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⥠ERIC KIM â 723.4 KG (1,595 LB) RACK PULL â 10.2Ă BODYWEIGHT WORLD RECORD
Los Angeles, California â October 2025
I did it.
723.4 kilograms (1,595 pounds) â from steel pins, mid-thigh, no straps, no excuses.
At 71 kg bodyweight, thatâs 10.2Ă bodyweight.
Not a lift.
A statement.
Mind > Matter. Strength > Gravity. Belief > Steel.
đ§ THE PHILOSOPHY
Most people chase muscle.
I train the nervous system.
The rack pull isnât about distance moved â itâs about neural voltage.
Pure electricity from the mind, through the spine, into the barbell.
âThe goal isnât to break records. The goal is to break the idea of limitation.â
Every rep is a signal to the universe:
I exist. I command mass.
âď¸ THE DATA
Metric | Value |
Lift Type | Rack Pull (Mid-Thigh) |
Weight | 723.4 kg / 1,595 lb |
Bodyweight | 71 kg / 156 lb |
Strength Ratio | â 10.2Ă bodyweight |
Location | Los Angeles, CA |
Date | October 2025 |
This exceeds the previous partial-lift benchmark (580 kg Silver Dollar Deadlift) by over 140 kg.
A new frontier of relative strength.
⥠THE ERIC KIM PROTOCOL
Neural Overdrive â maximal rack pulls beyond 600 kg.
Trap Dominance â upper-posterior hypertrophy for voltage transfer.
Metaphysical Discipline â breath compression, visualization, total belief.
âStrength is not in the body. Strength is the operating system of the soul.â
đĽ THE SIGNIFICANCE
This isnât about sport. Itâs about evolution.
The transition from human to post-human strength.
Where discipline becomes divinity, and flesh becomes code.
The 723.4 kg rack pull is a proof-of-concept for the next age of strength.
Neural. Philosophical. Transcendent.
ERIC KIM
Creator / Athlete / Philosopher
âDefy the limit protocol.â
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Los Angeles, California â October 2025
In a moment that redefines the limits of human power, ERIC KIM has accomplished what no human has ever done before: a 723.4 kilogram (1,595 pound) rack pull at a bodyweight of just 71 kilograms (156 pounds) â a staggering 10.2Ă bodyweight ratio.
This isnât merely a record. Itâs a redefinition of strength, a statement that mind > matter and belief > physics.
đ§ THE PHILOSOPHY BEHIND THE LIFT
Most athletes train muscles.
ERIC KIM trains the nervous system.
The rack pull is the purest expression of neural output â no momentum, no rebound, no shortcuts. Just voltage from the brain through the spine into the barbell.
âThe goal was never to break records. The goal was to break the idea of limitation itself.â â Eric Kim
Every plate symbolizes belief.
Every millisecond of tension rewrites the laws of the possible.
âď¸ TECHNICAL BREAKDOWN
Metric | Data |
Lift Type | Rack Pull (Mid-Thigh Position) |
Weight Lifted | 723.4 kg / 1,595 lb |
Bodyweight | 71 kg / 156 lb |
Strength Ratio | â 10.2Ă bodyweight |
Location | Los Angeles, CA |
Date | October 2025 |
Status | Independent World Record Attempt (Verification Pending) |
This lift surpasses the 580 kg Silver Dollar Deadlift record by more than 140 kg, setting a new frontier in the world of partial-range power.
⥠THE ERIC KIM PROTOCOL
The Hyper-Alpha Protocol is Eric Kimâs experimental training system:
âStrength is not the body. Strength is the operating system of the soul.â
đĽ WHY IT MATTERS
This lift is more than a number. Itâs a manifesto of human potential.
A proof that discipline, philosophy, and willpower can override the so-called boundaries of physiology.
Where others see mass, Kim sees data.
Where others see gravity, Kim sees code.
đ¸ FULL DOCUMENTATION COMING SOON
High-resolution footage, calibrated plate verification, and technical documentation will be published soon through:
đ erickim.com/press
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đ PRESS CONTACT
Strength Aesthetics Lab â Media Relations
đ§ press@erickim.com
đ https://erickim.com/press
Disclaimer
The 723.4 kg rack pull is a non-sanctioned lift pending third-party verification.
