Tribe Vibe - The Christmas Edition
Hello Tribe Vibers!
December is a month to hunker down, spend time with friends and family and stay cozy. Guest author Deanna Heikkinen takes a look at the culture in bitcoin and asks some difficult questions. We take a look at the latest bitcoin news and share our recent post with Christmas gift selections 🎁.
As you start to prepare for the new year we share a throwback of our talk at the Wayfinders Summit with content that will help you utilise bitcoin effectively to elevate your business.
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
🎧 & 🎥Vibe of the Week: Our content recommendations
🎓 Bitcoin 101:
Is Bitcoin Still for Everyone? A Look at Culture, Clicks, and Compassion
Bitcoin started with a radical and hopeful vision: a peer-to-peer electronic cash system that would empower individuals to transact freely, without relying on centralized institutions. Its design was…
📚 Read the full post HERE
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📈 Trending News
1. Pardoning Samourai
The Scoop🕵️♂️: The Bitcoin Policy Institute is begging for a presidential pardon for the Samourai Wallet guys. They got hit with money‑transmitter charges even though FinCEN already said their non‑custodial privacy tool isn’t a bank‑like service.
Why You Should Care🚨: If this mess isn’t cleared up, it scares off anyone who wants to build open‑source, non‑custodial crypto tools in the U.S. – people could end up in court just for sharing code, and a lot of innovation would drift overseas.
What does this mean for bitcoin?✨: A pardon (or a crystal‑clear legal rule) would lock in the idea that publishing non‑custodial Bitcoin software is totally legit, keeping the ecosystem lively, protecting privacy‑first projects, and safeguarding the whole “Bitcoin is for the people” vibe.
📚 Read the full article HERE
2.The Lightning Network: Expanding Bitcoin’s Use Cases
The Scoop🕵️♂️: Lightning finally started taking off in 2024 – big players like Kraken and Coinbase are on board, and channel sizes have exploded since 2020.
Why You Should Care🚨: Those beefier, well‑linked channels mean you can move money faster, cheaper, and with way higher success rates (single‑hop payments nail a 99 %+ success rate). It unlocks micropayments, “pay‑by‑the‑second” streaming payouts, and even a tiny bit of yield by routing traffic. Banks and fintechs are starting to notice.
What does this mean for bitcoin?✨: Lightning is turning Bitcoin from a “digital gold” store into a practical everyday cash system, handling tiny, lightning‑fast transactions off‑chain while keeping Bitcoin’s rock‑solid security. As speed, cost, and capacity keep improving, more merchants, developers, and institutions will feel comfortable building on Bitcoin, nudging it closer to mainstream, real‑world use.
📚 Download the full report HERE
3.Vanguard Bends the Knee
The Scoop🕵️♂️: Vanguard finally flipped the script and opened its $11 trillion brokerage platform to crypto‑linked ETFs and mutual funds. All 50 million+ Vanguard retail clients can trade these products, putting them on par with gold‑type assets and joining the wave of regulated crypto exposure that rivals like BlackRock have already been riding.
Why You Should Care🚨: Now, everyday investors who’ve been stuck on the sidelines can get regulated, exchange‑traded exposure to Bitcoin without hunting down a niche exchange.
What does this mean for bitcoin?✨: More mainstream distribution channels = broader adoption. As Vanguard’s massive client base taps into Bitcoin ETFs, the asset gets deeper liquidity, higher visibility, and a stronger foothold in traditional finance. In short, Bitcoin moves a step closer to being a regular line‑item in everyday investors’ retirement and brokerage accounts.
📚 Read the full article HERE.
👩💼 Women in Bitcoin
PROBLEM: The World Bank estimates that 1.4bn people (mostly women) are unbanked
SOLUTION: A trustless for of money that does not require an intermediary — Bitcoin.
Approximately 56% of the unbanked are women. This is largely due to cultural and societal issues. Bitcoin provides a neat solution for these women. They can create a bitcoin address by simply rolling dice to come up with a “Private Key” and payments can be made directly to this address. In order to move funds an internet connection is required, but if you are simply HODLing (holding your bitcoin and not selling it) then it provides the perfect solution!
Read the full story HERE.
🧑🎄 Christmas Gift Ideas
📚 Book Club - Ownschooling with Deanna Heikkinen
Join us in the New Year for four live-streamed sessions with author Deanna Heikkinen as we explore her new book, a comprehensive guide for parents to ensure that their kids have the best possible education.
Deanna and I will discuss the book in four parts, followed by a short reading from Deanna. The session will be live streamed on YouTube and we will be taking questions live via chat.
Registration details coming soon!
🎧 🎥📚 Vibe of the Week - Elevate your Business with Bitcoin
If you missed the recent Wayfinders program, you can watch back our session on how to elevate your business with Bitcoin below and sign up for next year’s summit Wayfinders Summit | June 10-12, 2026 HERE.
Elevating your business with Bitcoin
Access Tribe’s founder spoke again at this October’s Wayfinder’s Summit on the subject of elevating your business with Bitcoin.
Meme of the Week - The Grinch
📺 &🎧 check out our conversations with Bitcoiners HERE
👋 Have a wonderful Christmas. We will see you in the New Year! ✨