What's Next: Your Sovereign Journey

Twenty lessons. Three weeks. You've come a long way.

You understand what Bitcoin is, why it exists, and how it works. You've bought some. You've set up a wallet. You know the risks and how to avoid them.

Now what?

You're Just Getting Started

Here's a secret: most of the Bitcoin journey happens after you buy.

The first purchase is like stepping through a door. On the other side is a world of ideas about money, freedom, technology, and society that most people never encounter. The deeper you go, the more you understand why people become so passionate about this.

The journey changes you. Your relationship with money. Your understanding of economics. Your view of government and institutions. Your sense of what's possible.

This isn't cult programming—it's education. When you understand how money actually works, you can't unsee it.

The Next Course: Letters of Marque

If you're holding bitcoin and want to take security seriously, the next step is Letters of Marque: Self-Custody and Sovereign Security.

That course covers:

• Hardware wallet deep dive
• Seed phrase security (metal backups, geographic distribution)
• Multisig setups for larger holdings
• Inheritance planning
• Operational security (privacy, phishing, physical security)

It's designed for people who have completed The Boarding Pass and want to level up their security.

Resources for Continued Learning

Books:

• The Bitcoin Standard by Saifedean Ammous (monetary theory)
• Inventing Bitcoin by Yan Pritzker (technical introduction)
• The Sovereign Individual by Davidson & Rees-Mogg (prescient, pre-Bitcoin)
• The Fiat Standard by Saifedean Ammous (critique of current system)

Podcasts:

• What Bitcoin Did (interviews, accessible)
• Bitcoin Audible (reads Bitcoin articles)
• Stephan Livera Podcast (more technical)

Websites:

• bitcoin.org (basics)
• mempool.space (network stats, fees)
• clark moody dashboard (real-time data)

Twitter/X:

• Follow bitcoiners (you'll find them)
• Be skeptical of financial advice
• Signal > noise takes time to filter

Principles for the Long Journey

Keep stacking
DCA works. The people with the most bitcoin aren't geniuses—they just kept buying.

Secure your keys
Self-custody isn't optional for serious holders. Do the work.

Stay humble
The price will do things you don't expect. Markets humble everyone eventually.

Ignore the noise
Media coverage is mostly uninformed. Twitter is mostly noise. Focus on fundamentals.

Think long-term
Four-year cycles. Halving events. Adoption curves. These are the relevant timeframes, not daily price movements.

Don't risk what you can't lose
Leverage kills. Yolo-ing your rent money is foolish. Bitcoin's volatility requires a strong stomach and a long horizon.

Help others
The best way to learn is to teach. Help newcomers. Answer questions. Be patient with skeptics.

The Big Picture

Bitcoin is the largest peaceful protest in human history. Not protest through marches or signs, but protest through exit—opting out of a monetary system that debases savings and enriches insiders.

You're not just holding an asset. You're participating in a monetary revolution. Whether Bitcoin succeeds completely, partially, or not at all, you're part of an attempt to build something better.

That attempt matters regardless of outcome. The ideas matter. The technology matters. The possibility of money beyond state control—that matters.

Welcome Aboard

You have your boarding pass now. You understand the ship, the route, and the destination.

The journey will have storms. Prices will crash. Media will declare Bitcoin dead (again). People will call you crazy (still).

But if you've understood these lessons, you know something they don't: this technology works. The network has never failed. The math is sound. The incentives align.

The only question is how much of your future you want to stake on that understanding.

Welcome to Bitcoin. Welcome to sovereignty. Welcome to the adventure.

"The Times 03/Jan/2009 Chancellor on brink of second bailout for banks"
— Satoshi Nakamoto, Genesis Block