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Swan Bitcoin is Live in New York
With its launch in the center of global finance, Swan Bitcoin empowers New Yorkers to build lasting wealth with Bitcoin financial services and expert guidance.
New Personal Account, Swan Vault on Mobile App, and Withdrawals to Self-Custody
We are excited to share the latest improvements to the Swan Bitcoin mobile app, streamlining your Bitcoin buying and storage experience.
How to Set Up Swan Vault: Unlocking Safer Bitcoin Self-Custody
Discover how Swan Vault puts you in full control of your Bitcoin with a simple, secure setup. See just how easy it is to safeguard your wealth and unlock your monetary autonomy.
Swan Bitcoin and Equity Trust Collaboration Unlocks New Retirement Account Features for Bitcoin Investors
Equity Trust and Swan collaborate to bring new IRA account types and features to Swan’s IRA product.
The Bitcoiner who Ran for French National Assembly
Running on a Bitcoin-only platform is a significant milestone.
Swan Vault — Safe and Sound Self-Custody
Swan Vault is advanced Bitcoin security made simple. You don’t need a bank, but you don’t have to go it alone.
From Fiat Family Home to Bitcoin Mining Trailer: Off-Grid Steve
The British Bitcoiner on a mission to understand whether Off-Grid, Bitcoin miner heat living is a viable and crucially, profitable venture.
If They Can Print Money, Why Do We Pay Taxes?
Bitcoin is a real solution to the issues surrounding the question of “If they can print money, why do we pay taxes?”
Why Bitcoin Needs To Change
When we save our life’s work in bitcoin, we want to be certain that the wealth generated by such work will still be around decades or even centuries from now.
Germany’s Bitcoin “Brown Bottom”
Germany’s 50,000 BTC dump at the bull run start is baffling, especially since they can print fiat. This, along with poor energy policies and free speech disregard, shows why Bitcoin offers hope for a better world.
Bitcoin ETFs Inflows Showing Robust Turnaround in July
The inflows on these two days alone underscore the growing interest and confidence in Bitcoin ETFs.
Trump, Bitcoin, and the Swamp
What does the Trump assassination attempt mean for the 2024 election and Bitcoin policy? Also, the U.S. secret service shows itself to be as incompetent as the mainstream media is when it covers anything Trump.
Craig Wright Referred for Perjury Prosecution, Receives Injunctions in COPA Case
Final arguments in the the Crypto Open Patent Alliance (COPA) vs. Craig Wright’s assertion that he is Bitcoin’s creator, Satoshi Nakamoto, and to prevent him from continuing to make such claims.
Bitcoin on the Ballot
Millions of Bitcoiners are single-issue voters. Jason evaluates how much influence will they have in November 2024!
Bitcoin Wealth Distribution
Bitcoin curbs government overreach through money printing and devaluation. It promotes saving and long-term investment over fiat’s consumerism, empowering global citizens and potentially sparking a cultural renaissance.
CFTC Coming For Bitcoin?
Competition exists between US government agencies like the SEC and CFTC to regulate Bitcoin. Senate Democrats propose giving the CFTC unprecedented control over BTC, beyond its traditional role.
Bitcoin Miners Depilating Dogs?
Is Bitcoin mining is behind canine hair loss, old oak trees dying, and old people getting sick? No. But, the smear campaigns remain relentless.
Biden’s SAB121 Veto Stands: What This Means for Banks and Bitcoin Custody
The House failed to overturn Biden’s veto on a bill allowing banks to custody Bitcoin and crypto assets, addressing SEC’s SAB 121, which imposes stringent accounting requirements on banks holding these assets.
Germany’s Sale of 50,000 Confiscated Bitcoins Demonstrates Bitcoin’s Robust Liquidity
Germany sold 50,000 Bitcoin seized from an illegal music-sharing service. How the German government is valuing the BTC has sparked global interest and debate in the Bitcoin community.
Is Bitcoin Controlled By Tether?
Questions about Bitcoin market and transactional value, and Tether’s influence. Bitcoin isn’t controlled by Tether, which is likely not a Ponzi scheme but a profitable business.
Will A.I. Go the Way of Bitcoin Mining
Abstract: ASICs are coming to Artificial Intelligence. They may well become part of the AI mix. However, ASICs are unlikely to come to dominate AI as they have in Bitcoin Mining.
Bitcoin: Too Volatile To Be Money?
BTC’s price volatility is due to its smaller market cap. Although its been decreasing over time, it could spike during a fiat currency collapse, similar to the unpredictability of gold prices during the Weimar Republic.
Bitcoin HODL’ing vs. Spending
In this video, Matt discusses Bitcoin HODL’ing vs. Bitcoin spending. Most people should probably have at least 2 Bitcoin buckets: 1) Deep cold storage Bitcoin, 2) Spending wallet.
Bitcoin’s HODL Culture
Bitcoin’s culture of hodling, and how important it is both for building strong individuals and families, as well as creating the precondition for a Bitcoin circular economy to develop.
Bootstrapping Bitcoin
Launching a new cryptocurrency is challenging, needing miner compensation through new issuance (diluting holders) or transaction fees (requiring long-term demand). Bitcoin successfully navigated this quagmire.
3 Easy Steps to Delete Your Coinbase Account (w/ Screenshots) July Update
You may have wondered “How do I get my money out of Coinbase?” This guide will show you step-by-step how to transfer Bitcoin from Coinbase and then how to delete your account forever in July of 2024!
Highly Regarded Bitcoin Miner
Matt discusses Marathon Digital Holdings (MARA), a US Bitcoin miner criticized for OFAC censorship, spamming the network and mining altcoins. With stock price and revenue down — survival is uncertain.
How To Deprogram Yourself
Learn how to deprogram yourself, and get on the path to recovery from years of abuse and gaslighting by governments, schools, corporations, lobbying groups, and the media.
Multi-Sig Custody and Inheritance
This essay is my attempt to answer all your questions about multi-sig custody and inheritance so you walk away with a better understanding of the options and can figure out what is best for your family.
