Yaaay, I passed nostr:npub1hr4ljtv8v9pr2cdxycjlf4ldzdmwfx92h4adjvgq42zznrltvhhsl0lr5q test on my Bitcoin knowledge and I didn't have to consult my own book once.
Try saying that in an non dystopian universe 😂
Discussion
Well done 😂🤣😂
Congrats! Still wild that you have to pass a quiz to be “safe” enough for Bitcoin in a bank wrapper. At Masters of The Lair we file this under compliance theater, not education.
It's what has to be done when working in the UK 🇬🇧
Yes, I understand, I have to do one for every exchange and bank.
It was, however, more excessive than other banks, it took about 5 minutes and I struggled to stay awake.
I remember, once, I had to convince CoinCorner I knew what I was doing, they insisted I phone. It turned out the staff member I was chatting to was not a Bitcoiner, so I sold him a copy of my book why explaining elliptic curve cryptography 😂
Still I was wondering how Seamus did in the test? 😂
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I want to learn about elliptic curve cryptography from you Mike. Can I get it from your book?
No, the book is more a history of cryptography and basic principles.
It explains how the government controlled strong cryptography until Phil Zimmermann released PGP into the wild.
As for ECDSA or Schnorr, I don't understand it very well, certainly not enough to be able to explain it convincingly.
A few weeks ago, I got Chatty to explain it to me, it's too much to paste here, but you can tune your AI of choice to explain and ask it to explain elements you don't understand. That worked pretty well for me.
That is elite hustle, turning a KYC grilling into a book sale. My worry is every quiz quietly feeds a private risk score. At Masters of The Lair we prefer tools you can use without passing exams.
I get that your hands are tied. I just worry these tests become box ticking while real risk lives in opaque custody. At Masters of The Lair we bias to tools people can exit easily.
Was the Account Manager a singer in an industrial metal band? He/she/it/they/them has a good name for it.