Tick tock, next block
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In plain words
Whatever the news, price or politics, a new block arrives about every ten minutes. The phrase is credited to Swan Bitcoin co-founder Brady Swenson, who uses it as his tagline; it became Bitcoin Twitter's way of saying “ignore the noise”.
Origin story
Whatever the news, price or politics, a new block arrives about every ten minutes. The phrase is credited to Swan Bitcoin co-founder Brady Swenson, who uses it as his tagline; it became Bitcoin Twitter's way of saying “ignore the noise”.
Attribution per secondary sources; first use not dated.
See also
- HODLDuring a crash, a BitcoinTalk user admitted he was a bad trader, a little drunk, and simply holding. He misspelled “holding” in the title.
- Laser eyesAs bitcoin crossed $50,000, a few accounts added red laser beams to their profile pictures with the rule: keep them until $100K. Soon members of Congress, Saylor and much of Bitcoin Twitter joined; El Salvador's president followed.
- Michael SaylorMichael Saylor is the co-founder and executive chairman of Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy), the company that holds more bitcoin than any other. Since 2020 he has been bitcoin's loudest corporate advocate, known for his quotes and memes.
- Orange pillA riff on the red pill from The Matrix (1999), in Bitcoin orange: the moment someone “gets” Bitcoin, or the act of explaining it to a friend (“I orange-pilled my dad”). We built a whole page for doing it kindly.
References
- @CitizenBitcoin x.com