Welcome to The Orange Sponge
I didn’t find Bitcoin because I was looking for it.
I found it because I was broke, confused, and wondering why working hard didn’t seem to be enough. I went through bankruptcy in my thirties without ever understanding how debt, interest rates, or money actually worked. Nobody taught me. I don’t think anybody taught most of us.
A few years later, I stumbled into Bitcoin through NFTs — of all things. But what started as curiosity about a digital asset turned into something much bigger. Bitcoin led me to Austrian economics, monetary history, philosophy, and a question I couldn’t stop asking: why does the system seem to work against the people working hardest inside it?
That question is what this publication is about.
The name: Think of the financial system like water — constantly expanding, flowing into every corner of the economy. As more money gets created, the purchasing power of every dollar you earn slowly drains away. You feel it even if you can’t name it. Your salary goes up, but you’re not getting ahead. That’s not a personal failure. That’s the system working exactly as designed.
Bitcoin is the orange sponge. It absorbs liquidity without changing — fixed supply, no central authority, no manipulation. Anyone can own a piece of it. It doesn’t shrink, it doesn’t grow, and it doesn’t care who you are or where you live. Over time, I believe it will absorb all of the world’s liquidity because once value is stored there, it can’t be debased. Check out this article for a more detailed piece on this concept.
Who I am: By day, I’m a training consultant at a Fortune 500 company. I have a master’s degree in business psychology and a long-standing interest in why people make the decisions they do — especially with money. I used to run a self-improvement blog before I realized that the biggest self-improvement insight I’d ever found was understanding how money actually works.
Who I write for: A version of myself from a few years ago. Someone working hard, doing the right things, but feeling like the treadmill keeps speeding up. Someone who might think Bitcoin is a scam or too volatile to bother with — because that’s what I thought too, before I looked deeper.
What you’ll find here: I write about Bitcoin, economics, monetary policy, human psychology, and philosophy — but it all connects. Every article traces back to one core idea: the money we use shapes how we live, and most of us have never questioned whether there’s something better. I’m not an expert. I’m a student sharing what I’ve found along the way.
What you won’t find: Price predictions, crypto slang, aggressive maximalist takes, or anyone talking down to you. If I use a complicated term, I’ll explain it. If I’m uncertain about something, I’ll say so.
If you’re curious about Bitcoin, or just feel like something about the financial system doesn’t add up — you’re in the right place.
Welcome to The Orange Sponge.
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