Bitcoin Beach

The legacy gatekeepers have already lost; they just don’t know it yet. Our new episode with @starks_arq is live. He explains why he relocated his AI company @arqdotlive to El Salvador, detailing the tactical shift from Dubai to the circular economy of El Zonte. We explore how generative AI is liquidating the propaganda machine known as Hollywood, and why the @nvidia Blackwell era is turning El Salvador into a global tech superpower. We are diving deep into the Sovereign AI stack and why the Bitcoin Standard is the only foundation for true builders. If you are ready to come and build in El Salvador, this conversation is for you! Full episode below👇

The legacy gatekeepers have already lost; they just don’t know it yet. Our new episode with @starks_arq is live. He explains why he relocated his AI company @arqdotlive to El Salvador, detailing the tactical shift from Dubai to the circular economy of El Zonte. We explore how generative AI is liquidating the propaganda machine known as Hollywood, and why the @nvidia Blackwell era is turning El Salvador into a global tech superpower. We are diving deep into the Sovereign AI stack and why the Bitcoin Standard is the only foundation for true builders. If you are ready to come and build in El Salvador, this conversation is for you! Full episode below👇

They say El Salvador feels like a permanent Bitcoin conference. We feel that too. There’s a high concentration of builders here actually doing real things. Our roundtables bring them into one room to learn, connect, and move ideas forward. Hope to see you at the next one 🇸🇻

AI acting = Real acting. You just have to understand to see it. I talked about this in the bitcoin beach podcast. “James Cameron used traditional motion control for Avatar. Is that not acting”

I was a guest on the Bitcoin Beach Podcast in El Salvador. We talked about: - Our move from Dubai to El Salvador - AI film and the impact it’s having on the world - What we’re trying to add to the country and beyond Watch the full episode here.

Sovereign AI Hubs: Dubai is finished. This is why I moved everything to El Salvador | @starks_arq youtu.be/jBPcKj3imbI

Folks, we told you this was coming, and today the mask is fully off. A couple weeks back we reported, based on solid sources, that Coinbase was quietly lobbying to kill a real de minimis tax exemption for Bitcoin while pushing one that applied only to stablecoins like USDC. We laid out the clear incentives in our deep dive. Coinbase made 1.35 billion dollars in stablecoin revenue last year, up 48 percent year over year, almost entirely from yield on the Treasuries backing USDC. A proper Bitcoin de minimis would let people spend sats on everyday purchases without triggering taxable events on every transaction. That directly competes with their centralized yield machine. We called it what it was. Policy that protects Coinbase’s float rather than advancing neutral Bitcoin adoption. Brian Armstrong pushed back hard. He called our reporting totally false and misinformation while insisting he was personally lobbying for Bitcoin de minimis. Some accused us of lying or spreading rumors. We stood firm. We offered to have Brian on the TFTC podcast to clear the air. We waited. Now the latest draft from Reps. Horsford and Max Miller on the updated PARITY Act framework has dropped. It confirms exactly what we warned about. It gives a de minimis exemption to stablecoins but leaves Bitcoin out entirely. It keeps the punishing double taxation on Bitcoin mining fully intact while carving out relief for passive validation, basically staking. This is not an oversight or sloppy drafting. It abandons any pretense of technology neutrality and deliberately picks winners. Dollar-pegged stables and staking get the breaks, while actual Bitcoin usage as money and Proof-of-Work mining get kneecapped. Without de minimis for Bitcoin, every small Lightning payment or sat transaction still forces cost-basis tracking and IRS headaches. Paying your plumber in sats or grabbing lunch with Bitcoin remains a taxable event. Stablecoins, being pegged and low-volatility, get an exemption they barely need. The real beneficiary is protecting that massive USDC reserve float and the yield it generates. Meanwhile, American Bitcoin miners, already operating in one of the toughest, most capital- and energy-intensive industries, face continued double taxation while staking gets a pass. That is not neutral policy. It is industrial policy against domestic Bitcoin mining at a time when we should be leaning into energy abundance and securing the hardest monetary network. The Bitcoin Policy Institute is releasing a full statement soon, and we fully back the call for strong community pushback. Every Bitcoiner needs to contact their reps and make it politically radioactive to sideline Bitcoin while handing carve-outs to stables and staking. This language slows real adoption, entrenches custodians, and weakens American Bitcoin infrastructure. We weren’t lying. Our sources weren’t lying. The draft proves the reporting was on target. Those who rushed to call it misinformation owe the community some honest reflection. Brian, if you’re still open to that conversation, the invitation stands. Come on the podcast. No spin, just walk us through how this draft lines up with your stated support for Bitcoin de minimis. The mic is warm. This fight isn’t over. Bitcoin doesn’t need permission, but bad policy can delay sovereign adoption and punish the miners securing the network. We’re here to protect the protocol and the right of individuals to use sound money without turning every transaction into a compliance nightmare. Stay sovereign. Stack sats. Use Bitcoin as money anyway. Call your reps today.

See you tonight 🇸🇻🚀

🚀 Reminder: Startup Founders Meetup is happening TODAY! Connect with entrepreneurs, leaders & investors in El Salvador’s tech ecosystem 🇸🇻📅 Today, March 26 ⏰ 6:00 PM 📍 Simmer Down, San SalvadorSee you there! 👋

Today we welcomed 60 university students from Santa Ana who traveled to Bitcoin Beach to learn more about Bitcoin. It’s exciting to see young Salvadorans waking up, seeking knowledge and finding ways to educate themselves for the future. El Salvador is Bitcoin Country. 🇸🇻 I’m excited, to see more Salvadorans dreaming and working hard to achieve their dreams here in our own land. 🚀

@BrindonMwiine orange pilling the US Army and military commanders across Africa

@XLERBonX @BitcoinEkasi @BrindonMwiine I did record this part

@Bitcoinbeach @BitcoinEkasi @BrindonMwiine You have hair! Lookin' good. Is this conference available on the net?

Wouldn’t it be wild if someone was invited to orange pill the US Army and the Land Force Commanders across the entire continent of Africa? Might even be worth going out and buying a suit @BitcoinEkasi @BrindonMwiine

⚡🌊 Bitcoin Beach Meet-Up is back! 🌊⚡ Join us this Friday, March 27 at 5:00 PM at Olor de Mar for an amazing evening full of good vibes, great people, and Bitcoin conversations by the beach. Whether you're new to Bitcoin or already part of the movement, this is the perfect place to connect, learn, and have fun. Don’t miss it—bring your friends and let’s make it a great one! 🚀 Sign up here: eventbrite.es/e/198489738350…

⚡🌊 Bitcoin Beach Meet-Up is back! 🌊⚡ Join us this Friday, March 27 at 5:00 PM at Olor de Mar for an amazing evening full of good vibes, great people, and Bitcoin conversations by the beach. Whether you're new to Bitcoin or already part of the movement, this is the perfect place to connect, learn, and have fun. Don’t miss it—bring your friends and let’s make it a great one! 🚀 Sign up here: eventbrite.es/e/198489738350…

@XLERBonX @BitcoinEkasi @BrindonMwiine I don’t think so but will check

I had the opportunity to speak about Bitcoin + Entrepreneurship to over 70 Nations’ Army commanders at the Africa Land Forces Summit in Rome, Italy 🇮🇹 I provided @GorillaSats @BitcoinKampala & @AfribitKibera case study explanation of how Africa can solve its own security related challenges by leveraging entrepreneurs. Thanks @Bitcoinbeach

@BrindonMwiine Orange Pilling the US Army and military leaders across Africa