The Magic of Dollar-Cost-Averaging (DCA’ing) Bitcoin
Dollar cost averaging (DCA) imposes the discipline of buying fewer sats when the fiat price is higher and more sats when the fiat price is lower, thus giving you a lower fiat cost basis.
Is Bitcoin A Giant PsyOp?
Fiat money, not Bitcoin is the true psyop, controlling money supply to fund bureaucrats. Opt out and choose Bitcoin, the freedom money.
Mt. Gox Dump Coming?
The market may overreact to the upcoming Mt. Gox BTC distribution — presenting a buying opportunity. Long-term HODLers should use lower prices to accumulate BTC.
Financial Advisors: It’s Time to Study Bitcoin
This is an open letter to financial advisors and their firms about the dangers of ignoring Bitcoin and the opportunity of embracing it.
Bitcoin — For All Ages, For The Ages
For the first time in our lifetimes, we have the opportunity to save reliably over the long-term!
Will Bitcoin Kill All Stocks?
Sound money, free markets, and corporations can coordinate human activity and productivity effectively, but stocks, unlike Bitcoin, are paper assets subject to management, regulatory, and operational risks.
Bitcoin Isn’t Ossified, It’s in Equilibrium
Bitcoin is the world’s first truly global grassroots revolution.
Bitcoin, Ethereum, and the Fall of the Roman Republic
Bitcoin is unchanging, and in a complex world where everything changes all the time, this is what makes it a system the likes of which the world has never seen…
The Sunshine Manifesto
Rather than being something to be avoided, sunlight has many health benefits that most people are unaware of, from reducing chronic illnesses, to prolonging your life.
A Massive Opportunity to Spread Bitcoin Education
Swan is sponsoring the Tucker Carlson Live Tour traveling to 15+ cities across America.
Bitcoin is the New Non-Aligned Movement
In a bifurcated world, Bitcoin can be the solution representing a new Monetary Non-Aligned Movement.
Asset Performance in Times of Conflict
Given the inflationary consequences of war, history advises caution regarding traditional safe-haven assets such as cash and bonds.
Billionaires Boosting Bitcoin
Larry Fink’s CNBC interview, retweeted by Michael Saylor and Michael Dell, pitches Bitcoin as a legitimate hedge against monetary debasement with non-correlated returns. Bitcoin is HOPE!
Are Recent Regulatory and Political Moves Good for Bitcoin?
The answer is becoming clear: not only will they not ban it — they will embrace it.
Tech Giants' AI Energy Crisis Is Their Own Fault
We can either continue our current trajectory, or we can adopt energy freedom policies and become a world leader in both AI and electricity.
Scaling Bitcoin: Lightning, Liquid & The Blockchain Trilemma
These networks represent pivotal developments in the quest to enhance Bitcoin’s capabilities and overcome its limitations.
Cherry Pickers
While quick ‘drive-by’ analyses can be inflammatory and make it look like Bitcoin is failing, proper analysis requires ‘zooming out’ and understanding the reasoning at a deeper level…
Epoch Five — Big League Bitcoin
Block 840,000 has come and gone. With it, came Bitcoin’s fourth halving, cutting the issuance of new coins to 3.125 per block. Welcome to Epoch V. What awaits us?
An Open Letter to Ann Barnhardt
I decided to write a letter, then made it an open letter, to Ann Barnhardt.
Swan Announces Managed Bitcoin Mining Service
Swan Bitcoin launches Managed Mining service for institutional investors, announces strategic collaboration with Tether, targets 100 EH by 2026.
What Are Bitcoin Ordinals? (Why Inscript Your BTC)
Seen as an innovation in data storage and network security by some, while others view them as a passing Bitcoin fade and drift. Let’s take a closer look at both perspectives!
Running the Numbers: How Fiat Pushed the American Dream Away from Millennials
Bitcoin symbolizes hope for a generation who increasingly feel as though their futures have been stolen from them by the traditional fiat system.
Privacy, Executive Order 6102 & Bitcoin
Let’s keep pushing forward for the future we want to see, one in which both the price of Bitcoin and global freedom can go up together.
Changing Bitcoin, Part III — The Future
Bitcoin will change the lens of what it takes to succeed in pursuing change itself. It will change everything and the tactics people use to achieve change. Bitcoin will change how we “People with each other.”
The Swan App is the Best Way to Get Started Buying Bitcoin
Start buying Bitcoin in minutes with no fees to get started. Onboard your friends and family the moment they ask you how to get started.
Changing Bitcoin, Part II — The Present
Rule Changes Are Being Proposed. How Might They Change Bitcoin? How Might They Happen?
Wall Street Bitcoin: What it Means For Bitcoin and You
With the successful launch of 10 Bitcoin ETFs, Wall Street has come into Bitcoin in a big way, and it will only get bigger. Is this good or bad for Bitcoin? Like many things in life, the answer is nuanced and uncertain.
Changing Bitcoin: The Past, The Present, and The Future (Part One)
For Bitcoin to achieve the lofty goals many have for it, its rules will need to change. This three-part series of articles will tackle what it takes to change Bitcoin.
A Changed Bitcoin At $50k
Although $50k was close to the cycle high in 2021, the current environment makes it easy to believe that this time, $50k marks the beginning, not the end, of an extraordinary bull run.
GBTC was the Genesis of the Crypto Credit Contagion (Part II)
There are many reasons to criticize DCG and Genesis. Moreover, the drama highlights why holding Bitcoin is a superior option for investors. No fees or if your money benefits a company that doesn’t align with your values.
Trillion-Dollar Deficits are Keeping the Economy Afloat
The reckless nature of government fiscal policies suggests a future where financial instability may hinge on the balance between innovation and traditional policy decisions.
Bitcoin Liberation: Yan Pritzker’s Personal Journey to Freedom
Bitcoin is about so much more than merely “number go up.” It’s a tool to reclaim individual economic freedom from those who seek to take that freedom away. And that is something to be optimistic about!
Are “Ordinals” Worth Worrying About?
Ordinals and Inscriptions are not ideal for monetary users of Bitcoin, but they are not currently a systemic issue for Bitcoin. Learn why with Stephan Livera!
