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don’t reinvent the wheel
in securing your first bitcoin yesterday, you entered a living network that enables peer-to-peer communications between you and 100 million other people. this number grows daily as more people like you take steps to learn a new financial language.
the bitcoin network is the result of over 450 unaffiliated individual programmers' hard work. for years, a few volunteers maintained bitcoin before it was ever worth much 'money'. at the time of its inception, many people were working on similar projects aimed at creating a digital currency secured by cryptography. bitcoin succeeded where so many had not, and did so in such a way as to ensure that the system would always treat each user equally. there are no administrators in bitcoin, only users, and you are one of them.
bitcoin's code is available in its entirety online, for free. since anyone can make a copy of bitcoin at any time, why doesn't someone make something better? technology moves so fast, after all.
creating a 'new bitcoin' is difficult because the bitcoin implementation of digital scarcity is more akin to a chemical compound like water than it is something to be competed with. despite a global marketing department and technical advantages, gatorade will never compete with its main ingredient: water. further, you won't see many commercials for water that someone isn’t making money on.
if you want decentralized, censorship-resistant, energy-based money based on math, it exists. you’re already using it.
#insert alien energy based money meme
let’s interact with bitcoin using the strike app or the cash app. if you didn’t download one yesterday, you can do it now:
Download the Cash App (xbbb.world/cashapp)
Download the Strike App (xbbb.world/strike)
remember, you can interact with the bitcoin network without becoming a ‘fan’ or an ‘investor’.
at the most surface level, you can use your current debit card to pay a bitcoin invoice with dollars. this is like learning a few words of a foreign language that will enable you to get by. you can now conveniently use the bitcoin network without investing in it.
a bitcoin invoice typically consists of a qr code or a link. similarly to how your preferred email app opens when you click on an email, the strike app will open when you click on certain types of invoices. you can also use the ‘pay’ button in strike to scan an invoice with your phone’s camera.
“pollo feed” is a website where a live camera feed is shown of a chicken coop. the creators set up a feeder that automatically dispenses chicken feed when a bitcoin invoice is paid. you can try it here: https://pollofeed.com/
you can also create bitcoin invoices using the strike app. bitcoin invoices are useful for micropayments, people who insist on paying you in bitcoin, and payments that need to be settled in finality. you can receive this bitcoin payment as dollars and deposit them to your bank account.
have you ever encountered a paywall on the internet? you can create your own using the strike app with plebpay.com. a standing invoice is created that hides your link or message until the visitor pays the toll.
receive streamed payments
have you ever wondered how you can access any tv show ever made in seconds, yet you only get your paycheck every two weeks? streaming technology has been around for years. many of you may faintly remember receiving a dvd in the mail from netflix. it's about time you were able to get some 1's and 0's streamed to your wallet!
strike enables you to stream money globally, as demonstrated by strike ceo jack mallers in the following video:
Streaming Money from the US to Europe (YouTube)
you're starting to look seasoned, friend. you've obtained bitcoin and used it to send value directly to another person without anyone's permission. you are now able to shop and engage in commerce with 100 million other people around the globe. no names required. no credit check needed. if you've got it, you can spend it. your money's always good here.
