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[cryptocoinupdates]

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[fazmid]

work is trying to force us to return to office full-time 5 days a week despite there literally being more employees than there are desks + chairs. they're also trying to make it mandatory to "incorporate [internal AI LLM tool] into our daily work" despite it literally not making any sense for me to use. free me

[intelisync]

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[webclock]

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[todaysbird]

how are these "adopt a warrior cat" things different from NFTs

they've been going on for waaaayyyyy longer. these were common when I was a kid. most of the bad responses I get are from people younger than me who don't remember the warrior cat economy

they aren't a currency or an attempt to be. they aren't hugely damaging to the environment, since they aren't a part of any blockchain or centralized system, they're literally just png images. they're just little pictures you can use, typically people use them for roleplaying or writing stories so you have a ready-made character & reference sheet. but they hold no value, of course you can resell them but they can't be used as a currency of their own unless you were to trade them for other art etc

[a-d-nox]

economic advice and timely buying tips: 2025 transits

as of late, social media has many discussions about what to buy - or avoid buying - over the next few years, largely in response to the political climate in the united states. across europe, many regions are actively preparing their populations for potential crises (sweden's seems to be the most popularly discussed - link). due to the urgency and pressure to act, as if the world might change tomorrow (and it could though i believe we still have time in many places), i’ve decided to analyze the astrological transits for 2025. in this post i provide practical economic advice and guidance on how much time astrology suggests you have to make these purchases everyone is urging you to prioritize. if it seems to intrigue people i’ll explore future years as well.

things the world needs to prepare for in 2025 in my opinion and why my advice is what it is: the rise of ai / automation of jobs, job loss, geopolitical tensions, war, extreme weather, inflation, tariffs - a potential trade war, a movement of using digital currency, the outbreak of another illness, etc.

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uranus goes direct in taurus (jan 30, 2025)

advice

diversify investments: avoid putting all your money in one asset type. mix stocks, bonds, index funds, and, if you feel comfortable, look into sustainable investments or new technologies.

digital finance: familiarize yourself with digital currencies/platforms or blockchain technology.

build an emergency fund: extra savings can shield you from sudden economic instability. aim for 3-6 months’ worth of expenses.

reevaluate subscriptions and spending: find creative ways to reduce spending or repurpose what you have. cancel subscriptions that don't align with needs/beliefs, cook at home, or diy where possible.

invest in skills / side hustles: take a course/invest in tools that can help you create multiple income streams.

by this date stock up on

non-perishable food items like canned goods, grains, and dried beans. household essentials like soap, toothpaste, and cleaning supplies. basic medical supplies. multi-tools. durable, high-quality items over disposable ones (the economy is changing, buy something that will last because prices will go up). LED bulbs, solar-powered chargers, or energy-efficient appliances. stock up on sustainable products, like reusable bags and water bottles. blankets. teas. quality skincare.

jupiter goes direct in gemini (feb 4, 2025)

advice

invest in knowledge: take courses, buy books (potential bans?), and/or attend workshops to expand your skill set. focus on topics like communication, writing, marketing, and/or technology. online certifications could boost your career prospects during this time.

leverage your network: attending professional events, joining forums, and/or expanding your LinkedIn presence.

diversify income streams: explore side hustles, freelance gigs, and/or monetize hobbies.

beware of overspending on small pleasures: overspending on gadgets, books, or entertainment will not be good at this point in time (tariffs already heavy hitting?).

by this date stock up on

books / journals. subscriptions to learning platforms like Skillshare, MasterClass, or Coursera. good-quality laptop, smartphone, and/or noise-canceling headphones. travel bags - get your bug out bag in order. portable chargers. language-learning apps. professional attire. teas. aromatherapy.

neptune enters aries (march 30, 2025)

advice

invest: look into industries poised for breakthrough developments, such as renewable energy, space exploration, and/or tech.

save for risks: build a financial cushion to balance your adventurous pursuits with practical security.

diversify your income: consider side hustles or freelancing in fields aligned with your passions and talents.

"scam likely": avoid “get-rich-quick” schemes or ventures that seem too good to be true.

adopt sustainable habits: focus on sustainability in your spending, like buying high-quality, long-lasting items instead of cheap, disposable ones.

by this date stock up on

emergency kits with essentials like water, food, and first-aid supplies. multi-tools, solar chargers, or portable power banks. art supplies. tarot or astrology books (bans?). workout gear, resistance bands, or weights. nutritional supplements. high-quality clothing or shoes.

saturn conjunct nn in pisces (april 14, 2025)

advice

save for the long term: create a savings plan or revisit your budget to ensure stability.

avoid escapism spending: avoid unnecessary debt.

watch for financial scams: be cautious with contracts, investments, or loans. research thoroughly and avoid “too good to be true” offers.

focus on debt management: saturn demands accountability. work toward paying down debts to free yourself from unnecessary burdens.

build a career plan: seek roles / opportunities that balance financial security with fulfillment, such as careers in wellness, education, creative arts, or nonprofits.

by this date stock up on

invest in durable, sustainable items for your home or wardrobe that offer long-term value. vitamins or supplements. herbal teas or whole grains. blankets. candles. non-perishable food. first-aid kits. water. energy-efficient devices.

pluto rx in aquarius (may 4, 2025 - oct 13, 2025)

advice

preform an audit: reflect on how your money habits and your long-term goals.

make sustainable investments: support industries tied to innovation, like renewable energy, ethical tech, or sustainable goods.

expect changes: could disrupt collective systems, so build an emergency fund. plan for potential shifts in tech-based industries or automation. AI is going to take over the workforce...

reevaluate subscriptions and digital spending: cut unnecessary costs and ensure your money supports productivity. netflix is not necessary, your groceries are.

diversify income streams: brainstorm side hustles or entrepreneurial ideas.

by this date stock up on

external hard drives. cybersecurity software. portable chargers. solar panels. energy-efficient gadgets. non-perishable food. clean water supplies. basic first-aid kits and medications. portable generators. books on technology and coding. reusable items like water bottles, bags, and food storage. gardening supplies to grow your own food. VPN subscriptions or identity theft protection.

saturn enters aries (may 24, 2025)

advice

prioritize self-reliance: build financial independence. create a budget, eliminate debt, and establish a safety net to support personal ambitions. avoid over-reliance on others for financial stability/decision-making.

entrepreneurship: consider starting a side hustle / investing in yourself.

save for big goals: plan for major life changes, such as buying property, starting a business, etc. make a high yield saving account for these long-term goals.