Bitcoin: Solving the Fundamental Problem of Money
Bitcoin’s rate of supply discovery is slowing down, by half, every four years — a first for any commodity! Satoshi solved not just the double-spending problem but also the fiat imalleable supply cap problem!
5 Reasons to Be Bullish Heading into 2024
While past performance is not a guaranteed indicator of future results, the combination of these catalysts suggests a heightened interest and investment in Bitcoin and another green candle year!
The Race is On: 11 Bitcoin ETFs Launch
These ETFs will act as a top-of-funnel and will become an initial touchpoint for many future Bitcoiners.
Assessing Risk in Bitcoin Custody
Swan encourages our clients to withdraw their Bitcoin to self-custody by offering free and automatic withdrawals.
Will a Record Flood to Cash Flow into Bitcoin Next?
If the Fed decides to cut rates then expect the floodgates to open, and Bitcoin will be one beneficiary as it sucks up the liquidity, potentially driving its price to new heights in the coming year.
Will Bitcoin Follow Gold’s Monetary Rise and Fall? And a Look at Bitcoin’s Scaling Strategy
Bitcoin can achieve its ultimate goal — to be a neutral base layer of a new monetary system for billions of users worldwide
Bitcoin: Reuniting a Deeply Divided World
Bitcoin’s unchangeability is the fix we have needed for money throughout history.
A Fed Pivot Releases Animal Spirits
It seems like things are all lining up for Bitcoin to have an explosive year in 2024.
Swan Bitcoin 2023 Give Guide
We can all agree there is nothing greater than the gift of Bitcoin. This holiday season, please join the Swan family in the joy of giving (with a Bitcoin-centric twist).
Argentina: How Fiat Policies Ruined a Once Prosperous Nation
If Argentina embraces Bitcoin, perhaps it can start to resemble the prosperous nation it once was and its people can finally experience something they haven’t felt in a long time — hope.
A Recap of the 2023 Pacific Bitcoin Festival
Pacific Bitcoin redefines the boundaries of what an event could be by seamlessly blending the best of Bitcoin education, entertainment, and social connections. It was more than just a conference.
5 Reasons to Focus on Bitcoin Only
Unlike other cryptocurrencies, over the long term, Bitcoin has provided exceptional returns, peace of mind, and security for HODLers, their families, businesses, and employees.
Feast or Famine? Breaking Down the State of the Economy
As Americans continue to feel misled by their government and struggle with the cost of living, Bitcoin increasingly becomes a viable alternative.
What Bitcoiners Need to Know About Hashes (But Are Afraid to Ask)
Bitcoin leans heavily on a process called hashing to achieve many of its unique properties… But what actually is hashing?
Why Bitcoin is the Ultimate Asset for Your IRA
Adding Bitcoin to your IRA can provide asset diversification, as well as the potential for higher returns and a measure of protection against monetary debasement.
Preparing for an Inflationary Soft Landing
Investors need to consider that we may be entering a period not seen in the developed world in decades, similar only to those experienced in emerging markets.
Bitcoin: A Digital Benchmark For Tracking Fiat Debasement
As economies around the globe grapple with the fragility of their currencies, the rising adoption of Bitcoin signals a collective move towards the hardest money man has ever known.
What’s New and Coming in Lightning
As Lightning Network Usage Grows, Splicing, BOLT12, Offline Payments, and LSPs are Poised to Deliver Big Improvements for Users.
A Bond Bloodbath is Spiking Heart Rates
Bond yields are rising as investors are beginning to question the sustainability of these policies as the budget deficit grows larger and inflation remains elevated.
Yours Truly, Bitcoin
I do hope this letter has helped to bridge the understanding between you and me.
Bitcoin Core’s Development Priorities in 2023
Developers have been busy shoring up the Bitcoin Core node software. Here is what they are up to.
The Government is Spending Like There’s No Tomorrow
As the government spends frivolously to prevent a recession, the traditional monetary system seems to be growing more fragile as it fractures under the weight of enormous amounts of debt.
Bitcoin: Demystifying Money
Only Bitcoin completely demystifies how money works and, even more importantly, will continue to work.
Bitcoin: A Buoy in the Waves of Inflation
As uncertainty remains the status quo in the traditional financial system, Bitcoin’s system remains predictable and reliable.
2023 is a Ripe Environment for Central Bank Failure
The history of the Bank of Amsterdam underscores the vital role trust plays within the monetary system today. As more individuals choose Bitcoin over traditional fiat currencies, its adoption and significance will grow.
Accounting for Bitcoin in a World of Rising Oil Prices
These are thin markets right now, so when major news hits, expect the volatility to continue. And remember… volatility works both ways!
IBEX Joins Forces with Pacific Bitcoin Conference
Swan is thrilled to announce our partnership with IBEX at the 2023 Pacific Bitcoin Conference.
Bitcoin: More Relevant, More Urgent, More Ready — Part 2
Three more personas that inhibit Bitcoin adoption for themselves and others around them.
Bitcoin Awakens from its Summer Slumber
This drawn-out period of low volatility serves as a coiled spring. The only question is in which direction will the price eventually break.
The Speed of Transactions vs. the Speed of Settlements
This draws from chapter 8 of Lyn Alden’s new book, Broken Money, and focuses on a key reason why the world became more and more financialized.
Bitcoin: An Endless Chain of Mysteries
There are so many mysteries that draw us into Bitcoin. And there always will be.
Tether: The New Big Bitcoin Buyer in Town
Tether has now become a significant, price-insensitive regular buyer of Bitcoin.
Bitcoin — The Natural Choice For Artificial Intelligence
AI agents will need to use money and Bitcoin is the best money for the job. This results in Bitcoin both benefiting AI and benefiting from AI.
Bitcoin: The Bear Market King
A new crop of altcoins emerges with each Bitcoin bull cycle. Yet, they inevitably meet the same fate. By illuminating this cyclical trend, we can steer the public away from the risky gamble of altcoins.
Swan is Supporting the Mining Disrupt Conference
Join us on July 25-27, 2023 in Miami for the World’s Largest Bitcoin B2B & Bitcoin Mining Conference & Expo!