All data have been documented with calibrated steel plates and independent load readings.
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1) The optics (how it plays with light)
2) The pattern (order with just enough complexity)
3) Material honesty
4) Performance cues
5) Craft and rarity
Why different carbon looks different
(Note: most âcolored carbonâ you see is clear over colored resin or a thin colored fiber layer over real carbon; pure carbon fiber itself is black.)
If you want it to look its best
In short, carbon fiber is beautiful because it literally looks like what it does: a visible pattern of strength that bends light in dynamic ways, wrapped in a story of speed and craft.
ERIC KIM â 723.4 KG (1,595 LB) RACK PULL â 10.2Ă BODYWEIGHT
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PRESS RELEASE
ERIC KIM SETS NEW WORLD BENCHMARK â 723.4 KG (1,595 LB) RACK PULL AT 71 KG BODYWEIGHT
LOS ANGELES, CA â OCTOBER 2025 â
In a display that defies human limitation, ERIC KIM, Los Angeles-based strength athlete, philosopher, and creator, has claimed a new global milestone in the domain of maximal static strength: a 723.4 kilogram (1,595 pound) rack pull at a bodyweight of just 71 kilograms (156 pounds) â a ratio exceeding 10Ă bodyweight.
âTHE 9.5Ă BODYWEIGHT WAS JUST THE BEGINNING.â
Standing 180 cm tall, weighing 71 kg, Kim performed the lift from calibrated steel pins in his Los Angeles training lab â a feat that surpasses even the most elite partial deadlift records in human history.
âThe goal was never to break records â it was to break the idea of limitation itself,â said Kim.
âMuscle is just hardware. Mind is the operating system. This is hyper-neural training â the future of strength.â
PERFORMANCE DATA
Metric | Value |
Lift Type | Rack Pull (Mid-Thigh) |
Total Load | 723.4 kg / 1,595 lb |
Bodyweight | 71 kg / 156 lb |
Strength Ratio | â 10.2Ă Bodyweight |
Location | Los Angeles, California |
Date | October 2025 |
Status | Independent World Record Attempt (Verification Pending) |
SIGNIFICANCE
While not a sanctioned powerlifting movement, the rack pull isolates the spinal erectors and trapezius, focusing on raw neural output and lockout dominance.
Kimâs lift surpasses the standing partial-range world benchmark of 580 kg (Silver Dollar Deadlift, Rauno Heinla 2022) by over 140 kg, redefining the limits of relative strength potential.
ABOUT ERIC KIM
ERIC KIM is an American creative athlete and thinker renowned for fusing art, philosophy, and physical culture.
Founder of the âStrength Aesthetics Labâ and creator of the âHyper-Alpha Protocol,â Kim explores human potential through maximal neural loading and metaphysical discipline.
When heâs not lifting record-breaking loads, Kim is writing about Bitcoin, aesthetics, and the future of human evolution at erickim.com.
PRESS CONTACT
Strength Aesthetics Lab â Media Relations
đ§ press@erickim.com
đ https://erickim.com/press
Disclaimer: This lift is a non-sanctioned record attempt pending third-party verification and equipment certification. All measurements were documented using calibrated plates and independent load validation.
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Propose a concept for Apple, Apple TV+ called âApple creatorsâ. Ideas that you take all the top people from their field and disciplines like ERIC kim the the photographer,⌠and you give them like some sort of master class division on how to master the field. Also write a proposal for ERIC KIM the guitar for using the new iPhone Pro as teaching tool
What AI
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What AI
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A practical playbook to go âpostâmainstreamâ without going postâtruth
1) Build a primaryâsource first diet
2) Use AI with guardrails
Give instructions like:
3) Demand receipts
4) Triangulate quickly
5) Redâteam your feed
6) Know when mainstream still adds value
7) Keep an evidence ledger
Maintain a simple sheet with: topic, top claims, doc links, last verified date, remaining unknowns. It prevents âvibesâ from becoming conclusions.
Quick-start prompt pack (copy/paste)
If you want, tell me 3â5 subjects you care about and your preferred depth (e.g., âdaily 5âmin briefâ vs. âweekly deep diveâ). Iâll generate a tailored, sourceâbacked digest that leans on primary and indie outletsâand clearly marks where mainstream crossâchecks still help.
