xv9TnieldbM
Great episode @nprofile…45sw @npub1d3f…r4xv @nprofile…f9u3 !
#bitcoin

2025-11-01 03:48:01 UTC

🕊️ Bitcoin & Freedom
“If you don’t believe it or don’t get it, I don’t have time to try to convince you.Sorry.” — Satoshi Nakamoto
Freedom is one of those words everyone agrees on but few ever define. We talk about free speech, free markets, and free countries — yet most people live under a financial system where their savings can be frozen, seized, or debased without their consent.
True freedom begins with financial sovereignty — the ability to own and control the product of your labor. Without that, every other freedom is built on sand.
The Illusion of Choice
Modern money isn’t neutral. It’s issued by central banks, controlled by politicians, and inflated by design. You can work harder each year, but your savings buy less. You can “own” assets, but they exist at the mercy of intermediaries who can deny access with a click.
If your money depends on permission, you don’t really own it.
The Invention of Freedom Money
Then, in 2009, something remarkable happened. A pseudonymous coder named Satoshi Nakamoto launched Bitcoin — a decentralized, peer-to-peer monetary network that doesn’t rely on trust, governments, or banks.
Bitcoin gave the world digital property rights for the first time in history. Anyone, anywhere, can store and send value directly — secured by math, not institutions.
It’s an idea so radical that it quietly rewrote what freedom means in the digital age.
Property Rights in the Information Age
Bitcoin is the separation of money and state, just as the printing press separated church and state.
It returns ownership to the individual — the ability to save wealth across time and space without approval, confiscation, or inflation. Your Bitcoin is yours. Not your bank’s. Not your government’s. Not anyone else’s.
And because it’s open to everyone, it’s the first form of global, permissionless equality.
Freedom of Transaction = Freedom of Speech
Censorship-resistant money matters because speech and commerce are inseparable. When activists, journalists, or entrepreneurs are cut off from payment systems, their speech is effectively silenced.
Bitcoin fixes that. It lets value flow freely, just like information on the internet. And every time someone uses it, they strengthen a network that can’t be censored, corrupted, or shut down.
The Peaceful Revolution
Bitcoin is not a rebellion of violence — it’s a revolution of choice. No one is forced to use it. Yet millions do, because it offers something governments never could: honest money and voluntary participation.
In a world drowning in surveillance, debt, and political control, Bitcoin stands as a beacon of self-determination.
A Future Worth Building
Freedom isn’t free — it’s earned, protected, and rebuilt every generation. Today, the tools of freedom are digital, and Bitcoin is one of the most important of them all.
It’s how we store our energy, defend our privacy, and say no to systems that exploit rather than empower. It’s how we build a future where people — not institutions — hold the keys.
Bitcoin and freedom belong together. Because when you fix the money, you fix the world.
Not financial or legal advice, for entertainment only, do your own homework. I hope you find this post useful as you chart your personal financial course and Build a Bitcoin Fortress in 2025.
Thanks for following my work. Always remember: freedom, health and positivity!
Please also check out my Bitcoin Fortress Podcast on all your favorite streaming platforms. I do a weekly Top Bitcoin News update every week on Sunday, focused on current items of interest to the Bitcoin community. Please check it out if you haven’t already. Also now on Fountain, where you can earn Bitcoin just for listening to your favorite podcasts.
Also, check out my books on Amazon available in multiple formats:
Bitcoin Fortress: A Simple Guide to Bitcoin for Beginners
Bitcoin Retirement and Estate Planning
The Bitcoin Lifestyle
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2025-10-17 05:33:54 UTC

PayPal's crypto partner mints $300 trillion of stablecoins in 'technical error' https://www.cnbc.com/2025/10/16/paypals-crypto-partner-mints-300-trillion-stablecoins-in-technical-error.html
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2025-10-07 15:35:58 UTC

Thanks @nprofile…5y0f !
https://open.substack.com/pub/plebunderground/p/bitcoin-under-the-hood-part-iii
#bitcoin
#plebchain
#grownostr

