Posts by Raymond Wellesley-Falkenberg

Our Stand-In Religious Affairs Editor, Garlic Johnson, has released the following Special Report while Asphalt Suarez is away maintaining his innocence: The holiest of festivals celebrating the gods of Consumption, Impulsivity, and Treat-Yo-Self begins tomorrow. Black Friday, that counterbalance to Good Friday, is a time granted to us by the high priests during which we have the privilege and the pleasure of inflation-busting deals. The faithful gather in expectation to celebrate Consumption's vital leadership of our economy. We are ready to follow the example of Impulsivity and Treat-Yo-Self in demonstrating our loyalty. Those of us who are tempted to save will do well to remember that large pots of money will be taxed and be donated at the altar of Fair Share.

Tela Network's report-at-large has released the following Special Report: The Great Sacrifice unto the gods of Productivity, Efficiency, and Doing-More-With-Less has begun. From his seat at the Holy Cathedral in Seattle, The Holy Archbishop, Andy Jassey the Productive has offered the livelihoods of approximately 14000 loyal worshippers unto the aforementioned gods. Rumours are swirling that this is to be the greatest, the most substantial sacrifice of souls unto the holy gods. A second wave of sacrifice will commence in January and will be greater still. The loyal followers of the Holy Church of Tech will take comfort in knowing that their sacrifice will make the Holy Church more efficient, more collaborative, more productive, and above all, leaner. This is a comforting thought for those selected for sacrifice. Hail unto the Holy Gods of Productivity, Efficiency, and Doing-More-With-Less. Know that your sacrifice will also increase stockprice.

Millennials came of age just as the old promises began to be broken. Millennials were told that they were special, that the world was their oyster, and that they were entitled to success. Millennials are upset that the promises are not coming true. They despise religion and foster resentment towards the institutions. A German would say that this is nothing compared to losing everything in the war, experiencing the division of one´s country, years of famine, war crimes committed by Russian soldiers, and building from scratch. Germans do not believe that anyone is entitled to anything apart from human dignity. Disappointment is a normal response and can be worked through. Entitlement is a prideful belief that one is owed something.

It is clear that we are in an era in which political assassinations are not only more common, but also more accepted. The death of Brian Thompson at the hands of Luigi Mangione has attracted a large number of supporters and general acceptance. Donald Trump, Brian Thompson, NFL employees, and Charlie Kirk are all recent victims of assassinations or attempted assassinations. It is worth noting, in this increasingly unstable world, the requirement for a network of individuals to become politically aligned and active is growing. However, this brings the increasing risk of assassination attempts. Charlie Kirk will most likely become a martyr for his network as assassinations have a habit of entrenching the beliefs of one's followers. Worryingly, this may feed into creating an escalating wave of political violence, not only in the USA, but also further abroad. Any politically aligned network must factor in this risk for the future. Political alignment may attract power,but also enemies

The first wave of Bitcoin Banks have started to emerge in the form of Bitcoin Treasury companies such as Metaplanet, Twenty One, and MicroStrategy. They are all trying to do one thing: acquire as much BTC as possible and use it to generate returns in whatever way possible for their shareholders. In short: they are attempting to bridge the gap between the old Fiat system and the new digital asset system by treating Bitcoin as a stock, not as gold. I don't have a concrete idea of how Bitcoin can be used in finance but I do know that using it to create returns as if it were a stock is unlikely to work in the long term. I believe that a good use of time is to research and experiment with how a group of individuals can come together a collectively grow a stockpile of bitcoin. Step two would then be how to financialise that or issue a token on top of the Bitcoin whoch could be used everyday in a small geographical area.

Jonathan Pageau spoke about Robin Hood, King David, and the Green Man fron the Koran (Al Khadir) in his recent podcast. These characters provide a moral framework in which one is allowed to rebel against the authority over them. In all of these stories, the legitimate authority has become corrupt, power-hungry, or is broken in some way. These characters carry out actions (stealing from the rich etc.) which are on the surface immoral. However, in the context of serving a higher power, they are justified. Robin Hood serves King Richard David serves God Al Khadir serves the people A rebel must carry out his actions in the service of the legitimate authority to be considered legitimate. The link to the podcast is here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7GLGQRr2BM8vHfUBy1BsbM?si=6HVb66qSTpqFDUNbfvto6w

On 2025-07-18, Tela Network purchased 0.00006836 Bitcoin for 0.00000606 million GBP, at a price per coin of 87,576.29 GBP ($117,468.50). Explanation: This is a (very) small-scale version of Microstrategy's Bitcoin investment strategy. We take it quite seriously, however, and it's likely to be an interesting journey. 👉 Follow Tela Network on LinkedIn: https://lnkd.in/dUEVryNw