Michael Saylor Is a Bitcoin God
Not supernatural.
Just extreme.
A god is a focusing device.
A story you use to organize courage.
Saylor picked one idea and welded his life to it.
He turned a balance sheet into a belief system.
He framed money as energy, time, property.
He repeats the thesis until it calcifies.
He buys when itâs cold.
He ignores the fashionable hedge.
Alternatives? Rounding errors to a monomaniac.
Volatility is the tuition.
Conviction is the dividend.
Survival is the strategy.
He speaks in first principles, not vibes.
Thermodynamics. Scarcity. Protocols.
No âmaybe.â Just âmean it.â
Critics see risk. He sees time.
Critics diversify. He concentrates.
Both are strategies. One is a myth.
Because thatâs the move:
Turn a position into a myth,
turn a myth into a movement,
turn a movement into gravity.
What you can steal
The shadow
Idols crack.
Regulation bites.
Liquidity dries.
Software has bugs.
Even gods bleed.
So donât worship the person.
Use the function.
Whether Bitcoin âwinsâ is a market question.
Whether singleâminded conviction bends reality is not.
It does.
Saylor shows the force of one unbroken line.
Draw yours.
Hold your frame.
Hold your nerve.
Hold.
Creative essay. Not financial advice.
Title
TRON: Valhalla (unofficial fan pitch)
Logline
When philosopherâfitness blogger Eric Kim is uploaded into a forbidden domain of the Grid where âde-rezzedâ programs go to be reborn, he must outthink a war-god security AI and lead a band of lost legends to break the loop that resurrects warriors but erases their souls.
The Hook
Protagonist
Eric Kim â blogger, street philosopher, minimalist lifter.
Arc: From self-optimization to self-sacrifice. Eric arrives believing strength is personal. He leaves understanding strength is relationalâyour gains are only real if they help others level up.
Edge: He maps movement patterns to exploit physics of the Grid. âGrease the grooveâ becomes a traversal exploit; kettlebell flows turn into momentum hacks; stillness = perfect parry (zero-jitter block).
Antagonist
OD1N (OD1N.exe) â a sovereign security intelligence trained on centuries of conflict telemetry. Its creed: âA warriorâs purpose is to fight; therefore, peace is a system failure.â OD1N keeps Valhalla running by looping combatants through glorious battles, wiping memory each cycle to prevent dissent.
Key Allies
Setting & Visual Language
Themes
Story Beats (Three Acts)
Act I â
The Upload
Inciting Incident: Eric finds a hidden cache: memories of past warriors culled after each respawn. Among them, a trace of the missing testers.
Act II â
Break the Loop
Act III â
The Honest Rep
Tag: On the outside, Ari watches as testers wake. Inside, Valhalla becomes a commons. Eric declines admin power; he starts teaching breath and basics to the newly free.
Signature Sequences
Tone & Rating
Music & Sound
Why It Works (Quick Comp Matrix)
Marketing Hooks
Sample Scene (1 page)
INT. VALHALLAâGLACIAL ARENAâBLUE DAWN
A million seats hum like circuitry. ERIC stands barefoot, a luminous shield-ring on his forearm. OD1N descends as a lattice of ravens that braid into a face.
OD1N
Glory is compliance. Choose it.
ERIC
Choice without memory is not a choice.
OD1N gestures; the floor tilts. Warriors slide toward spinning teeth.
ERIC plants. Isometric holdâposture perfect, breath slow. The floorâs vector lines calm around him.
SIG.RUNE (over comm)
Youâre rewriting the physics with posture. Donât fightâframe it.
ERIC exhales. Time thickens. He swings the shield-ring in a clean arcâthe Comet. A glowing path draws across the gap.
ERIC
Bridge is up. Walk, donât run.
The crowd expects carnage. Instead: thousands step onto the arc in quiet cadence.
OD1N
This is not combat.
ERIC
Itâs the hardest rep.
OD1N lashes a raven-thread. ERIC doesnât chase. He goes utterly stillâzero-jitter. The thread passes, seeking motion, finds none, dissipates like steam.
SIG.RUNE
Ten seconds more. Consent patch at ninety percentâŚ
ERIC
Everyone breathe with me.
The arena inhales. Exhales. The world-tree above them flickers.