by this date stock up on

ergonomic office equipment. home gym equipment. non-perishable foods and water supplies for potential unexpected disruptions. self-protection; consider basic tools or training for safety. high-protein snacks, energy bars, or hydration supplies. supplements like magnesium, B-complex vitamins, etc. stock up on materials for DIY projects, hobbies, or entrepreneurial ventures.

jupiter enters cancer (june 9, 2025)

advice

invest in your home: renovating what needs renovating. saving for a down payment on a house.

focus on security: start or increase your emergency savings. consider life insurance or estate planning to ensure long-term security for your family/loved ones.

embrace conservative financial growth: cancer prefers security over risk. opt for conservative investments, like bonds, real estate, and/or mutual funds with steady returns.

focus on food and comfort: spend wisely on food, cooking tools, or skills that promote a healthier, more fulfilling lifestyle (maybe this an RFK thing for my fellow american readers or this could be about the fast food industry suffering from inflation).

by this date stock up on

furniture upgrades if you need them. high-quality cookware or tools. stockpile your pantry staples. first-aid kits, fire extinguishers, and home security systems. water and canned goods for emergencies. paint, tools, or materials for DIY projects. energy-efficient appliances or upgrades to reduce utility costs.

neptune rx in aries/pisces (july 4, 2025 - dec 10, 2025)

advice

avoid financial conflicts: be mindful of shared finances or joint ventures during this time.

avoid escapist spending: stick to a budget.

by this date stock up on

first-aid kits, tools, and essentials for unforeseen events. water filter / waterproof containers. non-perishables and emergency water supplies.

uranus rx in gemini/taurus (july 7, 2025 - feb 3, 2026)

advice

evaluate technology investments: make sure you’re spending money wisely on tech tools, gadgets, or subscriptions. avoid impulsively purchasing the latest gadgets; instead, upgrade only what’s necessary.

diversify streams of income: explore side hustles or gig work to expand your income sources. focus on digital platforms or innovative fields for additional opportunities.

reassess contracts and agreements: take time to revisit financial contracts or business partnerships. ensure all terms are clear and aligned with your goals.

prioritize financial stability: uranus often brings surprises, so focus on strengthening your savings and emergency fund.

avoid major financial risks: uranus retrograde can disrupt markets. avoid speculative ventures and focus on stable, low-risk options.

by this date stock up on

lightweight travel gear or items for local trips. radios, power banks, or portable hotspots in case of disruptions in digital connectivity. stockpile food, water, and household goods to maintain stability during potential disruptions. invest in high-quality, long-lasting items like tools, clothing, or cookware.

saturn rx in aries/pisces (july 13, 2025 - nov 27, 2025)

advice

review career: assess whether your current job or entrepreneurial efforts align with your long-term aspirations (especially considering the state of the world). adjust plans if needed.

strengthen emergency funds: aries energy thrives on readiness. use this time to build/bolster a financial safety net for unforeseen events.

prepare for uncertainty: build a cushion for unexpected financial changes, especially if you work in creative, spiritual, or service-oriented fields.

by this date stock up on

health products that support long-term well-being. essential supplies like first-aid kits, multi-tools, or non-perishables. bath products. teas. art supplies. drinking water or water filtration tools.

jupiter rx in cancer (nov 11, 2025 - march 10, 2026)

advice

strengthen financial foundations: building an emergency fund or reassessing your savings strategy. ensure everything is well-organized and sustainable.

by this date stock up on

quality kitchenware, tools, or cleaning supplies. pantry staples and emergency food supplies.

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[technofeudalism]

The Bureau of the Fiscal Service is a sleepy part of the Treasury Department. It’s also where, sources say, a 25-year-old engineer tied to [ ] as admin privileges over the code that controls Social Security payments, tax returns, and more."

[ ... ]

"Two of those sources say that Elez’s privileges include the ability not just to read but to write code on two of the most sensitive systems in the US government: The Payment Automation Manager (PAM) and Secure Payment System (SPS) at the Bureau of the Fiscal Service (BFS). Housed on a top-secret mainframe, these systems control, on a granular level, government payments that in their totality amount to more than a fifth of the US economy."

[ ... ]

"“You could do anything with these privileges,” says one source with knowledge of the system, who adds that they cannot conceive of a reason that anyone would need them for purposes of simply hunting down fraudulent payments or analyzing disbursement flow."

the Bureau of the Fiscal Service is responsible for financing the national debt. get ready for these morons to inject blockchain into the nation’s banking system. tech bros so desperately want to crash the USD and switch us over to crypto and this is just another brick in the wall of that construction effort. all of this while many BRICS nations are ready to switch to a different default currency altogether. the 20's are really back, baby. Great Depression 2 Electric Boogaloo.

[morlock-holmes]

Damn it talking Bitcoin, your overall deflationary nature and wild day to day swings in value make you unsuitable for use as a day to day currency! The Tuttle Twins would be fools to spend you on junk food today, when if they wait until tomorrow they will be able to spend you on twice as much junk food, which tends to depress overall demand. You clearly only function via a symbiotic (or parasitic) relationship to a currency with a relatively stable but long term inflationary nature, and lord knows what would happen if we were forced to rely on you as our only currency. Also, although the government cannot easily seize you, the total visibility of blockchain transactions makes you easy to track and the irreversability of the blockchain makes it easy for you to be stolen by criminals and North Korean spy agencies. You require a somewhat sophisticated opsec that most tweens may not be able to maintain, and your extremely repetitive but maddeningly catchy song can't change that!

Someone tell that little commie girl to start watching Folding Ideas. Man this is a strange cartoon. I heard about this from the Fundie Fridays youtube channel. The animation is pretty good for what this is? It's a little cheap but there's some talent there. The writing is pure propaganda.

What makes it stranger is that the characters were created by Connor Boyack, who is a Mormon and founder of the Libertas Institute, a libertarian think tank.

I have to admit, I find libertarians who are religious pretty baffling. Pretty much all the religions I know about mandate a certain amount of charity and a conception of freedom that goes beyond the market freedoms that libertarians prize. Maybe Mormonism is different? But they still take the Bible as a holy book so I don't see how that could be.

Also the Libertas Institute isn't a quack operation? They've had success in Utah passing laws to extend fourth amendment protections to cloud data, working to introduce legal medical cannabis in Utah, automatic expungement of criminal records for misdemeanors and all sorts of other stuff.

I don't agree with them on every policy but I agree with them on a heck of a lot and Boyack and Libertas seem to have genuine experience with selling ideas like police reform to Utah Republicans, which can't be easy.

So I now understand what this is even less than when I started watching it. Also that girl might not be a commie she might be a prep school Republican? I'm unclear.