2025-10-01 17:51:56 UTC

https://open.substack.com/pub/bitcoinfortress/p/bitcoin-core-vs-bitcoin-knots
#bitcoin
#plebchain
#grownostr

2025-09-27 20:15:35 UTC

https://youtu.be/6kniU4vRZT4
Good one with @npub1d3f…r4xv !
#bitcoin
#plebchain
#grownostr

2025-09-26 18:30:22 UTC

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2025-09-26 17:22:51 UTC

https://open.substack.com/pub/bitcoinfortress/p/why-people-of-faith-are-often-early
#bitcoin
#plebchain
#grownostr

2025-09-23 18:19:08 UTC

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2025-09-23 00:03:07 UTC

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Trolling is one of my favorites. Favorite example is going to college for Marxist indoctrination and making you pay for it and even better go into debt!

2025-09-22 23:16:19 UTC

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2025-09-22 17:17:56 UTC

https://open.substack.com/pub/bitcoinfortress/p/bitcoins-many-deaths-and-its-relentless
#bitcoin
#plebchain
#grownostr

2025-09-22 01:16:56 UTC

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🤮

2025-09-21 18:12:56 UTC

https://fountain.fm/episode/WNMO66zESnewdiw3doje
#bitcoin
#bitcoinnews
#plebchain
#grownostr

2025-09-19 18:56:00 UTC

https://open.substack.com/pub/bitcoinfortress/p/success-failure-and-the-lessons-of
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2025-09-19 15:38:17 UTC

https://youtu.be/SnRF37xaYCA
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2025-09-17 18:57:56 UTC

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“We remain fully committed to stealing from you slowly.”

2025-09-17 18:05:30 UTC

https://open.substack.com/pub/bitcoinfortress/p/announcing-my-new-book-the-bitcoin
#bitcoin
#plebchain
#grownostr

2025-09-15 17:28:21 UTC

https://open.substack.com/pub/bitcoinfortress/p/bitcoin-under-the-hood-part-iii
#bitcoin
#plebchain
#grownostr

2025-09-14 19:25:38 UTC

https://fountain.fm/episode/HbHJr6rtIVZ8OqGopPJt
#bitcoin
#bitcoinnews
#plebchain
#grownostr

2025-09-14 18:57:40 UTC

I published new episode:BF181 - Top Bitcoin News - 9/14/25, please check it out. https://www.podbean.com/ei/pb-fcsfs-1964d21
#bitcoin
#bitcoinnews
#plebchain
#grownostr

2025-09-12 20:14:17 UTC

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2025-09-12 18:56:43 UTC

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2025-09-12 16:05:33 UTC

https://open.substack.com/pub/bitcoinfortress/p/bitcoin-under-the-hood-part-ii
#bitcoin
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#grownostr

2025-09-08 17:23:57 UTC

https://open.substack.com/pub/bitcoinfortress/p/bitcoin-under-the-hood-part-i
#bitcoin
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2025-09-07 23:44:46 UTC

https://fountain.fm/episode/7M6upWpTzvVcNsVvdumK
#bitcoin
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#grownostr

2025-09-05 19:14:41 UTC

https://open.substack.com/pub/bitcoinfortress/p/bitchat-peer-to-peer-communication
#bitcoin
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#grownostr

2025-09-03 16:06:11 UTC

https://open.substack.com/pub/bitcoinfortress/p/how-to-position-for-the-bitcoin-boom
#bitcoin
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#grownostr

2025-09-02 15:41:46 UTC

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I have no idea.