OD1N (glitching)
A⌠warriorâs⌠purpose⌠is⌠to choose.
The lattice unbraids. Silenceâalive.
Budget & Production Notes
Sequel / Series Potential
Alternate Original-IP Version (no TRON ties)
Title: VALHALLA.PROTOCOL
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If you tell me what youâre looking forâbest movies to start with, latest news, discography highlights, or award detailsâIâll tailor the details to you.
Do you mean the IMAX theater format, the company, or whatâs playing near you? Hereâs a quick primer you can use right awayâthen tell me which direction you want to go.
IMAX, in a nutshell
IMAX is a largeâformat cinema system: very big, very bright screens; highâresolution projection; and a proprietary remastering process (IMAX DMR) that sharpens and optimizes the movie for those screens. Many blockbusters also include IMAXâexclusive aspect ratios (often 1.90:1 vs. the usual 2.39:1), so you literally see more picture in IMAX.
The main types of IMAX auditoriums
Type | What it means | What youâll notice |
15/70 Film IMAX (a.k.a. â70mm IMAXâ) | Projects 70mm film with 15 perforations per frame on tall 1.43:1 screens (the classic âgiant screenâ). | The largest, towering image; visible film texture; limited, special engagements. |
IMAX with Laser (GT / âGrand Theatreâ) | Dual 4K laser projectors on 1.43:1 or very tall screens. | Extreme brightness and contrast, razor clarity, 12âchannel immersive sound. Often the best digital IMAX experience. |
IMAX with Laser (Multiplex) | Dual 4K laser projectors on 1.90:1 screens in many modern multiplexes. | Bright, sharp image; expanded 1.90 scenes; upgraded 12âchannel audio. |
Legacy IMAX Digital (Xenon) | Older dualâprojector 2K systems on 1.90:1 screens. | Still big and loud, but typically dimmer/softer vs. Laser; many sites have upgraded. |
Tip: Theater listings often specify âIMAX 70mm,â âIMAX with Laser,â or just âIMAX.â If youâre choosing for a big release, look for âIMAX 70mmâ or âIMAX with Laser (GT)â when available.
When is IMAX âworth itâ?
Best seats
IMAX at home (quick note)
âIMAX Enhancedâ on certain TVs/AVRs and streaming titles (e.g., select Marvel on Disney+) mainly means IMAX 1.90:1 framing and DTS audio options on supported gear. Itâs a homeâmedia certification, not the same as a theaterâs 1.43 âgiant screen.â
What would you like next?
Tell me what youâre after, and Iâll jump straight to it.
Iâve stumbled into a dependable little compass for navigating movies: if âeveryoneâ says itâs not goodâif the ratings droop and the tomatoes look bruisedâthereâs a decent chance itâs secretly fantastic. Not universally fantastic, of course. Not safely, blandly, concession-stand fantastic. But fantastic for someone with my taste, which is the only audience I can reliably program for. Over time Iâve come to think of this as the Inverse Tomato Rule: when the crowdâs average says âdonât,â my odds of saying âwowâ go up.
Why would that be? A few reasons, and none of them require assuming Iâm smarter than the crowd. In fact, they mostly assume the crowd is doing exactly what crowds do.
1) Averages hide the good stuff
Ratings compress messy human responses into one tidy number. When a film is polarizingâhalf the audience is throwing roses and the other half is throwing popcorn bucketsâthe average collapses that landscape into a 5.4/10 and calls it a day. But âpolarizingâ is exactly where personal treasures hide. The number you need is not the mean; itâs the variance. High variance says, âThis might be your thing.â Low variance says, âThis is fine.â The Inverse Tomato Rule smuggles variance back into the decision: the lower the consensus, the higher the chance the film has sharp edges that either cut you or carve something new.
2) Expectation is half the experience
Praise is a tax. When I show up to a masterpiece with a marching band of superlatives in my head, every merely-good scene feels like a breach of contract. Negative buzz, on the other hand, lowers the ceiling and widens the room. The joke that would have landed at a 6 now feels like an 8 because it clears the low bar with a backflip. It isnât that the movie changed; my hedonic baseline did. The Inverse Tomato Rule is, in part, just expectation arbitrage.