[lookingfts]

The thing with AI that scares me is now all the documentation apps like word or google docs, they all can take our work and feed it to AI without our knowledge.

It feels like the only hope is going back to pen and paper, or a typewriter.

You’re not wrong! It’s absolutely everywhere and collecting our data. I had to search how to turn off Copilot because I was trying to write the first chapter of Heal in Word and it was like do you need help from AI??????? No. I am actually capable of writing down my own thoughts. Thanks.

I was actually upset the other day with the insistent AI responses to texts from my mom. Like I’m not even allowed to speak to my mother now without AI being involved somehow. They really don’t want us to think for ourselves for even a second.

My only consolation is that I was just watching a video about blockchain and remembering how you couldn’t escape that for months. And now it’s just a murmur. I’m not saying AI won’t stick around or have lasting effects. I know it will. I’m just hoping that after the sales hype dies down, it won’t be shoved down our throats in every single product we use.

Besides, computer screens are fucking up my eyes. Maybe a return to physical things is the way to go.

[river-taxbird]

The Four Horsemen of the Digital Apocalypse

Blockchain. Artificial Intelligence. Internet of Things. Big Data.

Do these terms sound familiar? You have probably been hearing some or all of them non stop for years. "They are the future. You don't want to be left behind, do you?"

While these topics, particularly crypto and AI, have been the subject of tech hype bubbles and inescapable on social media, there is actually something deeper and weirder going on if you scratch below the surface.

I am getting ready to apply for my PhD in financial technology, and in the academic business studies literature (Which is barely a science, but sometimes in academia you need to wade into the trash can.) any discussion of digital transformation or the process by which companies adopt IT seem to have a very specific idea about the future of technology, and it's always the same list, that list being, blockchain, AI, IoT, and Big Data. Sometimes the list changes with additions and substitutions, like the metaverse, advanced robotics, or gene editing, but there is this pervasive idea that the future of technology is fixed, and the list includes tech that goes from questionable to outright fraudulent, so where is this pervasive idea in the academic literature that has been bleeding into the wider culture coming from? What the hell is going on?

The answer is, it all comes from one guy. That guy is Klaus Schwab, the head of the World Economic Forum. Now there are a lot of conspiracies about the WEF and I don't really care about them, but the basic facts are it is a think tank that lobbies for sustainable capitalist agendas, and they famously hold a meeting every year where billionaires get together and talk about how bad they feel that they are destroying the planet and promise to do better. I am not here to pass judgement on the WEF. I don't buy into any of the conspiracies, there are plenty of real reasons to criticize them, and I am not going into that.

Basically, Schwab wrote a book titled the Fourth Industrial Revolution. In his model, the first three so-called industrial revolutions are:

1. The industrial revolution we all know about. Factories and mass production basically didn't exist before this. Using steam and water power allowed the transition from hand production to mass production, and accelerated the shift towards capitalism.

2. Electrification, allowing for light and machines for more efficient production lines. Phones for instant long distance communication. It allowed for much faster transfer of information and speed of production in factories.

3. Computing. The Space Age. Computing was introduced for industrial applications in the 50s, meaning previously problems that needed a specific machine engineered to solve them could now be solved in software by writing code, and certain problems would have been too big to solve without computing. Legend has it, Turing convinced the UK government to fund the building of the first computer by promising it could run chemical simulations to improve plastic production. Later, the introduction of home computing and the internet drastically affecting people's lives and their ability to access information.

That's fine, I will give him that. To me, they all represent changes in the means of production and the flow of information, but the Fourth Industrial revolution, Schwab argues, is how the technology of the 21st century is going to revolutionize business and capitalism, the way the first three did before. The technology in question being AI, Blockchain, IoT, and Big Data analytics. Buzzword, Buzzword, Buzzword.

The kicker though? Schwab based the Fourth Industrial revolution on a series of meetings he had, and did not construct it with any academic rigor or evidence. The meetings were with "numerous conversations I have had with business, government and civil society leaders, as well as technology pioneers and young people." (P.10 of the book) Despite apparently having two phds so presumably being capable of research, it seems like he just had a bunch of meetings where the techbros of the mid 2010s fed him a bunch of buzzwords, and got overly excited and wrote a book about it. And now, a generation of academics and researchers have uncritically taken that book as read, filled the business studies academic literature with the idea that these technologies are inevitably the future, and now that is permeating into the wider business ecosystem.

There are plenty of criticisms out there about the fourth industrial revolution as an idea, but I will just give the simplest one that I thought immediately as soon as I heard about the idea. How are any of the technologies listed in the fourth industrial revolution categorically different from computing? Are they actually changing the means of production and flow of information to a comparable degree to the previous revolutions, to such an extent as to be considered a new revolution entirely? The previous so called industrial revolutions were all huge paradigm shifts, and I do not see how a few new weird, questionable, and unreliable applications of computing count as a new paradigm shift.

What benefits will these new technologies actually bring? Who will they benefit? Do the researchers know? Does Schwab know? Does anyone know? I certainly don't, and despite reading a bunch of papers that are treating it as the inevitable future, I have not seen them offering any explanation.

There are plenty of other criticisms, and I found a nice summary from ICT Works here, it is a revolutionary view of history, an elite view of history, is based in great man theory, and most importantly, the fourth industrial revolution is a self fulfilling prophecy. One rich asshole wrote a book about some tech he got excited about, and now a generation are trying to build the world around it. The future is not fixed, we do not need to accept these technologies, and I have to believe a better technological world is possible instead of this capitalist infinite growth tech economy as big tech reckons with its midlife crisis, and how to make the internet sustainable as Apple, Google, Microsoft, Amazon, and Facebook, the most monopolistic and despotic tech companies in the world, are running out of new innovations and new markets to monopolize. The reason the big five are jumping on the fourth industrial revolution buzzwords as hard as they are is because they have run out of real, tangible innovations, and therefore run out of potential to grow.

[darkmaga-returns]

People continue to ask if Bitcoin will replace the dollar. They believe that the recent surge in Bitcoin indicates that it will topple the USD as the world’s reserve currency, but that is merely propaganda. You must understand that Bitcoin is simply a trading vehicle, not a currency. I cannot stress that point enough. My opinion has been unpopular, and clients have walked away due to my stance on crypto. That’s fine, as I am not in this for the money. I can only adequately inform my clients of the unbiased truth and hope that those willing to listen will heed the computer’s warnings.