What’s Driving Bitcoin’s Price in the Current Debt & Inflation Predicament
Fulfilling its destiny as a hedge against reckless fiscal and monetary policies, Bitcoin has proven its mettle in its first fourteen years of existence. Let’s look at the current debt and inflation predicament.
Miami Bitcoin 2023 Conference Wrap-up
The Bitcoin 2023 Conference took place in Miami from May 18th — 20th. Here are our top takeaways!
The Charmed Life of a Baby Boomer Named James
The baby boomers left us with a debt/GDP ratio of 120%, and grandkids that can’t afford to buy a house. What is the current generation to do? Enter Bitcoin.
The Inflation/Deflation Tug-of-War
Overall, the economy and central banks are in a tense tug-of-war. Inflation and disinflation are going back and forth. Which side will gain the upper hand?
The Substance of Bitcoin
Bitcoin is a carefully and precisely engineered solution to a crucially important human need — the need for a reliable, universal medium to use as money.
The Great Institutional Bitcoin Capitulation
For once, the big financial institutions are late to the game, and it’s beautiful to see.
The Essence of Bitcoin
Bitcoin’s essence is that it is a good idea, for the good of humanity, whose time has come, and which cannot be stopped.
Green Shoots and Lawsuits
As investors become more optimistic about the state of the economy and asset prices, we’ll see if Bitcoin can join in on the party as it overcomes the regulatory calamities ensnaring the broader cryptocurrency industry.
Three Innovations Being Built on Bitcoin Today
The Bitcoin ecosystem is a hotbed of continuous developments, pushing the boundaries of what is possible with this transformative technology.
How Bitcoin and Lightning Can Boost Productivity
The emergence of Bitcoin and the Lightning Network offers promising solutions that could potentially reverse negative trends and revitalize US productivity.
My Top 3 Takeaways from the MicroStrategy World Conference
The crowd was buzzing all week with an electric energy that was a perfect blend of anticipation and curiosity.
The Bullish Case For Bitcoin Custodians
By rallying around a nuanced yet challenging standard for assessing custodians, we can minimize risk and maximize the speed of Bitcoin adoption.
Another Bank Fails As Bitcoiners Work DC
Here’s the 32nd issue of Swan Private Market Update, our bi-weekly industry report exclusively for Swan Private clients.
The Right Questions to Ask to Avoid Bitcoin IRA Icebergs
The Swan IRA is uniquely designed and features a distinctive account setup that incorporates various levels of legal compliance, regulatory oversight, custodial services, and high-level institutional security measures.
The Truth is on Our Side
Bitcoin shines the truth on many lies. It is as much a movement as an investment…
The Banking System vs. Bitcoin
It’s agreed that there are problems in the banking system. The proposed solutions are wildly different. A look at the recent U.S. banking failures, the nature of banking crises, and how Bitcoin is different.
Bitcoin: More Relevant, More Urgent, More Ready
In March of 2023, a banking crisis arose as an active threat to depositors of two banks and a potential threat to many.
Binance: Raising Eyebrows Since 2017
It has become increasingly evident that Binance’s questionable business practices provide enough circumstantial evidence to warrant caution among users and investors.
The United State of Bitcoin
Where the US constitution declared that we are all equal, Bitcoin, within its context of money, ensures we are all treated equally, under completely transparent rules.
Bitcoin’s Moment
Born from the ashes of the 2008 financial crisis, Bitcoin was is an engineered solution to the inherent flaws and vulnerabilities within centralized banking structures.
A New Peaceful Transition of Power
In democracies we rely on elections — Proof-of-Votes — and hope all goes well. In Bitcoin power transitions peacefully through Proof-of-Work.
The Bullish Case for Stratum v2
Stratum v2 is the missing piece of the decentralization puzzle for Bitcoin.
Recurring Buys vs. Lump-sum Investing
The best strategy is the one that allows an investor to hold through Bitcoin’s volatility and sleep well at night, whether it’s recurring buys or lump-sum.
Monetary Debasement vs. Supply Shocks
Price inflation, being a multi-faceted phenomenon, usually has multiple causes at once, and those individual causes become relevant over different time periods.
Specter Desktop Relaunches with New UI and Improved User Experience
Secure your bitcoin. Verify your transactions. Protect your privacy.
The Implications of Open Monetary and Information Networks
For proponents of privacy and open networks to win, the technology must be easy to use, too costly to stamp out, and well-understood by the public.
Swan Bitcoin IRA is Live!
Secure your retirement with the Swan IRA by diversifying your savings with tax-advantaged Bitcoin in Traditional and Roth IRAs.
Why a CBDC Will NOT Promote Financial Inclusion
A CBDC would increase costs, reduce privacy, and create more barriers to financial inclusion, not less.
Inscriptions: Just a Fad, or Real Threat to Bitcoin Becoming Decentralized Money?
Even if Ordianals are not a short-lived fad, what’s the most likely outcome? Low-value inscriptions will likely be priced out by financial transactions over time as Bitcoin gets adopted by more people. Learn why below!
A New Separation of Powers
We must realize that the original crafters of government separated powers because it was people who couldn’t be trusted. But in Bitcoin, we have separated power altogether from people!
Bitcoin: The Shipping Container of Money
What the history of shipping containers can teach us about Bitcoin.
Why Bitcoin Exists
Bitcoin was not created so that some people could “get rich quick.” It was created to preserve the integrity of money — to make the most of your precious time, your energy, and your life.
Bitcoiners, It’s Winning Time
We believe that a global, Nasdaq-listed, Bitcoin-only financial services company will play a key role in winning the race to avoid the war, so we’re building it.
10 Reasons to Be Bullish on Bitcoin in 2023
2023 is shaping up to be an exciting year where the industry builds to deliver even more value for Bitcoin users and investors around the world.
Swan Announces Four New Senior Hires in January 2023
Sheetal Ray joins as COO, Raphael Zagury as CIO and Head of Research, Gaurav Gollerkeri as GM of Swan Personal, and Guilherme Gomes as CRO.
Fixed Supply Money Does Not Lead to Economic Collapse
And why it is in fact the only intellectually and ethically defensible monetary system.
