#1465 Anthony & Polina Pompliano | Bitcoin Has Entered A New Era

— Bitcoin surpassed $100,000 and is infiltrating traditional finance through mortgages, fixed income funds, life insurance, and real estate products rather than direct adoption alone.

— Mark Zuckerberg's Meta is replacing fact-checkers with community notes and committing to free speech, signaling a cultural shift away from content moderation after political pressure.

— Congestion pricing in New York City ($9 toll below 60th Street) is an inefficient tax that punishes good actors instead of fixing MTA budget mismanagement and will likely spread to other cities.

— Justin Trudeau's resignation shows the cost of weak leadership; his inability to stand for free speech during the trucker protests and cave to extremist pressure cost him public trust.

— The future of media and journalism is moving toward transparent advocacy and personal bias disclosure rather than false claims of objectivity.

— Community notes and decentralized speech moderation are replacing top-down gatekeeping by platforms and fact-checkers.

— Monitor how Bitcoin integrates into financial products (mortgages, fixed income, life insurance) rather than just direct ownership—this indirect exposure will likely drive the next major capital wave into Bitcoin for institutional and retail investors above the typical 1–5% allocation.

— Watch for congestion pricing and similar "efficiency" taxes to expand from New York City to other major metro areas; if you live in or commute to a major city, budget for these recurring charges and factor them into cost-of-living calculations.

— Evaluate media consumption by author bias rather than claims of objectivity; build a diverse information diet that includes Substack newsletters, X feeds, and traditional outlets where you understand each source's perspective.