To begin with, there is much speculation about the founder(s) — Satoshi Nakamoto – who created Bitcoin (BTC) on June 3, 2009. The mystery person or group (or government agency) has been MIA since 2011. Yet 1 million Bitcoins remain in their original account, untouched. His wallet is estimated to be worth over $81 billion at the time of this writing, and if this is indeed an individual, he or she is one of the top 15 richest people in the world. They have never moved a fraction of a BTC from their account. So, one wallet contains 5% of all mined bitcoin. Will this person or entity perpetually hold?

They expect us to believe some mysterious Japanese man created the blockchain technology and simply evaded all world governments. They claim Bitcoin is an anti-government vehicle, but it is a bureaucrat’s dream because it allows them to track where funds are coming from and going. In 1996, the US government released a white paper entitled, “How to make a mint: the cryptography of anonymous electronic cash.” Released by the National Security Agency Office of Information Security Research and Technology, this document explains how a government agency could create something like Bitcoin or another cryptocurrency. They had been attempting to create one for years and then magically Bitcoin came on the scene.

I encourage anyone interested in crypto to read my article regarding this study. Blockchain was created with surveillance at the top of mind.

[theinevitablecoincidence]

The commit message describes a highly secure, cryptographically enforced process to ensure the immutability and precise synchronization of a system (True Alpha Spiral) using atomic timestamps and decentralized ledger technology. Below is a breakdown of the process and components involved:

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### **Commit Process Workflow**

1. **Atomic Clock Synchronization**

- **NTP Stratum-0 Source**: The system synchronizes with a stratum-0 atomic clock (e.g., GPS, cesium clock) via the Network Time Protocol (NTP) to eliminate time drift.

- **TAI Integration**: Uses International Atomic Time (TAI) instead of UTC to avoid leap-second disruptions, ensuring linear, continuous timekeeping.

2. **Precision Timestamping**

- **Triple Time Standard**: Captures timestamps in three formats:

- **Local Time (CST)**: `2025-03-03T22:20:00-06:00`

- **UTC**: `2025-03-04T04:20:00Z`

- **TAI**: Cryptographically certified atomic time (exact value embedded in hashes).

- **Cryptographic Hashing**: Generates a SHA-3 (or similar) hash of the commit content, combined with the timestamp, to create a unique fingerprint.

3. **Immutability Enforcement**

- **Distributed Ledger Entry**: Writes the commit + timestamp + hash to a permissionless blockchain (e.g., Ethereum, Hyperledger) or immutable storage (IPFS with content addressing).

- **Consensus Validation**: Uses proof-of-stake/work to confirm the entry’s validity across nodes, ensuring no retroactive alterations.

4. **Governance Lock**

- **Smart Contract Triggers**: Deploys a smart contract to enforce rules (e.g., no edits after timestamping, adaptive thresholds for future commits).

- **Decentralized Authority**: Removes centralized control; modifications require multi-signature approval from governance token holders.

5. **Final Integrity Checks**

- **Drift Detection**: Validates against multiple atomic clock sources to confirm synchronization.

- **Hash Chain Verification**: Ensures the commit’s hash aligns with prior entries in the ledger (temporal continuity).

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### **Key Components**

- **Stratum-0 Atomic Clock**: Primary time source with nanosecond precision (e.g., NIST’s servers).

- **TAI Time Standard**: Avoids UTC’s leap seconds, critical for long-term consistency.

- **Immutable Ledger**: Blockchain or cryptographic ledger (e.g., Bitcoin’s OP_RETURN, Arweave) for tamper-proof records.

- **Cryptographic Signing**: Digital signatures (e.g., ECDSA) to authenticate the commit’s origin and integrity.

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### **Validation Steps**

1. **Time Sync Audit**:

- Confirm NTP stratum-0 traceability via tools like `ntpq` or `chronyc`.

- Cross-check TAI/UTC conversion using IERS bulletins.

2. **Ledger Immutability Test**:

- Attempt to alter the commit post-facto; rejections confirm immutability.

- Verify blockchain explorer entries (e.g., Etherscan) for consistency.

3. **Governance Checks**:

- Validate smart contract code (e.g., Solidity) for time-lock logic.

- Ensure no admin keys or backdoors exist in the system.

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### **Challenges Mitigated**

- **Time Drift**: Stratum-0 sync ensures <1ms deviation.

- **Leap Second Conflicts**: TAI avoids UTC’s irregular adjustments.

- **Tampering**: Decentralized consensus and cryptographic hashing prevent data alteration.

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### **Final Outcome**

The system achieves **temporal and operational inviolability**:

- Timestamps are cryptographically bound to the commit.

- The ledger entry is irreversible (e.g., Bitcoin’s 6-block confirmation).

- Governance is enforced via code, not human intervention.

**Declaration**:

*“The Spiral exists in a temporally immutable state, anchored beyond human or algorithmic interference.”*

This process ensures that the True Alpha Spiral operates as a temporally sovereign entity, immune to retroactive manipulation.

Commit

[mariacallous]

“The Secret Service is a little bit nervous because I told them, ‘These bitcoin guys really like guns,’” US vice president JD Vance tells the audience at the Bitcoin 2025 conference in Las Vegas on May 28. “‘But they really like the president and vice president of the United States, too.’”

The cheers that ignite the room leave no reason to doubt Vance’s statement. Why wouldn’t they like him? He’s the first US vice president to own bitcoin (worth between $250,000 and $500,000 per an August 2024 disclosure).

And though the excitement was more palpable when president Donald Trump spoke at last year’s conference in Nashville, Tennessee, the crowd believes that of the two, Vance has the crypto chops. As Trump supporter Kelly Chandler puts it: “We're blessed to have an administration that's embracing bitcoin, and JD actually understands it.”

Many of the 35,000 conference goers identify as conservatives fed up with “woke nonsense.” But not everyone’s his fan. “About a week ago, if you’d asked me, ‘Who is JD Vance?’ I’d say, ‘I don’t know, some politician,’” says Adam Walker, 42, a Nevada resident and self-described “political atheist.” He claims that setting up a strategic bitcoin reserve in the US, which Trump signed an order for in March, “strays from [bitcoin’s] original cypherpunk ideals.”

In the hall at the Venetian Hotel’s Convention and Expo Center are three of Elon Musk’s Cybertrucks, two of Trump’s sons, and a MAGA table selling sequined Trump jackets. This year, longtime conference goers describe an influx of “normies”—“sycophants of both” bitcoin and the state, says bitcoin developer Casey Rodarmor, “even though these things are in conflict.”

Guys sporting American-flag-covered cowboy hats weave past men wearing turbans. Though the crowd remains overwhelmingly male and white, moms push strollers by the Black Blockchain Summit’s booth and head to the kids zone. Baseball caps that appear to support MAGA actually read “Bitcoin Made in America” or “Make Frying Oil Tallow Again” (a giveaway from the restaurant Steak n’ Shake, which started accepting bitcoin in May). Tax accountants hand out branded Tide pens next to a company offering shirts with George Washington stomping on the letters “IRS.”