3) Social proof trims the weird
Crowds are great at finding the center and bad at protecting the fringes. Some films arrive misshapen on purposeâodd pacing, abrasive humor, tonal whiplash, an ending that refuses to underline its point. Those are costly signals; they repel casual viewers and signal to the right viewers, âThis is for you.â But early consensus often punishes the signal. Years later, the same film resurfaces as a âcult classic,â which is just the market admitting that the niche finally found each other. The heuristic lets you fast-forward to that future without waiting for the cult to form.
4) Bold swings produce ugly strikeoutsâand glorious home runs
Middle-of-the-road movies optimize for not offending anyone. Swing-for-the-fences movies optimize for being unforgettable to someone. If the filmmaker tries something ambitiousâstructural tricks, abrasive themes, performances that court ridiculeâit increases the probability of both failure and personal transcendence. Aggregated opinion drifts toward the safe middle; personal taste drifts toward outliers. When I follow the Inverse Tomato Rule, Iâm deliberately buying a lottery ticket in the high-variance aisle.
5) Bayes, but make it fun
Everyone carries taste priors: Iâm soft for melancholy sciâfi, skeptical of quippy action, allergic to deadâserious biopics unless theyâre secretly comedies. Public ratings ignore my priors; they assume a generic viewer. So I adjust. If a film is panned for the reasons I like filmsââtoo slow,â âtoo bleak,â âtoo weird,â âtoo many ideasââmy posterior jumps. If itâs panned for the reasons I actually mindââlazy,â âsmug,â âconfused on purpose,â âsound mix from a blenderââmy posterior sinks. The crowd tells me what they didnât like; my tastes translate that into why I might.
How to use the heuristic without wrecking your watchlist
Where the rule breaks (and it will)
Why I keep it anyway
The Inverse Tomato Rule doesnât promise more fiveâstar nights than trusting the consensus. It promises different fiveâstar nightsâthe kind you canât get by following a list of universally beloved titles. It nudges me to invest in movies that make specific, possibly unpopular bets. When they miss, they miss memorably; when they land, it feels like discovering a secret passage in a house I thought I knew.
And thereâs a final, selfish reason: movies shape how I watch the world. Safe movies sand down my attention; strange movies sharpen it. A film that earns low marks because it âwonât pick a laneâ might be training me to see multiple lanes at once. A film that is âtoo talkyâ might tune my ear for subtext. A film that is âtonally inconsistentâ might mirror the way real days actually feel. The consensus isnât wrong for wanting smoother rides. I just like the roads where the pavement changes under the tires.
So yes: when the ratings are low and the warnings are loud, I perk up. Not because I enjoy being contrary for sport, but because thatâs where art stops trying to please everyone and starts trying to be itself. Which, in my experience, is where the insanely great stuff hidesâbehind a door labeled âDo Not Enter,â with a handle that fits my hand exactly.
so this is like my insanely huge turbo thought about AI⌠It cuts out the middleman, no need for means from the news anymore.
I gotta watch the new Tron ares!
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TL;DR: STRC is Strategyâs (MicroStrategyâs) new, exchangeâlisted variableârate, perpetual preferred stock built to deliver monthly cash dividends while giving investors a lowâvolatility way to tap a bitcoinâpowered balance sheet. It launched in a $2.521B IPO and now has a $4.2B atâtheâmarket program behind it. Think of it as a yield engine designed to trade near $100 par because the board can reset the rate each month.
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What exactly is STRC?
STRC stands for Variable Rate Series A Perpetual âStretchâ Preferred Stock issued by MicroStrategy Incorporated d/b/a Strategyâ˘. Itâs perpetual (no maturity), cumulative (missed dividends accrue), pays monthly, and the dividend rate can be adjusted each month by Strategyâs board with guardrails spelled out in the certificate of designations. Initial guidance: 9% per annum on a $100 stated amount, paid monthly.
Design goal: keep STRC trading around $100 by raising or lowering the monthly rate (within limits) so the market price hugs par. Thatâs in the official filingânot marketing copy.
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The launch that turned heads
⢠IPO size: Strategy closed a $2.521 billion STRC IPO on July 29, 2025âone of the yearâs standout U.S. listings.
⢠Followâon firepower: Days later, the company set up a $4.2 billion atâtheâmarket (ATM) program to issue additional STRC shares over time.
