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Pierre Simon
@Pierre Simon

Founder & CEO Simon Consulting & Simon Academy

₿ Bitcoin is the destination. Compliance is the map.

Consulting fintechs on building the next generation of compliant payment rails. Leveraging #TaprootAssets to bridge the gap between legacy finance and #Bitcoin.

🛡️ Sound Money | ⚖️ Regulatory Strategy | ⚡ Lightning & Stablecoins

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It's pretty wild to see Lagarde explicitly framing the Digital Euro as a tool for sanctions evasion while simultaneously attacking Bitcoin for the same thing. 🚩

Her argument regarding the ICC judges is a total red herring. First, Bitcoin already exists as a sovereign, non-permissioned settlement layer for anyone facing extra-territorial overreach.

Second, her narrative ignores the EU Blocking Statute, which specifically protects EU citizens and entities from exactly this kind of "decisions made on the other side of the pond."

The Digital Euro isn't about "sovereignty" for the individual—it's about the ECB trying to build its own permissioned bypass while ignoring the sovereign tools we already have. 🧱⚡️
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Back at the gym for the early morning grind. 🏋️‍♂️☕️

Today is leg day—building a foundation as solid as the protocol. Moving weight while Europe sleeps. 🧱⚡️

#Gym #Bitcoin #LegDay #PlebChain #Nostr #ProofOfWork #Health #Amsterdam
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I believe that I've Just orange-pilled the local food truck owner near my office! 🍔🍊

Stopped by for a burger and nudged him to try taking Bitcoin this time. He already had a Speed Wallet set up, and I sent a Lightning payment from my @Minibits wallet.

Yeah, I know—still a lot of custodial "training wheels" in this setup, but we have to start somewhere. I wish I’d filmed it; that look in his eyes (and the sound of the app confirming the payment) was pure magic.

One burger at a time, the circular economy grows. 🧱⚡️

#Bitcoin #OrangePill #LightningNetwork #Minibits #SpeedWallet #PlebChain #ProofOfBurger
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It looks like even the most hardened Bitcoin maximalists are hitting the reality of the global merchant's need for fiat stability.

While Jack Dorsey’s firm is "reluctantly" pivoting toward stablecoins to facilitate real-world trade, it highlights exactly why tools like Numo Pay and @Bringin | The Complete ₿itcoin App are so vital. We don't need to force merchants to hold volatility if they aren't ready; we just need to give them the sovereign rails to settle in the currency they need to pay their bills.

The bridge is being built, one way or another. 🧱🍊

[ https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/03/07/bitcoin-purist-jack-dorsey-s-firm-is-reluctantly-giving-in-to-stablecoin-craze](https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/03/07/bitcoin-purist-jack-dorsey-s-firm-is-reluctantly-giving-in-to-stablecoin-craze)

#Bitcoin #Stablecoins #Fintech #Block #JackDorsey #Sovereignty
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Had some "spirited" discussions yesterday regarding stablecoins on #Bitcoin. It’s clear the tension between monetary purism and pragmatic adoption is at an all-time high.

As a consultant advising fintechs on payment rails, I see the ground reality every day: we are fighting for a $32.9 Trillion retail market, yet #BTC Map shows only ~20k merchants onboarded.

Pure BTC is the destination, but for the 99% of businesses facing 5% margins and strict compliance, stablecoins on Bitcoin rails (via Taproot Assets) are the essential bridge. We can’t win the world if we refuse to build the plumbing they can actually use today.

I’ve written an article deep-diving into this schism—balancing the "Sound Money" philosophy with the "Trojan Horse" strategy for merchant adoption.

Publishing the full piece later today. Stay tuned. 🏗️⚡

#Bitcoin #Stablecoins #TaprootAssets #Fintech #Adoption
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paul keating · 4d
Would love to read. Maybe tag me here when it's ready?
Jayzio · 3d
Exactly
DarthCoin ₿⚡️ · 5d
>Taxes cannot be paid in Bitcoin. LOL now you demonstrate that you are a fucking idiot. Bitcoiners DO NOT PAY TAXES. DO YOU UNDERSTAND THAT? Only fiat maxis slaves pay taxes.
Pierre Simon profile picture
So you are telling me that you would actually advise business owners to only accept bitcoin from their customers (also those that don't know anything about it), pay all their suppliers in bitcoin, and more importantly NOT pay their taxes anymore. Because hey, Bitcoiners don't pay tax. And if you do you are an idiot. Amazing! What kind of bullshit logic is that? Yes, Bitcoin is the best form of money ever invented. But no one pays their taxes for fun, it is a legal obligation. You can not run a legit business without that. Not paying taxes is a criminal offence. Anyway, coming back to the main discussion point. I still haven't heard any valid argument from you why stablecoins are not acceptable, but e-cash and even side chains like Spark are.
DarthCoin ₿⚡️ · 5d
I live only using Bitcoin from 2018 when I closed all the fiat bank accounts. So please don't tell me I cannot pay with Bitcoin whatever I want. Stablecoins are the worst evil. Are pure fiat. Stabili...
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So you are saying that you are able to pay with bitcoin at your local supermarket, order food at any restaurant, pay for everything when you are on holiday, etc. Who are you trying to fool? You now that it is complete BS what you are saying. Not even in countries with a high level of bitcoin like El Salvador every merchant accepts it. I would love to live in a world where I could do everything with Bitcoin. Fact is that it is simply NOT possible currently. Especially if you run a business. Taxes cannot be paid in Bitcoin. The world is still largely dependent on fiat. We might not like it, but it is a fact.
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DarthCoin ₿⚡️ · 5d
>Taxes cannot be paid in Bitcoin. LOL now you demonstrate that you are a fucking idiot. Bitcoiners DO NOT PAY TAXES. DO YOU UNDERSTAND THAT? Only fiat maxis slaves pay taxes.
OgFOMK ArTS · 5d
Remember, sir, that socialists, communists, anarchists and all ungodly men will lie in order to sell the narrative of Baal.
DarthCoin ₿⚡️ · 6d
https://video.nostr.build/17da2579e9f52f912c1172f16d4bc06123fab3bf9800e6bfa6aae45871a0672e.mp4
Pierre Simon profile picture
Funny compilation 😂. Personally I completely agree that there is nothing better than Bitcoin. Both as a store of value and as a medium of exchange. In practice I however notice that bitcoin is only still accepted by a very small number of merchants currently. And if you can't pay with bitcoin it is now often converted to fiat to enable day to payments. It has proven really difficult to convince merchants like supermarkets, gasoline stations, etc. to start accepting bitcoin. They simply don't understand, and if they slightly do, their conclusion is that bitcoin as an asset is too volatile. They want price stability. That is where stablecoins come in. With protocols like taproot assets these can be minted on the best blockchain which is Bitcoin. No need for Ethereum, Solana or any other 'shitcoin' blockchain.
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DarthCoin ₿⚡️ · 5d
I live only using Bitcoin from 2018 when I closed all the fiat bank accounts. So please don't tell me I cannot pay with Bitcoin whatever I want. Stablecoins are the worst evil. Are pure fiat. Stability is just a mumbo jumbo invented by fiat maxis like you. So please... https://image.nostr.build/0c...
DarthCoin ₿⚡️ · 5d
Do you realize how fake are stablecoins? And now you want to bring these fake money from shitcoin chain into Bitcoin LOL ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND OR ARE YOU AN IDIOT? https://i.postimg.cc/WzjgQtKp/darth-fake-money.jpg