“The kings, emperors, politicians, and bureaucrats look at the world of economic transactions as an inhuman process they can alter to suit their needs. They mandate that the observable epiphenomena associated with markets fall within acceptable ranges. They assume humans will just adjust their actions to ensure these laws are upheld. However, in reality, humans adjust their actions to optimize for their own well-being, not to satisfy bureaucrats.

(…) Humans are constantly seeking to improve their own situation in life, and it is futile to mandate that they act against their interests. Mandating laws against humans’ self-interested nature does not change human nature; it reduces the incentive to behave legally and so destroys society’s respect for laws.”


Principles of Economics
Saifedean Ammous

Equality vs identity across languages

This is how you reserve a table in a country that values private property rights

Next @BitcoinWalk Singapore on Sunday 1 November, same route.

Monkeys!

Starting the walk

Today is hot and hazy at The Rail Mall. A gentle breeze.

official walk page:

https://bitcoinwalk.org/singapore/

While exploring Surabaya and Hong Kong last month, I found out about some very active communities in APAC, focusing on education and teaching the basics to curious beginners.

Here is what’s happening in 2026:


👉Bitcoin Indonesia: many local meetups in multiple physical locations around Indonesia, aimed at a local audience.

@bitcoinindo21
@BitcoinIndo21


👉Bitcoin HK: active merchant onboarding with staff-friendly Lightning POS devices.

@bitcoinorghk


👉Code Orange: sessions over Discord focusing on technical topics: self custody, running a node, solo mining, vibe coding.

@CodeOrangeDevs
@Code Orange Dev School


👉And also…

Bitshala (India), Bitcoin Sidney, Tokyo Bitcoin Base…

#bitcoinasia