Bitcoin is the Future of Money, Not Just Another Cryptocurrency
We need an open, sound and scarce monetary system: Bitcoin. Accept no substitute.
The Themes That Will Define Bitcoin in 2023
Some trends that emerged in 2022, from regulatory developments to technical and cultural innovations, will grow to define Bitcoin in 2023.
Debunking Bitcoin Misconceptions: It’s Not Stored Time, Energy or Violence
Metaphors and analogies are critical for helping newbies understand Bitcoin, but they are dangerous when taken too far.
Bitcoin and Crypto: A Simple Story vs. A Convoluted Yarn
Bitcoin’s story is a simple one: it is money you can count on. Simply holding it until you need to spend it. The stories spun by the Crypto Industry are anything but simple, or even logical when examined closely.
GBTC was the Genesis of the Crypto Credit Contagion
Learn how GBTC works, how it’s associated with the recent crypto contagion, and why buying spot Bitcoin and taking self-custody helps you avoid all of these risks today.
A Recap of the 2022 Pacific Bitcoin Conference
By focusing on learning, entertainment, and social experiences, Pacific Bitcoin blurred the line between a conference and a festival.
What is an XPUB?
“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose. By any other name would smell as sweet.” — William Shakespeare
The Race to Avoid the War
Let us proceed — together, united, yet decentralized — and win this race, for one and all, so that we may never have to fight the war.
Swan’s Fastest Path to Self-Custody in Less Than 24 Hours
These services are applicable for individuals, businesses, and retirement savers.
The FTX Fiasco and the Fallout to Come
Expect the fires from FTX to continue to burn and claim more victims along the way. If anything, this event has provided a tough lesson on why Bitcoin is different and why self-custody is vital.
Why Selling Some Bitcoin at a Loss Can Maximize Your Hodling Potential
How to sell your bitcoin for tax advantages without interrupting your strategy to hold for the long term.
History Happens Right Before Your Eyes
Technology has brought forth its champion to slay fiat money. And we all know who that champion is: Bitcoin. Bitcoin will be the resolver of a historic tug-of-war over control of the wealth of humankind.
Proof-of-Work vs. Proof-of-Stake
Proof of Work, at its heart, is the removal of trust from the system of money, and replacing it with something that can’t be faked: real work.
Finding Liberty in Parallel: Bitcoin and the Free Cities Movement
Rising movements to establish free, autonomous jurisdictions around the world are working alongside Bitcoin to establish parallel liberty.
The Great Miner Squeeze of 2022
Bitcoin mining is truly a game of survival of the fittest, and right now, the creme is being separated from the crop. By the end of this squeeze, Bitcoin’s security layer will be more efficient than ever before.
Bitcoiners Must Fight the FATF and it’s AML Regime
The Financial Action Task Force and its anti-money laundering policies are antithetical to Bitcoin and an attack on human rights everywhere.
Swan Launches Fundraiser With Bitcoin Policy Institute
Our goal is to support best-in-class policy and academic research that properly assesses Bitcoin’s benefits and risks. It’s critical that the research on #Bitcoin is fair and accurate.
Parts 1-9 of The Timechain Codex Now Available in PDF Format
A Graphic Novel by FractalEncrypt based on “Bitcoin Astronomy” by Dhruv Bansal.
5 Reasons Why All Bitcoiners Should Attend a Bitcoin Conference
Meet your favorite Bitcoiners and make memories you’ll never forget.
Bitcoin Privacy: Best Practices
There is a sacred realm of privacy where essential rights and liberties into which the law, generally speaking, must not intrude.
With Fiat Currencies Crumbling, It’s Time to Denominate in Bitcoin Terms
As fiat currencies crash against the USD, it makes sense to start using Bitcoin denominations, even for day-to-day expenses.
Swan Acquires Specter Solutions
Swan has launched Specter Labs division focusing on open source, privacy, and self-custody.
You Can Believe the Maximalists: Bitcoin is Seperate From Crypto
A recent column by the Financial Times’ Jemima Kelly demonstrated some misunderstandings about Bitcoin’s decentralization and singularity.
Bitcoin and the U.S. Growth Problem
Bitcoin and economic growth are the only reasonable ways out of this debt problem.
4 Initial Takeaways from the 2022 Global Crypto Adoption Index
The highest adoption rates continue to take place in countries with high inflation, increased capital controls, and where economic instability is the norm.
Bitcoin: From the Void
How Bitcoin Uses Both Nothing and Chaos to Create Something the Likes of Which We Have Never Seen Before.
The Euro: A Train That’s Running Out of Track
The Euro was a poorly designed political construct from the beginning, and now we are seeing its vulnerabilities reemerge in a time of crisis. Can it survive?
Traders Lose, Stackers Win
Instead of trying to become a trader where you are up against highly capitalized professionals, for most people it is more productive to set up a savings plan to acquire pristine assets with a good risk/reward ratio.
Bitcoin is a Monumental Event in Human History
Bitcoin has the possibility of ending the financialization of state war by ending fiat money and restoring natural law and money to our planet.
We Are All In This Together
The state will come for all of us, low-hanging fruits first. Bitcoiners always knew this.
Bitcoin, Bitcoiners, Truth, Beauty and Love
One truth Bitcoin shows us is that we are sovereign — not just over our monetary wealth, but also over our emotions, not just over where we spend our money, but also over where and how we spend our time.
A Look At the Lightning Network
Examining the scaling method of the Bitcoin network and its evolution from a store of value to a medium of exchange.
The Problem with NFTs
NFTs are marketed as ownership, usually of some digital artwork, secured using “blockchain technology” and “crypto.” Are they a scam?
The Blocksize War’s Cyber-Solider Freedom-Fighters
The Blocksize Wars were “fought”… but by whom? And what do we really mean by fighting?
What Can You Do For Bitcoin?
Bitcoin might seem inevitable, but you can still take an action hand in pushing it forward.
In Defense Of Bitcoin Full Reserve: Not Anti-Credit, But Anti-Fiduciary Media
As we continue to debate the proper roles of crypto and lending, Bitcoin full reserve can be the future for credit and commerce.
