Tribe Vibe - The Alien Invasion Edition

Oct 30, 2025

Hello Tribe Vibers!

ICYMI: we’re about to be invaded by aliens arriving on 3i/Atlas! We revisit Tomer Strolight’s 2021 article about Bitcoin as an alien technology, its penetration of the traditional banking system with Access Tribe contributor Deanna Heikkinen and President Lizard Trump’s pardoning of Binance founder, Changpeng “CZ” Zhao.

On the conference front, Deanna Heikkinen will be sharing her insights at the Adopting Bitcoin 2025 event.

Coming up this November we’ll be live streaming the next Access Tribe Book Club sessions every Tuesday at 8:00 p.m. Eastern with The Mandibles by Lionel Shriver. Join us to for a tragicomedy about monetary implosion and destitution😉.

Editorial Note

Welcome to another exciting week in Bitcoin! Coming up:

🎓 Bitcoin 101: Your weekly resource to learn about Bitcoin
🗞 News: Trending News in Bitcoin
👩‍💼 Women in Bitcoin: Where the Bitcoin “Femergy” is happening
📆 Events: Bitcoin events online and across the globe
🎧 & 🎥Vibe of the Week: Our content recommendations

🎓 Bitcoin 101: Traditional Banking and Bitcoin

Bitcoin banks – regulated institutions that hold, lend, and manage Bitcoin for high‑net‑worth investors – are emerging, exemplified by El Salvador’s 2025 Investment Banking Law, which mandates strict oversight and sizable capital requirements. While these banks offer convenience, liquidity, and institutional safety, they clash with Bitcoin’s core ideals of self‑custody and pseudonymity, raising a fundamental debate over whether such custodial models advance mass adoption or undermine the cryptocurrency’s original mission of financial sovereignty.

Bitcoin Banks: Evolution or Betrayal?

Deanna Heikkinen

Oct 25

Recently, I have been hearing a lot about Bitcoin banks, as I live in El Salvador. At first, I was a little apprehensive because isn’t Bitcoin supposed to save us from the centralized monster that is…

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📈 Trending News

1. 3I/Atlas - Alien Arrival or Psyop?

The Scoop🕵️‍♂️: In his 2021 article “Why People Wonder if Bitcoin is Alien Technology” Tomer Strolight argued that Bitcoin’s “alien tech” reputation stems from the fact that it is unlike any technology the world has seen before. As we await the arrival of the alien ship 3i/Atlas, could bitcoin be the money we need to transact with our new interstellar trading partners?

Why You Should Care🚨: Bitcoin’s unique design makes it the perfect money for the space age. To infinity and beyond!
What does this mean for bitcoin?✨: Bitcoin feels “out‑of‑this‑world” because it does things no other tech can do. It runs an entire financial system that could go interstellar, without any trusted third party.

📺 Check out Joe Rogan’s recent interview with Avi Loeb who has been tracing the arrival of 3i/Atlas HERE and start stacking!

2. Trump pardons Binance founder Changpeng Zhao (“CZ”)

The Scoop🕵️‍♂️: President Donald Trump recently pardoned Binance founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao, who pleaded guilty in 2023 to a money‑laundering charge tied to a $4.3 billion DOJ settlement. The White House says the pardon corrects the Biden administration’s “war on cryptocurrency” and could let Binance restart U.S. operations.

Why You Should Care🚨: A pardon allows Binance to restore its U.S. footprint, boosts investor confidence, and provides other cryptocurrency firms with regulatory certainty.
What does this mean for bitcoin?✨: Concerns have been voiced that Binance allegedly aided the Trump family’s crypto ventures, generating billions post the 2024 election. Do you trust CZ this time? You decide.

📚 Read the full article HERE

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💼 Women in Bitcoin

Join Bitcoin pioneer Deanna Heikkinen at Adopting Bitcoin 2025. Deanna will share her journey – from a doctorate‑level career in classical education to relocating to El Salvador in 2023 to live on a Bitcoin standard – and discuss how her new book “Shells to Satoshi: The Story of Money & The Rise of Bitcoin” reframes money’s history for today’s innovators. More information here.

Mujeres en Bitcoin will also be hosting an event there November 12th. Register HERE.