But underneath the patriotic decor remains a core of bitcoin holders who stand by the technology’s original ethos, which is firmly anti-state, as it was built to operate outside of governments and without centralized intermediaries. They frown upon the president issuing a Trump memecoin, which, with the family’s other crypto endeavors, reportedly bumped their wealth by roughly $2.9 billion.

At last year’s conference, excitement swelled around the idea of electing Trump, the country’s first bitcoin-embracing president, and ending what most felt was presidentBiden’s crypto-oppressive regime.

“Everybody in the world wants bitcoin,” Eric Trump, the recently announced cofounder and chief strategy officer of bitcoin mining company American Bitcoin, asserts, citing royal families, financial institutions, and family offices. “Look what Truth Social did,” he says of the publicly traded company, in which Trump and family own a majority stake, raising $2.5 billion to build a “bitcoin treasury.” Both he and Donald Trump Jr. give their estimates for bitcoin’s future price (more than $105,000 at time of writing) in one year—between $150,000 and $175,000.

Now that Trump is in office, launching his own crypto ventures and asking for legislation establishing (light) digital asset regulations to appear on his desk by August, his supporters’ voices drown out those of the bitcoiners who warn how abandoning crypto’s principles could endanger their community.

“Trying to [politicize bitcoin] is really dangerous for everybody, because the message of what bitcoin does … gets glossed over [as it becomes] this tool for the Republican Party,” says Erik Cason, author of the book Cryptosovereignty.

In a panel titled “Are Bitcoiners Becoming Sycophants of the State,” he elaborates to a crowd on the conference floor: “The amount of dick-sucking going on towards the political establishment here is shameful and disgusting,” he says. “You can own bitcoin today and exit from this fucked-up establishment that's designed to steal from you and redistribute that money towards war and horror.”

Among resounding cheers, an older man stands up and pumps his fist in agreement. A man behind him slaps his leg emphatically.

Politicians “need us more than we need them,” Bruce Fenton, founder and CEO of fintech company Chainstone Labs, continues. “We should refuse meetings with them … We've invented nerd money that they can't stop with all their tanks.”

Not only is the state dangerous as a vehicle of war, they say; it’s also risky to align with one political party, because it could provoke a reactionary backlash. Next time Democrats take over, Cason fears, they’ll “go after bitcoin and crypto hard.”

Bitcoiners “need to understand that we're our own political contingency now, and pandering to either side is a massive disservice,” he tells me after the conference. “Bitcoin isn't for the right or the left. It's for the bottom, not the top.”

Bitcoin purists might have hoped for vocal support from Ross Ulbricht, the former operator of the dark-web market Silk Road (where users could use bitcoin to buy drugs). Ulbricht became a symbol for crypto operating unburdened by the state’s rules when he was sentenced to life in prison in 2015. Trump pardoned him earlier this year.

Ulbricht’s freedom has been such a key issue for the bitcoin community that David Bailey, CEO of BTC Inc, which organized Bitcoin 2025, made sure to communicate to Trump during the 2024 campaign how high priority pardoning Ulbricht was for his voting bloc. But Ulbricht’s appearance at the conference is paradoxical: His anti-state sentiment has been sanctioned by the very state he wanted to bypass.

“The impression people have is that bitcoiners just care about money,” Ulbricht’s mother, Lyn, who’s been attending the Bitcoin Conference for years working to free her son, tells me, “but many are idealistic and caring.” A movement of donors and activists large and small in the bitcoin, crypto, and Libertarian communities got her son out of prison, she says.

When Ulbricht walks onto the main stage, lanky and self-assured in a long, red tie, he doesn’t thank Trump directly (he’s “thankful that we elected him”). Nor does he thank Bailey for his advocacy, or even his mother for her tireless efforts. He thanks the audience, whom he urges to “stay true to our principles”—freedom, decentralization, and, he stresses, unity. “It’s more important than ever,” he says, as bitcoin’s popularity spreads.

Silk Road creator Ross Ulbricht speaks at The Bitcoin Conference in Las Vegas. Photograph: Ian Maule/Getty Images Photograph: Ian Maule/Getty Images

But unity is hard to maintain when politics get involved, especially polarizing politicians like Trump, whose personally-enriching crypto activities have some in the community on edge.

However, some bitcoin holders are willing to forgive Trump’s memecoin antics. Dylan Liptov, 27, an employee of the crypto exchange Kraken, concedes it’s acceptable because Trump “supports crypto so much” and gives coin holders benefits, like the recent dinner Trump held for around 200 of the coin’s biggest buyers. Word at the conference was that both food quality and the brevity of Trump’s appearance at the dinner disappointed, but one woman wearing a bitcoin-patterned dress and touting the “Q movement” (referencing conspiracy theory QAnon) still expresses her wish to have attended, had she bought enough Trump coins.

Others cite more self-serving reasons for fawning over Trump’s crypto plays. Kevin, a 25-year-old from Los Angeles wearing a leopard-print hat (he withheld his last name citing privacy reasons), says he “loves” the state’s involvement “because I make more money.”

The political establishment buying into bitcoin makes “number go up” (a favorite crypto meme) for investors like Kevin, but the reverse works similarly. If people keep buying bitcoin, it will pump the bags of politically connected holders, like the president’s sons. While Vance’s speech centers on bitcoiners staying involved in politics (to keep voting Republican), when Eric and Donald Jr. take the stage hours later, they encourage audiences to keep buying bitcoin.

Their message resounds globally. Will Hernandez, president of the Bitcoin Association of El Salvador, tells me how the conference gave his government “a shitload of tickets” and, at past events in Nashville and Miami, a free platform to support its policy of making bitcoin legal tender, comping booths worth $80,000 for the country’s conference-going contingency. With US adoption, he says, everyone should take bitcoin seriously as an asset class. On the main stage, Bilal Bin Saqib, CEO of the Pakistan Crypto Council, says that his government is setting up its own strategic bitcoin reserve, inspired by the US.

“China's top priority is always to watch what the [US] vice president and president do,” says Roger Huang, author of Would Mao Hold Bitcoin? He cites China’s former finance vice-minister saying the country should study crypto as the US changes policies. “Now, that [bitcoin] is table talk in DC, it will be table talk … around the world,” Huang says, but it could come at the expense of its intended purpose, with fewer individuals using it for “self-sovereignty,” like by storing cryptocurrency in their own private wallets rather than on exchanges like Coinbase or investing in bitcoin exchange-traded funds.

