Hello Reader, Last week’s sharp selloff in Bitcoin, gold, and silver caught many investors off guard, but moves like this are not unusual, especially in Bitcoin’s history. What is unusual is how little most retail investors understand about what actually causes them. In this week’s article, James Lavish explains the mechanics behind the drawdown, ETF flows, derivatives, leverage, and institutional “basis trades”, and why short-term price declines often have far more to do with market...
9 days ago • 14 min read
Hello Reader, Most of us spent years in school learning how to care for patients and run practices, but almost none of us were ever taught how the monetary system we work inside of actually functions. That’s not a failure on anyone’s part. It’s just a gap in standard education. I came across a long-form video this week that does a surprisingly clear job explaining: How the modern money system has worked since the early 1970s Why inflation, debt, and periodic “resets” aren’t random And, most...
21 days ago • 1 min read
Hello Reader, Video of the Week (and First of 2026): Bitcoin for Beginners (2026) Matthew Kratter – Bitcoin University Watch the Video Here: A new year invites reflection and often a few resolutions. Most focus on health, relationships, or personal growth. But here’s a question worth asking as we begin 2026: What if this were the year you finally understood money and how to become financially free? That’s why I chose this video as the first Video of the Week for 2026. Matthew Kratter does an...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
Hello Reader, Video of the Week (and First of 2026): Bitcoin for Beginners (2026) Matthew Kratter – Bitcoin University Watch the Video Here: A new year invites reflection and often a few resolutions. Most focus on health, relationships, or personal growth. But here’s a question worth asking as we begin 2026: What if this were the year you finally understood money and how to become financially free? That’s why I chose this video as the first Video of the Week for 2026. Matthew Kratter does an...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
Hello Reader, This week’s Video of the Week stopped me in my tracks. Not because it predicts doom, but because it calmly walks through the mechanics of how fiat monetary systems actually fail — slowly, mathematically, and then all at once. It’s not political, it’s not emotional, and it doesn’t rely on hype. It’s a reminder that wealth is rarely destroyed during monetary transitions… it’s repriced and re-distributed. I also wanted to share this video because it was pulled from YouTube shortly...
2 months ago • 4 min read
Hello Reader, Many of you may feel like I’ve become a bit of a broken record—but if something is repeated this often, it’s because it matters that much. The more I study our monetary system, the more I realize how shocking the rules of the “game” really are. And whether you’re aware of it or not (and I’m trying to change that), understanding those rules is essential if you want to maintain any sense of financial autonomy. At the end of the day, every human being craves freedom. Financial...
3 months ago • 17 min read
Happy Thanksgiving Reader, On this day of gratitude, I want to take a moment to thank each of you — whether you’ve been reading from the beginning or just recently joined this journey. Many of you have shared your doubts, your curiosity, your frustrations, or simply your desire to better understand what’s happening in the world around us. I’m grateful for every single reply, every question, and every thoughtful challenge. It keeps me grounded, humble, and focused on why I started this in the...
3 months ago • 2 min read
Hello Reader, If you’ve been following this newsletter, you already know my core thesis: Our monetary system is broken. Bitcoin is one of the few tools that can protect and empower regular people. Most “pain” in a crisis comes not from the event itself, but from being unprepared and overexposed. This week’s Video of the Week fits perfectly into that frame. 🎥 Video of the Week: The 2026 Reset In this clip, Elon lays out a simple but uncomfortable idea: Crashes don’t destroy wealth. They...
3 months ago • 5 min read
Hello Reader, This Is a Big Deal! Over the past 16 years, Bitcoin has quietly established itself as the best store of value in the world — some even call it “pristine collateral.” But critics have long said Bitcoin isn’t really money because “you can’t buy anything with it.” They argue it’s not yet a medium of exchange. That’s a bit of a chicken-or-egg problem: merchants don’t accept Bitcoin because few customers spend it, and customers don’t spend it because few merchants accept it. Sound...
3 months ago • 2 min read