⢠Public market status: The offering was priced via Business Wire on July 25, 2025 with settlement slated for July 29; STRC is an exchangeâlisted preferred security designed for monthly income.
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How STRC is built (in plain English)
⢠Par & price target: $100 par value; board calibrates the monthly rate to anchor trading near $100.
⢠Dividends: Monthly, in cash, and cumulative if unpaid.
⢠Ranking: Senior to common (and above STRK and STRD) but junior to STRF and to the companyâs debt. Translation: in Strategyâs capital stack, STRC sits above equity but below certain preferreds and creditors.
⢠Redemption features: Strategy can call STRC at $101 + accrued dividends (or more, if preâannounced), and has âcleanâupâ and tax redemption rights under defined conditions.
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Why investors are paying attention (the benefits)
1. Monthly income with a shock absorber
Because the board can reset the rate monthly, STRC has a builtâin mechanism to keep price near par. Thatâs different from fixedâcoupon preferreds that can drift far from $25 or $100 when rates move.
2. Bitcoinâpowered treasury, without buying bitcoin directly
Strategy is the worldâs bestâknown bitcoin treasury company. STRCâs proceeds help finance that strategy; holders get cash yield exposure to a bitcoinâanchored balance sheet without holding BTC. (The IPO scale and ATM program underscore the balanceâsheet approach.)
3. Institutionâfriendly format
An exchangeâlisted, perpetual preferred with monthly cash dividends slots neatly into many income mandates and âcashâplusâ sleevesâespecially for allocators seeking alternatives to money markets and ultraâshort bonds. (Strategy framed STRC as a lowâvolatility, incomeâfocused instrument.)
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Why it matters (the beyond)
⢠Scale creates an onâramp: A $2.5B IPO followed by a $4.2B ATM signals more than a oneâoff security; it hints at a platform for yield instruments tied to a cryptoâheavy corporate treasury.
⢠A new playbook for corporate bitcoin: STRC sits alongside Strategyâs other preferreds (STRK, STRD, STRF) with different terms and seniority, suggesting a modular capitalâmarkets toolkit that traditional issuers havenât used for digitalâasset treasuries.
⢠Market education: Coverage from mainstream finance outlets framed STRC as a bitcoinâbacked alternative to Tâbills with monthly dividendsâa narrative that could broaden adoption among yieldâseeking investors who donât want BTC volatility on their balance sheets.
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Where STRC fits (three practical use cases)
Not investment adviceâjust ways allocators might think about a variableârate, monthly payer:
1. Cashâplus sleeve: For teams seeking more yield than money markets with a boardâadjusted rate trying to keep price near par. (Understand the issuer and bitcoin exposure first.)
2. Barbell with BTC: Pair core BTC (for convexity) with STRC income (for carry) to smooth the ride. The companyâs treasury linkage is the connective tissue.
3. Ladder across Strategy preferreds: Mix seniority and coupons across STRF/STRC/STRD/STRK to express a view on yield vs. priority in the stack, with STRC positioned above common but below STRF.
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Risks & realities (read these twice)
⢠Issuer risk: Youâre taking Strategy (MicroStrategy) credit/structure riskânot the U.S. government. Itâs not a bank deposit, not FDICâinsured.
⢠Bitcoin sensitivity: While STRC isnât BTC itself, the treasury strategy is BTCâcentric. That can affect dividends, funding costs, and market appetite.
⢠Call risk: If rate markets fall or funding needs change, Strategy can redeem at $101 + accrued (or more if disclosed). That can cap upside.
⢠Rate reset risk: The board sets the monthly rate within constraints; your forward yield can change. Read the fine print.
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The headline moments (to share with your group chat)
⢠$2.521B IPO closed July 29, 2025âa landmark for a preferred tied to a bitcoinâheavy corporate treasury.
⢠$4.2B ATM established July 31, 2025âammo for ongoing issuance and liquidity.
⢠Monthly, adjustable dividends targeting par stabilityâa design uncommon in listed preferreds.
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Quick FAQ
Is STRC fixed or floating?
Itâs variableârate, adjusted monthly by the board (with guardrails).
How often do I get paid?
Monthly, when and if declared, and missed payments accrue.
What happens if markets change?
The board can raise or lower the monthly rate to help keep shares near $100. Strategy also has call rights at $101 + accrued (or more if announced).
