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# The five meme principles of Bitcoin
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# The five principles of Bitcoin
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What to do and what not to do
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What to do and what not to do
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I picked these memes because they are easy to remember. There are a couple of
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# The five principles of Bitcoin.
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others, but these are the most important for beginngers.
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What to do and what not to do.
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I collected five principles for everyone using Bitcoin, for beginners as well as experts. You may recognise them as memes you've heard before. I chose memes as they are easy to remember. There are more principles that are helpful, however these five are the most important ones.
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## 1. Bitcoin, not crypto
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Bitcoin, not crypto
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## 1. Bitcoin, not crypto
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Bitcoin is a hard asset, "crypto" isn't.
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Bitcoin is a hard asset, "crypto" isn't.
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## 1. Bitcoin, not crypto.
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The vision of Bitcoin is to be the best money there can be. This is achieved
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The vision of Bitcoin is to be the best money there can be. This is achieved
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through focus on decentralisation. Without decentralization, someone could
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through focus on decentralisation. Without decentralization, someone could
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change the rules, make more Bitcoins out of nothing, redistribute other
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change the rules, make more Bitcoins out of nothing, redistribute other
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people's Bitcoins. All the other "shitcoins" have a centralized team of people
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people's Bitcoins. All the other "cryptos" have a centralized team of people
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who determine the rules. There have been attempts in the past to change the
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who determine the rules. There have been attempts in the past to change the
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rules of Bitcoin, and they failed. Changes in Bitcoin take many years to
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rules of Bitcoin, and they failed. Changes in Bitcoin take many years to
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succeed and are more like optimizations than rule changes.
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succeed and are more like optimizations than rule changes.
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Altcoins, DeFi, NFTs
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After Bitcoin came out, there was an altcoin bubble, after that DAOs, and now
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NFTs. Many of these are just scams. Some may have interesting technological
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properties or have a narrow specialised uses. If you want to spend money on
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them, you're just gambling.
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Some of these "shitcoins" are interesting from techological point of view, but
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they aren't suitable as money. Don't buy them, don't trade them. The best thing
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you can do is to educate yourself more about Bitcoin.
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## 2. Not your keys, not your coins
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Not your keys, not your coins
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Keep your keys yourself, private and secure
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Keep your keys yourself, private and secure
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The Bitcoin balances are controlled by cryptographic signatures. This is what
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The Bitcoin balances are controlled by cryptographic signatures. This is what
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Bitcoin **is**, a collection of crypographic signatures (and some other
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Bitcoin, is, a collection of crypographic signatures (and some other
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things). In order to transfer Bitcoin, you need to perform this cryptographic
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things). In order to transfer Bitcoin, you need to perform this cryptographic
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signature and for that you need to have piece of data called "private key". In
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signature and for that you need to have piece of data called "private key". In
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other words, having the private key **means** having Bitcoin. If you use a
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other words, having the private key, means, having Bitcoin. If you use a
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custodial service (third party) for handling your Bitcoin, like a bank or an
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custodial service (third party) for handling your Bitcoin, like a bank or an
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exchange, it's **they** that have Bitcoins, not you. You're introducing the
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exchange, it's, they, that have Bitcoins, not you. You're introducing the
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trust in this third party into your relationship with Bitcoin. You're
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trust in this third party into your relationship with Bitcoin. You're
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re-introducing one of the main problems that Bitcoin is solving. For a wide
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re-introducing one of the main problems that Bitcoin is solving. For a wide
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number of reasons, the custodian can refuse to do what you tell them. In fact,
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number of reasons, the custodian can refuse to do what you tell them. In fact,
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even lose them, as has often happened in the past.
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even lose them, as has often happened in the past.
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With Bitcoin, you can self-custody. This requires some learning and some
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With Bitcoin, you can self-custody. This requires some learning and some
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practice, but you can't get the full benefits without this. You need to keep
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practice, but you can't get the full benefits without self-custody. You need to keep
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your private key private. Anyone who sees it can take your Bitcoins. If you
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your private key private. Anyone who sees it can take your Bitcoins. If you
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show it to somebody, they are gone. The private key needs to be protected
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show it to somebody, they are gone. The private key needs to be protected
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against thieves, but also against damage. If the private key is damaged and
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against thieves, but also against damage. If the private key is damaged and
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it's the only copy, the Bitcoins are gone. Many people have been suffered
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it's the only copy, the Bitcoins are gone. Many people have suffered
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losses by not taking proper care of their private keys, and probably many still
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losses by not taking proper care of their private keys, and probably many still
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will.
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There is a variety of solutions that help, I'll demonstrate a couple in later
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There is a variety of solutions that help, I'll demonstrate a couple in later
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videos.
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videos.
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## 3. Stacking sats
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Stacking sats
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Buy Bitcoin over long time in small chunks
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Buy Bitcoin over long time in small chunks
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An easy way to get accustomed with Bitcoin is to accumulate Bitcoin
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An easy way to get accustomed with Bitcoin is to accumulate Bitcoin
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periodically for the long run, commonly known as "Dollar Cost Averaging". Pick
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periodically for the long run, commonly known as "Dollar Cost Averaging". Pick
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an amount that you feel comfortable with putting aside, such as hundred dollars
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an amount that you feel comfortable with putting aside, such as hundred dollars
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a month. Then, every month, preferably on the same day, buy 100 dollars' worth
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a month. Then, every month, preferably on the same day, buy 100 dollars' worth
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of Bitcoin, or Satoshis (sats). Satoshi is 1/10.000.000 of Bitcoin, the base
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of Bitcoin, or Satoshis (sats). Satoshi is the base unit of Bitcoin, there are
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one hundred million Satoshis in one Bitcoin. Most commonlly people DCA every
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The advantages of this approach are that it's repetitive, so you'll learn it by
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The advantages of this approach are that it's repetitive, so you'll learn it by
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practice. It's simple, so you don't need to perform a lot of mental work. It
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practice. It's simple, so you don't need to perform a lot of mental work. It
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Don't daytrade, you don't understand how trading works, you'll lose money.
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## 4. HODL
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Keep your Bitcoins and don't sell them in panic or to speculate
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- selling has a number of disadvantages, so you should avoid it
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you have. For this you need to connect to a node and query it. But the node
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you have. For this you need to connect to a node and query it. But the node
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and isn't as big a danger, so perhaps it isn't necessary that every person
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runs their own node, but maybe there can be one in a family or something like that
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