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Ben Sigman

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Ben Sigman

@bensig

🛠️ libre.org

Santa Monica, CA

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Joined September 2008

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Ben Sigman
@bensig
Jan 22, 2025
Ross Ulbricht (@RealRossU) didn’t sell drugs—he built an anonymous, free, and open platform on Tor called Silk Road. Silk Road sold apparel, art, books, collectibles, computer equipment, electronics, herbs, and yeah—drugs. But according to friends who used it, Silk Road was
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Ben Sigman
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Dec 9, 2024
Google Willow Quantum vs Bitcoin Encryption Today, Google announced that Willow has reached 105 qubits with improved error rates. Should Bitcoiners worry? 🚫 Short Answer: No. 🔒 Bitcoin relies on two types of encryption: 1️⃣ ECDSA 256: Vulnerable to "Shor’s algorithm," but
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Ben Sigman
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Dec 10, 2024
WHAT IF a quantum computer were able to compute SHA256 faster than the entire world's supply of current mining hashpower (750 exahash)... ...and let's say it was able to mine one block per min. In just 33 hours, 6,300 Bitcoin would be mined. Then the difficulty would adjust
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Ben Sigman
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Aug 1, 2025
My friend’s father doesn’t know much about Bitcoin, but he asked a killer question: If banks and governments are now the gatekeepers - adding KYC, tracing everything, and limiting who you can send Bitcoin to… did we lose the plot? Did the revolution get regulated?
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Ben Sigman
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Dec 31, 2024
In just a few weeks - you will be able to borrow against your Bitcoin for only 9% on Libre. How is this possible? Libre has a permissionless pool of USDT liquidity that earns 8%. Best of all - your Bitcoin remains your Bitcoin. When you pay back your loan - you get back
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Ben Sigman
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May 30, 2025
Kids these days.
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Ben Sigman
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Nov 12, 2025
Bitcoin is going to zero. 6 of them.
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Ben Sigman
@bensig
Nov 6, 2025
WEALTH INEQUALITY EXPLAINED SIMPLY Two plumbers; Both earn $60k/year. Plumber A: Spends $65k/year, covers the gap with debt at 18% interest. Plumber B: Spends $45k/year, invests $15k/year in assets growing at 8%. After 20 years: Plumber A: -$405,000 (drowning in debt)
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Ben Sigman
@bensig
Nov 17, 2025
Ok folks – back by popular demand… the 2025 Edition of my "Bitcoin 101 cheat sheet"! Great for beginners, skeptics, family, friends, or handing out anywhere. This year, I designed to be printed front and back - it’s the cleanest and most complete explainer I’ve ever seen: -
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Ben Sigman
@bensig
Feb 23, 2024
Well my #Bitcoin friends, I can tell you that I truly believe that Satoshi was a solo coder and not a group of people. That might not seem like a revelation to some, but I’ll tell you it’s a big deal to see this level of detail and consistency coming from these emails because
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Ben Sigman
@bensig
Oct 9, 2025
How much BTC do you need to retire? 🔥 I made a power-law calc (inflation-proof, decaying APR loans) and it says 8 BTC = endless fiat escape from 2025. Borrow, don't sell. HODL forever. What's your guess? thread inbound, post 1/6
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Ben Sigman
@bensig
Feb 20, 2025
Attempting to do the same task in @cursor_ai vs @windsurf_ai DOES NOT COMPARE. Windsurf is so much smarter, does a lot of thinking for itself and saves you 20 steps. Wild.
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Ben Sigman
@bensig
Oct 13, 2024
Replying to @alex_proyas
We've come a long way since Leonardo Da Vinci's robot
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Ben Sigman
@bensig
Mar 15, 2024
The Bitcoin Power Law is a new method for predicting the price of Bitcoin over time. ⏳💰The Power Law simplifies things by focusing on the relationship between price and time. 🚀🔍It was discovered by an astrophysicist (@Giovann35084111) and reviewed by a mathematician
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