CPI Inflation Hit a 40-Year High, but the Dollar is Still King
Swan Private Market Update 7/15/22. Investors currently fear a coming recession as the Federal Reserve continues on its mission to tame CPI inflation.
How We Should Really Think About Bitcoin Maximalism
There has been a lot of digital ink spilled about the concept of Bitcoin Maximalism, but there are things the critics don’t understand.
Digital Assets are Useful Today Despite What the Naysayers Say
If Bitcoin protects even one family, one person, or one child from the ravages of hyperinflation, then it is worthy of our time, and a useful technology for the world.
Bitcoin and the True Meaning of Inflation
Bitcoin is often described as an inflation hedge, so why hasn’t it worked?
Re-Run the Numbers
How Today’s Higher Rates and Lower Prices Impact the Case to Borrow to Buy Bitcoin
Bitcoin Bear Markets: We’ve Been Here Before
New Bitcoiners are likely upset with the Bitcoin price right now, but we’ve been here before and there are some silver linings.
A Fed Hike for the Ages, But Can the Economy Handle it?
Swan Private Market Update 6/17/22. There’s no need to mince words when describing the markets over the last two weeks, it’s been ugly.
Fact Check: DARPA Funded Report on Blockchain Centralization
In this analysis, we examine and fact check the claims in the recent DARPA blockchain report which claims that Bitcoin’s blockchain is susceptible to centralized control.
Why Bitcoin is the Path to Economic Stability
Bitcoin’s reliability is leading the world on a path towards greater economic stability.
Bitcoin and the One-Hit Wonder Altcoins
Don’t get stuck holding the bags of the one-hit wonders of each Bitcoin bull cycle. Instead, hold onto the asset that you know will be a top player in this cycle, the next cycle, and every single cycle to come: Bitcoin
Beware of Ponzi Tokens: A Hex On You
Of the 19,000 listed crypto projects, 99% of them are scams to enrich the person who created them. The Hex token, and Richard Heart, are no different.
Dark Moon: The Inevitable Collapse of Luna
Luna/UST went from a collective market capitalization of ~$50 billion to now down 99%. The collapse of the Luna/UST Ponzi scheme occurred even faster than anyone expected, but this implosion was perfectly predictable.
Market Headwinds Continue to Blow as the Fed Stands Firm
Swan Private Market Update #9 — The markets continued to experience turbulence over the last two weeks as investors grapple with rising risks of inflation, hawkish Fed, economic conditions, and the Russian-Ukraine War.
Response to Cole South’s ‘Why I Don’t Own Bitcoin Anymore’
A recent blog post outlined an investor’s rationale for abandoning Bitcoin, and necessitated a Bitcoiner’s response.
Coinbase and the Insider Exchange Dump
Bitcoin is very different from all other cryptocurrencies. In fact, it shouldn’t even be considered the same asset class.
Bitcoin: An Empire For Us All
The rise and fall of an empire: It is a story that has repeated itself throughout human history. Where does Bitcoin fit in?
Satoshi’s White Paper — the Hard Part Explained
Dissecting some of Satoshi’s Whitepaper to make it easier to understand.
The Why and How of Getting a Bitcoin Job
If you’re dedicated to Bitcoin, getting a job in the industry can be incredibly rewarding as it fulfills the desire to advance the technology.
Investigating the Dubious Investigations of Bitcoin
Some challenging stories are begging to be properly investigated and told. The question is always which investigative journalists have the willingness, integrity and editorial freedom to take these on?
Bitcoin Is Not Your Typical Investment
Heads They Win, Tails You Lose. You’ve been told you should be investing in stocks & bonds — a game full of world-class professionals playing against you. Bitcoin is the fair game, and an easy one to play.
The Turkish Lira’s Freefall and the Bitcoin Parachute
As the national currency of Turkey continues to plummet, Bitcoin represents an escape hatch for citizens looking to preserve wealth.
Why Bitcoin is Different (Part 2)
Bitcoin is a brand new technology that differs from anything else that has come before or after it. But where the beginners run into confusion is how Bitcoin differs from other cryptocurrencies.
Swan and Specter Integration Announcement
Specter is an ideal desktop wallet for Swan users. The purpose is to give customers a seamless stacking experience into their Bitcoin wallets, especially into their multi-sig cold storage.
Bitcoins! Get Yer Bitcoins! Get ’em While You Can
The 'Window of Oppurtunity' to buy Bitcoin closes a little more every single day.
Why Bitcoin is Different (Part 1)
Bitcoin is a brand new technology that differs from anything else that has come before or after it. But where beginners run into confusion is in how Bitcoin differs from other cryptocurrency.
Bitcoin and the Most Valuable Brands of The 21st Century
A topic even more mysterious than cryptography itself—brands.
Bitcoin and the Most Valuable Brand of the 21st Century
Bitcoin provides value that surpasses the brand value of the U.S. dollar, as the code provides the utility of superior money.
Goldbugs Don’t Understand Money
One of the most persistent falsehoods prograted by goldbugs is the idea that monetary goods must have direct utility.
How to Get the Most From In-Person Bitcoin Events
Bitcoin events are great expressions of the Bitcoin ethos and critical touchpoints for newcomers and technology innovators alike.
The Zen of Knowing Your Opinion on Bitcoin Doesn’t Matter
At the end of the day, the fact that our opinion has no bearing on Bitcoin is a good thing.
Why Bitcoin is What Millennials Are Looking For
Bitcoin is the system that can make millennials' hopes and dreams come true, and this is becoming increasingly clear to more of them each day.
Why Gen Z Needs Bitcoin
Growing up marked by a decaying financial system, we have the chance to change the narrative set before us and create a world grwoing up in for future gnerations.
How Bitcoin is a New Form of Property (5 Minute Read)
Read how Bitcoin is unique and powerful property, which comes with certain responsibilities.
Reflecting On the Year in Bitcoin: Our Progress and What We Take For Granted
The progress that the Bitcoin community made in 2021 reminds us to take nothing for granted, and to make the changes we want to see next year.