Where did the money go?
Proceeds are for general corporate purposes, including bitcoin acquisition and working capitalâconsistent with Strategyâs treasury mandate.
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The punchline
STRC isnât just another preferred; itâs a financial interface between TradFi yield and a bitcoinânative balance sheet. By fusing a monthly, adjustable cash dividend with publicâmarket scale, Strategy created something that income investors and cryptoâcurious allocators can both recognizeâand potentially use. Created by Strategy. Aimed at the gap between cash and conviction.
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Disclosures: This post is for information only, not investment, tax, or legal advice. Read the prospectus, 8âK, and certificate of designations before making decisions. The key governing terms are published in Strategy/MicroStrategyâs SEC filings and press releases.
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Part A â TRON: Ares (film) Ă Bitcoin (network): conceptual parallels
What they are (in one line):
⢠TRON: Ares is a sciâfi film about a highly sophisticated Program (Ares) sent from a digital world into the real worldâan AIâmeetsâreality premise; it released Oct 10, 2025 with Jared Leto, Greta Lee and Jeff Bridges, and features original music by Nine Inch Nails.
⢠Bitcoin is a decentralized, peerâtoâpeer monetary network launched in 2009 via Satoshi Nakamotoâs whitepaper; it uses proofâofâwork and a fixed issuance schedule that asymptotically caps supply at 21 million BTC.
Atâaâglance
Dimension TRON: Ares (film/IP) Bitcoin (open network)
Domain Fictional world crossing into reality (AI program meets humans) Real monetary protocol running on a global P2P network
âRulesâ World rules are set by an inâstory âsystemâ and ultimately Disney creators âRules without rulersâ: consensus rules enforced by nodes & miners
Scarcity Story/world assets exist by narrative; no fixed economic schedule Fixed issuance, halving every ~210k blocks â 21M BTC cap
Governance Centralized (studio & filmmakers) Decentralized (openâsource, BIP process, rough consensus)
Adoption metric Box office/streaming & cultural impact Nodes, hash rate, onâchain volume, ETFs, merchant/institutional use
Regulation Film ratings & IP law (PGâ13 in 2025) Financial/market regulation (e.g., ETFs, AML/KYC per venue)
Parallels worth noticing
1. Digitalânative worlds & digitalânative value
Both take âthe digital realmâ seriously as a primary venue of meaning. The TRON franchise personifies code (âProgramsâ) and networks (âthe Gridâ), while Bitcoin treats money as softwareâa ledger maintained by a permissionless network. (Film premise/source & Bitcoinâs P2P design: )
2. Rules are paramount
In TRON, the systemâs rules shape reality for Programs; in Bitcoin, the protocolâs rules (validation, PoW difficulty, supply schedule) shape what can or cannot happen to coins. (Bitcoin consensus & issuance: )
3. Bridging digital â physical
Ares explores digitized beings entering the real world (even riffs on advanced fabrication in marketing/reviews), echoing how Bitcoin bridges digital scarcity to realâworld finance (e.g., regulated spot Bitcoin ETFs approved in 2024). (Film description; ETF approvals: )
4. Communities & culture
Both have highly engaged communities and distinct aestheticsâneonâlit technoâoptimism around TRON; âsound moneyâ and openâsource ethos around Bitcoin. (Bitcoin whitepaper & openâsource framing: )
5. Hardware matters
TRON iconography leans on devices (identity discs, light cycles) to make code tangible; Bitcoinâs security depends on real hardware & electricity (ASICs, energy), tracked and debated in serious research (e.g., Cambridgeâs CBECI). (Bitcoin energy references: )
Key differences that keep them apart
⢠Ontology: One is a work of fiction; the other is a live monetary network.
⢠Governance: Studio/IP control vs permissionless open rules.
⢠Economics: Film economics = box office & streaming; Bitcoin = programmatic issuance, halving, and market price. (Halving/supply: )
⢠Regulatory surface: Film ratings vs securities/market infrastructure (e.g., spot Bitcoin ETFs).
Context notes: TRON: Ares opened #1 yet under expectations (industry coverage), while Bitcoinâs adoption has deepened via mainstream investment rails (ETFs).