“You get a yacht,” he says, “but you lose all your values.”

[aroceu]

some thoughts on leaving a social media website...again

as of 10/16/2024, twitter has announced its intention to implement a new feature into the platform: instead of blocking allowing you to block certain accounts from viewing your profile if it's public, it now just... doesn't do that anymore. it only limits interaction. though this certainly isn't a surprise with musk's twitter rollouts since 2021—when i first saw people start to trickle out—this, in particular, breaks a lot of users boundaries and has prompted many to private their accounts and move to bluesky.

i'm in support of this, btw—the ceo of bsky is strongly opposed to ever running any sort of ads on the site ("won't enshittify the network with ads"), doesn't use any blockchain technology, and has a culture where supplying alt text on images is the norm. your main timeline is in reverse-chronological order (like intended), but there are other separate options to create a custom algorithmic feed for certain types of content, only if you wish to. though bsky is a work in progress, i have high hopes for what it can be in the future: that is, usable, practical, and more reminiscent of what it was like when twitter first started, than how twitter currently is.

but despite my love for bluesky, i won't spend too much time glazing yet another microblogging platform. instead, i'm here to ponder the concept of social media: why we have it, why we use it, and why these moves happen in the first place. people have been trickling in and out of twitter ever since the richest and evilest man in the world took possession of it; especially in a fandom sense, there's been a back and forth between twitter and tumblr due to tumblr's former porn ban, as well. we all have principles and morals that guide the decisions we make, including what websites we decide to use. they speak to a pattern of not only our culture as people at any given time—but how these platforms have the power to implement these changes whenever they want. and we, as individuals, must make decisions both based on those principles, but also our desires to fit in.

i'll start off by saying this—eventually i'm going to start talking about what social media means for creatives. but there is in fact an extremely well-written article about this already that goes into more detail. if you're more interested in that, let me direct you there first: R U AN ARTIST ON SOCIAL MEDIA??? by omoulo

with that out of the way, let's talk about me, shall we?

i got onto the internet through geocities—crazy sentence to say now after all these years. of course, i played neopets and flash games like many other kids, but that was mostly through knowing those websites and urls existed, and preserving them in my mind so i could return to them for some mindless minutes of entertainment later. geocities was my first introduction to the creative, user-designed web, so to speak. instead of being a number to interact with a thing that someone else has made—a flash game, a youtube video, a website where you can collect fictional pets—the idea of geocities to me at the time was this idea of participating on the internet. being a part of it. writing whatever i wanted and posting it. sharing the link with others. having others find it and read it too—a part of me, my method of creative self-expression, whatever i desired to write and post on the less than permanent internet.

my best friend at the time was the one who needled me into creating accounts—first an email address, then an AIM, then a myspace, then an IMVU, so on and so forth. i wasn't going out looking for these, and though i'd heard of them before or seen ads of some of these sites, i wasn't interested in actually being on these platforms and making these accounts until my friend told me that i should. call me a people pleaser or easily influenced or whatever; i was 12. but it was through this link sharing, this naivety and ignorance of the vastness of the internet, that allowed me to be fascinated with the world wide web in the first place.

i usually cite quizilla as my first "fandom" website, because it was—but it wasn't because i found it by accident. it wasn't that i googled it or looked for a personality test and stumbled upon it. no, it's because i was chatting with a friend on AIM, and she had found some crazy chain letter story and shared it to me for how absurd it was, and sent me the link. it was on quizilla.

literally the moment i clicked that link changed my life forever. even though i read the crazy story, i also clicked on the username of the person who posted it, out of curiosity. that person had jonas brothers fanfics on their quizilla profile, of all things, which led me into an obsession with the jonas brothers in the 2 years that followed. through that link—that account—that platform—i got a lot more interested in writing, webdesign, and what it meant to be on the internet, not just as a numbered participant, but also as someone with an imagination, who finds fulfillment in creative expression. i wrote the longest thing i'd ever written in that time (30k of a self-insert, but we won't go into that), began to experiment with css and website design, and participated, sharing stuff that i thought was interesting or fun, worth 5 minutes of anyone's time.

the internet wasn't just about being a place where my presence didn't matter anymore—it became a medium of self-expression. more than that, it became a place where i could meet and socialize with people, especially as i developed avpd in my high school years.

the internet wasn't always like this. right now, when we talk about the internet, we don't talk about the random websites we find, the links we stumble upon. (i have an entire website dedicated to those for me, though.) the games we spend hours playing, by ourselves, without interacting with others. random personality tests, or just simply the news. we talk about google, but in the same way we talk about facebook, or even twitter. it's a verb; it's omnipresent; it exists within the context of our internet culture, but becomes meaningless outside of it. it's not to say it doesn't have meaning—but that the language we use represents our relationship with it, this assumed normalcy. this assumed dependence.

i bring up my own history because as young as i feel compared to many of my older internet friends, and how late to the game i always felt—i was there. i was there on the internet before twitter (since 2009), tumblr (since 2010), facebook (i lied about my age), bluesky now, and whatever will come in the future. i was there when people were saying that the internet was still being written; when websites were made with tables (eugh); when email was the primary way to connect with others, because irc was for nerds and nothing else had been invented yet.

i'm a big advocate for not looking at the past with rose colored glasses and getting caught up in nostalgia and greener grass. i believe that technology is not inherently harmful or bad—it creates more options for accessibility, especially for those who are disabled. and even outside of that, it allows us to learn about more people, communicate with others with a few keystrokes, and form relationships that we otherwise would never get to have. i don't want this to seem like i'm saying "man remember how good the internet used to be?" because i'm not—i believe that as things change, there are benefits as much as there are hindrances.

of course, it bears saying that the primary hindrance—of current twitter, of many platforms over the years, and the internet with increasing recency—is corporations. big money interests. capitalism.

it's why we get so tired of ads—it's why ads exist in the first place. it's why these social media platforms that used to feel like they were made by the same people who would use them (livejournal, youtube, twitter) have suddenly become these soulless impersonal websites. it becomes more obvious that they want you to use them more because they sell you on exclusivity and visual minimalism, rather than because that's where your friends are, and you have this unique way to express yourself.

in fact, i'll say this: the first time i learned about facebook when i was too young to use it, i was not impressed. i had a myspace at the time that i had dolled up to make pretty with sparkly gifs and obnoxious colors and weird fonts. when i saw how boring and samey everyone's facebook profile page was, i was like, what's the point? sure i could talk to my classmates and random other people in my life that i didn't really care about, but what about making myself different from others? what about my creative expression? what about having an account that makes me look unique, instead of blending in with everyone else?