Is it Time For Bitcoiners to Get on 'Zero Fiat'? Not Yet
We’ll all eventually transition to holding zero fiat money, but most people cannot afford to go full Bitcoin just yet.
How Bitcoin Really Works (5 minute read)
A quick and accurate explanation on how Bitcoin really works. Suitable for beginners and experts alike.
Swan Bitcoin 2022 Gift Guide
The HODLday season is a time for remembering the important things in life like family and friends and, of course, Bitcoin! Which is why we created the perfect gift guide for Bitcoiners.
Saving with Bitcoin
You should be investing in Bitcoin for its volatility — able to wait out price dips, even to accumulate during them, and celebrate the dramatic price rises when they take place.
Why Libertarians Should Prioritize the Bitcoin Strategy Above All Others
Bitcoin offers libertarians the perfect vehicle for starving the state of its outsized control over personal freedoms.
A Review: the Great Hash Rate Migration of 2021
Bitcoin miners have relocated to safer pastures within the U.S. because the values and goals of America and Bitcoin are much more aligned compared to Communist China.
What Happens to Bitcoin if the Internet Goes Down?
While the Internet is by far the most efficient system of communication for the Bitcoin network to use, it could continue on with the reduced speed and functionality on any communcations systems known to man.
Why I’m Driven to Build Swan Advisor Services
We will deliver the industry’s best education team to advisors so that when clients are ready to withdraw Bitcoin to cold storage or engage in collaborative custody, they’ll be armed with the knowledge to do it safely.
Bitcoin is Generational Wealth
“Bitcoin is Generational Wealth” is a short film exploring Bitcoin’s potential across generations.
The Bitcoin Platform for Financial Advisors
Swan Advisor Services Tailors Swan’s best in purchase and custody platform to the needs of financial advisors and wealth managers.
The Bearish Case for Bonds
Bonds are not as safe today as they are marketed to be. It’s time bond investors begin to protect themselves against the Fed policies that are leading to erosion of the real value of their bond holdings.
Bitcoin’s Energy Usage Isn’t a Problem. Here’s Why.
Whether Bitcoin continues to be successful or fails, there’s no risk of the network using too much energy in the grand scheme of things.
5 Ways To Earn Bitcoin
What if I told you there are ways to earn extra Bitcoin or get off zero if you don’t own any? Whether you are just starting to stack sats or a Bitcoin veteran, here are 5 ways to add more BTC to your freedom stash.
Bitcoin, Perfect Money For Humanity
The Internet of Money transcends borders and protects people of all nations from resource wars, exploitation, and dictatorship. Bitcoin guards us against wealth confiscation, helping us steward our precious planet.
The Diminishing Influence of Halvings on Bitcoin’s Price
The price of any asset is determined by its supply and demand. Bitcoin’s programmed halving of supply has a diminishing effect its price.
How Much of the World’s Population Owns Bitcoin Today?
One of the biggest blindspots investors have when they first come across Bitcoin is that they view it solely as an asset. Bitcoin is digital gold — you can send over the internet.
Why Every Investor Should Have Bitcoin in Their Portfolio
It doesn’t matter if you’re a young person starting to invest, a parent saving for their kid’s education or a retiree protecting your nest egg, Bitcoin has a place in everyone’s portfolio.
Is Bitcoin’s Price Too High to Invest?
Whenever someone discovers Bitcoin there are twom phases that typically occur, the first is that wish they could buy it cheaper, and the second is that in hindsight, they should have bought more.
Why Bitcoin Will End the Worst Heist in History
The money stealing time machine is called “government decificts and debt.” Each annual theft called the deficit, and the total amount stolen across history is called the debt.
Why Bitcoin’s Rules Are Enforced By Physics
History shows that fiat systems collapse. The monetary units of these systems become worthless upon those collapses. Science shows that the laws of physics do not collapse. They are eternal.
Swan Signal Monthly: March 2021 Newsletter
Bitcoin hit a new all-time high of $62,000 this past month, pulled back to $48,000 and is now right back up to $52,000. Historically, in bull markets, this means Bitcoin is about ready to start another leg up.
Bitcoin: Fee-Based Security Modeling
The ideal state for the Bitcoin network is to reach equilibrium in the free market where blocks are always full, mostly with large transactions. Fees are high in absolute terms, low in percentage-of-value terms.
Gifting Bitcoin — The Ultimate Orange Pill
As many people discover convincing a friend or family member to buy Bitcoin can be a challenging task. Swan Bitcoin makes it easier than ever with their gifting program.
The Ultimate Safe Haven
Bitcoin will be considered the safest asset in human history, thanks to its resistance to debasement, censorship, and confiscation.
Bitcoin’s Real Energy Expenditure: A Comparative Analysis
We must compare Bitcoin’s enivronmental and socio-economic impacts to the financical systems it aims to replace.
Is Tether a Treat to Bitcoin?
It’s clear Tether is not the driver of Bitcoin’s rallies. Instead, Tether’s growth is evidence of the genuine demand for a digital dollar that arose naturally in the world’s first 24/7 global financial marketplace.
Sovereignism Part 1: Digital Creative Destruction
Exploring the digital disruption of the nation-state and the subsequent amplification of individual sovereignty during the digital age.
The Rise of Bitcoin Nomadism: Is it Right For You?
The Bitcoin economy is enabling more people to choose their own adventures around the world and optimize their lifestyles.
Am I Too Late For Bitcoin
There are different levels of Bitcoin adoption. By segmenting BTC adoption, it becomes easier to see why the wide range of estimates exists but, more importantly, how early adoption of BTC as a preferred store of value.
Bitcoin is Time
The relentess beating of this clock is what gives rise to all magical properties of Bitcoin.
Why Bitcoin is Not a Ponzi Scheme: Point by Point
Lyn Alden compares and contrasts Bitcoin to systems that have Ponzi-like characteristics, to see if the claim that Bitcin is a ponzi holds up.
Bitcoin Misconception #1: “Bitcoin is a Bubble”
Bitcoin looks a lot more rational when you look at the long-term logarithimic chart, especially as it relates to Bitcoin’s 4-year halving cycle.