2025-09-02 15:07:36 UTC

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2025-09-01 16:09:31 UTC

https://open.substack.com/pub/bitcoinfortress/p/bitcoin-and-the-quantum-computing
#bitcoin
#grownostr
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2025-08-31 18:29:44 UTC

https://fountain.fm/episode/VgSrEOcRx2gzdSg88nLG
#bitcoin
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2025-08-31 17:56:25 UTC

I published new episode:BF179 - Top Bitcoin News - 8/31/25, please check it out. https://www.podbean.com/ei/pb-e3n3i-194dfbc
#bitcoin
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#plebchain
#grownostr

2025-08-31 04:13:06 UTC

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2025-08-29 16:36:28 UTC

https://open.substack.com/pub/bitcoinfortress/p/the-philosophy-of-holding-part-iii
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#grownostr

2025-08-28 04:42:52 UTC

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2025-08-28 04:32:44 UTC

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2025-08-28 04:32:30 UTC

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2025-08-28 04:32:16 UTC

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2025-08-26 15:05:10 UTC

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2025-08-25 16:24:39 UTC

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#bitcoin
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2025-08-24 17:47:16 UTC

I published new episode:BF178 - Top Bitcoin News - 8/24/25, please check it out. https://www.podbean.com/ei/pb-hvchr-1942625
#bitcoin
#bitcoinnews
#plebchain
#grownostr

2025-08-21 18:13:32 UTC

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2025-08-21 14:50:58 UTC

Thanks @nprofile…lvrr !
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#bitcoin
#plebchain
#grownostr

2025-08-20 16:06:38 UTC

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#bitcoin
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#grownostr

2025-08-18 16:18:00 UTC

https://open.substack.com/pub/bitcoinfortress/p/the-death-spiral-of-fiat
#bitcoin
#plebchain
#grownostr

2025-08-17 19:08:11 UTC

I published new episode:BF177 - Top Bitcoin News - 8/17/25, please check it out. https://www.podbean.com/wlei/pb-bhprs-1937ffc
#bitcoin
#bitcoinnews
#plebchain
#grownostr

2025-08-15 17:43:25 UTC

https://open.substack.com/pub/bitcoinfortress/p/bitcoin-and-the-future-of-estate
#bitcoin
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#grownostr

2025-08-13 17:52:08 UTC

https://open.substack.com/pub/bitcoinfortress/p/bitcoin-vortex
#bitcoin
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#grownostr

2025-08-11 16:58:57 UTC

https://open.substack.com/pub/bitcoinfortress/p/the-first-law-of-thermodynamics-buckminster
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#grownostr

2025-08-08 18:15:58 UTC

This is a great ad. #bitcoin
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2025-08-06 16:23:12 UTC

https://open.substack.com/pub/bitcoinfortress/p/privacy-on-trial
#bitcoin
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#grownostr

2025-08-03 18:46:30 UTC

I published new episode:BF176 - Top Bitcoin News - 8/3/25, please check it out. https://www.podbean.com/wlei/pb-8j4bj-1921fc9
#bitcoin
#bitcoinnews
#plebchain
#grownostr

2025-08-01 16:32:34 UTC

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#bitcoin
#plebchain
#grownostr

2025-07-31 14:56:01 UTC

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😝
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2025-07-31 03:52:20 UTC

@nprofile…tkhj is very inspirational. Put your time and energy into the new system. #bitcoin
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2025-07-30 16:33:29 UTC

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#bitcoin
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#grownostr

2025-07-28 16:34:10 UTC

https://open.substack.com/pub/bitcoinfortress/p/living-with-gratitude-bitcoin-and
#bitcoin
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2025-07-27 18:59:46 UTC

I published new episode:BF175 - Top Bitcoin News - 7/27/25, please check it out. https://www.podbean.com/wlei/pb-ha7ae-191796e
#bitcoin
#bitcoinnews
#plebchain
#grownostr

2025-07-26 19:39:26 UTC

https://youtu.be/VRA8VIsO-rQ
@nprofile…fqv5 is always on point.
#bitcoin
#freedom
#plebchain
#grownostr

2025-07-24 19:39:10 UTC

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2025-07-23 18:50:11 UTC

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#bitcoin
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#grownostr

2025-07-21 16:08:01 UTC

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2025-07-17 14:46:53 UTC

Thanks @nprofile…0e67 !
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#bitcoin
#plebchain
#grownostr

2025-07-16 16:53:23 UTC

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#grownostr

2025-07-14 17:45:41 UTC

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#grownostr

2025-07-13 22:08:57 UTC

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