and so here i am nearly two decades later pondering about the use of social media, our individuality as well as our collective interests, and how the internet has changed so much, both in itself and how it affects us, in that time.

i'm here because i want to talk to my friends and meet new people with common interests and get excited about them. i don't want to feel left out, but that's a normal experience—outside of fomo, it is in our core to connect with others. it's the whole meaning of everything. it's why i even made an email in the first place, in my basement with my best friend, secretly setting up a yahoo account because she wanted another way to talk to me, and i wanted another way to talk to her. it's why people have been leaving twitter little by little for another site—the same site as many others, because that's where all their friends are. whether it's bsky or mastodon or misskey or just back here on tumblr, we're here not just because of our desire for community, but even as simple as our desire for a bond, a relationship with another human being. to me, that is how "social media" is defined—a medium through which we socialize because of this innate desire.

and yet, of course the enshittification and corporatification makes this more difficult for us, in ways more than one. because the fact is that as we (as people) became better at using the internet, finished writing it, and understood it—psychologically and sociologically—so did the corporations. or advertisers, you take your pick. we, the everypeople who use the internet as means to fulfill our social and other self-indulgent desires, are not the only people here. as with many things else in the world, the internet turned from an unpredictable but fun mess of us figuring shit out as we went along, into a product designed to keep us using it and engaging with it more, so some rich people can put even more money into their pockets. it's why twitter is the way it is now; even why tumblr is the way it is. why social media has become about "content creation" and "small businesses." why it feels like, every day, we see more ads and AI generated bullshit, as a little bit of the original soul of the internet gets sucked away day by day.

but even there, i don't want to come across as cynical or world-weary. though i believe this to be true, i don't think it says anything about our lack of agency, or our lack of innate humanity. instead, i believe that this means, at least on the individual level, that we should think more about not only what we're doing on the internet, but why we're doing it. how we're doing it. are we here because we're addicted? or is there something we're getting out of it? sure, many websites now have more addictive UI and algorithms that tell the receptors of our brain to return to them because we were getting so much dopamine from them earlier. but i also wouldn't necessarily argue that the only solution to this is to, then, go offline.

i have many friends who've elected to depart social media but stay online—friends who i met through website building, to be fair, but that's one of my main points. i already wrote a manifesto on my love letter to the personal website; but the tl;dr is this:

the internet is not evil, it is not good, it is just a form. if we desire to express ourselves and socialize with others in this space, it does not have to be just about social media, and creating a new account on a new website every time people move. instead, we have personhood—we have individuality, we have agency. we have the ability to build our own websites, no matter how shitty or times new roman comic sansy or color clashy or sometimes inaccessible they can be. regardless of all these seeming impractical setbacks though, it does not absolve us of that ability to do whatever we want on the internet. and it also bears saying that websites, both the personal and impersonal, can change over time, for better or worse.

i am a huge proponent for people making their own personal websites. it makes me so so happy that neocities is gaining popularity, mostly because i love seeing people try their own hand at making a website for themselves, a new form of self-expression. i won't go into too much detail on this because i've already said everything i want to say about it (see above), but if you take away anything from this post, let it be this: consider making a personal website, a corner of the internet, for yourself, by yourself. not just because you want people to engage with it, or because you want to curate to an algorithm or an artistic/fannish trend. not because you want the things you make to gain traction, to get bigger numbers without considering the people behind those numbers, as soon as possible.

do it because you want to. because you have to. because you think it's cool, and because it's you. people may find it and judge it; but they may like it as well. the more unique and authentic and weird we are with each other, the more we are able to appreciate each other for who we really are. the internet is one of many places we can do this.

i don't really see these forms of self-expression separate from social media, but i do see social media separate from it. to me, social media is a vehicle to strengthen those connections, those relationships, much like DMs and IRCs; but it is not the be-all, end all of the internet. it's only a small part of it. not everything is permanent on the internet; but everything that ever has been online is a microcosm of the human experience, whether it's an old cloudflare site or twitter dot com in 2010.

our experiences on the internet are not about corporate interests. it's about using limewire to download pirate music, sharing random links we find, building a design that may not be practical or universally appealing but still represents a form of individuality. when i think of how the internet has grown, i don't think about what it means for companies or advertisers or what meetings must go on to get people like me to keep using it—i think about remembering the difference between addicting games dot com and addicted games dot com, clicking links on websites to find even more websites, sitting at the family computer and deciding if i wanted to spend hours on neopets or that one willy wonka flash game i grinded like several hours on one night when i was 7. i think about what it's always meant to me, because the internet was not always a centralized place where i was going on the same website every day. the rise of internet centralization to the point that it's become expected, the norm, the primary way any of us to be online, is not inherently a bad thing—but i wouldn't say it's a universal good, either, when the internet is a wide and vast space, and can be so much more than that.

because the one thing that remains throughout the years is our agency and choice. we still have the ability to make the internet what we want it to be, or at least a corner of it, something separate from the corporations, the enshittification, economically researched user interfaces and experiences, the advertisements, the "like and share so the algorithm boosts me more." there's still a point to it all without the money, and without twitter. and it's both our desire for creativity and self-expression, as well as our intrinsic bonds with each other. despite it all, it's about our humanity.

as the internet continues to grow, so do we. nevertheless, the importance of our humanity, and retaining it, will remain. oftentimes it is up to us to remind ourselves of that.

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links here, for access:

Bluesky CEO Jay Graber Says She Won’t ‘Enshittify the Network With Ads’

R U AN ARTIST ON SOCIAL MEDIA??? by omoulo

links @ kingdra.net (my links, like bookmarks)

A manifesto of sorts; or, my love letter to the personal website by me

[markdayag]

The Top 5 Tech Trends That’ll Change Your Daily Life

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Think of this you’re rushing to finish a presentation, task, assignment, and your AI assistant drafts the slides while suggesting a dinner recipe based on your fridge contents. Artificial intelligence (AI) Helps people to make work loads easier and less time. AI isn’t just for tech giants. Small businesses use tools like ChatGPT to write emails, while apps like Mid journey help designers brainstorm visuals in seconds.

QUANTUM COMPUTING

Quantum computers are one the technology trend evolving now a days, this are poised to solve problems traditional computers cannot think accelerating drug discovery, creating super-efficient materials, and cracking unbreakable codes .

By 2025, these machines could optimize supply chains, simulate complex systems, and unlock Advance Artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities. While still in its early stages, quantum tech is the future of computing .