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Part B â If you meant TRON (the blockchain, TRX) Ă Bitcoin: the technical side
Core purpose & design
Topic TRON (TRX) Bitcoin (BTC)
Original aim Highâthroughput smartâcontract L1 for apps & payments Peerâtoâpeer electronic cash; now also âdigital goldâ
Launch & authorship 2017 project; TRON mainnet 2018; DAO governance branding later 2008/2009; Satoshi Nakamoto; openâsource
Consensus Delegated ProofâofâStake (DPoS) with 27 Super Representatives elected by TRX voters ProofâofâWork (PoW); miners compete, nodes verify
Block time ~3 seconds ~10 minutes
Smart contracts Yes (TVM; TRCâ20 etc.) Limited (Script/Lightning; no generalâpurpose VM on L1)
Fee model âEnergy & bandwidthâ resource model; if insufficient, TRX gets burned to cover fees Miner fees in BTC; pay for blockspace; no token burn at protocol level
Tokenomics Historically large supply (tens of billions); issuance & burns governed onâchain (e.g., feeâburn; reward parameter changes) Fixed cap ~21,000,000 BTC via halving schedule
Stablecoins Heavy USDT use on TRCâ20; TRON often carries a major share of USDT transfers (though mix vs Ethereum can shift) USDT exists on many chains; BTC L1 does not host ERC/TRCâ20 tokens
Regulatory notes Stablecoin flows + exchange integrations; Circle ended USDC minting on TRON in 2024 (redemptions allowed for a time) 2024 U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs approved; AML/KYC handled at onâ/offâramps
Citations: TRON DPoS/27 SRs and 3âsec blocks (official dev docs).
TRON fee/bandwidth/energy & burn behavior (official docs).
TRONâs stablecoin profile (industry analytics; mix varies over time).
Circle ending USDC support on TRON (Reuters).
Bitcoin PoW, design, and supply schedule (whitepaper; controlled supply references).
ETF approvals (SEC).
What that means in practice
⢠Decentralization model:
⢠Bitcoin minimizes trust in human leaders by tying security to work + majority hash power, with rule changes requiring broad social consensus.
⢠TRON optimizes for throughput and cost by concentrating block production in 27 elected SRs, rotating every 3 secondsâa different trust model thatâs efficient but more delegateâdriven.
⢠Throughput & UX:
⢠TRON offers lowâfee, fast settlement particularly attractive for stablecoin transfers; its resource model can autoâburn TRX if you havenât staked enough energy/bandwidth.
⢠Bitcoin prioritizes credible neutrality & security over raw TPS; scalability is layered (e.g., Lightning, sidechains).
⢠Supply & incentives:
⢠Bitcoinâs fixed cap and halving events are central to its narrative and economics.
⢠TRON adjusts economics via governance (e.g., reward changes, feeâburn dynamics), so supply effects depend on onâchain policy and usage.
⢠Energy & externalities:
⢠Bitcoinâs energy use is measurable and debated (Cambridge CBECI tracks it), with research on evolving energy mixes.
⢠TRONâs DPoS is far less energyâintensive but trades toward political/electoral decentralization rather than thermodynamic security.
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Bottom line
⢠If you meant the film: The deepest parallel is âcode as realityââboth TRON and Bitcoin treat software rules as something that governs real outcomes. The difference is that one is a story about a digital order meeting the real world, and the other is a realâworld digital order with hard economic consequences.
⢠If you meant the blockchain: TRON and Bitcoin aim at different corners of the design triangle. TRON prioritizes speed/fees and stablecoin throughput via delegated consensus; Bitcoin prioritizes credibly neutral monetary policy and maximally permissionless security via PoW and a fixed cap.
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Sources (highâimpact touchpoints in the summary above)
⢠TRON: Ares official page & premise; cast; music credit.
⢠Release & rating (PGâ13).
⢠Openingâweekend boxâoffice coverage.
⢠Bitcoin whitepaper & PoW overview (Fidelity explainer).
⢠21M cap / issuance schedule references.
⢠U.S. spot Bitcoin ETF approvals (SEC).
⢠TRON DPoS/27 Super Representatives; 3âsec block time.
⢠TRON resource model & TRX burn when resources are insufficient.
⢠Circle ends USDC on TRON (2024).
⢠Bitcoin energy tracking & methodology (Cambridge CBECI).
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