How Africa Leapfrogged The Dollar With Bitcoin | Thomas Massie
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- Ground invasion of Iran. Confirmed. โ ECB raises rates - Europe tightening โ US inflation at 4.2% - still no control โ PPI at 6.5% - producers under pressure A war economy on top of an inflation crisis. Are we watching the greatest geopolitical mistake the US has everJUST IN: Trump announces the U.S. will take โtotal controlโ of Iranโs oil & gas markets, including Kharg Island.
- 21Rates reposted๐จBreaking: US PPI just printed at the highest level since Nov 2022. โ Producer prices surging across the board โ Core inflation softer than feared - but don't celebrate yet โ Warsh's Fed debut is next week. Inflation story isn't over. All eyes on Wednesday.
- 21Rates repostedSome guests answer questions. Some guests challenge the questions themselves. Tomorrow, we're sitting down with @staffordmasie!
- 21Rates repostedA Bitcoin Treasury Company (@nakamoto) just sold 600 BTC. Not to stack more. Not to expand. To pay off debt. โ Bought above $118,000 โ Sold into the crash below $60,000 โ Now holds just 4,468 BTC and counting This is what happens when you copy Strategy's playbook without
- 21Rates repostedOpenAI is cutting prices to win back customers it's losing to Anthropic. That's not strategy. That's panic. โ Claude Code exploded among developers โ Anthropic just surpassed OpenAI in valuation โ Enterprise customers are quietly switching Six months ago nobody said
- 21Rates repostedSignal is easy to find when everyone agrees. The real value is hearing from people who see the world differently. Tomorrow: Stafford Masie (@staffordmasie). 12:30 ET.
- 21Rates repostedWhen a sitting US Senator says other nations are secretly buying Bitcoin... ...you pay attention. Cynthia Lummis isn't speculating. She's sounding the alarm. Her ask: stop operating in the shadows. Build a legal framework. Stack openly. Governments are already in the game. โOther nations are accumulating Bitcoin quietly. We should be doing it loudly, on the record, by law.
- 21Rates repostedThe clock is ticking. In one hour, we go live with @sarahendline. Curious minds, independent thinkers, and great conversations welcome. 12:30 ET. See you soon.
- 21Rates repostedInflation just hit its highest level since May 2023. And yet - markets barely flinched. โ CPI YoY: +4.2% (in line) โ CPI MoM: +0.5% (in line) โ Core CPI MoM: +0.2% (beat - forecast was +0.3%) The one number that matters for Fed watchers came in soft. Core inflation cooling
- 21Rates repostedFull house for the Bitcoin Educators Unconference in Prague Much anticipation for the @thekylehuber documentary on circular economies in Kenya ๐ฐ๐ช