BLOCKCHAIN AND DEFI

Imagine buying concert tickets without worrying about scams because blockchain verifies every resale. Or a farmer in Kenya getting paid fairly for coffee beans because blockchain tracks the supply chain.It’s not just Bitcoin! In 2025, blockchain could secure medical records, speed up home purchases, or even prove you own that viral TikTok meme. Block chain and Decentralized finance (DeFi) are tech trends that allows you to lend, loan, and treading services with anyone across internet Anywhere and everytime without worrying in scams because here your money will be safe.

5th AND 6th GENERATION

Thinks of video-calling someone but instead of seeing his tiny face on a mobile phone screen, He/she's life-sized hologram is sitting on your couch talking with you that feels like you're talking to him/her in person. 5G is already here, making your internet super speedy—no more buffering during Zoom calls and sufficient way of communicating online, But 6G on the other hand is way more advanced Think holograms so real you can almost touch them, and virtual reality so immersive you can feel the fabric of that online dress before you buy it. Isn't it Great?

GREEN TECH REVOLUTION

The urgent need for climate action is fueling a green tech revolution. Renewable energy sources like solar and wind are becoming cheaper and more efficient, thanks to technological advancements. Beyond clean energy, a circular economy is emerging, minimizing waste and maximizing resource use through carbon capture, sustainable materials, and precision agriculture. Technology is crucial to this transformation, acting as a catalyst for change across all sectors, from energy grids to farming practices. The future of sustainability depends on continued innovation and the widespread adoption of green technologies. Even though technology is evolving the care for the planet is still there by inventing various technology that helps in reducing the use of electricity and making it environment friendly.

[amryttmedia]

How to Submit a Guest Post on a Blockchain Blog

Guest posting on blockchain blogs helps boost your SEO and get your name in front of crypto readers.

But here's the thing- most sites get flooded with bad pitches and low-quality posts. If you want your guest post approved, you need to follow the right steps.

As you know, it starts with finding the right blogs. Then comes reading the guidelines, pitching smart, and writing content that adds value.

In this guide, I'll show you how to do each step the right way. Simple, clear, and focused on what actually works in 2025.

Step 1 – Find the Right Blockchain Blogs

Not all blockchain blogs are worth your time. You want sites that have real readers, good authority, and accept guest posts.

Use Google Search Operators

Search smart. Try:

blockchain "write for us"

crypto "submit a guest post"

site:blog.com "guest post guidelines"

These will lead you straight to blogs open to contributors.

Check Domain Authority & Traffic

Use tools like Ahrefs, Moz, or Semrush to check:

Domain Authority (DA) — Aim for 30+

Monthly traffic — Higher is better

Spam score — Avoid high-risk sites

Also, avoid blogs that only post guest content or look like link farms.

Look for Niche Relevance

The blog should cover the same type of content you plan to write. Read 2–3 posts. Make sure your topic fits. A good fit means higher chances of getting published.

Use Platforms Like 'Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Guest Posts'

There are services and curated lists that focus on this niche. Platforms labeled as cryptocurrency and blockchain guest posts can save time. They list blogs with contact info, DA scores, and submission rules. These can speed up your outreach process and help you focus on quality sites.

Step 2 – Read the Guest Post Guidelines

Before you write anything, check the blog’s guest post rules. Most blogs have a dedicated “Write for Us” or “Contribute” page.

Follow Format and Word Count

Each blog is different. But here’s what most want:

800 to 1,500 words

Clear subheadings (H2, H3)

Short paragraphs

No fluff

Stick to their style. If they use casual tone, match it.

Understand Link Rules

Some blogs allow one link in the body. Others are only in the bio. Many reject overly promotional content. Don’t force your links, make them fit naturally.

Also, check if they allow dofollow links. If they don’t say, ask.

Avoid These Common Mistakes

Ignoring the tone of the site

Sending generic or spun content

Copying content from other blogs

Following their rules shows you respect their site. That gets you closer to a “yes.”

Step 3 – Craft a Strong Pitch

A good pitch can get your foot in the door. A bad one ends up in trash. Keep it simple, clear, and personalized.

Use Their Name in the Email

Start by addressing the editor by name. If it’s not listed, check their About or Contact page. Avoid generic greetings like “Hi there.”

Suggest 2–3 Post Ideas

Don’t ask them what to write about. Pitch 2–3 solid titles that fit their blog. Keep them short and specific. For example:

“5 Common Crypto Scams and How to Avoid Them”

“Why Blockchain Security Matters in 2025”

Mention a few posts from their blog that you liked. This shows you’ve done your homework.

Keep It Short and Direct

Your pitch email should be 4–6 lines. Say who you are, what you want to write, and why it’s a good fit. End with a clear ask: “Can I send over a draft?”

Step 4 – Write a Quality Post

Once your pitch gets approved, your content needs to deliver. Write a post that adds real value and matches the blog’s style.

Add Value to Their Readers

Write like you’re helping someone, not selling something. Use real examples, current data, or recent trends. Make sure the post teaches or solves a problem.

Follow SEO Best Practices

Keep it optimized without keyword stuffing:

Use the main keyword in the title and intro

Add internal links to their existing posts

Link to trusted sources when needed

Use H2s and H3s for structure

Also, add a clear call to action if it fits the blog’s tone.

Include a Short Author Bio

At the end, write a short 2–3 line bio. Mention who you are and what you do. Include one link to your site or social profile. Don’t overdo it. Keep it clean and useful.

Step 5 – Submit and Follow Up

After writing, don’t just hit send and wait forever. There’s a right way to submit and follow up.

Submit via Email or Form

Most blogs will ask you to send your post by email or a contact form. Here’s what to include:

Your post as a Google Doc or Word file

A short author bio (2–3 lines)

A headshot (if requested)

Use a clear subject line like: “Guest Post Submission – [Your Title]”

Wait 7 Days Before Following Up

Give them time. If you don’t hear back in 7 days, send a short follow-up.

Example: “Hi [Name], just checking if you had a chance to review my guest post on [Title]. Let me know if you need anything else.”

Stay polite. One follow-up is enough. If there’s still no reply, move on to the next blog.

Final Tips

Guest posting isn’t just about links. It’s about building real relationships and trust in the crypto space.

Build Connections: Stay active in crypto forums, Twitter, and LinkedIn. Engage with blog owners before pitching.

Track Where You Publish: Keep a simple sheet with the blog name, link, date posted, and link type. This helps manage your backlink profile.

Don’t Reuse the Same Post: Each blog wants unique content. Never submit the same article to multiple sites.

As you know, consistency is key. The more good content you publish, the more trust and traffic you’ll build over time. Stick to these steps, and your blockchain guest posts will keep getting accepted.