Swan Signal Monthly: December 2020 Newsletter
Earlier this month Bitcoin broke through the all-time high price, and psychological barrier of $20,0000, driven by short-term retail trader speculation.
Op Ed: Pitching Bitcoin During the Holidays
The HODLdays are a time for friends and gift-giving, but as good Bitcoiners, we already know that the best gift of all is Bitcoin.
Swan Signal Monthly: November 2020 Newsletter
Bitcoin has undoubtedly made improvements since 2017: Better onramps, custody solutions, new-Bitcoin only companies, the Lightning Network, and more. However, a story in 2020 is how the world around Bitcoin has changed.
Saving With Bitcoin Was Never So Cool As In 2020
Through technical development, privacy initiatives, multisignature tools, a savings narrative and more, Bitcoin’s 2020 was super cool.
Bitcoin is Hope
A fundamentally dishonest money, fiat currency ruins relationships with the intrinsic entropy of nature and our fellow humans. To rejuvenate hope, we must set sights upon honest money, entrepreneurship, and civilization.
Welcome to Bitcoin TV
Bitcoin TV makes it easy to sit back and learn all about this revolutionary new money.
Bitcoin is For Everyone
We serve HNWI clients wishing to purchase Bitcoin. Even more importantly, we help great-grandmas, college students, veterans, and fast food workers buy their first Bitcoin and begin saving for their future.
Our Most Brilliant Idea
Ideation and wealth creation are mere expressions of life’s central impluse: growth.
Can the Government Shut Down Bitcoin?
At some point on everybody’s Bitcoin journey, they begin to realize that Bitcoin may actually be a better form of money.
Investing in Bitcoin Like a 401k
The best way to approach investing in Bitcoin is regular contributions over time like a 401k.
Why You Should Hold Bitcoin as a Corporate Treasury Asset
When companies like Square and MicroStragegy start buying Bitcoin, it’s time to pay attention. But, smaller private companies are also making this move. Here’s why you should consider doing the same.
Choose Bitcoin
I believe a line has been drawn in the sand between people, projects, and companies that support Bitcoin and those that do not, and in some cases, actively work against it.
Swan Signal Monthly: August 2020 Newsletter
Business intelligence software company MicroStrategy, a public company traded on NASDAQ, announced in August that it has adopted Bitcoin as its primary treasury reserve asset.
On Bitcoin’s UX
Why the internet doesn’t feel as clumsy anymore is twofold: (1) we got used to the novel concepts the internet brought with it, and (2) countless layers of abstraction make interacting with the base layer easier.
Is Bitcoin for Criminals?
Many people continue to associate Bitcoin with unlawful beahvior, but in reality, less than 1% of Bitcoin transactions are actually used for illegal activities.
Why I Joined Swan Bitcoin
A picture on my wall that says: “You literally ought to be asking yourself all the time what is the most impotant thing in the world I could be working on right now, and if you are not working on that why aren’t you?”
Swan Signal Monthly: July 2020 Newsletter
Our July 2020 monthly newsletter includes: Liftoff: A curated list of recent Bitcoin content from Swan and around the web Behind the scenes updates from the Swan team
Accepting Scarcity: A Bitcoin Meditation
This essay focuses solely on the conceptual world of logic, language, and concepts, excluding the mystical and non-conceptual realm, which is also deserving of exploration through meditation and mysticism.
My Path Towards Bitcoin
Despite living in the Information Age, many people don’t know enough to buy Bitcoin. With this kind of thinking, no one would’ve ever shared personal details on Facebook or banked electronically.
The Biggest Misconception in the Markets? Thinking We’re Dealing With a Sound Currency
Massive government intervention in markets is underway, but what happens to Bitcoin as a result?
Rampant Inflation Is on the Way and Here’s What it Means for Bitcoin
Once people realize what’s happening to their money, they will start buying Bitcoin.
Coronavirus, Financial Crisis, and the Epic Bitcoin Crash of March 2020
A roundtable conversation about the current epidemic chaos and how it will impact Bitcoin, the global financial system, remote working, and more.
Bitcoin and the Technological Evolution of the Financial System
We are living in hyperbitcoinization, or the repricing of the world in Bitcoin. Bitcoin is a better store of value than gold. For the same reasons people hold gold, Bitcoin will be valued at least on par with gold.
Exploding Three Myths About the Upcoming Bitcoin Halving
The next Bitcoin halving is almost here. We explore whether the halving is priced in, if other coins are a model for Bitcoin, and fear of a mining death spiral.
Is Bitcoin the Myspace of Crypto?
Sound money requires a commitment to decentralization, and properties hard to change and attack. Altcoins are built by centralized teams with a profit motive, not a happy accident of a growing ecosystem by cypherpunks.
Is Bitcoin Like the Dutch Tulip Bubble?
Is Bitcoin’s price in a bubble? Is this the Dutch Tulip Craze all over again? The answer might surprise you…
Does Bitcoin Have Any Intrinsic Value?
Bitcoin represents economic liberty. If you own Bitcoin, you have portable wealth. You can walk away from a failing regime and not lose your life savings.
The Three Futures of Digital Money
As money rapidly turns digital, we must contemplate three possible futures of money: central bank-managed, corporate-issued, and decentralized.
What is a Bitcoin Fork?
Unlike a stock split, the new shares still refer to the original company; a Bitcoin fork creates new assets out of thin air at zero cost and grifts them to existing holders. A fork does not affect the 21M supply limit.
What is Bitcoin?
Find out why Satoshi Nakamoto invented Bitcoin to solve the problems of the modern financial system including lack of privacy and monetary debasement.
How Bitcoin Challenges Keynesian Economics
We’re in the midst of two great economic experiments. The Keynesian ideal of central control of money is being challenged by a novel money called Bitcoin.
Ten Million Bitcoiners: The Intransigent Minority
Not too many years from now, the number of Bitcoiners in the United States of America will cross ten million. When we hit that milestone, it’s game over: Bitcoin wins.
Swan Signal Monthly: January 2021 Newsletter
Bitcoin hit a new all-time high of $42,000 in early Janurary and has since pulled back to $33,000. Is this a buying opportunity?